“Detestable!” As the officials and Chu Liang were engaged in a confrontation, the rest of the cultivators in the inn gathered around to watch the spectacle.

Among them was a tall, elderly figure with sharp cheekbones, round eyes, and a piercing gaze, hiding in the shadows and quietly observing everything.

This was the white ape from the valley. Having lived in the valley for many years, it had claimed all the spiritual plants there as its own. When Chu Liang had previously taken the Swordleaf Mysteria, the ape was filled with resentment.

It had secretly followed them, intending to frame Chu Liang for a crime as revenge. In its plan, if it could pin the murder on Chu Liang, that would be ideal.

If not, as long as the golden-haired beast was restrained for a while, it could then seek revenge on the two young cultivators and reclaim the heavenly treasures.

However, it hadn’t expected Chu Liang to handle the situation so smoothly, quickly uncovering the truth. The city guard had also cleared the golden-haired beast of suspicion on the spot.

It had come to the crime scene hoping to witness its successful scheme, but instead saw its plan fall apart. This made it anxious.

The two young cultivators could easily suspect it and might come back for revenge. It knew it would be hard to handle them alone. With this in mind, it quickly left, transforming into a gust of white wind and returning to Black Whale Mountain.

Back in its valley, it didn’t stop but went straight through to the other end.

There was another cave dwelling there, inhabited by a fox demon with hundreds of years of cultivation, also at the peak of the fourth realm, and not inferior to the white ape.

However, the white ape had followed a Heavenly Strength elder in its early years and learned many martial arts, making it formidable. No other creature at the same level could match it.

After the elder’s death, the white ape left the Heavenly Strength sect and discovered this place during its travels. The fox demon had already been cultivating in the valley and had arrived earlier than the ape.

The white ape, with its formidable strength, took the fox demon’s place. But the fox demon, with its myriad of magical abilities, couldn’t be completely killed by the ape.

The fox demon threatened to destroy all the medicinal herbs in the mountain, and in the end, the white ape made an agreement with it. They would share the valley, and either could use the spiritual plants as needed.

But if anyone else approached, they would be severely beaten. However, their relationship was delicate, and they were wary of each other. The fox demon couldn’t live too close to the ape, so it opened up a new cave dwelling at the other end of the valley.

On normal days, the two demons kept to their own territories and didn’t interact. But today, the white ape took the initiative to visit.

“What brings you here?” As it approached the cave entrance, a human-sized red fox leaped out, cautiously watching it.

“I came to tell you that there’s an urgent matter, and I need your help,” the white ape said.

“What is it?” the fox demon asked.

“Two disciples from the immortal sect came a few days ago and took the heavenly treasures from the valley. I was outnumbered and they took a Swordleaf Mysteria. I’m worried they might come back, and you’ll have to help me deal with them,” the white ape said, “Otherwise, all the spiritual plants in the valley will be taken!”

“Disciples from the immortal sect?” The fox demon’s red fur bristled, “They won’t bring any elders from their sect, will they?” As a demon cultivating in the mountains, it feared those orthodox immortal sect disciples with powerful backgrounds the most and always avoided them.

“Don’t panic,” the white ape said, looking much calmer, “If they were to bring their sect elders, I would go to the Heavenly Strength sect for help. Right now, their only backup is a fifth realm golden-haired beast. If it weren’t for that beast blocking the way, I would have killed those two third realm cultivators long ago.”

“A fifth realm spiritual beast?” The fox demon pondered for a moment, then asked, “How do you want me to help you?”

“You’re skilled in transformation. Just transform into one of them, lure the golden-haired beast away, and I’ll take care of them in no time,” the white ape confidently said.

“A fifth realm spiritual beast would be extremely sensitive to aura. How could I easily deceive it?” The fox demon still seemed a bit unsure.

“No worries,” the white ape said, “I’ll cast a spell in the valley to create a fog that will obstruct vision and blur auras. When the time comes, you just need to show up, lure it away, and not interfere with my actions. After I’ve killed those two, we can deal with the beast together.” The fox demon still seemed hesitant.

The white ape continued, “If you don’t help, we might as well burn down the valley now, just like you threatened me before. That way, we won’t let the heavenly treasures fall into others’ hands.” Hearing this, the fox demon finally made up its mind:

“Fine!” It had guarded this valley for much longer than the white ape. If the white ape considered it its own, how could it let go so easily?

The last time Chu Liang came to Black Whale Mountain, he only wanted the Swordleaf Mysteria, so he didn’t go all out.

Otherwise, when the golden-haired beast and the white ape were fighting, he wouldn’t have just stood by and watched. After all, he wasn’t a weak third realm cultivator and could definitely lend a hand.

He had many trump cards up his sleeve. But this time, the white ape had committed murder to frame others, which changed the nature of the situation. When he and Lin Bei returned to the valley, they were much more serious.

However, looking around, they couldn’t see the white ape anywhere.

“Huh?” Lin Bei was puzzled, “Where did it go? Did it guess that we were coming for revenge and ran away in advance?”

“Absolutely not,” Chu Liang said, pointing to the still intact spiritual plants around them, “If the white ape had fled, it would have harvested these mature plants. Why would it leave them for us?”

“That’s strange,” Lin Bei said.

“Be on guard. It might be hiding somewhere, planning to ambush us because it fears the golden-haired beast,” Chu Liang said, then raised his voice:”If it doesn’t come out, let’s take these spirit plants!” Before his words fell, a sudden burst of white mist surged from all directions. In the blink of an eye, it had already filled the entire valley.

At the same time, there was a strong wind, blinding the eyes!

“Let’s go up and take a look.” Chu Liang sensed something was wrong and immediately called Lin Bei and Jin Maoxun to fly up. But as the two men and the beast took off at the same time, a vigorous white figure suddenly sprang out from the side. It was the old white ape.

It held a big stick high in its hand, swinging it with a thunderous sound:

“Get down!” This heavy blow was powerful and carried the might of a howling mountain and river, extremely terrifying!

The two men who were flying up immediately sank and fell back into the mist. Jin Maoxun, however, was fearless. He raised his head and used his big head to resist the blow!

Bang! Even though Jin Maoxun was tough and thick-skinned, he was still in the air without any footing. He was immediately pressed down by this blow and fell back to the ground.

And with this up and down, the distance between the two men and Jin Maoxun was slightly farther. The mist was thick, and they could no longer see anything in front of them.

“Jin Mao!” In the mist, there was a sudden call. Jin Maoxun raised his big head and saw a figure in front of him, which seemed to be Chu Liang.

But the aura was somewhat unclear in the mist, so he moved his big head closer.

“Chu Liang” then retreated a few steps, making him slightly farther away from Jin Maoxun, who chased after him. After a few times, Jin Maoxun was gradually led by this “Chu Liang” to the edge of the mist. Meanwhile, the real Chu Liang, who was still in the depths of the mist, was thinking about flying away in another direction when suddenly, he felt a warning in his heart.

He felt that he was being locked in by a certain aura.

“You will soon know how wrong it was to come here.” A cold laugh came from the mist. The big stick was approaching again!