Chapter 178

Mount Fuling, the realm is not small, with spirits and monsters, big and small, occupying the mountains; if there aren't a hundred, there are eighty.

These spirits and monsters are mostly mountain birds and beasts with no background, who obtained some opportunity, opened their spiritual wisdom, and relied on instinct to breathe in the essence of the sun and moon, with generally low cultivation bases.

Usually, they each occupy their own territory, and for the sake of competing for territory and cultivation resources, friction and fighting often occur, making them a scattered sand.

But today, all the spirits and monsters in Mount Fuling felt a summons.

This summons made them unable to help themselves but come toward Cloud Stack Cave.

In less than half an hour, the spirits and monsters in Mount Fuling had all gathered in front of Cloud Stack Cave.

These spirits and monsters included cunning fox spirits, naturally timid mouse spirits, cold snake spirits, and chattering bird spirits...

Usually, some of them were life-and-death natural enemies, who would fight upon meeting, but today, gathered in one place, they were all surprisingly quiet.

They lay on the ground, trembling, secretly using the corners of their eyes to size up the Daoist standing in front of the cave.

The pressure radiating from that Daoist made them feel that even breathing was difficult.

"Where did this great expert come from? How could our small Mount Fuling alarm such an existence?"

"It's over, it's over; did we do something wrong to provoke this immortal?"

The little demons wailed in their hearts, fearing that if this immortal were unhappy, he would wipe them all out in one go.

Su Chen's gaze slowly swept over these little demons.

With a thought, he withdrew most of the pressure.

The little demons on the mountain peak suddenly felt a lightness in their bodies, the pressure reduced sharply, and only then did they dare to breathe deeply.

At the same time, Luan Erjie Luan behind him also breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Luan Erjie Luan, feeling Su Chen's terrifying cultivation base, firmly believed that her hope of breaking the tribulation lay with Su Chen, and told herself in her heart that she must hold onto this big thigh.

"Everyone, no need to panic." Su Chen's gentle voice rang in the ears of all the spirits and monsters. "I have gathered you all here today, not to be unfavorable to you, but because there is a matter that requires everyone's help."

"Help?"

The little demons looked at each other, unable to believe their ears.

Such a great expert still needed help from little demons like them?

A black bear spirit gathered its courage, raised its head, and asked in a muffled voice: "I don't know what the immortal has to order? As long as it is something the little demon can do, I will definitely die without regret!"

"Dying without regret is not necessary." Su Chen smiled faintly. "I just need you to help me find a demon."

"I don't know what kind of demon the immortal is looking for?"

Su Chen said: "What I am looking for is a pig demon. He may call himself 'Zhu Ganglie'; his background is somewhat special, and he may have just reincarnated, with a low cultivation base, and perhaps he hasn't even taken human form yet."

"From today on, I need you to help me keep an eye out for any news about a pig demon within Mount Fuling and around Mount Fuling."

Su Chen looked at the crowd of little demons below, and with a thought, an elixir radiating a rich medicinal fragrance appeared in his hand: "Whoever can provide useful clues, I will reward them heavily!"

The crowd of spirits and monsters looked at the elixir floating in front of them, smelling that medicinal fragrance, and their saliva was almost flowing out.

Although they didn't know what kind of elixir this was, just smelling that medicinal fragrance made them feel that the demon power in their bodies was starting to stir.

This was definitely a treasure!

Under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man.

The little demons, who were full of fear just a moment ago, now had eyes filled with excitement.

"Immortal, rest assured! The little demon will definitely do my best to find that pig demon for you!" The black bear spirit stared straight at the elixir in Su Chen's hand and promised, patting its chest.

"Yes, please rest assured, immortal."

The crowd of little demons responded in unison, then turned into birds and beasts, scrambling to rush down the mountain peak, mobilizing their own tribes, and starting a large-scale search.

Su Chen looked at their departing backs and nodded with satisfaction.

And he temporarily stayed in Luan Erjie Luan's Cloud Stack Cave, quietly waiting for news.

In the next few days, little demons came one after another to report news.

"Report to the immortal! In the Zhang Family Village three hundred li to the west, I found an old sow that gave birth to eighteen piglets in one litter! This is definitely not normal!"

Su Chen swept his spiritual sense and found that it was just an ordinary sow that was capable of giving birth, so he waved his hand to let the little demon retreat.

"Immortal! There is a pig demon in a mountain forest five hundred li away from Mount Fuling; could it be the one the immortal is looking for?"

Su Chen inquired in detail, only to learn that the pig demon had already cultivated for three hundred years, which didn't match the time for Marshal Tianpeng.

In the next few days, the spirits and monsters in the mountains reported all kinds of messy news, making Su Chen's head ache.

So he threw the task of screening information to Luan Erjie Luan, and then Luan Erjie Luan would tell him some more reliable news.

Time passed day by day, and Su Chen still hadn't heard any news about Marshal Tianpeng.

Just when Su Chen thought Marshal Tianpeng hadn't reincarnated yet, this day, Luan Erjie Luan brought a yellow weasel spirit with a thief's eyes to Cloud Stack Cave.

"Senior, this is a Yellow Immortal I know, named Huang Cang; he has many believers in the human villages near this Mount Fuling. He said he learned some news about a pig demon today; I listened to it and felt it might be related to the pig demon you are looking for, so I brought him over."

"Greetings, immortal!" The yellow weasel spirit Huang Cang bowed to Su Chen.

Su Chen had heard too much news these days and didn't hold much hope anymore.

But since the person was already here, he still asked: "Then tell me, what news did you hear?"

The yellow weasel spirit Huang Cang hurriedly said: "Immortal, it's like this. In the Ma Family Village outside Mount Fuling, there is a disciple who worships me. He told me today that some time ago, a strange thing happened in the village."

"Get to the point."

"Yes!" Hearing Su Chen's reprimand, Huang Cang swallowed nervously and continued, "In a family surnamed Ma in the village, they raised an old sow that had a litter of piglets. But just a few days ago, that family discovered that in the pigsty, blood was flowing everywhere; that old sow and the litter of piglets were all bitten to death, only a piglet born just a few days ago was missing!"

"That family thought they had provoked some demon and were so scared that they invited my disciple to go to their home to drive away evil. After my disciple went, he found that there was no demon aura in the pigsty, but the pigs in the whole pen were indeed bitten to death. He told me this as a strange story today, and I thought this matter was suspicious; could it be related to the pig demon you are looking for, so I hurriedly ran over to report to you!"

After listening, Su Chen's eyes lit up instantly.

The sow and piglets were all bitten to death; this seemed to be exactly what Marshal Tianpeng would do after reincarnating as a pig and awakening his memories.

Finally having news, Su Chen was overjoyed and said to the yellow weasel spirit: "This news of yours is very important!"