The scenery of the Divine Mountain is indeed nice, and it's truly a rare paradise for cultivation, but for outsiders, it's merely a momentary novelty. Wander around long enough, and it becomes tedious.

You can only look, not possess; just looking, what's the point?

However, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang were evidently different from other tourists, as if they had never seen sights like these before, tirelessly curious about everything.

Jiang You'er felt a bit puzzled, but he was also here with a purpose to observe the two, so he maintained hospitality. As long as the guests were interested, he was happy to accompany them, willing to show them around and proactively introduce scenic spots.

The area around the Divine Mountain's entrance was part of the North Mountain District, where the journey was unimpeded.

Traveling to the East, South, and West districts wasn't a problem; Jiang You'er had enough influence for that. With him personally accompanying and making introductions, they could walk around and see whatever they liked.

However, under Shi Chun's hint, Wu Jinliang insisted on heading towards the central district.

There was nothing they could do about it. Shi Chun's right eye superpower scanned everywhere in the north district, but he didn't see the so-called 'Reversing Soul Tree.'

According to Huang Yingying, the 'Reversing Soul Tree' remains a soul entity before reaching maturity and is invisible to the naked eye. It only reveals itself upon reaching maturity, but then it gets cut down; hence, only the immature ones can possibly be found.

The problem now was that while wandering around the north district, his right eye superpower hadn't even caught a glimpse of an immature one. Of course, he didn't know what an immature Reversing Soul Tree looked like, but he believed he could recognize such a unique thing upon seeing it.

Having yet to see a trace, he also didn't know if his right eye superpower could even see immature Reversing Soul Trees.

That's possible. In fact, there are indeed some things his right eye superpower can't see, such as this great formation barrier.

Unable to see in the north district, and with similar regions in the east, south, and west districts, he lost interest and instinctively focused on the higher terrain, that is, around the main peak in the central district.

As the group reached the valley at the border of the north and central districts, Jiang You'er stopped and said to the two, "We can only go this far. Beyond this is the central district, which is also the residence of the Goddess. Generally, guests aren't allowed to trespass there; it's a hassle to get permission. At the very least, I don't have the qualifications to bring outsiders into the central district, and guests without a certain status generally can't enter."

What to do? Wu Jinliang glanced at Shi Chun.

Shi Chun pondered silently.

After a brief observation, Jiang You'er tentatively offered, "If you two are truly interested in the scenery over there, I might be able to figure something out."

Normally, looking at scenery shouldn't be this troublesome, but if one insists, it narrows down the purpose of these two's visit.

Shi Chun glanced at him. Would he be polite to him? No.

Being unfamiliar with the place, he had no initial clues to come up with a plan on his own. If convenience presented itself, why go through trouble? So he signaled Wu Jinliang directly.

Wu Jinliang understood, chuckling, "Interested? Of course, we're interested. It's not every day we come here. If it's not too much trouble, nobody wants to leave with regrets, right?"

A glimmer of depth flashed in Jiang You'er's eyes as he opened his folding fan, "Let me see what I can do, but I can't guarantee success." He glanced at the sky, noting that though they only wandered the north district, the area wasn't small; it was already late afternoon. So he informed the two, "Today won't be possible for sure. As for whether we can succeed, I can't guarantee. I can only say I'll give it a try."

Wu Jinliang nodded continuously, "Of course, if it works, it works. If not, we can't force it."

Just after these words fell, a shadow suddenly dashed out from the thorns in the valley below the mountain, rushing towards them.

At first, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang thought it was a mid-sized wild boar, but when the creature stopped in front of them, they discovered it was a giant rat, with dry and sallow fur, dragging a big tail. A black metal ring with intricate patterns was hooked through its pierced nose.

At a glance, the two brothers immediately matched it to a reference point. Isn't this the living image of Jin Zhan's corpse from the Moon Sea Secret Realm?

They understood Jin Zhan's corpse being emaciated, but why was this living creature also so gaunt?

Exchanging a look, the two knew that this was a kin of Huang Yingying.

As for whether it was Huang Yingying herself, they couldn't tell. Present them with a few giant rats like this, and they wouldn't be able to discern any difference in appearance.

The giant rat, upon reaching the three, its beady eyes scanned them, quickly sat upright and cupped its hands in a bow, speaking in a sharp man's voice, "Oh, it's Jiang Xunshan, is there any task you wish for me to undertake?"

Jiang You'er shook his fan and looked down, "Nothing, just wandering around here, not going anywhere."

"Alright, call for me if there's anything. I'll take my leave," the giant rat politely cupped its hands again before turning around and speeding back.

Watching it leave, Wu Jinliang feigned ignorance, "What on earth is that? Surely that's not a rat?"

Implying that it was quite large.

Jiang You'er laughed, "That's a Golden-haired Rat patrolling the foot of the central district. Now its fur color is somewhat dull, but at its best, it glimmers gold. It's also a prehistoric exotic species, once the royal family among rats. However, now its demon bones are locked, serving as a slave to the Divine Mountain, so its fur color has dulled and lost its shine."

In this regard, the two brothers also saw in the book given by Bai Qiru that the Huang Yingying clan had their demon bones locked and were unable to transform into human form.

The so-called locked demon bones mean locking the bone at the beginning of transformation; once the source of physical transformation is locked, transformation becomes impossible, and each demon has a different demon bone.

The most fatal thing is that after the demon bone is locked, it means it has been damaged, and the cultivation of the root bone is also destroyed.

After seeing the book, the two understood why Huang Yingying's cultivation aptitude was so poor. Despite her age, she hadn't reached the High Martial Realm.

In fact, the two were a bit doubtful whether Huang Yingying's current aptitude could still inherit that Demon Book.

However, it seems all of Huang Yingying's clan members have had their demon bones locked, so if they really wanted to fulfill Jin Zhan's last wish, it seemed choosing any of them wouldn't be appropriate.

But these were no longer their priorities; they had to put their own goals first and then consider Jin Zhan's last wish depending on the circumstances.

If they couldn't move forward, they'd have to change direction.

After wandering around until evening, Jiang You'er arranged accommodations for the two guests on his territory in the North District, and of course, treated them with good wine and food.

After settling the guests, Jiang You'er flew directly to the main peak in the North District.

He landed on the mountain and entered a hall unimpeded, with the bold words "North Mountain" displayed on a plaque over the door.

On the second floor, an old man with a beard shaped like an owl's face was meditating cross-legged on a low couch, his nose resembling an eagle's beak. This man was none other than Huang Ye, one of the five Commanders of the Divine Mountain, and the Commander of the North Mountain District.

When Jiang You'er came upstairs, his expression became respectful. He kneeled next to the low couch and greeted, "Commander."

Then he began to recount the entire process of entertaining the guests today.

After listening to the account, Huang Ye slowly opened his eyes, the sinister gaze showing a spark of suspicion, "They want to go to the Central District, is their destination the Central District?"

Jiang You'er said, "It seems like it; otherwise, they wouldn't be so inconsiderate to give us trouble."

Huang Ye said, "Without a reasonable request, taking two random people to the Central District, who dares to open that mouth? It can't be explained to the Goddess."

Jiang You'er asked, "Then... refuse them?"

Huang Ye got up from the couch and paced for a while, then said, "No rush. If they are really aimed at the Central District, they won't leave. Let them wait for a while to clarify their intentions. Also, there will be many visitors tomorrow as the Goddess has sent word that Granny Qi will come over, and we must be ready to receive her without negligence. Also, the Sect Master's letter from the Extreme Fire Sect to the Goddess will be delivered tomorrow. Their Martial Hall Master, Qiu Ben, will use this opportunity to bring people in, aiming for Shi Chun and his group, so be cautious and careful tomorrow."

"Yes," Jiang You'er responded.

The starlit night sky, the small building listens to the insect chirps.

At midnight, Wu Jinliang, who was meditating cross-legged, suddenly flared his nostrils, seemingly noticing an elusive fragrance that had intensified.

After repeatedly sniffing, it seemed accurate. He slowly opened his eyes, just about to ask Shi Chun if he had smelled it when he saw Shi Chun had already stood up in the dim light, walked to the window, and opened it.

Wu Jinliang got up and walked over, asking in a low voice, "Did you smell it too?"

Shi Chun nodded slightly, looked around, saw nothing, and was about to close the window but then thought better of it. Without hesitating to deplete his vitality, he activated his right eye's superpower to look again.

Honestly, the right eye's superpower has been used too frequently lately, especially after strolling around all day today. It was almost in continuous use, and it had been quite exhausted.

Recovery was slow; he even wanted to draw the Blood Soul Blade to cut down a few demon cultivators for a boost.

But as long as the eyes remained bright, the mountains and seas illuminated, he would eventually discover something.

And at this moment, he suddenly raised his eyes to the heavens, eyes widening in an instant, because he saw a shocking scene.

Half blocked by the eaves, he couldn't see the whole picture clearly, so he immediately climbed out of the window, flipped onto the roof, and stood on top looking up.

The right eye's superpower vision, different from ordinary vision, usually blurred at a distance, but this time seemed to have some mysterious thing disperse that ambiguity, like light illuminating darkness.

The right eye's superpower had never seen so clearly or so far before.

A trail of golden mist flew from the distant sky, like countless flying fireflies gathered, each point of light seemed to carry a trace of dancing life, emanating a breathtaking brilliance, in an ethereal manner, like a rainbow or sunset, flying toward another part of the sky.

But on this journey, there was a setback; it crashed into some invisible object, forming an arched outline, emitting chaotic radiance. Shi Chun recognized at a glance what it was; it should be the ancient formation shield.

Most of the flowing light, after crashing, merely spun off and continued on, but a scarce few golden streams surprisingly penetrated through the invisible arc shield, impacting on a mountain, on the highest range of the Divine Mountain.

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