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Chapter 240: Infernal Bear

The tianyun spirit ship, swift as the wind, traveled thousands of miles a day.

Three days later, it arrived at the spiritual mountain occupied by the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan. However, as far as the eye could see, it was a scene of devastation and chaos, with only the remnants of the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan's corpses. Under the destruction of a large number of low-rank Yao Beasts, it was difficult to obtain effective tracking clues from the scene.

"What's going on? Who did this?!" Kunling Honored One's face changed drastically as he looked at the scene before him.

"Someone got here first! Could it be the Nine Demon Sect?" Tianshang Honored One's face sank, and he guessed with a frown.

"Senior! What should we do next?" Li Mu looked at Tianshang Honored One, asking with concern. The unexpected turn of events on this trip affected his subsequent actions.

"Let's go back to Linyao City and inquire about the intelligence first! Perhaps we can find out who annihilated the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan!"

Tianshang Honored One glanced at the dejected Kunling Honored One, signaling.

Soon, the tianyun spirit ship returned along its original path, coming and going in a hurry.

As the tianyun spirit ship returned, three Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators quickly flew out, respectfully going to greet it.

"Senior!" The leading Cultivator among the three Soul Transformation Cultivators, a yellow-robed Sword Cultivator, respectfully stepped forward.

"Do you know any intelligence about the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan, and who annihilated them?" Tianshang Honored One flew out of the tianyun spirit ship, going straight to the point.

"The Soul-Devouring Demon Clan, Senior, I know this intelligence, but I'm not very clear about who annihilated them!" The yellow-robed Soul Transformation Cultivator's expression tightened, and he quickly responded.

"Why were they annihilated? How much do you know? Tell us quickly!" Kunling Honored One followed closely, asking with concern.

"Senior, the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan cultivated a po mo xin fruit, which is extremely precious. The three of us originally planned to wait for it to mature and seize it. But a few months ago, when we went there, we found that the Soul-Devouring Demon Clan had already been annihilated. Both six-rank Soul-Devouring Demon Emperors were slain, leaving only a pool of flesh and blood and a severed arm."

"Based on the scene, it should be the Yao Race. Judging by the large number of combat traces left at the scene, if my guess is correct, it should be three six-rank Infernal Tyrant Bears." The yellow-robed Soul Transformation Cultivator responded in detail.

Upon hearing this news, all three fell silent.

Kunling Honored One's face became particularly unsightly. He couldn't help but look up, finally sighing helplessly: "It seems this old man is still fated not to advance further!"

Three six-rank Yao Bears, that battle won't be easy!

"Do you know the route to the Infernal Tyrant Bear's stronghold?" Tianshang Honored One looked at the yellow-robed Soul Transformation Cultivator, asking inquisitively.

Linyao City, which suppresses demons, has an extremely vast coverage area. Naturally, it knows the general distribution of various Yao Race strongholds here. They should have detailed intelligence on the movements of the nearby Yao Race.

"We should have intelligence on the Infernal Tyrant Bear, Senior, please wait a moment!" The yellow-robed Soul Transformation Cultivator responded respectfully.

The two Soul Transformation Cultivators on either side left to gather intelligence for them!

Soon, the two handed Tianshang Honored One a Jade Slip containing the distribution of major Yao Race forces within a hundred thousand miles around Linyao City, which naturally included intelligence on the Infernal Tyrant Bear clan.

Tianshang Honored One took the Jade Slip, immersed his Divine Sense into it, and began to examine it.

After a while, Tianshang Honored One passed the Jade Slip to Kunling Honored One. After Kunling Honored One examined it, he handed it to Li Mu.

Li Mu immersed his Divine Sense, absorbing the massive amount of information within.

Through the intelligence in the Jade Slip, Li Mu learned the general distribution of tens of thousands of Yao Race groups within a radius of two hundred eighty thousand miles.

The Taixuan Border Guard Army guards this city, rotating every three hundred years. Currently, it is known that the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range is the origin of the Yao Race, with four major clans: East, West, South, and North…

The Eastern clans are mainly composed of the Fox Clan, Crane Clan, and Deer Clan, living in dense forests and skilled at manipulating natural elements. The Western clans are led by the Wolf Clan, Lion Clan, and Tiger Clan, living on vast grasslands, valuing strength and speed… The main ranks are first to third-rank. Those with better Bloodline Breakthrough to fourth-rank, achieve fifth-rank Yao King, and then take another step, Undergoing Tribulation to transform, Breakthrough to sixth-rank.

The Jade Slip recorded over fifteen thousand six hundred types of Yao Beasts. The number of low-rank Yao Beasts reached hundreds of millions. Every hundred years, the Taixuan Border Guard Army would leave the city and enter the low-rank Yao Beast area to conduct a massacre, suppressing the number of low-rank Yao Beast groups.

Low-rank Yao Race have extremely low intelligence and cannot communicate. High-rank Yao Beast clans are different.

There are seven hundred twenty known types of high-rank Yao Race. These high-rank Yao Beast clans have fully developed intelligence, no different from the Human Race. They fear death and can communicate relatively well.

High-rank Yao Beast clans have already initially formed a civilized system. Those Yao Beasts with exceptionally high strength can become kings, ruling in all directions, or form stable tribes or clans, and even establish cities and develop civilization.

These high-rank Yao Beasts would establish contracts with the Human Race, respecting each other's territories and not interfering with each other. Although in some cases, small-scale frictions and battles caused by the Scramble of Spirit Treasures are unavoidable, these are not within the scope of the agreement.

Besides conflicts with the Human Race, high-rank Yao Race also engage in internal conflicts among various races for various reasons. These reasons include, but are not limited to, Scramble of territory, seeking Spirit Treasures, or even clan annihilation events caused by personal emotional issues…

To maintain peace and stability among the various clans, the Taixuan Border Guard Army conducts a comprehensive survey every millennium, re-delineating the living areas of each Yao Race.

As for the Advanced Emperor Yao Race area, resources cannot currently be shared, which made Li Mu feel a bit regretful, as many Advanced spiritual plant seeds could not be obtained through trade.

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After reading the contents of the Jade Slip, Li Mu felt incredibly shocked.

Li Mu's Adam's apple involuntarily bobbed, startled by the detailed intelligence on the Yao Race in the Jade Slip.

If just the low-rank Yao Race near Linyao City, guarded by the Taixuan Border Guard Army, already numbered in the hundreds of millions, then how many Yao Beasts would there be in the millions of miles of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range?

Li Mu couldn't imagine. If a Yao Beast tide erupted, except for the Central Continent Spirit Domain, other areas would probably be reduced to ruins. Yao Beasts were inherently stronger than the Human Race, and within the Human Race's governed areas, most Human Race were still Mortals. The number of people who could truly Cultivate Immortality was extremely small.

Facing a tide of hundreds of millions of Yao Beasts, humans would probably be powerless to resist, and it would likely require high-rank Cultivators to turn the tide.

"Alright, we now know the current location of the Infernal Tyrant Bear. Let's go." Tianshang Honored One broke the silence. He placed his hope on the Infernal Tyrant Bear. If the Infernal Tyrant Bear had not devoured the po mo xin fruit, then Kunling Honored One still had a glimmer of hope for advancement.

Soon, the group boarded the tianyun spirit ship and set off for the Infernal Tyrant Bear's territory.

According to the news in the Jade Slip, Infernal Tyrant Bears are naturally ferocious and now occupy the Jiuling Mountain Peaks. At the speed of the tianyun spirit ship, it would take seven days of flight to reach.

Inside the spirit ship, Kunling Honored One stood on the deck, gazing at the primeval world ahead. The scenery along the way was beautiful and lush, but he had no mind to appreciate it.

Tianshang Honored One held a spiritual wine, occasionally taking a light sip, drinking by himself.

Li Mu bid farewell to the two Seniors and returned to his room, resting cross-legged on the bed.

Suddenly, a wisp of Li Mu's Divine Thought attached to the spirit control treasure bracelet, and then he summoned Xiao Jin, Xiao Wa, and Xue'er.

Previously, Xue'er had been complaining to him that staying in the spirit control treasure bracelet was too boring, and she requested to stay with Xiao Jin and Xiao Wa. Li Mu readily agreed.

As soon as the three little ones appeared, they immediately shrank their forms, looking around and surveying the unfamiliar cabin.

"Xue'er, come here for a moment." Li Mu waved to Xue'er.

The Three-tailed Demon Fox - Xue'er nodded happily and walked to Li Mu. Her bright eyes curiously stared at him, asking, "You finally decided to summon us out! Where is this?"

Li Mu gently rubbed Xue'er's head and replied with a smile, "We are in a six-rank spirit ship cabin. We are already in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, and I believe it won't be long before I can send you back to your clan!"

Upon hearing this, Xue'er's body shrank, and she immediately became unhappy.

"I don't want to go back! In the clan, Mother always forces me to Cultivate, and all I do all day is sleep and Cultivate. It's so annoying! It's better to stay here, free and unrestrained. Don't send me back!" Xue'er tugged at Li Mu's arm, pouting and acting spoiled.

Li Mu had a bit of a headache. He originally thought only the Human Race had rebellious periods, but he didn't expect the Yao Race to have such rebellious offspring as well.

Li Mu patted Xue'er's head and patiently persuaded, "Xue'er, don't be willful. Your mother must be very worried because she hasn't heard from you for a long time. Put yourself in her shoes, if you didn't hear from your mother for a long time, what would you think?"

Xue'er directly jumped to Xiao Wa and Xiao Jin's side, saying decisively, "I have a soul token in the clan. As long as the soul token is there, Mother will know I'm fine. Besides, I'm not a child anymore, I can make my own decisions!"

Li Mu couldn't help but shake his head and smile upon hearing this: "What I promised you will not change. Sending you back to your clan is also for your own good!"

"I won't listen! I won't listen! If I go back to the clan, my mother and several Elders will definitely force me to Cultivate, saying something about defending the Fox Clan and guarding the clan. That's not the life I want at all!" Xue'er shook her head like a rattle-drum, looking at Li Mu pitifully, making it hard to refuse.

Xiao Jin and Xiao Wa looked at Xue'er's clingy appearance and couldn't help but feel pity.

"Master, since Xue'er doesn't want to leave, why don't you let her stay with us!" Xiao Jin looked at Li Mu, pleading for Xue'er.

"Exactly, exactly! With us protecting her, Xue'er will definitely be fine! Besides, what could possibly happen with Master?" Xiao Wa looked at the pitiful Xue'er and suggested to Li Mu.

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Fox demons are indeed spiritual beings that charm all living beings. The Three-tailed Fox Demon - Xue'er, currently feigned a pitiful appearance. Her eyes sparkled with crystalline light, as if carrying all the grievances and sorrows of the world. Her delicate little nose slightly wrinkled, as if expressing the bitterness in her heart. Her cherry-like mouth was slightly open, as if calling for others' pity and sympathy.

Her three snow-white tails behind her were also drooping to the ground, having lost their usual agility and pride.

Her fur was smooth as silk, but it exuded an aura of loneliness and helplessness. Her body trembled slightly, as if enduring immense pain and pressure.

Seeing this scene, anyone would feel a strong urge to protect her. The impulse to hold her tightly in their arms and shield her from all the world's storms was almost irresistible.

Xue'er's innate charm made Li Mu's heart tremble. This fellow, what would she become when she grew up even more?

Then he looked at Xiao Jin and Xiao Wa, two simpletons.

Li Mu couldn't help but feel a headache.

Xue'er was just a fox demon. Her pitiful appearance might just be a means to bewitch others. Her sadness and grievances might be her unconscious performance to achieve her goals. Her loneliness and helplessness might be her trick to evoke others' sympathy.

Xiao Jin and Xiao Wa, these two simpletons, had no vigilance whatsoever and were easily fooled!

"Master, why don't you take me as your Spirit Pet? Just let me follow you! I don't want to go back to the Fox Clan! Please, please!" Xue'er

Upon hearing Xue'er's words, Li Mu's mouth twitched slightly. This little fox demon was planning to treat him as a long-term meal ticket.

However, having witnessed the demeanor of a six-rank transformed fox demon, and knowing Xue'er's father was a seven-rank eight-tailed fox demon, with a large Fox Clan behind him, Li Mu didn't have the guts to take the little princess of the Fox Clan as his beast. He rejected her without hesitation.

Li Mu put Xue'er back into the spirit control treasure bracelet, then ordered Xiao Jin and Xiao Wa to guard the room.

Li Mu set up an isolation array, then formed hand seals, summoned the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire, and condensed the Skyfire Refining Furnace, beginning to perform Artifact Refining.

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Time flew by, and seven days passed in a flash.

The tianyun spirit ship arrived at its destination, slowly decelerating and lowering its altitude.

At the front of the tianyun spirit ship, Li Mu, Tianshang Honored One, and Kunling Honored One gazed into the distance.

Three days ago, the lush primeval forest had disappeared from sight. Their current location was a place called Desolate Valley in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range. This was the breeding ground of the Corrosion Demon. These Yao Beasts feed on highly poisonous substances, their bodies are full of venom, and even the air they exhale contains toxins. The places they inhabit are generally barren, with no vegetation.

The highest achievement of the Corrosion Demon is the Seven-rank True Spirit, an extremely terrifying existence among Yao Beasts of the same rank. Ordinary Yao Beasts do not dare to confront them. However, several hundred years ago, this race was completely annihilated by an eight-rank great Yao Beast from the Yao Emperor area. Although the Corrosion Demon has been eliminated, due to its extremely powerful toxins, the vegetation on this land still cannot Rebirth.

In this desolate place, a cut-open mountain was particularly striking. This mountain was divided into nine peaks, known as the Jiuling Mountain Peaks. This was the habitat of the Infernal Tyrant Bear. The rest of the area was loess Gobi, and the air was filled with purplish-green poisonous gas.

However, in this dangerous place, there was a spiritual mountain embraced by the Jiuling Mountain Peaks. Its sight was as spectacular as an oasis in the desert, making one feel curious.

Due to the excessive toxic gas and numerous dangers in this area, the Taixuan Border Guard Army did not venture here, and the Soul Transformation powerhouses guarding the city had never seriously surveyed this place.

Infernal Tyrant Bears are naturally ferocious, and with the presence of three six-rank Infernal Tyrant Bears, the Taixuan Border Guard Army had no detailed records of why this spiritual mountain could survive in the poisonous miasma and remain lush and vibrant to this day.

"Finally here! I hope this old man's trip isn't in vain." Kunling Honored One clenched his fists, appearing particularly excited.

Tianshang Honored One floated out, turned to look at Kunling Honored One and the subordinates, and arranged in detail: "These Infernal Tyrant Bears are extremely violent and difficult to deal with. I will go alone to contain the three six-rank Infernal Tyrant Bears. You secretly search for the po mo xin fruit. The po mo xin fruit needs to be mature and can only be consumed under specific conditions. If none of the three Yao Bears show signs of Undergoing Tribulation, the po mo xin fruit should not have been consumed by them yet."

"If there's no trace of the po mo xin fruit on that spiritual mountain, it must be on those three six-rank Infernal Tyrant Bears. If negotiations fail, we will need to use the tianyun spirit ship… It will take me some time to deal with them. Kun Ling, you handle the other Yao Beasts…"

Tianshang Honored One meticulously arranged the battle plan, finally looking at Li Mu and saying with concern: "Little Friend Li, you should stay on the ship for now. The tianyun spirit ship can ensure your safety!"

"Understood, Senior!" Li Mu respectfully obeyed.

Tianshang Honored One finished his instructions and prepared to fly out of the ship. Kunling Honored One followed closely, about to depart.

"Senior Kun Ling, wait!" Li Mu suddenly spoke, calling out to Kunling Honored One.

Upon hearing this, Tianshang Honored One and Kunling Honored One both paused, turned their heads, looking at Li Mu in confusion, waiting for him to continue. (End of Chapter)

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