Fu Hua had let it get away in a moment of carelessness!
But it was, after all, the ancient Immortal Chiyuan...
A monk could run, but the temple could not. Following the lingering aura left behind by the mountain ghost, she quickly found it after it fled back to the mountains of its homeland.
At the time, Wu Qing'e had wanted to broaden her horizons and begged Fu Hua to take her along to exterminate the demon. Fu Hua did not think much of it... she felt it really was time for Wu Qing'e to see more of the world, so she brought her along.
After they arrived in the mountains, the mountain ghost had returned to its own territory and moved like a fish in water... coupled with its earth-escaping technique, even Fu Hua found it difficult to catch for the time being.
Ordinary immortals might truly have had no answer to that earth-escaping technique, but Fu Hua commanded the five elements... and could use the power of "earth" to force it out.
Even so, the mountain ghost was like a loach, always finding other ways to narrowly escape. Fu Hua failed several more times, and she was starting to lose her patience...
So... after forcing the mountain ghost out of the ground once again, Fu Hua no longer had any intention of being polite. She threw a punch straight at it.
Then... the entire mountain was gone. As for the mountain ghost... it was gone too.
If Wu Qing'e had not had the Book of Cang Xuan beside her, she might have been caught up in it as well. From that day onward, Wu Qing'e held Fu Hua in exceptional respect, terrified that Fu Hua might throw a punch at her.
"So, blockhead... you should take this