Baby with Daoist Monarch System

At this moment, Xu Ran remained expressionless, his fingers moving slightly as a pocket-sized flying sword emerged from above his head, slicing through the spot where the mist had just dissipated.

"Pfft---"

The sound of a blood spray echoed, a crimson hue cutting through the mist, leaving a brief trace.

Without looking back, Xu Ran continued on to the next place.

After Xu Ran left, the mist here dissipated briefly, revealing nearly ten Demon Beast corpses on the ground, each slain with a single sword strike, a long slash on their necks.

Xu Ran walked slowly, the surroundings eerily silent, as if the mist around him isolated everything, with not even the sound of rustling leaves, only the slow sound of his breathing audible.

"This mist... it’s too strange, it appeared suddenly, and grows larger as time goes by, as if it can isolate everything."

"Even some powerful Demon Beasts might be trapped inside this sudden mist."

Xu Ran’s face was as calm as water, his tone devoid of any emotion, but gradually, the surroundings turned into a white world, extending his hands, he could only see his shoulders, his palms were invisible.

Even so, Xu Ran walked with firm steps, heading west based on memory, the mist before him unable to hinder him.

Nightfall came swiftly.

As the sky darkened, the entire Great Mountain, coupled with the pervasive mist, appeared exceedingly eerie, everything enshrouded in an inescapable shadow.

Xu Family.

"Husband----"

A shout rang out from the room, as Lian Ji abruptly awoke from the bed, her forehead drenched in cold sweat, her face full of terror. Seeing her son and Xiao Bai beside her, she felt a momentary relief, but soon became anxious again.

"Xiao Ran, did you find your father?"

Xu Ran and Xiao Bai exchanged glances and shook their heads.

When dusk fell, Xu Ran and Xiao Bai had already returned. The Innate Qi could only keep Lian Ji asleep for a day. Already a nervous wreck, if Lian Ji woke without seeing anyone, her mentality would collapse instantly, so the person and hawk returned straight home at night.

"I just had a dream." Lian Ji supported her forehead with her hand, her eyes full of sorrow, "I dreamt of your father, trapped in a world full of white, his body continuously bitten by Demon Beasts, and he was incessantly shouting ’save me’."

Then, she suddenly grasped Xu Ran’s arm, her voice trembling, "Your father is asking us to save him."

A world of white, isn’t that the mist-covered Great Mountain now!

Xu Ran patted Lian Ji’s back and said, "Mother, don’t worry, we will find father, you don’t need to worry.", Xiao Bai also nodded in agreement from the side.

After speaking, his small hand held a bowl of steamy hot white porridge, scooped a spoonful to his mouth, "This is the white porridge I specially cooked for you, drink it to have the energy to wait for father to come back."

"Mm!" Lian Ji, with a sobbing tone, drank the white porridge Xu Ran had made.

After finishing the bowl of white porridge, the voice of Old Qi came from outside the door, "Xiao Ran, Lian Ji, we’re here!"

Opening the door, they found Old Qi had brought a group of villagers with him, quite a few bearing injuries.

"Grandpa Qi, is there something you need?" Xu Ran asked indifferently, his face showing no trace of emotion.

Old Qi’s face showed slight embarrassment but quickly recovered and said.

"Xiao Ran, this morning, I gathered everyone to enter the Great Mountain to search for someone, but the mist got thicker, so we tied a rope around everyone to prevent getting lost."

At this point, Old Qi swallowed, as if recalling something terrifying.

"Suddenly, in the mist, a gigantic and blood-scented claw appeared, injuring someone instantly, leaving us no choice but to retreat immediately."

"Indeed, there really is a Great Demon in this mist, with our capabilities, it’s simply impossible to venture in to search for people."

The villagers with injuries spoke up.

Xu Ran merely glanced at them coldly, noticing that some indeed had injuries, and a faint black aura was present in the wounds, a clear sign of poisoning.

Though last night, due to the pervasive mist, the villagers were unwilling to search, they were all from the same village, so Old Qi gathered everyone to search, also as a way to repay Xu Ran for selflessly giving the Body Refining Manual to all villagers.

Xu Ran simply waved his small hand, a faint wisp of white energy drifting to the wounded ones.

"Your wounds are poisoned, I have removed the hidden danger for you. Please rest well, and avoid entering the mountain for the time being."

As he spoke, he was about to lead the fearful Lian Ji back into the room.

But Lian Ji stood at the door, staring at the crowd below, her voice trembling as she asked, "Did you say there are Demon Beasts in the mist?"

"Yes, that blood-scented claw, its aura is terrifying, we didn’t even see its face and were already injured and poisoned."

"We’ve never seen a Demon Beast of that aura before, if not for our numbers and luck, we might have been wiped out."

"This venture into the mountain nearly wiped out the entire Great Wilderness Border Village!"

"Sick Tiger’s power, though stronger than all of us, even so, in the dense fog, where one can’t see their hands in front of them, even incredible power can’t be utilized!"

"Sigh! What a pity for Sick Tiger!"

"Sick Tiger did so much for us, only to end up like this..."

"Sick Tiger was so young, heaven really envies the talented!!!"

"For the past half-year, Sick Tiger has been hunting Demon Beasts in the Great Mountain, maybe the Demon Beasts will take this chance for revenge..."

...

Each villager who went searching in the mountain sounded terrified, as if they had returned from Hell, many expressing regret, believing that Xu Binghu could not have survived the dense mist.

It indeed was the case, nearly fifty of them, although not as strong as Xu Binghu, had at least surpassed the second Body Refining, with minimum power of 800 pounds, and up to 1100 pounds at most.

These fifty people had no room to fight back in the mist, unable to see the interior clearly, giving Demon Beasts moving in the mist a natural advantage.

Furthermore, since the appearance of the Snake Demon, the villagers of Great Wilderness Border Village gathered to hunt Demon Beasts, and the one who slew the most was Xu Binghu, the one most hated by Demon Beasts was probably Xu Binghu.

In the villagers’ eyes, under these circumstances, it’s a certifiable death!

Upon hearing the villagers’ words, Lian Ji immediately thought of her recent dream, she clutched Xu Ran’s arm, crying.

"Xiao Ran, the dream I had was real, your father, he truly is in a white world being torn apart by Demon Beasts."

"The mist-covered Great Mountain, isn’t that a white world!!"

Crying, her body weakened, if not for Xu Ran and Xu Ran supporting her, she might have collapsed, still muttering ’husband’ and ’son’, her spirit somewhat dazed.

"Mother, you’re just too tense, father is fine, please rest assured!" Xu Ran comforted softly, then passed a sliver of Innate Qi into Lian Ji’s body, hoping to calm her, but it had little effect.

"Yes, Sick Tiger has his own fortune and won’t be harmed." Old Qi, having spoken, turned to the crowd behind him, "Go back, what nonsense are you saying, Sick Tiger is stronger than all of you, none of you can casually predict his life or death!"

Although Old Qi said this, the look of regret on his face revealed his true inner thoughts.

In an instant, the gathered crowd at the Xu Family door dispersed.

Afterwards, Xu Ran helped Lian Ji back into the room, the Innate Qi did not put her to sleep, and throughout the night, Xu Ran and Xiao Bai stayed by her side, constantly comforting her.

...

The next morning.

Before dawn, a grand group arrived at the Great Wilderness Border Village entrance, led by King Mountain.

Compared to when they initially left the village, their group had expanded, but the additional people were all young girls, each one appearing terrified, clothes in disarray.

The sneaky-eyed person beside King Mountain said, "Brother Wang, we’ve arrived at Great Wilderness Border Village!"