Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

Gou An stood alone in the underground cave, unaware that anyone else was watching him, so his acting was always on point.

"Fellow Daoist Blackhorn, are you still there?"

"What's the situation inside? Is it dangerous?"

Can you hear me?

No matter how Gou An called out, there was no response from the deep passage.

This puzzled Gou An; what exactly did they want to do?

Just as Gou An was about to slip away, a scream suddenly came from one of the passages.

Soon a demon emerged from one of the passages; it was a toad spirit covered in bumps.

"They've gone mad, they've all gone mad!"

The toad spirit ran out of the cave, looking panicked.

Upon seeing this, Gou An immediately stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"

The toad spirit collapsed in front of Gou An and said, "They've gone mad, everyone who went in has gone mad."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than another demon general charged out.

He was a black bull demon with red eyes, as if he were possessed by a demon, and he was carrying a heavy axe in his hand.

"Die! All of you, die!"

Black Bull charged toward Gou An while shouting "Kill!"

"They've gone mad!" the toad demon cried out to Gou An, "Master, save me!"

But in the blink of an eye, Toad Mirror was surprised to find that Gou An, who had been standing behind him, had run to the farthest part of the cave in the blink of an eye.

"Uh..." The toad spirit was shocked.

Black Bull didn't care about anything else and started hacking at the toad demon with his axe.

The toad spirit gritted his teeth and could only run wildly in Gou An's direction: "Master, save me! I am no match for him. We must join forces."

"You go first, I'll observe his weaknesses!" Gou An saw the toad demon running towards him, while he quickly fled to the other side.

Seeing this, Black Bull stopped chasing the toad and turned to chase after Gou An.

Their mission was to force Gou An to use all his strength to determine his true power.

But Gou An continued to evade, and they couldn't catch up with him at all in the empty stone chamber.

Seeing this, the toad demon secretly swallowed a pill, and the next second his eyes also turned red: "Master Gou, I think I'm not doing well either, you have to be careful!"

After shouting at Gou An, he pulled a long knife from his mouth and surrounded Gou An as if he had gone mad.

Gou An, with his keen eyes, immediately realized that they weren't truly insane, but merely putting on an act, and instantly guessed their purpose.

Faced with the two monsters flanking him from both sides, Gou An still did not choose to make a move, but instead used his agile movements to dodge back and forth in the cave.

Although they appeared to be fleeing in panic and in a sorry state, they were actually all within Gou An's control.

Seeing that their pursuit had been fruitless, the other three demon generals emerged from the passage and joined the attack on Gou An.

Seeing this, Gou An dared not be careless.

So he simply turned around and ran, heading straight for the cave entrance.

As he fled, he shouted behind him, "Fellow Daoist Black Horn, your men have gone mad! Aren't you going to do anything about it?"

But there was no response from behind. Instead, Black Horn suddenly appeared at the cave entrance, blocking Gou An's path.

"Fellow Daoist Black Horn, what are you doing here?" Gou An asked curiously.

In the blink of an eye, Black Horn's eyes turned bloodshot. Without uttering a word, he simply reached out with one hand and grabbed at the air, and a spiked club suddenly appeared in his hand.

Then a stick came crashing down on Gou An.

Seeing this, Gou An could only flip his hand and take out a long sword to block in front of him.

Bang!

A loud bang.

Gou An was sent flying by the hammer blow, crashing heavily onto the cave floor and tumbling several times before coming to a stop.

The other red-eyed demons followed suit and surrounded Gou An, all pointing their weapons at him.

Gou An wasn't sure if they really wanted to kill him or were just testing him, and for a moment he felt like fighting back.

But if he retaliates, it will prove that he has enough strength to kill the Crimson Flame Mountain Lord. If the Blind Tiger suddenly appears, he will be in trouble.

So Gou An had no choice but to continue hiding, and used his Iron Skin Technique to remove part of his Transformation Technique, making himself covered in dog hair, while using the sorcery Hair Needle to protect his body.

With the dual protection of Iron Skin Technique and Hair Needle Body Protection, Gou An's defensive capabilities have increased significantly, enough to allow him to avoid many unnecessary accidental injuries.

Black Horn blocked the cave entrance to prevent Gou An from escaping, while the other five red-eyed monsters continued to besiege Gou An.

Gou An feigned panic and cried for help while desperately dodging, fully cooperating with their act.

Suddenly, Black Horn roared into the cave, and the other five demon generals scattered.

Gou An looked towards Black Horn, and saw that the guy was actually charging towards him with a spiked club, moving at an extremely fast speed, as if he wanted to deliver a fatal blow.

At this moment, Gou An was cornered and seemed to have nowhere to hide.

Although Gou An had the power to retaliate, he pretended to be terrified and stood motionless in place.

Seeking peace is a gamble!

I'm betting that Blackhorn's spiked club won't actually come down.

If it falls, it means Black Horn wants to kill him, but he has a protective magic weapon that can block this fatal attack.

When things really came to this point, Gou An revealed that he possessed a priceless treasure.

Then came the moment of slaughter for Gou An!

Black Horn charged close, then suddenly leaped high into the air, gripping his spiked club tightly with both hands, and brought it down on Gou An's head with astonishing force.

Gou An closed his eyes, pretending that he was powerless to do anything.

call!

A gust of wind howled.

Black Horn's spiked club suddenly stopped a few inches from Gou An's head, and did not continue to fall.

When Gou An opened his eyes and saw this scene, he knew he had guessed correctly.

So he went all out, collapsing to the ground, trembling all over, as if he were terrified.

Black Horn blinked, the red light in his eyes disappeared, then he put down his spiked club, shook his head, and began to act like a drama queen.

"Fellow Daoist Gou, I'm sorry, I think I was just controlled by something!"

At the same time, the red light in the eyes of the other five demon generals also disappeared, and they all pretended to look confused.

However, the acting of these five monsters was not as good as that of the Black Horned Demon; it was rather stiff.

No wonder Blackhorn was able to become their leader; there's a reason for it.

Gou An knew they were acting, so he continued to play along.

"Fellow Daoist, what exactly did you encounter?" Gou An's raised hand was trembling. "It scared me to death! I thought you were going to kill me."

Black Horn quickly stepped forward to help Gou An up: "Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. There are strange things deep in this cave that have affected our minds. We didn't do it on purpose."

Before Gou An could finish speaking, Hei Jiao pulled him towards the cave exit, saying, "This place is not safe to stay any longer; let's leave quickly."

With that, he hurriedly led Gou An away from the underground cave, and they traveled through the valley to board a flying boat and begin their return journey.

Gou An slumped in a corner of the airship deck, still engrossed in his acting.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his whole body was trembling slightly, as if he was still in shock.

Seeing the disdainful glances that the demon generals inadvertently gave him, Gou An knew that he had passed this test.