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Chapter 222 Old Ape, I Want to Make a Deal with You (6k)

At this moment, Zhou Qing slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of excitement, and then he immediately stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Second Master, the curse has been removed!"

The Second Master smiled faintly and said, "Just get rid of him, but don't be careless. Check him thoroughly to make sure he doesn't have any tricks up his sleeve."

Zhou Qing nodded, and the huge soul slowly opened its eyes and began to screen again and again...

Xuanyuan Shuo didn't expect that the two would come back so quickly. It should have taken less than three hours.

Is the mark planted by the flat-haired beast removed just like that?

How did you do it?
The second uncle, who had returned, took Zhou Qing to find a flying monster from Taiyao Mountain to test it. After the mark did not appear again, he was completely relieved.

"There's no time to lose. What are you waiting for? Let's go!" said the second uncle excitedly.

Xuanyuan Shuo nodded, his eyes also full of anticipation.

Zhou Qing quickly gave a reassuring look to the worried Lu Yaoyao and Yan Xiaohu below.

Then the three of them headed straight for Taiyao Mountain.

……

Today's Taiyao Mountain is facing real internal and external troubles.

Internally, the many demon kings who were once suppressed by Emperor Peng have now divided into factions and are ready to make moves.

Externally, millions of human soldiers are on high alert at the distant border, and the two neighbors, Blood Prison Mountain and Thousand Illusion Cave, are watching covetously.

But everyone knows that no one can get a piece of this delicious pie.

Because whether it is the Dragon King, the Spider King or the human race, no one wants anyone to dominate. In fact, it is good to maintain this delicate balance.

They envy each other, but also consume each other.

But the old ape, Peng Huang's most loyal subordinate, didn't want to just sit there and wait for death.

At the beginning, he even led Peng Huang's former subordinates and made a great wish that whoever could kill Xuanyuan Shuo and avenge Peng Huang would be handed over Tai Yao Mountain.

Along with it, many of Penghuang’s secrets and treasures were delivered.

It has to be said that the Dragon King of Blood Prison Mountain sent people here as soon as possible, expressing his willingness to cooperate. He even followed the old ape and others to harass and attack the border for a period of time.

It was during that period that Xuanyuan Shuo had no time to split himself. After learning that Lin Daochen had been promoted to a third-level formation master, he sent Jiang Pojun, who had stayed in the Eastern Region to investigate for clues about Peng Huang's fall, to invite him.

But not long after, no one knew who had informed the Dragon King, and he realized the situation belatedly, and immediately chose to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers.

Since Taiyao Mountain is now leaderless, let them fight among themselves first. I can secretly support a few potential demon kings and control the situation.

Anyway, no matter which party takes action, the other two parties will not agree, so why be the first to take action?

shhhhhh!
At this moment, three figures had already sneaked into the heart of Taiyao Mountain.

Xuanyuan Shuo opened the communication jade slip and sent a message to inquire about the news.

Soon, hundreds of secret letters came quickly. These were from the spies he left behind in various places in Taiyao Mountain.

Once there is any disturbance in Taiyao Mountain, or if any abnormal situation is detected in Blood Prison Mountain or Thousand Illusion Cave, the relevant information will be transmitted and integrated as soon as possible.

After all, the situation is so chaotic, and people on the border really want to join in the fun.

After seeing that everything was normal, the three continued to go deeper.

"Such a strong smell of blood!" Soon, Zhou Qing's nostrils twitched slightly and he spoke softly.

The two men didn't say anything, just pointed forward.

Soon after, tens of thousands of demons were seen fighting in a stone forest.

Leading the charge was a large man with a wolf-beast body and a bear-paw-faced man, who were fighting each other. Both of them were emitting the cultivation fluctuations of the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Obviously, without Penghuang's previous suppression, these demon kings who had long been resentful of each other due to issues such as territory and resources finally couldn't hold back and the conflict broke out completely.

The three of them did not intervene, but quietly walked around and continued on their way.

Not long after walking, we saw another fierce fight between two forces. It was a demon king with a human face and a snake body, fighting with a tiger king.

The entire river was dyed green by the poisonous fog, and various giant snakes and tiger corpses were lying all over the ground.

The three of them moved forward, and wherever they went, there were corpses lying all over the place and the pungent smell of blood.

Broken limbs, debris and broken weapons can be seen everywhere.

It is clear how chaotic Taiyao Mountain is now.

"This shows the importance of a leader!" The second uncle couldn't help but sigh.

Xuanyuan Shuo sighed slightly, his eyes deep as he said, "This is a miniature version of the Shengwu Dynasty."

Hearing Xuanyuan Shuo's pointed words, the second uncle said meaningfully, "Eating too much can kill you."

Xuanyuan Shuo didn't say anything, but Zhou Qing couldn't help but frown.

So, are those fighting below from various sects?
"We're here!" After another half an hour, the three of them stopped.

What appeared before them was a huge mountain that towered into the clouds.

The entire mountain was pitch black, as if it were made of a single piece of black iron, emitting an icy and hard aura.

There is not a single trace of vegetation growing on the steep mountain walls, which appear particularly cold and austere under the gray sky.

This place was not like the noisy areas they had passed through before. Instead, it was completely silent, with almost no sound at all.

But according to Zhou Qing's perception, there were hidden auras everywhere on the mountain.

"This is the residence of Emperor Peng. Now it seems that all his former direct descendants have gathered here!" said the second uncle.

Xuanyuan Shuo said, "You mean to say that before Peng Huang died, he said that his residence was enclosed in a five-colored barrier that could only be opened with the Great Demonic Order?"

The second uncle glanced at Zhou Qing inconspicuously, then nodded and said, "Yes, it's better than your border area, right?"

Xuanyuan Shuo didn't refute him, but responded calmly, "I really didn't expect that he could get such a good thing. However, although the Seven Star Demon Binding Formation is a four-color formation, its coverage is extremely large. Ordinary five-color formations may not be able to compare."

"Yes, yes, your formation is powerful!" The second uncle raised the corners of his mouth slightly with a hint of sarcasm.

After hearing this, Xuanyuan Shuo shook his head helplessly, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he was too lazy to argue with the second uncle anymore.

Zhou Qing remained silent, his eyes fixed on the top of the mountain.

Although there are clouds and mist there, if you look closely, you can find that the clouds and mist are not soft and ethereal, but have a heavy and stagnant feeling.

With his current understanding of the formation, he can basically be sure that the entire mountain is shrouded in a layer of restriction.

Maybe it is the five-colored magic circle that Peng Huang mentioned.

However, according to his speculation, this five-color magic circle should include both inner and outer areas.
The outer layer is most likely controlled by the old monkey trusted by Peng Huang. When Peng Huang is not around, the old monkey handles related matters according to his instructions.

Or perhaps, just like now when the Peng clan is facing life and death, this place has become the last refuge.

Otherwise, why did Peng Huang say in the image stone left in the mine cave of Beimang Mine that as long as the old monkey saw the mark, he would understand the reason for everything?

As for the inner layer, I think it is the real residence of Penghuang, which can only be entered by Tai Yaoling.

"Cover your breath!" The second uncle turned to Zhou Qing and said.

As they are at the Soul-Slaying Realm, they can easily wipe out all the living creatures on this mountain.

But the consequences of this are unpredictable.

Once they know that the things left behind by Peng Emperor have been taken away by humans, do you think Jiao Emperor and Zhu Emperor will still sit idly by like they are now?

For them, the things left behind by a demon king were a long-coveted target. They had only chosen to endure it temporarily due to the delicate balance of power among various parties.

If they knew that the things were gone, they would definitely use this as an excuse to unite and launch a crazy attack on the human border.

This is what no one wants to see.

After hearing this, Zhou Qing immediately used the "Virtual Realm Dharma" to stabilize his aura at the level of an ordinary person and disappeared into the invisible world.

Xuanyuan Shuo took out three feathers with faint runes flickering on them. "Wearing them on your body can effectively mask the scent of the human race. These flat-haired beasts have very sensitive noses."

The second uncle took the feather, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said with a smile: "No matter how smart it is, it's not as smart as Zhou Qing!"

Even though he said that, he still took it and held it in his arms.

When Zhou Qing heard the second uncle say that he had a sharp nose, his heart tightened slightly, and a barely perceptible trace of guilt flashed across his face. He also reached out to take the feather and placed it properly.

Immediately afterwards, the three of them quietly sneaked towards the peak.

As he got closer again, Xuanyuan Shuo stopped immediately and made a hushing sound.

The old man gave Zhou Qing a wink.

Zhou Qing understood what he meant and immediately took out the oval-shaped Tai Yao Order.

With the infusion of spiritual power, Tai Yaoling first trembled slightly, and then, layers of ripples appeared in front of the empty space.

"Get ready. Be careful once you go in." The second uncle warned in a low voice.

Zhou Qing let out a long breath, then followed the two of them and dove in...

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The mountain where Penghuang Feng Xuanyi lives is called Black Wing Peak. In his heart, his greatest hope is that one day it can be renamed Golden Wing Peak.

On the surface, changing a name seems easy enough, just a matter of talking.

However, his lineage is not a true pure-blooded Peng clan after all, and only a very thin trace of Peng clan blood flows in his body.

Their main method of cultivation is to devote all their energy to continuously purifying their own blood, hoping that one day they will be able to shed their mortal feathers and become a true divine bird that can soar into the sky.

Until one day, Peng Emperor Feng Xuanyi, by chance, obtained some scattered ancient books and learned some secrets about the old Peng King. The old Peng King had already reached the perfection of the Soul Severing Realm, and his bloodline was extremely pure. Although he was still a step away from becoming a half-step pure blood, he was already very close.

If he could find the burial place of the old Peng King, perhaps he could extract something from it, or perhaps even inherit its essence and blood.

To this end, he specially selected young members of his own direct lineage, quietly led them to the human land, and began the search.

The result was obvious. The burial place was found, but the old emperor killed him with just one finger.

The inheritance really did exist, but Zhou Qing and No. 6 took it away after burning three incense sticks.

Zhou Qing, on the other hand, used the essence and blood of the real golden-winged Roc left by the old Peng King, as well as the [Enlightenment Post] and [Good Luck Post] to cultivate the "Emperor Brilliance Sutra" to perfection.

Unwilling to give up, Feng Xuanyi once again set foot on the human territory, wanting to find other powerful demons who had appeared in the Eastern Region.

In the end, he was seriously injured by Xuanyuan Shuo's sneak attack, and the half-pure blood Suanni bone that Zhou Qing brought him made him unable to restrain the greed in his heart.

He wanted to refine it and improve his cultivation, but in the end he was turned into ashes, leaving no trace of his body.

From now on, this Black Feather Peak will never have the chance to change its name.

As for those more outstanding younger generations of the clan, they were also regarded as nourishing nutrients by the corpse of the old Peng King and were devoured.

Therefore, the Black Wing Peak is now truly on the decline, and it seems to be only a matter of time before it becomes a vassal of others.

Unless, in this extremely short period of time, they can miraculously give birth to another Demon King of the Soul-Slaying Realm.

But, is this possible?

When the three of them sneaked in quietly, they discovered that there were several small peaks around the Black Wing Peak.

There is a sentry post on each small hill, guarded by many agile eagle monsters.

Among them, there are quite a few demon kings who have reached the state of transformation, and almost all of them have retained their original wings.

The three of them carefully avoided these outposts and continued to approach the core area.

As they got closer, a majestic and magnificent cave appeared before their eyes.

The gate of the entire cave is made of huge black stones, and runes can be vaguely seen flashing.

On both sides of the gate stands a huge statue of a Peng bird, which is lifelike and magnificent.

In front of the cave, there were five flying demon kings pacing back and forth, but they would gather together from time to time, anxiously discussing something.

"Black Swan, Blazing Sky Falcon, Ghost Kite, Split Skylark, and Bone Crow, these are all Peng Emperor's direct subordinates. It seems that after Peng Emperor's fall, there are almost no other demon beasts on Black Wing Peak. They are all trustworthy feather tribes."

Xuanyuan Shuo frowned.

The second uncle pointed to the other side and said, "Are you blind? Can't you see there's an old monkey over there?"

Zhou Qing followed his gaze and, sure enough, saw an old monkey sitting quietly on a rock under a tree.

He was leaning on a cane, his hair was sparse and messy, but he said nothing, his sunken eyes staring at the sea of ​​clouds in front of him, as if he was thinking about something.

It turned out that this was the old monkey that Peng Huang mentioned. The second uncle had even snatched the Immortal Drunken Wine from him before.

Xuanyuan Shuo said, "Of course he's different. The most powerful person in the entire Black Wing Peak is undoubtedly Feng Xuanling, but the smartest one is undoubtedly this old ape. This old monkey has been behind the scenes giving us a lot of advice in the stalemate with the three demon mountains on the border until now."

The second uncle waved his hand and said, "Let's ignore all this for now. Let's do it together and erase their memories afterwards. Without the Tai Yao Order, they won't know that the things in this cave are gone."

Xuanyuan Shuo nodded, and just as they were about to act together, he immediately said, "Wait a minute!"

"What's the matter again?" The second uncle said speechlessly.

Zhou Qing, who was about to leave, almost rushed out.

Xuanyuan Shuo immediately took out the jade slip of information and said solemnly after reading it, "The Dragon King of Blood Prison Mountain and the Spider King of Thousand Illusion Caverns have arrived and are rapidly approaching here."

The second uncle sighed and said, "This isn't a storybook, why are there so many twists and turns? Isn't it better to just go smoothly?"

Despite saying this, the three of them quickly hid themselves.

After all, there are two Demon Kings in the Soul-Slaying Realm here. If something strange happens when the cave is opened, it will be a troublesome thing.

After waiting for a few breaths, the old monkey sitting on the stone also received the relevant information and snorted coldly.

After he stood up, he turned into an old man with wrinkles all over his face and sparse hair.

"Stop making noise, we have guests!" the old monkey said in a low voice.

The five demon kings immediately started cursing and followed the old ape forward, but they did not dare to step out of the range of Black Feather Peak.

Sure enough, after a while, a dark cloud was seen rolling in across the sky, with faint flashes of lightning.

Immediately afterwards, a huge black dragon circled out.

This dragon is hundreds of feet long, covered with blue-black scales that gleam with a cold luster. Its eyes are as big as lanterns and emit a faint green light.

This is the overlord of Blood Prison Mountain - the Black Water Dragon.

Soon, it transformed into a big man with chest hair, with a sturdy and strong figure, bulging muscles, and full of power.

Almost at the same time, the ground shook violently.

I saw a huge octopus spider leaping out, the eight eyes on its head all emitting a red glow, and the mouthparts of each eye kept opening and closing, making a "clicking" sound, which was chilling.

But in the blink of an eye, she turned into a charming woman in a red long dress, with a graceful figure, a natural laziness and charm all over her body, and her look was full of charm.

This woman is the overlord of the Thousand Illusions Cave - the Ghost-faced Demon Spider.

"We greet Senior Jiao Huang and Senior Zhu Huang!" the old ape said with a slight bow.

The Dragon King first raised his head and laughed loudly. The laughter was deafening, like rolling thunder.

Then he said in a voice as loud as a bell: "Old Ape, this time I came here to make a deal with you."

"This deal is actually good for the three of us. You can consider it!" The Spider Emperor first glanced at the Black Wing Peak that was under a ban in front of him, and then said in a delicate voice.

As she spoke, she raised her hand slightly and gently smoothed the hair by her ear, looking extremely charming.

The old monkey frowned when he heard this.

What other deal could there be? It’s just Taiyao Mountain.

But in the past few years, they have sent people to contact him privately, but they have never joined forces like today.

Could it be that they have reached some kind of hidden agreement?
After a brief silence, the old ape suppressed his inner uneasiness and slowly spoke, "I wonder what the transaction you two elders are referring to?"

The Dragon King stared at the old ape with a sharp gaze, and there was an unquestionable sense of oppression in his eyes.

He said in a deep voice, "Now that Brother Feng has passed away, Taiyao Mountain is leaderless and in chaos. Various factions are constantly squabbling, like a pile of loose sand. As close neighbors, we could have held off for now, considering our past friendship."

Having said this, the Dragon King paused slightly and looked at the several demon kings behind the old ape. "But, the two demon kings behind Taiyao Mountain, the Weilun Demon and the Qingluo Beast, have now reached a cooperation. Old Ape, how long do you think you can hold out on Black Feather Peak alone?"

The Spider Emperor took over the conversation at the right moment, his tone gentle but sharp. "Yes, you may be able to hide in this Black Wing Peak for a while and find temporary peace, but what about the other demons in Taiyao Mountain?"

"Right now, some are killing each other internally, others are secretly joining other factions, and even some humans are watching covetously from the sidelines, waiting for an opportunity to strike."

As he spoke, the Spider Emperor suddenly turned his gaze towards Xuan Hu, Gui Yuan, and the other five demon kings, and said with a half-smile, "By the way, you guys, do you really want to leave the future of the Peng clan to him alone?"

Upon hearing this, several demon kings looked at each other and snorted in unison.

What a clumsy plot to sow discord.

If I don't trust the old monkey, should I trust you two outsiders with ulterior motives?
They don't want to live a life of dependence and dependency from now on.

The old monkey's crutches creaked when he heard this, but he quickly relaxed and said, "What exactly is this deal you're talking about?"

The corners of the Jiao Emperor's mouth curled up slightly, and then he said, "Leave the Weilun Monster and the Qingluo Beast to us. We will also fully support you in becoming the new emperor of Taiyao Mountain."

"In this way, everything will return to its former state. Taiyao Mountain will still have an owner, and order will be restored."

"Even if the human race dares to invade, we can lend a hand and jointly resist the enemy."

"What are the conditions?" The old monkey stared at the Dragon King with sharp eyes and asked directly.

Seeing this, the Spider Emperor took a step forward, his eyes gleaming with greed, and he said impatiently, "The condition is that we enter Brother Feng's cave..."

"Impossible!" Before the Spider King could finish his words, the old ape refused without hesitation.

Not to mention the extremely rare things in the King's Cave, this cave itself is the last resort for all the Peng people.

It is precisely because everyone is drooling over it and restraining and hindering each other that they have been able to hold on until now and constantly find ways to survive.

But once they lose this last support, the Peng clan will instantly become lambs to be slaughtered and bullied by others.

By then, everyone would probably want to rush up and bite them.

The fact that these two demon kings were now so serious in "discussing" with him, a demon king, did not mean they really thought highly of him.

It was because they knew that if they used brute force to forcibly break through the Black Feather Peak, the huge sensation caused would definitely attract the powerful human beings in the Soul-Slaying Realm.

Even the Weilun monster and the Qingluo beast behind Taiyao Mountain would hear the news and rush over in an instant.

Everyone wants to get a piece of the pie in this chaos, but they are also greedy and want to dominate everything.

And when everything is divided up, the Peng people, no longer of any use, will become lost dogs.

Either they will become vassals of other forces in humiliation, or they will be hunted by humans.

Seeing the old ape's determination, the Spider King's face flashed with displeasure, and his originally charming smile instantly turned cold.

"Old Ape, you have to think it over carefully. We are old acquaintances, and we can still give you a seat because of our acquaintance. But when those two guys come, they won't be as easy to talk to as we are."

The Spider Emperor's voice was still gentle, but it carried a biting chill.

(End of this chapter)