As she was engrossed in studying the Array, a bright light suddenly appeared in the depths of the valley. The little mouse let out a few sharp squeaks, and Tan You looked up. The moment the light fully materialized into an archway, Tan You hastily formed a hand seal, and she and the little mouse vanished from sight.

A cultivator stepping out of the teleportation array suddenly frowned. "Did any of you just see a silver figure?"

"Martial Uncle, I didn’t see anything."

"Me neither."

"Martial Uncle, this is a secret area of the sect. How could anyone else be here?"

Taiyuan frowned. ’Was I just seeing things?’ But when he saw the seven or eight demon beasts in the array, he pushed his doubts to the back of his mind. "No wonder the Supreme Elder sent us. I never expected we’d harvest so many demon beasts."

"Martial Uncle, these are all Great Demons. I’m afraid we won’t be able to form contracts with them easily."

"What’s there to be afraid of? Our Spirit Beast Garden is no pushover. If they don’t obey, the sect has plenty of ways to deal with them."

"Perfect. It’s about time I replaced my contracted demon beast anyway. It’s getting more and more useless..."

"If they’d truly rather die than submit, their inner cores, bones, and blood are all excellent materials. And as for the whip I have, if I could fuse a dragon’s sinew into it, its quality would definitely rise to another level..."

As Tan You listened to the group of about ten Cultivators, her gaze grew colder and colder. Just as they raised their Tokens and were about to step into the Array trapping the demon beasts, she made her move.

To the astonishment of the demon beasts, Tan You unleashed her God Trapping Array. Unlike the Array Plates used in the Cultivation World, Tan You’s God Trapping Array was powered entirely by nature’s spiritual energy, allowing her to set it up and cast it at will.

It was more convenient, more stable, and subject to fewer restrictions. As long as spiritual energy existed in the world, she could set up an array anywhere.

The moment the God Trapping Array enveloped all the Cultivators, they sensed it. The ones who could come here were basically all at the Body Integration Realm or higher.

They were undoubtedly a full major realm higher than Tan You. In a direct confrontation, she was clearly no match for them. Furthermore, she hadn’t yet recovered from the injuries from her Heavenly Tribulation, so Tan You could only resort to other methods.

’Speaking of which, if the Dark God knew Tan You was using the same God Trapping Array that had sealed him for over a thousand years to effortlessly mow down her enemies, how would he react?’

Her thoughts drifted for a moment. Then, Tan You watched the Cultivators within the array, her expression mocking. Some used magical arts, others used Spiritual Artifacts, and some even attempted to unravel her God Trapping Array.

In short, every single one of them was pulling out all the stops.

Of course, Tan You had no intention of letting them escape. Her ten fingers flew through a series of hand seals, and in moments, she had reinforced the God Trapping Array with dozens of supreme-grade Spirit Stones.

By now, the Cultivators inside the God Trapping Array could see Tan You, for she had revealed herself. The little mouse sat on her shoulder, waving its tiny paws around in a show of bravado.

Tan You paid no heed to the Cultivators’ shock, rage, terror, or their pleas for mercy. The moment the supreme-grade Spirit Stones integrated into the array, countless bolts of Heavenly Thunder descended from above the God Trapping Array.

The Heavenly Thunder formed a massive net of lightning, crashing down with a ROAR upon the Cultivators inside the God Trapping Array. As for what state they were struck into, what did that have to do with Tan You?

She didn’t even need to get close to smell the thick stench of blood on them. ’Stained with so much blood... how could they possibly be good people?’

The demon beasts trapped in their own array had now calmed down, having witnessed the miserable state of the Cultivators. ’This little girl is ruthless,’ they thought. ’We’re trapped in an array too. She isn’t going to treat us the same way she’s treating those Cultivators, is she?’

The Nine-tailed Fox narrowed its eyes. "Can demon beasts even set up arrays?"

The Cang Long rolled his eyes. "She has a trace of the Golden Ring Snake bloodline. From the looks of it, she’s probably awakened her ancestral memories. Otherwise, with a lifespan of less than ten thousand years, how could her cultivation have progressed so quickly?"

The Chongming Bird said with envy, "Ancestral memories really are something else. Enough to make any demon beast jealous."

The Red Flame Tiger’s body tensed. "What is she doing? Is she breaking the array?"

The Cang Long muttered, "She’s being that kind?"

Unfortunately, what he thought was a quiet mutter was heard crystal clear by Tan You. The very instant the Beast Trapping Formation was completely dispelled, Tan You seemed to sense something and looked toward the southeast.

As soon as their restraints were lifted, the demon beasts were instantly brimming with vigor. The Cang Long soared into the sky, threw back his head, and let out a long, draconic roar. The soundwave caused the Cultivators, who were already struggling inside the God Trapping Array, to immediately spit out a mouthful of heart’s blood.

Tan You glanced at the Cang Long. "Don’t kill them. They’re still useful."

The Cang Long swished his tail in annoyance but landed in front of Tan You anyway. When he opened his mouth, his voice was a deep rumble that echoed throughout the valley. "What are you keeping them for? Killing these bastards wouldn’t even be enough to vent my anger."

"That one... he wanted to tear out my sinews..."

As he spoke, he flexed his claws, as if wanting to snatch the Cultivator who had mentioned his dragon sinews. But with the Heavenly Thunder still crashing down, the Cang Long didn’t dare act. ’Who the hell knows what kind of array this Silver Ring Snake set up? It looks terrifying enough to scare any demon beast.’

Tan You said dismissively, "If there’s nothing else, you’re all free to go. I have things to do."

The Nine-tailed Fox slowly sauntered up to Tan You. "What are you planning to do?"

Tan You’s eyes narrowed slightly as she gazed at the glossy, shimmering fur of the black fox before her. "Nothing much. I followed the guidance of the stars’ power to find this place. This is supposed to be the Bai Ze’s habitat."

"But the Bai Ze isn’t here. Instead, we have a teleportation array and Cultivators from the Human Clan. Don’t you all find that strange?"

As she spoke, she walked toward the teleportation array. "What’s even stranger is, why has the array that guided me here now settled upon this teleportation array? Was the Bai Ze taken to their sect by the Cultivators?"

"Over the past while, I’ve searched nearly every inch of the Ten-Direction Great Mountain, but I haven’t found a single trace of the Bai Ze."

The Nine-tailed Fox’s expression grew serious. "It’s not impossible. Lord Bai Ze is usually very low-key, but he does patrol the Ten-Direction Great Mountain from time to time. The last time I saw him was over two hundred years ago."

The other demon beasts also searched their memories, and they all reached the same conclusion: they, too, hadn’t seen the Bai Ze in over a hundred years. So, where had the Bai Ze gone?

As a proud auspicious beast and the de facto leader of the Demon Clan, the Bai Ze would never willingly form a contract with a Cultivator. Connecting that fact with the Cultivators and the array they had just encountered, a terrible thought occurred to all the demon beasts.

Tan You watched the demon beasts ponder. Seeing that they weren’t getting anywhere, she decided not to wait for them. "I’m going to check out the other side of this teleportation array."

"If you all have nothing else, feel free to leave. I have my own business to attend to."

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