Chapter 377: A Little Trouble

"It seems many people are not very welcoming of me!"

As he spoke, Mola slowly stood up. "Master, it seems we must part ways for now."

"Them? Who are they?"

Shen Daoxing couldn't help but turn his head curiously toward the little red snake.

However, the little red snake didn't answer, just silently shaking its head.

Shen Daoxing nodded, having come to a realization. 'Clearly, now is not the time for me to know about those great figures. If I knew too much and drew their attention, they could deduce my existence and crush me without any effort at all.'

Shen Daoxing's expression suddenly hardened. He felt as if an invisible, great hand was pushing him forward from the shadows.

'It seems if I want to control my own destiny, I must grow stronger quickly.'

Just then, Mola suddenly turned his head to look in another direction and laughed indifferently. "However, before I go, there's a fly I need to swat. I can't very well leave trouble behind for my master."

Trouble?

What trouble?

Shen Daoxing paused and turned to look at Mola, but with a flicker, Mola's figure had already vanished.

At that moment, on a path before the Ancient Battlefield, the Mountain Master of Canglan Mountain was speeding toward the Jiuli Mountain Range, soaring high in the sky with his robes fluttering.

Suddenly, a talisman shaped like a crane came flying swiftly through the air.

The Mountain Master of Canglan Mountain reached out and caught the crane. It was a message from Zhou Chen, who had already arrived ahead of him in the Red Land Demon Realm.

The Mountain Master of Canglan Mountain hurriedly opened it and saw the name "Shen Daoxing" written in large characters.

Seeing the name, the Mountain Master of Canglan Mountain's brow furrowed. Without any further hesitation, he shot forward at extreme speed.

The Celestial Slaughter Star! Shen Daoxing!

'He is the greatest future enemy of our Supreme Mysterious Sacred Land! The Saint Master himself gave the order: he must die this time! We absolutely cannot let him escape again.'

'Therefore, even if it means ignoring that Celestial Demon, this Shen Daoxing must die!'

However, before the Mountain Master of Canglan Mountain could even fly a single step further, the entire surrounding sky turned red without warning, as if draped in a crimson, blood-soaked cloth.

"Who's there?"

The Mountain Master of Canglan Mountain was stunned for a moment, then shouted.

The next moment, a light breeze blew past, and the Mountain Master of Canglan Mountain felt a sudden chill.

Stunned, he looked down, only to see an empty space beneath his head. There was nothing there.

At some unknown moment, his head had already separated from his body and been thrown high into the air.

'???' thought the Canglan Mountain Master.

The next moment.

"BOOM!"

A massive sound erupted.

As if grabbed and crushed by a hand, the Canglan Mountain Master's head exploded mid-air, creating a shower of blood.

As the Canglan Mountain Master's headless corpse slowly fell and vanished, a graceful figure slowly walked out, treading on the air.

But at this moment, Mola didn't even spare the Canglan Mountain Master a glance. Instead, he turned to face west, an impatient look on his face as he stuck a finger in his ear and wiggled it.

"Alright, alright! I only killed a few of your people. You're acting like it's some major incident. If you've got the guts, come over here and fight me now! Fine, fine, I'm going back. I won't break the rules here."

With that, Mola turned to look toward the Jiuli Mountain Range again, seemingly lost in memory. He was silent for a long time before finally letting out a heavy sigh. "I'm leaving, my little master. I hope we can meet again one day."

As he spoke, a rift suddenly appeared in the sky behind him, slowly opening to reveal a black void.

Mola turned, took a single step, and walked right in. The rift then slowly sealed shut.

The sky returned to normal. A gentle breeze blew, as if nothing that had just happened had ever occurred.

After Mola disappeared, it seemed as if several figures in distant places across the sky simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief. The tense atmosphere that had previously permeated the entire continent vanished in an instant.

「Meanwhile, within the Demon Mountain of the Red Land Demon Realm.」

The little red snake slowly raised its head, as if it had just exchanged a few words with someone.

Then, the little red snake slowly spoke, "Kid, follow me."

Immediately, the little red snake floated up and moved deeper into the grand hall. Without it making any visible movement, the wall before them split open on its own, revealing a series of rooms behind it.

Shen Daoxing followed closely, and wall after wall split open automatically before them.

Before long, Shen Daoxing arrived before a Divine Altar.

But the Divine Altar before him did not hold a statue of any Immortals and Buddhas; instead, it was a three-headed, six-armed Celestial Demon.

After Shen Daoxing and the little red snake arrived, the massive statue of the Celestial Demon cracked apart with a RUMBLE. A beam of red light shot out from within it and bored into Shen Daoxing's forehead.

Shen Daoxing felt an intense, swelling pain in his mind, as if his head were about to split open. A series of images flashed through his mind one after another, like a spinning lantern.

A moment later, a profound and mysterious Body Refining Technique had appeared in his mind.

"This is...?"

Shen Daoxing shook his head in a daze and looked at the little red snake. "Is this the Celestial Demon Body Refining Technique?"

The little red snake silently shook its head. "No! This is the Venerable Body Refining Technique. It was passed down to Mola by a Venerable Supreme of a past era. Only the Venerable Body Refining Technique, combined with the Venerable Essence Blood in your body, can forge a peerless and invincible physique."

The Venerable Body Refining Technique! An invincible physique!

Shen Daoxing suddenly felt a surge of excitement. Recalling the images in his mind, he couldn't help but feel eager to begin.

However, at that moment, the little red snake's voice sounded out faintly again. "Alright, it's about time. If we stay any longer, those troublesome fellows will arrive. Now is not the time to expose ourselves."

With that, the little red snake yawned, seemingly tired from being out for too long. It transformed into a streak of red light and entered Shen Daoxing's body.

Shen Daoxing nodded.

He then turned and walked out, returning to the main hall.

Seeing that Mola had suddenly vanished, the others knew something important had happened. They were all packed and ready to go, waiting for Shen Daoxing.

The Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat, who was off to the side, noticed that the little red snake next to Shen Daoxing was gone. It paused, cautiously looking around to make sure. Once it confirmed that the snake was truly gone, its eyes lit up. It then happily scurried on all fours, and with a WHOOSH, transformed into an arc of gray light, snuggling comfortably into Shen Daoxing's arms.

Seeing this, Chi Yi also started to run excitedly, following the Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat, wanting to snuggle in as well. But just as she leaped up...

Suddenly, the Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat poked a paw out from Shen Daoxing's embrace and kicked her away.