Arriving at Beast Taming Mountain, Witch Demon Race

Hearing this, everyone hurriedly focused their attention.

Sure enough.

"A physical transformation with a hint of gold; it is indeed a Innate Realm demon beast, a Great Vajra Bear!" Someone who recognized the creature immediately called out.

Now, no one doubted the truthfulness of Zhang Feng's words.

After all, the facts were right there.

"My Venerable has already rushed ahead to Beast Taming Mountain. Most of the dangers along the way have likely been cleared, so our journey will be very safe." Zhang Feng said with a cheerful laugh.

And why wouldn't it be?

Along this path, countless demon beasts had perished at the hands of Lin Cheng.

The thick, bloody murderous aura alone was enough to deter the vast majority of the Demon Race.

For a short time, this path would absolutely be the safest one.

In fact, it wouldn't be long before this sole safe passage through the Mist Forbidden Land gave rise to several new professions.

One had to know.

The path was littered with the flesh and blood of demon beasts.

To an existence like Lin Cheng, such things were naturally worse than refuse.

But for many ordinary people, and even some low-level cultivators, they were rare treasures.

The flesh and blood of certain Xiantian demon beasts could even trigger a scramble among elders of the Seventh or Eighth Grade.

Even Zhang Feng himself felt a bit tempted.

If not for the Venerable's orders, Zhang Feng would likely have stayed here for the next few months.

"Let's go."

Along the way, the group truly did not encounter the slightest danger.

Even if an occasional blind demon beast appeared, it was easily dealt with by Zhang Feng, Liu Yanran, and the others.

After all, aside from Zhang Feng, an Eighth Grade powerhouse, Liu Yanran was also an existence in the Seventh Grade Realm.

The members of Beast Taming Mountain, having managed to escape from heavy encirclement, were naturally no ordinary people.

A mere one or two demon beasts posed little threat to them, provided they weren't in large packs.

"At this speed, we will reach the Beast Taming Mountain sect in half a day," Liu Yanran said.

On the other side.

After leaving Zhang Feng behind, Lin Cheng set his direction alone.

His speed surged by another thirty percent.

In just a moment, the Beast Taming Mountain sect appeared within his line of sight.

Hold on, my disciple. Master is coming to save you!

Lin Cheng silently sensed Meng Tangtang's position; she was already very close.

The red dot on the formation disk flickered with a gradually stabilizing frequency, and its light was relatively bright, proving that Meng Tangtang was not in any immediate danger.

Furthermore, the defensive measure he had left on her was still in effect.

It was enough to keep her safe for a period of time.

Having reached this point, Lin Cheng was no longer in a rush.

Since he had arrived, everything was foolproof; no one could harm his disciple.

As a transmigrator, he possessed at least that much confidence.

Should I try signing in here?

A sudden thought occurred to Lin Cheng.

Ever since he transmigrated to this world, he had been holed up in the Jingyun Sect's Library Pavilion.

He rarely stepped out, and it was a rare occasion to be out like this.

But if I sign in here, the long-term sign-in streak at the Library Pavilion will be broken, and the reward level will plummet...

Lin Cheng considered it, then decided it wasn't worth it.

There were still over ninety years left to complete the long-term sign-in at the Library Pavilion; to change the sign-in location now would be to let all his previous efforts go to waste.

Moreover, only by signing in at the Library Pavilion long-term...

Only then would he have a chance to obtain a super sign-in opportunity; if he changed locations, wouldn't he lose his greatest trump card?

No, no!

He wouldn't do a losing business deal!

"Forget it, forget it."

"Once this matter is handled, I'll just honestly stick to signing in at the Library Pavilion when I have nothing else to do."

Lin Cheng ultimately chose to give up on signing in at Beast Taming Mountain.

It wasn't exactly some holy land or paradise.

He estimated that the treasures he could sign in there would, at best, be similar to what he had signed in at the Library Pavilion when he first transmigrated.

They might even be inferior.

It was better not to take the risk!

"Save the people first; business comes first!"

After a few seconds of brief thought, Lin Cheng activated his divine ability, the Eye of Truth-Breaking, and a faint purple glow surged into his pupils.

Within a radius of several dozen miles, everything between heaven and earth was revealed in minute detail.

Soon, he discovered his disciple trapped in the dungeon.

"Found her!"

Seeing that his disciple was only simply restrained, and that the three Alchemy Hall elders were with her—appearing listless but otherwise uninjured—Lin Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"That little girl is always so reckless; letting her be locked up for a while longer might just teach her a lesson!"

Fortunately, this time it was a close call without any real danger.

Lin Cheng didn't rush to save them; instead, he continued to carefully scout the entire Beast Taming Mountain to determine the enemy's strength.

His divine sense swept continuously.

Soon, Lin Cheng discovered three suspicious locations where his divine sense was momentarily blocked.

The next second, Lin Cheng increased his power.

Those layers of restrictions were shattered in an instant.

At the first location, Lin Cheng "saw" a scarred innate beast, a black beast shaped like a Qilin.

Blood was flowing continuously from multiple parts of its body, being collected by a blood pool nearby. Beside the blood pool stood a strange-looking old witch.

Her fingers were constantly gesturing at the air, tracing something.

Immediately after, he saw wisps of blood energy rising from the blood pool and falling into a bottle in the old witch's hand, forming blood-colored pills.

After completing a round of harvesting, the old witch nodded in satisfaction. Under the hateful gaze of the Black Qilin, she forcibly poured a bottle of vitality-exuding medicinal liquid into the struggling beast's mouth.

She would wait for its injuries to recover slightly before harvesting it again.

Lin Cheng discovered that this old witch's strength was only at the Seventh Grade Realm, but she seemed to control a type of black chain capable of tightly restraining the Black Qilin.

Watching closely, he could see that the old witch's appearance was not human, merely resembling one.

Her ears were slightly pointed, her eyes glowed with a red light, and her pair of withered claws were as sharp and powerful as steel; overall, she looked somewhat like a monster Lin Cheng had seen in his past life—a goblin.

But she looked a bit different.

More human-like.

"An alien race!"

The next second, Lin Cheng's eyes narrowed, revealing a dangerous glint. "This creature is very close to the alien races recorded in books, and she seems to be from the 'Witch Demon Race,' who are skilled at refining demonic potions; their status is comparable to that of an Alchemist in the human world."

"Beast Taming Mountain has actually been conquered by an alien race!"

Thinking of this, Lin Cheng suddenly recalled the beast incidents that had caused turmoil throughout the world a while ago.

It seemed that something had gone wrong at the Ten Thousand Beast Canyon guarded by Beast Taming Mountain, causing a large number of beasts to escape.

Now it appeared that it wasn't just the Ten Thousand Beast Canyon; the entire Beast Taming Mountain had become a base for the alien race.

"I haven't detected the aura of that innate expert from Beast Taming Mountain. It seems highly probable that he is dead. That black Qilin beast should be the sect-protecting spirit beast of Beast Taming Mountain, an Innate Fourth Layer Black Qilin."

Soon, Lin Cheng had a rough guess.

At the same time, a slight chill crept into his heart.

Beast Taming Mountain had actually been destroyed right under the noses of the major sects in the Southern Region without anyone noticing!

No wonder his disciple had been imprisoned upon coming to Beast Taming Mountain.

It turned out it wasn't that Beast Taming Mountain had the audacity to do so, but that the alien race was behind it all.

They were just keeping Meng Tangtang and the others imprisoned, not killing them.

It was likely meant as a lure; the next target of the alien race was not hard to guess, and it should be the Jingyun Sect!

In terms of strength, the Jingyun Sect ranked at the bottom of the ten great sects in the Southern Region.

It was still a bit inferior compared to Beast Taming Mountain.

Clearly, it had already been targeted by the alien race.

I'm afraid these aliens never expected that while trying to fish, they would end up hooking a shark...

The alien race did not know of Lin Cheng's existence, nor did they anticipate that the seemingly weak Jingyun Sect would actually possess someone at the level of a Foundation Establishment Venerable.

At the very moment Lin Cheng arrived.

The roles of hunter and prey were quietly reversed.