The monkey saw the woodcutter as well. "When I came here, this very woodcutter showed me the way."
Curious about the woodcutter, Uchiha Shin went over with the monkey.
"Hello, Woodcutter Big Brother."
The woodcutter smiled when he saw Uchiha Shin and the monkey.
Uchiha Shin studied the woodcutter. More than a hundred years had passed, yet he had not changed at all—not his appearance, not his clothing, not even the axe he used for chopping firewood.
"Woodcutter Big Brother, you must be a cultivator as well, right?" Uchiha Shin asked.
The woodcutter smiled and shook his head. "I am not a cultivator."
"Then are you the mountain god?"
Yet Uchiha Shin did not think this man was a mountain god.
"I am the Patriarch's mount."
Uchiha Shin and the monkey suddenly understood. So that was it. Master Shui had never mentioned it before.
With nothing else to do, the two of them stayed and chatted with the woodcutter about the demons of the world.
"The most formidable demon nowadays is the Carefree Great Emperor of the Northern Jambu Continent. He is immensely powerful, supposedly at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. He has gathered a million demons under his command and dominates the Northern Jambu Continent. No one can stand against him," the woodcutter told them.
Uchiha Shin had previously heard Big Ox mention this Carefree Great Emperor.
The monkey said, "If he is so powerful, why has no one gone to subdue him? There are quite a few powerful people in the Heavenly Court."
"That Carefree Great Emperor is too powerful. It would be extremely difficult for the Heavenly Court to subdue him. Besides, given the current situation in the Three Realms, you understand as well. As long as the Carefree Great Emperor maintains good relations with those