"what did you say?"
Xiang Shu frowned and refused immediately without thinking: "Senior, I am here only to repay the kindness I owe you, not to repay the kindness."
"I know."
The old demon king chuckled: "It is precisely because of this that I asked you to do this favor.
Xiang Shen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Help?"
"right."
The old demon king nodded: "I have been struggling for a hundred years, and my energy is not as good as before. I can no longer move the entire secret realm forcibly.
If you only carry 30% of the core area, and you control the other 70%, the pressure of moving will be greatly reduced.
After you refine this 70% of the area, you don't need to rebuild the land, you just need to keep this part of the vitality. Once you successfully leave this place, it won't be too late to talk about the aftermath. "
After explaining this, the old demon king saw that Xiang Shen was still hesitating, and immediately saw something, and added: "The core of the secret key is still here with me, and it will not restrict your actions.
If you can get out successfully, you can also directly transfer the 70% secret key to Wang Tuo. "
As soon as these words came out, Xiang Shu no longer had any doubts. Without saying a word, he placed his palm on the ball and refined 70% of its black and white parts.
This secret key is of extremely high grade. Fortunately, the core part is still controlled by the old demon king, and the 70% of the peripheral part is not difficult to refine with the help of the old demon king.
After just a cup of tea, the ball regains its color.
At the same time, Xiang Shu also felt a sense of connection in his heart, feeling that he could rebuild the collapsed area with just a thought.
But given the size of the Demon King Valley, it would take a lot of reserve spirit stones to restore it to its original state. Of course, she would not do that.
Maintaining the last trace of vitality in the void area, Yu Ji turned around and sat down cross-legged next to a coffin. She looked at the old demon king with deep eyes and said, "I'm ready."
The old demon king had been waiting for this moment. Without saying a word, he kneaded the formula in the shape of holding the sky, and shouted in a deep voice: "Get up!"
At this word, the dozen or so spiritual stones in the reserve were immediately consumed crazily, turning into an extremely pure torrent and pouring into the control center!
Under the support of huge spiritual power, the body of the Demon King Valley Secret Realm shrank countless times in the blink of an eye.
The extreme concentration made Xiang Shen feel that space was rapidly squeezing from all directions, and she had to move her body again to reduce the pressure.
The old demon king could not move at this moment. He controlled the core of the secret realm, and the pressure he received was a thousand times that of Xiang Shu. Even the demon body that had been cultivated for tens of thousands of years could not bear it at this moment. He was panting violently, and his skin was oozing out quickly. A layer of blood stains, and he became a bloody man in the blink of an eye.
Xiang Shen tensed up and watched with bated breath, for fear of disturbing the old demon king.
In the outside world, Duan Chengtong was shocked to see that the secret realm of Demon King Valley had transformed from a ball with a diameter of thousands of miles to the size of an ordinary stone.
Then, a massive amount of spiritual energy exploded together!
The spiritual energy turned into white flames and rose up, wrapping around the "stone". It turned into a stream of terrifying light with a "swish" sound, and hit the outer wall of the mezzanine of Fang Cunji under Duan Chengtong's amazed gaze.
Click——
As a harsh and crisp sound resounded through the void space, the smooth outer wall immediately showed crisscrossing cracks, and then shattered!
Yin Tiannu, who had just returned to Fangcunji, suddenly changed his face. He immediately put down everything in his hands and rushed back to the space mezzanine as quickly as possible, but both the Demon King Valley Secret Realm and Duan Chengtong disappeared without a trace.
There was only a palm-sized hole in the gray void space, and the spiritual energy from the outside world was pouring in crazily.
"what happened?"
Yin Tiannu's face was so gloomy that he didn't dare to delay for even a minute and immediately sent a message to the main office, "Duan Chengtong suddenly appeared today and is suspected of taking away the Demon King Valley!"
The other person responded quickly: "Are you sure it's Duan Chengtong?"
"Sure!"
Yin Tiannu answered with absolute certainty, "The aura of his soul combined with the token is unmistakable."
Under Duan Chengtong's deliberate cover-up, Yin Tiannu was unaware of the existence of "Xiang Shu" from beginning to end.
"Hahahaha, it's out!"
The old demon king was covered in blood and laughed heartily. Not long after he laughed, he coughed violently.
At this moment, the secret realm is hidden in the void and has returned to one-tenth of its original size, so the pressure is not that great.
Xiang Shu came over with a worried look on his face, "Old village chief, your injury..."
"Ahem, cough...it's okay."
The old demon king smiled and waved his hand, "I have lived for tens of thousands of years, and I can't survive this small injury."
"That's good."
Xiang Shen felt relieved and turned around to scan the hundreds of coffins behind him, "Where is Brother Wang in? I will wake him up and return the secret key."
When the old demon king heard this, the smile on his face faded and he said, "He is not here."
Xiang Shu was stunned for a moment. The old demon king said this calmly, but she still keenly heard the anger and helplessness hidden beneath the calmness.
"I was wrong."
The old demon king was seriously injured and stained with blood just now. His body was upright, but now he became rickety. There was endless regret and anger in his words, "I shouldn't have forced him."
Xiang Shu frowned and was confused.
"This matter involves a secret in our Demon King Valley, and no one other than the demon king is allowed to know about it."
There was a hint of relief in the eyes of the old demon king: "But today I violated my ancestors' instructions and gave you 70% of the secret key. It doesn't matter if I say a few more words."
Xiang Shen's mind perked up and he immediately bowed respectfully, "Junior, I am all ears."
"Tens of thousands of years ago, although our demon race was no match for the human race, we could still occupy a place in this world."
The old demon king's cloudy old eyes shined with a glimmer of light: "At that time, there were living demon gods in our demon race! We could even compete with the Mahayana monks who were at the top of your human race."
"A living demon god?"
Xiang Shu immediately thought of the demon god who had now become the weapon spirit of the weapon refining hall, but every time she thought of that flattering face, she couldn't connect it with the word "extreme peak".
She shook her head slightly, forced that face out of her mind, and asked, "Then what do these things have to do with Brother Wang?"
"I let him enter the Demon God Valley."
The old demon king's voice was slightly hoarse, "That is an ancient inheritance place of our demon clan. In ancient times, it was used as a coming-of-age ceremony for the children of the clan.
But times have changed, and now the Demon King Valley is not as good as before. The inheritance test of the Demon God Valley is too difficult for the people in the valley. Only the royal family can enter and barely have a chance of passing. "
Xiang Shu nodded slightly, "Brother Wang is from the royal family?"
"Of course he is."
The old demon king sighed: "Not only is he a member of the royal family, but he has also awakened a trace of ancient bloodline. The danger of entering the Demon God Valley to accept the inheritance is smaller than anyone else.
But because of his childhood experience, he hated his own existence and even refused to admit that he was a demon. So... the old man put pressure on him. A hundred years ago, he forced him to enter the Demon God Valley on the pretext of helping you heal your injuries. "
Xiang Shen's heart sank. Wang Tuo entered the Demon God Valley, but it was related to her?
"and after?"
"Later, Tuo'er, he went crazy."
There was deep bitterness in the eyes of the old demon king, "There is a flaw in his heart. After accepting the inheritance of Demon King Valley, his state of mind became even more unstable. This kind of flaw could have been eliminated with time, but... Tianqing Pavilion suddenly jumped come out."
The old demon king was furious, "If it hadn't been for Tianqing Pavilion, Tuo'er wouldn't have been so heartbroken that he went mad and escaped from the secret realm and was captured by Tianqing Pavilion!"
The old demon king's eyes were moist, and his rickety body was trembling slightly.
When he talks about this, he will think of the time when his grandson went crazy in pain. That was his only descendant. How could he not feel sad?
Xiang Shu fell into silence, feeling powerless again in his heart.
She is much stronger than before her reincarnation, but since the death of the puppet master of Tianqing Pavilion, it is unknown who is behind the scenes.
Facing a mysterious force with tens of thousands of foundations, she could do nothing and didn't even know where to go to rescue Wang Tuo.
"I probably know where Wang Tuo will be.
at. "
The old demon king took a deep breath, his vision returned to clarity, and he smiled slightly and said: "I owe my grandson too much, and it's time to repay it. When the time comes, please do me another favor, girl."
The old demon king didn't say what it was specifically, and Xiang Shu didn't ask, just nodded lightly.
She had already heard the old demon king's death wish.
The reason why he suddenly gave her 70% of the secret key just now was probably not only to break through the space barrier of Fang Cun Ji, but more... to arrange the funeral arrangements, right?
Once this old demon who has lived for tens of thousands of years makes a decision, no one can change it.
Xiang Shen tried to dissipate the heavy atmosphere between the two, smiled, and changed the subject:
"Senior, you were both a demon god and a monk in the Mahayana stage. It is not difficult to see that the civilization of cultivation was at its peak in ancient times. Why is it so withered now? But is it related to the catastrophe of the Puppet Sect?"
Whether it is a demon god or a Mahayana monk, they are all too powerful for the current world of cultivation. They are so powerful that Xiang Shu has only seen rough descriptions in Wanjianmen's miscellaneous biographies. Z.br>
You must know that the most powerful person in the entire world of cultivation today is the master of Fengyue Sect, Jiang Daoyuan.
This person's cultivation level is only at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Even if there are still ancestors and his like hidden in Fengyue Sect, at most they can only reach a higher level, reaching the out-of-body stage.
Between the out-of-body stage and the Mahayana stage, there are still three major realms: transformation into gods, integration, and transcending tribulations.
Monks in the out-of-body stage are like ants in front of the Mahayana stage and can be easily crushed to death.
The old demon king had a clear mind. When he heard the words, he immediately suppressed the emotion in his eyes and smiled lightly, "It seems that you know a lot, so I will tell you a little bit."
However, this matter cannot be discussed in detail. Even though the old man knew what was going on, he didn't dare to say another word. Otherwise, even if you stay in this secret realm, you will be punished by heaven! "
Xiang Shu was shocked.
God's punishment is not a disaster. The heavenly calamity is a test. Although the test involves life-threatening, if you can pass it, the blessings from heaven will be rich.
The laws of heavenly punishment are completely different!
Punishment from heaven proves that the punished person has committed an unforgivable sin. The original intention of heaven's punishment is to kill the sinner! As long as the sinner does not die, the punishment from heaven will never end.
But the old demon king now says that as long as he mentions any remarks related to that catastrophe, he will be punished by heaven immediately. What did the leader of the puppet sect do back then to make heaven so angry?
"You should have come into contact with Jiang Yi."
The old demon king continued, "In ancient times, he was the famous master of Echo Valley, a Mahayana monk, and a close friend of the puppet master. He knows much more than the old man, but you see, he has mentioned Is this even a word?"
Xiang Shu subconsciously recalled that he realized that Jiang Yi had never mentioned the specific content of the catastrophe.
"Before his death in his previous life, he had hatred in his heart, was on the verge of madness, and was almost possessed by a demon. But now his personality is as gentle as before the catastrophe in his previous life."
The old demon king squinted his eyes, "Every time I think about this matter, I feel weird. After thinking about it for a hundred years, I have some guesses. Just listen to it, there is no need to take it seriously.
Or, he has survived the stage of becoming a demon, and his state of mind has been broken through, reaching the realm of immortality.
But if his mind has become an immortal, his cultivation speed cannot be slower than in his previous life. Therefore, I prefer the second guess. "
The old demon king said in a deep tone, "I'm afraid he was deprived of all memories of the catastrophe in his previous life. Even the Yuan embryo couldn't completely save him, which affected the foundation of his cultivation."
Hearing this, Xiang Shu felt the secret realm tremble slightly and stopped.
She penetrated the barrier of the secret realm and looked out, only to see a desert with no human habitation.
When the old demon king saw the outside scene, he smiled: "We are here."
