The demons all looked up towards the sky, the relaxed and comfortable expressions on their faces instantly vanishing, replaced by solemnity.
Although they knew that the current strength of Black Wind Mountain was no longer what it used to be, and understood how terrifyingly powerful their Toad King had become, they could not help but remain secretly vigilant when facing powerful enemies.
In the words of their Toad King, when engaging an enemy, one must despise the opponent strategically, but attach great importance to the opponent tactically.
Watching the rolling demonic clouds approaching from afar, You Er could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He had calculated correctly after all.
The enemies had not only come, but two forces had arrived at once.
The enemies were much faster than the demons had imagined. In the blink of an eye, the two vast demonic clouds floated above Black Wind Mountain, completely shrouding the entire mountain.
On the demonic clouds, the two groups of demon clan forces were stunned upon seeing the great demons opposite them, but soon they tacitly understood each other without any communication.
These two major forces both came from the demon clan’s holy lands, though they belonged to different holy lands.
At this moment, however, both forces were somewhat dumbfounded when they saw the enormous Black Wind Mountain below.
This was not quite the same as the information they had received. It was supposed to be a small mountain less than a hundred zhang tall, was it not?
The mountain before their eyes had already pierced into the sea of clouds. Conservatively estimated, it was several thousand zhang in height, was it not?
Was this really a small mountain with only a Demon King in charge?
Let alone a Demon King’s mountain, even the Demon Ancestor mountains where they resided were not this massive.
At that moment, a hearty laugh came from below.
“Are you fellow daoists here to offer congratulations to this king?”
“If you have come to congratulate, then you are friends of my Black Wind Mountain, and this king will naturally treat you with courtesy.”
“But if you have come to cause trouble, then you are enemies of my Black Wind Mountain, and this king does not particularly welcome enemies.”
At the peak of Black Wind Mountain, Mo Fan looked up at the two demonic clouds above, a trace of surprise in his heart.
Although he could not clearly see how many great demons were hidden on those clouds, he could easily sense several powerful auras.
There were actually Ancestral Realm great demons on both clouds.
“They really think highly of me.”
Mo Fan sneered inwardly. Seeing that the demonic clouds above remained motionless, he spoke again. “It just so happens that this king has prepared a banquet here. If you have come with good intentions, why not come down and share a cup of fine wine?”
“There is no need for wine. We did not come to drink. We only came to investigate a certain matter.”
At that moment, one of the demonic clouds churned, and several figures immediately manifested.
Mo Fan focused his gaze and saw that the leader was a middle-aged man clad in black armour, with a long scar on his cheek. His aura was not concealed at all, powerful enough to make even Mo Fan frown.
An Ancestral Realm aura.
This was a Demon Ancestor, and judging by the aura alone, he surpassed the three Ghost Ancestors, nearly comparable to Old Ancestor Bai Lu. This meant the demon was most likely a mid-stage Ancestral Realm expert.
Behind this scarred Demon Ancestor were several great demons with King Realm auras, none of them weak. Almost all were mid-stage King Realm or above.
Divine ability, Blue-Eyed Insight.
In the next moment, faint light flickered in Mo Fan’s eyes, instantly revealing the true forms and cultivation levels of those demon cultivators.
The scarred Demon Ancestor was actually a wolf demon, and his cultivation was as Mo Fan had guessed: mid-stage Ancestral Realm.
As for the great demons behind him, they included jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards. There was one at peak King Realm, three at late King Realm, and only two at mid King Realm, making a total of six Demon Kings.
Six Demon Kings and one Demon Ancestor.
What an impressive lineup.
From the true form of the Demon Ancestor, Mo Fan could almost guess where they came from.
Thus, he immediately asked, “Are you fellow daoists from Moon-Gazing Valley?”
“This Demon King has little ability, but your eyesight is quite good. Since that is the case, this ancestor will not bother with further nonsense and will ask you directly.”
The scarred Demon Ancestor grinned, not caring whether Mo Fan agreed, and shouted at him, “A month ago, an anomaly appeared in this region of the world. Do you know of this matter?”
“There was indeed such an event.”
Mo Fan nodded without concealing it. He knew this matter could hardly be hidden.
Since the other side had come looking, it meant they already knew something about it.
Hearing Mo Fan’s reply, the great demons on the cloud immediately showed joy. The scarred Demon Ancestor’s eyes flashed, and he asked again, “Do you know what caused that anomaly?”
“I do know. On that day, a monk passed by this place. For some unknown reason, golden light suddenly burst from his body, causing that astonishing anomaly in the sky. Later, the anomalies vanished, but endless purple qi rained down from the heavens, all of which was swallowed in one gulp by that monk. Then he hurriedly left.
However, a considerable amount of the falling purple qi landed on my Black Wind Mountain, causing the mountain to change from its original size of less than a hundred zhang to the current ten-thousand-zhang peak.”
Mo Fan spoke without blushing or skipping a beat, fabricating the story seriously and convincingly.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished, the great demons on the cloud all frowned slightly.
“Old Ancestor Mo Dao, could the monk he mentioned be that bald donkey from the Western Desert?”
One of the great demons immediately spoke to the scarred Demon Ancestor.
A bald donkey from the Western Desert?
At the peak of Black Wind Mountain, Mo Fan’s heart stirred upon hearing this, a trace of understanding flashing in his eyes.
As expected.
He had not used a monk as an excuse randomly. In You Er’s divination, it was mentioned that the main ominous signs this time came from two mountains and one golden Buddha.
Now the two mountains had appeared, but the golden Buddha had not yet shown itself. Therefore, he fabricated a nonexistent story, aiming to confuse them and make these great demons go searching for the so-called “golden Buddha”, staging a scene of dogs biting dogs.
Although You Er’s hexagram was not particularly clear, even with his toes Mo Fan could figure out what could represent a golden Buddha.
What else could it be but a monk?
His Water Moon avatar had been active in the Divine Domain continent for over a year, so he naturally already understood the layout of this world and knew that in the Western Desert there was a group of ascetic monks.
Those ascetic monks were precisely monks.
And monks all had one annoying habit: false compassion. If Mo Fan most disliked hypocritical scholars with false benevolence and righteousness, then he similarly had no good feelings towards monks with false compassion.
But it was precisely because of the monks’ false compassion that these fellows harboured a so-called “sense of justice”, naturally becoming mortal enemies of the demon clan.
Therefore, if a powerful monk really came from the Western Desert, he certainly would not directly enter the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Otherwise, he would probably be captured by the various demon clan holy lands and turned into dishes for wine the moment he arrived.
With this precondition, the best choice for those monks was the currently unstable Southern Border.
Since it was the Southern Border, it would inevitably not escape the eyes of Moon-Gazing Valley.
Thus, using a monk to take the blame was perfectly suitable.
After hearing this, the scarred Demon Ancestor could not help but frown, apparently finding that monk quite troublesome as well. However, he soon questioned Mo Fan again, “Boy, are you deceiving this ancestor?”
“Senior, I am merely a minor Demon King. How would I dare deceive you?”
“Besides, my Black Wind Mountain is right here with many demon subjects on it. If I deceived you, what if you came back later to settle the score? Would I not be asking for trouble?”
Mo Fan’s bitter smile greatly satisfied the scarred Demon Ancestor, who immediately gave a cold smirk. “That makes sense. You would not dare deceive this ancestor.”
At that moment, the other demonic cloud suddenly drifted away, flying towards the Southern Border.
Seeing this, the scarred Demon Ancestor raised an eyebrow, wasted no more words, and immediately flew towards the Southern Border together with the Demon Kings behind him.
The Demon Kings on the mountain watched in stunned amazement. They had originally thought there would be a fierce battle, yet their king had dismissed them with just a few words.
“Why are you looking at me? Eat what you should eat, drink what you should drink. Let them fight each other first, and then we can be the oriole behind. Would that not be wonderful?” Mo Fan chuckled.
“As expected of the king. This old wolf is convinced.”
Wolf Xiong laughed heartily and immediately toasted Mo Fan.
However, not long after, a demonic cloud returned. It was the group of demons that had left Black Wind Mountain earlier.
“A mere minor Demon King dares to deceive Demon Ancestors. You truly have great courage.”
In an instant, a deafening voice boomed across the peak of Black Wind Mountain.
