Immortal Road.

Chapter 469: Natural disasters, natural disasters, and good fortune

"The mole?"

Lin Fan was confused and couldn't understand the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King's train of thought.

What kind of insider is this? What does it have to do with me?

"Senior, do you mean that there is a traitor in your dark swamp? Do you need my help?"

He licked his face and wanted to get closer to see if he could do his best to help the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King.

"Youngster! Still pretending!"

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King almost couldn't hold back from slapping him to death, he was so angry that he almost laughed.

"Very good. Do you think that I can't find out the whole story just because you sneak in?"

"Tiger skin, where is the tiger skin?"

It let out a long roar towards the sky, and its cry was deafening. Lin Shan and others covered their ears unconsciously, feeling that their eardrums were about to be pierced.

There was a crisp response from a distance, and a green light flew over quickly.

"My lord, I am here!"

"Pullingleng~"

A green-striped budgie landed on the shoulder of the Skeleton Crocodile King and started chattering.

Lin Shan looked at the parrot and felt that it seemed like a steward of the demon tribe.

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King pointed his bone claws at the four juniors in front of him without any hesitation, and started to curse and question them.

"What do you and your men do for a living? What a bunch of rubbish I have!"

"How did these little guys get in here? Tell me."

"Are the six caves and eighteen strongholds along the way all just for show?"

"You'd better explain it clearly, otherwise I will not let you off easily for what happened today!"

The budgie was stunned.

Looking at the three people and one monster below, their faces looked really unfamiliar, as if I had never seen them before.

It also wondered who sent these people in. It had been in charge of all the monsters and beasts in the Dark Swamp for so many years on behalf of the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King, and not even a fly could fly in, let alone humans.

He has been working diligently for decades, serving the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King. As a butler, he has done his best.

But today, the plan was broken for no apparent reason. Four youngsters who appeared out of nowhere actually broke into the old nest and alarmed the king!
"Your Majesty, I didn't know such a person slipped through the net. Now that things have come to this, I am willing to take the blame!"

This budgie was quite straightforward and did not shirk responsibility. Instead, he admitted his mistake directly. This shows the honesty of the demon race.

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King snorted coldly.

"What's the point of me punishing you? I want the details. They were able to break into my cave so easily, there must be a traitor leading the way!"

"The mole?"

The budgie suddenly realized and immediately felt that it made sense, but for a moment he didn't know where to start.

"Why, is it so hard to find a traitor?"

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King spoke in a bad tone, wondering if the chief steward of his territory should be replaced. What's the point of keeping such a useless waste?

"My lord, there have been a series of incidents outside recently, so it's really hard to investigate."

"What's so difficult about investigating? Can't you check each checkpoint one by one?"

"This"

The budgie hesitated again and again, as if he had something to hide.

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King was a man of bad temper and straightforwardness, but he couldn't bear to hear it whining, so he simply verified it himself on the spot.

"The first outermost checkpoint is the Silent Forest. I remember that the blood-sucking leeches were specially placed there, and there were also one cave and three camps of soldiers guarding it. How did they break through?"

The budgie looked embarrassed and answered dejectedly.

"There is a medium-grade spirit stone mine in the Quiet Forest. It suddenly exploded today for no reason!"

"The spiritual energy emitted by countless spiritual stones directly attracted all the leeches and monsters in the Quiet Forest."

"After I learned about it, I ordered the soldiers from the three camps to rush to the mine to suppress it, maintain order, seal off the scene, and confiscate the remaining spirit stones."

"I think these youngsters must have taken advantage of that opportunity to sneak in."

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King was very annoyed when he heard this. That mid-grade spirit stone mine was his cash cow, but he didn't expect it to explode for no reason!

"How is it? Was the loss heavy?"

It couldn't help but become worried and asked questions very carefully.

"Fortunately, it was only the explosion deep inside the mine, which did not affect the already discovered renewable areas. Instead, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise and discovered several more mining areas."

After the budgie gave a detailed report, the Skeleton Crocodile King finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Most of the spirit stone mines in the world of cultivation are renewable resources. As long as they are well maintained and mined, they can produce spirit stones continuously. They are precious wealth of every force.

Lin Shan, Lin Fan and others below finally understood. No wonder they picked up spirit stones for nothing in the forest at that time. It turned out that the spirit stone mine had exploded!
Not only did he gain benefits, but he also lured the tiger away from the mountain and passed the first hurdle smoothly.

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King gritted his teeth and unwillingly checked the second level.

"What about the Maodian Wetland? It's the hunting ground of the leopard tribe. They are in charge of three large villages to guard the pass for me. How did these youngsters get through?"

The budgie had a strange look on his face, and felt that this was really a coincidence.

"There is a tributary of the Styx below the Maodian Wetland. For some unknown reason, a flood occurred upstream, and it directly broke through the riverbed downstream!"

"The water of the Styx emerged everywhere, rising and falling in the Maodian Wetland, almost destroying the ecology there, so the owner of the Leopard Cave hurriedly led his troops to dig deep channels to divert water to the source."

"I think it's because of the flood relief work that gave these youngsters an opportunity to take advantage of it!"

When the Skeleton Crocodile King heard that his Maodian Wetland was flooded by the River Styx, he hurriedly asked about the subsequent progress. After all, it was one of the most fertile lands in his hands.

Lin Shan, Lin Fan and others below finally understood why the altar of "The Body Tempering Technique of Underworld Water" and the water of the Underworld River appeared one after another. It turned out that they were washed out by the flood of tributaries.

This luck.
After the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King understood the problem and felt that it was not a big problem and his subordinates could handle it, he began to inquire about the third line of defense.

"Where is the Burning Mire? There are clearly millions of skeletons under my command, organized and well-trained. Even if the Demon King comes, they can form a formation to resist for a while. How did the four Jindan stage warriors get in?"

The budgie was in tears and felt wronged when talking about this.

"The molten lava from the scorching mud pit erupted, flooding the entire soldier cave!"

"The skeleton army inside suffered heavy casualties, and even the military school camp was affected. Many generals and lieutenants in the army died in this disaster."

"It is said that many of the Skeleton Tribe's souls were supposed to be reincarnated after death, but were instead purified by the filthy earth of the burning mire, refined into soul essences and scattered."

"Your Majesty, this is really unexpected!"

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King was dumbfounded. He really didn't understand why all these things happened on the same day, without happening earlier or later.
Don't even think about it now. The skeleton army is unable to take care of itself, let alone stop people. It would be a blessing if they were not wiped out.

Lin Shan, Lin Fan and others heard it clearly and thought to themselves that this is how soul essence is created.

Lin Shan was even more secretly surprised. It turned out that this was the working principle of Lin Fan's luck aura!

This is really rare!

"What about the Bone-Eroding Cemetery? The cave masters of the demon race from generation to generation are buried there. Soldiers are stationed in each cave to guard the ancestral tombs. How did outsiders break in?"

This time, the budgie sighed and took the blame. "Your Majesty, the guards of the Bone Erosion Cemetery rebelled and attempted to rob the tombs to get rich overnight. Most of the tombs of the cave masters in the Golden Core Stage were dug up by them. Not only did they rob the dead monsters of their belongings, they even took the frozen monster pills after their death."

"Huh? The soldiers are rebelling? How dare they?!"

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King was furious. Those buried there were all his old brothers who had followed him into battle. After their death, they were placed there and enjoyed offerings day and night.

He also sent a large number of troops to station there, which shows how much he valued it.

As a result, a mutiny broke out. This is really strange!

"It is said that many of the troops stationed there for a long time had some mental distortions and needed to be released and comforted, so they dared to rebel."

After hearing this, Lin Shan and Lin Fan finally realized the origin of the demon pill. They also didn't know why the rebellious generals failed to take all the things for themselves.

Instead, the demon pills were scattered everywhere, bringing benefits to several people who came from afar.

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King then inquired one by one, and it became clear that all kinds of things had happened in every place, and they were always busy putting out fires everywhere.

Wherever these four men passed, natural disasters and calamities would occur one after another, as if something evil had happened.

After reviewing the situation, they found that the thing called the traitor seemed to have never existed.

Because it was originally a long-lasting conflict and crisis, but it was magnified infinitely when someone came.

They couldn't help but wonder if there was a disaster among these four!

Wherever you go, something bad happens. It's like seeing a ghost!
Especially in the later places, we always have to send troops to the previous place to suppress it, but as a result, there are no monsters guarding the next place.

"Alright! I don't want to hear your nonsense here, why don't you go and help me with the disaster?"

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King threw the budgie far away, urging it to quickly deal with the accidents in his territories.

Now the truth is out!

So many bizarre things happened in the Dark Swamp during my sleep, which led to these youngsters breaking in.

If you say it wasn't them, no one would believe it!
However, the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King's patience was almost exhausted.

It doesn't want to hear any more explanations, it just wants results.

"I don't care what tricks you guys used in secret. Since you are here today, don't leave. All of you should stay here!"

"Your Majesty, please wait!"

Lin Fan stepped forward, holding the token of a true disciple of Zixiao Sect, with a serious face, and claimed that he was just a messenger, and that messengers would not be killed when two countries were at war.

If he really makes a mistake today, Zixiao Sect will definitely avenge him!

When the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King heard this, he didn't buy it at all!
Since you dared to break in and disturb my sweet dream, you must pay the price.

Even if the Zixiao Sect wants to settle accounts in the future, it will be the next one to take over!

Seeing that the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King was about to attack, Lin Fan quickly took out the Thunder Lotus Seeds from his pocket.

"Senior Demon King, I have a friendship with the Thunder Crocodile Ancestor. This is the Thunder Lotus Seed that he gave me. It has his aura on it. Please take a look!"

"Hmm? Thunder Crocodile Ancestor?"

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King sensed it carefully and stood in the pool for a long time.

Then his voice became hoarse, and for some reason, his tone was unusually low.

He just asked Lin Fan gently: "Is it doing well now?"

Lin Fan was overjoyed, thinking there was hope.

Could it be that the Thunder Crocodile Ancestor and the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King are really old acquaintances?
He quickly answered attentively: "The ancestor is currently doing well. He is in charge of the Thunder Pool in Zixiao Sect. He eats well and sleeps well. You can rest assured!"

"Oh, so, then you can die."

"No, wait!"

“No need to wait. In fact, although the old man and the Thunder Crocodile were both born as demon crocodiles, we were born to be enemies. We treat each other as enemies when we meet!”

"What?!!!"

Lin Fan was stunned. He didn't expect that no one would help the Thunder Crocodile Ancestor with his important task, and instead he made enemies among his own clan.

This old guy is cheating me!

At the critical moment, Lin Fan took out the last thing, and the situation finally turned around.

"Wait a minute, Senior. I found an altar on the way. It has the top body-building method of the demon race engraved on it. I specially presented it to you, Senior!"

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King raised his hand and put it down again, pausing several times.

You always fart at the critical moment. Can't you just do it all at once?
This time was obviously different. When the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King saw the altar, especially the secret techniques recorded on it, he lost his composure for a moment.

"The Art of Tempering the Body with Dark Water! The three top-level body-refining techniques of the demon race in the Luosong Mountains. You actually have the original stone manuscript!"

He read it through several times, enjoying it very much, and finally burst into laughter.

It seemed to be lamenting its luck. It didn't expect to encounter the long-lost secret technique.

"Well, considering your filial piety towards the secret technique, I will spare your life. Let's fight, two for one, and leave!"

Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief, finally escaping from the gates of hell.

However, the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King put away the altar and looked at the other three people fiercely, obviously still unwilling to give up.

"You three have entered my territory without permission and disturbed my sweet dreams. Today, I will sacrifice your lives!"

"What?"

Lin Shan, Ji Ge, and Yumuzi were all dumbfounded. They didn't expect that Lin Fan escaped and it was their turn immediately.

Brother Ji reacted quickly. He was the first to run and jump out, and he was also the first to reveal his identity.

"Young Master under the command of the Peacock King greets the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King!"

"what?"

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King was surprised when he heard that the Peacock King was the mainstay of the Luosong Mountains, and that his strength ranking had remained so strong over the years, and he had outlasted all his opponents and successfully reached the top.

As long as he still wants to stay in this area, it is indeed not advisable for him to make enemies with the Peacock Royal Family.

Especially since this chicken is the so-called young patriarch, he would not dare to act rashly.

"Well, my dear nephew from the demon clan, please stand on the other side. After I kill these two little guys, I will talk to you about the Peacock King."

As it spoke, it instantly shifted its gaze to Lin Shan, its naked malice almost overflowing.

Lin Shan shuddered all over and blurted out, "Junior, I am Lei Fengzi of the Zixiao Sect."

Lin Fan: "???"

Skeleton Crocodile King: "It's useless!"

Lin Shan took out the demon king order of the Kuihu demon king again.

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King took a look and liked it. The aura above showed that the owner was indeed powerful, but he was not in the Luosong Mountains, so there was no point in being afraid of him.

Lin Shan watched as Lin Fan and Brother Ji escaped one after another, and the Zixiao Sect and the Demon King's Order were of no use. Inspired by Lin Fan, he also took out a red lotus seed.

"Senior, I have lotus seeds given to me by Red Lotus Patriarch himself. Please have a look!"

(End of this chapter)