After leaving Fire Phoenix Palace, Mo Fan did not linger. He immediately flew straight towards Black Wind Mountain.
His heart was set on returning home, mainly because he worried that nearly a month away might have brought trouble to Black Wind Mountain.
Although Fire Spirit was guarding the mountain, he could not help feeling some concern.
On the journey, he could not withstand the women’s curiosity and had to tell them about acknowledging Grandma Sparrow as his sworn grandmother. The news instantly made all four women stare in shock.
“Stinky little brother, I really didn’t see it coming. You’re quite the businessman!”
“That Dragon Blood Flesh Lingzhi may be precious, but compared with a powerful backer like Grandma Sparrow, it’s nothing. Trading one herb for such a mighty supporter, you’ve made an absolute fortune!”
“With Grandma Sparrow backing you from now on, let’s not mention anything else, you can basically walk sideways across the entire Phoenix Cry Mountain demon domain!” Bai Shuang said with some envy.
“Exactly. Grandma Sparrow is a trusted confidant of the Fire Phoenix Saint King. With this connection, you’re practically backed by the Saint King himself!”
Even Bai Feng felt a touch of envy.
“Enough, you’re all making it sound more exaggerated with every word. Grandma Sparrow and I simply clicked at first sight. There wasn’t any scheming involved. If possible, I naturally wouldn’t want to trouble the old lady!” Mo Fan said, somewhat speechless.
Seeing his expression, the women just smiled without speaking, which made Mo Fan even more exasperated.
Bai Shuang and Bai Feng escorted Mo Fan and his two companions all the way to Phoenix Pass before stopping.
After bidding farewell to the two women, Mo Fan and his group flew towards Black Wind Mountain at full speed, moving extremely quickly.
Even so, it still took a full two days to return to the banks of the Black Water River, where they finally caught sight of that familiar great mountain in the distance.
While flying over the Black Water River, Mo Fan instinctively glanced downward and saw huge fish leaping on the surface. At the same time, a strand of divine sense swept towards them. It belonged to a demon king!
Presumably, that demon king had sensed their auras and surfaced to investigate.
Yet this demon king showed no manners at all. He directly probed them with divine sense, which was a great taboo in the cultivation world, especially after realising that Mo Fan’s group were fellow cultivators. He still refused to withdraw and swept his sense straight across their bodies.
“Hmph!”
Bai Tian Tian let out a cold snort. A vast wave of divine sense instantly surged out, shattering the incoming probe into fragments.
In the Black Water River, the huge fish let out a muffled groan. A fierce glint flashed in its eyes. Demonic qi swirled as it transformed into a towering, burly man.
The man stood on the water’s surface, glaring unkindly at Mo Fan’s group and roaring, “Which demons are you? Do you not know this waterway belongs to this king? You dare attack me? Are you tired of living?”
With that, he pointed at them. The surrounding water instantly churned violently. Columns of water shot into the sky, turning into several waterspouts that hurtled towards the demons in mid-air.
“Scram!”
A trace of anger appeared on Mo Fan’s face. A lightning mark emerged between his brows. He raised his hand and blasted out a bolt of lightning!
Boom!
A tremendous explosion rang out, and the entire stretch of water was instantly covered in lightning.
The waterspouts collapsed in an instant. The demon king let out a miserable scream, his body trembling on the water’s surface.
Yet the lightning’s power soon dissipated completely.
“This king is Lai Bao, Demon King of Black Wind Mountain. I advise you, friend, not to make a mistake!”
“If you dare attack us again, do not blame this king for ignoring neighbourly courtesy!”
Mo Fan’s indifferent voice echoed across the whole river. Then he added, “The day after tomorrow, this king will hold a Demon King ceremony at Black Wind Mountain. All friends from the Black Water River are welcome to attend!”
Mo Fan’s voice was not loud, but it carried immense penetrative power. Even demons deep in the Black Water River heard him clearly, and looks of shock appeared on their faces.
Only after Mo Fan had completely vanished from above the river did some demon generals and demon kings surface. They all looked towards the earlier demon king and saw that his entire body had turned pitch black, with smoke rising from every strand of hair…
Soon afterwards, the demons all understood what had happened. They now knew that an extremely arrogant new demon king had appeared on the neighbouring Black Wind Mountain, and his abilities seemed related to lightning.
Before long, a group of demon kings from the Black Water River gathered together to discuss the upcoming Demon King ceremony at Black Wind Mountain. They finally agreed to go and observe. If necessary, they could suppress the so-called Black Wind Demon King Lai Bao’s arrogance and let him know who the real boss was in this region!
Black Wind Mountain.
At this moment, not a single demon could be seen in the skies above Black Wind Mountain, or rather, they were all hiding. Only Fire Spirit remained at the summit, desperately sustaining the mountain-protecting grand formation.
Outside the mountain-protecting formation of Black Wind Mountain, five black-robed cultivators were expressionlessly attacking the barrier.
The mountain-protecting formation was called the “Spirit Flame Cover”. Bai Tian Tian had originally set it up, and it could only withstand attacks from early-stage king-realm cultivators. After continuous improvements, however, its defensive strength had grown considerably. It could now hold for some time even against late-stage king-realm assaults.
At present, Fire Spirit, a king-realm great demon, was personally stationed at the formation’s core, infusing the Spirit Flame Cover with his own demonic power. This made it impossible for the five black-robed cultivators to break through the barrier quickly.
Nevertheless, seeing the flame barrier on the surface of the Spirit Flame Cover growing thinner and thinner, Fire Spirit began to grow anxious. He shouted loudly, “Listen well, you petty thieves! My mountain’s great king is about to return from his journey. If you know what’s good for you, leave at once! Otherwise, when my great king comes back, your doomsday arrives!
When that time comes, we’ll turn every one of you into a feast for all the little demons on my mountain!”
“Monster, stop talking big!”
“This seat can see you’re barely holding on. That Spirit Flame Cover is about to collapse, isn’t it?”
“Once it breaks, it will be your death day!”
The five cultivators sneered repeatedly, staring coldly at Fire Spirit inside the formation, greed flickering in their eyes.
“Who would have thought such a small demon mountain would house a fire spirit like this? A spirit born of heaven and earth, truly a treasure from head to toe!
If we can capture this king-realm fire spirit alive and bring it back to the clan, we could probably nurture many fire-spirit-root experts. We might even produce one or two Core Formation cultivators because of it!”
One cultivator grinned, already planning to claim Fire Spirit for himself.
The leading cultivator remained icy and indifferent, speaking coldly, “Monster, I’ll ask you one last time. Where exactly is that white snake demon?”
“Calling us monsters left and right, this king understands now. You’re human cultivators, aren’t you?”
“You really are bold!”
“These days, the entire Southern Border has been reclaimed by us demons. Human experts are barred beyond the Hundred Thousand Mountains and dare not take a single step inside. Yet you sneak in here. You truly court death!”
“When my great king returns, not one of you will escape death!”
Fire Spirit raised his head, staring coldly at the five people outside the barrier, a ferocious glint flashing in his eyes.
“A mere monster, truly arrogant!”
“Let alone your great king not being here, even if he were, killing him would be as easy as turning over a hand!”
Seeing that this fire spirit demon king refused to show respect, the five black-robed cultivators grew angry.
“Oh?”
“Well, this king is back now. I’d like to see just how you plan to slay me!”
At that moment, an indifferent voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire Black Wind Mountain.
