Half Moon Lake and the Stubborn Moon Python

In the Taihang Mountain Range, at Earth Dragon Valley.

Without the Demon Kings to restrain them, the great demons and first- and second-tier demon beasts had grown visibly restless.

Fierce fights sometimes broke out across the vast valley.

Of course, the closer one got to Earth Dragon Hall, the fewer fights there were.

At that moment, a cultivator stood guard at the valley entrance. Light flickered in his eyes—the sign of a remarkable ocular technique.

It let him watch the distant surroundings and destroy the teleportation array at the first sign of trouble.

Besides his illusion techniques, he had also placed several Shadow Wood Puppets.

The Ye Family had recently gathered the Shadow Wood seeds used to make them.

Because the seeds were so rare, the puppets were precious and had only been placed at key points on the route to Earth Dragon Valley.

That way, they could guard against any danger as soon as it appeared.

Ye Jinghong had also been especially cautious lately.

The array was supposed to be guarded by someone at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, but the Ye Family cultivators at that stage were either attempting breakthroughs or occupied with important matters in the Desert Sea.

Ye Jinghong had been sent here because he possessed Cloud Sparrow Spirit Eyes.

He was not alone. Array master Ye Xing shui was in the Cave Dwelling behind him.

After forming a contract with a Golden Light Rhinoceros, Ye Xing shui had made steady progress in his cultivation. He had now reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and his skill with arrays meant that, in a hidden valley like this, he was no weaker than an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

When the teleportation array lit up, Ye Xing shui and Ye Jinghong both grew wary.

As they recalled,