In front of a bottomless abyss in Xiling, there was a patch of spirit grass. These spirit grass were wild.
It was said that under this bottomless abyss, there had once been an almighty being buried. After the baptism of time, the almighty being's corpse had decayed. Spirit Qi flowed out and spread to the top of the abyss. This small area was filled with rich Spirit Qi.
The Spiritual Qi shrouded this small area. Over time, the land here became much more fertile, and many Spiritual Grasses grew.
After the Little Mouse had left Medicine King Valley, it had been preparing to go find Fang Chen. But when it passed by this place, it had discovered such a large patch of spirit grass.
Its eyes turned, and in the end, it had directly entered the spirit grass patch and continuously devoured the spirit grass.
The Little Mouse had already been eating here for two days. It hadn't noticed that it was being watched by the elders of Hundred Snake Valley.
Kacha!
The Little Mouse's teeth were hard and could crush anything. The speed at which it devoured the spirit grass was very fast.
But at this time, in a secluded place not far away, the elders of Hundred Snake Valley had already arrived.
"It's still here, right?" The third elder asked in a low voice.
The third elder was a warrior who had condensed eight flashes of True Qi. His strength was extraordinary. This time, he was leading the team. The Hundred Snake Valley Lord trusted him greatly.
The moment the third elder arrived, he was confirming whether or not the Little Mouse was still here.
The elder who had sent the news back nodded heavily and said, "Third elder, that mouse has been eating spirit grass in the spirit grass patch up ahead."
The third elder poked his head out to take a look. When he saw the Little Mouse eating, a sinister smile appeared in his eyes.
"This time, we must capture the Little Mouse alive and use it to lure Fang Chen," the third elder said coldly.
Then, the third elder led the other elders forward and directly surrounded the Little Mouse in front of the spirit grass patch.
In front of the bottomless abyss, there was an independent mountain peak. This mountain peak towered into the clouds. Under normal circumstances, no warrior would come here.
But now, there was a large number of warriors on this mountain peak. They were all elders of Hundred Snake Valley.
"Third Elder, do you think Fang Chen will come?" asked an Elder.
They had spent a lot of effort to catch the Little Mouse, and this was because the Little Mouse had not recovered from its injuries.
Even so, they still lost five elders. Catching a Little Mouse caused their Snake Valley to pay such a heavy price. This made the Third Elder hate Fang Chen even more.
Fortunately, the Little Mouse had been caught. The Third Elder set up a formation and trapped the Little Mouse in it.
This formation was a great confinement formation. As long as one was inside it, no matter if it was a human or a Demonic Beast, they would be confined and unable to attack.
At that moment, the Little Mouse blinked its eyes as it looked at the Hundred Snake Valley's elder outside the sealing formation. Although it was unable to speak, it was able to hear the conversation between the Hundred Snake Valley's elder.
These elders wanted to use it as a bait to lure Fang Chen here.
"For it, Fang Chen was willing to travel thousands of miles from the Southern Mountain Range to the Western Mountain Range to seek an audience with the Medicine King and treat its injuries. This is enough to show their feelings. The news has already been released. As long as Fang Chen hears it, he will definitely appear." The Third Elder vowed.
At that moment, on a certain plain in the Western Mountain Range, Fang Chen was rushing with all his might.
"It's been half a year. I wonder how the Little Mouse is doing." Fang Chen thought to himself. What he was most worried about was that the Hundred Snake Valley would make a move on the Little Mouse.
However, with the Medicine King present, even the Hundred Snake Valley's Valley Master would be somewhat afraid.
Not long after, Fang Chen caught sight of a city. He then entered the city and prepared to take a rest.
Fang Chen went to a restaurant and sat near the window. He ordered some food and a jug of wine.
The restaurant's service was very good. It didn't take long for the food and wine to arrive.
Fang Chen ate as he drank.
In the past half a year, he had been immersed in comprehending the true meaning of the sword, unable to extricate himself. Although he had gained a lot, he was also very tired.
Now, Fang Chen wanted to relax.
There was a table of cultivators beside Fang Chen. They were drinking and chatting.
"Brother Hu, have you heard about the recent events?" asked a thin-faced man softly. At the same time, he raised his wine cup and offered Brother Hu a toast.
Brother Hu finished it in one gulp. His face was full of smiles as he said, "You asked the right person."
"Oh, Brother Hu, something big really did happen in the Western Mountain Range recently," said the thin-faced man curiously.
Brother Tiger chuckled and said: "Something big really happened. Not long ago, a piece of news came out from the mouth of the elders of the Hundred Snake Valley. They caught a rat, and it is currently on the mountain peak in front of the bottomless abyss. It is said that they are waiting for someone to appear. If that person doesn't appear within three days, they will kill that rat Reas."
"The Hundred Snake Valley used a rat to lure their enemy?" asked the thin-faced man.
"What do you know? That rat isn't ordinary. It's Fang Chen's companion," said Brother Hu proudly. "Do you know Fang Chen?"
"I don't." The thin-faced man shook his head.
"Fang Chen is a peak expert of the Southern Mountain Range's younger generation. Before entering the Spirit Vortex Realm's mansion, his strength was extremely ordinary. But after entering the mansion, his strength rapidly increased. In the end, in an intense battle, he killed the Hundred Snake Valley's young master, the Snake Monarch," said Brother Hu.
"What? Killed the Snake Monarch?!"
The thin-faced man exclaimed. Among the younger generation, even Xuanyuan Feng didn't have complete confidence in killing the Snake Monarch.
"Just who is this Fang Chen?" asked the thin-faced man curiously.
Brother Hu carefully explained to the thin-faced man. Beside them, Fang Chen's face instantly darkened after hearing Brother Hu's words.
"They still made a move against the Little Mouse in the end?" The fury in Fang Chen's heart soared to the heavens.
The Hundred Snake Valley's people had kidnapped the Little Mouse and purposely released the news in order to lure him to the mountain peak in front of the abyss.
This was a scam. They wanted to lure him to go there and then kill him.
If it was any other time, Fang Chen would definitely be careful and investigate carefully before going there.
But the Little Mouse had been captured. He wouldn't joke around with the Little Mouse's life. He abruptly stood up, picked up the wine jug, and drank all the strong wine in one gulp. Then he wiped the wine from his mouth and turned to leave the restaurant.
"Hundred Snake Valley!"
Fang Chen said in a deep voice. His voice was filled with anger.
Fang Chen left the city and quickly headed to the mountain peak in front of the abyss. This trip was destined to be a bloody one.
But Fang Chen wasn't afraid.
If anything happened to the Little Mouse, he would definitely turn the Hundred Snake Valley into ashes.
"Hundred Snake Valley, since you've done such a thing, you should be prepared to bear the consequences."
Fang Chen left the city in a hurry, his figure disappearing into the wasteland.
At noon, the scorching sun hung high in the sky.
On the mountain peak in front of the abyss, the Third Elder led the Hundred Snake Valley's elders to quietly stand. They were waiting for Fang Chen's arrival.
Chirping.
The Little Mouse was inside the imprisonment formation, chirping non-stop.
The Third Elder, who was already very annoyed, became even more annoyed after hearing the Little Mouse's chirping. He directly waved his hand, and a stream of spirit energy struck the Little Mouse's body.
"Stop chirping."
The Third Elder roared, "Reas!"
"Third Elder, it's been so long. Will Fang Chen come?" An elder asked in a low voice.
"As long as he's in West Ridge, he will definitely receive the news. If he doesn't come, I'll kill the Little Mouse." The Third Elder said in a deep voice.
In the beginning, he had vowed that Fang Chen would definitely come. However, as time passed, he no longer dared to be certain whether or not Fang Chen would come.
"The Spiritual Whirlpool Realm expert's mansion has already disappeared. Fang Chen must have already come out." The other elders whispered.
Although they hadn't found any traces of Fang Chen, they believed that Fang Chen must be in West Ridge and didn't die in the Spiritual Whirlpool Realm expert's mansion.
"He must have realized that this is a scam. Maybe he'll be a coward." The Fourth Elder said.
"When people are in danger, they will definitely take care of themselves first. This Little Mouse probably won't be able to lure Fang Chen." The Fifth Elder said.
When the Third Elder heard this, there was a hint of displeasure between his brows. His face was filled with anger. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a figure appear at the foot of the mountain.
"Someone's approaching." The Third Elder said.
Immediately, all of the elders looked toward the bottomless abyss. They saw a figure approaching.
The figure was very fast. In a short while, he had swept from the bottomless abyss to the foot of the mountain and quickly climbed up.
At this moment, the elders finally saw the face of the person clearly.
"Hahaha, I told you that he would definitely come."
At this moment, the Third Elder was the happiest. Being able to lure Fang Chen meant that their plan had succeeded.
Now, as long as they killed Fang Chen, their mission would be completed.
"Fang Chen really dares to come," the Fourth Elder said coldly.
"Hmph, this time we'll make sure he doesn't return." The Fifth Elder said.
For a moment, the atmosphere on the mountain peak became heavy.
When Fang Chen stepped on the top of the mountain, he saw the elders of the Hundred Snake Valley and then saw the Little Mouse inside the imprisonment formation.
The latter also saw Fang Chen and gestured to Fang Chen.
"How can I abandon you?"
Fang Chen looked at the Little Mouse and whispered.
Then, he turned to look at the Third Elder, his eyes filled with anger.
"Your methods are really despicable." Fang Chen said in a deep voice.
"Hmph, if we didn't do this, how could we lure you here?" The Third Elder sneered.
Seeing the Little Mouse being imprisoned by the elders of the Hundred Snake Valley using the imprisonment formation, Fang Chen's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. He swore that he would definitely avenge the Little Mouse.
"You shouldn't have used such a despicable method." Fang Chen's eyes were scarlet. A strong killing intent emerged from his body as he said coldly.