Chapter 800: Demon Lair

The primeval forest was a forbidden zone throughout the Southern Divine Dynasty, where even cave-realm old monsters dared not venture.

Within this forest stood Demon Mountain Ridge, surrounded by poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, with various primeval strange species appearing, making it extremely dangerous.

The vast woods were gloomy and dark, sunlight barely penetrating, causing an eerie, chilling atmosphere that made one's hair stand on end.

Suddenly, a shadow moving at extreme speed crossed the forest, like a ghostly figure, startling even some fierce beasts into trembling.

"Swoosh..." A startling cry suddenly exploded—a massive bird of prey with wings blotting out the sky flew over, its blood-red eyes like two crescent moons, exuding a cold, sinister aura.

Its enormous body oppressed the forest, causing turmoil, and a surging wave of energy burst forth. Its body seemed cast from molten iron, exuding a shocking sense of power.

Watching the predatory bird bearing down, a cold glint flashed in Yang Tian's eyes. He suddenly grabbed with his hand, and a terrifying hand formed from earthen-yellow rule power interwove in the air.

"Chirp!" The bird was terrified—this was a person who wielded the divine power of rules, no match for him, and it was directly suppressed.

"Spare me, senior..." The bird trembled in fear, quivering all over. This person wrapped in a black cloak was terrifyingly powerful.

Yang Tian appeared on the bird's back and said coldly, "Take me to Demon Mountain Ridge!"

"What?" The bird's eyes flashed with fear at the name—this was the forest's forbidden zone, where even powerful beasts had entered and never returned alive.

Now this person wanted to go to Demon Mountain Ridge—wasn't that seeking death?

"Senior, that place is one-way only. Perhaps you could choose another destination?" the bird said cautiously, not wanting to die there.

"If you don't leave now, watch your head." Yang Tian's voice remained icy.

The fierce bird was about to vomit blood. It had come out today to find food, never expecting to run into this demon. Just as it hesitated, a deadly threat suddenly enveloped its heart.

Boom! Spreading its huge wings, a gale swept across heaven and earth. The fierce bird flapped its massive wings desperately; this man had just shown murderous intent, and if it didn't leave now, it would surely die.

Rubbing his nose, Yang Tian's gaze swept into the distance. He could vaguely see a stretch of great mountains with towering trees, but all were pitch black. Wherever his eyes touched, he could see many bones.

The baleful aura in the void was extremely heavy. A hazy, blood-red mist was eerie and terrifying, making every hair on one's body stand on end.

This scene also fell into the eyes of the fierce bird, which couldn't help but shudder. The baleful aura of Demon Mountain Ridge was terrifying, not something ordinary people could withstand.

"Good stuff..." Seeing the baleful aura drifting in the void, a hint of joy appeared in Yang Tian's eyes.

The Twelve Heavens Killing Array Diagram he had obtained before was now just a scrap of paper, but if he could gather baleful aura again, this array diagram could still unleash its power.

There was an enormous amount of baleful aura in the void, drifting out from the demon mountains. If this place were covered by the Twelve Heavens Killing Array, it would definitely create a terrifying effect.

At this moment, Yang Tian's eyes moved across Demon Mountain Ridge. Although this place was a gathering spot for demons, he didn't know where the entrance was.

"Senior, I think we should go back. This place is too eerie," the fierce bird couldn't stand the baleful aura any longer and couldn't help saying.

However, just as its words fell, an old man suddenly appeared in the void. He sat cross-legged in the air, raised his arm, and a black whip lashed out at the fierce bird and the man in black.

The fierce bird's pupils dilated. This was really the end; this place actually had a powerful guardian.

"How dare you!" A cold female voice rang out, filled with boundless fury, resounding through heaven and earth.

The old man's eyes opened, and his gaze fell upon the woman in black robes. His body couldn't help but tremble, and he knelt directly, saying, "Your subordinate deserves death, not knowing that it was the Second Divine Maiden's clone descending."

"Holy shit..." The ferocious bird was stunned. This old man had actually knelt to the person it had been carrying. This was too unbelievable.

"No, a clone!" At that moment, the ferocious bird's heart even skipped a beat. This terrifying body was merely a clone. If it were the original, wouldn't that be an old monster at the Spirit Embryo realm?

This creature's heart trembled. It wanted to die. It had just tried to eat him; would he spare it?

"This woman indeed holds an extremely high status in the demon race." Hearing this, a hint of joy appeared in Yang Tian's eyes, and then he bellowed, "I have urgent matters. Today, I'll spare your dog life for now!"

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Second Divine Maiden." The old man quickly expressed his gratitude, a trace of relief appearing in his eyes. This demoness had a terrible temper and killed people at the slightest provocation; she was not to be trifled with.

But he was also somewhat puzzled. The demon race's experts all directly entered the formation; why was she circling above today?

With a bang, just as the old man was puzzled, a loud noise suddenly came from not far away on Demon Mountain Ridge. His eyes immediately shot over, and when he saw a human youth fleeing, a surge of killing intent erupted wildly.

"How dare you! Come with me to suppress and kill him!" The demoness was enraged and roared.

"Yes, Second Divine Maiden." The old man dared not hesitate and directly crossed over to where the youth had fled.

The ferocious bird very wisely flapped its large wings. No kidding, this was a supreme expert at the Spirit Embryo realm.

After they left Demon Mountain Ridge, the youth running ahead suddenly stopped. His eyes fell on the old man, and a faint, enigmatic smile appeared on his face.

"What's going on?" The old man sensed something was off. This youth's appearance was too strange.

"What are you standing there for? Why aren't you suppressing him!" The demoness saw the dazed old man and scolded him angrily.

The old man shrank his neck and braced himself to attack. But just as he took a few steps, a terrifying great hand interwoven with the divine power of rules pressed down directly.

"Not good!" The old man was greatly alarmed. He surged with endless dark light, but he was trapped in a prison and couldn't break free.

A shocking reversal. The ferocious bird was dumbfounded. What kind of play was this? This supreme expert had actually suppressed his own subordinate.

"Second Divine Maiden, you..." The old man was shocked and furious. At this moment, he glanced at the youth with the faint smile and then roared, "You are not the Second Divine Maiden. Who are you?"

"You don't need to know who I am." Yang Tian snorted coldly. The hand interwoven with rules in the void suddenly contracted.

"Ah..." The old man screamed miserably. He had no power to resist and was directly crushed, his body exploding.

"What the hell is going on?" The ferocious bird muttered to itself. It secretly guessed that there was probably a terrifying force below, and this person was going to charge in?

"Collect!" Yang Tian shouted softly. He grabbed the old man's soul body and, under the old man's terrified gaze, sent it directly into the Ancestral Dragon Ring.

To infiltrate inside, he naturally needed to know what was going on inside. The demoness was just a clone and couldn't access memories. This old man was a gatekeeper of the sect and probably had many memories stored.

Under the ferocious bird's astonished gaze, although the old man had died, the human youth actually transformed into the old man's appearance.

"Below Demon Mountain Ridge is an underground palace. Although this old man is a gatekeeper, he doesn't know much about the interior. However, he does know the demoness's palace and the dungeon."

As Yang Xiao's voice came, Yang Tian's hand clenched tightly. Success or failure depended on this gamble!

At this moment, the old man's body crossed through the baleful aura in the void. A scroll appeared in his hand, and as soon as it appeared, the baleful aura was instantly drawn and began to surge madly into the scroll.

"If you want an opportunity, stay here." Patting the ferocious bird's forehead, Yang Tian's body vanished into the void.

"Opportunity... opportunity..." The ferocious bird gasped heavily a few times, then gritted its teeth and said fiercely, "I'll take a gamble too!"