Chapter 13

Liu Yiyi was stunned, feeling it was a bit funny.

"In this wilderness, there will be guests coming to visit? To visit this dilapidated temple?"

Seeing that Liu Yiyi didn't believe him, Su Yuanshan didn't explain, but walked away leisurely.

"Believe it or not! But when the time comes, do not make a sound, unless you want to bring trouble upon yourself." That is what he said.

Liu Yiyi clearly didn't believe him, feeling that Su Yuanshan was being mysterious.

Returning to the main hall, Su Yuanshan sat cross-legged, his eyes lowered, adding firewood to the bonfire.

The little white fox seemed to have sensed something and subconsciously hid behind his back.

Only Liu Yiyi remained looking outside with a puzzled face, but apart from the gloomy sky, she couldn't see anything else.

Wait! There seems to be a sound outside?

And it's getting louder!

Is something approaching?

She walked curiously to the door to look out, and with just one glance, in that instant, her face turned pale, losing all color.

She saw that outside the temple gate, eyes of all sizes were flickering; some were like phosphorus fire, some like moonlight, some bright red as blood, and some emitting a blue light. The number was like the stars in the sky, making one's scalp tingle.

By the flickering firelight, she finally saw the visitors clearly. Although they looked human-like, they were clearly not human.

Some had human bodies but fox heads, some wore human clothes but were weasels, and some had human faces but were covered in scales, dragging long tails under their clothes and flicking red tongues from time to time.

Some were like wild boars, some like cattle and sheep, some like wild dogs, and some like jackals. They were strange and varied in dress, making Liu Yiyi's spine turn cold. She couldn't help but retreat repeatedly, scared pale, and hurriedly closed the temple door, her heart pounding non-stop.

Demonic creatures gathered here in overwhelming numbers, gathering around this small Chenghuang Temple; they seemed to have received some kind of order in the dark.

For a time, the demonic Qi around the small Chenghuang Temple soared to the sky!

Liu Yiyi was so scared that her whole body went limp, leaning against the wall without daring to breathe.

The scene she saw today simply shattered her worldview!

It was simply extremely eerie!

Only Su Yuanshan remained calm, as if he hadn't seen anything, still leisurely adding firewood to the bonfire.

However, these mountain spirits and wild monsters seemed to be restrained by some terrifying power, merely gathering here to surround the Chenghuang Temple, but they made no further moves.

Demonic winds blew all around, and the immense demonic might made Liu Yiyi almost unable to breathe. Bai Wugou was also scared into a ball, shivering non-stop.

A cold sneer appeared on the corner of Su Yuanshan's mouth. He thought: What great prestige; I'm afraid they've driven all the spirits and monsters in the Qinling mountains here. Is this to demonstrate against me?

While pondering, he saw a hunched figure emerge from the crowd. Dressed in white robes, with a white beard hanging down to his body, he was less than three feet tall, but the other spirits seemed very afraid of him and took the initiative to clear a path.

If not for the sharp spikes on his back that betrayed him, he would look no different from a human elder.

The white-bearded spirit walked with a square gait to the gate of the Chenghuang Temple, took out a bamboo slip, and shouted in a shrill voice.

"This old one, on behalf of Baie Hou, leads all living beings to pay a visit to the Weiling Lord!

I hope the Lord will appear to meet us!"

The voice was indescribably demonic! Full of insolence.

The City God Lord was, after all, the nominal master of Nanzhou and a deity of the Underworld!

He ruled over all living beings on this land; this was perhaps the reason why the newly ascended Demon King had gathered the demons to surround the temple but had not crossed the line.

According to custom, for a Great Demon to claim kingship, they must be recognized by the local City God to be official; otherwise, they are a fake king without a legitimate name and will be exterminated by the Divine Court. This is also the reason why Guangwang Shenjun issued a decree for him to quell the demonic infestation in his jurisdiction.

It is a pity that the original Town City God had been missing for many years, and his divine might no longer existed; otherwise, this newly ascended Demon King would not have dared to be so rude as to gather demons to surround the temple.

He was not asking for a reward, but almost provoking; it was highly likely he was probing the reality.

Therefore, Su Yuanshan neither responded nor paid any attention.

Sure enough, Su Yuanshan guessed correctly, as he saw a green-clad person with a snake head and human body be the first to challenge him.

"Why be polite to him, Elder Bai? The City God of this place has been missing for many years. His return today has many suspicious points; it's not certain if he is the original Lord. Let me, Liu, break in and drag this thing that is pretending to be a god out for you to see!"

While speaking, the green-clad snake man turned into a fishy wind and rushed straight at the temple gate. However, the white-bearded spirit stroked his beard and did not stop him, seemingly deliberately indulging him to test Su Yuanshan's ability.

However, Su Yuanshan let out a cold snort, drew a wisp of spiritual Qi from the spirit bead, and flicked his sleeve.

Just as the green-clad snake man was about to cross the temple gate, he heard a "Thump" and directly vomited blood and flew backward. In an instant, he was pierced by that pure spiritual Qi, his vital points were injured, and he fell to the ground, dead or alive unknown.

A voice full of majesty was carried by the wind.

"A mere unrefined wild demon dares to shake the heavens?

Do you think I don't exist?"

For a moment, there was silence, and the demons were in an uproar.

This green snake demon had cultivated for at least a hundred years, yet he couldn't even take one move from the other party?

The man didn't even use divine arts; he just casually flicked out a wisp of spiritual Qi and relied on the spiritual pressure impact to directly cripple the green snake.

At that moment, not only the demons outside the gate but even Liu Yiyi looked on with eyes full of brilliance, thinking, this Young Master Su still has some ability!

"Haha, the City God Lord is indeed the City God Lord, truly powerful. However, I, Huang, also have itchy hands, so I'll come to ask for a move or two."

A man in yellow clothes turned into a yellow light and flew into the temple, landing in the courtyard.

Although he looked human-like, the fluffy tail behind him betrayed him; he was just a weasel that had become a spirit.

After injuring one demon, the other mountain spirits and wild monsters not only didn't retreat but instead became even more arrogant.

Su Yuanshan couldn't help but narrow his eyes and shout in a deep voice.

"Truly a group of things that don't know the times. I, considering that your cultivation is not easy, did not want to start a massacre, but I didn't expect you to be so arrogant. Do you think I dare not kill you?"

He suddenly channeled the spiritual Qi in his body, formed a seal with his five fingers, and the Profound Mystery Departing Fire True Art instantly turned the spiritual Qi into a cluster of flames.

He flicked his finger and let out a cold snort.

"Since you don't know life from death and vainly attempt to shake a tree like a mantis, I will fulfill your wish!"

The Profound Mystery Departing Fire rushed straight at the man in yellow, startling him and causing his face to change drastically.

Before the flames even touched him, a feeling of extreme danger had already risen in his heart.

The man in yellow hurriedly dodged, but he heard a "Booming" sound as the flames exploded directly under the pressure of the spiritual Qi. The man in yellow couldn't dodge in time and was instantly blown to pieces. Amidst a scream, he turned into shreds of fur, and hot things splashed onto the faces of the surrounding spirits.

Golden characters appeared again on Su Yuanshan's spirit bead:

【Profound Mystery Departing Fire True Art +1】

At that moment, not only the demons but even the face of the white-bearded spirit changed.