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nDangers lurked everywhere within the forest.

nThe blood stench of this place would definitely attract even stronger demon beasts!

nThey would only be stuck in danger if they were caught up with the other demon beasts.

nRight now, they were only spirit demons.

nThey were nothing much in the eight demon regions and were at the bottom of the food chain within the entire demon world!

nNo matter how many trump cards Su Zimo had and how strong he was, he could not defeat mid-level fiend demons.

nFurthermore, he had to try his best to conceal his means from the immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects within the demon regions.

nIf he exposed his identity as a human cultivator, he would be an outcast within the entire Thousand Demon Valley, let alone Howling Moon Mountain!

nSu Zimo brought monkey and the others and fought out of the encirclement. They decided on a rough direction and sprinted all the way east to seek shelter.

nBefore daybreak, Su Zimo lost all the spirit demons that were hot on their tails and found another secluded cave.

nHe scanned the vicinity carefully and entered after ensuring that there were no spirit demons watching them.

nThe cave was connected to the front and the back of the mountain and Su Zimo checked out its interior before nodding to himself – he decided to hide here temporarily and prepare for their breakthroughs!

nRight now, the most pressing matter for them was to break through from the Core Formation realm and cultivate their Essence Spirits!

nFor all five of them, an advancement to the next realm would increase their combat strength by leaps!

nEach of them obtained treasures from the ancient battlefield that could be used after they became fiend demons.

n“Take a rest first and compose yourself. Make sure you are calm mentally,”

nSu Zimo could see fatigue on the faces of monkey and the other three. He reminded them before turning to leave.

nHe started setting up formations on both ends of the cave.

nAround 6 hours later, right when he had just set up the formations at the entrance of the cave, Su Zimo felt something amiss.

nMore spirit demons were starting to gather in the vicinity!

nFurthermore, the number of them gathered increased!

nSu Zimo could tell that the spirit demons were here for them!

nThey were exposed again!

nHow could that be?

nHe stood within the cave with a dark gaze, glaring at the beast eyes that appeared within the depths of the forest from time to time through a formation between them.

nPreviously, it was two protectors of Howling Moon Mountain.

nWho was it this time round?

nAfter a moment of silence, Su Zimo turned to wake monkey and the other three who were recuperating. “If I’m not wrong, we’ve been discovered by the demon beasts of Howling Moon Mountain again!”

n“We’ll go and kill them off again!” The spirit tiger waved his fist with confidence.

nHowever, this time round, the prideful monkey said nothing.

nSu Zimo continued, “The demon beasts sent by Howling Moon Mountain are only going to get stronger. I won’t even be surprised if the Howling Moon Territorial Lord came personally this time round!”

n“What should we do?” Little Fox had a worried expression.

n“We’ll leave here and continue on!” Su Zimo replied.

n“Alright!”

nMonkey and the others nodded and followed Su Zimo to leave from the back of the cave.

nThey were on jitters throughout the entire journey.

nIt was no wonder why the Thousand Demon Valley was one of the eight demon regions.

nDuring this period of time, they came across three mid-level fiend demons. Thankfully, Su Zimo’s spirit perception alerted them to it so that they could avoid the mid-level fiend demons.

nEven Su Zimo felt shudders when he sensed the aura emanated by a bird that flew above them!

nThe aura of the bird resembled the old immortal crane and it was probably not a mid-level fiend demon.

nThere was a high chance that it was a high-level fiend demon and an Overlord!

nThere was naturally no way they could hide their tracks from the bird.

nHowever, the bird merely glanced at the five of them indifferently.

nAs though it could not be bothered because their cultivation realms were too low, the bird did not stop and just flew over them.

nThey could come across similar situations at any moment!

nIn other words, the five of them had to take on the risk of being devoured by stronger demon beasts at any moment if they wanted to cross the demon region!

nBefore long, Su Zimo located yet another ideal spot for hiding.

nA cave was hidden behind a waterfall and it was extremely spacious within. Although the running sound of the waterfall could be heard, that could be resolved easily with a sound barrier formation at the entrance of the cave.

nSu Zimo felt relieved when he entered the place with monkey and the others.

nAfter another 6 hours, just as Su Zimo was halfway through with his array formation setups at the cave entrance, his ears twitched and he listened intently.

nA moment later, he rose with a cold glint in his eyes.

nThey were discovered again!

nDemons had caught up to them here!

nSu Zimo recounted carefully through his mind and was certain that they were not followed the entire time.

nThere were no spirit demons that caught sight of them in the vicinity as well.

nYet, how were they exposed once again?

nWhat went wrong?

nSigns of exhaustion could already be seen on monkey, the spirit tiger, Qing Qing and Little Fox’s faces.

nThey had not rested the entire time after they left the ancient battlefield and were tired from running for their lives.

nIf this continued on, monkey and the others wouldn’t be able to hang on even if Su Zimo could.

nSu Zimo frowned with a dark expression.

nThey no longer had any place to hide!

nThey were in a predicament the moment they entered the Thousand Demon Valley and the situation was worse than he had imagined!

nDid they really have to fight with their lives?

nSuddenly, Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat and he spun around furiously to glare at the ground not far away. His muscles tensed up and he was ready to strike at any moment!

nAlthough monkey and the others could not sense it, he could vaguely sense vibrations deep underground.

nSomebody was here!

n“Mmm?”

nSomething was not right!

nSu Zimo focused his gaze and sensed carefully with an odd look in his eyes.

nBefore long, a tiny mud bump popped up on the ground.

nImmediately after, the mound opened up and a shifty head with sleazy, tiny eyes popped out and scanned the place in a furtive manner.

nThe pair of eyes roved onto Su Zimo’s body and froze.

nTheir eyes met.

n“Indeed, it’s you,”

nSu Zimo gave a fake smile.

nThe thing that burrowed out of the mound was the gigantic rat that brought them here from the ancient battlefield.

nSu Zimo’s group clashed against the three fiend demons the moment they arrived.

nInitially, the rat was on the side of the three fiend demons. Later on, when it sensed something amiss in the situation after the battle broke out, it disappeared.

nTo think that it would come knocking.

n“Brothers, I’m so sorry,”

nThe rat was half-buried in the mud and said in an embarrassed manner, “I didn’t expect something like this to happen after bringing you guys to the Howling Moon Mountain.”

nMonkey and the others woke up as well.

nThe spirit tiger could not help but sneer when he recounted the way the rat looked when it stood on the side of the three fiend demons. “Are you here because you have a death wish?!”

n“N-N-No!”

nThe rat was shocked and a large part of its body fell back into the hole. It merely revealed half of its head, as though it was ready to escape at any moment, and laughed bitterly. “The situation was pressing back then. I had no other choice!”

nJust as the spirit tiger was about to mock it, Su Zimo waved it off and asked indifferently, “What are you here for? How did you find us?”

n“Cough.”

nThe rat coughed gently. “Actually, your location has been exposed.”

n“Obviously!”

nThe spirit tiger pouted his lips. “Even an idiot knows that we’ve been exposed since you’re here!”

n“Brother Batian, do you know how you guys were exposed?” The rat asked.

nSu Zimo’s eyes shimmered and he looked at the rat silently, awaiting its answer.

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