The mysterious man sensed the aura, glanced at the tribulation thunderclouds not far away, his body shrouded in black energy, his expression unreadable. He raised his right hand, and the black energy moved with his movement, condensing into a huge longsword in the air. He raised it high and then slashed down fiercely.
Snap!
As the sound of shattering rang out, the Demon-Sealing Tower trembled slightly, and the three enormous chains shook as if they were wailing!
The mysterious man arrived at the tower gate, pressed lightly, and the hard stone seal was broken. The stone gate slowly opened, and he stepped inside.
Shortly after he entered, a sword light flashed, and the Sword Saint stared solemnly at the open door. Xu Le also arrived and asked leisurely, "Sect Leader of Shu Mountain, what should we do now?"
The Sword Saint shook his head, his body enveloped in celestial energy. Holding his longsword before him, he pondered for a moment before replying, "Master, today your disciple must defy the prohibition and enter the Demon-Sealing Tower to slay demons, and..."
After saying that, the Sword Saint charged forward without paying any attention to Xu Le beside him, and walked alone into the Demon Locking Tower, his figure swallowed by the darkness.
Xu Le smiled and strode inside. There were still many good things waiting for him to take from the Demon Locking Tower.
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Chapter 262: Arrival
Upon entering the Demon-Sealing Tower, a strong, pungent stench permeated the space. Numerous demon corpses were scattered haphazardly on the ground, interspersed with the skeletons of people dressed in Taoist robes, who appeared to be disciples of Mount Shu.
After a moment's thought, Xu Le realized that this was Jiang Qing's demonic possession, which led to the massacre of Shu Mountain's elite disciples, causing a talent gap in Shu Mountain and almost resulting in a break in its lineage. It also caused the previous sect leader to die in despair.
Continuing forward, besides the skeletons, there were also the corpses of demons who had just died, blood gushing out, their expressions ferocious, and sword energy crisscrossing their wounds.
"roar!"
As Xu Le strolled along, he heard hurried footsteps in the darkness, followed by a humanoid monster with the head of a weasel leaping out and opening its blood-red maw to bite at him.
"They're really courting death!"
Xu Le continued walking, his protective inner energy shattering the approaching demons into dust. Fearful screams echoed through the darkness as they scattered in all directions.
After passing through the Tai Chi floating platform and suspension bridge, Xu Le arrived at a slightly spacious room. The room was simply decorated, with an altar in the center, covered with hundreds of runes and yellow paper, seemingly suppressing evil spirits. On the other side, a heavy stone door blocked the way.
Xu Le stepped forward, bent down, and pinched the yellow paper. His movements were slow, but a playful smile appeared on his lips. Just as he was about to tear the paper open, he heard running sounds behind him, followed by a cold female voice: "Don't break the seal! A terrifyingly powerful evil being is trapped inside!"
Before she could finish speaking, the yellow paper on the altar was set on fire, turned to ashes and disappeared. The girl not far away changed her expression drastically, and a scroll of books appeared in her hand, radiating light.
On the scroll, an old man with white eyebrows and beard, and a kind face, looked at the Demon-Absorbing Altar that had been unsealed, and sighed softly, "Girl, run!"
However, the girl did not turn and run away. Instead, she shouted at Xu Le, "Run! The demon flag bearer is inside! Demons are inherently vicious and cruel, and they will surely slaughter everyone!"
Xu Le smiled faintly upon hearing this and ignored it. The girl sighed when she saw Xu Le's expression. Although she was kind-hearted, she did not want to die for others, after all, her life carried a heavy responsibility.
Just as the girl turned around, the immortal in the book in her hand suddenly spoke up: "Girl, there's no need to run anymore, that guy..."
The girl slowly turned around. Ghostly energy surged in front of Xu Le, and a tall, ferocious figure slowly emerged. A terrifying pressure shook all directions. With a blue face and fangs, and a face like a ghost, he let out a hoarse laugh, "This emperor has finally escaped!"
Have you laughed enough?
Just as the Heavenly Ghost King was immersed in the ecstasy of being freed, he heard Xu Le's words. He frowned, but thinking that it was the person in front of him who had broken the seal and rescued him, he forgave his disrespect. With a sway of his body, he opened his blood-red maw, preparing to eat the person in front of him and turn him into a ghost as a form of repayment, according to the rituals of the Ghost Clan.
"court death!"
With a cold snort, the Heavenly Ghost Emperor found that the space around him seemed to have frozen. A hand was pressed on his head at some point, and terrifying true energy surged in his palm, which then erupted in the next moment.
Snap!
A muffled explosion echoed as the girl stared in disbelief as the troll was easily defeated and thrown into a dark hole.
Xu Le glanced at the girl with a demonic aura and immediately knew her identity: Jiang Ming, the former genius of Shu Mountain, and Jiang Wan'er, the daughter of a fox demon. However, none of this concerned him. Xu Le pushed open the stone door and continued to walk up to the next level.
The ethereal figure in the book flickered, graceful as an immortal. A hint of doubt flashed in his kind eyes as he said to Jiang Wan'er beside him, "Girl, let's go back. The Demon-Locking Tower will surely collapse today, and our day of escape will arrive!"
"The Demon Clan's standard-bearer is dead just like that...?"
Wan'er turned and left, the man's domineering back deeply imprinted in her mind. Seeing the flag bearer, whom she regarded as a great enemy, defeated like this, she found it hard to believe!
The Book Immortal beside him shook his head, stroked his long beard, and said leisurely, "That's not the Demon Clan's flag bearer, but the Heavenly Ghost Emperor, the leader of the Heavenly Ghost Clan in the Ghost Realm. It seems Kong Lin has been free for quite some time..."
"The Heavenly Demon King...that man..."
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Outside the Demon-Sealing Tower, Zhao Ling'er rode her spirited horse along the mountain path. Xu Le's sudden departure made her worried, so she drove her horse to the outside of the Demon-Sealing Tower. However, the Demon-Sealing Tower's formation had been repaired again, and a protective shield covered it.
"What should we do?!"
Zhao Ling'er's beautiful eyes furrowed slightly, tears welling up in them, and a look of sorrow appeared on her face, making her look pitiful.
After much deliberation, Zhao Ling'er formed a hand seal, gathering the divine power of the earth into her handprint, which transformed into a long sword that she thrust forward.
bite!
The earthen-yellow longsword made contact with the Demon-Locking Tower's array and was directly deflected. Light flowed above the array, gathering five-colored divine light and transforming it into arrow feathers that shot out, with Zhao Ling'er as the target!
Oh no!
Zhao Ling'er was greatly alarmed and retreated hastily, but the arrows were relentlessly pursuing her. Helpless, she had no choice but to erect a light barrier in front of her to protect herself.
Snap!
The light barrier was easily shattered, and the arrows continued flying towards Zhao Ling'er without stopping, with the threat of death close behind.
"My husband, perhaps I can no longer stay with you..."