Chapter 184: Hide in the Mountains

When Lou Mu Yan and the others arrived at the foot of the remote mountains, the entire forested mountain was enveloped by mist and the scenery inside was sometimes visible, sometimes not, giving people a sense of mysteriousness.

The remote mountain forest was not an area that must be passed to travel to the central area, but it was a good place to hunt Demonic Beasts.

“The map in the jade tablet categorised this area as Class 3 danger area. We haven’t seen any Sword Masters enter along the way either. We need to be careful.” Yun Zi Mo looked at the remote mountain ahead of them and said.

In the competition space, there were three types of danger areas—namely Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. Class 1 was the most dangerous, while Class 3 was relatively less dangerous, but for it to be marked on the map in the jade tablet by the Organiser meant that it still definitely wasn’t that simple.

Lou Mu Yan took out a few sachets and handed them to the others, “Wear this. There’s some medicinal powder in it that can help guard against venomous snakes and insects.

“The more dangerous the place, the safer it is. Not many Sword Masters enter here. Let’s find a secret place to hide and cultivate.” Lou Mu Yan turned around and said to them: “Follow me well.

“Mo Yan, lead the way.” Lou Mu Yan poked Mo Yan’s body and said with a smile.

Mo Yan’s cold eyes revealed a bit of helplessness. He, a dignified King with his own territory in the Demon Realm, was often ordered around by this woman—even if he told other Demons, they might not even believe him.

But he didn’t hesitate either. He jumped off Lou Mu Yan’s shoulder and headed into the remote mountain.

Lou Mu Yan and the others followed closely behind. They still believed in the ability of this Spirit Pet of hers.

All the way up the mountain, they didn’t encounter a single Demonic Beast, led by Mo Yan to avoid them.

“Should we kill some Demonic Beasts to earn points along the way?” Chi Yi Xuan asked as they walked.

Lou Mu Yan didn’t turn her head back and said, “We can’t. Once the killing begins, it’ll attract the attention of the high-level Demonic Beasts deep in the mountains. Our cultivation plan wouldn’t be able to be implemented then.”

“That’s right. I didn’t think it through carefully.” Chi Yi Xuan pressed his lips together and said.

Lou Mu Yan turned to look at him and said: “No problems, we can kill when we come out.”

The several people hid their auras and rushed through the mountains without rest. They encountered venomous snakes and ants, but when those approached, it was as if they smelt something they feared and avoided them in horror.

Lou Mu Yan’s sachets were highly credited for that. These sachets were also prepared by her before she came.

The Spiritual Force in this remote mountain was much denser than outside, and just walking in the mountains was refreshing.

“Mo Yan, can you feel the level of the King in this mountain?” Lou Mu Yan didn’t communicate telepathically and asked in front of the several people.

Mo Yan walked in front, “There are three Tier 7 Demonic Beasts here, each occupying their own territory. As long as we don’t set foot on their core territory, we’ll be fine.”

“Are there any Spiritual Herbs nearby?” Lou Mu Yan knew that Mo Yan’s nose was very powerful and that he had the innate talent to find Spiritual Herbs and Spiritual Items.

Mo Yan glanced at her lightly, “Naturally there are Spiritual Herbs and Spiritual Items here, but many are guarded by Demonic Beasts. If you want to beat the grass and alert the snake, then I won’t stop you.”

Lou Mu Yan glared at him in amusement, “We can cultivate, come out, then go rob them a bit.”

Her Mental Energy had been dormant the entire time. Although this was the foreshadowing of its evolution, but if it took too long, it could affect the display of her combat power, so she hoped to find some Spiritual Herbs to stimulate her Mental Energy.

“We’re almost there.” Mo Yan was now a Tier 6 Demonic Beast, but his Demonic Sense was at the pinnacle of this interface, so the general situation in this remote mountain was already in his mind.

After walking for another hour, the few people emerged from the lush, primitive, remote forest. What they saw was a large waterfall, and below the waterfall was a deep pond. The Spiritual Force here was even more abundant and denser than outside.

This place had beautiful scenery, a quiet environment, and abundant Spiritual Force. It was perfect for cultivation.

“This place looks very good, so how are there no Demonic Beasts occupying it?” Lou Mu Yan looked at Mo Yan and asked.

Mo Yan walked to a tree that had withered and fell to the ground, looked at it casually and said, “There should have been a Demonic Beast occupying this place before, but who knows why it doesn’t appear anymore. Either it died or it went out.”

“What if it comes back?”

“Naturally either we keep it here or we chase it away.” Mo Yan raised his eyes, as if saying ‘your questions were very boring’.

Lou Mu Yan shrugged and looked around. After thinking about it, she took out an Array Flag from her interspatial ring and four jade sculptures of the Four Divine Beasts that she had nurtured.

She pinched her fingers, then buried it in the ground at the four locations of East, South, West and North, and planted the Array Flag in the middle of the Array.

Her hands were constantly dancing like butterfly wings and jade-coloured Void Talismans came out of her palms one by one, landing around the Array.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past, enveloping the surroundings near the waterfall with a veil of mist.

“What kind of Array is this?” Yun Zi Mo found that this Array could block the penetration of Mental Energy and it even had the effect of concealing one’s aura, so he couldn’t resist asking.

“The combination of the Four Symbols Killing Array and the Four Symbols Illusory Array.” Lou Mu Yan retracted her hands and said: “As long as there are Demonic Beasts and people passing by, what they’ll see is not a waterfall, but an abandoned mountain range. Forceful entry will have them receive the bombardment of the Four Symbols Killing Array.”

Her tone was very light, but it shocked the others. 

They didn’t expect that Lou Mu Yan’s Array attainments had already reached such a level. Such an Array was probably something that could only be arranged by a Grade 3 Array Master or higher.

“In the past, the Demonic Beast’s cave was in the waterfall. You can use it’s, or you can create a separate one.” Mo Yan stared at the centre of the waterfall and said. 

“Let’s go in for a look.” Lou Mu Yan had a smile on her lips. She tapped her toes and flew into the waterfall. 

The others followed suit and flew in. 

There was a large cave in the depths of the waterfall. The cave was very dry, and the layout was very simple. 

There was also a cave within the cave which was probably the den of the Demonic Beast. 

Looking at a large piece of snakeskin that had fallen off in the cave, it could be judged that the previous owner of the cave was a snake-type Demonic Beast. Aside from the snakeskin, they didn’t find anything else. 

“There’s nothing in this cave. The snake probably either went out or moved out.”

Lou Mu Yan took a look around and felt that this place was quite suitable for them to cultivate, and she was also too lazy to make another cave, “Let’s cultivate here. I’ll use that cave in the cave to refine pills.”

“Sure!” The several people naturally wouldn’t object. 

Since that day, they temporarily lived in this cave. There would be Demonic Beasts breaking in from time to time, but they were either confused by the Array or they were killed by the Array after forcing their way in.

Lou Mu Yan also spent a few days refining a lot of pills, including those that improved cultivation; replenished Elemental Energy; nourished Elemental Energy and one’s origins; antidotes; and those for healing. 

After giving Yun Zi Mo and the others a few bottles of Grade 3 Elemental Energy Purifying Pills, she entered the cave within the cave to absorb the Spiritual Force of Heaven and earth as well, turning it into pure Spiritual Energy in her dan’tian while also constantly refining and absorbing the energy of the Demonic Beast Crystal Cores. 

Time passed bit by bit and the rankings on the jade tablet kept jumping, but Lou Mu Yan and the five others’ didn’t fluctuate. She also quickly dropped from within the top fifty to below one thousandth. 

Seeing that the points for the name ‘Lou Mu Yan’ hadn’t changed since that day, many people guessed that she might have already suffered an unexpected death. As expected, she was a person from a small Kingdom that wasn’t fit to be brought onto the stage.