Xiao Long was pletely unaware of the events happening outside and had no i in finding out. At this moment, he was fully immersed in alchemy.

  The Demo Mountain Range had ehe thuorm season. Outside the cave, dark clouds gathered, lightning fshed, and torrential rain poured down. A drenched uninvited guest barged into the cave where Xiao Long had set up a Gathering Spirit Array.

  The demo's form was simir to Huang Mao's, clearly of the same race—a Vajra Ape.

  This Vajra Ape was tall and robust, about four meters i, and its strength had surprisingly reached the level of a first-level Demon General. inally, the Vajra Ape had only sought shelter from the rain, but the moment it ehe cave, it was stunned.

  Ihe cave, Xiao Long's Gathering Spirit Array, bined with the unique geographical location, had made the tration of Spiritual Qi more thaimes that of the outside world!

  "Squeak squeak!" The Vajra Ape jumped excitedly and ran deeper into the cave.

  Typically, such a blessed pce would be guarded by a powerful demo, but it was fearless. This area was oskirts of the Demo Mountain Range, where eighth and ninth-level demos were rare. Who could be strohan a first-level Demon General like it?

  When it saw a deep green Spiritual Spring on the ground, it was so thrilled that it danced with joy and jumped in without hesitation.

  "There's even a Spiritual Spring! This blessed nd is mihe ape thought excitedly.

  Just then, a strong sense of danger suddenly surged. The Vajra Ape instinctively raised its arm and saw a massive, dark stick desding from the sky, smashing directly onto its arm.

  "Boom!"

  With a dull thud, the Vajra Ape was bent over by the blow, its legs sinking deep into the ground, and its arm was broken.

  "Get out!" Huang Mao kicked the ape in the chest, sending it flying and crashing into the rock wall.

  The Vajra Ape was shocked to its core. A first-level Demon General was nearly invincible in this area, so how could there be a demo strohan it?

  When it looked up and saw Huang Mao's fierce face, it was dumbfounded.

  Huang Mao was also slightly taken aback when he saw the ape, then turned his head as if he hadn't seen it.

  "Haha! It's you!" The Vajra Ape seemed to have discovered some big news. Ign its pain, it jumped up excitedly, chattering in a nguage only apes could uand.

  "So you didn't die! It's been years, and you've grown strohis cave is nice; if we give it to our king, he might allow you to return to the tribe." The ape chattered excitedly.

  Huang Mao ig. Seeing this, the ape bared its teeth and grabbed Huang Mao.

  "Bastard! Didn't you hear me talking?"

  "Get lost!" Huang Mao shouted, swinging a stick at the ape, whiarrowly dodged.

  "Get out! Don't make me repeat myself, and if you dare mention 'bastard' again, I'll kill you!" Huang Mao gred at it, the endless majesty of the Battle Saint Physique pressing down on it, f the ape to its knees.

  The Vajra Ape was deeply shaken, but it had no choice but to cry out unwillingly and flee, casting a venomous gnce back before leaving in anger.

  "Boom!"

  Suddenly, a massive bck python fell from the top of the rock wall, blog the cave entrance.

  "Huang Mao, the boss said that if you don't cut the weeds and remove the roots, they will grow again in the spring. This monkey seems hostile to you; are you just going to let it go?" Da Hei's cold, merciless eyes fixed on the ape, his songue flig, killing i lurking.

  Sining the gxu Pill and Qi densing Pill, Da Hei's strength had skyrocketed to the level of a third-level Demon General. The cold killing aura he emitted made the Vajra Ape's legs go weak.

  "No need, it's not a threat. Let it go," Huang Mao said.

  Da Hei flicked his tongue, his cold eyes sing the Vajra Ape before making way. The Vajra Ape, as if granted amy, fled through the gap, never looking back.

  "Huang Mao, do you know that monkey?" Er Hei emerged from behind, asking casually.

  Although he couldn't uand what they were saying, their expressions made it clear that Huang Mao khe ape well.

  "Nothing," Huang Mao said, refusing to eborate.

  Seeing this, Er Hei didn't press further, though it ity to let such a good piece of prey escape. A first-level Demon General wasn't easy to e by.

  ...

  Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

  The torrential rain sted for ten days before it finally stopped. The rainwater formed a winding stream flowing down from the mountain top, creating numerous puddles of various sizes in the valley where Xiao Long and the other demons resided.

  After the rain, the sky cleared, and the sun shone brightly.

  Suddenly, the ground began to shake rhythmically. Looking into the distance, four massive ape demos charged from afar, each t and robust, the smallest being five meters tall.

  "Right up ahead!" The leading Vajra Ape poio the cave at the north end of the valley, screeg excitedly.

  This Vajra Ape was the same one Huang Mao had let go ten days ago.

  "Haha! Even a bastard like that grow into a Demon General. This cave is truly a blessed pce. If we offer it to the king, he'll be thrilled," a long-haired giant ape behind it excimed excitedly.

  "Be careful. There's a giant snake in the cave with a terrifying aura. I'm not sure of its exact strength," the leading Vajra Ape warned.

  "Hmph! I've killed hundreds of demon snakes. What snake could be my match?"

  "Just watch, little guy!" the two giant apes beside it ughed.

  They approached the cave entra didn't rush in. Ape demos were intelligent; if they fought inside and caused the cave to colpse, it would be a wasted trip.

  "Bastard! Get out here!" A powerful Vajra Ape roared at the entrance.

  The sound waves, carrying True Qi, swept through like a storm, causing the cave to tremble and rocks to fall from the ceiling.

  After a long while, the cave finally calmed down.

  "Hiss~~~"

  Two pairs of sinister eyes enrged in the darkness, and then two massive triangur heads emerged from the cave entrance.

  "Is that... a Bck Spine Snake?!" The powerful Vajra Ape was taken aback.

  "I've never seen such a rge Bck Spine S must be a bastard, just like that guy," the long-haired giant ape behind it sneered, full of disdain.

  Judging by their aura, both Bck Spine Snakes had reached the level of third-level Demon Generals. Except for the guide, who was a first-level Demon General, the other three were at least fourth-level Demon Generals, with one white-haired giant ape elder being a geenth-level peak Demon General.

  inally, there was no need for the white-haired giant ape elder to e, but he was nearing the end of his life and was eager to enjoy the Spiritual Spring's bes, so he joihem.

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