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"No wonder Jiangnan Prefecture is quite famous; the human cultivators here are quite different from those we've seen before!"

On the back of that ugly monster were more than a dozen young demon cultivators of various shapes and sizes, all with a mocking expression on their faces.

Even if they only have the strength of the Qi Refining stage, they wouldn't dare to easily discuss True Immortals. But we have three Foundation Establishment cultivators on our side, while they only have one. The advantage is obvious on our side, so what are we afraid of?

"That's right, those humans who sail on the Qianlong River are the most cowardly. Occasionally, they'll capture a few for a meal, but those guys will do anything to survive."

"I like to tease them when I have nothing to do, to make them think they can live, to let them run around for a while before I eat them. That tastes the sweetest."

One of the demon cultivators couldn't help but lick his lips, as if savoring the memory.

"This is more interesting. Otherwise, why would we have come all this way? Young Lord and True Lord are watching this bet. We must perform well. If we can kill a few human prodigies, we might be noticed and allowed to enter the inner palace for cultivation."

Shen Shanshui could hear the laughter of these demon prodigies clearly, and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Using humans as a snack? Yunzhou is clearly dominated by human cultivators, yet they still allow this to happen.

It seems that Jiangnan Prefecture, or perhaps Qingyang County, has become too comfortable, leading Shen Shanshui to be overly optimistic about the current state of the cultivation world.

"Si Kui, it seems she's not afraid of you at all?"

"Hahaha……"

The obese demon with a catfish-like mustache standing to the side burst into laughter, his tone laced with sarcasm.

Si Kui, who had been mocking, had her hands on the hilt of her sword at her waist, but after hearing the taunts from the person next to her, she silently let go.

Shen Shanshui, with his keen senses, took in this subtle scene.

This demon cultivator named Si Kui spoke quite arrogantly just now, but he doesn't seem to be an impulsive demon.

"It seems that my Dragon Lord's Mansion has kept too low a profile all these years, and the world has forgotten that the waterways of the entire Yunzhou are under the control of my Dragon Lord's Mansion!"

"Humans, on our territory, you not only don't behave yourselves, but you also dare to bark like madmen?"

The demon cultivator on the other side, who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, stood with his arms crossed, also sneering, his gaze fixed menacingly on Shen Shanshui.

"Enough with the nonsense! That piece of trash Bai Zhuo has disgraced my Dragon Lord's Mansion! Now, any cultivator dares to provoke us. If you're hesitant to act, then let me do it!"

The flesh-mountain cultivator was clearly very dissatisfied with the leader, the demon cultivator called Si Kui. Demons are inherently unruly and never follow rules and etiquette, so even those from a unified force are not necessarily on good terms.

"Come and have some fun inside Grandpa Catfish Mountain's belly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the flesh mountain cultivator suddenly opened his mouth, and almost instantly, a sky-swallowing fish mouth covered the sky and the sun, bursting out with terrifying suction force!

The pressure of a Foundation Establishment cultivator descended instantly!

A sudden gust of wind arose, and the river water rushed in. Under this terrifying suction force, the surrounding mountains even showed signs of collapsing.

"Be careful, real people!"

Upon seeing this, the cultivators on the treasure ship were terrified and quickly tried to warn Shen Shanshui.

"The world isn't all like County Magistrate Wu and County Magistrate Liu."

Despite the immense suction force, Shen Shanshui remained completely still. An invisible barrier of sword energy seemed to isolate everything, and he even had the strength to protect the people on the treasure ship behind him.

"How is that possible?"

When the supernatural power ended, Nian Shan saw that Shen Shan Shui hadn't moved an inch, not even lifting his Taoist robe. Besides feeling incredulous, he was even more furious at having lost face!

Before he could unleash his supernatural powers, a flash of sword light appeared before Shen Shanshui, and a figure appeared in front of him in an instant, like a ghost.

Nian Shan's pupils contracted as the sword-like finger, gleaming with sword light, pressed against his brow. Thin drops of blood slid down his nose and dripped onto his obese body.

Shen Shanshui's aura was restrained, unlike the immense power created by the fleshy mountain demon cultivator's previous use of supernatural abilities.

But this sent a chill down the other man's spine; large beads of sweat mixed with traces of blood rolled down his face, and he dared not make the slightest move. He even had a premonition that if he made any movement, his fat, bloated head would be instantly severed!

How did this person manage to do that? He couldn't even catch a glimpse of the other person's figure; it was as if they had teleported out of thin air!

Is this something a Foundation Establishment cultivator can do? Even those Foundation Establishment cultivators who specialize in extreme speed techniques probably couldn't do it, right?

What just happened?!

In the blink of an eye, none of the people present had time to react.

There was no Foundation Establishment battle as expected; Shen Shanshui defeated his opponent in a single exchange.

The cultivators on the treasure ship fell silent, and even the young demon cultivators who had been laughing and joking were too shocked to speak.

Even Si Kui and another Foundation Establishment demon cultivator panicked, as they hadn't even seen how their companion had been defeated.

An eerie silence fell over the room as Shen Shanshui stared coldly at Nian Shan.

"Release Nianshan!"

The demon cultivator named Si Kui was the first to react, drawing his magical sword from his waist.

"Human, are you determined to fight to the death?"

"What a joke! You almost destroyed the treasure ship, and even took the initiative to attack. Now you want to talk about a fight to the death with me?"

Shen Shanshui chuckled. If it weren't for the treasure ship behind him, he would have definitely taken Nianshan's head without hesitation and then fled far away.

"What...what do you want?"

Nian Shan swallowed hard. Having his head pressed against by a Foundation Establishment cultivator whose strength was impossible to discern was a truly unpleasant feeling. The fact that the other party hadn't immediately killed him meant that they were still holding back. Since they were holding back, there were conditions to discuss.

"The treasure ship was damaged; ten thousand top-grade spirit stones will be left to compensate for the loss!"

"Ten thousand!"

Nian Shan thought the other party was crazy. Where would he get so many top-grade spirit stones? Even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator is wealthy, they still have a lot of extravagant spending on daily life. Not everyone is an ascetic like Shen Shan Shui.

"Human, release Catfish Mountain, and let this matter drop, shall we?"

This bet is merely a competition among juniors below the sixth level of Qi Refining; it is not a matter of pride.

Si Kui and another Foundation Establishment demon cultivator looked extremely angry.

I thought I had run into an easy target and was going to take advantage of him, but I never expected that this good-for-nothing, Nian Shan, would get himself into trouble and not even be able to hold out for a single exchange!

"I don't want to repeat myself a second time; I'll only give you ten breaths to choose from!"

Shen Shanshui's expression remained unchanged.

Things have come to this point; either release Nian Shan directly, or that's impossible. Since Shen Shanshui has taken action, how could he not make the other party pay the price?

Shen Shanshui might have to test his skills today to see if he can defeat three Foundation Establishment cultivators in a row. If he doesn't make a big fuss and attract those who are secretly watching but unwilling to make a move, things might get out of hand.

"Si Kui! Wu Meng! I only have three thousand top-grade spirit stones, and you two bastards aren't helping me. If I really die here, how will you explain this to your True Lord!"