Chapter 120

Dà Hēi Shān is pitch black, deep and profound, its boundary unknown.

Among the old generation of demon hunters in Xiānchéng, Dà Hēi Shān is usually divided into the outer mountain, inner mountain, and deep mountain.

The outer mountain of Dà Hēi Shān is the area where most demon hunters hunt demon beasts. There are not many poisonous creatures, the miasma is relatively light, and although the mountain terrain is dangerous, it is not considered extremely perilous. The demon beasts in the outer mountain are mostly at the first-grade middle stage, with an occasional one or two at the first-grade late stage, but they are not common.

The inner mountain of Dà Hēi Shān is different; it is extremely perilous, with poisonous creatures everywhere, thick miasma, and poisonous fog that confuses the mind. The demon beasts in the inner mountain are mainly at the first-grade late stage, and occasionally there are even second-grade demon beasts. If cultivators in the Lían Qì period encounter second-grade demon beasts and cannot escape in time, they are basically facing certain death. Therefore, not many demon hunters can enter the inner mountain.

As for the deep mountain of Dà Hēi Shān, it is an absolute forbidden area, prohibiting all cultivators from entering. Mò Huà had never heard of any demon hunters daring to enter the deep mountain of Dà Hēi Shān. Mò Shān also told Mò Huà that once inside the deep mountain, death was certain.

With his low and weak realm, Mò Huà had self-awareness. He wouldn't even look at the deep mountain, that forbidden area. He also wouldn't take a single step into the inner mountain, that perilous place. Only the outer mountain, and specifically the outermost edge of the outer mountain, was Mò Huà's predetermined range of activity.

Mò Huà and the three, Dà Hǔ, Ér Hǔ, and Xiǎo Hǔ, entered Dà Hēi Shān and stayed at the edge of the outer mountain. All around, the forest was dense, the mountain road rugged, and the deep mountain valleys hid unknown things. Occasionally, gloomy and strange sounds came from within. A faint miasma permeated the air, mixed with the clear wind of the mountain valley and an unknown fishy smell, making it uncomfortable to breathe. Occasionally, there were also faint traces of demon qi lingering in secluded mountain valley corners. This was merely the edge of the outer mountain, yet Mò Huà already felt an inexplicable suppression. He couldn't even imagine what the inner mountain or deep mountain would be like.

"What do we do next?" Ér Hǔ asked softly. The three of them all looked towards Mò Huà.

"Leave it to me," Mò Huà said. Mò Huà had already planned well.

First, he would use footprints on the ground, rubbed-off hairs on trees, bloodstains on stones, and the lingering faint demon qi in the air to determine the demon beasts' activity route from their den. In a narrow mountain crevice that was a necessary passage on the route, Mò Huà set traps. The traps contained a Mù Fù Zhèn, which could trap first-grade middle-stage demon beasts, but not for long, only about ten breaths. Around the traps, five sets of Dì Huǒ Zhèn were also arranged, each embedded with a spirit stone. Mò Huà covered the traps with broken stones, then placed several blood grasses on the traps and sprinkled blood water. The blood grass was entrusted to Jiāng Āyí to pick, and the blood water was left over from boiling demon meat in a food stall.

Everything was ready. Mò Huà took Dà Hǔ and the other two and hid behind a mountain rock on the side.

"Will this work?" Xiǎo Hǔ asked.

"Let's try," Mò Huà held a trial attitude. He had simulated this plan in his mind for a long time. The traps, blood grass, blood water, and every detail that followed were all considered. There should be no problem. Hunting demons was dangerous, and there could be no negligence. Moreover, this was Mò Huà's first time participating in hunting demon beasts, so Mò Huà was very well prepared.

The several people just waited behind the mountain rock. From sunrise to the thin fog dispersing, until the sun reached noon and the mountain fog completely scattered, they still didn't see any trace of demon beasts.

"Won't any demon beasts come?" Xiǎo Hǔ was a bit restless.

"Shh," Mò Huà placed his finger on his mouth and shushed, saying:

"Setting traps requires patience and carefulness. This is what Chǔ Shū said, you can't be in a hurry."

The three of them felt it was reasonable and nodded. Another hour passed. Between the rustling trees, a demon beast indeed showed its head. With vermilion red fur, sharp teeth and claws, and saliva dripping from its mouth, it was a Liè Zhǎo Láng Yāo! Its strength was probably also around the first-grade middle stage. Just right for Mò Huà.

Mò Huà's spirit was boosted. Dà Hǔ and the other two also full of spirit and on guard. Liè Zhǎo Láng Yāo was not easy to deal with; they had suffered many losses from it. Liè Zhǎo walked while looking left and right, its eyes showing fierce light and extreme vigilance. Occasionally, it would rub against a tree bark, and occasionally, it would lick its dark red claws. Liè Zhǎo walked and walked, then arrived in front of the traps. It smelled the fishy smell of the blood grass and the rotten smell of the blood water, and its eyes showed greed, but it was also quite vigilant. It circled around the traps several times before finally walking in.

The traps were triggered, and the Mù Fù Zhèn produced faint green spiritual qi shackles, binding Liè Zhǎo in place. Liè Zhǎo struggled desperately. It looked like it would break free after a few breaths. Mò Huà peeked his head out from behind the mountain rock. His right hand's fingers pointed forward, then condensed a fireball. The fireball flew directly out, drawing an arc, but it didn't hit Liè Zhǎo. Instead, it exploded at Liè Zhǎo's feet.

"Missed?" Dà Hǔ and the other two were shocked to see that Mò Huà could actually use a fireball technique. But when the fireball technique flew out and didn't hit Liè Zhǎo as they expected, the three of them felt some regret.

"No, it hit," Mò Huà smiled calmly. What he hit was not Liè Zhǎo, but the spirit stone under Liè Zhǎo's feet. The spirit stone under Liè Zhǎo's feet was exploded by the fireball technique and shattered, and spiritual qi overflowed, injecting into the Dì Huǒ Zhèn buried below. The array patterns flashed red light, and after three breaths, the five sets of Dì Huǒ Zhèn directly exploded. With a loud boom, the mountain stones shattered. Mò Huà and the others were also shaken, their ears aching. When the thick smoke scattered, the ground was full of broken stones, and scorch marks were everywhere. And that Liè Zhǎo Láng Yāo was covered in scars, half of its fur scorched black, its gaze vicious, but its aura was already weak.

Take advantage of its illness to take its life! Mò Huà waved his hand, "Go!"

Dà Hǔ and the other two recovered from the shock of the Dì Huǒ Zhèn exploding. As soon as they heard Mò Huà shout "Go," they immediately rushed out, forming a circle, surrounding Liè Zhǎo. Mò Huà still hid behind the mountain rock, only exposing a small head to watch the show. He was not a body cultivator, not good at close combat, nor good at near fights. He just didn't want to cause trouble for Dà Hǔ and the others. Dà Hǔ and the other two had decent body refining talents. After being tempered by demon hunting, their Dao methods and martial arts were also used skillfully at this time. Dà Hǔ used fist methods, Ér Hǔ used knife methods, and Xiǎo Hǔ used leg methods. The three of them advanced and retreated with strategy, entangled in a fight with Liè Zhǎo. For a time, the wind from fists was imposing, the momentum of legs was like wind, and the shadows of knives were heavy. Fire and earth system spiritual power intertwined, resisting Liè Zhǎo's dark red demon power. After dozens of rounds, the originally heavily injured Liè Zhǎo could no longer endure and was killed by Ér Hǔ's knife chop to the back waist.

The three of them also bore scars and were stained with blood, but it wasn't serious. They stood in place, quite disbelieving. This Liè Zhǎo, just died like that? Their demon hunting team needed one or two demon hunters in the late stage of Lían Qì to oversee the hunting of a Liè Zhǎo Láng Yāo with a cultivation in the first-grade middle stage. Five or six demon hunters in the middle stage of Lían Qì were also needed to take turns fighting with the demon beast. Several cultivators would also be in the periphery to respond and prevent Liè Zhǎo from running away. Only after several twists and turns like this, and in the absence of accidents, could Liè Zhǎo be killed.

Now, Mò Huà just set a trap, arranged several arrays, and threw a fireball, and Liè Zhǎo was already heavily injured. The three of them surrounded and attacked a heavily injured and dying Liè Zhǎo and easily took it down... This was too easy, much simpler than they had imagined.

Dà Hǔ and the other two looked at Mò Huà, thinking of the power of the Dì Huǒ Zhèn that had just exploded, and all felt a lingering fear. Even a first-grade middle-stage demon beast with such a strong physical body could be exploded to the verge of death... Mò Huà, unknowingly, could actually draw such powerful arrays! The three of them looked at Mò Huà with a somewhat different gaze.

Mò Huà then exposed his small head from behind the mountain rock, looked at Liè Zhǎo, and asked: "Is it dead?"

The three of them then recovered. Dà Hǔ nodded and said: "Dead!"

"Good!" Mò Huà's spirit was boosted. He held the jade bottle in his hand and ran out from behind the mountain rock. He wanted to use the Xī Xuè Shù.

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