Chapter 51: Nine Shadow Apes

  Just as everyone was resting in the jungle, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from deep within the mountain range. Everyone stood up upon hearing the sound, thinking that another demon beast had appeared, but the rumbling sound seemed to be at a relatively close distance from them.

  Then came a few more rumbles, and Lu Lao San furrowed his brow, saying: "The sound seems to be coming from deep within the Jiuying Mountains!"

  Ye Xuan's interest was piqued when he heard about the depths of Jiuying Mountain Range, and he asked, "The depths? Isn't it said that there is a Nine-Shaded Ape in the depths of that mountain range?"

  "Not bad, this mountain range has always been a forbidden area for cultivators because those nine shadow apes are too powerful! No one knows the details of its strength."

  "Could it be that someone has provoked the Nine Shadow Apes and a battle has ensued?"

  At this time, Luo Cuihua's eyes lit up with interest and said: "Really? Then shall we go watch the battle?"

  As soon as she finished speaking, everyone looked at her with strange eyes. Lu Lao San glanced at Luo Cuihua's small chest and stroked his chin, smiling: "Little girl, you should know that curiosity can kill people! Those nine shadow apes won't care if you're just a spectator or not, once you enter their territory, it's death!"

  Ye Xuan looked at Lu Lao San stroking his chin, extremely lewd. Then suddenly thought of himself sometimes not being any different, having bad ideas and stroking his chin. Luo Cuihua expressed her disapproval by sticking out her tongue and said: "Wow, is it as scary as you guys say?"

  As they spoke, another rumbling sound came again. This time the rumble was clearer than before. Lu Lao San slapped his thigh and stood up, saying: "Not good!" Everyone looked at him with puzzled eyes.

  Lao San's lewd expression just now turned into a serious one, saying: "The sound is getting closer and closer to us. If it gets any worse, the nine shadow apes will run into our mountain range in no time. That would be disastrous for us!"

  Everyone heard Lu Lao San's words and suddenly realized, just as another loud rumble sounded, this time the sound was closer than before. Lu Lao San immediately said: "Everyone quickly pack up their things, hurry on the road, and try to get far away from danger. Whether it's Jiuyingyuan or some big shot, they're not good for us!"

  As soon as the words fell, everyone began to put away their weapons and luggage, a few guards led the way in front, and fifty or sixty people started moving quickly forward.

  ……

  Just as the mercenary troops were marching quickly, a brocade-robed old man suddenly flew towards them from the sky with a whoosh.

  "Ah, the Flying Void, a strong one on the Dayuan Mirror!" The crowd exclaimed as they saw this whizzing figure.

  Only to see the old man in brocade robe suddenly appeared above the team, this old man jumped up and landed on a big tree of more than ten meters high. Only to see that the old man's half gray hair, slender figure, face was radiant, holding a shining golden hoop in his hand, inside the golden hoop, a fire qilin pattern was flashing.

  The old man's slender body was now perched on a branch, his sunken deep gray eyes fixed on them, making everyone feel a chill run down their spines. No one dared to speak up. Just as people were wondering, the old man's mouth curled into an imperceptible smile that no one else noticed, but Ye Xuan saw it, and since he had cultivated his spiritual power, he was extremely sensitive to such subtle changes.

  The old man suddenly lifted his head and gazed into the distance of the forest, a gleam flashing across his eyes, then turned around and left. When the old man's figure disappeared from their line of sight, everyone was in an uproar. Ye Xuan also felt very strange, this old man's behavior was indeed bizarre.

  Suddenly, Ye Xuan's body heard the voice of Hun Dun Lao: "Not good, it seems that danger is approaching." As soon as Hun Dun Lao finished speaking, a loud rumbling sound was heard not far away.

  "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

  Although they heard the sound of tree trunks snapping and some trees being uprooted, leaves and branches flew everywhere. In the moment when the tree trunk fell, a giant ape covered in dark green fur, with deep red eyes sparkling like fire, appeared. Its body was enormous, at least 1.8 meters tall, with huge sharp hands waving constantly, its bones crackling loudly.

  Someone suddenly shouted: "Jiuyingyuan! Run quickly!"

  But the moment the shout fell, Jiuyingyuan slapped a big tree trunk with one palm, carrying a strong impact force, and smashed it towards the crowd. Fifty or sixty people immediately ran in all directions.

  Bang!

  The giant tree trunk that Jiu Ying Yuan struck out broke many other trees, and some people who were running slowly were suddenly hit by the impact of the tree trunk, their limbs broken, blood dripping. The neat team from just now was shocked and scattered in all directions, each one fleeing for their lives. Ye Xuan ran rapidly to the side, although his speed wasn't slow, but he was still heavily hit on the buttocks by a broken branch.

  "Damn it, this is too perverted! A broken tree branch made my butt hurt so much, it's almost split in four!" Ye Xuan cursed while running.

  "Get out of here, you little scamp! Run deep into the mountains!" The old Chaos suddenly said.

  "What? In there? Am I looking for death?"

  "Idiot, where is that beast running to now? Now only inside is the safest, outside is full of magical beasts, can you handle it?" Chaos Old Man sneered with a mocking smile.

  "My goodness, now those nine shadow apes are running out frantically, these external demons must also be in a state of panic and running around wildly. No wonder I saw a group of wild boars earlier, it's probably the safest inside."

  Ye Xuan said as he turned around, ignoring the fleeing crowd, and ran towards the depths of the mountain range. He muttered to himself, "Watch me go destroy the lair of the Nine Shadow Apes!" Indeed, after Ye Xuan ventured deeper into the forest, the screams in his ears grew fainter and fainter.

  As Ye Xuan entered deeper into the mountain range, the surroundings once again returned to calmness, and Ye Xuan finally relaxed as well. However, due to the previous sprint, he was now drenched in sweat.

  "Damn it, can't use Xuan Qi and I'm done for. Running just a few steps and I'm already exhausted, I'm parched!" Ye Xuan muttered to himself as he walked.

  Ye Xuan had just mentioned thirst, when he raised his head and saw a golden tree, not very big, more than one meter high, with dozens of golden fruits on it. The fruit was shaped like a doll, but without a mouth or facial features, only with spiral patterns on the surface.

  Ye Xuan exclaimed: "This is a bit similar to ginseng fruit! Just what I needed, I'm thirsty, eat a few to quench my thirst! Haha!"

  He said that and picked one, then opened his mouth to take a bite. Suddenly, Hun Dun Lao Ji exclaimed: "Quickly stop your mouth, the fruit in your hand cannot be eaten!"