Jiang Feng saw a pair of green, gleaming eyes. The owner seemed to spot him, letting out a roar more intimidating than the White Ape’s enraged howl.

And with that roar, the miasma in the canyon started to gradually fade away.

It was as if the miasma within the canyon had been created by those verdant eyes, solely to block Jiang Feng’s entry.

"Monkey Demon."

"Forget it, I’ll take another path!"

Jiang Feng had originally intended to use the canyon’s cover to move through it, avoiding detection by the Divine Sect disciples, but since he couldn’t enter, he had no choice but to head above the gorge.

The area above the canyon was also covered in forest.

But it wasn’t as dense.

Jiang Feng piloted the Qinglong Cauldron, continuing his ground-hugging flight.

Controlling a magical treasure consumed a lot of Spiritual Qi. Jiang Feng’s strength was far less than the Saintess’; he couldn’t travel nonstop like the Saintess, who carried Liu Chen and pressed forward tirelessly.

After reaching the top of the canyon, Jiang Feng found a relatively hidden spot, landed, and sat inside the Qinglong Cauldron, beginning to absorb the Spiritual Qi nearby.

Once his Spiritual Power was restored,

Jiang Feng checked on the changes in his Fortune Points.

Fortune: 1,277,012

Ever since using the Qinglong Cauldron to evade the Life-taking Talisman, Jiang Feng’s Fortune Points had been growing nonstop.

After several days, it had increased from over 920,000 to more than 1,270,000—a gain of about 350,000.

It was clear that if he hadn’t sensed the danger and blocked it with the Qinglong Cauldron ahead of time, the outcome would have been disastrous.

So after his Spiritual Power was replenished, Jiang Feng set off running again without delay.

"Heaven and Earth Profound and Yellow, Celestial Eye, open!"

On the way, Liu Chen had been casting Celestial Eye, searching for Jiang Feng’s aura the entire time.

Unfortunately, the effort had been in vain every time.

"Stop wasting your effort. He’s concealed by a black cauldron, so he leaves no trace of his presence along the way."

The Saintess had lost all faith in Liu Chen’s Celestial Eye Magic.

"Then what should we do now?"

Shamed, Liu Chen could only change the subject.

"Let’s check out that canyon."

Spotting a canyon in the distance, the Saintess controlled her flying sword, transforming into a streak of white light, and landed outside the canyon.

Their appearance triggered the miasma in the canyon once more.

The Saintess gazed into the canyon and locked eyes with the pair of green, luminous eyes.

She frowned.

After some thought, she seemed to have an idea. A glimmer of a smile appeared in her eyes.

"Wait for me outside."

She left these words behind,

then became a white afterimage, darting into the canyon.

Roars echoed from within the canyon.

But they died down quickly.

"Bang!"

A while later, a five-meter-tall red-haired baboon was thrown out of the canyon by the Saintess. The green light in its eyes receded; its once fierce expression faded, and it became surprisingly docile.

"Has any human expert passed through here recently—someone with strong cultivation, able to fly on the wind, carrying a black cauldron? Have you seen him?"

The Saintess asked.

She could tell this red-haired baboon had awakened true intelligence—it was a genuine demon beast, its strength comparable to a cultivator at Third-Layer Qi Condensation Realm. In the depths of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, it was a demon king in its own right.

Few dared provoke it.

"Kee-gu-gu!"

The red-haired baboon seemed to possess unusual bloodline power. Despite its cultivation, it was still unable to speak human language, but it understood the Saintess’s words, gesturing animatedly at her.

It relayed that someone matching the description had indeed passed through, but was scared off by a single glance from the baboon and had run upward.

"He really did run deeper in this direction."

The Saintess was delighted.

This proved Jiang Feng had indeed discovered their presence.

"I want you to use your abilities to help me find him. If you succeed, on behalf of the Divine Sect, I’ll reward you with a Qi-Breaking Pill."

The Saintess promised.

"Awo—kee-gu-gu-gu!"

The red-haired baboon was so excited by this that it beat its own chest furiously.

"Wagu-gu-lulu!"

Then it began hollering down into the canyon.

From inside the canyon, red-haired baboons, or other kinds of monkeys, White Apes, golden monkeys, and gorillas poured out in an unending stream, swarming up the rocky walls like ants and arriving at the top of the canyon.

"Wagu-lulu!"

At the summit, they called out to the surroundings.

In an instant, companions across the forest, and even other demon races, responded. The red-haired baboon seemed not only to be the king of the canyon, but the absolute ruler of this mountain range.

In the woods, a hundred-zhang-long giant python crawled out from the raging river, reared up with its head above the treetops, scanning the area.

In the distance, a White Tiger roared through the canyon.

High in the sky, flocks of birds dove toward the depths en masse.

There were even bee kings leading their swarms out from the flower fields, summoned by the red-haired baboon, heading into the mountains as well.

Piloting the Qinglong Cauldron eastward through the forest, Jiang Feng suddenly felt the woods growing more and more lively.

Though it was broad daylight, earlier there had been few sounds of insects or birds, but now there was a sudden cacophony, especially from behind—like a marketplace bustling with noise.

This abnormality put him on high alert.

Seated inside the Qinglong Cauldron, flying it low to the ground, Jiang Feng quickly shrank the cauldron down to helmet size and put it on his head.

He hoped this would help him evade the Divine Sect’s magic search.

Then, employing the Three-legged Body Technique, he transformed into a blaze of golden light, dashing forward at full speed.

Now, his Three-legged Body Technique had reached Great Perfection.

Every time he used it, golden light paved his path.

With every step on the golden road, not only did his speed soar, but the path of golden light it created seemed to help him avoid danger as well.

There was no time to consider too much.

No point wondering if wearing the Qinglong Cauldron as a helmet would work—as long as the commotion behind warned him something was wrong, he needed to get as far away as possible.