Having made his decision, Zi Xuanyuan paid no mind to the unconscious man and instead took Chu Feng, heading directly toward the supposed lair of the Black Toad King. It was clear he was desperate to save someone and didn't want to waste any more time.
Though the Myriad Demon Mountain was vast, flying above allowed them to take in the entire landscape. Plus, Chu Feng, being a Spirit Realm Master, had a strong sense of direction. Finding the Black Toad King's nest shouldn't be too hard, provided the map was reliable.
And indeed, the map in Chu Feng's mind proved to be spot-on. Under Zi Xuanyuan's extreme flying speed, they soon located a secluded area.
It was a stone forest. Rocks of various sizes and shapes stood tall beneath the towering trees.
Wandering through this stone forest were numerous demon beasts, including two Heaven Martial realm ones.
Though they appeared to be roaming, they were clearly on patrol. This further suggested that this place was likely their lair; otherwise, such powerful demon beasts wouldn't be guarding it.
"Well, Elder Xuanyuan, I didn't lie to you, did I?" At this moment, Chu Feng and Zi Xuanyuan were hiding in the foliage. Chu Feng spoke triumphantly, thinking that finding the place at least proved he hadn't deceived Zi Xuanyuan.
"Mm, not bad. Didn't expect you to be quite capable. At your young age, you're already a gray-robed Spirit Realm Master, and with such strong perception." Zi Xuanyuan nodded approvingly, then asked, "By the way, kid, I haven't even asked your name."
Chu Feng had already considered this question. If Zi Xuanyuan asked his name, how should he answer?
In the end, he decided not to hide anything from this powerful elder. He replied truthfully, "This junior is Chu Feng."
"Oh, so it's Chu Feng. A fine name. Well then, Chu Feng, take care on your journey." Suddenly, Zi Xuanyuan smirked eerily.
"Elder Xuanyuan, what do you mean?" Seeing this, Chu Feng's brow furrowed as he sensed something was wrong and instinctively stepped back.
"Heh, take care." Even as those words left Zi Xuanyuan's lips, his hand had already seized Chu Feng's shoulder. With a casual flick of his arm, Chu Feng was sent flying like a straw man.
Everything happened too fast. Before Chu Feng could even react, he crashed hard into the stone forest, the tremendous force carving out a deep crater.
"Damn it." When Chu Feng struggled to his feet, his expression froze, and he cursed inwardly.
At this very moment, he was completely surrounded by demon beasts. Two Heaven Martial realm beasts, one in front and one behind, emanated the unique Heavenly Force of their realm, sealing off all his escape routes.
"A human brat? Seize it!" One of the Heaven Martial realm demon beasts glared at Chu Feng, its eyes filled with furious hatred. Their loathing for humans was clearly profound.
However, upon discovering Chu Feng, they didn't kill him outright. Instead, they bound him with special vines, wrapping them tightly around his body, and then hoisted him up, carrying him deeper into the stone forest. It seemed they were taking him to their lair.
At this moment, Chu Feng wasn't too panicked. He kept thinking: Why did Zi Xuanyuan do this to him? There was no reason for the elder to harm him. Based on everything that had happened before, this powerful old man clearly didn't know about his grudge with Zi Ling, nor that he was a fugitive.
Finally, Chu Feng came up with two possibilities.
One was that Zi Xuanyuan wanted to use Chu Feng—to use him to divert the demon beasts' attention.