Chapter 865 The Mountain God Speaks
Chen Yang frowned upon hearing the words "Mountain God."
Grandpa Fan explained nervously, "This mountain range is vast. Apart from the old immortal, Wu Bandao, and Zhang Dao whom he brought along, no one dares to stay in the mountains for too long."
"Even when I venture into the mountains, I try not to spend the night there."
"There's an old legend that the mountains are protected by a Mountain God, and anyone who disrespects the Mountain God will be taken away."
Grandpa Fan glanced back at the darkening dense forest and said, "When I was young, I did encounter the Mountain God. But the old immortal blocked him. Otherwise, I wouldn't be alive today."
"After that, I never encountered any more strange things."
As Grandpa Fan was speaking, Chen Yang expanded his spiritual power further.
Since he couldn't find the three people nearby, he would continue to search outward!
Chen Yang refused to believe that the three of them could simply vanish into thin air.
Even the most careless of three Grandmaster martial artists would leave some trace.
Yet, after searching the entire area, Chen Yang was shocked to find that even with his spiritual power fully extended, he couldn't detect any sign of them.
With his spiritual power spreading out, Chen Yang could sense the presence of various animals in the forest.
But there was no trace of Fang Yuanyuan and the other two.
"Little Chen, this is the situation. I think we should hurry back to the village and get more people to help us search!"
By this time, Grandpa Fan was so nervous that he was stammering.
He had led three young people into the mountains and lost them. Even if their families didn't cause trouble, he would have to live with this burden for the rest of his life!
If they were never found, he would have nightmares every night!
"Grandpa Fan, don't worry."
After speaking, Chen Yang began to ponder the disappearance of the three individuals in his mind.
How could three Grandmaster martial artists vanish so suddenly?
Chen Yang himself had ways to achieve such a feat, such as using powerful spiritual energy to knock them unconscious.
But if he had done that, Chen Yang would have heard more than just Fang Yuanyuan's single scream.
Lost in thought, Chen Yang paced back and forth in the cave.
During this time, his gaze suddenly fell upon the cave wall.
The next second, Chen Yang's spiritual power surged towards the cave wall!
However, Chen Yang's spiritual power did not penetrate the cave wall and spread inward.
Instead, it was blocked by the cave wall from the outside.
"Damn it!"
Now, Chen Yang had finally discovered the most peculiar thing. He had been so focused on finding the three people that he hadn't paid attention to the cave wall.
A normal cave wall, made of rock, should not be able to block Chen Yang's spiritual power.
But now, Chen Yang's spiritual power could not penetrate this layer of rock.
There was something wrong with this inner wall!
"Grandpa Fan, move back a bit."
As Chen Yang spoke, he rolled up his sleeves.
Grandpa Fan, though unsure of Chen Yang's intentions, obediently retreated a few steps.
Just as he was about to ask, Chen Yang delivered a punch to the cave wall.
"Bang!"
Chen Yang looked at the cracks on the cave wall and sneered, "Hmph, a formation, is it? Let's see how many punches this formation can withstand!"
Chen Yang did not pause. With the three streams of his internal energy fused together, he slammed another fist into the wall.
"Break!"
As Chen Yang's words fell, the cave wall before him shattered like glass, falling to pieces and revealing a large, open space within.
Grandpa Fan swallowed hard as he witnessed this.
The people inside the cave, seeing this, became even more terrified.
Their bodies trembled uncontrollably!
The three individuals, now hung up, twisted their bodies urgently, trying to attract Chen Yang's attention.
Chen Yang naturally saw the three people hanging there immediately, but he did not rush to rescue them.
Instead, he looked at the mysterious person before him and smiled, "Quite a skillful move, causing trouble right under my nose."
"You almost fooled me!"
After observing the other party, Chen Yang asked, "A shapeshifted demon beast? An existence at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, are you from the Snow Forest?"
The other party exuded a powerful demonic aura, yet was in human form.
This still surprised Chen Yang.
Encountering such a being right after entering the mountains suggested that there were many demon beasts in the Snow Forest.
The shapeshifted demon beast, who had expected to absorb these three Grandmaster martial artists, asked with a trembling voice, "Who… who are you?"
This person could break his meticulously built sanctuary with just two punches; he must be an extremely powerful Grandmaster martial artist!
But in the next second, he saw Grandpa Fan behind Chen Yang.
Grandpa Fan immediately recognized the person before him and exclaimed in shock, "It's you!"
This, in turn, made Chen Yang somewhat puzzled.
Did Grandpa Fan know this shapeshifted demon beast?
Seeing Chen Yang's confused gaze turn towards him, Grandpa Fan quickly explained, "This is the Mountain God I told you about! I can remember this face for a lifetime!"
Grandpa Fan mustered his courage and yelled at the other party, "The old immortal warned you before, and you still dare to do this? Aren't you afraid of divine punishment from the old immortal's spirit in heaven!"
The one called the Mountain God let out a sinister laugh upon hearing this, "Old immortal? Just a peak Grandmaster. As long as I devour all of you, I can reach the peak Grandmaster realm too!"
"Besides, he's already dead! A dead man, you think I'd be afraid of him?"
Saying this, the other party revealed his true form.
A weasel!
Chen Yang rubbed his ears and frowned at the weasel, "What did you just say? You haven't reached the peak Grandmaster realm yet? Then you..."
"Haha, foolish human. I don't know where you came from, but who told you that only peak Grandmasters can shapeshift? I have been worshipped for decades and received the blessings of the Heavenly Dao. Naturally, I can shapeshift in the Grandmaster realm!"
The weasel said, then assumed a combat stance.
In the next second, it lunged towards Chen Yang's neck.
"It's over, it's over! We're all going to die here today!"
Fang Yuanyuan and the other two closed their eyes as they witnessed this. They had thought Chen Yang would save them upon entering, but not only did Chen Yang not come to rescue them immediately, he stood there motionless.
Regardless of whether their captor was the Mountain God or not, this weasel before them was a genuine Grandmaster-level demon beast.