CHAPTER 166: 165. THE MAN WHO EATS WHITE CRYSTAL

"Brother Yu, what’s wrong with you?"

"Uncle Yu, what are you talking about?"

The two asked in unison.

On one hand, they noticed Yu Mo seemed absent-minded, and on the other hand, Qin Shan had heard about not opening the Meridian Gate before performing techniques, which piqued their curiosity.

However, as Yu Mo heard their voices, he suddenly shuddered, as if startled by thunder crashing beside his ear. It took a moment for him to react, "Oh, it’s you two."

Huai Ye grinned and said, "Hey, I managed to frighten someone in the Profound Realm with just one sentence. I didn’t expect even Huai Ye to become so strong."

"Little girl, stop teasing me."

Yu Mo surely understood the meaning behind Huai Ye’s words.

Qin Shan then asked, "Brother Yu, what was that Cyan Cloud Mountain you just mentioned?"

"A peak in a place known as the Divine Land."

"Divine Land? Never heard of it. Could it be that Brother Yu once traveled there and suddenly recalled something incredible?"

Yu Mo was a lone wanderer, known throughout East Lake. The places he visited and the things he saw, many people couldn’t see even in ten lifetimes, and some things he mentioned would be hard to believe. This made him very curious about the Divine Land outside of East Lake. What was so unique about it that it could leave someone in the Profound Realm so distracted, the funniest part being that when he approached to greet him, Yu Mo was startled.

He lacked not only the perception of the Profound Realm but even the most basic sense of caution. If an enemy came at this moment, even someone at the thirteenth level could kill him.

At that time, he would be the first person in history to be killed by someone at the thirteenth level while in the Profound Realm.

Yu Mo thought about it, hesitated, and then said, "I saw it in the Viewing Room. I was sitting there, and it took me into another world. That place was called the Divine Land. On the Divine Land, there’s a Cyan Cloud Mountain, and on Cyan Cloud Mountain, there’s the Cyan Cloud Sect, a major righteous sect. All of its cultivators can perform techniques without opening the Meridian Gate and even control swords! They completely abandon our concept of killing with Sword Qi; instead, they directly control longswords to fly out and kill from a hundred feet away!"

"There are indeed such miraculous techniques in this miraculous land!" Qin Shan was secretly amazed and became very interested in the Cyan Cloud Sect. He then asked, "Could it be a world in another realm?"

"I don’t know. This needs to be asked of young Wen Ping. In that world, I was restricted to being a spectator, unable to do anything else, so I don’t know much."

"Brother Yu’s words indeed shock me."

Viewing Room!

Qin Shan silently committed these three words to memory.

Upon hearing this, Huai Ye suddenly let out a sharp cry beside him and said, "The Viewing Room was just opened by the Sect Leader today. He said it couldn’t assist with cultivation, so no one went."

Qin Shan made up his mind. "Even if it can’t assist with cultivation, I must go."

After bidding farewell to Yu Mo, he went straight to the kitchen to sit with everyone, waiting for the dumplings to be served.

No one mentioned the Viewing Room during their time there. He wanted to bring it up, but hearing Yun Liao say he was about to open his Meridian Gate, he started chatting about that instead.

...

In Cangwu City.

A carriage stopped outside the Yang Family’s gate, and a chubby middle-aged man got off. His arms were thicker than other people’s thighs, and his whole body seemed to weigh around three hundred pounds. Yet, despite his obesity, his eyes exuded a fierce sharpness, like a wolf, entirely different from the sleepy eyes of most fat people.

As he got off the carriage, Huaikong came out to greet him.

"Brother Shen, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time."

Huaikong clasped his fist, and the chubby middle-aged man grinned, showing his white teeth, and replied, "You’ve lost weight recently, haven’t you had anything to eat?"

"Indeed, there’s been nothing to eat lately."

"Well then, don’t eat yourself in the end. How would I get through the next thousand years without you, my friend?"

"Brother Shen, you’re joking."

Huaikong smiled and shook his head, casually glancing at Huan Cheng standing in the distance, nodding at him before watching Huan Cheng turn and leave.

It was at this moment that the fat man suddenly took out a round white crystal from his pocket, about the size of an egg, and directly put it into his mouth.

Instantly, a sound like metal shattering came from his mouth.

The sound was hair-raising, making it hard to imagine how the fat man’s teeth could crush a white crystal as hard as steel.

The fat man wryly licked his fingers and said, "You have nothing to eat, while I don’t want to eat anything. I can only survive by eating White Crystal. Let’s go then, we should set off."

"Wait, let me see Huai Ye one last time before we go."

"What’s with your daughter?"

"I found a place that can suppress her Demon Nature, and she’s cultivating there."

"Then congratulations, you finally found a place that can suppress her Demon Nature after traversing East Lake. Let’s go see your precious daughter, and then we’ll leave East Lake."

Huaikong nodded and then said to Yang Zongxian behind him, "Brother Yang, see you in the future."

"Take care, Brother Huai. I’ll take care of Huai Ye for you," Yang Zongxian returned the gesture and then waved to a servant nearby, who quickly brought over a gift box, "Brother Huai, this is a pastry made by my wife. Though not as delicious as yours, it represents our sincere intentions. Please take it with you for the journey."

"Hmm."

Huaikong nodded and took the gift box.

He then stepped onto the carriage and headed toward Yunlan Mountain with the plump middle-aged man.

After arriving at Yunlan Mountain.

The fat man got off the carriage in one step and pointed at the Sword Stele, "Your daughter is really here?"

"Of course."

"Not bad, found a good place. Although the Immortal Sect is not a prestigious major sect, the Sect Leader Wen Yan is a man of courage and insight."

"Wen Yan has disappeared."

"Disappeared? Alright, you know me, I rarely leave the Thousand-Mile Plain."

With a grin, he took out another White Crystal, put it into his mouth, and chewed it like soybean, crunching it with ease in his mouth.

Not to mention the value of White Crystal or its benefits for cultivation in the Profound Realm, even Yu Mo couldn’t smash its hardness. Yet, in this man’s mouth, it was like soybean, truly shocking.

Actually, his true identity was even more shocking.

He was the Demon King of the thousands of miles of plains outside Wucheng, the Silver Moon Wolf King, also known as Shen Liren.

Just like Taotie, he loved to eat but was more selective, refusing anything contaminated by human smoke and fire, only consuming White Crystals he dug out from underground.

Upon hearing this, Huaikong felt helpless and sympathetic, "Can’t you eat a little less?"

"It’s a habit."

Just after grinning, he reached inside with the other hand, naturally grabbing another White Crystal.

When the two Demons climbed the mountain, Wen Ping naturally noticed but had to watch over the Moonlight Dumplings, so he could only let Huai Ye come out to greet Huaikong.

Seeing Shen Liren, Huai Ye’s expression wasn’t too pleased and she pursed her lips, saying, "Uncle Shen, what are you doing at the Immortal Sect so late at night?"

Shen Liren forced a bitter smile and said, "Hey, you little girl, we haven’t met for a year, and while it’s fine you don’t miss me, you’re even complaining about me."

Huai Ye giggled, but thinking about the Moonlight Dumplings about to be served and fearing she might miss out, quickly said, "Ah, Uncle Shen, why don’t you sit here for a bit while I... go pour you some tea."

Having said that, Huai Ye immediately ran back quickly.