Baby with Daoist Monarch System

Chapter 661: Chapter 268: A Slap in Elder Qi’s Face (Part 2)

”Besides, it’s just a big fog. Who says it’s the Great Demon’s doing? It’s just a coincidence. Sick Tiger will definitely come back!”

When Old Qi said this, there was a hint of guilt in his voice. He knew very well the situation of the Great Mountain. This sudden fog was enough to suggest that Xu Binghu might really be in danger.

”Old Qi...” Someone in the crowd raised a hand to signal.

”What is it?” Old Qi asked impatiently.

”It’s just...” The person asking took a deep breath, made up his mind, and spoke resolutely.

”This sudden fog in the Great Mountain, none of the brothers have seen it before. We don’t know if there’s any danger inside... Of course, we are very concerned about Sick Tiger’s safety, but no one has ever seen this...”

It’s impolite to say any more.

Old Qi’s face turned ugly. This was practically a slap in his face!

”You all...”

Just as Old Qi was about to say something, Xu Ran spoke up directly.

”I know, in the past three days since my dad disappeared, the uncles and elders in the village have helped a lot. This sudden fog was unexpected; to be honest, I’ve never seen it before either!”

”There is indeed an unknown danger, so everyone should rest first. My dad’s issue, please don’t trouble yourselves further.”

”My mom is also tired, so everyone, please go home for now!”

Xu Ran was directly issuing a polite expulsion order.

”Little Ran...” Old Qi was about to say something when he saw Xiaobai leading Lian Ji into the room and didn’t say anything further.

Actually, Xu Ran didn’t mean to blame the villagers. After all, he himself didn’t know why this fog appeared. There might be an unknown danger, and besides, the strength of these villagers is too low. If there really is something in the fog, it would definitely be dangerous.

Three days ago, Old Qi had gathered everyone to search around the Great Mountain. If they couldn’t find him, then he must not be near the perimeter.

After Xu Ran and Xiaobai escorted Lian Ji back to the room, Lian Ji immediately asked, ”Little Ran, your dad, he’ll be alright, won’t he?”

Holding Lian Ji’s hand, Xu Ran gently said as he let a strand of Innate Qi flow into her body, ”Mom, don’t worry, it’ll be okay.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lian Ji’s eyes slowly closed, her breathing became steady, and she fell into a deep sleep.

Then he got up and said to Xiaobai, ”Xiaobai, you go east, I’ll go west. We’ll search for dad’s tracks in all directions.”

He then glanced at Lian Ji, ”I’ve just transferred a strand of Innate Qi into mom’s body. She’ll be asleep for the entire day tomorrow. Let’s strive to find dad within a day!”

Xiaobai nodded in agreement and then flew toward the eastern part of the Great Mountain.

Xu Ran glanced at Lian Ji and also flew towards the western part of the Great Mountain.

...

A hundred miles away from the Great Wilderness Border Village, in the center of another village, there was a large cauldron with fierce fire burning underneath, the blood-red liquid inside continuously boiling.

Sitting in the cauldron was a robust, dark-skinned man, whose bulging muscles were trying to break through his clothes.

Around the cauldron, a group of people knelt on the ground, their faces filled with fear, terrified of this robust man.

The blood-red liquid around the man kept boiling, and a steaming bloody mist formed a ten-meter-tall ape-like shadow above his head.

”A dead beast, I don’t care how strong you were alive. Dead is dead; letting me, King Mountain, absorb you for my third Body Refining is your honor!”

King Mountain’s voice echoed around the village. The originally dim sky seemed to be covered with a black veil as the shadow appeared.

”Boom---”

The boiling cauldron suddenly exploded, and King Mountain, who was refining his body, leaped towards the ape-like shadow in the sky, his five fingers spread open in an eagle claw gesture.

In the instant the five fingers touched, the ape shadow, originally tens of meters tall, turned into flying ash and directly entered King Mountain’s body.

”Boom----”

King Mountain landed like a thousand-pound weight, causing the surrounding soil to tremble, and his aura swept out like a tidal wave.

Those kneeling on the ground looked even more terrified. Some frail old people and children were directly blown away, lying on the ground, wailing incessantly. Those still kneeling didn’t dare to lift them up, even if they were their own relatives.

”What’s this? Your relatives are on the ground, aren’t you going to help them? Do you want me to help?”

King Mountain’s hoarse voice sounded like the voice of Hell to those listening.

Upon hearing King Mountain’s words, those whose relatives were blown away immediately got up, trying to quickly help their family and check what was happening.

However, just as they stood up, an indescribable pressure swept over them, as if a Great Mountain was pressing on them along with the sounds of cracking bones.

”Ah!!”

”Ah!!”

”Ah!!”

”Ah!!”

Cries of agony rang out, and those who stood up were instantly crushed by the sudden pressure, exploding into bone fragments scattered on the ground, with some fragments landing on the heads of those still kneeling.

Seeing this example, no matter how scared they were, they didn’t dare to move an inch.

”Haha!” King Mountain’s laugh suddenly echoed, looking down at those kneeling, ”Honestly, I should thank you all for bringing back the Body Refining Manual. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known I had such talent!”

King Mountain was originally just a hooligan in this village, using his muscles to bully men and women. But before, the villagers united against him, so no matter how tough King Mountain was, he couldn’t overpower the entire village.

After the Poisonous Snake massacre of the Great Wilderness Border Village, the villagers brought back the Body Refining Manual. By chance, King Mountain found a recently deceased Demon Beast corpse around the village and withstood his First Transformation, becoming the first person in the village to undergo Body Refining.

Thus, King Mountain lived a life of true tyranny, bullying others with his newfound power. The village youth couldn’t stand him and banded together to enter the Great Mountain to hunt Demon Beasts for their First Transformation to resist King Mountain.

After spending almost all the village’s youth, using sheer numbers, they finally slew a Demon Beast, only for King Mountain to ambush them and use the Beast Blood for his Second Transformation.

The recently completed Third Transformation was similarly lucky. While hunting in the Great Mountain, he accidentally fell into a cave where there happened to be a preserved bottle of ape’s Beast Blood.

This ape, while alive, must have been a Great Demon; otherwise, its Beast Blood wouldn’t have remained even after the body decayed.

This time, King Mountain managed to endure the Third Transformation, achieving a Power of 2500 kilograms and acquiring the ape’s bloodline Divine Techniques, Gravity Suppression, allowing him to crush people into bone fragments.

”Honestly, I really should thank the people of the Great Wilderness Border Village for being so generous in sharing the Body Refining Manual.” King Mountain said, stroking his chin.

At this moment, a shifty-eyed man stepped forward, bowing respectfully, ”Brother King, I heard Xu Binghu of the Great Wilderness Border Village went missing in the Great Mountain!”

”Oh?! What’s the story?”

King Mountain was somewhat surprised.

”They say when he went to hunt Demon Beasts in the Great Mountain, he ran into some Great Demon and never returned. It’s been three days without any news!!”

The fame of Xu Binghu was well-known, and everyone knew that it was Xu Binghu who gave the Body Refining Manual to various villages.

”I’ve heard Xu Binghu has undergone the Third Transformation as well, right?”

”Yes, Xu Binghu is the strongest in the Great Wilderness Border Village and also in the mountain villages.” Then his tone shifted, ”Of course, now the strongest person is you, Brother King!”

”Is that so?!” King Mountain pondered for a moment, then suddenly made up his mind, ”In that case, it’s time for us also to properly thank the good people of the Great Wilderness Border Village. Without them, how could I have reached the Third Transformation?”

With that, he stood up, laughed heartily, and headed toward the Great Wilderness Border Village.

The shifty-eyed young man was followed by a group of hooligans, all heading to the Great Wilderness Border Village together.