Mortal: Starting with the Falling Cloud Sect, I proved my Dao through gacha pulls.

Upon entering Tianxing City, Su Mu felt his horizons broaden.

The streets in this city are wide and flat, with shops lining both sides of the road, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Su Mu observed that most of the shops at the foot of the mountain were run by ordinary people, and the items they sold were all common everyday items, nothing particularly special.

He casually walked into a small shop and spent two spirit stones to buy a complete map of Tianxing City.

Since there were no restrictions on flying within Tianxing City, he summoned the Rainbow Shuttle and flew through the air while referring to the map to familiarize himself with the city's layout.

Before long, he found the location of the teleportation array, which was set on the fifty-fifth floor of the sacred mountain in the city.

Before heading to the fifty-fifth level of the Holy Mountain, Su Mu first went to the renowned bookstore Baimen Pavilion in the city and bought detailed information on all the monster islands in the outer sea, as well as various monster illustrations and annotations that have been discovered so far.

After everything was settled, he piloted the Rainbow Shuttle and landed directly on the fifty-fifth floor of the Holy Mountain. A magnificent hall built entirely of white giant stones stood there; it was the Starry Sky Hall, which controlled inter-domain teleportation.

After a brief look, Su Mu stepped into the hall.

At this time, there were already more than ten cultivators waiting inside the hall, and a Star Palace steward was also present. Among the crowd, there were three Core Formation cultivators, and the lowest cultivation level among the rest was already at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Upon seeing Su Mu enter, the cultivators' eyes lit up, and they quickly stepped forward to greet him:

"Fellow Daoist, are you also heading to the outer sea to hunt demons? Our destination is Qiyuan Island. Would you mind joining us? That way we can share the teleportation spirit stones and save some money."

Su Mu immediately shook his head and declined. Although Qiyuan Island was the most prosperous island in the outer sea, the surrounding waters were extremely dangerous.

More importantly, the Cunjin Pavilion on the island is the property of Feng hope, a powerful demon in human form. He doesn't want to linger under the nose of such an old monster and cause trouble.

He inquired about the whereabouts of the other cultivators and learned that one group went to Ningcui Island and the other to Shuangfeng Island.

After a moment's thought, Su Mu chose to travel to Twin Peaks Island with two other late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Ningcui Island was where Han Li hunted demons in the original story. In just a few years, he hunted down a large number of demons, and the resources were greatly depleted.

Su Mu naturally didn't want to pick up leftovers, so he immediately chose Twin Peaks Island, which hadn't yet been ravaged by humans. He figured the monsters on Twin Peaks Island would be "very welcoming" to this uninvited guest.

After making up their minds, Su Mu and the two cultivators walked together to the teleportation array inscribed with the words "Twin Peaks Island". The three of them each took out more than two hundred spirit stones to raise the teleportation fee.

The Starry Sky Palace steward affixed a teleportation talisman to each of the three, then raised his hand to activate the array.

As a flash of white light passed, when Su Mu and his companions opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a simple stone chamber. Inside the chamber, another Star Palace steward was coldly observing them.

As soon as Su Mu landed, his fingertips quietly gripped the Void Teleportation Talisman, while his divine sense was fully activated, and he vigilantly scanned his surroundings.

After confirming that there were only the four of them in the stone chamber and no ambush, he lowered his guard slightly and bowed to the steward.

"May I ask, fellow traveler, is this Twin Peaks Island?"

"Indeed, this is the island. If you have no further questions, once you leave the stone chamber, you may proceed on your own."

The deacon gave a curt reply, then closed his eyes to rest, saying no more.

Su Mu nodded, then walked out of the stone chamber decisively.

This stone chamber was located right in the center of a small town. As soon as Su Mu stepped out, he saw shops all around and street vendors hawking their wares. The items sold were all materials from demonic beasts, and the whole street was bustling with activity.

Su Mu strolled along the street with great interest and found that the street stalls mostly sold low-level monster materials below level five, with very few monster cores and materials of level five and above.

He then turned and walked straight into the largest shop in the city.

The quality of materials in this shop is far superior to that of outside vendors. Not only are there many high-level level 5 monster materials, but there are also several live level 4 monsters imprisoned in the cage.

The shopkeeper was talking to someone when he caught sight of Su Mu entering. He scanned Su Mu with his divine sense and detected his cultivation level. His eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly stepped forward with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist, you look unfamiliar. Are you perhaps new to Twin Peaks Island? Would you mind looking after my shop's business?"

Su Mu withdrew his gaze from surveying his surroundings, subtly scanning the people in the shop with his divine sense before bowing to the shopkeeper and saying:

"I am new to this place and would like to obtain information on the recent sightings of monsters in the waters around Twin Peaks Island. Do you know if you sell any here, shopkeeper?"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper narrowed his eyes, a smug smile appearing on his face.

"Fellow Daoist, you've come to the right place! Please take a look!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he casually waved his hand, and a jade slip flew out from the counter behind him, clearly indicating that he was already familiar with the process.

Su Mu reached out and took the jade slip. After briefly probing it with his divine sense, he nodded in satisfaction. The information contained in the jade slip was very recent and detailed, exactly what he needed.

Seeing that Su Mu looked satisfied, the shopkeeper immediately smiled and held up two fingers.

"A sincere price: twenty spirit stones."

Su Mu didn't care about the price, casually tossed out twenty spirit stones, and turned to walk away.

Just then, a cultivator who had been sitting quietly in the corner of the shop suddenly spoke, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Fellow Daoist, you're new here. Would you like to join us in hunting demons? That way, we can look out for each other."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu didn't even turn his head. He simply waved his hand dismissively and walked away with an indifferent expression.

"Hmph! He's only at the Pseudo-Core Formation level, yet he dares to be so arrogant! Once he suffers a loss outside, he'll know the benefits of sticking with us!"

The cultivator, having been publicly humiliated, immediately became indignant. The others in the shop, however, simply smiled and remained silent.

After leaving the shop, Su Mu followed the information in his hand and went straight to a nearby sea area where low-level monsters frequently appeared, wanting to personally verify what he thought.

After flying dozens of miles from Twin Peaks Island and arriving at his destination, his divine sense detected several demonic beasts lurking beneath the sea.

Su Mu first found a first-tier water snake demon, casually unleashed a flame, instantly killing it, but his lifespan did not increase.

He then killed several second- and third-tier monsters and found that his life points had increased by three.

Current Life Number: 83

"There's definitely potential!"

Su Mu's eyes lit up, and he immediately began to carefully search for traces of the level four demonic beast.

After a stick of incense had burned, he finally discovered a monster resembling a lobster near a group of reefs.

"A level four demonic beast, the Crimson-Armored Demon!"

Su Mu glanced at it and, comparing it with the records in the classics, instantly recognized the origin of this demon.

This demon is entirely crimson like flames, with an incredibly hard shell. When enraged, it emits a blinding red light, hence its name, the Crimson-Armored Demon.

The Crimson-Armored Demon then caught sight of Su Mu in the air, abruptly stood up, its giant pincers opening and closing repeatedly, emitting ferocious roars.

The next moment, it slammed its tail into the water, and its massive body suddenly leaped into the air, pouncing towards Su Mu.

"Well done!"

Seeing this, Su Mu not only did not retreat, but instead withdrew all the magical artifacts around him. He did not even activate any spells. Instead, he turned his body in the air and lashed down with one leg like a whip!

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, the red-armored demon was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the reef, shattering the hard rock into pieces.

It staggered to its feet, still reeling from the dizziness, when Su Mu was already upon it, punching it straight at it!

In haste, the Crimson Armor Demon had no choice but to hold its pincers horizontally in front of it, its entire body radiating a dazzling scarlet aura.

Su Mu's fist was as powerful as thunder, directly piercing through its pincers. Then, he exerted force with both hands and actually tore the pair of hard demonic pincers off.

The Crimson-Armored Demon let out an extremely shrill roar, completely going mad. It opened its huge mouth and lunged at Su Mu like a madman.

Su Mu remained indifferent, pressing down lightly with one hand to hold its head, then twisting his waist and thrusting his arm like a spear, directly piercing through the red-armored demon's body.

He lifted the dying red-armored demon high with one hand, and with a sudden jerk of his arm, the massive demon body instantly shattered into pieces, turning into a cloud of blood mist and mangled flesh.