Volume Three: How a Crooked Merchant Was Made - The Heavenly River Demon Beast (Part One)

The True River Realm was governed by the Fishing Aristocratic Clan, and Dangtu Mountain was merely an unremarkable hill within it. In spiritual beauty, it naturally could not compare with the Inner Thirty-Six Mountains. But the Demon Beast Fish Jie was hiding there. To hunt a demon beast in the True River Realm, they naturally had to notify the Fishing Aristocratic Clan. The Vertical and Horizontal Sect ranked among the six great sects, and the hunt had been ordered by the Immortal Emperor, so the Fishing Aristocratic Clan raised no objections.

No one knew how many demon beasts had escaped from the Heavenly River this time, but they were formidable. Even if the Golden Turtle Immortal Soldiers had been lax in their guard, they were still powerful fighters. They had killed two demon beasts on the spot, but the rest had surged out together and killed thirteen Golden Turtle Immortal Soldiers. That alone showed their strength.

Along the way, Zhao Xihe told Luo Qian how powerful the demon beasts were and urged him to be careful. With the Torch Dragon Lamp on him, Luo Qian naturally feared no Heavenly River demon beast. The Heavenly River might be terrifying, but he had made it through the Carefree Cloud Sea.

Before long, the group reached the foot of Dangtu Mountain. Two members of the Vertical and Horizontal Sect came forward and greeted Lin Chang and Zhao Xihe. "Sect Leader! Elder Zhao!" They were noticeably more respectful toward Zhao Xihe. Lin Chang asked, "Well? Has Fish Jie made any moves?" The two men reported, "No. There was some commotion in the southeast around noon, but it stopped after a moment." Luo Qian wondered why Fish Jie had not taken the chance to flee. Perhaps it trusted in its own strength and thought the