Ouyang Lengji and Jiang Yuan also stopped their cultivation, looking down from the sky.

  "Roar roar..."

  At this moment, the roars of demonic beasts came, echoing among the peaks. Then, to everyone's astonishment, a large group of demonic beasts gathered. Currently, there were two massive beasts as large as mountains, with hundreds of flying demonic beasts pressing down from the sky, their presence causing the hundred disciples of the Flying Spirit Gate to be extremely terrified.

  The first of the two beasts was a giant ape, its body not covered in fur but entirely in a bluish-white carapace, resembling stone. The second massive beast was entirely green, with a single horn on its head and fierce eyes. It wasn't as tall as the Stone Ape King, standing at 150 meters, but its body spanned over 400 meters, radiating a formidable aura.

  "It's the Stone Ape King and the Single-Horned Demonic Bull," Jiang Yuan seemed familiar with the demonic beasts within the Wudu Mountain Range, his face changing instantly.

  "They are fifth-level demonic beasts," Zhang Xiao, Zhang Mingtao, and others were terrified, knowing they were no match for these beasts.

  "Greetings, master." To everyone's surprise, the two massive beasts respectfully spoke human language to the sky above.

  "Stone Ape, Single-Horned Demonic Bull, how goes the task I assigned you?" Li Lin spoke as the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion circled down to the lower sky.

  "Master, several human mercenary groups have entered these past few days, all have been killed by us, not allowing anyone in," the Stone Ape looked at Li Lin.

  "Single-Horned Demonic Bull, arrange for the demonic beasts to lead my people inside to gather medicinal herbs. In four days, find flying demonic beasts to lead my people out, without mistake," Li Lin instructed, looking at the Single-Horned Demonic Bull.

  "Yes, master," the Single-Horned Demonic Bull responded.

  "Great Protector, Zhang Mingtao, lead the disciples to gather the medicinal herbs. Leave on time in four days and hurry back to the Flying Spirit Gate to hand over the herbs to Liu Yishou," Li Lin then turned to address Zhang Xiao and Zhang Mingtao.

  However, by this moment, Zhang Xiao and Zhang Mingtao were already stunned, shocked when the two terrifying fifth-level demonic beasts called the Sect Leader their master.

  "What are you waiting for? Hurry down and gather the herbs, or face the sect's punishment," Li Lin looked at them again.

  "Yes, Sect Leader," they recovered, and immediately Zhang Xiao told the Flying Spirit Gate disciples on the back of the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion, "Quickly go down and gather the herbs, fast."

  The disciples were even more surprised than Zhang Xiao and Zhang Mingtao. Regaining their senses, they flashed their Qi under their feet and jumped off the back of the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion.

  But at this moment, everyone was too shocked for words. After landing, they looked up at the thousands of massive beasts, feeling like ants. Although their strength was at least at the Martial Master level, capable of contending with lower-level third-stage demonic beasts, they couldn't help but feel a bit apprehensive, especially in the presence of the two most massive beasts, whose formidable aura made their breaths catch.

  "Stone Ape, let your beasts out. Directly kill any mercenary groups you see. Also, take two hundred flying demonic beasts with me to search for large mercenary groups," Li Lin told the Stone Ape.

  "Roar roar..."

  "Ow!"

  "Whoo..."

  With a roar from the Stone Ape King, the valley was filled with continuous beastly roars echoing through space. As the roar ceased, all the beasts within the mountains burst forth, their momentum earth-shattering, like an earthquake.

  Seeing this, Zhang Xiao and others who had just landed had to quickly dodge to the side. The sight of thousands of beasts stampeding out could easily trample a Martial Master to death if not careful.

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  On the back of the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion, Ouyang Lengji and Jiang Yuan also showed some changes in their expressions. With their strength, they weren't too surprised by the Stone Ape King and the Single-Horned Demonic Bull, but they were extremely shocked to see that Li Lin had tamed these two beasts. Taming demonic beasts was definitely not an easy task. If it were that simple, strong beings would have already tamed the demonic beasts in the Wudu Mountain Range, claiming dominance instead of leaving these beasts to rule the area. After all, this region is still the domain of humans, not the ancestral demonic forest in the Southern Origin, which is the true territory of demonic beasts.

  "Stone Ape, come with me," Li Lin said lightly.

  "Yes, master," the Stone Ape responded, its massive body instantly shrinking. After a flash of yellow light, its body had transformed into the size of 1.8 meters, resembling a human, and with a flash, it jumped onto the back of the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion.

  "Ga..."

  Two hundred flying demonic beasts circled the area, creating a massive air current that roared through the forest below like a sweeping gale.

  Li Lin mentally commanded the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion to take off. The giant body of the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion disappeared from its original location in an instant, though its speed had significantly slowed down.

  "Ga ga!"

  In the sky, the two hundred flying demonic beasts following behind the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion dispersed, flying off in all directions.

  Three hours later, on the back of the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion in the sky, Little dragon raised his head and said, "Big brother, there are quite a few people below."

  "Let's go down," Li Lin said lightly, having already scoped out everything with his mental probing.

  "Everyone be careful, there are flying demonic beasts approaching." Within a mountain range, about thirty figures looked up at the sky, already on guard, quickly and adeptly forming a circle.

  These thirty or so people were almost all dressed in sturdy clothing, including three or four female Martial Masters among them. Their ages varied, with the youngest looking to be around twenty-four or twenty-five. The leader was a man in yellow clothes.

  "Whoosh whoosh!" After a massive flying demonic beast circled in the low sky, several figures swiftly descended from above.

  The thirty or so people watched the newcomers, their expressions changing, noticing only three people, accompanied by a few small demonic beasts.

  Li Lin's gaze had already swept over these people from mid-air. A mercenary group of over thirty people could only be considered average. However, these thirty-plus people were in the dangerous area, and although they weren't many, their strength was not weak. The leader was a triple-layer Martial General, and there was also a single-layer Martial General, five Martial Souls, and the rest were Martial Masters. This composition wouldn't be typical for an ordinary mercenary group, as any normal mercenary group with two Martial General powerhouses would have at least two to three hundred members.

  Observing this mercenary group, Li Lin could almost guess which mountain gate force they belonged to; they were definitely not an ordinary mercenary group.

  "Which sect are you from?" Li Lin's gaze finally rested on the thirty or so people, especially on the leader, a quadruple-layer Martial General in yellow clothes, who was warily holding a broadsword and sizing up Li Lin and his companions.

  "We are from the Tianyi Sect. Who might you be?" the man in yellow clothes asked, observing Li Lin and on guard against him and his group. In the Wudu Mountain Range, they could be ambushed by other mercenary groups at any time. Besides their own team, anyone could be an adversary.

  "Tianyi Sect, your sect leader is called Jing Wenkun, right?" Li Lin said lightly. He had met Tianyi Sect's sect leader, Jing Wenkun, at the Ghost Martial Sect before. The Tianyi Sect, like the Flying Spirit Gate, was an external force of the Ghost Martial Sect.

  "Indeed, you know our sect leader," the leading man in yellow clothes replied, seemingly a bit relieved from the tension.

  "I do know him, but you shouldn't have come to the Wudu Mountain Range." Before his words finished, Li Lin disappeared from his spot, leaving a trail of afterimages, moving as swiftly as a specter.

  "Prepare for battle," the leading man's expression changed drastically, and he shouted loudly, his broadsword swiftly drawing several dazzling arcs in the air, filled with lethal agility like a venomous snake.

  "Swish swish!"

  Several broadsword beams were instantly directed at Li Lin. This quadruple-layer Martial General's strength was indeed not bad, making him a somewhat strong figure.

  "You're too slow," Li Lin's voice floated lightly. As the broadsword beams were launched, Li Lin's afterimages changed abruptly again. His footwork and speed increased once more, dodging the beams in an almost teleportative manner and charging forward again.

  This sudden change shocked the quadruple-layer Martial General. His broadsword fiercely swept out, with a forceful energy causing a faint arc of light at the edge of the blade. The sharp sound of breaking wind whistled incessantly, as the blade seemingly tore through space, fiercely directed at Li Lin once again.

  Feeling the oppressive wind coming his way, with spatial energy filling the air, Li Lin smiled lightly. His Qi flashed around him, and suddenly, with an absolutely bizarre and unbelievable speed, he dodged the blade again.

  "Bang!"

  The blade heavily struck the ground, causing a loud explosion on impact. A half-meter-wide crack instantly spread out on the ground, branching off and then striking a towering tree, which was split from the base upwards, creating a series of crackling noises.

  "Stay still for me." Suddenly, Li Lin appeared silently beside the man in yellow clothes. As his voice spread, his figure moved like a hawk preying, with several finger strikes bursting out, carrying a skin-tingling force.