Chapter 132: Walk Right In!

"Chang Yi, what do you think we should do now?" Su Yishan actually sought Chang Yi's opinion.

Chang Yi was also somewhat surprised. He knew this young master somewhat.

Su Yishan had an inherent arrogance, often looking down on their Su family retainers.

But today, he actually asked for his advice.

It seemed Su Yishan had grown a lot during this time!

Such a Su Yishan was worthy of the demeanor of the Su family heir.

Chang Yi didn't hesitate and spoke his mind: "Whether they're going to Chifeng Ridge or not, they definitely have a destination. And obtaining that medicinal herb won't be easy for them. We just need to follow the direction the Shadow-Tracking Insect points, set up an ambush ahead, and he won't escape! From now on, we'll avoid the territories of powerful beasts and keep chasing in this direction. Even if we take a detour, we'll be at most half a day behind, and we'll definitely make it in time!"

Su Yishan pondered for a moment and felt Chang Yi was reasonable.

At first, they didn't know Ye Yuan's destination and chased recklessly, only to be delayed even more by beasts.

Now that they had a direction, naturally they weren't afraid of him running away. Avoiding the territories of powerful beasts might actually be faster.

"Alright, let's do as you say! Rest a bit first, then we'll set off." Su Yishan ordered.

...

Ye Yuan had dealt with Feng Zhirou, and the two each took another Concealment Pill before heading to Chifeng Ridge.

"Ye Yuan, did you kill those four men? You're already this powerful!"

Feng Zhirou was somewhat astonished at Ye Yuan's strength. Those were four Liquid Realm martial artists, and they all died at Ye Yuan's hands!

Ye Yuan chuckled and said, "I'm not that capable. I used a little trick to make them kill each other, and that's how I got this result."

Feng Zhirou was relieved: "So that's it, you scared me! If you could kill all four by yourself, wouldn't you already have the strength to rank in the top thirty of the Martial List?"

Originally, everyone had placed Ye Yuan around fiftieth on the Martial List.

With that strength, defeating a few ordinary Liquid Realm second-layer martial artists was no problem.

Feng Zhirou knew that beast hunters were stronger than ordinary martial artists, and among those four, there was a Liquid Realm third-layer martial artist. If Ye Yuan could take down all four at once, moving up twenty spots was no issue.

And Ye Yuan was only at the Ninth Layer of Qi Realm!

To have the strength of the top thirty on the Martial List at the Ninth Layer of Qi Realm—how terrifying would he be once he broke through to the Liquid Realm?

Feng Zhirou found it unbelievable just thinking about it.

It was a good thing Ye Yuan denied her guess; otherwise, Feng Zhirou felt that all her years of hard work would have been for nothing.

"You're really full of tricks! A few old hands, and you had them running in circles!" Feng Zhirou said, now relieved, but couldn't help mocking him.

Ye Yuan laughed heartily: "What can I do, junior brother isn't strong enough. If I didn't use some clever tricks, wouldn't I lose my life? Otherwise, Teacher Feng wouldn't have sent you to protect me."

Feng Zhirou thought about it and had to agree, but she said, "Come on, you're lucky as can be. Even surviving the Nine Heavens Path—it seems even the heavens are too lazy to take you."

Ye Yuan grinned but didn't reply.

What Feng Zhirou said was true. Ye Yuan didn't think much of the Nine Heavens Path. But in the Divine Realm, he was clearly dead, yet now he stood here safe and sound. Even now, it felt like a dream.

...

About half a day later, Ye Yuan and Feng Zhirou finally arrived at Chifeng Ridge.

It was very dangerous here. Besides the Long-Armed Stone Apes, there were many other powerful beasts outside Chifeng Ridge.

At this level of the Boundless Forest, beast hunters never dared to set foot here.

Even Crystal Realm martial artists had to be extremely careful. If surrounded by Long-Armed Stone Apes, they would eventually be beaten to death.

The two found a safe place to hide and secretly observed the situation on Chifeng Ridge.

What they saw startled Feng Zhirou.

Although the forest was dense, the white Long-Armed Stone Apes appeared faintly, very conspicuous.

They wandered in twos and threes, as if patrolling!

"These Long-Armed Stone Apes are in groups, like they're patrolling the mountain?" Feng Zhirou said to Ye Yuan via voice transmission, somewhat surprised.

"The Stone Ape race has high intelligence and a stronger sense of territory than other beasts. Moreover, they have a strict hierarchy, divided into ape soldiers, ape generals, and ape kings. Stone apes live in groups and won't allow others to encroach on their territory. Once they find an intruder, they will attack en masse." Ye Yuan explained.

Hearing Ye Yuan's explanation, Feng Zhirou said in surprise, "No way? Since you're so familiar with the habits of Long-Armed Stone Apes, coming to Chifeng Ridge is just asking for death, isn't it?"

From Ye Yuan's words, the Long-Armed Stone Apes were highly exclusive and aggressive. Once discovered, the two of them would be in extreme danger.

The so-called ape soldiers, ape generals, and ape kings of the Long-Armed Stone Apes corresponded to first-tier, second-tier, and third-tier respectively.

Not to mention the ape generals and ape kings, even the tens of thousands of ape soldiers could drown them with sheer numbers.

Ye Yuan looked at Feng Zhirou and smiled helplessly.

Seeing Ye Yuan's mocking smile, Feng Zhirou got angry again: "What are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong?"

Ye Yuan pointed to his head and smiled: "Why are humans strong? Not because we cultivate faster than the demon race, nor because our bodies are better, but because our intelligence is far superior! So, before doing anything, you have to use your brain, instead of thinking about running away or charging in blindly, understand?"

"You mean you have a way? Then tell me! Huh? No! Hey, Ye Yuan, are you trying to say I'm dumber than a beast?"

Feng Zhirou quickly caught on, her anger rising rapidly, but this time she learned her lesson and didn't shout, using voice transmission instead, though her expression grew colder.

Ye Yuan sighed: "Senior Sister, don't be so sensitive, okay? I'm just telling you a truth, but you insist on twisting it to insult yourself. Why bother?"

"Hmph! Don't get cocky! This isn't the time, but when we get back, see how I settle the score with you!" Feng Zhirou snorted coldly.

Faced with the mountain full of Long-Armed Stone Apes, the proud Senior Sister Feng finally understood the gravity of the situation and didn't lose her temper easily.

There was only one Iron Palm Flying Bear, and she could lure it away, but if they alerted the mountain full of Long-Armed Stone Apes, the two of them wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

"Haha, thank you for your magnanimity, Senior Sister!" Ye Yuan laughed.

"Less nonsense! If you have a way in, spit it out!" Feng Zhirou, full of pent-up anger, said irritably.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "How to get in? Of course, we walk right in!"