Chapter 78: The Kind Dog

The two entered the light curtain, and Elder Bamboo placed his hand on the Tree Spring, frowning deeply. "What's going on? The Tree Spring seems to be hibernating!" He looked down and found that the emerald leaves he had scattered had disappeared. He wondered, "Could it have been digested so quickly?"

Then, he placed both hands on the tree stump and released his Immortal Root. His Immortal Root was a lush bamboo forest, its light covering the Tree Spring. Elder Bamboo tried to communicate with the Tree Spring again...

"It's no use!" Elder Bamboo was stunned; he had never encountered such a situation before.

After a moment of shock, he suddenly lay on the ground and frantically dug into the soil. As he dug, he was suddenly horrified! He saw that many of the roots below the Tree Spring had withered and died!

At this moment, the second steward also noticed the problem from the indentation above the Tree Spring. "What's going on? There's not a single drop of spirit liquid seeping out of the inner wall now!"

Elder Bamboo said anxiously, "Of course there won't be any spirit liquid seeping out. This spirit tree is sick, its roots are rotting, and it's almost dead! Now, it's most important to save its life, not to mention spirit liquid!"

Hearing this, the second steward was dumbfounded. He then pounced and grabbed Elder Bamboo by the collar, shouting, "What's going on? You can communicate with it, right? How could you not notice so many of its roots rotting?"

Elder Bamboo shouted back, "It was fine when I came in yesterday!"

The second steward was furious, pushing Elder Bamboo away and yelling, "No matter what, I'll report this to the head steward and have him come to see who's responsible!"

At the same time, on a mountain path about ten miles away, several apprentices were riding horned horses, and one was driving a beast cart. The beast cart, also pulled by horned horses, was speeding down the mountain path, with an apprentice driving it.

None of the apprentices noticed that the dozens of small gourds on the cart were gradually decreasing. Soon, a large yellow dog suddenly appeared on the cart, holding a stone in its mouth. It then silently jumped off the cart and disappeared into the forest.

Not long after, a young man appeared in the forest with a yellow dog, and it was none other than the young Ding Hao.

Ding Hao's gains were enormous. Not only had his cultivation reached the peak of the innate stage, but he had also stolen a large amount of Tree Spring water. Most importantly, he had taken revenge, and he felt like he could laugh in his dreams!

"Big Yellow, what are you waiting for? Let's go!"

Big Yellow said, "If we leave, those apprentices will be in trouble."

To be honest, Ding Hao, who had stolen, taken, and caused destruction, felt no guilt at all, but rather excitement.

Ding Hao thought he might be a natural-born villain, feeling happy doing bad things. Thinking of the old face of the head steward of the Tang family when he discovered everything, he felt elated.

"No action, no death! Old bearded thief, old white-haired rogue! Want to kill me? Not that easy, this is just a little lesson for you!" Ding Hao snorted coldly and said, "Big Yellow, I didn't expect you to be such a kind dog."

Big Yellow grumbled, "You call me a dog again."

Ding Hao laughed and ran, "You are a dog!"

"I hate those two words!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Today is the last day of the autumn hunt. Let's see if there are any more opportunities." Ding Hao's young figure rushed into the forest.

Big Yellow followed, "Damn..."

...

In the Lianyun Mountains, Lian Valley.

This valley was a relatively famous one in the Lianyun Mountains. It was surrounded by steep cliffs on three sides, with only one entrance and exit. Therefore, it was a favorite place for hunting.

For example, if a group of prey was encountered and needed to be wiped out, the best method was to drive them into the valley. Then, one could wait for them at the only entrance, trapping them all.

The young prince and Prince Chai, along with many other strong individuals, chased a group of spotted antelopes into this valley. Many strong individuals who had been driven away by fierce beasts followed them, seeing that the young prince and Prince Chai were not afraid. They also took a chance, hoping to kill a few prey.

At the last moment, killing one more beast might improve their ranking.

The young prince and Prince Chai both thought: The Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is the strongest in this world! With Tang Yuanhao's presence, what is a fierce beast like the Purple Cloud Ape? The Purple Cloud Ape is just a high-grade spirit beast, with the strength equivalent to the middle or late stage of the Qi Condensation realm, but Tang Yuanhao is at the peak of the Qi Condensation realm. What is there to fear?

However, they didn't expect that just as Tang Yuanhao blocked the Purple Cloud Ape, he discovered someone hiding in the shadows!

"Damn! It turns out that the demon master from the upper realm is the one who lured the fierce beast!" Tang Yuanhao immediately abandoned the fierce beast and chased after the demon master, shouting, "You traitor who betrays your master! You dare to show yourself, die!"

According to intelligence, the rebel from the upper realm was originally at the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment realm but had been demoted to the middle stage of the Qi Condensation realm.

Tang Yuanhao, at the peak of the Qi Condensation realm, was fearless like a young bull, let alone a toothless tiger. He immediately abandoned the Purple Cloud Ape and pursued the demon master.

The demon master had intended to create chaos during the hunt, delay time, and force out Ding Hao and the Green Jade Golden Silk.

However, he didn't know that there was a peak Qi Condensation realm expert here.

Although he was once at the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment realm, he had been demoted, and fighting Tang Yuanhao was not easy.

"Ten Thousand Venerable Souls Banner!" The demon master immediately used his strongest technique, "Thousand Venerable Soul Kings, attack!"

The nine Thousand Venerable Soul Kings were formidable. Each claimed to have the strength of a peak Qi Condensation realm expert, but Tang Yuanhao was the strongest in this world, and his techniques were far superior to these ghostly creatures.

"Indeed, the intelligence from the upper realm is correct. You were originally a disciple of the Nine Provinces Dao Sect. The sect spent a great deal to help you reach the Foundation Establishment realm, but you secretly cultivated the demon soul banner. You deserve to die!" Tang Yuanhao's face was cold as ice. He slapped his spirit treasure pouch, and a spirit talisman flew out. He crushed the talisman, and a protective shield with electric light enveloped his body. The ghostly spirits screamed in fear, trying to avoid it.

The demon master's eyes shot out sharp rays. "A second-grade spirit talisman, Lightning Talisman! Damn, this talisman costs over fifty spirit stones in the Immortal Refinement World. Do you, the geniuses of noble families, know the hardships of ordinary cultivators? The path to immortality has reached its end. If I don't become cannon fodder for the sect, how can I improve? I won't accept it!"

"Do you have a reason for cultivating the demon path?" Tang Yuanhao sneered, slapped his spirit treasure pouch again, and a flying sword suddenly enlarged, slicing down at the demon master from the sky.

Tang Yuanhao pointed at the demon master with pride and said, "A third-grade spirit sword, the Clear Spirit Sword, attack!"

"Damn! I haven't found the Green Jade Golden Silk, and I've encountered a powerful expert!" The demon master was extremely frustrated. Encountering Tang Yuanhao, he had to abandon his goal and flee.

"Come back!" The demon master retracted the Ten Thousand Venerable Souls Banner and turned to escape.

Seeing him flee, Tang Yuanhao hesitated for a moment.

There was still the Purple Cloud Ape here. If he pursued the demon master, what about the Purple Cloud Ape? With Chai Jin and Ling Yunxiao, they might not be able to defeat the fierce beast. However, he hesitated for only half a second before chasing after the demon master!

"Hmph! Killing the demon master will earn me rewards from the Nine Provinces Academy and various honors! But killing the Purple Cloud Ape, what benefit would it be to me personally? Those autumn hunt disciples are just ants. I can save you if I have time, but I don't have time now, so you're on your own!"

The two experts chased farther and farther away, leaving the Purple Cloud Ape behind.

The fierce beast, which had been happily absorbing clouds and refining spirit energy in the mountains, was now furious at being disturbed. It entered the Lianyun Mountains and began to vent its anger, roaring and rampaging through the forest.

"Roar!" It roared at the sky, shaking the forest.

The Purple Cloud Ape was over fifteen feet tall, with a powerful build and a body covered in purple fur, looking extremely dominant. Standing before it, humans were mere specks, easily crushed underfoot! The giant trees in the Lianyun Mountains were knocked over by its massive body, and as it rampaged through the forest, the ground shook, causing great destruction.

In Lian Valley.

The young prince and Prince Chai had finally slaughtered the group of spotted antelopes. Looking back, they saw the Purple Cloud Ape entering the valley, its red eyes glaring at them.

Seeing the giant ape over ten meters tall, Prince Chai almost fell off his sliding rod.

The young prince also regretted not leaving when he had the chance.

Now, it was too late to leave!

Prince Chai was stunned for a moment, then shouted at his subordinates, "What are you waiting for? Attack!"

His subordinates thought, "Why don't you attack?" But they had no choice and had to charge forward, the fate of lackeys!

The Purple Cloud Ape, over ten meters tall, caused the ground to shake with each step. With a single swing of its arm, it could uproot trees that several people couldn't even hug. Half of Prince Chai's subordinates fled back, shouting, "Prince, we have parents and children at home, we don't want to die!"

Prince Chai roared, "You don't want to die, do you want me to die?"

Not far away, the young prince's group was relatively united, but he had no thoughts of gloating. With the Purple Cloud Ape attacking, no one could escape!

At this moment, someone shouted, "The head of the Chai family and the two city lords have arrived."

Chai Jin, Ling Yunxiao, and Han Feixing all rushed to the scene.

Prince Chai, panicked, shouted, "Father, save me!"

Chai Jin roared, "Don't panic, we'll lead the giant ape away, and everyone retreat into Lian Valley!"

Ling Yunxiao quickly ordered his subordinates to form the Iron Hoof Eighty Formation, while the Chai family deployed a Three Talents Formation with three experts. City Lord Han Feixing of Yunzhou personally led the formation of a hundred-person Flying Star Formation.