Chapter 103: The Powerful Mountain God

  Foxes are cunning, this is a truth that everyone has known since childhood, but now Li Meng has a real experience, they actually fell into the nine-tailed fox's trick and broke into Jishui Mountain.

  The Shan Hai Jing is a different reality world, it's a magical landscape with mysterious rules, some of the great mountains have a ruler, they are called mountain gods.

  According to legend, the first mountain range of Nanshan had a strange mountain god with a bird's body and a dragon's head. This mountain god had a fitting name, called the Bird-Body Dragon-Head God. Previously, Li Mang ignored this point and unexpectedly followed the Nine-Tailed Fox into the mountain god's territory. Although this mountain god was not a true deity, it controlled certain rules and could exhibit skills that were almost divine.

  Li Mang had already arrived at Jing Long's side under pressure during his contemplation, and with a forceful pull, he pulled it out of the ground and asked: "Jing Long, are you okay?"

  "Ahhhroo!"

  Jing Long shook its dizzy head, shaking off the feeling of being stunned. It gestured with a shake of its head that it was fine. A moving emotion had begun to well up in its heart. Its master could have safely left Jitou Mountain, but instead had risked his life to return and save it. If previously Jing Long had been forced to obey Li Meng because its life force was being controlled, then at this moment a huge change had taken place. Although not to the extent of being completely devoted, at least in its heart it had already accepted this master.

  "Rumble!"

  A loud explosion sounded in front, a monster emerged from the void, stomping on the ground with a fierce rumble, causing sand and rocks to fly everywhere, its entrance was extremely majestic.

  This is a big bird with a height of five or six meters, but it has a head similar to that of a dragon. The combination is simply incongruous and the appearance is really ugly. There are many bald spots on its body, and when the strong wind blows, the broken feathers on top can't help but sway back and forth.

  "This is also a god?" Li Meng was suddenly confused, with a feeling of having his three views destroyed. Although it was just a mountain god, it looked too ugly!

  "Roar!"

  As if sensing Li Mang's thoughts, the bird-like dragon head let out a mighty roar, and the rocks on both sides of the mountain began to rumble and shake, flying through the air towards Li Mang and Jing Long.

  "Roar!" Jing Long responded with a loud roar, using force to sweep the stone in front of him with his tail. With a tremor, a large piece of rock was smashed into powder by the tail, and the flying dust obscured the view.

  "Clang!" Standing on the other side of Jing Long, Li Meng naturally couldn't dodge and instead directly drew his knife to rapidly chop at the incoming stone blocks. Although he was far from having an advantage like Jing Long, relying on his speed and the length of his yellow-tempered blade, not a single stone block fell to the ground without being shattered by him.

  "Soar..."

  A bird-like body with a dragon's head flew swiftly, transforming into an afterimage that rushed towards Li Mang. Its speed was almost instantaneous, far exceeding Li Mang's abilities.

  "Ah!" Just as Li Meng was about to be hit, Jing Long let out a loud roar and charged forward with his body, using his dragon head to collide with the bird.

  "Bang!"

  Both flew backwards simultaneously, but Crystal Dragon was injured more severely. Its body crashed into the stone mountain behind it, causing the earth to shake. In contrast, the Bird-Headed Dragon God, although also knocked flying, seemed to have a supporting force behind it. With its speckled wings flapping forcefully, it eventually floated steadily in mid-air, its two lantern-like eyes glaring angrily at Crystal Dragon ahead.

  In terms of strength, this bird-headed dragon deity may not be stronger than the crystal dragon, but it is a mountain god with some unorthodox abilities, seemingly able to utilize the energy of the mountain range's laws.

  "Hmm..."

  All he saw was that it flapped its wings, and the ground flew sand and walked stones, making Li Mang unbearable to close his eyes. But he didn't dare to fully close them, because he saw that this monster actually held up its paws and descended towards him.

  "Ugly bird!" Li Meng gritted his teeth, gripping the yellow long knife tightly in his hand, and before it could land, he took off with a burst of speed.

  Clang!!!!!!

  However, this monster's defense was also astonishing. Huang Pin's long knife and its claws touched, but it didn't suffer any damage, only emitting a burst of flames.

  Li Meng didn't hurt it, but was hit by a strange pressure and fell silently to the back, fortunately being caught by the crystal dragon behind him, otherwise he would have fallen on the mountain slope.

  "Jīng Lóng, quickly shrink!" Seeing that he really couldn't defeat the opponent, Li Mǎng hastily ordered the spirit to shrink his body. At the same time, he also took out Shān Hǎi Jīng from his heart position and pulled the shrunk Jīng Lóng into his hand with a thought, then exited Shān Hǎi Jīng.

  "Roar!" Watching as the two escaped, the bird-like dragon's body was filled with rage, trampling the spot where they had disappeared. Even the stone mountain behind it was shaken by its fury, but no matter how hard it searched, it couldn't find Li Mang and Jing Long. This only made its anger more unbearable, and it could only vent its frustration by crazily attacking the surrounding rocks. Two massive claws swiped down, crushing boulders into dust.

  In the woods at the intersection of Mt. Minamoto and Mt. Aoki, a small fox also saw this scene with a look of discontent, seemingly dissatisfied with the outcome.

  At this time, Li Meng had already brought Jing Long back to Qing Zhu Garden and then entered Zhao Yao Mountain. The mountains behind were getting farther and farther away from Zhao Yao Mountain. Even though his speed was very fast now, it would still take a lot of time to run back and forth. But if he first exited the outer boundary and then directly entered Zhao Yao Mountain, he could save a lot of time.

  This method was originally used by Li Meng to save time, but this time he used it to escape with his life. This is the first time, but...it seems quite practical. In the future, if I encounter an unbeatable ancient beast in the Shan Hai Jing space, I'll just take out the Shan Hai Jing and escape. Although it's a bit shameful, at least I won't have to continue suffering inside.

  "The original 'Shan Hai Jing' says that by using sacrificial rituals, we can calm the mountain god's anger, in other words, let it quiet down... Maybe we can use this method to deal with it." Li Mang began to recall the contents of Xuan Lou's "Shan Hai Jing".

  "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is a travelogue recorded by one person or a group of people, although the original text records more vividly and in greater detail, it does not mean that everything is clear. For this bird-bodied dragon-headed god, its record is somewhat vague, only mentioning the rituals for worship, after which one can pass through this mountain.

  But Li Meng doesn't just want to pass by, he wants to knock it down and stew it... thinking of that ugly bird's appearance, Li Meng is itching for a fight.

  "Invite the striped bamboo chicken of Zhao Mountain, the beautiful water monster fish of Li Jiao, the white ape of Tang Ting Mountain, the poisonous snake of Yuan Jie Mountain, the deer and black turtle of Zou Yang Mountain, the giant tortoise of Zhi Mountain, the fragrant gibbon of Dan Ai Mountain, the macaque of Ji Mountain, the nine-tailed fox of Qing Qiu Mountain, and add golden jade wild fruit, to set up an altar for worship..."

  Recalling the ritual, Li Mang couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly. Everything else was easy to obtain, but the white gibbon of Tangting Mountain and the nine-tailed fox of Qingqiu Mountain were not so simple to deal with.

  The white apes of Tangting Mountain are now close to Li Miao, and if they were to be killed, it could lead to a deterioration in relations between the two sides. Even if Jing Long were to secretly take action, it might be possible to do so without being detected by gods or ghosts, but Li Miao would still be uneasy at heart; as for the nine-tailed foxes of Qingqiu Mountain, they are naturally vigilant and may not necessarily be caught.

  “……the white ape can be replaced with a dead body, no need to kill a live one. As for the nine-tailed fox on Qingqiu Mountain, there must be more than just that one, we can think of ways to find others!” Li Mang thought this through and immediately took action, working separately with Jing Long to prepare the necessary materials.

  It just so happens that in the Hall of Courtyard Mountain, a white ape died yesterday. When they learned that Li Meng wanted its corpse, the White Ape King agreed without hesitation. After all, it wasn't human, and for their deceased companions, they simply carried them to a corner to let them rot naturally, without any burial rituals.

  The last one was the nine-tailed fox. To be on the safe side, Li Meng and Jing Long decided to join forces and make a detailed plan before taking action.

  He once again climbed Qingqiu Mountain, alone this time. Li Mang strolled casually in the mountains, intentionally or unintentionally glancing around him, just like a tourist. To the foxes, he was a typical fat sheep.

  At this time, the Qingqiu Mountain was unusually quiet, and only Li Meng's movements occasionally made some sounds. Even the small birds and wild chickens that had been seen before were gone, and it was eerily quiet. However, Li Meng did not wait for the sneak attack of the nine-tailed fox. Indeed, he used himself as bait, while Jing Long was already hiding in plain sight, hovering above.

  Li Mang knew that the nine-tailed fox had arrived. Otherwise, Qingqiu Mountain wouldn't be so quiet. It was just being cautious that it hadn't appeared yet.