"Ji!"
Demon Ape let out a miserable howl, and a huge gash deep into the bone was cut on his entire chest by Greenedge Sword.
Blood spurted out, and Demon Ape ran away, with a look of terror on his dark face.
In the life of Demon Ape, this is the first time that it was injured by a monk who entered Ancient Demon Abyss. The monk it followed this time seemed to be different from those who entered before.
Demon Ape turned into a black light, roaring and fled towards the depths of Ancient Demon Abyss.
It wasn't until Demon Ape completely disappeared that Xu Yan reappeared in Dense Forest.
Glancing at the direction in which Demon Ape was escaping, Xu Yan's eyes were filled with gleaming light.
This Demon Ape was not killed by Greenedge Sword, which is naturally the reason why he kept his hand, otherwise it would only be equivalent to Seventh Layer of Qi Refining's cultivation Demon Ape, which he could destroy with a snap of his fingers.
The reason for doing this is that he noticed that Demon Ape's behavior was extremely abnormal.
A few days ago, he discovered that he was being followed by Demon Ape. At that time, his whole body was full of energy and he had scared away Demon Ape.
Normally, when encountering a powerful creature far beyond his own, Demon Ape should hide away, but he did not expect that Demon Ape would continue to follow him.
And he could sense that Demon Ape had no intention of attacking him.
This made Xu Yan suspect that Demon Ape was following him with some unknown secret.
"This Demon Ape has extraordinary intelligence, far beyond the ordinary First Tier and can be compared to the later Demon Beast."
Xu Yan had a look of thought in his eyes.
Compared with Black-and-White Venom Python in the later period of First Tier, this Demon Ape's cultivation level is weaker, but its spiritual intelligence is far from that of the python demon, and there are faint signs of opening up its spiritual intelligence.
You must know that Demon Beast needs at least Second Tier Perfection Realm if it wants to turn on the spiritual intelligence. Most Demon Beast need to reach Third Tier to really turn it on.
Therefore, after noticing the abnormality of Demon Ape, Xu Yan did not kill him immediately.
When Greenedge Sword was cut off just now, Xu Yan had quietly left a trace of Divine Sense Mark on Demon Ape.
With a move of his hand, Flying Sword returned to his side. Xu Yan glanced at the direction in which Demon Ape finally escaped and chased after him without any hesitation.
"Woo! Chi! Roar! Ouch!"
Demon Ape reached out and touched his chest. When he saw the big hand covered with blood, he immediately opened his eyes and howled loudly.
There is a lot of Sword Qi left on its wound. When Demon Ape uses all its strength, it will affect the wound and cause strong pain.
"Hiss!"
The fleeing Demon Ape gasped in pain. This was the first time in its nearly 100-year career that it had been injured by a monk.
Before tracking Xu Yan, it also tracked more than ten monks who entered Ancient Demon Abyss, but none of them were discovered.
It could be as short as a few months or as long as a few years. The monks it is following will die, and it will enjoy the fruits of victory without hesitation.
As if thinking of some kind of delicious food, Demon Ape's ferocious face showed a rare look of intoxication.
Looking back in the direction of Dense Forest, Demon Ape had a look of hatred on his face. The monk in front of him seemed to have exceeded his ability, and Demon Ape planned to inform the clan of the situation.
A few dozen feet behind Demon Ape, a cold color appeared in the corner of Xu Yan's eyes.
Following along, he has confirmed that Demon Ape is indeed extremely intelligent.
In just half a stick of incense, Demon Ape changed its direction several times, as if it was also on guard against being followed.
"I want to see where you end up!"
Looking at Demon Ape running ahead, Xu Yan showed an expression of interest on his face.
Demon Ape behaves like this, indicating that there is some kind of secret in him.
"I wonder if it has something to do with the disappeared Ancient Demon Race."
Xu Yan murmured to himself, according to Kong Xuan's memory, Ancient Demon Race was extremely secretive in ancient times, and its traces are rarely seen in Cultivation World.
Before Ancient Demon Race's demise, no monks dared to enter Ancient Demon Race's clan. After its annihilation, this place quickly evolved into Ancient Demon Abyss.
Therefore, Ancient Demon Race has always been a hidden race among Cultivation World, making it difficult to understand deeply.
Demon Ape in front ran away quickly, while Xu Yan followed slowly and slowly from behind.
The Divine Sense Mark he left on Demon Ape will not dissipate in a short time, so he does not intend to follow him in a hurry.
Ancient Demon Abyss is full of unknown risks, so it's better to be on the safe side.
"Huh? We've gone nearly a hundred miles deep into Ancient Demon Abyss, and this Demon Ape is still on the run!"
Looking at the black light ahead that was not slowing down at all, Xu Yan had a look of hesitation on his face.
The area nearly a hundred miles into Ancient Demon Abyss actually belongs to the periphery. Every five years, Six Sects monks will enter to extract spirit medicine, and by the way, they will also clean up the dangers within this hundred miles.
But if you continue to go deeper, it will be different. Even the Six Sects monk has never stepped into that area. The danger contained in it is many times that of the outer area.
If one were not careful, not even the bones would be left behind.
"Only Seventh Layer of Qi Refining and Demon Ape are so smart. It can be seen that there is a huge secret hidden in it."
After struggling for only a moment, Xu Yan made up his mind to continue tracking.
He had an intuition that the secret in Demon Ape should be beneficial to him.
Besides, when he enters Ancient Demon Abyss, he needs to seize every opportunity to improve his strength. If he is afraid of wolves before and tigers later, he may inevitably die in a few years.
After following another cup of tea, Demon Ape, who was running ahead, finally slowed down and looked back from time to time, appearing extremely cautious.
Seeing this scene, Xu Yan's complexion changed slightly, and Grand Void Breath-Concealing Technique started running slowly, hiding all the aura.
As Demon Ape moved forward slowly, Xu Yan noticed that the surrounding scene was different from that of Ancient Demon Abyss.
The entrance is dotted with towering ancient trees, lush and green, no less than a hundred feet tall, and covered with purple vines, adding a bit of a strange feeling to the already dark Ancient Demon Abyss.
Xu Yan Divine Sense Let go and carefully explore the surroundings. After confirming that there is nothing abnormal about these ancient trees and purple vines, you can continue to move forward.
Ahead, a huge crack appeared on the ground, dozens of feet wide and several miles long.
There are streaks of Black Miasma permeating the cracks, making it difficult for people to see the scene inside clearly, giving people a feeling of bottomlessness.
Demon Ape came to the crack and looked around. After finding nothing unusual, he jumped towards the bottom of the huge crack.
After Demon Ape jumped down, Xu Yan did not act rashly. After waiting for more than ten breaths, he walked towards the crack.
In his induction, Demon Ape entered the crack and moved forward for a while before finally stopping.
Soon, Xu Yan came to the crack.
"This is..."
His complexion changed slightly, and his eyes showed shock.
At the bottom of the crack, there is a huge square, which is filled with the bones of various creatures, densely packed, forming a Bone Mountain.
Xu Yan Divine Sense took a glance and found that most of them were monks' bones.
Soon Xu Yan's expression changed, and a ray of light burst out from his eyes. Because he discovered that these monks' skeletons all had a common characteristic.