Chapter 119: Crazy Ape
When Mo Juren and Yunchi Bird arrived at Jiankou Mountain, they saw that several mountain roads had been opened up and the mountain had become a tourist attraction.

The so-called cold pond water is only relatively cool, not much different from a normal mountain spring. It seems that the rumors have been gradually exaggerated.

Mo Juren shook his head, but was not discouraged. He went on to look for another place called "Pinglin Valley".

It is said that this valley is filled with exotic fragrance all year round, and the stream flowing out of the valley is clear and clean.

When we got there and took another look, we found that the so-called strange fragrance was just some kind of camphor tree. Some of them had fallen over and been soaked in water, emitting a special smell all year round.

Then he looked for several places including "Hanpo Cave", "Xuanjing Lake" and "Canglong Ridge".

Apart from the top of Canglong Ridge which has some nice scenery because it is difficult to climb, there is nothing else to recommend.

It seems that the vision of mortals is still impossible to meet the requirements of immortal cultivators.

Mo Juren stayed on the top of the Canglong Mountain for a night, and then continued until sunrise, feeling the concentration of spiritual energy and evil spirit in this place, but it was difficult to reach the standard sufficient for cultivation.

In the end, there was only one "Mopanshan" left on the list.

It is said that there was nothing unusual here in the past, and there were several small villages at the foot of the mountain.

The strange thing about this place is that recently, people who go hiking there are always inexplicably attacked by a strange ferocious beast.

People who have experienced it say that they can only see the ferocious beast's white fur. It is as fast as the wind and its attacks are as fast as lightning. It often appears from nowhere to launch a surprise attack and can easily knock people off the mountain.

Mo Juren took the Cloud-winged Bird and finally climbed up the Mopan Mountain.

The name of Mopan Mountain is as its name suggests. There is a platform on the top of the mountain, which looks like a flattened millstone. Although the surrounding area is steep, it is still possible to climb up if you are good at climbing.

The big stone platform on the mountain is really a good place for practicing martial arts. One can make a living by planting grass and reeds on the mountain, gaze at the moon and howl at the wind, and enjoy the sunshine and rain. It is truly a holy place for martial arts masters to retreat. Unfortunately, it is not what Mo Juren wants.

Mo Juren stood on the edge of the platform, looked around, and took in the undulating terrain below the mountain. The vegetation, flowers and fruits were lush, and the green stretched endlessly. He had an urge to jump into it.

But not long after, Mo Juren began to realize that something was wrong.

Standing on this platform, I always feel like I'm being watched.

But when he looked around, he found nothing. There were only a few sparse trees on the platform, and there was no way anyone could hide.

Mo Juren was puzzled and looked around with his divine eye technique, but he had no clue.

Seeing that there was nothing strange on the platform, Mo Juren planned to go down the mountain.

Unexpectedly, just as he reached the edge of the platform, a strange white shadow suddenly rushed up from under the cliff and grabbed Mo Juren's face with one claw!

Mo Juren stepped back quickly, rolled over and fell to the middle of the platform, barely avoiding this thrilling attack.

This furry big hand brought with it a strange fishy stench, it was indeed some kind of monster.

Its speed is so fast that it is even faster than some magical weapons.

Seeing that its attack was ineffective, the monster rushed onto the platform, turned into a phantom, and continued to pounce on Mo Juren.

Mo Juren took out the Xuan Guang Sword without hesitation, selected the Qing Ling Formation Pattern, and with silver light flashing in his hand, he began to fight with the monster.

With extremely fast body movements, Mo Juren finally saw the true face of the monster.

I didn't expect it to be a ferocious-looking ape with white hair all over its body! Its black claws had sharp nails, and its eyes were red, like a madman.

The white-haired monster ape attacked continuously, leaving Mo Juren no time to cast spells. He could only rely on his strong physical strength and the Blinking Sword Technique to fight it head-on.

Fortunately, I have reached the fifth level of Elephant Armor Skill, and my body and internal organs have been strengthened through training. If a casual cultivator who has not trained his body were to come, he would really be unable to withstand the close combat of this monster.

When the two were fighting fiercely, a voice suddenly rang out from the platform.

"Fellow Daoist, hold on, we are here to help you!"

Suddenly, two monks, a man and a woman, appeared on the platform which was originally empty.

As soon as the female monk finished speaking, she cast a spell and released a talisman. Suddenly, two vines grew out from under the feet of the strange ape and entangled its feet, pinning it on the spot and making it unable to move.

Seeing the opportunity coming, Mo Juren swung the Xuan Guang Sword straight towards the arms of the white-haired monster ape, thinking of breaking its claws first.

Unexpectedly, the white-haired monster ape had very thick skin and flesh, and the Xuan Guang sword could not penetrate the flesh when it slashed its arm, only bringing out a little blood.

The white-haired monster ape went even crazier after being injured. It swung its arms violently and Mo Juren had to avoid it. After a quick move, he turned the sword and stabbed at its eyes, destroying its red eyes first!

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the male monk threw out an object, which went straight to the tip of Mo Juren's sword, blocking his sword path. The female monk also shouted,
"Fellow Daoist, please show mercy and don't hurt it!"

Mo Juren put away his sword to protect himself and did not engage in direct collision with the flying magic weapon. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was actually a scabbard. After it was thrown into the air, it was taken back by the male cultivator.

Without Mo Juren's suppression, the white-haired monster ape took the opportunity to roar wildly, pulled at its feet, and broke the vines that were entangled with it. Then it jumped off the edge of the platform and ran away.

Mo Juren did not chase them, but took a closer look at the man and woman. Weren’t they the couple who were chased by robbers on the riverside seven days ago?

The two who called themselves Hu Pinggu and Xiong Dali only escaped with the help of Honglian Sanren. Unexpectedly, they met them here again today.

Of course, he pretended not to know the two of you. Mo Juren put the Xuan Guang Sword behind his back, his eyes fixed, and said in a deep voice,
"What do you two mean by this? Why did you deliberately let my prey escape?"

The burly man whimpered a few times, as if resisting Mo Juren's words.

The young nun smiled sweetly and said,

"This fellow Taoist is really funny. My husband and I have been squatting on this platform for two days, waiting for this mountain ape beast to show up. You just blocked it for a while, but you want to take it for yourself. Isn't that too overbearing?"

Mo Juren thought to himself, it turns out that these two people were hiding on the platform just now. They must have some powerful invisibility magic weapon. No wonder he felt like he was being spied on before.

"Besides, this mountain ape beast is not an ownerless creature. It is the guardian spirit beast of one of our fellow Taoists... and it escaped from the cave."

Mo Juren did not comment. He had already used the Sky Eye Technique to investigate. The other party did the same. Magic power flashed in the eyes of both of them.

However, Mo Juren has always known that his cultivation level at the fifth level of Qi Refining is not very high, so he often uses the Qi-gathering technique to conceal the light of his own Dharma veins.

However, this couple seemed to have higher cultivation levels than him, and could not be identified under the divine eye technique.

Mo Juren thought about how the two men had escaped by the river, so he didn't need to be afraid of them, so he took the initiative and said,

"I heard that there have been vicious beasts hurting people in Mopan Mountain recently. I didn't expect that this beast has an owner. It shouldn't be that you two deliberately let the beast hurt people, right?"

(End of this chapter)