Mo Fan was unaware that his unusual behaviour had already caught the attention of the Demon King and the two Demon Generals.
Even if he had known, he wouldn’t have thought it a big issue, at most feeling a bit nervous.
In the sky, the three major figures of Black Wind Mountain looked at Mo Fan. The black-faced burly man in white suddenly said, “I remember now. Isn’t this the toad demon who came up the mountain half a year ago?!”
“Toad demon… Hm? You mean that ugly thing nearly eaten by Poison Fang?!” The Black Wind Demon King’s eyes widened, instantly recalling.
“Great King, it should be that toad demon. I remember the Snow White Demon Maiden came up the mountain with this little demon, along with a tiger demon.” The man in golden armour smiled.
“Now that you mention it, this king does have some recollection. I recall this little demon was taken by a scorpion demon under Shan Feng’s command… Wait, that’s not right!”
The Black Wind Demon King, mid-sentence, suddenly frowned and looked at Mo Fan among the crowd of demons, surprised. “How did this ugly thing cultivate so fast? In less than a year, he’s already a Demon Soldier?!”
Golden Armour and White Demon were stunned, then both looked at Mo Fan. Sensing him, they confirmed he was indeed at the Demon Soldier realm!
“What a toad demon. That cultivation speed is quite fierce. He must have had some extraordinary encounter recently!”
White Demon’s eyes flickered, and he instinctively licked his lips.
“An encounter?”
Golden Armour and the Black Wind Demon King’s eyes lit up. The latter chuckled, “That’s easy. Let this king bring him over and ask, and we’ll know.”
With that, the Black Wind Demon King waved his hand, and a surge of demonic energy rolled out. A wisp of black mist, like a ribbon, floated towards Mo Fan among the demons.
“Hm?”
Mo Fan sensed something, turned his head, and saw the black mist wrapping around his body. It yanked him off the ground, pulling him towards the sky.
“Master!”
“Master!!”
The ox demon Dali and the other little demons were shocked, shouting out.
“No need to worry. The Great King wants to see me. I’ll be back soon!”
Mo Fan waved to those below, spotting the three demons not far off, instantly understanding.
What puzzled him was why the Black Wind Demon King would summon him at this moment.
“The weak can only be preyed upon. Hmph! It seems no matter where, the weak are always the ones oppressed!”
Mo Fan sneered inwardly, feeling more anger than anything.
He despised this feeling of his fate being out of his control.
Soon, Mo Fan was brought before the Black Wind Demon King.
“Lai Bao pays respects to Demon King Grandpa!”
“Respects to the two Generals!”
Mo Fan bowed respectfully to the three demons, not daring to show any negligence.
“No need for formalities!”
The Black Wind Demon King waved a hand, sized Mo Fan up, and asked directly, “This king recalls you’ve been on the mountain less than a year. When you arrived, you could barely form a head. How did you suddenly break through to the Demon Soldier realm?”
Hearing this, Mo Fan finally understood why these three old demons had noticed him. He thought to himself, “Looks like I need to keep my aura suppression technique active at all times. Otherwise, anyone stronger than me will see through my cultivation with a glance…”
Seeing the three demons staring at him, Mo Fan quickly said, “Reporting to Demon King Grandpa, I had some fortunate encounters that allowed me to break through to the Demon Soldier realm so quickly!”
As expected, an encounter!
The three demons exchanged glances. The Black Wind Demon King asked, “What kind of encounter?”
“Tell us, and this king will analyse it for you, to see if there are any hidden risks. As far as this king knows, many encounters are traps set by powerful beings, waiting for someone to trigger them, only to be possessed by those beings in the end, losing more than they gain!”
Looking at the Black Wind Demon King’s serious expression, Mo Fan found it somewhat amusing. Did they really take him for a three-year-old?
Facing the three demons’ greedy gazes, Mo Fan put on a simple-minded look and said, “It’s like this. Once, when I went hunting off the mountain, I got lost and stumbled into a peach grove. Under an especially large peach tree, I found some wine.
Thanks to that wine, my spiritual power surged wildly, and I broke through to the Demon Soldier realm. Later, I learned that wine was called spirit wine.”
The three demons exchanged another glance. Golden Armour suddenly said, “In the Demon Spirit Mountain Range, only the monkey territory might have peach groves and wine. Looks like this toad demon got lucky and probably found some monkey wine!”
“Hm, this king thinks so too.”
The Black Wind Demon King nodded, then looked at Mo Fan again, asking, “Do you still have any of that spirit wine?”
“Replying to Demon King Grandpa, I gave all that spirit wine to Master Blackie, oh, I mean, that scorpion demon!” Mo Fan said with a feigned look of panic.
“Where’s that scorpion demon now?”
White Demon suddenly spoke, his gaze fixed tightly on Mo Fan.
“Replying to Second General, not long after I gave him the spirit wine, that scorpion demon disappeared.”
“Disappeared?”
White Demon frowned slightly. He had hoped to get some spirit wine from the scorpion demon to try, but hadn’t expected him to vanish.
That was unexpected.
“It was because that scorpion demon disappeared that I was able to advance to Demon Soldier,” Mo Fan said honestly.
“Alright, this king understands. You’d better perform well this time. If you’re fierce enough, this king will grant you a yellow-grade spirit fruit to help you break through to the Demon General realm! You’ll become the fifth Demon General of Black Wind Mountain!”
The Black Wind Demon King suddenly spoke, patting Mo Fan’s shoulder with a smile, as if he thought highly of him.
“This lowly one will not fail Demon King Grandpa’s expectations!”
Mo Fan feigned delight, immediately bowing respectfully.
“Good, go on!”
The Black Wind Demon King smiled and waved a hand, sending Mo Fan back with a gentle gust of force.
“What do you think?”
After Mo Fan left, the Black Wind Demon King turned to the two Demon Generals.
“I don’t think he’s lying, nor does he have reason to,” Golden Armour said without hesitation.
“Is the Great King really that impressed with this toad demon?” White Demon asked curiously.
“If this king didn’t say that, would that ugly thing fight for us?”
The Black Wind Demon King sneered, glancing back at the mountain peak but no longer paying attention to Mo Fan.
A toad demon who got lucky to become a Demon Soldier wasn’t worth his extra attention.
“Master, are you alright?!”
Seeing Mo Fan return, Dali and the other little demons crowded around, full of concern.
“I’m fine. Why aren’t you eating?”
Mo Fan shook his head, looking at the group.
“Master, don’t mention it. We’re used to cooked food. Eating raw meat now feels a bit off.”
The rabbit demon Red Eye spread his hands, looking glum.
Mo Fan just smiled and waited quietly.
After some time, the meat feast on the mountain finally ended. Under the Black Wind Demon King’s lead, the demons marched grandly towards the Demon Spirit Valley.
In just half a day, Mo Fan finally arrived at the Demon Spirit Valley!
