In the peach blossom forest bursting with colors, the air was filled with a light fragrance of flowers.
Li Muyang walked within the forest but saw not a single person.
This Immortal Realm of the peach forest, which existed a myriad of years ago, had no malevolent lingering souls guarding nor had the Peach Blossom Fairy perished.
The current inhabitant of the peach forest was only the Peach Blossom Fairy herself.
With a gentle and soft smile, she accompanied Li Muyang and introduced the many wonders within the Immortal Realm of the peach forest.
March Lake, Mind-Clarity Pavilion, Peach Brew Pond, Spiritual Medicine Nursery... This secret abode created by the Peach Blossom Fairy was indeed mystical and beautiful.
Even Little Wild Grass, who had seen and known much, couldn't help but exclaim.
"The Peach Blossom Fairy truly is extraordinary..."
Li Muyang, however, surveyed the landscape and situation of the Immortal Realm, his gaze lingering on the Spiritual Medicine Nursery for a long time.
Within the nursery, there were many spiritual medicines and herbs carefully cultivated by the Peach Blossom Fairy, which made Li Muyang's mouth water with desire.
Any of these herbs, if taken to the future, would be enough to shake both the Immortal and Demon paths.
Li Muyang memorized the location and resided in the Immortal Realm with Little Wild Grass for three days. After consuming the soup medicine prepared by the Peach Blossom Fairy three times, feeling his body recovered as before, Li Muyang bid the Peach Blossom Fairy farewell along with Little Wild Grass.
They were going to Yellow Wind Valley to visit the Demon Race of the valley.
Li Muyang walked on this land full of curiosity.
"Speaking of which, is there anything special about this land? It feels like there are more hidden masters here than in other regions."
In this little place beyond the Great Wall, there resided the old Immortal of Yangshou Mountain, the Peach Blossom Fairy of the peach forest, and the Demon Race of Yellow Wind Valley.
Beyond them, there were others whom Li Muyang and company had not yet visited, like the North Sea Dragon Lord and the Temple-Sealing Lord.
A rough count revealed that there were several True Immortals existing on this land.
Li Muyang thought about the future, where this place became a forbidden zone for Cultivators and a land that swallowed them, and he couldn't help but be curious.
Could it be that the anomalies of this land had already shown signs in Ancient Times?
Little Wild Grass stepped upon the earth, tilting her head in thought before speaking, "The old Immortal from Yangshou Mountain told me that the land we stand upon is different from other regions."
"Although this land has vast Spiritual Energy and converging ley lines, its intrinsic aura is incongruous with the entire world."
"The old Immortal believes that this land might have come from beyond the skies, not originally of this world."
"The Peach Blossom Fairy thinks that this place might be the legacy of an Ancient Sage. Perhaps a Great Divine Power once transformed this land, which is why the Spiritual Energy converges here..."
Little Wild Grass relayed the legends she had heard.
Alas, the True Immortals all had their guesses about the origins of this land.
The True Immortals hadn't even anticipated that in the future, after the dark turbulence, this land would devour Cultivators and become a forbidden zone for practice...
After a segment of rapidly skipping scenes, Li Muyang felt as if the images flew past before his eyes at high speed.
When he steadied himself again, he and Little Wild Grass had already arrived at the outskirts of Yellow Wind Valley.
Yellow Wind Valley, filled with maple trees, was home to many of the Demon Race.
However, standing before this mountain valley, looking at the familiar ley lines and forest, Li Muyang blinked.
——Isn't this the entrance to the Underground Mist World?
What the fuck!
The Demon Race of Yellow Wind Valley from ten thousand years ago actually lived here?
A strong sense of absurdity rose in Li Muyang's heart.
But he remained silent, following Little Wild Grass into Yellow Wind Valley.
Wei Sandao, whom he had previously sent out of the vast mountains, was not in the Valley at the time; Wei Sandao's mother, the Valley Master Liu Sanniang of Yellow Wind Valley, personally came to welcome them.
Although the Demon Race of Yellow Wind Valley had some fame, Liu Sanniang, who had not yet become a True Immortal, obviously did not intend to put on airs in front of Little Wild Grass.
After all, Little Wild Grass was someone who could converse freely with True Immortals and Dragon Lords, and though one step away from the realm of the Immortals, it was a step that would, sooner or later, be taken.
Knowing that Little Wild Grass was visiting, Liu Sanniang personally greeted them with a warm and affable attitude, which was incredibly endearing.
Following Little Wild Grass, Li Muyang walked through these mountains filled with maple trees, only to find that Yellow Wind Valley did not yet have the chasm leading directly into the Underground Mist World at this time.
The pit that would later serve as the entrance to the Underground Mist World was now a place of scenic beauty with pavilions and terraces—a dwelling of the Demon Race.
As Li Muyang and his companion stepped into this area, they saw Spiritual Energy gathered in the mountains, benevolent members of the Demon Race passing by, and young demons playing happily in the water amidst the mountains—a picture of a paradise hidden from the world.
In such a place where Spiritual Energy flourished, one couldn't help but wonder what kind of upheaval it experienced, to transform this scenic sanctuary of the Demon Race into the sinister entrance to the chasm ten thousand years later.
After entering Yellow Wind Valley, Little Wild Grass and Li Muyang sat down and straightforwardly explained the purpose of their visit.
Li Muyang, who had awakened the "Eye of Spiritual Sight" back in the day, had been contaminated by the Ancient Evil God and was now deeply ill, seeking Liu Sanniang's treatment.
Faced with this request from Little Wild Grass, Liu Sanniang showed a troubled expression.
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"…The power of the Ancient Evil Lineage originates from the illusory space inhabited by the Evil God."
"Although the Demon Race of Yellow Wind Valley fought side by side with the descendants of the Ancient Evil Lineage in the distant past and has some understanding of it—"
"Such diseases as soul contamination by Divine Powers are difficult to handle, even for the ancestors of the Demon Race in the past, let alone for us."
Liu Sanniang sighed and said, "If the sister's brother had not left Black Cloud Fort at the beginning, perhaps the situation would not have deteriorated to this extent."
"Black Cloud Fort is the last bastion of the Ancient Evil Lineage, and Granny of the Valley there is the most powerful evil spirit since ancient times."
"She might be able to protect the sister's brother, preventing his soul from being tainted."
Liu Sanniang's response caused Li Muyang to frown.
"Evil spirit?"
Wasn't Granny of the Valley human? How did she become an evil spirit?
Although the Ancient Evil Lineage sounded terrifying, it was essentially still part of the Human Race, just with some strange power in their blood.
To this, Liu Sanniang explained, "The so-called evil spirits are a term from ancient times, referring to a type of people who have gradually disappeared along with the extinction of evil beings from the earth."
"In the ancient times, countless evil beings roamed the earth. These evil beings that fed on living creatures were powerful and elusive, ruling over the entire world."
"It was not until the appearance of the Ancient Evil Lineage that a group of people among the Human Race emerged; they had the ability to enslave evil beings and harness their power, using it to combat evil beings—these people were called evil spirits."
"Later, as the evil beings were completely exterminated, the last of the evil spirits left in this world was Granny of the Valley of Black Cloud Fort."
Liu Sanniang looked at the two of them and said, "In Black Cloud Fort, the grandmother who sits in the ancestral temple, sealing the Evil God, loses her original name each generation, to be replaced by a title passed down through time—Granny of the Valley."
"And the current generation's Granny of the Valley in Black Cloud Fort is particularly powerful."
"My son Wei Sandao spent many years in Black Cloud Fort, following the Temple-Sealing Lord in demonic cultivation. He told me when he came home that the current Granny of the Valley may be the strongest of all the evil spirits in the history of Black Cloud Fort."
"She is suspected of being able to enslave an Evil God!"
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