The Mountain Lord Seeks a Child

According to the fox clan's records, this Lord of Du Mountain was a tiger that grew two wings, though it was unclear whether he possessed the bloodline of a strange beast or simply had a fortuitous encounter.

Its past is unknown, and it appeared in its current form as a winged tiger. Nearly three hundred years ago, it occupied Du Mountain and became its king.

However, unlike most of the lesser demons, Lord of Du Mountain, who was born with unusual features, was actually better at getting along with people than most of the lesser demons.

So not long after it appeared, it became the revered Lord of Du Mountain by the villagers in the vicinity.

Later, because of its peculiar appearance, it was once considered an auspicious omen and was almost sent to the Capital by officials of the previous dynasty.

Although for reasons unknown, Lord of Du Mountain ultimately did not go to the Capital event.

However, its title of Mountain Lord was a genuine royal title bestowed by a decree personally issued by the emperor of the previous dynasty.

If it weren't for the change of dynasties, Lord of Du Mountain's status, though that of a mountain god, would probably be half a rank higher than that of an ordinary County City God.

But after all, it is now the Great Wei, although the Great Wei has maintained the title of Lord of Du Mountain.

The Great Wei was not particularly fond of this tiger, which had almost become an auspicious omen for the previous dynasty, so it was downgraded to a village god-level Orthodox God.

Even so, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

This Lord of Du Mountain is the most troublesome village-level Orthodox God among the eight counties—no, it should be said that he is the most troublesome deity under the County City God in Anqing Prefecture.

In fact, Yin Yunze had a premonition that if things continued like this, sooner or later Orthodox God would come out to stop it.

Unexpectedly, the most important one right off the bat is Lord of Du Mountain.

Thinking this, Yin Yunze's gaze involuntarily fell on the man-high flagpole he held in his right hand.

With a soft sigh, Yin Yunze couldn't help but think to himself that she had been a bit too greedy.

In fact, Yin Yunze's initial thought was simply to subdue the local Land God in Qingling County.

He wanted to absorb the Earth Vein Power in Qingling County to use as leverage in his battle against the Qingling County City God.

However, as the territory grew larger and the Spiritual Qi became more abundant, and as the Soul-Summoning Banner also changed after absorbing the Essence Blood and souls of these wild gods, Yin Yunze's thoughts also changed.

After all, the feeling of significant improvement simply by doing something is incredibly difficult to resist.

Each time, Yin Yunze thought to himself, "Next time will be the last one."

But after each promotion, Yin Yunze couldn't help but think, "One more time!"

Before you know it, one after another, you just can't stop!

However, even after being confronted by Lord of Du Mountain, Yin Yunze did not regret his actions over the past few days.

After all, the Soul-Summoning Banner that had grown to over two meters tall beside Yin Yunze was the biggest gain from this trip.

Compared to the original small white flags that were only a little over a foot long, the current banners for Soul-Summoning Banner are now about 1.5 meters long.

Moreover, it differs from the initial somewhat monotonous design, which was simply a white flag with a Nine-Tailed Fox patterned in gold and red silk threads.

The current Demon-Summoning Banner, however, are predominantly black and red.

Against this black and red background, there are many vivid drawings of little demons.

These lesser demons were kneeling and worshipping around a Nine-Tailed White Fox.

The Nine-Tailed White Fox, enjoying the worship of the lesser demons, looked up at the red moon in the sky.

It was a picture of all the demons kneeling before the nine-tailed fox gazing at the moon.

To be honest, this pattern wasn't something Yin Yunze deliberately created. Rather, it was a pattern that naturally evolved as he absorbed those deserving wild gods.

Yin Yunze had a vague feeling that if this pattern continued, it might bring her new surprises.

Moreover, in addition to the banner itself, this Soul-Summoning Banner has grown a flagpole resembling bone and jade, which originally was just a simple flag.

The flagpole is about two meters long and has a sharp point at the top.

It is less a flagpole and more a long-handled weapon resembling a spear or lance.

Perhaps it was formed from the Essence Blood and marrow of many wild gods, but this flagpole has the ability to interfere with the healing of wounds once it is scratched, and to continuously absorb the blood and essence of the other party.

Simply put, it has the added effects of sucking blood and causing bleeding.

It can be said that the completion of this Demon-Summoning Banner made up for the shortcomings of Yin Yunze's conventional weapons in terms of lethality.

"It's Benshan-kun!"

Hearing Yin Yunze say that, Lord of Du Mountain finally realized what was going on. Then, his gaze shifted from Yin Yunze's face to his entire body, and he noticed the nine tails that Yin Yunze had left undisguised behind him.

"Are you Qingnü? Are you Nine-Tailed Fox?"

For a moment, Lord of Du Mountain couldn't help but feel excited, and his gaze towards Yin Yunze began to burn.

"I am"

Sensing Lord of Du Mountain's strange gaze, Yin Yunze frowned slightly and asked, "I wonder what brings you here, Lord of Du Mountain?" These officially Orthodox God all possess attributes similar to the City God.

Defeating them is easy, but completely wiping them out is not so simple.

To be honest, at this point in time, let alone Lord of Du Mountain, Yin Yunze doesn't want to have any conflicts with any other Orthodox God.

It's not a problem in itself, but the fact that Orthodox God have been officially recognized by the imperial court are relatively harder to kill.

Moreover, whether or not they are killed, it will trigger a chain reaction, like stirring up a hornet's nest.

Unlike the Wild God, who, although also possessing the Earth Vein Power, was considered to have attained enlightenment by the other lesser demons.

However, without official imperial decree, they would decay within a century due to the Power of Incense Offerings or the power of resentment.

Even for Orthodox God who have been granted official titles and can maintain their purity for a long time, they still fall into the category of demons.

This is similar to how, if one doesn't consider kinship, a demon wouldn't regard a wild beast without Spirit Awakening as one of its own kind.

For unofficial wild gods, the Orthodox God simply regard them as slightly different kinds of monsters.

However, most of the Orthodox God also came from the wild gods and still maintain a certain level of respect for them.

Lord of Du Mountain, on the other hand, brazenly displayed this disdain openly to the other wild gods.

That's why Lord of Du Mountain was disliked by the other wild gods without realizing it.

If Lord of Du Mountain had any manners, would the other wild gods be so stupid as not to cling to his coattails?

It's because Lord of Du Mountain doesn't treat other wild gods as gods at all that he's worked hard for hundreds of years but has gained nothing. You treat me like a human being, at least treat me like a dog, making me provide my own dog food and even pay you extra. How despicable!

However, if the target of the attack is Orthodox God, then the situation is different.

After all, normal people wouldn't mind others killing dogs; at most, they'd think it was a bit vulgar and cruel.

But if someone kills another person with a knife, that's no small matter that can be ignored.

If you, Qingnü, dare to kill other Orthodox God today, you might turn your knife on me tomorrow.

When everyone feels insecure, they might band together to fight against Yin Yunze.

To be honest, this is not what Yin Yunze wanted to see.

After all, Yin Yunze's primary target right now is the City God, and he shouldn't be engaging in a two-pronged attack that would provoke other Orthodox God.

After all, these Orthodox God came out and stabbed Yin Yunze in the back, no matter when Yin Yunze was dealing with the City God.

Even when Yin Yunze was dealing with these Orthodox God, the City God came out to kick Yin Yunze while he was down, which was not what Yin Yunze wanted to see.

Therefore, in the past few days, Yin Yunze has only targeted those unofficial wild gods, intentionally avoiding the territories of the Orthodox God.

In fact, as beings also oppressed by the City God, these Orthodox God are naturally not on the City God's side.

Yin Yunze didn't expect to win over these Orthodox God, but at least he shouldn't make himself their target.

Therefore, after discovering that Lord of Du Mountain had come out, Yin Yunze understood that it was time for her to stop while she was ahead.

Stopping now would at least give Lord of Du Mountain face and create a good relationship, so it wouldn't be a loss.

In any case, this trip allowed Yin Yunze to not only expand his connections within his territory.

Through those wild gods and land deities, they successfully condensed this Demon-Summoning Banner.

Continuing will certainly lead to further growth, but the benefits won't be as immediate as they were at the beginning.

"The jackal demon you just killed was my subordinate—I, Ben Shan Jun, just told you to stop, why didn't you?"

Unsurprisingly, Yin Yunze also heard Lord of Du Mountain's accusations.

"Furthermore, you've been too bloodthirsty these past few days! Many minor deities who have received offerings from humans have already gone to me seeking help—"

"I apologize, I didn't hear you just now. It's all its fault for not making it clear that it's your subordinate Lord of Du Mountain! If it had said so, I certainly wouldn't have held it against you, Lord of Du Mountain— "

The tiger in question is one that has rarely eaten humans.

But if you try to reason with him about how this jackal demon ate countless people and deserved to be killed, it probably won't understand.

They might even retort, "You've killed just as many monsters, so you deserve to die too?"

Therefore, Yin Yunze was straightforward and skipped the part about reasoning. "As for what the Mountain Lord said, that a minor deity went to report to you—so, for your sake, Mountain Lord, I will stop the next steps. What do you think of my handling of this?"

In Yin Yunze's view, he had already given Lord of Du Mountain enough face by taking a step back first.

If Lord of Du Mountain were even a little bit smart, he would have at least exchanged a few polite words with everyone involved.

Then Yin Yunze got the benefits, and Lord of Du Mountain gained face, and they each went home.

After all, you winged tiger are a different species, while I, the Nine-Tailed Fox, am stronger.

There's really no need to fight over a few wild gods.

Just as Yin Yunze was about to pack up and leave, he saw Lord of Du Mountain suddenly leap over and start circling around him.

As it turned, the large tiger kept shaking its wings, wagging its tail, and twitching its nose.

"Qingnü, you killed my subordinate, and you think you can just let this go without hearing a word?"

Upon hearing Lord of Du Mountain's words, Yin Yunze couldn't help but frown slightly again, tightening his grip on the flagpole of the Soul-Summoning Banner.

It seems that this mountain lord has more to do than just save face.

However, after all this, Yin Yunze has gained at least 180, if not 200, from the Wild God's little treasury, so he's really not short of money now.

Although he was annoyed, Yin Yunze decided to pay to settle the matter. "Lord of Du Mountain, what do you want? You want me to pay compensation?"

"Yes! I want compensation! You killed one of my men, so you have to pay me back! I want you to have my child!"

Turning back to Yin Yunze, Lord of Du Mountain looked down at Yin Yunze and said, "Qingnü, become my wife and bear me children! I can pretend this never happened! Furthermore, as my wife, I can also help you kill those little demons you don't like—"

To be honest, this was the first time Yin Yunze had ever been so openly courted.

Oh, no, the other side wasn't human, it was a big tiger.

Silently pointing to himself, Yin Yunze said with a hint of helplessness, "Um, you're a tiger, I'm a human, oh no, I'm Nine-Tailed Fox! We're different species, isn't your request—"

"It is precisely because you are Nine-Tailed Fox that I wish to make you my wife!"

Lord of Du Mountain's large face loomed close to Yin Yunze's, Yin Yunze could feel the hot breath coming from the other's nostrils. "If it were an ordinary fox, I wouldn't even look at it! At our level of cultivation, what does a mere difference in species matter? Isn't the difference between humans and demons even greater?!"

"You are a beast, and so am I! Our offspring will surely possess extraordinary talent! And, if I'm not mistaken, your authority is wind and snow, right? My authority is storms!"

"When the time comes, if our powers unite, we will surely have a child with even greater power! I have waited three hundred years to find someone like you! If you miss me, you don't know how long you will have to wait—"