Ziyan slowed down and pointed a small finger toward the foot of Lone Peak.
"I sneaked over here once before, but this big gorilla stayed in the valley the whole time. No matter how I tried to lure him out, he wouldn't budge.
"I thought he was stupid. Turns out he was just putting on an act, guarding a treasure like Earth Core Body-Tempering Fluid."
Nalan Chenfeng nodded and gently closed his eyes, extending his spiritual perception into the distance.
"Let's go-"
A moment later, Nalan Chenfeng opened his eyes. His wings beat, carrying him straight toward the valley ahead.
Taking the Earth Core Body-Tempering Fluid from the Snow Demon Sky Ape would not require splitting up, as he and Ziyan had done when stealing the Seven-Leaf Xuanbing Lotus guarded by the Aquatic Cyan Scaled Dragon.
With his current strength, he could confront the Snow Demon Sky Ape head-on and kill him. With Ziyan helping, victory was absolutely guaranteed.
"Wait for me."
Ziyan followed close behind Nalan Chenfeng.
The two soon reached the valley entrance beyond a forest.
The valley entrance resembled the mouth of a gourd. At that moment, a burly white ape thirty to forty feet tall stood straight
and upright at the entrance.
The white ape radiated a piercing, icy aura. Heavy breaths streamed from his enormous nostrils like two trails of white smoke. His arms were particularly long, and each clawed hand was the size of two adult human heads.
"This is my territory. Leave!"
The Snow Demon Sky Ape watched Nalan Chenfeng and Ziyan warily with his crimson beast eyes, a warning in his deep voice.
"Big gorilla, we're taking the Earth Core Body-Tempering Fluid you're guarding. If you know what's good for you, hand it over!"
Ziyan planted her hands on her hips and