[1.86 million years of Dao Cultivation consumed, Demon Body successfully solidified.]
Looking at the flickering text on the system panel, Jiang Yuechu felt a slight stir in her heart.
"It's actually less than I imagined..."
Previously, condensing the two toads cost over two million years, yet these two wolf demons combined didn't even reach that figure?
She silently speculated.
Perhaps it had to do with the demons' own innate talents.
These two wolf demons, despite not having low Realms, possessed no special techniques. The fact that they had nearly a million more years of Dao Cultivation than the two toads yet were only six Realms higher... it was likely they only reached this point by relying on the Second Young Master behind them.
This made Jiang Yuechu realize the rules of conduct in Yunmeng Township even more clearly.
Having talent is useless; when out in the world, it's all about background...
Jiang Yuechu shook her head helplessly, collected her thoughts, and turned her gaze toward the depths of her Qi Sea.
The Prison-Suppressing Sword Toad dao chess piece floated silently within the Chaos.
She pondered for a moment.
She attempted to pull the two newly Acquired wolf demon bodies, intending to stuff them into the first dao chess piece.
However.
Just as the wolf demon bodies were about to touch the dao chess piece.
An intensely strong repulsive force erupted from deep within the dao chess piece.
It forcibly repelled the two Demon Bodies.
Jiang Yuechu frowned, lost in thought.
Why was this?
If one dao chess piece could only fuse with one demon, then why was she able to stuff both toad bodies into it earlier?
Could it be that demons of different species are incompatible?
Or perhaps, one needs a special talent like the Jade Water Crystal Beast to ignore species boundaries and force a fusion?
If that were truly the case... then that would be troublesome.
Where would she go to find so many toads to kill?
After pondering for a while and finding no clues, she decided to ignore it for now.
She set the two wolf demon bodies aside for the time being.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at the collapsed cave.
After such a terrifying battle, most of the cavern had turned into ruins, but she could still make out its original outline.
At the end of the ruins, beneath the rubble.
A dark, winding passage was faintly visible, extending deeper into the mountain.
"This must be the place where the people are being held..."
Jiang Yuechu stood up and casually brushed the dust off her white robes.
Lin Feiyan, who had been guarding not far away, saw her open her eyes and stand up, and immediately cast her gaze over.
The young girl in white robes before her had a restrained aura and a cool, indifferent expression.
She had returned to that calm, water-like, and harmless appearance from the very beginning.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes.
Who could connect this seemingly quiet young girl with the violent figure from just moments ago?
It was as if she were two different people.
It was this deceptive appearance that had caused her to misjudge her when they first met...
Just as she was lost in thought, she suddenly noticed the other party had already started walking, heading straight for the passage deep within the ruins.
She didn't dare to hesitate and quickly followed.
"Is there anything else important?"
Lin Feiyan followed behind, lowering her voice, her tone filled with urgency: "We must hurry... We've ruined the Second Young Master's plans. If we happen to run into him returning, we really won't be able to escape..."
Jiang Yuechu didn't look back, just continued walking forward at a leisurely pace.
Only her calm voice echoed in the stone passage.
"If we can't leave, then we won't leave."
"Uh..."
Lin Feiyan paused slightly upon hearing this.
So arrogant...
But for some reason.
Such boundary-defying, arrogant words, falling into her ears, didn't spark the slightest bit of disgust.
In fact.
There was a faint tremor in her heart.
Isn't this exactly what she had been pursuing all along?
Lin Feiyan took a deep breath and said nothing more.
Instead, she followed silently, lost in thought.
...
The stone path was dark.
It was unknown how far it extended underground.
The sound of the two's footsteps was particularly clear in the empty passage.
The deeper they walked, the smoother the surrounding stone walls became.
There were even faint flickers of Formation light in the gaps of the stone walls.
Clearly.
This place was not formed naturally, but opened up later.
Before long.
The area ahead suddenly opened up.
A wide space appeared in their line of sight.
Dozens of cells built of black stone were lined up on both sides.
Most of the stone doors were open, and the rooms were empty.
Only the one at the very end was tightly closed.
Faint breathing could be heard from within.
Inside the cell.
Old Ancestor Xuanming and True Lord Xuan Yang both wore heavy expressions, exchanging glances.
Having been caught here, although their cultivation was suppressed, they weren't deaf; they could hear the massive commotion from earlier.
Feeling the terrifying aura emitted, Old Ancestor Xuanming twitched the corner of his mouth, revealing a bitter smile: "Is this the type of Cultivator in Yunmeng Township?"
True Lord Xuan Yang remained silent.
Even if their cultivation hadn't been suppressed and they were at their peak... if they were to run head-on into this kind of aura, they would likely only be able to flee in panic.
Whether they could even escape was another matter entirely.
"It turns out you and I were just frogs at the bottom of a well..."
The tremors gradually subsided.
The aftershocks of the earth-shaking battle dissipated, and the prison returned to dead silence.
The battle outside seemed to have reached a conclusion.
But this silence didn't bring the two any sense of peace.
I don't know how much time passed.
Suddenly, a light sound of footsteps arrived.
Old Ancestor Xuanming suddenly raised his head, staring fixedly at the heavy black stone door.
True Lord Xuan Yang also held his breath, his hands clenching involuntarily.
Who is it?
Are those two demons who guarded them returning?
Or is it...
In that earth-shattering battle just now, did some other unknown entity emerge victorious?
If it was the latter...
The footsteps drew closer and closer.
Finally, they stopped outside the door of the cell at the very end.
Old Ancestor Xuanming swallowed, his Adam's apple rolling with difficulty.
Boom.
The heavy black stone door slowly slid open to both sides, and a faint fluorescent light poured in through the crack.
The two subconsciously squinted their eyes, looking toward the door.
A slender figure stood quietly outside the door.
The young girl had a beautiful face and a calm expression.
Her pitch-black eyes were quietly watching the two inside the cage.
And behind her.
Another young girl's head peeked out, curiously peering inside.
Inside the cell.
Old Ancestor Xuanming and True Lord Xuan Yang were both stunned on the spot.
Compared to Old Ancestor Xuanming, who was merely surprised that the visitor was a young human girl.
True Lord Xuan Yang was currently completely dazed, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.
How could it be her?
How could it possibly be her!!!
Of course he recognized this face... but, how much time had passed?
Clearly, not long ago, in front of him, this girl only had the cultivation of the Denglou Realm.
But now.
Recalling the terrifying, world-destroying aura that had come from outside just a moment ago.
True Lord Xuan Yang felt the scene before him was increasingly absurd.
The junior Cultivator who he once thought he could easily manipulate... how did she become an existence he could only look up to!!!