Chapter 204: First Kill in the Upper Realm, Slaying the Demon Ape

For now, they were in no rush, so they were merely using the power of the laws to fly, without unleashing the Kunpeng Technique or the Zhenhuang Technique.

This Upper Realm must be teeming with experts; if they were to be so ostentatious, they would sooner or later attract the covetous eyes of others.

Now that Gangzi had left and Feng Lao did not know when he would return, they had to remain low-key to avoid being coveted by others in this Upper Realm.

The territory of this Upper Realm was truly vast and boundless; they had been traveling for half a month, yet they had not seen a single living soul.

So much so that at this moment, they did not even know where they were, and even Qingyi was completely bewildered.

Although she originated from the Upper Realm, the regions she had set foot in were very limited, and this happened to be a province she had never visited.

After about another half a month had passed, they finally made a discovery.

About a hundred kilometers away, they heard the sounds of fighting, the roars of a giant beast, and saw talisman light flashing there.

"Kill..."

The sounds of fighting were intense; clearly, it sounded like there were quite a few people.

"Roar..."

The giant beast was bellowing, roaring as if it felt threatened.

"Let's go! Let's go over and take a look!"

Mengchen said, and then the five of them flew over, quickly arriving in the sky above that location.

After seeing the scene below clearly, Mengchen and the others furrowed their brows slightly; it was a group of human men, all strong and sturdy, wearing clothes made of animal skins and holding heavy bone weapons, intending to hunt down that Demon Ape.

The Demon Ape was a Primordial Remnant, a supreme fierce beast in the Lower Realm; it was a giant black ape with a pair of white sheep horns on its head, fleshy wings on its back, and a body as large as a small mountain.

This Demon Ape was at the Spirit Transformation Realm, yet those human men were only at the Cave Heaven Realm, which puzzled Mengchen.

Logically speaking, the laws of the Upper Realm were complete and the spiritual energy was abundant, so cultivation should be very fast; why were the people he saw so weak in cultivation?

After thinking it over, Mengchen soon felt relieved, realizing that the Upper Realm was vast and boundless, so naturally, there were barren lands and prosperous regions.

Clearly, looking at these people, one could tell they were hunters working together to kill this Demon Ape; those who had to struggle so hard to survive were naturally the impoverished people from a barren land.

Perhaps these people lacked higher cultivation techniques, which was why they were only at the Cave Heaven Realm!

This group of men numbered twenty in total, all at the Cave Heaven Realm, with the highest among them having opened only eight Cave Heavens, which floated outside their bodies, emitting a precious glow.

Although they were many, their opponent was a formidable Primordial Remnant with a higher cultivation realm; it was truly unknown who would emerge victorious in this battle.

"Damn Demon Ape, you raided our village, causing heavy casualties to our wives and children; today, no matter what, we must kill you." A man below raised the giant bone axe in his hand, pointed at the Demon Ape, and said, filled with malice.

The Demon Ape spoke coldly: "Hmph! Damn humans, death is just death; for you small fry to want to kill me is truly a daydream."

"Roar..." The Demon Ape let out a roar, unleashing a terrifying gale that blew several men surrounding it, causing them to tumble down, leaving bloody gashes from the raging wind on their bodies as fresh blood flowed out.

Without a doubt, at this moment, the Demon Ape's words made the expressions of Mengchen, Qingyi, and Xiyao turn cold.

"Everyone, attack together!"

Someone shouted, and all the men brandished their bone weapons and charged; even the few men who had been blown away by the gale earlier climbed up and charged forward.

"You killed my wife and child, go to hell!"

"Father, if your spirit is in Heaven Domain, watch as your child avenges you!"

"My child is dead, my wife is gone; at worst, I'll perish together with you beast."

As they charged, they roared, as if they had gathered the hatred in their hearts into strength.

Hearing their words, Mengchen and the others naturally understood the origin of the matter. These men were avenging their deceased loved ones.

"So noisy! All of you, go to hell!"

The Demon Ape roared, its entire body exploding with red light, its pupils becoming incomparably scarlet; it had activated the unique berserk state of the Demon Ape, becoming murderous, and its aura increased to a terrifying level.

In just an instant, two men were sent flying by the Demon Ape's punch and instantly fainted, and then one after another, more people were struck and knocked unconscious.

"Not good!" Mengchen frowned; if they kept watching, these people would likely not escape the Demon Ape's slaughter.

"Boom—" Mengchen's entire body emitted a faint golden light; with a wave of his hand, he pointed from afar at the Demon Ape, and a beam of golden light shot out, suppressing it so that it lay prone on the ground, unable to move an inch.

This sudden change made the group of men feel deeply astonished, and for a moment, they all looked around.

Following that, Mengchen and the others slowly descended to the ground; the aura they faintly exuded made the group of men feel terrified upon seeing them, and they all became grave.

Clearly, the sudden appearance of Mengchen and the others left them unsure if it was good or bad, and they all assumed a defensive posture.

Mengchen and the others landed and did not engage in any communication with the group of men; Mengchen strolled toward the Demon Ape, his low voice ringing out.

"Was it you who just said 'damn humans, death is just death'?"

The Demon Ape had been scared out of its wits the moment it was suppressed, its whole body trembling; hearing Mengchen's soul-piercing voice, it was too terrified to even open its mouth.

"I am asking you a question. Can you not hear me?"

Receiving no response, Mengchen pointed a finger, and the suppressing golden light suddenly became as heavy as a million catties, directly crushing the Demon Ape's bones to powder, causing it to howl in pain.

Amidst the howling, the Demon Ape cried out: "It was me! It was me! My Lord, please spare me! I will never dare to say that again!"

"Since it was you who said it, there is no 'again'; go to hell. Before you are reincarnated in your next life, you had best not forget: do not look down on humans."

After Mengchen finished speaking, he pointed his finger again; this strike directly crushed the Demon Ape, extinguishing its life.

Of the twenty men, after the previous collision with the Demon Ape, less than half were still standing; the others had all fainted, though there was no immediate danger to their lives.

At this moment, the few men still standing properly shielded their unconscious companions behind them, all looking at Mengchen, as well as Qingyi, Heizi, Xiyao, and Xiaohuang, with uneasy expressions.

"It just died like that... this youth is so powerful; looking at his attire, could he be a genius disciple of the Western Sect?!" A man whispered to his companion beside him.

His companion responded in a low voice as well: "I think so too; I fear only disciples of such a great sect could kill this Demon Ape in a single blow."

Mengchen and the others had all stepped into the Venerable Realm and possessed powerful spiritual senses; without a doubt, they had heard every word the two of them said.

Upon hearing this, Mengchen was quite surprised; could it be such a coincidence that they had arrived in the territory of the Western Sect? So he turned and asked: "Brother? You mentioned the Western Sect just now?"

"No... nothing!" The man shook his head in denial.

There had always been rumors that disciples of great sects, not wanting their whereabouts to be known, would kill everyone who had seen them.

Now that he was being asked this, the man naturally did not dare to answer again.

Mengchen naturally saw the man's hidden difficulty, so he withdrew all his aura and said in a very amiable manner, "Big brothers, do not be afraid. We have no ill intentions; we just want to know where this is. Which province does this belong to, and what powerful great sects are there in this province?"

His words, undoubtedly, had not the slightest persuasiveness at this moment; in his helplessness, he thought of the Demon Ape he had killed behind him.

So he picked up the corpse of the Demon Ape, placed it in front of them, and said, "Big brothers, I truly have no ill intentions. This Demon Ape despised us humans and slaughtered wantonly, killing your loved ones. I could not stand by and watch, so I struck it down. I truly have no ill intentions toward you; please believe me."

For a moment, looking at the cold corpse of the Demon Ape to the side, the few men looked at each other, as if they had made some kind of decision, and the man who had mentioned the Western Sect stepped out.

He let out a long sigh, looked up at Mengchen, and said, "Your cultivation is peerless, and killing us would naturally be easy. If I speak and you decide to silence us, please kill us few, but do not harm my brothers who have fainted; they have not seen your true faces or tracks."

Hearing this, Mengchen was puzzled for a moment—what was this all about? How could it be that in this Upper Realm, there were people who could not be seen, and if someone saw them, they had to be killed?!

"This place is called Puhua Province!" the man said.

Then he pointed in a direction and said, "Over there, three million li away, is the Western Sect, one of the peerless great sects within our Puhua Province. If you follow this direction, you will gradually approach places with many living beings. Then, I have heard there is also a force called the Temple that can stand on equal footing with the Western Sect. I know nothing else."

This man himself was also quite puzzled and confused; the youth before him clearly looked like a disciple of the Western Sect, yet he still had to ask him these things, which he truly could not understand.

"Good! Then thank you, big brother!" Mengchen said with a smile, appearing quite amiable.

Seeing that these people were full of defenses against him, staying any longer would only increase their pressure, so Mengchen called for Qingyi, Heizi, Xiyao, and Xiaohuang, and headed in the direction the man had pointed.

"Goodbye, big brothers!"

As the words fell, Mengchen and the others disappeared into the horizon.

At the same time, this allowed the few men to breathe a sigh of relief, feeling fortunate in their hearts that they had truly met a good person. It seemed that disciples of great sects were not all like the legends, who would slaughter everyone who had seen them.

This was Heaven having eyes, sending a young hero who not only saved them but also helped them avenge the blood feud of their loved ones.

Afterward, they hurriedly looked after their companions who had fainted.

In the end, when their companions woke up, they carried the Demon Ape corpse and walked further and further away.

(End of this chapter)