[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation":3,"chapter-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-315":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Record of a Demon's Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},951909,1246,"Chapter 315: Ambush","record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-315",315,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translator: Cinder Translations\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far from where Song Wen was hiding, a few li away, three figures stood atop the treetop of a large tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were Feng Qi, Leng Tianlu, and a man wearing an iron mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three were staring intently toward the spot ten li away where intense spiritual energy fluctuations could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Qi said, \"The fight over there is a bit strange. It's been going on for a quarter of an hour, yet there's still no victor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masked man said, \"My scouting rats detected at least two people entering the battle zone, but none have come out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Tianlu remarked, \"Only going in and not coming out? Could there be some kind of plot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Qi responded, \"Whatever their plot is, it has nothing to do with us. Have the scouting rats stay alert for any movement nearby. We'll leave once daylight breaks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the masked man's expression tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good, one of my scouting rats just died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what killed it?\" Feng Qi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masked man shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The distance is too far to sense. It was probably another cultivator drawn by the noise of the battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in an open clearing about ten li away from the trio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful female cultivator lay on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her clothes were disheveled, exposing glimpses of her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burly man stood several dozen meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a monk's robe, his bald head gleaming, with six burn scars visible on his scalp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every few breaths, the man activated his spiritual energy and cast a fireball spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fireball the size of a basin shot out, landing near the female cultivator, sending dirt flying in all directions with a deafening boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding in the dense forest surrounding the clearing were five other cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All five of them were concealing their auras, hidden among the tree crowns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Other than those\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fools the start, we've been lying i\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for nearly a quarter of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an hour. It seems unlikely anyone else will take the bait,\" the woman lying on the ground\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly man remained silent for a moment before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We should indeed leave this place now. If we stay too long, someone might notice something's off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman flipped herself off the ground, dusted the dirt off her clothes, and disappeared into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly man removed his monk's robe and changed into a set of tight-fitting clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped his head, and the burn scars on his scalp fell off instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, he had transformed from a monk into a robust body-refining cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then followed the woman into the dense forest, vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five cultivators hidden in the treetops also disappeared without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night passed in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, as the sun began to rise, it illuminated the entire secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, it dispelled the thick fog, making the view much clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen, with a few branches stuck in his hair, stood atop the tree crown, not moving immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about a quarter of an hour, seven cultivators flew by, riding their swords toward the direction of a distant mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for another half-hour or so, three more figures flew past a few li away, heading in the same direction toward the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen watched as Feng Qi and the others disappeared into the distance, staring for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after their figures had completely vanished from his sight, Song Wen still did not leave. He waited for nearly half an hour longer, but saw no other figures appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Song Wen release the Sacred Gu to scout ahead. After that, he quickly slipped into the dense forest, flying through the trees on his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flew through the dense forest for two days before finally arriving near the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mountain was the highest and largest peak Song Wen had ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Corpse Demon Peak, with its hundred thousand disciples, was not as towering as this\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stood majestically, piercing the clouds, resembling a giant that loomed between heaven\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain was covered with countless forests and streams, intricately intertwined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the mountain peak was shrouded in clouds and mist, sometimes revealing a jagged corner and at other times completely disappearing into the vast sea of clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the winds rose and clouds surged, the peak appeared even more imposing, as if it were a ferocious beast about to awaken, instilling fear in those who looked upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounding the foot of the mountain were several lakes of varying sizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one of the lakes, several dozen li across, two gigantic beasts were locked in fierce combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a tiger over ten feet long, sporting wings on its back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was a crocodile dragon several feet in length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crocodile dragon was covered in thick, shiny scales that emitted a cold gleam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its tail and limbs were powerful; each swing could stir up towering waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crocodile dragon swung its thick tail, attempting to sweep the tiger into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger was agile and quick, its wings shimmering with a bluish light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a gentle flap of its wings, it traced a graceful arc in the air, skillfully avoiding the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>crocodile's attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It leapt high at times and dove down at others, its claws like blades, fiercely striking at the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>giant crocodile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two beasts wrestled in the lake, neither gaining the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crocodile dragon, relying on its strong defense and striking power, continuously pressured the tiger, while the tiger cleverly dodged and counterattacked with its speed and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, the crocodile dragon, leveraging its advantage in the water, successfully drove\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the tiger back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger let out an unwilling roar, spilling a great deal of blood as it flapped its wings and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>flew high into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crocodile dragon fixed its gaze on the direction the tiger had vanished, slowly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>submerging its body into the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle between the two third-grade demon beasts attracted the attention of many\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>external cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least twenty or thirty people, including Song Wen, were aware of the two beasts' fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people regarded the lake and the misty mountain peak as forbidden areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The territory of third-grade demon beasts was not something these foundational cultivators could intrude upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the two beasts finished fighting, the hidden cultivators began to reveal themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the foot of the high mountain, there were huge entrances located to the southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These entrances were ten zhang high (33.33m or 109.35ft), all leading into the mountain's\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>interior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators either flew high above or sneaked through the dense forest, almost all heading toward these four entrances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for an hour without seeing any cultivators nearby, Song Wen dashed toward the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nearest entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance was built with grandeur and regulation, but countless years had passed, leaving\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it in ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once smooth ground had become severely cracked and broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping into the entrance, the surroundings abruptly turned pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, with his spiritual sense restricted, Song Wen could only release the Sacred Gu to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>guard his front and back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passage was winding and inclined downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking a short distance, Song Wen suddenly felt a sensation of being spied upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, he noticed two bats hidden in the crevices of the passage's ceiling, without any spiritual energy aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These ordinary bats were kept by a cultivator for reconnaissance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they emitted no spiritual energy, Song Wen had subconsciously overlooked them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being spied upon by ordinary birds and beasts was indeed quite unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the dark passage ahead, dozens of black needles, thin as hairs, silently shot toward Song\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen like the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it hadn't been for the Sacred Gu extending Song Wen's spiritual sense range to four hundred\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>meters, he might not have even had time to summon a defensive barrier upon realizing the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of the Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read (RDC) ahead on (pa treon.com\u002FCinderTL) - Chapter 496.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early access starts at $5. 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