Chapter 48: Securing the Spirit Wine and the Pursuit by the Demon General

Mo Fan was genuinely shocked by the scene before his eyes.

This pool of golden liquid was at least twenty feet square, and its depth was completely unfathomable.

The surrounding area was filled with spiritual fruits and medicinal herbs soaking within it. Wasn’t this just a bit too extravagant?

Seeing this, he was instantly certain that this was none other than the legendary monkey wine, a supreme spiritual brew!

The only thing that puzzled Mo Fan was that, since it was spiritual wine, why was there not the slightest hint of a wine aroma?

He didn't dwell on it for long, because he had no time to ponder; several monkey demons in the surroundings came rushing toward him one after another, their demonic Qi surging violently, each of them not much weaker than he was.

"So many monkey demons?"

Mo Fan was startled at the sight, and then shouted loudly, "Grandsons, look at me!"

Hearing this, those monkey demons flew into a rage, yet they still instinctively cast their gaze toward him.

And yet, it was precisely this single glance that caused a peerless enchantress to appear within their field of vision...

Naturally, there was no peerless enchantress; what appeared instead was Mo Fan's innate divine ability, the "Eyes of Enchantment"!

This was the first time Mo Fan had used this divine ability for a group attack, and he never expected it to be so effective!

The entire group of monkey demons was actually completely bewitched!

Seeing this, Mo Fan felt a surge of secret delight, opened his mouth, and unleashed the Heaven-Swallowing divine ability directly at the golden wine pool before him!

Swish—!

Under the devouring force of the Heaven-Swallowing ability, the golden wine surged up into the sky, pouring backward into Mo Fan's mouth in a torrent.

However, just as Mo Fan swallowed a small portion, his eyelids involuntarily twitched.

Because as the wine was stirred, the figures hidden beneath the surface were suddenly revealed to him!

Mo Fan had never imagined that within this spiritual wine pool, there would actually be several figures sitting cross-legged!

Moreover, any single one of these figures was vastly more powerful than Mo Fan, and even far stronger than minor demon soldiers like the scorpion demon.

Even though they were merely sitting there with their eyes closed, it still sent a wave of palpitations through Mo Fan's heart.

This kind of chilling intuition was something he had only ever felt in the presence of a select few.

First were the Demon King of Black Wind Mountain and those three generals, and the other two were Mo Yan and Qin Changsheng!

Mo Fan understood all too well what this implied.

The few figures beneath the wine pool were damn well all at least at the Demon General realm!!

Perhaps sensing the disturbance above the wine pool, those powerful monkey demons who had been in closed-door cultivation began to twitch their eyelids, seemingly about to wake up at any moment.

Stunned with terror at this sight, Mo Fan abandoned any further thoughts of absorbing the spiritual wine. Instead, he exerted a fierce gulp, stirring up the five orange-yellow gourds in the center of the wine pool, and instantly swallowed two of those gourds right into his belly!

As the wine liquid was agitated, Mo Fan finally caught the rich and mellow fragrance of the wine, instantly feeling a touch of intoxication wash over him.

"Audacious!!"

Beneath the wine pool, a monkey demon general awakened, finally opening his eyes completely, and at the same time threw a punch straight at Mo Fan.

"You son of a bitch trying to do me in?"

"Your grandpa is going to swallow you whole!!"

Perhaps with the intoxication going to his head, a wave of fierce daring welled up in Mo Fan. He opened his mouth wide and unleashed his innate divine ability once more.

Divine ability, Heaven-Swallowing!

As the Heaven-Swallowing ability was unleashed, its formidable devouring power actually dragged the monkey demon general out of the wine pool against his will.

This unexpected development also startled the demon general profoundly. Instinctively, he mobilized his entire body's demonic Qi to resist, shifting his attack into defense, terrified that he might actually be swallowed into the belly of the little demon before him.

"Roar!!"

Following a roar from the demon general, Mo Fan's ears rang with pain, which simultaneously shook away a great deal of his drunkenness.

Sobering up, Mo Fan was thoroughly terrified by his own heaven-defying actions.

"What on earth am I trying to do? Devour a demon general? Good grief, just thinking about it is terrifying!!"

Panic gripped Mo Fan's heart, but at the same time, he noticed that the monkey demon general had broken free from the shackles of the Heaven-Swallowing ability. He immediately shouted sternly, "Mere demon general, how dare you try to stop this king from taking wine?

This time, I'll spare you as a lesson to make you suffer a bit. If there is a next time, this king will swallow you whole!"

"I'm leaving! Dare to chase me again, and I'll devour you without exception!!"

With an unflinching expression and a calm demeanor, Mo Fan strode out of the hollow tree trunk, and he did so under the watchful eyes of all the monkey demons.

That demon general indeed did not give chase, intimidated by Mo Fan's words and thoroughly frightened by the terrifying devouring ability the opponent had just displayed.

In his view, that was simply not an ability a mere minor demon should possess. Combined with Mo Fan's arrogant declaration, it made him all the more suspicious of Mo Fan's true identity.

To put it briefly, Mo Fan swaggered out of the millennia-old ancient peach tree hollow on the strength of a fabricated identity.

The moment he stepped out of the tree trunk, his legs inexplicably went weak, and he nearly collapsed onto the ground. Then, he scrambled away at full speed, putting as much distance as possible between himself, the millennia-old ancient peach tree, and this bizarre peach grove!

Before this, who could have ever imagined that such a tiny peach grove would hide so many demons?

Even demon generals were present, and it seemed there was more than one!

This was somewhat terrifying for a demon...

At the very least, Mo Fan was scared out of his wits.

However, just as Mo Fan fled out of the peach grove, a voice drifted in from behind him, "Senior Demon King, why the rush to leave? Since you've come to my peach grove, you might as well stay and drink a few cups of monkey wine before heading off!"

That voice was leisurely and prolonged, echoing and lingering by Mo Fan's ear, making his scalp tingle.

"Damn it, I must have given myself away. If I had known earlier, I should have acted a lot more natural!"

Bitterness filled Mo Fan's heart, yet his pace grew even faster, wishing he could grow a couple of extra legs.

"Senior, where are you?

Your junior has come to find you.

Just right, our clan's monkey wine is still lacking one final ingredient—a dash of heart blood to steep the brew. Why not let me try it with your heart instead?

Heh-heh-heh-heh..."

The eerie laughter resounded through the mountain forest, growing louder and sharper in Mo Fan's ears, as if the pursuer was closing in rapidly.

"This won't do. If this keeps up, I'll be caught sooner or later!"

"Have I really reached the end of my luck this time?"

"No, no, no... I need to stay calm, I must stay calm!!"

Listening to the sound drawing closer and closer, Mo Fan was frightened out of his wits.

"What should I do... There is no Mo Yan boy around to save me this time... Ah, I've got it! I remember there is a stream nearby!

Perhaps I can use this to escape by the skin of my teeth!!"

With this thought, Mo Fan decisively changed direction and sprinted toward the other side.

Not long after he vanished, a ball of black mist descended from the sky.

The black mist dissipated, revealing a lean and diminutive figure—it was none other than the monkey demon general who had been pursuing Mo Fan!

"Changed direction, have you?"

The demon general glanced at the traces on the ground, the corners of his mouth curling upward as he muttered to himself, "A clever little demon indeed, but unfortunately, daring to steal our clan's spiritual wine is a capital offense to begin with!

Did you really think I would let you run away?"

With that, the demon general once more transformed into billows of black mist and soared into the sky, giving chase in the direction Mo Fan had fled.

Before long, he arrived at a small stream and spotted a few droplets of golden wine lingering by the bank, which caused the demon general's expression to turn grim.

"Bastard, do you really think hiding in the water means I can do nothing about you?"

Staring at the rushing stream before him with a gloomy face, the monkey demon general raised his hand and released several strands of demonic Qi.

The moment these strands of demonic Qi appeared, they transformed into several small birds, darting along both banks of the stream to continue the pursuit.

deep within the dense forest, Mo Fan fled desperately in the direction of Black Wind Mountain.

He had never actually entered the stream; instead, he had merely used a few drops of wine to lay a false trail, successfully tricking the monkey demon general into halting his advance.

"So what if you're a demon general? You still have to drink this granddaddy's foot-washing water!"

After a long run of desperate flight, Mo Fan finally caught sight of that towering mountain, a smile finally breaking across his face.

"Senior, you certainly can run. You've given me such a tiring chase!

Don't run away this time, won't you? Stay and become food for my belly!"

The sudden voice once more caused Mo Fan to wear an expression as if he had just seen a ghost...