Chapter 542: The Mysterious Gray Crane

Although there are quite a few spirit beasts near Mount Mount Tuoyun, they are basically low-tier spirit beasts of the first or second tier. The only spirit beast above the third tier nearby is the Cloud Crane Demon King hiding in the White Crane Ridge thousands of li away.

Although this spirit beast had advanced to a demon king for over three hundred years, its cultivation base had always been only at the early Golden Core stage. When Chen Chen Jinliang was still there, the White Crane Demon King was not his opponent at all. If it weren't for the fact that it was a spirit beast that excelled in speed and had a few means of saving its life, I am afraid it would have already died in Chen Chen Jinliang's hands.

For these few hundred years, except for the spirit beast turmoil, when the White Crane Demon King would take the initiative to drive spirit beasts south, this demon king would not dare to approach Mount Mount Tuoyun too much on weekdays.

However, since Chen Chen Jinliang passed away, Mount Mount Tuoyun had no powerful Golden Core cultivator sitting in command, and the Cloud Crane Demon King, who had been suppressed for hundreds of years, finally began to become somewhat arrogant. The last spirit beast turmoil almost led its subordinate spirit beast army to break through Mount Mount Tuoyun's protective formation.

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

Since the Ma family snuck an attack on Mount Mount Tuoyun, the defensive power of the entire Mount Mount Tuoyun was greatly weakened. The Cloud Crane Demon King, who had already healed its injuries, also began to appear near Mount Mount Tuoyun, which immediately scared Lin Lin Yutang and the others who had just taken back Mount Mount Tuoyun.

Seeing that the Gray Crane Demon King and Song Song Qingming had not fought for a few rounds before they were somewhat inferior, and took the initiative to withdraw from the battle, everyone on Mount Mount Tuoyun standing in the protective formation revealed a look of surprise on their faces.

Having a Cloud Crane Demon King nearby who was always eyeing Mount Mount Tuoyun covetously was already enough to give these people a headache. Now that another more powerful Gray Crane Demon King had come, it would be somewhat bad if two demon kings appeared at the same time. The people on Mount Mount Tuoyun at the scene looked at the Gray Crane Demon King outside, and their faces also revealed a hint of unease one after another.

Seeing this powerful third-tier spirit beast outside, none of them dared to step forward to confront it, and could only hide in the protective formation, waiting for support from the mountain.

Later, the Cloud Crane Demon King attacked a market next to Mount Mount Tuoyun again. After Song Song Qingming learned the news, he immediately rushed to support. The two fought a battle outside. This time, Song Song Qingming used all his means and took Jin Feng with him to defeat the Cloud Crane Demon King head-on. Although he suffered some injuries, the Cloud Crane Demon King still relied on its innate divine ability to shake off Song Song Qingming, who had been chasing it all the way.

"The old man has been on the mountain for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen the senior take action. I didn't expect the senior's divine ability to be so strong. This spirit beast didn't even dare to fight in front of him and was scared away all at once. This is truly beyond my expectation!"

Song Song Qingming nodded slightly to everyone, frowned, and looked at the Gray Crane Demon King outside, his heart also revealing a hint of confusion.

"Hehe! Li Daoyou is right. With Senior Song here, Mount Mount Tuoyun will definitely be worry-free in the future. We have truly found a big backer here."

Since then, the somewhat timid and cautious Cloud Crane Demon King had never appeared near Mount Mount Tuoyun again.

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

Although he could not tell where this gray crane came from, when Song Song Qingming saw the means it used to attack, he immediately distinguished that although this spirit beast looked a bit like the Cloud Crane Demon King, its means and divine abilities were vastly different, and it should not be a spirit beast of the same kind. His heart was also slightly relieved.

Before the "Ink White Sword" could get close, a golden shield immediately appeared in front of the Gray Crane Demon King, directly blocking Song Song Qingming's magic treasure "Ink White Sword."

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

"Eh! Eighth Junior Brother, what is going on? Hasn't Senior Song come yet? What about that spirit beast just now?" Seeing everyone at the foot of the mountain standing to the side happily, without the nervousness of facing the spirit beast not long ago, Lin Lin Yutang was also somewhat confused, not knowing what had happened.

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

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

The first time was when the Cloud Crane Demon King brought quite a few subordinate spirit beasts to test and attack Mount Mount Tuoyun. With the help of many Foundation Establishment cultivators and the protective formation, Song Song Qingming very easily beat back the Cloud Crane Demon King and the many spirit beasts under its command.

"What? Defeated that demon king so quickly?" After hearing Zhang Rong's explanation, Lin Lin Yutang's face revealed a few more hints of surprise.

"Gray Crane Demon King, I haven't heard of it! I don't know if it has anything to do with that Cloud Crane Demon King." Song Song Qingming said with a confused face, then ignored Lin Lin Yutang and flew down the mountain directly.

Song Song Qingming had just come down from the mountain top when he immediately bumped into Lin Lin Yutang, who was flustered and wanted to go up the mountain to ask for his help.

Not long after, dozens of cultivators from Mount Mount Tuoyun rushed down in a hurry, and it was Lin Lin Yutang and the others who were preparing to come and help.

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

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

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Lin Lin Yutang shook his head quickly: "Reporting to the senior, we have never seen this Gray Crane Demon King before, nor have we heard of it. It looks a bit like the Cloud Crane Demon King, but it is definitely not him. Looking at the way it attacked the protective formation at

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

"Which Demon King has come, after all? Did you see clearly?"

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Lin Lin Yutian shook his head quickly and said, "Reporting to the senior, we have never seen this Gray Crane Demon King before, nor have we heard of him. He looks somewhat like the Cloud Crane Demon King, but it is definitely not him. Judging by the way he is attacking the grand formation at the foot of the mountain, his strength is clearly stronger than the Cloud Crane Demon King's."

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

The Gray Crane Demon King standing outside the grand formation seemed somewhat unhurried. He did not continuously attack the Mount Tuoyun Mountain's protective grand formation; every time he launched an attack, there was basically a short interval, and the direction of his attacks was also chaotic, as if he were testing the power of Mount Tuoyun Mountain's protective grand formation.

Hearing the people around him discussing excitedly with happy faces, Zhang Rong also revealed a trace of envy on his face. Thinking back to when Song Song Qingming first came to Mount Tuoyun Mountain, his and Song Song Qingming's cultivation bases were about the same, but now they were worlds apart.

Lin Lin Yutian had already taken the initiative to go to the summit to invite Song Song Qingming, the Golden Core senior stationed at Mount Tuoyun Mountain, to help. Zhang Rong and the others were all silently praying for Song Song Qingming to come quickly and lead them to drive away the Demon King before them first.

Seeing this, Song Song Qingming did not act carelessly. He immediately flashed his figure to the side, directly dodging this somewhat sharp attack. Then, the "Mobi Sword" in his hand transformed into a black sword light, quickly flying out of his hand and arriving before the Gray Crane Demon King with a monstrous momentum.

Seeing that Lin Lin Yutian was still somewhat worried, Zhang Rong responded with a calm face, then took two Foundation Establishment cultivators and walked out of the protective grand formation together. The three of them transformed into several sword lights and headed north as well.

A moment later, this white light also quickly landed on the ridge, revealing Song Song Qingming's figure and the flying boat beneath his feet.

After seeing Song Song Qingming suddenly appear, the Gray Crane Demon King, who was attacking the protective grand formation, immediately turned around and stared intently at the Song Song Qingming before him. Then, he shook his wings and fanned out two powerful wind blades, heading straight for Song Song Qingming.

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

"Senior Song just defeated that Demon King and is chasing him 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 see if you can find them. If Senior Song encounters any trouble, send a message immediately, and I will organize manpower to go and help."

At the foot of Mount Tuoyun Mountain, a gray crane with a body size of five or six zhang looked at the protective grand formation of Mount Tuoyun Mountain. A moment later, its huge wings suddenly fanned, and it immediately fanned out two bolts of thunder that crashed directly onto the protective grand formation not far in front of it.

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

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

The Demon King before them was clearly not one of the old rivals Song Song Qingming had met, but he did not look like a Demon King who had just advanced recently either; he seemed to be an outsider who had only arrived near Mount Tuoyun Mountain recently.

After blocking Song Song Qingming's attack, the Gray Crane Demon King immediately retracted the shield beside him, fanned his wings, and flew directly into mid-air. After circling around Song Song Qingming, he flew away directly to the north.

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

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

(End of this chapter)