It was already late at night when Gu Xifeng left the inn. Fortunately, the curfew in the city was not strict, and there were very few government servants patrolling the road. Gu Xifeng led the horse out of the backyard of the inn. It was impossible to ride out of the city silently..

Gu Xifeng found a poor family nearby and quietly pried open the door of the family. He tied the horse in the courtyard and locked the door gently. When the family was awakened by the horse's whining in the courtyard, Gu Xifeng had already left for a long time..

This is strange. The male owner of this family is also a smart man. After discovering this good horse, he took advantage of the night to sell it at a low price in the morning market. He did some small business with the money from selling the horse. From then on, his life was no longer so tight..

This matter was naturally not within Gu Xifeng's scope of consideration. After solving the horse problem, Gu Xifeng easily left the city and found a remote grove. He could only deal with it outside that night..

At this moment, there were many mosquitoes. Gu Xifeng took out a small bottle from his pocket, poured some yellow powder out, and patted it on his body. He found a flat ground behind a bush and sat down. The mosquitoes in the forest kept away from Gu Xifeng as if they had seen their natural enemy..

Gu Xifeng sat cross-legged and formed a seal with both hands. Soon, he entered the state of meditation and cultivation..

Gu Xifeng and Monkey had been inseparable ever since they joined the Galaxy Sect. Their cultivation of Internal Strength had almost stagnated. However, Gu Xifeng's talent in Internal Strength seemed to be higher than that of External Strength. Even if he did not actively cultivate, he had already reached the threshold of External Strength Realm. It should be known that his External Strength cultivation had only reached the middle stage of Blood Solidification Realm..

Cultivation took one step at a time, and each step was more difficult than the next. The later one went, the slower one's cultivation became. Even for the Galaxy Sect, which was known as the number one sect in the world, most disciples were only stuck in the late stages of entry and the early stages of advancement. Some disciples could not even cross the advanced stage in their entire lives..

The smoke released by Gu Xifeng in the cave on the cliff of Spirit Beast Valley was the manifestation of the Smoke Wave Mantra. This was also the first time Gu Xifeng had fully activated the Smoke Wave Mantra, and the effect was very good..

Gu Xifeng recovered from his meditation the next morning after a quiet night. He stretched his body and felt relaxed. It had been a long time since he had practiced all night. Although he could slowly increase his internal energy by sleeping, it was very slow and much less efficient than meditation..

Although it was hard to part with Monkey, it was good to be able to cultivate freely. There was no cultivation method similar to meditation in external cultivation. He could only sleep at night to recover his strength, wasting his time..

Gu Xifeng looked around, but no one was spying on him. He stood up and dusted off the dust on his body. He ran north with all his might. His priority was to get a good horse to the next city. The journey was still very long, and it was impossible to reach it on time even if he was tired of walking..

North of Ningguan City in Yingzhou was the border between Taichu and North Chu. There were undulating mountains and rivers. Taichu and North Chu tacitly cleared this area as a buffer zone between the two countries..

At that time, the top mountain where Gu Xifeng and Wu Beiwang met was in this area. It was a small mountain that was not considered towering, and the most rarely visited mountain here was called Mo Yun Mountain..

Moyun Mountain has three wonders.

One is that the forest is vast, ancient trees are towering, layers upon layers, covering the clouds and covering the sun. Stepping into it, there is a suffocating feeling of black clouds, which is also the origin of its name..

Second, there were many exotic beasts in the mountains and they were extremely exclusive. There seemed to be a manager here. The wild beasts in the mountains had an obvious sense of expelling humans. If someone intruded, all kinds of wild beasts of different races would unite to attack together. This made the bravest hunters nearby afraid to enter the mountains easily..

The third is the lone peak into the clouds. The main peak of Inky Cloud Mountain stands out among the mountains like a chicken. This peak is like a sharp sword inserted into Inky Cloud Mountain, so it is called Tianjian Peak..

If there were still some martial arts experts who dared to enter the dense forest of Black Cloud Mountain to investigate, no one dared to go to Sky Sword Peak anymore. It was not because of how steep and dangerous the mountain wall was, but because all the experts who dared to climb Sky Sword Peak in the past hundred years never returned. They never appeared again. Not even a corpse was found..

Legend has it that there is an immortal mansion on the top of Sky Sword Peak, where real immortals live. These people dare to break into the immortal's cave and naturally anger the immortals, and they are beaten into ashes by the immortals..

There was also a saying that Tianjian Peak was the way to ascend to heaven. Climbing to the peak would lead to immortality. Almost no one believed in this saying. Because there were saints in heaven and earth who could fly in the air. Climbing the mountain would lead to immortality. Where did saints put them? Ten days ago, Black Cloud Mountain underwent a mutation. Countless wild animals in the forest fled to the mountain. Every one of them seemed to have lost their minds. They ran away crazily regardless of what obstacles were in front of them..

The beast tide had caused considerable damage to the nearby villages, and many villagers had been trampled by the running animals, resulting in many casualties..

After the beast tide left, a respected old hunter gathered hunters and young people with good skills from nearby villages to explore the mountain. Some timid and cautious people refused to participate as soon as they heard that they wanted to enter Black Cloud Mountain, even if they were despised by others..

Thirteen people entered the forest at last, each carrying the necessary items and weapons to enter the forest. They carefully entered the dense forest of Mo Yun Mountain..

Among them, only Old Hunter had entered Inky Cloud Mountain when he was young. The others were all entering for the first time. They were both afraid and curious about the things in the mountain..

The Dark Cloud Mountain Forest was indeed as tall and dense as the legends said. It was difficult for sunlight to shine through the layers of tree canopy into the forest. Although it was daytime, the forest was still very dark, not much stronger than the bright moon at night..

At this moment, there was no sign of any animal in the forest, and the chirping of insects, birds, and beasts could not be heard. The dark forest was terrifyingly quiet. Even the old hunter swallowed hard when he encountered such a situation, appearing especially nervous..

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Two young men quietly approached the old hunter and whispered to persuade the old hunter not to go deeper, or to go back and make plans.

The old hunter shook his head gently but said firmly in a low voice," We can't go back. This beast tide is very unusual. There might be a big change in Black Cloud Mountain. If we don't investigate clearly, if there is another change, the nearby villages will suffer.".

The young man saw that the old man was so determined, and he gritted his teeth and continued to follow the team..

The team traveled seven or eight miles forward, but they still didn't see any animals or other situations. Even the old hunter wanted to stop when something suddenly happened ahead..

There were loud sounds coming from the forest ahead. There seemed to be sounds of collisions, roars, and falling trees. It was very complicated. Everyone didn't know what had happened for a moment. The old hunter gestured for the others to wait where they were while he explored the front alone..

The old hunter carefully moved forward, trying his best to find something to avoid, afraid of an accident. After walking for about half a mile, he finally saw what had happened. A scene he had never seen in his life appeared in front of him..

Countless ancient trees were broken in front of them, and an area that was illuminated by solar energy appeared. The scene under the sunlight was extremely bloody. Countless huge pieces of flesh and blood were scattered everywhere, and blood almost merged into a river of blood under the fallen trees..

It could be seen that these flesh fragments did not come from the same individual. With the old hunter's eyesight, he could see at least three completely different corpses, but he could not tell what kind of living beings they were originally..

An extremely huge ape was still moving ahead. It was estimated to be fifty feet tall. The muscles of its entire body bulged explosively, and it exuded a wild beauty. It hammered its chest a few times angrily and roared as it charged forward..

The old hunter swore that he had never seen such a terrible creature in his life until he saw its opponent..

" This... this is... dragon?" The old hunter was shocked. He muttered softly and stared at the creature in front of him..

Its head is like a camel, its eyes are like rabbits, its neck is like a snake, its abdomen is like a clam, its scales are like fish, its claws are like eagles, its palms are like tigers, its ears are like oxen, its mouth is black as a whole, and its body is not much different from the thickest ancient tree by visual inspection. The old hunter cannot see how long this giant is at the moment..

This creature was very similar to the legendary dragon, with only one difference. The legendary dragon had horns on its head, but this dragon-like creature didn't. It had a bald head, which looked more like a snake's head..

The awe-inspiring ape was tightly wrapped by the dragon. It let out a tragic wail and its entire body was torn apart. Blood splattered everywhere, as if it was raining blood. This time, the old hunter knew where the pieces of flesh came from..

The old hunter suddenly reacted. His experience and intuition told him that he had to escape quickly. The old hunter reacted very quickly and quickly turned around to run. When he turned around, he saw the last image of his life. A pair of huge scarlet eyes followed by a bloody mouth..

The old hunter was swallowed by the dragon and had no resistance..

Those who were waiting in their original places heard that there was no movement in front of them and that the old hunter had not returned. They panicked. Two brave young men expressed their willingness to investigate. Of course, everyone agreed. Even if something happened, it would not be them who died..

The two young men left and didn't come back..

Now there were only ten people left. These people waited anxiously like ants on a hot pan..

At this moment, a huge creature was slowly approaching them, making only a rustling sound.

A very alert young man suddenly noticed something and hurriedly shouted," Run, scatter!" Everyone was already like a frightened bird. Hearing this shout, they really scattered, but it was too late. The " dragon " had already arrived in front of them and swallowed three of them in an instant..

The seven who escaped caught sight of this behemoth and almost peed their pants. Words could not express the shock in their hearts. There was only one word left in their hearts: escape, escape with all their might..

Since it had already been exposed, the dragon no longer needed to hide and started chasing after the few people who had escaped..

The seven who escaped fell one after another. Just as the Dragon swallowed the fifth person, its entire body shook violently and it spat out a mouthful of black blood. It seemed that it would not be easy for the Dragon to defeat the other beasts..

"Dragon" unexpectedly revealed similar human emotions, is the feeling of grief,"Dragon" paused to pursue the next person.

In the end, the sixth person was swallowed by the dragon, and the seventh person, the young man who had warned him, escaped from Inky Cloud Mountain. The dragon stopped at the place where that person left for a long time, but in the end, it did not chase after him. Instead, it turned around and crawled deeper into the forest..

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