Chapter 335: Ruthless and Cruel

"Thank you, Shen Qianbei!"

Ma Guangshan had no qualification to pretend to be generous in front of Shen Qianbei; since the other party had given it, he naturally had to accept it.

He tearfully grateful packed the precious pill into his storage treasure.

This senior was truly different from most cultivators; though not exactly approachable, when making a deal with a small cultivator like himself, he did not give a feeling of condescension, nor did he bully others with martial force.

It was simply what it was.

Such a simple matter was already rare and precious among cultivators.

"Shen Qianbei, let me tell you something."

Ma Guangshan patted his storage bag: "Actually, I'm not particularly cowardly; the reason I dare not enter is because there is another senior causing havoc in the place we are going."

"What senior?"

Shen Yi stepped forward, walking out of the tea house.

"Then I don't know clearly... anyway, they keep provoking the Red-Heart Snake Emperor. That demon emperor loves to hibernate, but recently has been constantly disturbed, leaving its cave from time to time, and many people have been scared back."

Ma Guangshan sighed helplessly: "You say, for a small cultivator like me, I can't hide from those demons fast enough; I wish they would keep sleeping so I can pick up more treasures. Those senior experts neither slay demons nor seize treasures, just idly playing with the Snake Emperor; truly, the thirsty die of thirst..."

Hearing this, Shen Yi pondered for a moment.

Suddenly, he remembered the Shadow-Tail Demon Emperor from last time.

Right... how could I have forgotten that.

The experts of Mount Wutong are attracting the attention of the Thousand Demon Cave; isn't this a good opportunity to pick up leftovers? Even if there isn't such a divine object as the Shadow-Tail Spear in other demon emperor's residences, there must be at least some heavenly treasures and earthly gems.

Shen Yi has just broken through to Soul Transformation and has no plan for the road ahead.

But preparing some savings in advance is never wrong; when the time comes, if something is needed, he won't have to search for spiritual roots one by one like he did in the Slain Hunyuan Realm.

"Go to the residence first."

Shen Yi resumed his steps.

"I'll listen to you."

Ma Guangshan smiled; just from the change in the other party's expression, he could see that his information was somewhat useful.

Shen Qianbei is generous; he, Ma, cannot be stingy.

As the words fell, the two simultaneously rode clouds away from the Demon-Suppressing City, speeding toward that huge archway.

North of the Thousand Demon Cave, outside Red-Heart Mountain.

A Yin-Yang man in a bright red robe held one hand behind his back, while the other was slightly raised; his five fingers, slightly longer than a normal person's, twitched slightly, with threads of golden lines spilling from his fingertips like silk from silkworms.

They landed in the mountains and merged into the ground.

Then the entire mountain range suddenly became scalding hot.

Stimulated, the mountain body trembled violently; a massive snake body covered in dark red scales moved through the forest. It suddenly raised its head, leaping hundreds of feet high, and bit toward the void!

"Hiss..."

Yu Chaoan, looking at the ferocious snake head so close, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his eye.

Though this little earthworm was no match for Daoist, being bitten like that for no reason would certainly not feel good.

However, the red-robed man didn't even look at the giant snake.

He didn't feel at all that the other party could discover him.

Obviously, he was using some method to hide and suppress his aura.

Sure enough, the Red-Heart Snake Emperor closed its eyes to sense, then flew off toward the distance in a rage.

"I say, how much longer do we have to play like this?"

The red-robed man glanced sideways at Yu Chaoan: "I'm getting a bit tired of it."

After Nie Jun slew the Blood-Transformation Demon Emperor, the Master had already been somewhat dissatisfied; Mount Wutong was not yet ready to truly fight to the death with the Thousand Demon Cave.

Dare not kill, wasting time.

"I didn't want to come either."

Yu Chaoan glanced toward the direction of the Shadow-Tail Demon Emperor's residence, then withdrew his gaze with lingering fear: "If it weren't for the fact that Senior Tong is here, Daoist would be too lazy to take on this trouble."

"The Eldest Jiang Shijie said..."

He took out a mirror: "First, test their courage; those who dare to come have passed the first trial."

Therefore, they deliberately did not tell those little ones that seniors were watching over them.

"What courage can this test? Anyone who isn't a pig-brain can guess that Mount Wutong wouldn't send them to their deaths."

Tong Xinchuan curled her lips disdainfully.

"Didn't we still weed out four pig-brains?... But then again, even if they guessed, this is after all a great demon approaching the late stage of Soul Transformation; the oppression felt by those in the Slain Hunyuan Realm cannot be ignored just because one is mentally prepared."

Yu Chaoan said cheerfully: "As for the second trial, it is comparing methods. The Snake Cave has the aura left by the Demon Emperor; how to enter, and how to leave after taking it, all have their rules."

"If it were Senior Tong, what would you do?" he asked curiously.

"Enter directly, take the snake eggs, severely injure companions, and do it as fast as possible," Tong Xinchuan said concisely.

"So I say we don't get along; you're too vicious."

Yu Chaoan pouted, taking out a bronze mirror: "But these two should be thinking much the same as you."

In the bronze mirror, Feng Huasheng and Zhuo Ya protected the woman in the middle, cautiously approaching Red-Heart Mountain.

"The Eldest Sister's final instruction."

Yu Chaoan's eyes filled with indifference as he said coldly: "If anyone dares to use Senior Tong's method, then please trouble you to unlock the formation and release the Red-Heart Snake Emperor early."

"Idiot."

Tong Xinchuan raised her eyelids, seeming to find it quite boring.

Yu Chaoan stared at the bronze mirror, reverting to his previous expression: "Being vicious in thought is not wrong, but it requires sufficiently ruthless methods to back it up; otherwise, it will only bring disaster to Mount Wutong."

"If they can still survive under such circumstances, the Eldest Jiang Shijie wouldn't mind taking them as a disciple."

"I am quite curious how someone in the Slain Hunyuan Realm could survive the Snake Emperor's grasp," Tong Xinchuan said indifferently.

"Connections? Luck? It doesn't matter, anything works. Anyway, once those two little beasts die, I must save that young Miss."

Yu Chaoan stretched, his smile growing even wider.

"How do you know there are two beasts?" A hint of a smile also appeared on Tong Xinchuan's face.

Hearing this, Yu Chaoan paused, then looked into the bronze mirror.

He saw that the three of them had already arrived outside Red Heart Mountain.

Feng Huasheng frowned as he gazed at the entire scorching, boiling mountain, secretly glanced at Zhuo Ya, then forced a look of concern: "The one who just left was the Red Heart Snake Emperor? I feel something is strange. Daoist Jiang, what do you think?"

"You have more experience than us scions of noble families; can you come up with a plan?" Zhuo Ya also nervously clenched her sleeve.

"..."

Beneath the black hood, Jiang Qiulan's pitch-black eyes remained utterly calm.

Her red lips parted slightly: "Let's just go in directly."

These few short words made both of them pause in shock: "Isn't that too rash?"

"If we delay any longer, it will return."

Jiang Qiulan offered no further explanation and shot straight into the mountain as a beam of frosty sword light.

Feng Huasheng and Zhuo Ya exchanged a glance, gritted their teeth, and followed suit.

Damn, how has this loose cultivator with no brain survived until now?

"..."

Seeing this, Yu Chaoan fell silent.

"Hehe."

Tong Xinchuan couldn't help but laugh aloud, her already gentle face becoming even more sinister: "You don't want to save them? Then I will."

(End of this chapter)