Laughter rang out.
Three figures gradually became clear at a speed visible to the naked eye from deep within the mountain ridge.
Mo Fan fixed his gaze on them, while simultaneously activating his Blue-Eyed Essence Vision.
The three figures consisted of two elderly men and one middle-aged man.
Leading them was precisely that middle-aged man.
This cultivator had an ordinary face, yet his brows carried an air of natural authority that commanded respect without anger. He wore a black-and-gold long robe, had a sturdy build, with long black hair casually draped over his shoulders. His hands were hidden within the black sleeves as he smiled at Zhan Ao, while also glancing at Mo Fan beside Zhan Ao from the corner of his eye.
Behind the middle-aged man were an elderly man in a yellow robe who appeared to have an air of immortal grace, and another elderly man in a grey robe with closely cropped hair and a full beard covering his face.
Under the power of his divine ability, Mo Fan quickly discerned the information about these two.
The yellow-robed elderly man was a tiger demon, with cultivation equivalent to Black Prison, both at the early Ancestral Realm.
The grey-robed elderly man was a bear demon, with slightly higher cultivation, at the mid Ancestral Realm.
As for the leading middle-aged man, Mo Fan could not discern his depth, though he had a certain guess in his mind.
Currently, Mo Fan’s cultivation was at the mid King Realm, and his Blue-Eyed Essence Vision allowed him to see through information one major realm above his own. This meant that the middle-aged man was a great demon with cultivation at mid-stage or higher.
The peak Ancestral Realm was rarely achieved by demons. From what Mo Fan knew, the reason the nine great Saint Kings had once stood at the pinnacle of all demons, apart from their terrifying combat power, was precisely because they had reached peak Ancestral Realm cultivation.
Therefore, the middle-aged man certainly could not be at peak Ancestral Realm cultivation, or he would not be wasting words with them here.
Thus, the opponent’s cultivation was obvious.
“Black Ming, after more than a hundred years, you are still as hypocritical as ever!”
Zhan Ao looked at the middle-aged man, sneering coldly without giving him any face at all.
As expected, upon hearing Zhan Ao’s words, the smile on Black Ming’s face stiffened slightly, but it soon returned to normal. He continued to speak with a beaming smile, “Brother Zhan Ao, have you come this time to cause trouble for my White Sacred Mountain?”
At these words, the two demon ancestors behind Black Ming immediately turned their gazes towards Zhan Ao, their Ancestral Realm auras poised and ready to strike.
“No misunderstanding. We have come on behalf of the Demon, so naturally we are not here to cause trouble!”
A figure suddenly appeared beside Zhan Ao. Bai Lu smiled and waved at the three demons opposite, speaking with a cheerful grin, “Fellow daoists, it has been a long time!”
“Brother Black Ming, your smile is becoming increasingly fake now!”
“Brother Black Dian, you look even more like a charlatan than before. If those big shots from Inverted Hanging Mountain saw you, they might mistake you for an envoy from the upper realm and capture you to fill the sea eye!”
“Brother Pi Shi, you have not changed much, but when you have time, I suggest you change your surname, otherwise just hearing it makes one want to laugh!”
After Bai Lu greeted them one by one, the faces of the three demon ancestors opposite all darkened, and they glared at him viciously.
“Brother Bai Lu, after a hundred years, you are indeed still the same, with no filter on your mouth!”
Black Ming sneered coldly, then mocked, “It is only out of respect for Brother Zhan Ao that I tolerate it. Otherwise, if you dared speak to this ancestor like that, I might have to invite you to stay as a guest at my White Sacred Mountain for a hundred years!”
“Ahem… It was just a joke. Brother Black Ming is still as petty as ever!”
Bai Lu’s expression turned somewhat awkward upon hearing this. He chuckled dryly, “Brother Black Ming is truly remarkable now. With White Saint absent, you are undoubtedly the Saint King of White Sacred Mountain. How would this old man dare to be presumptuous in front of you?”
“But having said that, one thing is one thing. Although we are not here to fight this time, neither are we here to reminisce.”
As Bai Lu spoke, he pointed towards Mo Fan beside him and smiled, “Allow this old man to introduce to the three fellow daoists…”
“No need. This ancestor already knows who this child is!”
Black Ming waved his hand, then looked at Mo Fan and sneered coldly, “You toad demon are indeed lucky to have gained the favour of a Saint King. It can be considered a blessing cultivated over eight lifetimes, but you must cherish this hard-earned fortune properly!”
“What the senior says is true. This junior truly cherishes this fortune!”
Mo Fan smiled slightly, speaking neither humbly nor arrogantly, then continued, “This junior has come only to ask the various seniors for the return of one person!”
“Yun Rou is a person of my Black Wind Mountain. I hope the various seniors can return her to me. This junior will certainly remember this favour from the seniors!”
“You toad are simply talking nonsense!”
At this moment, a figure appeared behind Black Ming. It was none other than Black Prison, who had just been suppressed by Zhan Ao’s aura. He now looked at Mo Fan with a gloomy expression and said to Black Ming, “Ming Ancestor, Princess Qinglian Yun Rou is originally the adopted daughter of the Saint King. Since when did she become someone from that nonsense Black Wind Mountain?
Moreover, a month ago, this toad demon sent a messenger who killed six demon kings from our White Sacred Mountain. He must give us an explanation for this matter!”
“Oh?”
“Is there such a thing?”
Upon hearing this, the smile on Black Ming’s face immediately faded. He looked at Mo Fan indifferently and said faintly, “Little toad, you have quite the nerve!”
“Senior, is White Sacred Mountain so arbitrary?”
“Just based on this old fellow’s one-sided words, you intend to condemn me?”
Mo Fan gritted his teeth, his face full of indignation.
“Insolent!”
Black Prison immediately flew into a rage upon hearing this.
This fellow actually dared to call him “old fellow”, which made him furious beyond measure.
“All of you are prominent great demons with status. There is no need to quarrel noisily like those human street thugs. As for right and wrong, why not first listen to what our Black Wind Demon King has to say?”
Zhan Ao spoke up at the right moment, preventing Black Prison from acting rashly.
At the same time, Old Black Water Demon and Ghost Demon King also flew to Mo Fan’s side, faintly protecting him behind them.
Seeing this, the four demon ancestors opposite all had a slight flicker in their eyes. Black Ming could not help but laugh and nodded, “Very well. Since Brother Zhan Ao has spoken, this ancestor will naturally give you face!”
“Little toad, then tell us how this ancestor has been arbitrary?”
Looking at Black Ming’s insincere smile, Mo Fan inwardly cursed him as “hypocritical”, but he felt no fear at all. He spoke directly, “Just now, that Black something… oh, Black Fish Demon Ancestor said that my messenger killed your six demon kings from White Sacred Mountain, right?”
“This ancestor is called Black Prison, not Black Fish!”
Black Prison immediately gritted his teeth and interrupted Mo Fan viciously.
“It does not matter. To us, they are all the same. No one cares about such trivialities.”
Mo Fan shrugged his shoulders, infuriating Black Prison to the point of gnashing his teeth, wishing he could immediately slap him dead.
However, after Zhan Ao casually glanced at him, Black Prison had no choice but to forcibly suppress his anger.
Seeing this, Mo Fan felt secretly pleased. Even if I cannot beat you, I can still disgust you!
He then continued, “According to this Black Fish, oh no, Black Prison Demon Ancestor, my messenger killed your six demon kings at that time!
This is simply absurd!
I do not know if you believe it, but this king certainly does not. Let me ask the various seniors, if it were you, could you simultaneously kill six great demons of the same realm?”
