Chapter 2274: Fire Demon Bat

Chapter 2274: Chapter 2274: Fire Demon Bat

Half a day later.

Led by Yue Shan, Zhou Yu and the other two arrived in a large black valley.

Zhou Yu looked at the endless mountains beneath his feet.

"Is this Black Gold Canyon?"

"Yes!"

Yue Shan quickly replied.

"Where is the canyon?"

Yue Shan hurriedly explained:

"Senior Zhou, the so-called Black Gold Canyon refers to the core area of the canyon zone."

"The outskirts are all these mountains eroded by Demonic Qi."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu thoughtfully nodded.

He scrutinized the mountains beneath his feet.

The mountain ranges stretched endlessly, far beyond the horizon.

Meanwhile, the entire mountain range was shrouded in a thick layer of dark Qi.

This black Qi wasn’t entirely composed of Demonic Qi.

It was formed by a mixture of various miasma, Spiritual Energy, and Demonic Qi.

Furthermore, this mixed black Qi had a strong restriction on Divine Sense.

Even Zhou Yu’s Divine Sense couldn’t probe beyond ten miles.

Upon realizing this, Zhou Yu’s eyes instantly turned gray.

With the assistance of the Eye of Destruction, he could see farther, which made him feel somewhat relieved.

After a thorough observation, Zhou Yu looked toward Yu Ruo.

"Miss Yu, where is the place we need to go?"

Yu Ruo quickly responded:

"Senior Zhou, I will inform Daoist Yue of the location now."

After saying that, Yu Ruo took out a Jade Talisman and handed it to Yue Shan.

After receiving the Jade Talisman, Yue Shan closed his eyes and began probing with Divine Sense.

A moment later, Yue Shan suddenly opened his eyes, filled with a look of seriousness.

"Daoist Yu, didn’t you say it’s only in the outskirts of Black Gold Canyon?"

"Why is it this location?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu frowned and looked at the two.

Yu Ruo calmly said:

"Daoist Yue, isn’t this place within the outskirts of Black Gold Canyon?"

Yue Shan’s expression froze.

"This location naturally counts as the outskirts of Black Gold Canyon."

"But it’s adjacent to the core area, not much different from the core."

Yu Ruo calmly stated:

"That is precisely why I spent a huge amount of money to find someone like you well-versed in Black Gold Canyon."

"Otherwise, if it were an ordinary area, I wouldn’t have gone to such lengths."

Upon hearing this, Yue Shan was momentarily speechless.

He sighed and said:

"It seems I was blinded by the hefty reward."

"I didn’t inquire about the exact location."

"Nevertheless, since we’re here, I, Yue Shan, will absolutely not go back on my word."

Yu Ruo smiled slightly.

"That’s fine."

"Please find the safest and fastest way to get there, Daoist Yue."

Upon hearing this, Yue Shan contemplated for a moment and said:

"I am familiar with three routes."

"The first route is to cross the mountains directly to that location."

"However, this involves passing through some dangerous areas with high risk."

"The second route is to go around the outskirts, which is very safe and commonly taken by cultivators, with almost no danger along the way."

"But it would take much time, at least a month."

"As for the third route, it is a combination of the first two, passing through some dangerous areas, but relatively safer, taking around ten days to reach."

"Senior Zhou, Daoist Yu, which route would you like to take?"

Zhou Yu calmly responded:

"I’m fine with any; let’s see what Miss Yu prefers."

After hearing this, Yu Ruo pondered and said:

"Let’s choose the third route!"

"Okay."

"Regarding the third route, there are a few places I need to inform Senior Zhou and Miss Yu about, which are..."

After Yue Shan explained in detail, the three soared into the air, heading towards the distance.

Then, approximately half a day after the trio left, four figures appeared at another entrance.

After entering Black Gold Canyon, the four patrolled around for a long time, then determined a direction and flew away.

In the subsequent days.

Several waves of people entered Black Gold Canyon one after another.

Some traveled in large groups, while others journeyed alone.

Among them were the ghostly surnamed man and the man with the surname Miao defeated by Zhou Yu.

However, the most surprising was Elder Yan also leading a group appearing in Black Gold Canyon.

...

Three days later.

In an area filled with sharp stone formations.

Suddenly, bursts of explosions erupted.

Dazzling white lights flashed swiftly.

Violent Spiritual Power continuously bombarded.

Within a range of one mile, large quantities of debris were stirred up.

The black Qi lingering overhead was also disturbed.

Amid this chaos, shadows were continually being blasted away.

Those shadows turned into lifeless bodies upon hitting the ground.

These corpses turned out to be demon beasts.

However, they were all Low Rank Demon Beasts.

Soon, the place returned to tranquility.

Three figures revealed themselves.

They were none other than Zhou Yu and his companions.

At this moment, Yu Ruo was clad in a dark red Battle Armor, looking quite extraordinary.

Yue Shan directed a mystical azure-colored pearl, emitting a faint Qing Mang.

Only Zhou Yu stood with his hands behind his back, at ease and relaxed.

At this point, Yue Shan stared at the ground full of bodies, his brow tightly furrowed.

"Something’s not right."

Yu Ruo hurriedly asked:

"Daoist Yue, what’s wrong?"

"Why are there so many demon beasts here?" Yue Shan’s brows furrowed.

Yu Ruo pondered.

"Aren’t these just Low Rank Demon Beasts?"

"What’s the issue?"

Yue Shan shook his head and said:

"Indeed, these are mere Low Rank Demon Beasts."

"But, look at this one."

Yue Shan approached a bat-like demon beast and said:

"This demon beast is called the Fire Demon Bat."

"Such beasts only exist deep within Black Gold Canyon."

"To my knowledge, they possess a strong territorial awareness and never appear on the outskirts."

"Yet now, one has appeared here."

"This is highly unusual."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ruo appeared indifferent.

"Daoist Yue, I don’t think there’s a need to be so tense."

"Perhaps, this is just a coincidence, with the Fire Demon Bat unexpectedly showed up here."

Yue Shan furrowed his brow, clearly uncertain.

At this moment, Zhou Yu suddenly spoke:

"If this isn’t a coincidence, what would the Fire Demon Bat appearing here imply?"

Faced with Zhou Yu’s inquiry, Yue Shan quickly responded:

"Senior Zhou, I just mentioned that the Fire Demon Bat is a demon beast with an extremely strong sense of territory. If it appears here, there’s only one possibility, which is that its territory got invaded and the Fire Demon Bat suffered near-extinction attacks."

"This led to their dispersion, with one ending up here."

After hearing this, Yu Ruo hesitated.

"Daoist Yue, then, what do you suggest we do now?"

"Should we continue on this path?"