blueteamnovel Chapter 367 Returning to the Mountain
Chapter 367 Returning to the Mountain
Atop Eagle Grief Cliff.
The grey clouds in the sky had completely ignited, resembling a long carpet of dim green flames.
Fire rain fell in waves like relentless arrows.
"Wei Donglai!" a roar echoed to the ends of the sky.
Old Hu?
Chen Mu's heart leaped with joy, and he immediately turned to look.
He saw a stream of cyan and white light soaring up from Eagle Grief Cliff, hovering in mid-air.
Then, with both hands, he pushed fiercely towards the sky and bellowed loudly.
Great Luo Reincarnation Hand!
Hum!
Suddenly, two palm-shaped holes burst open in the cloud of flames.
The vicinity of Eagle Grief Cliff was freed from the cover of the fire clouds, and the overwhelming fire rain arrows were wiped clean by a single palm!
An intense cheer suddenly erupted atop Eagle Grief Cliff.
Good going!
Chen Mu couldn't help but feel exhilarated.
Do that a couple more times, and kill them all!
As if responding to the crowd's wishes, Old Hu quickly rose higher.
His hands pressed against the fiery clouds, pushing harshly once more.
Suddenly, two massive palm impressions appeared in the fire clouds.
Then, he exerted his full force and managed to push the fire clouds away from the direction of Eagle Grief Cliff!
Chen Mu's eyes shone with admiration.
This was the great power of a Condensing Aperture master!
Chen Mu was not in a hurry anymore. After dealing with the two robust men, he sat down on a stone nearby, watching the distant great battle.
He had come all the way from Da Liang, and wherever he went, disaster followed.
"But this isn't my fault," Chen Mu felt aggrieved.
This time, when it seemed that all was lost, he never expected Old Hu to turn the tide.
"Looks like I won't have to keep running around."
The reason those places had fallen was that the people in charge were too weak.
Just look at Old Hu, impressive!
Chen Mu was quietly enjoying the moment.@@@@
Then he saw the fire clouds in the sky morphing rapidly, forming a massive skull.
The skull suddenly opened its mouth to an astonishing degree.
The pitch-black maw occupied more than half of the face!
Roar!
An invisible force burst forth suddenly.
Bang!
Old Hu, like a tennis ball being hit away, suddenly exploded into a white air wave and was slapped into the ground disappearing from view.
Chen Mu: "..."
You could've lasted a bit longer, damn it!
I still have to run.
With no choice, he stood up, a black spiritual light and smoke rising around him.
With a leap like a fish, he burrowed underground and rapidly disappeared, fleeing for his life.
"Worse than that," Shang Huan said with a sigh. "They say the whole mountain was burned bare, even the Earth Vein Spiritual Spring is gone."
"Little Mu, you're really lucky to have come back in one piece!" Old Hao exclaimed with heartfelt emotion.
"Lucky I practiced a few more fleeing secret techniques," Chen Mu also felt a chill down his spine.
If he hadn't been able to use the Escaping Earth technique, he wouldn't have been able to descend from Eagle Grief Cliff!
"Thankfully, those barbarians are finished too," Shang Huan said, looking excited.
"There was movement on the mountain?" Chen Mu tensed up. Stay connected through My Virtual Library Empire
As expected, trouble was brewing again in East Ridge.
"The day after Eagle Grief Cliff's collapse, the elders from Golden Summit acted in unison," Shang Huan chuckled.
"I heard that several elders went straight to the barbarians' lair and killed three Condensing Aperture barbarians on the spot."
"Only one surnamed Wei narrowly escaped with his life."
"The barbarians who followed in their uprising were scattered and killed by our Inspection Courtyard."
"Besides a group taken away by the Wei-surnamed barbarian, the other barbarians have all started to migrate and flee."
Chen Mu stood there, his expression stunned.
The chaos in East Ridge he had anticipated hadn't started and had dissipated abruptly?
For a moment, he felt an unrealistic sense of relief.
"Those barbarian cultivators are too cowardly, not holding out for a few more days," the bald-headed Jia Tian complained with frustration.
Chen Mu came back to his senses and glanced sideways at Jia Tian.
"What, Your Highness is hoping for chaos across the land?"
"Have you forgotten how you lost your throne?"
It was precisely because of the chaos in Da Qian and the danger of the dynasty's collapse that the bald-headed Jia Tian had no choice but to abandon the throne and take refuge in Jilong Road.
"I didn't wish for chaos across the land," Jia Tian said with a wronged look. "East Ridge is a perilous place, and those barbarians already live hard lives. Hasty migration would inevitably lead to heavy casualties."
"I just hoped those cultivators would hold out for a few more days so that my subordinates, the lower-level cultivators, and the ordinary mountain folk could better prepare," he explained with a sigh.
"On my run from East Ridge, the journey was truly difficult," Jia Tian's face filled with remorse.
Chen Mu fell silent.
In times of great chaos, it was always the common people who suffered most.
He himself was an unfortunate victim caught up in the turmoil.
"Indeed, without being prepared in advance, one could hardly preserve their life," Chen Mu sighed.
What surprised him even more was that Jia Tian, the former prince, actually cared about the safety of ordinary mountain folk's lives.
Though a bit crafty and greedy, his heart wasn't bad after all.
Seeing the troubled look on his face, Chen Mu couldn't help but offer some comfort, "Life and death are predestined, and wealth and honor are in heaven's hands. Try to take things a bit more philosophically."
After hearing this, Jia Tian's expression grew even more distressed: "But how am I going to repay my debts?"
What does he mean?
Chen Mu was somewhat confused.
"After Elder Liu left, he borrowed money everywhere, hoarding goods at high prices, and even pre-ordered exclusive purchase rights from several suppliers," Shang Huan said with the look of someone enjoying the drama.
"And then, heh heh..."
Chen Mu's face instantly darkened.
I really thought you were worried about the barbarians' lives, turns out you bald head were just concerned about making less money!
Chen Mu looked at Jia Tian with a smile.
"Must be quite a loss, huh?"
Jia Tian nodded, looking miserable.
"Serves you right!"
Jia Tian: "..."