Chapter 18

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Chapter 18: Roaring Bear Valley

Green Cloud City is surrounded by mountains, making it easy to defend but hard to attack.

The largest mountain among them is Green Dragon Mountain. It is said that in ancient times, demonic beasts roamed here, feeding on human blood. Later, as humanity rose to power and exterminated the beasts through various immortal families, the demonic beasts finally disappeared from Green Dragon Mountain.

However, deep within Green Dragon Mountain, many extraordinary creatures with demonic beast blood still grow. They possess a strength far beyond that of ordinary animals.

Ordinary people do not dare to enter the depths of Green Dragon Mountain.

Yi Qianmo held the map given by the herbalist and arrived at Green Dragon Mountain. According to the old herb collector, he entered the depths of Green Dragon Mountain along a small path.

Each herbalist has their own path, which is also their livelihood. If it weren’t for Yi Qianmo giving him a thousand gold coins, he definitely would not have easily revealed it.

Following the route provided by the herbalist, Yi Qianmo entered Green Dragon Mountain.

The old man said it would take half a month to enter, because the mountain paths were dangerous, and deep inside there would be some strange beasts. These beasts had a sense of territory and a very sharp sense of smell; they could detect a stranger from miles away.

Sometimes, it would take a whole day just to avoid the patrols of those strange beasts.

Yi Qianmo did not have that much time, but his current situation was very bad. In the battle during the day, using the Sword Pill had drained all his energy.

If it weren’t for receiving a legacy and being changed by the Sword Pill, he would probably not even have the strength to get out of bed.

The Green Dragon Mountain was particularly quiet at midnight, but Yi Qianmo felt danger lurking all around him. The old man had already marked all the territories of the strange beasts for him, as well as the places where he needed to stop and hide his scent.

But Yi Qianmo only hid his scent and did not have time to stop.

In less than half an hour, he had traveled nearly ten miles and reached the depths of Green Dragon Mountain.

During this process, several scents were following him, obviously belonging to those strange beasts, but because he was walking on the edge and moving too quickly, he did not encounter any danger.

After two hours, Yi Qianmo suddenly stopped. The moonlight fell between the mountains, illuminating the surrounding landscape.

He looked at the mountain stream ahead, frowning, "According to the old man, this mountain stream belongs to a Green Back Bear, which is a strange beast with almost innate strength."

If it were before, even if he encountered this Green Back Bear, Yi Qianmo would not worry; he just needed to run past here and did not have to kill the Green Back Bear.

But after the battle during the day, he had no energy left, and if he did come across this Green Back Bear, it could even be life-threatening.

"There is only this one road to the valley; I hope I won’t run into it."

Yi Qianmo took a deep breath and stepped into the mountain stream.

According to the old man, the Green Back Bear usually moves around during the day and has a regular pattern; he usually waits until nightfall, when it is least likely to be out, to enter the valley.

As he stepped into the stream, Yi Qianmo carefully walked on the stones, trying not to step into the water; the old man told him that if he got wet, the Green Back Bear would notice him.

The Green Back Bear’s den is not far from the stream, and if discovered, he must leave immediately.

The first part of the path went smoothly, but when he reached the center of the stream, Yi Qianmo suddenly stopped; under the moonlight, he saw a dark shadow standing by the stream not far away.

The black shadow was nearly ten feet tall and as thick as three people hugging each other. It stood there like a giant rock, but Yi Qianmo knew it was not.

Just as Yi Qianmo was about to turn back the way he came, the black shadow suddenly turned its head and looked at him. In the moonlight, a pair of blood-red eyes stared intensely at him.

"Howl!"

Accompanied by a huge howl echoing through the valley, the black shadow suddenly lunged at Yi Qianmo, splashing up water as it passed by— it was the Green Back Bear.

Yi Qianmo felt a bit nervous. Although he had the memories of his ancestors from a century ago, it was his first time encountering this strange beast, and it was very different from dealing with a human.

A person can be outsmarted, but a strange beast won’t reason with you, nor will it be fooled by your tricks.

"Clang!"

Yi Qianmo pulled out the black sword from his waist. He did not choose to run away from the charging Green Back Bear.

The Green Back Bear charged right in front of him and suddenly stood up. If the Green Back Bear was a big tree, then Yi Qianmo was like a bamboo stick.

He swung his bear paw and struck at Yi Qianmo. As it cut through the air, it created a whooshing sound. If it hit, even at his best, Yi Qianmo would be turned into a meat pancake.

He moved swiftly and dodged the strike. The wind from the paw brushed against him, making his clothes rustle. He quickly slipped through the opening under Green Back Bear’s arm and ran away.

"Boom!"

The paw landed on the stone where Yi Qianmo stood, making a loud noise, and the granite in the water was crushed to dust.

Even though he was transformed by Sword Pill, Yi Qianmo did not think he could withstand this blow, let alone without any protective energy.

After missing the strike, Green Back Bear immediately turned around and charged at Yi Qianmo with a roar. Its seemingly heavy body was surprisingly agile.

Everywhere it passed was like it had been plowed, and in no time, Yi Qianmo was caught up.

As Green Back Bear’s paw came down towards his back, Yi Qianmo suddenly stopped, turned around, and faced the bear paw with his sword.

"Thud!"

"Roar, roar, roar…"

With a sound of the sword piercing flesh, a terrible scream followed quickly as Yi Qianmo’s black sword went through the bear’s paw.

But with that great force, Yi Qianmo was thrown to the side and crashed heavily to the ground.

Ignoring his injuries, the furious Green Back Bear charged towards him. Yi Qianmo got up and ran towards the distant valley.

The injured Green Back Bear moved much slower, and after a chase, Yi Qianmo was able to successfully escape the ravine and enter the valley the old man had mentioned.

Yi Qianmo originally thought the Green Back Bear would follow him in. If that happened, the valley’s closed shape would leave him with no way to escape.

However, the Green Back Bear stopped at the entrance of the valley, its crimson eyes showing a hint of clarity.

It roared continuously in the valley, seeming to fear something. It did not enter, but it did not leave either.

"Puff!"

Yi Qianmo couldn’t help it and spat out a mouthful of blood. In the night, he looked around at his surroundings, feeling a chill all over his body.

"This Green Back Bear is quite clever; it definitely has natural strength. There are only two reasons it isn’t coming in: either there is a stronger beast in the valley, or there is something that scares it."

Yi Qianmo’s expression turned serious.

He quickly dismissed the first possibility because the old man had come in and out of this valley countless times. If there were a stronger beast inside, the old man would have become its food long ago.

But thinking about the second possibility made Yi Qianmo even more anxious; the most terrifying thing in the world is the unknown.