"Though it is a ruined mountain, it was once the pillar of heaven!"
With a heart filled with reverence, Jiang Yun immediately sped up and flew toward Mount Buzhou.
That flight lasted another full three years!
Only then did Jiang Yun finally reach the outskirts of Mount Buzhou.
Looking out, he saw an endless expanse stretching billions of miles, entirely untouched wilderness!
This was the main battlefield of the ancient Witch-Demon Final Battle!
Endless baleful and deathly qi lingered here, breeding countless terrifying fiends that knew only slaughter.
Poisonous miasma blanketed the land, making it incomparably perilous!
It had long since become a notorious forbidden land of the Primordial World!
Very few living beings were willing to venture within.
Bold and skilled, Jiang Yun flew all the way toward the center of Mount Buzhou.
Along the way, fiends affected by the baleful and deathly qi, their minds lost, would occasionally attack him.
That day, Jiang Yun had just casually slain a Golden Immortal-level fiend and stored away its corpse, intending to refine it into a Baleful Corpse later.
Then he heard another fierce sound of battle in the distance!
Curious, Jiang Yun immediately concealed himself and flew over.
Not far away, a Qilin as black as ink, radiating towering baleful and deathly qi, was crazily pursuing three living beings!
Those three beings had strange appearances—they actually possessed six arms each!
"Baleful Qilin?"
Jiang Yun grew even more curious. He had never heard of such a Qilin in the Primordial World.
Seeing the three Six-Armed Clan members in grave danger, Jiang Yun immediately made his move!
"Eight Trigrams Cloudlight Handkerchief!"
Whoosh—!
The treasured handkerchief flew forth, shrouded in swirling clouds and mist, instantly trapping the Baleful Qilin within!
That Baleful Qilin had actually developed intelligence, and its strength had reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm!
When it looked up and saw Jiang Yun, it immediately flew into a rage.
"Where did this brat come from? How dare you obstruct this king's meal!"
Jiang Yun could not help finding that amusing.
"Since Your Majesty wishes to eat, how about I add another dish to your meal?"
"Courting death!" the Baleful Qilin roared.
Jiang Yun smiled faintly and raised a finger.
"Come out!"
Boom—!!!
A thousand-zhang-tall figure wreathed in monstrous demonic qi crashed into the scene!
It was the Baleful Corpse that had just entered the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm!
Terrifying pressure surged forth like mountains, boiling across the surroundings!
Thud!
The Baleful Qilin, which had been so ferocious moments ago, did not even have the courage to fight beneath that pressure. It was instantly forced flat onto the ground, trembling all over!
"G-Grand Unity Golden Immortal?!"
"Exalted Immortal, spare my life! Immortal Master, spare my life! This little beast failed to recognize greatness!!"
The Baleful Qilin hurriedly begged for mercy, its voice unexpectedly rather childish.
Jiang Yun's thoughts stirred.
This Baleful Qilin has excellent talent. Its voice is childish, so it is clearly not yet an adult, yet it already possesses Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal strength!
It can almost rival the pure-blooded Qilin of ancient times!
Jiang Yun immediately said,
"I am Jiang Yun, a third-generation disciple of the Interception Sect. I have traveled here and happen to be in need of a mount."
"If you submit to me, I promise that I will grant you a supreme opportunity in the future!"
How could the Baleful Qilin dare utter a single refusal?
Opportunity or not was beside the point. If it did not submit, that Zenith Heaven Baleful Corpse beside it would probably tear it apart!
"This little beast is willing! This little beast is willing to serve as Immortal Master's mount!"
"This little beast greets its master!"
"Good."
Jiang Yun nodded and had the Baleful Qilin open its Primordial Spirit, where he placed a restriction.
"A Peak Taiyi mount is not bad."
Seeing the Baleful Qilin, whose ferocity had driven it to pursue them all the way—
Being subdued and tamed with a mere wave of the hand by this seemingly ordinary Mysterious Immortal Daoist—
The three Six-Armed Clan members were already utterly shocked, as though towering waves had risen in their hearts!
That thousand-zhang Grand Unity Baleful Corpse in particular left them nearly suffocated!
"T-too terrifying!"
The three came back to their senses and hurriedly flew forward, bowing to Jiang Yun with utmost respect.
"Thank you, Immortal Master, for saving our lives!"
The leader was a young woman with Golden Immortal cultivation. In a clear voice, she said,
"This junior is A Yun. Greetings, Exalted Immortal!"
"If Immortal Master does not mind, please come rest in our clan for a while, so that we may offer a small token of thanks!"
Jiang Yun was also curious about the living beings within Mount Buzhou.
Remnant clans within Mount Buzhou...
Interesting.
"Very well, then I shall trouble you." Jiang Yun nodded with a faint smile.
A Yun was overjoyed and quickly led the way ahead.
Jiang Yun, meanwhile, leisurely rode atop the now exceptionally docile Baleful Qilin, following behind at an unhurried pace.
Along the way, Jiang Yun asked,
"Fellow Daoist A Yun, the baleful qi within Mount Buzhou is so dense and danger lurks everywhere. Why do living beings such as yourselves still multiply here?"
A Yun respectfully replied,
"In reply to Exalted Immortal."
"This place was the site of the ancient Witch-Demon Final Battle! Legend has it that countless living beings perished here!"
"The endless baleful qi and resentment soared to the heavens, washing over all the surrounding living beings, causing them to lose their intelligence and become fiends that knew only slaughter."
"As for our ancestors..."
A trace of reminiscence flashed through A Yun's eyes.
"Some were descendants left behind by members of the Witch-Demon races who were gravely injured but did not die in that great battle."
"Others were foreign clans descended from living beings that fortunately escaped the influence of the baleful qi, gradually adapted to this environment, and reproduced here."
"Over time, this place became a world unto itself, and few outsiders came here anymore."
Jiang Yun nodded in understanding.
Descendants of the Witch-Demon races...
"Oh? Then are there many tribes like yours within Mount Buzhou?" Jiang Yun asked again.
A Yun shook her head.
"Th-this junior does not know how many there are."
"Within a hundred thousand li around our clan alone, there are our Six-Armed Clan and the Three-Eyed Clan."
"As for places farther away, we have never gone there. It is far too dangerous."
At that point, A Yun seemed to recall something and added,
"However... Grandfather once said that when he was young, he had traveled through the world beyond the sacred mountain!"
"Grandfather?"
Jiang Yun's thoughts stirred.
To safely leave Mount Buzhou, this perilous land filled with baleful qi and rampaging fiends, this 'Grandfather' must be quite formidable.
As they spoke, a city appeared in the distance ahead.
Jiang Yun looked over and saw that the city was entirely built from massive stones weighing ten thousand jin each. Its style was rugged, carrying an ancient and savage air.
The city walls were packed with Six-Armed Clan members holding bone spears and wearing beast-hide clothing. They patrolled back and forth, exceedingly vigilant.
Roar—!
The moment the Baleful Qilin's terrifying aura drew near, chaos erupted atop the city walls!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"It's that Baleful Qilin! Quick! Sound the alarm!"
Seeing this, A Yun hurriedly flew forward and shouted loudly,
"Everyone, don't panic! Don't attack! They are honored guests! Honored guests have arrived!"
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