Zhu Ganglie soared into the sky and arrived in front of that towering mountain range.

    These mountains differed from all the high mountains he had encountered before; they featured cliffs tens of thousands of feet tall that connected with the azure sky. Their bases were rooted deep in the earth, while their peaks reached the heavens. Endless miscellaneous trees flanked both sides, with vines entangling for more than a hundred miles around.

    The wind blew without showing flowers, and thunder roared without birds taking flight.

    Dark pines spread everywhere, like steel spears.

    From a distance, it was a pitch-black mountain, but as one approached, it made one''s hair stand on end and sent a chill through the body.

    However, Zhu Ganglie didn''t care about these things at all. He was very clear, if he found food, they all would eat together, if he didn''t find food, they all would eat him.

    Therefore, he dared not slack off for even a step and charged with his nine-toothed rake to the base of the Golden Treasure Pagoda.

    He saw a bamboo curtain hanging there.

    He stood at the entrance and shouted, "Is anyone there?"

    After waiting for a long while without a response, he stretched his mouth into a grin, lifted the door curtain, and walked inside.

    As soon as he entered, a demonic wind blew toward him, causing Zhu Ganglie''s heart to tremble. He looked up sharply to see a demon slumbering on a stone bed.

    The demon had an indigo face and white fangs; its large mouth was akin to a bloody basin. On both sides, its messy sideburns were tinged with rouge; its nose resembled a parrot''s beak, and its pupils gleamed like morning stars.

    Its two fists were as large as bowls; its pair of blue feet resembled huge tree roots, robust and powerful.

    It was draped in a pale yellow robe and beside it lay a knife shimmering with a cold light.

    The demon was resting its head on a flawless and smooth jade stone.

    Most importantly, with each inhale and exhale, the demon''s breath was exceptionally long, and aura flowed around it like rosy clouds. The demonic energy enveloping its body clearly showed it was no ordinary adversary.

    Zhu Ganglie knew the demon was fierce. With his master and Monkey not on hand, it was best to retreat first.

    So, Zhu Ganglie quietly backed away.

    Just then, the demon opened its ghostly red-gold eyes and said indifferently, "You''ve already come, so where are you going?" Your next chapter is on empire

    As the vines pierced Zhu Ganglie''s skin, he felt a tingling numbness all over, a sharp pain in his dantian, and then all his mana was gone, leaving him limp and powerless...

    Thump!

    A muffled sound.

    Zhu Ganglie, bound up like a rice dumpling, was thrown to the ground.

    The Yellow Robe Monster chuckled deviously: "You dumb swine, even at my base you dare to thrash about, you deserve to be caught."

    Zhu Ganglie was groaning in pain, but he defiantly ranted, "Yellow Robe Monster, don''t be so arrogant. I didn''t come here alone, accompanying me are the Curtain-Lifting General Sha Wujing and the Third Crown Prince of the Dragon Palace. Once they see I haven''t returned, they will definitely come looking for me. Then you''ll have your suffering to look forward to!"

    The Yellow Robe Monster burst out laughing upon hearing this: "I was worried there was only you to go around, not enough for my minions to feast on.

    You, along with that Sha Wujing and a dragon, should make for a fine meal though! Someone, go outside and see if there''s a man leading a horse?"

    Immediately, a minion rushed out and soon came back: "Reporting to the king, there indeed is a man leading a horse outside, a real beefcake standing four meters tall!"

    The Yellow Robe Monster''s eyes lit up, and he laughed boisterously: "Good, good, good, that should be enough! Minions, bring my armor. Let''s go out and capture them for a feast."

    A group of minions quickly brought the armor, and once the Yellow Robe Monster put it on, he was transformed.

    With a green face, red beard, and flaming hair, clad in golden armor, holding a soul-chasing, life-sapping blade, and a big red cape dancing in the wind, he truly looked majestic.

    The Yellow Robe Monster gestured with his hand: "Let''s move!"

    Outside, Sha Wujing waited for a while but did not see Zhu Ganglie return. He began to suspect something was wrong: "Could it be Brother Zhu has forgotten about me while enjoying good food and drink at that monastery? That won''t do; I have to go check."

    Just as he was about to leave, he saw a cloud of yellow rise from the Golden Pagoda.

    With just one glance, Sha Wujing exclaimed in his heart, "Damn, that''s not a monastery; that''s a Demon''s Cave Dwelling!"

    Before he could react, the yellow cloud had already arrived in front of him, revealing a demon in golden armor wielding a blade that could snatch souls and take lives.

    Sha Wujing was not scared and shouted, "Demon, what have you done with my Second Elder Brother?"

    The Yellow Robe Monster laughed heartily: "Of course, I''ve taken good care of him. Right now, he''s enjoying human flesh buns in my dwelling. He finds them delicious and told me to call you over to share!"