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nLi Yuanqing raised his hand and turned the bear skin into a sack. The sack circled around his hand again and suddenly disappeared. He had put it into his domain.

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n“Master, they probably didn’t react at all and didn’t even reveal any news. They’re really under your control.”

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nIf Li Yuanqing wanted to deal with these small patrol team members, it would naturally be easy.

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nIn this huge array formation, any movement could be easily detected by the watcher.

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nLi Yuanqing had attacked very neatly just now and covered his aura very well. After dealing with these people, it was still quiet and no one came. The two of them hid in the nearby forest for a while. After confirming that there were no other teams, they continued to advance quietly.

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nOn the other side, at the top of Dongming Mountain.

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nDa Mingkong, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. He waved his sleeve and countless stars appeared in front of him. This illusory image was the epitome of the entire Dongming Mountain. The specks of light were scattered in the mountain. These light spots moved slowly one by one, as if they corresponded with the patrol team members patrolling the mountain.

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nDa Mingkong slowly looked at a place at the foot of the mountain. A few light spots had dimmed.

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nDa Mingkong put the map away. A gust of wind blew and an armored giant elephant walked in in a panic. “What can I do for you, my lord?”

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n“Why did a team of patrol members disappear in the Northern Region? Bring a team of people and quickly go over to check what happened.”

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n“Yes!”

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nIn the mountain path, two demons wandered around. The two of them swayed as they walked. They did not have any airs at all. They looked like they had drunk too much.

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nAs the two of them walked, they suddenly bumped into a group of people. This group of people was in a hurry and was heading in the direction they came from.

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nThis group of people were from the Giant Elephant Clan. The leader was the guard who had appeared in the hall where Da Mingkong was just now.

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nThis person glared at the two of them unhappily. He originally did not want to have much interaction with them and only treated them as subordinates who had neglected their duties.

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nInitially, they had already brushed past each other and walked past. However, the leader suddenly stopped.

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nNo matter how he thought about it, he felt that something was wrong. His Lordship had instructed him just now that the patrol team at the foot of the mountain in the north was silent. Logically speaking, no one had been transferred here for a while. Then why were these two fellows coming from there?

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nLi Yuanqing and the Blood Vine continued to walk forward in a drunken state, swaying their butts. The two of them were good enough at lying. Unexpectedly, the guy still sensed it and turned around from behind, stopping the two of them.

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n“Both of you!”

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nLi Yuanqing and Blood Vine continued walking forward as if they did not hear him.

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nHowever, the leader was clearly angry. He took out the rod at his waist and struck at an ancient tree beside the two of them. A very majestic aura brushed past Li Yuanqing and smashed heavily onto the ancient tree beside him. This tree was as thick as two people hugging each other. It had been growing for decades, but it was shattered by a rod and fell to the ground.

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nOnly then did Li Yuanqing and Blood Vine stop in their tracks. They turned around and looked at the team behind them in confusion.

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n“What do you two do? Where did you come from? Why are you so drunk?”

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nLi Yuanqing’s face was actually that of a Giant Elephant Clan member from the patrol team. His face was red as he looked at the man with a smile and said, “Of course, the two of us were coming back from our shift there. In the end, we went to the wrong place and came here. We’re rushing back now. Otherwise, we’ll be late.”

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n“Go back? Where did you two come from? Why don’t I remember you two?”

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n“But we’re members of the eastern patrol team. It’s normal that you haven’t seen the two of us before. However, we’re really in a hurry to go back and report. The captain will be angry later.”

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nThe man looked at the two of them and asked, “Since the two of you came from there, do you know why the patrol team in the north lost contact? Where did they go?”

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nLi Yuanqing walked up to the man mysteriously. “Sir, let me tell you, they didn’t do anything good. They sneaked out. I told them to guard their posts, but they still ran out with the entire team. Don’t you think this is infuriating?”

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n“What? You said they went out?”

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n“That’s right. A thousand-year-old Lingzhi Grass grew ten miles away. It just happened to be ripe. The fragrance floated for dozens of miles, just enough for everyone to smell it.”

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nAs Li Yuanqing spoke, he was still drooling. This act could not be any more realistic. “We wanted to get a share too, but after being scolded by them, we could only obediently go back to find our captain.”

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nWhen the man heard the two of them, he was so angry that he slammed the rod in his hand against the ground.

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nLi Yuanqing felt the ground under his feet tremble slightly. The man was furious.

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n“How can they still be in the mood to do something like this at this time? Where are they going to put the mission given by His Lordship?”

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n“Sir, hurry up and control them. They’re completely lawless. We’ve been talking to them for a long time, but they don’t believe us at all and insist on running out.”

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nWhen the man heard Li Yuanqing’s words, he looked at Li Yuanqing in admiration and said, “His Lordship admires young people like you the most. However, if he saw the two of you drinking so drunk today, you wouldn’t be able to keep your heads. Fortunately, you met me today!”

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nLi Yuanqing seemed to be badly frightened. He hurriedly covered his head and widened his eyes in panic, looking around. “Sir, are you joking? We didn’t drink much and only drank a little. We’re all sober.”

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nAs soon as he said this, the strong smell of alcohol rushed into the man’s face, causing the many team members behind the man to cover their noses.

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n“Alright, I think the two of you should find a place to relax. Don’t report to your superior with the smell of alcohol.”

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n“Thank you, sir. We’ll find a place to disperse the alcohol.”

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nAfter giving Li Yuanqing some more instructions, the man hurriedly led his team members towards the north.

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nFortunately, the Great Lord had discovered them early. Otherwise, they would not be able to escape responsibility if someone took advantage of them and escaped.

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nLi Yuanqing watched in a daze as the team slowly disappeared into the fog. His eyes suddenly became clear, as if he was not drunk at all.

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nThe two of them passed by such a forest and shook off their pursuers.

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nBlood Vine did not dare to say anything beside Li Yuanqing just now. He only walked forward with his head lowered.

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nThe two of them walked for a while and circled around the small mountain before arriving at a lake in front of them. This lake was very tranquil. There were weeds growing beside it and many tall trees around it. It was considered quiet.

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nLi Yuanqing took a simple look. There were no demons guarding at the side. Most of these demons were guarding the surroundings of the periphery and this lake had already reached the center.

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nLooking up from the lake, one could vaguely see the towering peak of the Dongming Mountain. The two of them stopped beside the lake and took off their skins, revealing their original appearances.

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n“Master, your disguise technique is really good at fooling them.”

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nLi Yuanqing’s expression froze. He suddenly sensed some aura and suddenly stretched out a hand to grab at the center of the lake.

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nA phantom took two steps back and stood two to three meters away from Li Yuanqing, looking at him from afar.

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n“Good kid, I felt that there was something strange about the disappearance of that patrol team just now. I specially attached a wisp of my soul to my disciple. As expected, I sensed something strange the moment I met the two of you.”

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nThe image transformed by this phantom was Da Mingkong.

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nDa Mingkong floated on the lake like a real person and sized up Li Yuanqing and the Blood Vine.

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n“Alright, a young kid and a half-human, half-demon demon actually dared to come to this place. I think you humans really don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth.”

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nLi Yuanqing had been careless. He did not expect that Da Mingkong’s divine sense would be magnified several times in this array formation. This meant that this scheming fellow had an opportunity.

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nLi Yuanqing was careless and did not check the patrol team carefully just now. As a result, his whereabouts were exposed. The remaining two enemies were quite capable.

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n“I thought you demons were all useless. I didn’t expect that there would be some capable people among you.”

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nAlthough Li Yuanqing had been discovered, he did not panic at all. He even joked with Da Mingkong.

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nDa Mingkong looked at Li Yuanqing coldly. “Kid, where did you get such confidence from? Do you think the two of you still have a chance to escape after falling into my trap?”

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nLi Yuanqing looked up at the sky above him. The thick fog gradually condensed, and the scene beside him became more and more distorted. He raised his head and took a deep breath of the air here, completely disregarding this array formation.

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n“I don’t see any danger. I just feel that although you demons have good things in your hands, you never used them properly. It’s really a waste in your hands.”

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nDa Mingkong seemed to be amused by Li Yuanqing’s words. He looked at this young kid and did not know where he got his confidence from.

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n“Good!” Da Mingkong suddenly shouted. “Since you noble humans think that these array formations can’t unleash their power in our hands, come and see how I do!”

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nAs soon as Da Mingkong finished speaking, his illusion instantly dissipated above the lake. The sky was covered in dark clouds.

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nDongming Mountain, which was already very foggy, became even gloomier. Originally, under the sunlight, he could vaguely see the towering peak of the Dongming Mountain. However, it immediately became visible, only half a meter in front of him.

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nBlood Vine slowly leaned against Li Yuanqing and did not dare to move.

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nThis fog was not the most dangerous. However, there were a few very powerful energies in the fog. These energy fluctuations were sometimes far and sometimes close, sometimes strong and sometimes weak.

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nIt was unfathomable.

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nMost importantly, this fog had a very strong effect of isolating divine sense. When the fog became thicker, Blood Vine felt that the range he could control had instantly shrunk greatly. It was about the same range as his vision. That was the equivalent of putting a black cloth over his head.

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nSeeing that Da Mingkong was about to go all out, Li Yuanqing did not panic. He stood on the spot calmly and did not move.

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n“Master, why don’t we retreat first? I think this lake seems to have a strengthening effect on this fog. This way, this place will be even more dangerous.” Blood Vine carefully leaned against Li Yuanqing and suggested.

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nHowever, when Blood Vine looked up, Li Yuanqing seemed to have changed. Just now, it was still his master, but now, it had transformed into a big tree. Just now, Blood Vine had been hugging this big tree and hiding here.

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nBlood Vine was so frightened that he hurriedly took a step back. He thought that he was very powerful now and his divine sense had improved greatly. However, he did not expect that he would instantly fall into the trap of someone else’s array formation in just a few breaths.

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nAt this moment, Blood Vine suddenly felt a very cold power approaching from behind. He hurriedly stopped and suddenly transformed into countless vines that whipped behind him. With a crackling sound in the fog, the vines pulled out by Blood Vine collided with something opposite.

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nJust as the Blood Vine was working hard, he suddenly felt like he had been slapped. He opened his eyes in a daze and looked at Li Yuanqing standing in front of him.

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n“Master?”

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nAt this moment, he was lying on the ground while Li Yuanqing squatted beside him. No expression could be seen on his face.

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n“Master, what happened to me just now? Wasn’t I here just now?”

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nLi Yuanqing did not say anything else. He took out a warm white pearl and stuffed it into Blood Vine’s mouth.

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n“Hurry up and stand up. Swallow this Stabilizing Pearl. Don’t go crazy here.”

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