Chapter 1646: Demon Crows Appear

The scenery here was strange!

Within three or four hundred zhang of the ground, everything was pitch black, submerged by a layer of thick, pitch-black mist.

Above three or four hundred zhang from the ground, it was gray and hazy, with pale gray demonic energy floating everywhere.

The boundary between the two was distinct, as if the Yin and Yang worlds were separated.

Han Li's expression stirred, and he looked down at his feet.

He saw that only a small part of the mountain below was exposed, while the majority was deeply trapped in the sea of mist. He could only vaguely see things within forty zhang, and the scenery such as trees and rocks was all blurry. When he probed further down, it was pitch black.

Seeing this, Han Li pondered slightly, his pupils flashed with blue light, and he performed the divine ability of the Clear Spirit Eyes.

Instantly, everything within several hundred zhang of the black sea of mist became clear.

However, Han Li's brows still furrowed!

The bottom hundred zhang or so were still hazy, and his spiritual eyes could not directly pierce through to the bottom.

As for scanning downward with his spiritual sense, he could only penetrate a few dozen zhang before being repelled.

Even in the high sky where he was, under the obstruction of those gray demonic energies, his spiritual sense could only cover a mile or so when scattered in all directions.

It was not as good as his spiritual eye divine ability!

In this case, it would be somewhat troublesome.

If he encountered a high-tier demonic beast good at concealment, even he might not be able to discover it in time.

Han Li muttered to himself secretly.

"Fairy Xian, you can tell me the destination now." At this moment, Yue Zong turned his head and asked the Crystal Race woman solemnly.

"This is natural. If I didn't tell you now, Fellow Daoist, how could I have hired Brother Yue as a guide!" The Crystal Race woman smiled.

She flipped one hand, and a stone piece that had been prepared long ago flew toward Yue Zong.

Yue Zong grabbed it with one hand, pressed it to his forehead, closed his eyes, and his spiritual sense immersed into it.

Han Li had already confirmed that there were no demonic beasts nearby, retracted his gaze from the surroundings, and stood on the side, watching Yue Zong's actions indifferently.

"Actually going to this area. That is the deepest part of the periphery of the mountain range." When Yue Zong opened his eyes again, his expression became exceptionally solemn.

"Brother Yue has ventured deep into the true mountain range several times; how could there be a problem bringing us to this area?" Hearing this, Xianxian laughed lightly.

"If it weren't for the demonic energy eruption period, there would naturally be no problem. But now, entering such a deep place carries a certain risk. And this area is quite far from the entrance, so it definitely won't be peaceful on the way." Yue Zong sighed and said.

"It's only a certain risk, not a certainty of encountering high-tier demonic beasts. Since we have arrived here, we naturally cannot give up halfway. Brother Yue is more familiar with the Demon Gold Mountain Range, so you are responsible for how to get there and which route to take. This little sister only asks to arrive there within ten days or so." Xianxian said with a smile.

"Good, let's do as Brother Yue says." Xianxian agreed in one go.

Han Li didn't speak, but nodded.

Thus, Yue Zong discussed some details with the two of them, and after warning them about several things that needed special attention in the mountain range, the three of them took flight and flew toward the front.

They had only flown for an hour when four people rushed out of the thunder world in another place nearby.

The four of them first scanned the surroundings carefully, then gathered together and whispered for a while.

A burly man with a black face and mid-stage Void Refinement cultivation waved his hand, and the four of them each took out a formation plate and flew toward another direction.

Just like this, in the following time, people rushed into the Demon Gold Mountain Range every hour or two.

Some were alone, some were together.

The largest group was naturally the outsiders led by the Gui-surnamed man. Next were the local cultivators like the old man surnamed Yan.

However, these two groups scattered as soon as they entered the mountain range and did not act together.

Three days later, in a low sky somewhere in the Demon Gold Mountain Range, muffled explosions sounded.

I saw several balls of white light the size of carriage wheels burst open simultaneously, transforming into a sheet of white mist hurricane, with sharp cries ringing out in the wind, and countless wind blades whistling and shooting out within it.

The next moment, several screams came from the hurricane, and then dozens of furry, broken corpses fell straight from the sky, vanishing into the sea of mist below in the blink of an eye.

With a "pu chi" sound, the hurricane dissipated like a bubble.

Three figures appeared in the sky.

One of them held a white round bead in one hand, his expression solemn. It was precisely Yue Zong.

Han Li, beside him, had a calm expression, his arms crossed, floating in the sky.

Xianxian, however, had an extra pale red battle armor on her body, and a strange bird with a pitch-black body, but a fiery red beak and golden eyes, appeared on her shoulder.

Sighing lightly, Yue Zong put away the round bead in his hand.

Some of the remaining gusts of wind in the vicinity disappeared completely.

"Something is wrong!" Yue Zong said in a low voice.

"Wrong! What does this mean? Didn't we just encounter a few low-tier demonic beasts? We have killed other low-tier demonic birds in the past few days, haven't we?" Xianxian asked strangely.

"If they were ordinary low-tier demonic beasts, there would naturally be nothing wrong. But the key is that these Demon Crows have never appeared on the periphery before; they have always lived deep in the mountain range. This kind of flying demonic beast is a symbiotic relationship with the high-tier demonic beast, the Three-Headed Badger. Once one kind appears, the other kind will also appear. That's why I didn't let the two Fellow Daoists make a move just now and was fully on guard." Yue Zong explained.

"Could it be that this demonic bird originally acts alone, and this is just the first time Brother Yue has seen such a situation?" Xianxian asked in surprise.

"There is no such thing. This kind of Demon Crow is the most common demonic bird deep in the mountain range. Not just me, but countless people who have entered the mountain range before also know this habit of the Demon Crow." Yue Zong shook his head repeatedly.

"Even if this abnormality has appeared, what does it explain?" Han Li's gaze flashed, and he suddenly asked.

"This means, either the Three-Headed Badger symbiotic with this group of Demon Crows has been killed, and they couldn't find another Three-Headed Badger in time, so they couldn't survive deep in the mountain range and were forced to flee here. Or, this group of Demon Crows was forcibly driven here by other demonic beasts much stronger than the Three-Headed Badger." Yue Zong pondered for a while before saying slowly.

"Oh, which one does Fellow Daoist Yue think it is!" Han Li smiled, asking indifferently.

"The possibility of the first one is extremely small. After all, the Demon Crow, among low-tier demonic beasts, apart from flying fast, cannot be considered powerful. Once they lose the protection of the Three-Headed Badger, it is unlikely they could have run here alive from deep in the mountain range. Other demonic beasts in the mountain range are not vegetarians." Yue Zong said affirmatively.

"In that case, these Demon Crows were driven here by other powerful demonic beasts, and we have been targeted by this demonic beast." Han Li narrowed his eyes, and a cold light flickered.

"I am afraid so. And this demonic beast should have quite high intelligence." Yue Zong said solemnly.

"Then what does Fellow Daoist Yue think we should do next?" Xianxian's brows furrowed.

"Let's speed up our flight first and see if we can shake off this demonic beast. After all, this beast has intelligence, and its appearance here might have some other reason. If we really can't shake it off, we can only kill this beast. Otherwise, if this beast attracts other demonic beasts, or if it keeps trailing behind us, it will be a major problem. Hehe, it is because Senior Han is here that I dare to suggest this. If it were just me, I could only find another way. However, that method is very time-consuming and not suitable for our current situation." Yue Zong smiled and flattered Han Li.

Han Li heard this, but revealed a smile that was not quite a smile, and didn't say anything directly, but turned his head and asked Xianxian on the side:

"Fairy Xian, what do you think of Brother Yue's suggestion?"

"Brother Yue's understanding of the demonic beasts here is definitely above yours and mine. And with Senior Han's divine abilities, as long as it is not a Holy-tier demonic beast, it should be nothing to fear." Xianxian smiled sweetly.

"Since both Fellow Daoists feel it is feasible, Han Mou has no other opinions." Han Li rubbed his chin, agreeing noncommittally.

"Since that's the case, let's act immediately. Unfortunately, we cannot fly too fast, so as not to attract other demonic beasts. Otherwise, at full speed, as long as it is not a demonic beast good at flying, we should be able to shake it off." Yue Zong said somewhat regretfully.

He was not lying.

Not to mention Han Li, whose flight speed was fast, and his green flight light was silent, looking like he had plenty of energy left.

Yue Zong had a pair of white *** under his feet, and as the white light rays flickered, his flight speed was not inferior to the Void Refinement stage at all.

As for Xianxian, she had an extra golden small banner in her hand. As the spiritual light flickered, she transformed into a pale, almost invisible golden rainbow, and could reach ten or twenty zhang away in a flicker.

Her flight speed was so fast that it was chasing Han Li's.

Three flight lights flew through the air, and in an instant, they vanished without a trace at the edge of the sky.

And almost at the same time, about ten miles away, under a small mountain, deep in the black sea of mist, where it had been pitch black, suddenly blood light flashed, and at the same time, more than a dozen bright red demonic eyes lit up.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1647 =====

The speed of his escape was so fast that it actually chased right after Han Li.

As the three streaks of escape light flew through the air, they vanished without a trace at the horizon in an instant.

And at almost the same time, below a small mountain about ten miles away, deep within the sea of black mist, in a place that had originally been pitch black, a flash of blood light suddenly appeared, and at the same time, more than a dozen demonic eyes brightened, dripping with fresh red.

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