The night in the mountains was truly quiet and cold.
Jiang Yuan summoned his primordial spirit to assist him, searching for the demon aura.
However, he leaped slowly, flying for quite a while before approaching the demon aura.
When he landed, he looked around but could not see any trace of the creature.
He felt cautious and thought, "The black mist is here; that monster must be hiding nearby, likely intending to harm me. I must be careful."
He held the Yu Ding, calling upon the Yin Yang Two Fish to accompany Jin Gong, and proceeded forward with vigilance.
As he walked into the old forest, he suddenly heard a voice by his ear.
"Senior Brother, Senior Brother! Save me!"
It was the voice of Da Hui.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan looked ahead and saw a deep pit from which Da Hui's voice was coming.
Jiang Tong'er asked, "Is that you, Da Hui?"
The voice from the pit replied after a moment, "Senior Brother, it's me! I came up the mountain to subdue demons and fell into a hunter's trap. I can't get out! Senior Brother, come closer and save me!"
Jiang Yuan, being clever-minded, would not be fooled by such a trick.
He remembered the words of his master: Da Hui was dead and had no chance of survival.
The voice here must be a scheme of that vile monster, intending to harm him.
If he was not mistaken, the deep pit was an illusion, and that monster was hiding nearby, waiting for him to come closer to rescue Da Hui, only to pounce on him and kill him.
How clumsy! Let’s see how he deals with such a vile creature.
Jiang Yuan remained secretly vigilant but said, "Da Hui, Junior Brother, if it really is you, I am coming to save you. You know that I cultivate the Water Character Path and cannot fly. Let me weave a rope to rescue you."
The voice from the pit grew heavy and said, "Senior Brother, don't rush. I will wait for you."
Jiang Yuan felt reassured and pretended to walk to an old tree, taking a red vine to weave a rope, then approached the deep pit.
As he got closer to the pit and was about to throw down the rope, a gust of cold wind blew from behind, carrying a fishy smell that pierced his heart.
Jiang Yuan remained calm and steady, focusing his mind as the cold wind approached.
He suddenly turned around and smashed the Yu Ding.
Boom!!!
Indeed, it was the vile monster attacking from behind.
The Yu Ding struck the monster's right arm, causing it unbearable pain.
However, Jiang Tong'er had seen through its scheme and was attempting to escape with the wind.
Jiang Yuan would not allow the evil tiger to escape.
He summoned the Yin Yang Two Fish, accompanied by Jin Gong's imposing aura, surrounding the monster to prevent its escape.
The black fish displayed ferocity, while the white fish assisted from the side, blocking the monster.
No matter how the monster jumped and tried to flee, it could not escape.
With its right arm injured, its strength was greatly diminished, and it could not break free.
Seeing Jiang Yuan approach, the monster grew anxious and opened its mouth to spit fire.
The black fish, seeing the flames surge, spat out a white pearl, which spun and released a clear breath, causing the great fire to separate and not come near.
Taking advantage of this, Jiang Yuan leaped up ten zhang and struck down hard on the vile monster's head.
The Yu Ding was a divine object, heavy as the earth, and among the Nine Dings, it was the most substantial.
The monster's heavenly spirit was struck, letting out a painful cry as it fell to the ground, transforming into a mother tiger with a white forehead, round head, flowery body, and green eyes, measuring over two zhang in length.
Even in death, its imposing presence did not diminish.
After killing this tiger, Jiang Yuan approached the deep pit to take a look.
It was indeed a small demon, and he eliminated it as well, grabbing the tiger's tail and dragging the fierce tiger's corpse down the mountain.
When Jiang Yuan descended the mountain, the eastern sky was brightening.
He saw an old man wandering restlessly at the foot of the mountain, unwilling to leave.
When Jiang Tong'er ascended the mountain, he had instructed the old man to wait.
Throughout the night, the old man had indeed been a faithful person, waiting for him here.
"Old Brother, Old Brother!"
Jiang Yuan waved from a distance.
The old man saw Jiang Yuan coming down and hurried to greet him.
He was somewhat dazed, but upon closer inspection, he saw Jiang Tong'er dragging a large tiger down the mountain, causing him to fall to the ground in fright, unable to rise, only shouting, "Demon, demon!"
Jiang Yuan released the tiger's tail and stepped forward, saying, "Old Brother, do not be afraid. I have come to subdue the demons!"
Upon hearing this, the old man stood up and saw the fierce tiger's corpse, which still bore an imposing presence despite being dead for some time.
Trembling, he said, "Master, you have great skills, great skills! This truly is an evil demon. Master has actually subdued this demon; you are indeed immensely powerful."
Jiang Yuan replied, "Old Brother, the evil wind mountain demon has been eliminated. You can live peacefully now. Do not fear the demons. I will leave this demon's body here. You should return and call the villagers to identify whether this tiger is indeed the demon causing trouble in the mountains, so the villagers can be at ease."
The old man, terrified, said, "Yes, yes, yes! Master, you have worked hard to subdue the demon!"
Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "I will leave this tiger's demon body here. Today, I came on my master's orders and must report back."
The old man said, "Master, please go, please go!"
Jiang Yuan leaped up ten zhang, pulling his form together, and headed back to Ling Tai Fang Cun Mountain.
The old man fell to the ground in worship, sending Jiang Yuan off.
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Jiang Yuan leaped and, before he knew it, it was already noon when he returned to Ling Tai Fang Cun Mountain.
He entered the Three Star Immortal Cave, where many junior brothers greeted him.
He exchanged pleasantries with them for a while before walking to the Yao Tai, taking the back route into the two quiet rooms, where he saw his master.
His master smiled and looked over, "Tong'er, have you succeeded?"
Jiang Yuan stepped forward to pay his respects and said, "Master, the evil wind mountain demon has been subdued by your disciple."
His master said, "Tong'er, tell me more."
Jiang Yuan replied, "Master, this demon was the king of mountain beasts, possessing some magical powers and was quite cunning. It had an Evil Wind Pearl that blew winds, causing the evil winds to sweep in. Fortunately, my Jin Gong broke its spell, rendering the Evil Wind Pearl ineffective.
When the demon saw my Jin Gong was formidable and the Yu Ding was heavy, it tried to escape with the wind. I cannot fly, so I thought to pursue slowly. Unexpectedly, that demon disguised itself as Junior Brother Da Hui halfway to deceive me, but I saw through it and used the Yu Ding to kill it."
His master listened, nodding occasionally, and after Jiang Yuan finished, he secretly praised his cleverness.
His master said, "Tong'er, true demons are very cunning. You must remember this for the future. When subduing demons, do not be careless."
Jiang Yuan bowed, taking his master's words to heart.
The cunning evil tiger had also not been anticipated.
If one were to be lax and careless, they might fall into a trap and suffer harm.
His master said, "Now that Tong'er has returned, you should cultivate and seek the Intent Horse."
Jiang Yuan said, "Master, I indeed have this intention."
His master lightly patted Jiang Yuan's heavenly spirit and said, "Now that you have summoned two beings, the two gods will surely be urgent, and since the Intent Horse is hard to find, you will face difficulties this time."
Jiang Yuan said, "Master, I will certainly be cautious and not let the two gods find loopholes."
His master nodded, "In that case, go and meditate quietly, so you may soon understand where the Intent Horse lies."
Jiang Yuan bowed again, serving his master back to his room, and then returned along the same path to his quiet room.
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Entering the room, Jiang Yuan sat on the mat and took out the Evil Wind Pearl from his sleeve.
Upon closer inspection, the pearl was flat and round, gray-black in color.
He saw that the monster had blown its breath into this pearl, causing it to release the evil wind.
Jiang Yuan tried to channel his qi through his mouth and nose, blowing into the pearl, and indeed saw the pearl release an evil wind.
He thought to himself, "This is a treasure. Although it does not possess great power, it is not as strong as the Heavenly Wind or the Yin Wind, but if used unexpectedly, it can still be quite effective."
He recalled the earlier battle with the evil tiger, where the tiger had unexpectedly taken out an Evil Wind Pearl, almost catching him off guard.
Fortunately, the Yu Ding protected him, so nothing happened.
This pearl might be useful in the future.
Jiang Yuan tied the Evil Wind Pearl to the Yu Ding, calming his mind, and summoned the Heart Monkey Jin Gong.
He needed to seek the location of the Intent Horse, having heard his master say that the Intent Horse is hard to find, and the two gods would surely bring calamity.
He could not be careless…
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