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Boom!
Under the clear blue sky, Dayin Mountain was still without a sliver of light; the whole mountain was shrouded in dark clouds, with lightning flashing from time to time and the sound of thunder resonating incessantly.
At the foot of Dayin Mountain, by the edge of a deep pool, Yibai twisted his serpentine body, coiling himself there.
He lifted his serpent's head, quietly watching the sky still cloaked in dark clouds.
The Deity of Dayin Mountain had died.
But the dark clouds had not dispersed.
"Really have no idea what the Mountain Lord is up to."
When Yibai spoke, he still felt some envy towards that old tiger.
After all, when that old tiger created a ruckus, it indeed caused such a commotion.
If he wanted to cause trouble, he probably wouldn't make even the slightest ripple.
Forget it, why think so much about it?
Right now, the first thing he needed to think about was escaping.
Yibai didn't know where to run.
But he knew that he absolutely couldn't continue to stay in the deep pool.
After all, even the life-valuing Old Tortoise had fled.
Not knowing where to go,
He decided to head in the direction opposite to Dayin Mountain; that way, he shouldn't be annihilated by humans.
If he really did accidentally encounter humans, then he could simply run to the Red Moon World.
With these thoughts in mind, Yibai's movements weren't slow; he quickly left the vicinity of the deep pool and burrowed into the forest.
As for why he didn't take the road...
He wasn't foolish; roads were for humans, and he was a demon.
Which demon family specifically chooses roads to travel on?
If there are forests, of course he would weave through the forests.
With his body covered in Green Scales, being in the woods provided him natural camouflage.
Yibai shuttled back and forth through the forests, not knowing how much time had passed or how far he had traveled.
All he knew was that he had passed through many, many forests.
Only when he left the dark clouded area and the sun's rays filtered through the gaps in the forest to shine on him did he stop his continued movement.
Hum!
When hit by that ray of sunlight, Yibai felt an annoyance surge in his heart; it seemed as though his strength had greatly weakened.
Sunlight...
It could weaken him.
Yibai once again concealed his body beneath the trees, and only then did that feeling of annoyance and of being weakened disappear.
He lifted his serpent's head to look upwards.
Does sunlight vanquish demons?
That makes sense.
After all, the sun is the bane of all demons and monsters.
"The rooster crows and reveals the day!"
Demons naturally belong to darkness.
Fearing sunlight and being weakened by it under the sun is normal.
But still...
Yibai found it strange.
In the Red Moon World, he had never been afraid of sunlight.
Could it be that the suns in the two worlds are different?
Yibai couldn't fathom it and in the end could only give up, choosing to continue traveling through the darker parts of the forest, the further from Dayin Mountain the better.
...
The sun set in the west for an evening with a waxing moon.
Yibai finally stopped; he had forgotten how far he had traveled, whether it was a hundred li or maybe two hundred li.
But he knew that he was now a significant distance from Dayin Mountain, and he could slow down for the moment.
'Where is this?'
Yibai looked around, unaware of his current location.
After pondering for a moment, he twisted his serpentine body towards the dirt road outside the forest.
Soon, he arrived at the middle of the dirt road.
Yibai surveyed his surroundings; aside from trees, there was nothing else, which made it even harder for him to distinguish north, south, east, or west.
"Wait, there seems to be a different feeling up ahead..."
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Yibai's pupils widened a bit.
To his front left, there was a large amount of white vapor floating in the sky.
Human energy is white.
There was a large gathering of human energy ahead.
This could only mean that there were many people ahead.
Was it a village?
Or perhaps a small human town of some sort?
Yibai did not know where he was, but after some thought, he decided that it would be better to go check out the place where the human energy was concentrated.
Maybe he would then figure out where he was.
Yibai, swift and decisive, quickly controlled his snake form, rolling over the grassland towards the concentration of human energy.
...
Yibai moved at an incredibly fast pace, far surpassing that of an ordinary python.
With his full effort in traveling, he soon arrived not far from the place where the human energy was gathered.
Upon arrival, he discovered that this place of human energy concentration was a village.
It was now deep into the night, and the village was in utter silence, with every household already asleep.
Yibai arrived like an uninvited guest.
He had not yet entered the village and was still a kilometer away.
The dogs of the village began to bark, and before long, many households showed signs of disturbance.
These dogs were the real deal!
Yibai was dumbfounded, as he hadn't done anything yet.
But with the village now stirring, he dared not get any closer.
This was an instinctive reaction on his part.
For one, he did not want to deal with humans at the moment, since interacting with humans was too risky. Who knew if there might be some formidable characters in the village who could cause trouble for him at any moment?
Secondly, he could distinctly feel an aversion to the large quantity of human energy, perhaps because his own power was too weak to contend with it.
Thinking this, Yibai quickly backed away with his snake form.
He had not retreated far when suddenly,
to the direction he was withdrawing, he saw a person standing there.
Instinctively, Yibai wanted to hide to avoid being seen, but it was too late.
He made eye contact with this person.
The person was an old man with a petite stature, white hair and beard, and a face brimming with a kind smile.
The old man made eye contact with Yibai and did not seem afraid at all.
One must know that Yibai was now a huge snake, six to seven zhang in length.
Ordinary people who saw such a large snake would likely be scared out of their wits.
But this old man was completely calm.
Yibai immediately realized that this old man was no ordinary person.
He tried to discern what the old man was through his eyes, but he could not see anything typical.
Ordinary beings would have an aura about them.
But this old man had none!
Yibai immediately became alert and secretly mobilized the demonic power in his abdomen, ready to spit in this man's face if a fight broke out.
If he couldn't win, then he would tactically retreat and hide in the Red Moon World.
"It is a pleasure to have friends coming from afar!"
"Dragon kind, this is not where you should be. You might as well follow this old man to a proper place to talk," said the petite old man with a smile, not afraid of Yibai in the slightest.
"I would be glad to accept your kind invitation, and I dare not request otherwise."
Suppressing the urge to flee, Yibai spoke human language and conversed with the old man.
Upon hearing Yibai's words, the old man was first taken aback, then chuckled while nodding, and immediately turned to walk away.
Yibai hurriedly followed.
A giant snake following an old man, they trod along a dirt road.
The old man walked slowly, but each step he took covered a great distance.
Shrinking the ground to an inch!
Yibai had to use all his strength just to keep up with the old man.
After walking for a while,
the old man chuckled and declared "We've arrived," then came to a stop.
Yibai looked up and saw before him a mansion emitting dazzling golden light, almost blinding his snake eyes…