135: Chapter 135 Crossing the Mountains, Encountering the Demon King Again, Slaying Powerful Enemies and Seizing Treasures on the Way Forward

Ye Qing's escape light streaked across the sky above the Hengduan Mountains like a meteor.

His speed was astonishingly fast, weaving flexibly between the towering mountains and ridges, leaving those perilous peaks and deep canyons behind him.

The deeper he flew into the mountain range, the denser the Spiritual Qi permeating the air became, but it was also mixed with a more primitive and ferocious savage aura.

From the dense primeval forest below, deafening roars of Yao Beasts sounded from time to time, making the mountains tremble slightly.

Ye Qing maintained his Divine Sense at its maximum range, constantly alert to any movement around him.

As the natural barrier between the Sunset Plains and the eastern coastal region, the powerful Yao Beasts entrenched within the Hengduan Mountains were by no means benevolent.

Just as he flew over the summit of a snow-capped mountain that pierced the clouds, a sharp, ear-piercing shriek suddenly came from the clouds ahead!

Immediately following, a massive black shadow swooped down from the clouds like lightning, carrying a violent, terrifying Demonic Qi that seemed capable of tearing everything apart, and lunged fiercely towards Ye Qing!

The black shadow was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had already rushed to within tens of zhang of Ye Qing, revealing its true form.

It was a giant vulture with a wingspan exceeding ten zhang, its entire body covered in feathers as black as iron, its head bald and featherless, possessing only a pair of cold, cruel yellow eyes!

Its sharp claws, as if cast from refined steel, glinted with a cold light, and at the tips of the claws condensed a point of extremely concentrated black light that seemed capable of corroding space!

"A Mid-Nascent Soul Stage 'Iron-Feather Demon Vulture'? And looking at this aura, it seems to be on the verge of breaking through to the Late Stage. This Hengduan Mountains really does hide crouching tigers and hidden dragons."

A trace of solemnity flashed in Ye Qing's eyes, but there was no fear.

He did not dodge or evade, nor did he even slow down; he merely raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and tapped lightly at the giant iron claw lunging towards him.

At his fingertip, a point of Chaos starlight flashed and vanished.

Ding!

A crisp sound of metal clashing rang through the sky!

The Iron-Feather Demon Vulture's sharp claws, capable of tearing apart mountains, felt as if they had struck an indestructible piece of divine iron the moment they made contact with Ye Qing's fingertip, and they were unable to advance even an inch!

An indescribable, terrifying force of recoil instantly traveled along its claws and into its massive body!

The Iron-Feather Demon Vulture's huge body jolted violently, and it was actually sent flying backwards by that recoil force, tumbling several times in the sky before it could barely stabilize its figure!

In its cold, yellow eyes, a look of uncertainty and shock appeared for the first time.

It clearly had not expected that this Human Race Cultivator, who appeared to be only at the Mid-Nascent Soul Stage, would possess such terrifying power!

"Human, you are very strong. But you should not have trespassed into this King's territory!"

The Iron-Feather Demon Vulture spoke in human language, its voice hoarse and ear-piercing, carrying a trace of solemnity and wariness.

"Your territory? Since when did this Hengduan Mountains become the private territory of a feathered beast like you?" Ye Qing's tone was relaxed, even carrying a hint of mockery.

"Seeking death!"

The Iron-Feather Demon Vulture was thoroughly enraged by Ye Qing's words, "feathered beast," and let out an angry shriek. Its wings flapped violently, and countless feathers as black as iron detached from its body like sharp arrows, shooting towards Ye Qing in an overwhelming torrent!

Each of these feathers contained the Demonic Qi and Evil Qi it had refined for thousands of years, and their power was comparable to a full-strength strike from an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator! Such a dense attack was something even a Mid-Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator would not dare to meet head-on!

"Oh? You know this move too? Interesting."

Ye Qing raised an eyebrow, but still did not dodge.

He slowly raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and pressed down in the air towards the black feather arrows shooting towards him in an overwhelming torrent.

"sword, Suppress."

An invisible and intangible, yet terrifying power that seemed capable of suppressing a region of heaven and earth, suddenly descended!

Those menacing black feather arrows, while still ten zhang away from Ye Qing, seemed to hit an invisible wall, suddenly freezing in mid-air, unable to advance even a fraction further!

"What?!"

A trace of horror flashed in the Iron-Feather Demon Vulture's eyes; its proud "Ten Thousand Feathers Released Together" had actually been blocked by the other party so casually?!

How is this possible?!

"Courtesy demands reciprocity. You should try taking a move from me as well."

Ye Qing's tone was calm as he formed his fingers into a sword shape and slashed through the air towards the countless black feather arrows frozen in mid-air.

"sword, Return."

Those frozen black feather arrows, as if having received some kind of summons, suddenly turned around and shot back towards their original master—that Iron-Feather Demon Vulture—at a speed even faster than when they came!

"No—!!!"

The Iron-Feather Demon Vulture let out a terrified shriek, its wings flapping frantically as it tried to dodge or block the reflected feather arrows.

But those feather arrows, under the enhancement of Ye Qing's Chaos Infant Essence, had their speed and power elevated by a level, and with their great number, they sealed off all of its space to dodge!

Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft—!!!

The dense sound of sharp blades piercing flesh rang out like rain hitting banana leaves!

The Iron-Feather Demon Vulture's massive body was instantly riddled with holes by its own feathers, turning it into a sieve!

Pitch-black blood sprayed out like a fountain from those countless bloody holes, staining the clouds beneath it black!

Its cold, yellow eyes were filled with unwillingness and despair, and finally, they completely lost their luster.

Its massive corpse, like a kite with a broken string, fell powerlessly from the high sky and crashed into the mountain forest below, emitting a deafening roar.

The Mid-Nascent Soul Stage Iron-Feather Demon Vulture was dead.

Ye Qing did not even look at the falling corpse; he raised his hand and waved, taking the Iron-Feather Demon Vulture's body, its Yao Beast core, and the pair of sharpest claws it had dropped, all into his Cave Heaven World.

"A Mid-Nascent Soul Stage Yao Beast core, and this pair of claws, are both good things. They can be used for Alchemy, and can also be used to refine Magic Treasure."

He nodded with satisfaction, transformed into a streak of escape light once again, and continued flying towards the east of the Hengduan Mountains.

After crossing the Hengduan Mountains, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

A more vast and more azure scene came into his view.

It was a boundless, vast ocean that seemed to connect with the sky—the Endless Sea!

And near the coastline, a city built from huge white reefs, leaning against the mountains and facing the sea, was faintly visible like a pearl embedded in the azure coastline.

"Tianya City... Finally arrived."