"Senior Min, are you sure this is the way?" Under the cover of night, a group of people, armed with wooden sticks, struggled through the mountains and forests.

“That’s right, this is the direction.” The one addressed as Senior Min was an elderly man.

His hair was gray, his skin loose, and his face covered with wrinkles. But his bright, piercing eyes held a burning intensity, and his elderly figure stood tall and straight like a pine tree. His strides were powerful and vigorous, and he was a force to be reckoned with.

"But we've been searching in the mountains for three days and still haven't found it." The person asking the question looked at the towering trees in front of him, uncertainty flashing in his eyes.

Min Wenzhi glanced at the young man beside him and said, "If it were that easy to find, would we have needed to come?"

After saying that, he shook his head and thought to himself: Young people these days are getting more and more restless and impatient.

“We’ve practically turned this mountain upside down. Could we have made a mistake? Maybe the Teng Snake didn’t come from Fuding Mountain, but from somewhere else.” The young man was named Zhou Yifei. He was young, but a rising star in the Taoist sect.

He stretched out his stick and smacked the weeds blocking the path at his feet: "Senior Min, let's rest for the night and continue searching tomorrow."

After arriving at Fuding Mountain, they have been busy searching for the Teng Snake and have not slept for three days.

Although they were Taoist priests with cultivation, they were still made of flesh and blood. Three days without sleep was already their limit. He felt that in their current state, even if they found the Tengshe, it would be of no use.

Upon hearing this, Min looked up, glanced ahead, then looked back at the four young men beside him. He noticed they were all exhausted, their eyes bloodshot from lack of rest. He sighed and said, "There's a low-lying canyon ahead. Let's go there and rest for a bit."

After saying that, he took a step and walked towards that place first.

Min Wenzhi is an old member of the Special Security Bureau. The appearance of Tengshe has shocked both Buddhism and Taoism. After Tengshe transcended tribulation and ascended to heaven, the Special Security Bureau set up a special task force and sent people to various sects to consult ancient books.

He was also a member of this task force, and he was given the critical task of tracking down Tengshe.

Later, news spread within the two oldest sects, Zhenyi and Tiandao, that the legendary, unique Teng Snake was not appearing for the first time. According to Zhenyi, their ancestor had encountered a trapped Teng Snake on Baifu Mountain. Upon escaping, the snake immediately crumbled into bones, the reason for which remains unknown. Tiandao also claimed that traces of the Teng Snake had appeared in the desert thousands of years ago.

When the two sets of information converged, everyone discovered that the traces of the Desert Serpent predate those at Baifu Mountain by nearly 1,500 years. Everyone began to speculate whether the serpents in these two locations were the same.

Upon receiving this news, the Special Security Bureau split into three groups. One group went to Baifushan, another went to the desert, and he led his team to Fudingshan.

According to Huo Fei, Tengshe was sent to prison from Fuding Mountain. This was confirmed after they arrived in Fushan Town and made numerous inquiries. Huo Fei did not hide this from everyone.

Min Wenzhi actually couldn't quite figure Huo Fei out. With the appearance of the Teng Snake, everyone in the Special Security Bureau suspected that Huo Fei might be involved. Headquarters had already transferred Huo Fei to Shanghai, hoping to get the information they wanted from him.

In today's world, if we're talking about real history, Huo Fei is the only one who knows everything that happened. If he's willing to tell the truth, everyone won't have to be so tense and exhausted.

Judging from the age of Luohan Temple, Huo Fei definitely knew some secrets that no one else in the world knew.

If that serpent poses no threat, no matter how powerful it is, everyone can live in peace with it. But what if… humanity is too fragile? If such a being capable of destroying heaven and earth were to go berserk, countless lives would surely be lost. At that time, even if it means the combined destruction of Taoism and Buddhism, they must stop it from committing evil.

The Tengshe, an ancient being, is said in Taoist tradition to have sacrificed itself to mend the sky alongside Bai Xi when Nuwa mended it.

Regardless of whether the Teng Snake that exists today is related to the ancient Teng Snake that mended the sky, people are unwilling to confront it based on the legends passed down by this race.

Min Wenzhi, leading the four rising stars of the Daoist sect behind him, arrived at a low-lying area of ​​the canyon. He glanced around, found a relatively flat spot, and had everyone rest for the time being. After sitting down, the group took out compressed biscuits from their canvas bags and began to eat.

After resting for a while and calming down, the group immediately realized that something was wrong.

Zhou Yifei sat on the rocks, looking around strangely. After a moment, he said, "Senior Min, something seems off here."

Min turned around upon hearing this, looked at his handsome junior, and smiled with satisfaction: "I've discovered it."

It seems these younger generations have truly grown up. Though their young hearts are still somewhat restless, they have taken up the mantle of leadership. In such a short time, they have already discovered the problems.

"I've been showing off my limited skills in front of Senior Min." Zhou Yifei scratched his head sheepishly.

Min heard this and said, "Have you rested enough? Let's go, we've found a place."

From the moment he stepped into this low-lying area, he sensed something was wrong. It was too quiet here; not even the sound of a cricket could be heard. The silence was like another dimension, flowing with the air, and he could not detect anything else.

This is a rare, remote mountain, untouched by human feet, which should be a paradise for all animals. Yet, strangely, there isn't a single animal footprint. This proves that a powerful entity exists here, threatening the creatures of the mountains.

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