Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 586 - 580: Demon Beast Mountain Range

Chapter 586: Chapter 580: Demon Beast Mountain Range

Ye Xuan and his companions were allocated a shabby house in the village, and while their treatment remained poor, at least their lives were spared.

However, being placed here did not mean they were free. The people of Jialuo, the Demon Saint, were still monitoring them closely, afraid that every move they made would be known to Jialuo.

Although there was still a long way to go before the two-month deadline, their current situation was not too good. At the very least, they didn’t have the slightest room to move.

Naturally, Ye Xuan wasn’t going to sit around and wait for death. After staying for three days, he made a request to Mo Shan to be allowed to go out and seek herbs.

"You want to go to the Demon Beast Mountain Range to look for herbs?"

After hearing Ye Xuan’s words, Mo Shan immediately regarded him with a skeptical look.

However, Ye Xuan simply ignored that skeptical gaze, "To cure Jialuo, the Demon Saint, we need to use the Divine Sound Flower, which can only be found in the Demon Beast Mountain Range."

"Then tell me more about this Divine Sound Flower you’re looking for, I can send someone to help you find it in the mountain," Mo Shan said somewhat skeptically as he looked at Ye Xuan.

"No need, you know nothing about medicinal herbs, you wouldn’t be able to find it even if you tried. Alright then, you don’t let me go out, that’s fine. But if Jialuo’s condition isn’t cured later, I will make sure that Jialuo knows about our conversation today. Then we’ll see who it was that didn’t want his wounds to heal," Ye Xuan said with an indifferent expression and scoffed coldly.

"Are you threatening me?"

Mo Shan’s eyes narrowed, emitting a chilly air, but soon he took a deep breath, obviously trying to suppress his anger, and he said solemnly, "You can go out, but in two days, the Shadow Demon Clan will be heading into the Demon Beast Mountain Range for a hunting expedition. You can join their team then."

"That’ll be fine."

Ye Xuan nodded. As long as Mo Shan granted permission, it was enough. Who he would be accompanying was of no importance.

After speaking, Mo Shan gave Ye Xuan a cold glance and then turned and walked away.

"Brother Ye, do you have a plan?"

After Mo Shan left, Ximen Ying approached and asked in a low voice.

"No plan, but staying here is certain death. Even if there’s a glimmer of hope, we need to seize it," Ye Xuan’s idea was simple: first to get away from here. As for whether they could find a way out, that wasn’t something to consider at the moment.

If they couldn’t even get out from under the eyes of Jialuo, the Demon Saint, there was no point talking about escaping.

"I’ve already investigated. The Demon Beast Mountain Range is the core region of this Evil Domain, and there are many secrets hidden there. Maybe that’s the place we’re looking for," Ye Xuan said calmly. Hearing this, Ximen Ying and Qian Wuchen nodded their heads. Rather than be tortured by Jialuo after two months, it was better to take a chance.

...

Two days later.

In an open space on the eastern side of the village, a dense throng of tall figures gathered, roughly dozens in number. Although these figures were tall, their bodies were like ephemeral shadows, as if at any moment they might disappear into the air.

However, apart from these attributes, the Shadow Demons were very similar to the Human Clan in appearance, only much larger.

The figure leading them seemed to be a woman. The loose black robe couldn’t hide her shapely figure, and beneath that robe, her face was obscured, only revealing a pair of purple eyes. They were like amethysts, continuously brimming with a mysterious purple light that seemed to ensnare the souls of men, making them fixate their souls on her, unable to break free.

"Why haven’t those three humans mentioned by Mo Shan arrived yet? Having so many of us wait for three lowly humans is simply preposterous."

Among the crowd, a youth with purple hair glanced toward the distance before expressing his dissatisfaction.

"You’re right. It’s not a big deal that they’re wasting our time, but the one leading us on the hunt is Lady Zi Ying herself. I, Chi Yi, won’t let off whoever makes her wait," added a brawny redhead youth coldly from the side.

"Those three were specifically left in the village by the Demon Saint Jialuo, so he must have had his reasons. Taking these three into the mountains shouldn’t be a problem. However, we are not responsible for their lives or deaths."

It was Lady Zi Ying who spoke.

"It seems they have arrived."

At that moment, the purple-haired youth suddenly looked toward a direction nearby where three figures were rapidly approaching—it was Ye Xuan and his two companions.

"Sorry to have kept everyone waiting,"

Ye Xuan apologized to the people in front of him with a fist-clasped bow, smiling.

"Hmph, three mere ants made us wait for so long. If it weren’t for Mo Shan’s orders not to lay a hand on you for now, I would have slaughtered all three of you already,"

That redhead youth named Chi Yi spoke.

"Let’s go."

Lady Zi Ying didn’t bother with further talk; she simply glanced at Ye Xuan and his companions before turning her gaze away and darting off.

The other experts of the Shadow Demon Clan also glimpsed dismissively at Ye Xuan before bursting forth to keep up with Lady Zi Ying’s speed.

"This Lady Zi Ying, although she is only at the Seventh Grade Demon Lord cultivation, poses a threat that seems to rival Mo Shan himself," Ye Xuan had briefly probed with his soul power and found that among this group, there were three with the cultivation of a Seventh Grade Demon Lord, and the strongest, the one Ye Xuan felt most unfathomable, was this Lady Zi Ying.

"Only three Seventh Grade Demon Lords? Then it seems we still have a chance," Hearing this, Ximen Ying was also cheerful, as he himself was a Seventh Grade Martial Venerate. At his full explosive potential, he might just be able to escape.

"You’re thinking too simply."

Ye Xuan shook his head, "These are the younger generation of the Shadow Demon clan, and their entering the Demon Beast Mountain Range for hunting is likely just a trial. With the Saint Realm Demon Beasts residing in the mountain range, do you think they wouldn’t have something to preserve their lives?"

After glancing seemingly casually toward the distance, Ye Xuan also transmitted his voice to the other two, "Moreover, since just now, I’ve sensed a rather subtle fluctuation hidden around us. If I’m not wrong, there should be a Half-Saint Level expert of the Demon Clan surveilling this area."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, both companions instantly felt a chill down their spines and looked uneasy.

They didn’t think Ye Xuan was deceiving them; after all, their survival thus far was all thanks to Ye Xuan.

"Let’s not entertain any other thoughts for now. Follow my command,"

With his soul power at Heavenly Realm Perfection, Ye Xuan could sense a much broader area than the average Martial Venerate expert. A Half-Saint Level expert couldn’t escape his detection, but if it were a Saint level, that would be a bit more challenging. If the other party wanted to stay hidden deliberately, it would be very difficult for Ye Xuan to discern.

After Ye Xuan and his companions caught up, a humanoid shadow briefly appeared atop a nearby boulder. However, the shadow surfaced only for a moment before dissipating once again, leaving no trace behind.