Black Mist Mountain Range.
The emaciated elder, Qu Zhuang, and Liao An stood waiting in their original spot.
The Divine Ape King was nearby, eyes closed in deep thought, apparently communicating with several other Demon Beast Kings.
"Uncle Zhuang, I still feel that something is off,"
Liao An, as if scanning the surroundings, grew increasingly anxious as if an invisible eye was observing him from the shadows.
This feeling was intense, usually only present on the Evil God Battlefield when faced with life-or-death dangers.
Liao An had fought in the Evil God Battlefield for two to three hundred years, yet had encountered true life-and-death dangers no more than ten times.
Each time, it was by relying on this special sense and preparing in advance that he had managed to survive and ultimately achieved numerous merits, becoming an elder of the Tianqing Alliance.
In the supposedly absolutely safe rear of the Tianqing World?
Liao An found it somewhat inconceivable, yet he couldn't help but share with the emaciated elder, Qu Zhuang.
Actually, upon just entering the Black Mist Mountain Range, Liao An had already felt something was off, but the emaciated elder, Qu Zhuang, hadn't taken it very seriously.
The emaciated elder, Qu Zhuang, asked in a low voice.
Liao An furrowed his brows, unsure of what exactly was wrong.
It was just his sixth sense, wildly sounding alarms.
"Didn't they say all the Demon Beast Kings are deep within the Black Mist Mountain Range? Why has the Divine Ape King appeared here?"
Liao An thought for a moment, glanced at the Divine Ape King, and found a random excuse to say.
The emaciated elder, Qu Zhuang, fell silent.
Why the Divine Ape King was here... The entire Black Mist Mountain Range was the territory of the Demon Beast Kings, and the Divine Ape King could be wherever it wanted; they really couldn't control it...
"They are ready to meet you."
The Divine Ape King stood up, its huge body blocking out the sunlight, casting Qu Zhuang and Liao An into shadow.
The Divine Ape King took large strides toward the deepest part of the Black Mist Mountain Range.
The emaciated elder, Qu Zhuang, and Liao An looked at each other.
"Don't worry, this is the Black Mist Mountain Range, those Demon Beast Kings wouldn't dare to attack us, right? Aren't they afraid of the Alliance Leader?"
The emaciated elder, Qu Zhuang, comforted Liao An a few times.
Liao An steadied his nerves and followed Qu Zhuang.
they moved ever closer to the deepest part of the Black Mist Mountain Range.
Liao An's heartbeat accelerated, his vision slightly blurred.
Liao An felt every piece of flesh in his body trembling.
"How could I be feeling this..."
Liao An couldn't believe it; the last time he'd had this feeling was over a hundred years ago.
At that time, Liao An was still Fourth Rank, fighting against the Evil God Puppets on the Evil God Battlefield.
It was the first time Liao An had experienced such a premonition, and not long after, the foreign Evil God itself descended, wreaking havoc on the battlefield.
"Foreign... Foreign Evil God?"
Liao An's scalp tingled, unable to believe that he was feeling the same sensation as when the Foreign Evil God descended, deep in the rear of the Tianqing World.
"I can't go any further."
Even Liao An himself found it hard to believe that the Foreign Evil God would descend in the depths of the Yunwu Mountain Range.
But his instinctive bodily reaction prevented Liao An from venturing deeper.
Even if it meant facing punishments from the Tianqing Alliance or losing his position as an elder.
Liao An soared into the sky, fleeing wildly towards the outside of the Black Mist Mountain Range.
The gaunt elder, Qu Zhuang, was somewhat baffled.
He couldn't understand why Liao An suddenly took such action.
The Divine Ape King, leading the way ahead, glanced at the wildly fleeing Liao An, and stretched out his right hand to strike.
Terrifying power began to compress space, and although the Divine Ape King seemed exceedingly weak in front of Lin Yuan, without even the capacity to resist—
In front of others, even as a Sixth Rank Elder of the Tianqing Alliance, he was mighty enough to grievously injure Liao An with a slap, smashing him hard to the ground.
The gaunt elder, Qu Zhuang, took a long time to react.
First came Liao An's unexplained escape, then the Divine Ape King took decisive action, heavily injuring Liao An with a slap.
"Divine Ape King, how dare you?"
Though he didn't understand why Liao An did that, as an elder of the Tianqing Alliance, Qu Zhuang naturally stood by Liao An's side.
After all, Liao An hadn't done anything, so why should the Divine Ape King strike so ruthlessly?
"He's not dead, just injured."
The Divine Ape King looked down at Qu Zhuang, his voice buzzing.
"Hmph, if that's the case, we will go back to heal his wounds, and once he's recovered, we'll return to deliver the orders of the Tianqing Alliance Leader."
The gaunt elder, Qu Zhuang, fell silent for a moment, then rose and flew towards Liao An.
The sudden strike by the Divine Ape King gave him an ominous feeling, coupled with the words Liao An had just said, Qu Zhuang felt like the Black Mist Mountain Range was no longer the same as before.
Although Qu Zhuang had not dealt with the Divine Ape King before, he knew very well what it meant for a demon beast king to strike an elder of the Tianqing Alliance.
Yet, the other party did it anyway, which left Qu Zhuang somewhat fearful.
There were two possibilities.
One, the Divine Ape King had gone mad.
Two, the Divine Ape King simply did not regard the Tianqing Alliance or the Tianqing Alliance Leader with any respect.
Only then would he act so recklessly.
"No need to go back."
"He can heal here at my place."
The Divine Ape King looked up, casting a distant gaze towards the gaunt elder, Qu Zhuang.