Chapter 542

Although there are many demon beasts near Mount Tuoyun, they are basically low-tier demon beasts of the first or second grade. The only demon beast above the third grade nearby is the Yunhe Demon King, who is hiding in the Bai He Ridge thousands of miles away.

Although this demon beast has been an advanced demon king for more than three hundred years, its cultivation has always been only at the early-stage of Jin Dan. When Chen Jinliang was still around, the Bai He Demon King was no match for him at all. If it weren't for the fact that it is a demon beast that excels in speed and has some means of escaping, it would probably have died at the hands of Chen Jinliang long ago.

For these few hundred years, except when the demon beast turmoil occurs and the Bai He Demon King takes the initiative to drive demon beasts south, this demon king usually doesn't dare to approach Mount Tuoyun.

However, since Chen Jinliang passed away, Mount Tuoyun has had no powerful Jin Dan cultivators to sit in charge, and the Yunhe Demon King, who had been suppressed for hundreds of years, finally began to become somewhat arrogant. During the last demon beast turmoil, it almost led its army of demon beasts to capture the mountain-protecting formation of Mount Tuoyun.

If it weren't for the fact that Chen Jinliang left Feng Yangde a third-grade mid-quality spirit talisman, which severely injured the Yunhe Demon King, it would have been very difficult for Mount Tuoyun to hold on until the Xiaoyao Sect arrived to support them.

Since the Ma family launched a sneak attack on Mount Tuoyun, the entire defensive strength of Mount Tuoyun has been greatly weakened. The Yunhe Demon King, who had already healed its wounds, also began to appear near Mount Tuoyun, which suddenly frightened Lin Yutang and the others who had not long since taken back Mount Tuoyun.

Seeing that the Gray Crane Demon King had only exchanged a few moves with Song Qingming before being somewhat unable to match him and taking the initiative to withdraw from the battle, everyone at Mount Tuoyun standing in the mountain-protecting formation all showed a look of surprise on their faces.

Having a Yunhe Demon King nearby who is always eyeing Mount Tuoyun is already enough to give them a headache. Now that a more powerful Gray Crane Demon King has come, if both demon kings were to appear at the same time, it would be a bit bad. Everyone at Mount Tuoyun looked at the Gray Crane Demon King outside, and a trace of unease appeared on their faces.

With so many of them, seeing this powerful third-grade demon king outside, no one dared to step forward to confront it and could only hide in the mountain-protecting formation, waiting for support from the mountain.

Later, the Yunhe Demon King attacked a market near Mount Tuoyun again. After Song Qingming learned the news, he immediately rushed to reinforce it. The two fought a battle outside. This time, Song Qingming used all his means and, together with Jin Feng, defeated the Yunhe Demon King head-on. Although he suffered some injuries, the Yunhe Demon King still relied on its innate supernatural powers to shake off Song Qingming, who had been chasing it all the way.

"I have stayed on the mountain for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen the senior make a move. I didn't expect the senior's supernatural powers to be so strong. This demon king didn't even dare to fight in front of him and was scared away all of a sudden. This is really beyond my expectations!"

After Song Qingming nodded slightly to everyone, he frowned and looked at the Gray Crane Demon King outside, a trace of confusion appearing in his heart.

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Li is right. With Senior Song here, Mount Tuoyun will definitely be worry-free from now on. We have really found a great backer here."

In the few years since then, the somewhat timid and cautious Yunhe Demon King has never appeared near Mount Tuoyun again.

During the ten years he sat in charge of Mount Tuoyun, Song Qingming also dealt with the Yunhe Demon King several times.

Although Song Qingming didn't know where this gray crane came from, after seeing its means of attack, he immediately distinguished it. Although this demon king looks a bit like the Yunhe Demon King, its supernatural powers are vastly different, and it should not be the same kind of demon king. He also felt slightly relieved in his heart.

Before the "Mo Bai Sword" could get close, a golden shield immediately appeared in front of the Gray Crane Demon King, directly blocking the magic treasure "Mo Bai Sword" issued by Song Qingming.

"You guard the formation, I will go out and meet him first to see how strong this demon really is!"

After Song Qingming gave his instructions, he raised his right hand slightly, instantly summoned his magic treasure "Mo Bai Sword," and killed his way out of the formation with his sword.

The hundreds of Mount Tuoyun cultivators standing behind the mountain-protecting formation, led by Zhang Rong, immediately stood in place holding formation flags, inputting their own magic power into the mountain-protecting formation through the formation flags in their hands to strengthen the defensive power of the mountain-protecting formation.

"Could it be that this Senior Song intentionally didn't use his full strength in the battle with the Yunhe Demon King back then, and I misjudged him?" Thinking of this, Lin Yutang could only shake his head.

"Humph! Demon, where are you going? Fight me for another two hundred rounds!" Seeing that the Gray Crane Demon King wanted to escape, Song Qingming shouted loudly and took out the "Phantom Boat" in front of everyone, turning into a white light and chasing in the direction the demon king fled.

"Eh! Eighth Junior Brother, what's going on? Hasn't Senior Song come yet? What about the demon king from just now?" Seeing everyone at the foot of the mountain standing to the side with happy faces, no longer having the tension of facing the demon king from just a moment ago, Lin Yutang was also a little puzzled, not knowing what had happened.

The strength of the Gray Crane Demon King at the foot of the mountain just now was clearly better than the Yunhe Demon King back then. How could Song Qingming defeat the opponent so quickly?

Song Qingming, stepping on the "Phantom Boat," chased the Gray Crane Demon King, one after the other, and had already quickly traveled hundreds of miles. The two had now arrived at a high mountain in the northwest corner of Mount Tuoyun.

The first time was when the Yunhe Demon King brought many of its subordinate demon beasts to test and attack Mount Tuoyun. With the help of many Foundation Establishment cultivators and the mountain-protecting formation, Song Qingming easily repelled the Yunhe Demon King and its many subordinate demon beasts.

"What? You defeated that demon king so quickly?" After hearing Zhang Rong's explanation, Lin Yutang's face showed a few more traces of surprise.

"Gray Crane Demon King? I haven't heard of it! Could it be related to that Yunhe Demon King?" After Song Qingming said this with a puzzled look on his face, he ignored Lin Yutang and turned to fly down the mountain.

Just as Song Qingming came down from the top of the mountain, he quickly bumped into Lin Yutang, who was rushing up the mountain in a panic to ask for his help.

A moment later, dozens more cultivators from Mount Tuoyun rushed down in a hurry; they were Lin Yutang and the others who were preparing to come and help.

The Gray Crane Demon King flew to a ridge on the side of the mountain peak and stopped directly. Then it stood in place, turned its body, and stared tightly at the white light not far behind it that had been chasing it relentlessly.

"Which demon king came? Did you see clearly?"

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Lin Yutang shook his head quickly and said: "Reporting to Senior, we have never seen or heard of this Gray Crane Demon King before. It looks a bit like the Yunhe Demon King, but it is definitely not him. Looking at the way it attacked the formation at the foot of the mountain, its strength is clearly stronger than the Yunhe Demon King."

He had also seen the scene of Song Qingming's great battle with the Yunhe Demon King back then. Although Song Qingming's strength could steadily suppress the opponent, it took a lot of effort to finally defeat the Yunhe Demon King.

The Gray Crane Demon King standing outside the formation seemed to be somewhat unhurried. It did not continuously attack the mountain-protecting formation of Mount Tuoyun. Every time it launched an attack, there would basically be a short interval, and the direction of the attack was also messy, as if it was testing the power of Mount Tuoyun's mountain-protecting formation.

Hearing the people around him discussing happily, a trace of envy appeared on Zhang Rong's face. Thinking back to when Song Qingming first came to Mount Tuoyun, his cultivation was about the same as his, but now it is a world of difference.

Lin Yutang had already taken the initiative to go to the top of the mountain to invite Song Qingming, the Jin Dan senior sitting in charge of Mount Tuoyun, to help. Zhang Rong and the others were silently praying for Song Qingming to come quickly to lead them to repel the demon king in front of them first.

Seeing this, Song Qingming was not careless. He immediately flashed to the side, directly dodging this somewhat sharp attack. Then, the "Mo Bai Sword" in his hand turned into a black sword light, quickly flew out of his hand, and arrived in front of the Gray Crane Demon King with a monstrous momentum.

Seeing that Lin Yutang was still somewhat uneasy, Zhang Rong responded calmly, took two Foundation Establishment cultivators, and walked out of the mountain-protecting formation together. The three turned into several sword lights and headed north.

A moment later, this white light also quickly fell onto the ridge, revealing Song Qingming's figure and the flying boat under his feet.

After seeing Song Qingming suddenly appear, the Gray Crane Demon King, who was attacking the mountain-protecting formation, immediately turned around and stared tightly at Song Qingming in front of it. Then, it flapped its wings and fanned out two powerful wind blades, heading straight for Song Qingming.

Fortunately, they reached a deal with the Song family in time and invited Song Qingming to Mount Tuoyun, which gradually stabilized the situation at Mount Tuoyun.

"Senior Song has just defeated that demon king and is chasing north!"

"Eighth Junior Brother, it is somewhat dangerous for Senior Song to go and chase the demon king alone. You take two fellow Daoists and go take a look to see if you can find them. If Senior Song encounters any trouble, send a message immediately to inform me, and I will immediately organize manpower to go and help."

At the foot of Mount Tuoyun, a gray crane with a body size of five or six zhang looked at the mountain-protecting formation of Mount Tuoyun. A moment later, its huge wings suddenly flapped, and it immediately fanned out two flashes of lightning that directly hit the mountain-protecting formation not far in front of it.

A moment later, a green light flashed, and a young figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone; it was Song Qingming, who had just arrived at the foot of the mountain.

After seeing Song Qingming's figure, Zhang Rong and the others suddenly felt relieved and immediately stepped forward to salute Song Qingming.

The demon king in front of them was clearly not one of the old rivals Song Qingming had seen, but it didn't look like a demon king that had just advanced recently either. It seemed to be an outside demon king that had only recently arrived near Mount Tuoyun.

After blocking Song Qingming's attack, the Gray Crane Demon King immediately put away the shield beside it, flapped its wings, and flew directly into mid-air. After circling around Song Qingming, it flew away to the north.

After carefully looking around, Song Qingming put away the "Phantom Boat" under his feet, walked directly to the front of the Gray Crane Demon King, and arched his hands with a smile:

"It has been a long time since we parted back then. Senior Long Feng, long time no see!"

(End of chapter)