Chapter 1026: Intruder from the Human Race's Sacred Land

After parting ways with Mu Qianxue, Ling Feng went straight to the Mission Hall under the Purple Dragon Hall's jurisdiction to pick up a few missions that required him to go outside.

After all, if he stayed inside the Purple Dragon Hall the whole time, neither the Tiger Might Demon King nor the Silver Wolf Young Master Yin Xue would have any chance to deal with him.

If he did not give them a chance, how would he turn around and eliminate them when the time came?

Besides, since he had come all the way to the demon race's sacred land, he ought to collect some benefits to bring back. Otherwise, this trip would not be worth it.

For example, the demon race's unique Blood Crystals were extremely useful for Ling Feng's cultivation of the second phase of the Eight Desolations Body Refinement Art, the "Eight Desolations Undying Body".

Over the past few days, the three hundred thousand high-grade Blood Crystals he received as a triple crown prize in the selection had almost run out. It was time to earn more.

Before this, Ling Feng had already familiarized himself with the Purple Dragon Hall's surroundings. Soon he arrived at the Mission Hall.

He scanned the mission board and picked one that required hunting fierce beasts in the Misty Mountain Range.

So-called fierce beasts were actually a type of demonic beast in some sense. The difference was that fierce beasts could not be controlled by the demon race and saw both humans and demons as prey. The demon race made a clear distinction between demonic beasts and fierce beasts.

Those they could command were demonic beasts.

Those they could not command were fierce beasts.

Hunting fierce beasts was one of the most common missions for disciples of the Canglong Sanctum.

Ling Feng used his identity token and took the mission without any trouble. When the disciple at the counter learned that Ling Feng was a new member of the Purple Dragon Hall, he reminded him, "The Misty Mountain Range is extremely dangerous. Watch yourself, boy."

Ling Feng only smiled and said nothing. The aura he showed at the moment was only that of an early-tier demon lord. That level was near the bottom among all the disciples in the Canglong Sanctum. Entering the Misty Mountain Range like that was almost the same as walking into death.

Inside that mountain range, there were even super fierce beasts that could rival peak demon kings. Running into one would likely mean certain death.

...

When Ling Feng reached the foot of the Misty Mountain Range, he saw that many other disciples from the Canglong Sanctum were heading into the range as well. Many who had just returned looked disheveled, their clothes torn and stained with blood. Some of it belonged to the beasts. Some of it was their own or their companions'.

There was no doubt they had been through brutal battles inside the Misty Mountain Range.

Ling Feng blended in with the crowd. Because his strength appeared so low, no one came over to speak with him. After all, anyone forming a team would want strong teammates. Someone like Ling Feng looked like dead weight.

Even though he had won three straight rounds in the beginner selection, to most disciples of the Canglong Sanctum his face was still completely unfamiliar.

No one bothered him, so Ling Feng felt quite at ease. About fifteen minutes later, he disappeared into the vast forest.

This dense forest was filled not only with demonic qi but also with a strange sinister aura. Black mist hovered everywhere. The ground was pitch black, but not like charred rock from magma. Instead, it was a pure deep black, like the soil of hell itself.

No wonder the demonic beasts here turned into mindless fierce beasts that knew only slaughter.

The beasts at the outer edge posed no threat to Ling Feng. After slashing down quite a few, he pushed into the second zone of the Misty Mountain Range.

According to what the disciple at the Mission Hall said, the Misty Mountain Range had five zones in total. The outer three were the outer levels. One was the middle zone and the last was the core. Each zone was separated by a thin barrier, but this only served to mark the areas. It did not stop disciples from passing through.

The main difference between zones was the strength of the beasts. New disciples usually stayed within the three outer zones.

By now, Ling Feng had already reached the depths of the third zone. Ahead of him lay the middle fourth zone.

As Ling Feng studied the area ahead, the space in front of him suddenly rippled like water. A man who looked to be at the high-tier demon lord level stepped out. The man opened his eyes slowly and saw Ling Feng standing there. Surprise flashed across his eyes for a moment, then faded.

Ling Feng raised his head and gave the man a quick look. He had just broken through to the high-tier demon lord level and his aura was still a bit unstable. His transformation was complete enough that apart from his ears and eyes, which looked slightly inhuman, he seemed almost like an ordinary person.

Clearly, his bloodline was not bad at all.

The young demon looked plain and simple. His eyes held an honest, sincere light. When he saw Ling Feng, he broke into a wide grin, soared over, and landed beside him.

"Junior Brother, this must be your first time in the Misty Mountain Range, right?"

Ling Feng gave a slight nod and asked curiously, "Senior Brother, how did you know?"

"

Hehe.

You are only an early-tier demon lord, yet you dared to reach the third zone. If you go any further, you will reach the fourth."

The young man patted Ling Feng's shoulder and smiled lightly. "You should probably head back now. The fourth zone is not a place you can enter."

"Thank you for the warning, Senior Brother."

Ling Feng gave him a grateful smile. "I will train around here and not go any deeper."

"That is good. The fourth and fifth zones have better resources, but they are much more dangerous. No matter how good the resources are, staying alive is always most important."

The young man sighed as he spoke.

"Yes, Senior Brother. You are right."

Ling Feng nodded earnestly.

"By the way, Junior Brother," the young man said as if he just remembered something. "Lately a group of very strong humans have broken into the Misty Mountain Range. Be careful. When I first saw you, I almost thought you were one of them."

𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"How could I be human?"

Ling Feng scratched his nose and gave a sheepish smile. "Senior Brother, this is the Canglong Sanctum's territory. How could there be humans here?"

"I do not know for sure, but they must be disciples from the human race's sacred land. Only humans from that sacred land would dare break into our demon race's sacred land like this."

The young demon's voice turned cold as he spoke.

Ling Feng pursed his lips, hiding a laugh inside. If only this Senior Brother knew that the Junior Brother standing in front of him was a human himself.

"Got it, Senior Brother. I will be careful. Thank you."

Ling Feng once more thanked him with a polite bow.

"

Mhmm.

I have some urgent matters to take care of. I will leave you here. Watch yourself."

The young man gave a quick wave and turned to leave in a hurry.

Once he was gone, Ling Feng gave a faint smile and stepped straight through the barrier into the fourth zone.