After visiting Jinyu Mountain, Mo Fan returned once more to Heifeng Mountain.
This was mainly to follow Old Ancestor Bailu’s advice and go to the Heishui River to seek aid.
The one he sought help from was none other than the Lord of the Heishui River, the Old Heishui Demon!
In Old Ancestor Bailu’s words, although the Old Heishui Demon was not a true Demon Ancestor, his strength was no less than that of a Demon Ancestor. Especially in watery domains, his power even surpassed that of many Demon Ancestors.
The Old Heishui Demon had originally been a small fish demon in the Heishui River. Later, by a stroke of fortune, he merged his divine soul with a strand of water essence from the river.
The water essence was an innate spirit, belonging to the category of essence monsters, somewhat similar to fire spirits.
Afterwards, the Old Heishui Demon used that essence body to refine the entire Heishui River. In a certain sense, he became the Heishui River itself!
Thus, as long as the Heishui River did not dry up, his demon body would never perish.
Of course, the Old Heishui Demon was not truly immortal or indestructible. Although his life form was more unique than that of other demon cultivators, he still had a lifespan limit. If he could not break through within that time, he would still die!
So when Mo Fan offered to divine an opportunity for the Old Heishui Demon to break through to the Ancestor realm, the latter did not say much more and directly chose to assist.
Thereafter, following the suggestions of several big shots, Mo Fan went to the Withered Wood Forest, where he found the King of Ten Thousand Trees.
The so-called King of Ten Thousand Trees was an old locust tree. On the surface, it appeared lifeless and silent, like a dead trunk, but in reality, its root system spread throughout the entire Withered Wood Forest, extending over a hundred li!
The target of Mo Fan’s invitation this time was precisely this old locust tree.
At the same time, this old locust tree had an extremely renowned name: Ghost Demon King!
When the group of demons arrived beneath the old locust tree, the seemingly long-dead tree suddenly swayed. At the same time, a human face appeared on its thick and withered trunk.
“I wonder what wind has blown the two old ancestors to my withered wood domain?”
The face spoke human words, but its eyes looked at the four demons before it, revealing a trace of surprise.
“Old locust tree, it is not that we came to find you, but that young treasure Mo has a request for you!”
Old Ancestor Bailu spoke indifferently.
“So it is the Heifeng Demon King who has business with me?”
The old locust tree was stunned upon hearing this. It immediately looked at Mo Fan, frowning slightly as it said, “If the Heifeng Demon King has business with me, he could have come directly. Why trouble the two old ancestors?
And that fellow beside you, this old man really dislikes him. Why have you brought him here!”
“Old ghost, you had better be polite to me. I came here today at the invitation of the Heifeng Demon King, and it was I who recommended you, all to grant you a great fortune!
If you do not appreciate it, then we shall leave right now. Do you really think anyone cares to come to your godforsaken place?”
The Old Heishui Demon snorted coldly.
Mo Fan smiled bitterly. From the last time on Heifeng Mountain, he had seen that these two seniors were sworn enemies. He did not know what grudge lay between them.
However, this time it truly was the Old Heishui Demon who had recommended the Ghost Demon King to him.
The Old Heishui Demon had only said one thing: the Ghost Demon King’s strength was no less than his own, and even outside watery domains, the Ghost Demon King’s power surpassed his by quite a bit.
In other words, although the Ghost Demon King was only at the peak of the Demon King realm, his combat strength was comparable to an Ancestor realm great demon!
“You have such good intentions?”
The Ghost Demon King glanced sideways at the Old Heishui Demon, his face full of disbelief.
“Heifeng Demon King, let us go then!”
“This old thing has no eyesight at all. There is no need to waste words on him. Anyway, the loss is not ours!”
Upon hearing this, the Old Heishui Demon did not say another word and immediately prepared to pull Mo Fan away.
“Hey!”
“Wait!!”
Seeing the group about to leave, the old locust tree rustled loudly. In an instant, it split open from the trunk, and a gaunt figure stepped out from within.
“Heifeng Demon King, what exactly have you come for this time?”
The Ghost Demon King hurried after them, looking awkwardly at Mo Fan while completely ignoring the coldly sneering Old Heishui Demon beside him.
In response, Mo Fan had no choice but to explain the purpose of his visit to the Ghost Demon King. At the same time, he promised that if the other was willing to help, upon their return, he would have You Er divine a reading for the Ghost Demon King.
Originally, the Ghost Demon King did not quite believe in divination, but after hearing that even Old Ancestor Bailu had tested it, he believed.
Naturally, he would not give up this opportunity.
Unlike the Old Heishui Demon, his vitality was far less robust. He had been stuck at the peak of the King realm for over two hundred years, with little lifespan remaining. If he did not break through soon, he would truly become a withered tree.
And so, Mo Fan and his group of five demons officially set out on the westward journey.
Mo Fan was quite satisfied with this lineup: one mid-Ancestor realm great demon, one late-Ancestor realm great demon, plus two peak Demon Kings whose combat strength was no less than Ancestor realm demon cultivators!
Even if they truly encountered the six Demon Ancestors of Baisheng Mountain, they would not be without the power to fight!
Of course, unless absolutely necessary, Mo Fan did not want to reach that point, as it would come at a great cost.
Moreover, although these four fellows had promised well, they were only travelling with him and supporting his prestige. As Old Ancestor Bailu had said, they were merely for show.
If a real fight broke out, whether they would change their tune, Mo Fan could not say.
Although the Hundred Thousand Mountains had only nine great demon domains, in fact each domain was incredibly vast, covering an enormous area!
Baisheng Mountain was located west of the Fengming Mountain demon domain, counting as the central region of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Thus, the distance between the two demon domains was extremely far.
Even flying at full speed, it took Mo Fan’s group of five demons a full month to reach the Baisheng Mountain demon domain.
Shortly after entering the Baisheng Mountain demon domain, Mo Fan contacted Heiyi via a transmission talisman.
When he saw Heiyi again, he found that the white clothes on the other had long been dyed blood red.
Seeing this, Mo Fan was instantly furious and asked, “Who exactly injured you like this?”
“Was it those tiger demons from Baisheng Mountain?”
“This king merely sent you to deliver a letter, yet they dared to be so ruthless. How impressive!”
The bloodstains on Heiyi thoroughly enraged Mo Fan, but soon he thought of something and asked, “By the way, did you not mention this king’s name?”
“Before you left, this king instructed you to read the contents of that letter once. It included this king’s background and glorious battle record. As long as those stupid tigers were not particularly foolish, they should not have attacked you.”
Mo Fan’s words caused the several great demons beside him to show strange expressions, inwardly exclaiming what a fellow.
You went to someone’s territory to cause trouble, yet still wanted to use your own status to suppress them… was that not slapping them in the face?
Thinking of this, strange looks appeared on the demons’ faces.
Heiyi also spoke helplessly, “Great King, let us not mention it. Originally everything was fine, but precisely because I read the contents of your letter, they immediately sent a group of Demon Kings to chase and kill me…”
Heiyi did not mention that he had not fully read the letter, while inwardly feeling fortunate.
If he had truly read out all the contents of that letter at the time, the ones coming to chase and kill him would probably not have been just those Demon Kings…
“Uh… that should not be!”
Mo Fan’s face twitched upon hearing this. He scratched his head awkwardly, thinking that he had ultimately overestimated the intelligence of those great demons. Then he gritted his teeth and said, “Rest assured, this matter is not over!”
“By the way, how are you now? Is there anywhere uncomfortable?”
“If there is anywhere uncomfortable, just speak up. The four seniors this king invited this time are the most powerful great demons of our Fengming Mountain demon domain. They have plenty of ways to heal you!”
“…”
As soon as Mo Fan said this, the four demons including Old Ancestor Bailu were all speechless.
“Great King, I am fine. The bloodstains on my clothes are not mine, but those Demon Kings’.”
Heiyi smiled bitterly and waved his hand, while coldly snorting, “A mere group of Demon Kings thought they could eliminate me. How could it be so easy?”
“But I felt their actions were extremely despicable, so in annoyance I wiped them all out. Their corpses are still collected in my storage pouch. When we return, we can directly hold a feast for the little demons of Heifeng Mountain!”
Mo Fan: “…”
The four demons including Old Ancestor Bailu: “…”
