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Chapter 1177 - 924: Huluwa Rescues Grandpa

[Ling Di: So the master disappeared to go fight the outer heaven demon’s subordinate demon army. Master is mighty!]

[Tang Qin: Learned something new, these two strange creatures are quite formidable. I have yet to cultivate the purification technique. If I encounter them, my life will be at risk.]

[He Miancun: I think the strange blood demon cannot do much against ghost cultivators after all, since we have no blood for it to devour. Also, I happen to have a scroll on purification techniques for ghost cultivators. If Miss Tang is interested, I can teach her.]

[Qing Niao: Ah!! Brother, what did you feed the ice flame with? How did it grow so big?!]

[Tang Qin: Thank you, Senior He. I will seek your guidance upon my return!]

[Bai Yunqi: I will go refine the purification technique now, hoping to relieve Mr. Jiang’s worries soon.]

[Yun Mo: Thanks to Senior Hu’s high standards, I have not fallen behind on my coursework. If I encounter the strange blood demon, perhaps I can put up a fight.]

[Mr. Jiang: Sister, keep it up, work hard on ascending the realm, and your ice flame will naturally grow...]

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As facts proved, there were too many people in the group. Although lively, it was also chaotic.

Initially, the topics revolved around the outer heaven demon, purification techniques, ghost realms, and other discussions, but gradually, it diverged with everyone talking about different things, not knowing where the topics went.

Old Dog lamented Xiao Chuanzi hasn’t come out yet and missed so much excitement.

Leng Yutang complained about the unpredictable weather and how his pace of crafting magical artifacts could not match the demand at East Lake Port, sympathizing once again with the fragile human race.

Yun Ying showcased her recently forged little puppet.

Yuan Man enthusiastically invited Bai Yunqi to visit Cloud City and tour the Underground City.

Qing Niao chased after his brother, praising him with all kinds of compliments...

After a commotion, Miss Hu Jiu couldn’t help but share gossip from Trapped Snake Island, Qu Luming immediately jumped out and said, "Has everyone heard? After many cultivators gathered at Wanmang Mountain for days, there were finally greedy people who couldn’t resist and took action on the power of the celestial force!"

"What happened next?"

"Didn’t the Demon Realm Alliance care?"

He didn’t keep them in suspense, immediately replying with new information: "Later, it somehow angered the power of the celestial force, which devoured all living creatures within a ten-mile radius!"

After speaking, Qu Luming also forwarded several scenes from the site.

Judging from the perspective and content of conversations, it seemed that demon cultivators recorded these accidentally with memory stones while shooting "check-in videos" from a distance.

The scene began relatively peacefully. Some demon cultivators hesitated, trying to approach, with vague excitement in someone’s voice shouting: Array master...found the array’s activation...a stake for every viewer...

Immediately, an old voice asked offscreen: "Heard several array masters were invited to study. Looks like they truly figured out how to activate the ascension array. Should we go take a look?"

"Look at what? The old man has lived too long? Have a heart-to-heart and ask if he has the virtue and ability for ascension to immortality, then think about what fate follows when taking on great burdens with none of that fortune. Alright, we’ve witnessed the Wanmang Mountain Secret Realm, now, let’s leave, there’s still much to do..."

The other voiced wasn’t even finished speaking, but the scene showed the green hills and waters being instantly devoured by a white light, as if it swallowed the sound too.

Seconds later, the white light gradually receded, and nothing was left but the mountain’s center within a ten-mile radius without even a blade of grass.

"Swallowed it all in one bite..." Jiang Yuan frowned deeply while watching. Before setting off on his void journey, he had circled near Wanmang Mountain.

The gathered demon cultivators were numerous, yet he didn’t see any grossly evil cultivator, just ordinary cultivators driven by greed for ascension. Their greed for shortcuts led them astray, though they hadn’t committed grave crimes. He couldn’t indiscriminately kill or absorb their lifespan.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days’ time, those fervent cultivators all perished instantly.

Hopefully, this swallowing would serve as a warning so the demon cultivators in the wilderness stop targeting the power of the celestial force, otherwise sooner or later there will be another round of devouring.

"Old Master, are you asleep?" Jiang Yuan put away the message interface and approached to poke it with his finger. The sensation was bouncy with none of the texture meat should have, "Let’s chat, shall we? Are you hungry? Does mystery also need sleep?"

Frustrated, the other responded angrily: "Do not humiliate me any further! Kill if you must, flay if you will, I’ve accepted my fate!"

"Oh dear, why are we getting angry now? I’m genuinely concerned for you, want some food? I do have something tasty." Jiang Yuan took out a steaming, fragrant large chicken leg from the storage bag, dangling it before his counterpart, "It’s been ages since you last ate, right?"

The enticing aroma wafted over, and the Old Master couldn’t help but open his eyes, his green eyes fixed intently on the chicken leg, remaining silent.

Apparently, mystery does experience hunger but will never die from it.

Back during the Riverfront Village dungeon, those fusions with houses and such also spoke of being terribly hungry and craving, yet they wouldn’t die of hunger and lived tortured.

Finally unable to resist, the Old Master rose rapidly, grabbing the chicken leg offered through the net, devouring it voraciously, almost swallowing the bone.

Having eaten, he’s reluctant to speak another word, merely curling up in the net, closing his eyes unmoving.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan decided not to waste anymore time, returning to the Immortal Shuttle to engage in incense making.

Not sure how long had passed, the Old Master silently counted in his heart, realizing several hours had passed without any indication from the other party.

He immediately sprang up, vigorously tearing and attempting to escape the net’s trap.

However, products of the system can’t be easily damaged by a mere mystery.