The Fuck-Spice Competition lasted for more than half a day before it finally ended. Old Six did not stand out among the dozens of participating demons, not even making it to the top three.
Regarding this outcome, Hei Zi the Demon Officer could only sigh helplessly and had Dali personally drag the unconscious Old Six back.
The champion was not one of the usual popular demons, nor even a demon officer, but a small Rat Demon with whom Mo Fan had some past grievances. It was under One-Eye, the demon officer serving the Fourth General.
Mo Fan vaguely remembered this guy being called Mountain Rat. Although it was not large, even the smallest among all the participating demons, it was the most adept at the Fuck-Spice, which surprised all the demons.
One-Eye even provocatively glared at Hei Zi because of this.
After the competition ended, the demons dispersed, and Hei Zi the Demon Officer headed straight home, while Old Eight and Old Three dragged Old Six away.
Naturally, Mo Fan was also escorted back by Red-Eyed and the other demon generals, including Dali.
On the way back, Mo Fan suddenly asked, "Brother Dali, I heard on the Flat-Topped Peak that it was carved out by a powerful human with a single sword. Are humans really that formidable?"
"Formidable? What do you mean?"
The demons stared blankly, not understanding, but Zhazha looked mischievously at Dali's crotch.
"You damn bird, where are you looking!"
"I'm male!" Dali scolded angrily.
"Ahem... Brothers, don't misunderstand. 'Formidable' is a compliment in my hometown, meaning very powerful!"
Mo Fan coughed twice and explained, having blurted it out without thinking.
Hearing this, the demons all showed expressions of realization and then looked at Dali again, still interested in Mo Fan's question.
Because among the minor demons, almost none had seen human cultivators, so they naturally didn't know how terrifying humans could be. Even if they knew a bit, it was only from what other demons had told them.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Dali pondered for a moment and then said, "Humans are indeed very formidable!"
"When I was young, I participated in an invasion of human territory, led by the Fourth General and five demon officers, totaling over fifty of our kind, directly invading the southern region of the human territory.
Originally, our task was to capture some food to bring back to the mountain, but those humans were unyielding. Even weak humans wielded hoes to fight us. In the end, we slaughtered several towns, but only advanced less than a hundred miles before we were attacked by human cultivators.
There were only a few human cultivators, but they were incredibly terrifying.
In just half a day, we were utterly defeated, and the Fourth General abandoned us and fled.
In the end, only a few of our fifty-odd kindred managed to escape back.
Dali recounted with lingering fear.
The demons listened intently, while Mo Fan felt a stir in his heart. He hadn't expected this Ox Demon to have actually been to human territory, so he immediately asked, "So, are human cultivators truly that terrifying? What are their cultivation stages, and how do they compare to our demon clan? Do you know, brother?"
"Why do you ask?" Dali replied.
"I'm just worried that if I encounter those human cultivators in the future, I won't know what I'm dealing with."
Mo Fan smiled and said, "I don't have the skills you do, brother. If I don't understand those human cultivators, I might end up being turned into a meal by them!"
"Ah, that makes sense!" Laifu nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.
"Sense, my ass!"
"You two idiots are just being foolish together. How could you, little demons who haven't even fully transformed your spirit bodies, possibly cross the hundreds of miles of the Demon Spirit Mountain Range to reach human territory?
If you don't go to human territory, how would you easily encounter those human cultivators?"
Zhazha stood on one of Dali's horns, mocking them.
"You damn bird, always pouring cold water on us. One day, I'll roast you into a dish!" Laifu said viciously.
"I'm just worried about the possibility..." Mo Fan chuckled awkwardly.
"Laibao's concern is valid. In the past, some demon catchers would often enter the Demon Spirit Mountain Range. Who knows when a powerful human cultivator might break into our Black Wind Mountain territory."
At this moment, Dali spoke up, then said to Mo Fan and Laifu, "The cultivation stages of human cultivators are more complex than ours. I happen to know, so I'll tell you about it, so you can have a measure in your hearts."
"As far as I know, the weakest among humans are hunters and village guardians. These people are almost all at the Innate Realm, and their strength is comparable to us minor demons.
After the Innate Realm comes the Qi Refining Stage. Humans at this stage are considered true cultivators, possessing some powerful spells, and their strength is comparable to our demon officers.
Only Qi Refining Stage cultivators are qualified to become demon catchers.
After the Qi Refining Stage is the Foundation Establishment Stage. It's said that cultivators at this stage can fly using magical artifacts, truly formidable, comparable to the generals in our mountain.
After the Foundation Establishment Stage is the Golden Elixir Stage, and then the Elemental Infant Stage.
It's said that in the sects of human cultivators in the southern region, there are powerful beings at the Elemental Infant Stage. Even our Grandfather Great King would have to flee upon seeing such an existence..."
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"I didn't expect brother to be so knowledgeable, even knowing so much about humans!" Mo Fan timely praised.
"Knowledgeable, my foot. I've just lived a bit longer, having farmed in human villages for several years, so I know quite a bit about humans." Dali shook his head.
Hearing this, Mo Fan realized that this Ox Demon had once lived among humans, likely due to some chance encounter that led to its demon transformation, escaping into the Demon Spirit Mountain Range and becoming a demon in Black Wind Mountain.
However, Mo Fan also noted this down, as he planned to escape from Black Wind Mountain and would definitely go to human territory in the future, especially since the contents of that book had yet to be deciphered.
After some idle chatter, the demons returned to their dwelling.
Sparrow Demon Zhazha was the first to part ways with the other demons, flying to rest in a nest atop a banyan tree. Then, Ox Demon Dali also took the Rabbit Demon into the cave dwelling on the hillside.
Seeing this, Dog Demon Laifu immediately perked up, sidling up to Mo Fan and chuckling, "Laibao, how about catching a few more fish from the spring pool for me later?"
"Catching fish is easy, but it might have to wait a bit." Mo Fan replied.
In recent days, the Dog Demon had been freeloading off him, clearly making it a habit.
Mo Fan didn't refuse this guy's request. As long as it could be used to his advantage for escaping, he was willing to utilize it.
Mo Fan felt that the better his relationship with these minor demons, the smoother his escape would be in a few days.
"No problem, I can wait, just don't forget about it." Laifu grinned, then curiously asked, "Aren't you coming back with me?"
"Not yet, I have some things to ask Brother Dali." Mo Fan said.
"Alright then, I'll go back to sleep first. Don't forget what you promised me!"
Watching Laifu's departing figure, Mo Fan inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, then went to the entrance of Ox Demon Dali's cave dwelling and called inside, "Brother Dali, can I come in?"
"Laibao? Come in!"
Hearing the response, Mo Fan immediately entered the cave dwelling.
The cave dwelling was small, everything in sight was clear. Apart from the patch of ground worn smooth as a mirror from sleeping, there was nothing else.
Everything was so simple it was absurd, quite different from what Mo Fan had imagined a demon's dwelling to be.
Mo Fan glanced around but didn't see Red-Eyed in the cave, so he asked, "Isn't Brother Red-Eyed here?"
"That guy Red-Eyed was utterly embarrassed today and has gone back to his own cave dwelling to sulk." Dali grinned, then asked Mo Fan, "Laibao, what do you want from me?"
"It's like this, earlier I heard you know a lot about humans, so I wanted to ask you more about them."