Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 254 - 218: Anyway, I Believe It_1

Chapter 254: Chapter 218: Anyway, I Believe It_1

"I’m quite curious too." Xue Yunrou smirkingly placed the wine and peanuts on the table before pulling out two more dishes from the small Qiankun bag. "Why are you here, cousin? And what do you mean by Li Xuan deceiving me? Do you think I, Xue Yunrou, have no sense of propriety? Could it be—"

Xue Yunrou’s eyes glittered with mischief. "Are you worried that Li Xuan might be snatched away by me, so you’ve been tracking us all this way? Heavens, now that would be interesting indeed."

Jiang Hanyun’s face flushed even more. Instinctively, she cast a glance in the direction where she had stood before. But the meddlesome dog was nowhere to be seen.

Jiang Hanyun was fuming. She resolved to one day silence that Tingtian Ao’s big mouth!

As she was caught in an awkward situation and did not know how to react, her demeanor suddenly changed. She turned to look towards the south of Xuanwu Lake.

Li Xuan also heard the commotion. It was the sound of bells coming from the direction of Zhuque Hall, interspersed with faint booming sounds.

When he opened his Tao-protecting Eyes and looked towards the south of the city, he noticed a large amount of monstrous Qi rising from the Zhuque Hall, which was dozens of miles away, reaching up to the clouds.

"The Demon Tower?" As Jiang Hanyun grew grim, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Shifting her gaze, she hurriedly made up an excuse, "Yunrou, what are you talking about? Followed you? Nonsense! I came here looking for Li Xuan. There’s an issue at Zhuque Hall, we must get back there as soon as possible."

Whether or not others believed her, she believed herself: "The situation is urgent, I’ll go first. Li Xuan, follow me later."

Without waiting for a response, Jiang Hanyun launched herself into the air and, like a flash of lightning, headed straight towards Zhuque Hall.

Li Xuan watched as she fled towards the south, both amused and incredulous. Soon afterwards he also rose. "That’s the alarm bell from Zhuque Hall. There seems to be an issue with the Demon Tower. I need to go and check."

Xue Yunrou was reluctant, but she knew her priorities. She summoned a spindle-shaped magical instrument. "I will accompany you, Li Xuan. Riding my ’Xuanming Zhiyang Shuttle’ will be faster."

Li Xuan took one look at the flying shuttle and nodded slightly.

He had ridden this magical instrument before. It was indeed like thunder and lightning, capable of covering dozens of miles in an instant and had strong defensive power. The only drawback was its huge consumption of mana.

This kind of transport tool was indeed something Li Xuan was considering for himself. Having already cultivated the Great Rectitude, in theory, he had already set foot on the path of dual cultivation of techniques and martial arts.

However, mana was fundamentally the overflow of Primordial Spirit.

A short while later, Xue Yunrou arrived at Zhuque Hall with Li Xuan and his "Breaking Vajra", ahead of Jiang Hanyun. When they stepped off the ’Xuanming Zhiyang Shuttle’, their faces turned icy serious.

From a distance, they could see a large hole in the corner of the third and fourth floors of the Demon Tower, from where a monstrous Qi surged up into the sky.

The booming sound came continuously from inside the Demon Tower, causing the surrounding ground to tremble.

Jiang Hanyun, who followed closely behind, descended with a gloomy expression and immediately entered the tower through the hole.

Li Xuan, on the other hand, found a colleague who was on guard at the periphery, "What happened here?"

"Duwei Li!" Recognizing Li Xuan, the man immediately bowed and replied, "It is said that there were problems with the ’Zhenwu Fengmo Array’ and ’Zhenhun Pillar’ inside the tower. Some of the big demons and evil spirits that were sealed inside escaped, breaking the outer wall of the tower, and resulted in many demons escaping. The Fumo Zongguan, deputy zongguan Qiu, and several other important figures are currently suppressing the escaped demons inside the tower."

Li Xuan was stunned. He roughly understood that the Demon Tower’s ability to subjugate demons relied on the ’Zhenwu Fengmo Array’ and ’Zhenhun Pillar’.

The former was an array set up by several Heavenly Level Spellcasters a thousand years ago, specifically to seal and suppress demons, block the blood and kill demons by borrowing the power of the true martial god and the light of the Big Dipper.

The ’Zhenhun Pillar’ was a peculiar object from the bottom of the South Sea. As long as there was a continuous infusion of spiritual power, it could possess a formidable power to suppress the Soul.

Therefore, even the Heavenly Level big demons, once they entered the Demon Tower, would become like a ball of soft mud, vulnerable to slaughter.

He wondered why, despite Qiu Qianqiu repeatedly ordering to strengthen the guard around the Demon Tower, inviting several Fourth Door Technique Masters including Vice Master Zhang to mend and repair the arrays in the tower, such a situation still occurred?

Li Xuan had no time to contemplate. He followed others into the tower with his ’Fumo Vajra’.

Just as he entered, he saw a black figure attempting to break out of the hole.

Xue Yunrou’s reaction was quicker than Li Xuan’s. In an instant, hundreds of thunderbolt chains appeared in the surroundings, trapping the black shadow.

Li Xuan’s ’Fumo Vajra’ followed closely. Named after ’slaying demons’, it naturally possessed the power to subdue demons. A sword strike caused electric currents to appear around it, rendering the black figure battered.

Only then was Li Xuan able to discern that it was a Hundred-bone Demon of the Third Door. His Huaiyi Blade, filled with formidable Hao Qi, shattered the remaining body of the demon into dust.

—Perhaps because it was sealed for too long, although this Hundred-bone Demon had reached the Third Door of cultivation, it appeared extremely weak to Li Xuan, and it was not much stronger than those demons at the Second Door.

"Are you Li Xuan?"

From the center of the hole, a middle-aged man with a full face of whiskers looked over, "The person behind you, is she from the Heavenly Master’s mansion?"

Li Xuan looked intently, then bowed respectfully: "I, your subordinate, pay my respects to Zhonglangjiang!"

Zhuque Hall has a total of four 4th-rank officials, the Fumo Zhonglangjiang, whose status is second only to the Immortal Master Fumo. These four Zhonglangjiangs are mainly responsible for local affairs around Nanjing City, so Li Xuan has never seen them since he entered the Liudao Division.

Xue Yunrou also saluted: "I’m Xue Yunrou, the direct disciple of the Tianshi’s Mansion. Nice to meet you, Lord Wang."

"So you are Xiaowei Jiang’s cousin," the middle-aged man nodded with understanding, "No need for formalities, I’m here, they won’t escape. Duwei Li, please go quickly to the seventh level, there’s not enough manpower there. Miss Xue, I’d be grateful if you could lend a helping hand."

The seventh level of the Zhenyao Tower is where the demons and evil spirits of the 6th and 7th house levels are detained.

This is beyond Li Xuan’s capability, but the combat power he has demonstrated since entering the tower has impressed the middle-aged man.

However, what truly reassured him was Xue Yunrou who followed behind.

The words of the Zhonglangjiang were also courteous. A ordinary Third Door Technique Master already has a lofty status in the Liudao Division, let alone a direct disciple of the Tianshi’s Mansion?

Xue Yunrou readily agreed: "I won’t refuse!"

Her feelings now were strange. She always admired Li Xuan for his bravery and righteousness. But after they became engaged, Xue Yunrou felt that working in the Liudao Division was too dangerous.

And the set of magical instruments on Li Xuan – they look so ostentatious! Could he not wear them?

Xue Yunrou was thinking that after this incident, it might be the right time to persuade Li Xuan to resign from the Liudao Division and go to Longhu Mountain to cultivate Dao with her, to live together from then on.

But considering Li Xuan’s personality and his sense of justice, he probably wouldn’t agree to that.

If that’s the case, Xue Yunrou felt she really needed to get a guest Qing position within the Liudao Division so she could accompany Li Xuan on his missions.

If she couldn’t stop Li Xuan, then she had to share his hardship and personally look after her beloved.

The Zhenyao Tower is extremely large. Not only is it 170 feet high, it also covers an area of 100 feet in length and width. The interior space is even larger than its actual area due to the technique of ’mustard seed covers the entire world’, reaching over three miles both in length and width.

This distance was nothing to the two of them. However, it took them quite some time to reach the seventh level through the corridors and stairs.

The main reason was the delay caused by the demons they encountered along the way. The number of escaped demons was surprisingly high. Fortunately, there were no mature demons inside. They were effectively dealt with by Li Xuan and Xue Yunrou.

After all, Xue Yunrou’s spells, as well as Li Xuan’s Frozen Blade, were very effective in group battles.

Together, they recreated the spectacle of the battle in the Underground, but this time they had a robust Fumo Vajra on their side. Li Xuan’s blade was glowing with a master’s aura, and Xue Yunrou’s cultivation had reached the seventh level and was much stronger than before.

When they reached the seventh level, the situation there was chaotic, with demons running rampage. There were no Xiaowei level figures to suppress them. Dozens of prison guards had to retreat to the center of the Zhenyao Tower, defending around the Zhenhun Pillar.

The Pillar was not activated and was in a state of silence. However, within its 20-foot radius, it still had a certain demon suppressing ability.

The demons were gathered on the south side, trying to destroy the outer wall of the Zhenyao Tower.

When Li Xuan and the others arrived, the prison guards were relieved and visibly pleased. They began to work with them to eradicate, sweep clean and imprison the demons on this level.

Most of the time, they simply eradicated the demons directly. At this point, Li Xuan and the others could not afford to worry about the harmful energies that could potentially nourish new evil spirits and harm the world. They could only focus on the present moment.

If they allowed these powerful beings from the 6th and 7th levels to escape, it would be an even greater disaster.

Every now and then, a huge shock came from the underground, causing the entire Zhenyao Tower to quiver, causing a shudder of fear.

Li Xuan knew this came from the levels of the Zhenyao Tower underground. The real big demons were locked in there, and it was also the location of the base of the "Zhenwu Fengmo Array".

At that time, Qiu Qianqiu and the Fumo Zongguan, along with several Fourth Gates in the Hall, were all downstairs. Their victory or defeat directly determines the fate of the Zhenyao Tower.

Thankfully, about half a moment later, the talisman carved on the Zhenhun Pillar once again glowed with light.

After that, the speed at which Li Xuan and the others eradicated and swept the demons suddenly increased. This was due to the fact that under the influence of the Zhenhun Pillar, the Soul Power of nearly all the demons was depleted to an extreme degree.

Not long after the seventh level was restored to peace, Li Xuan was summoned to the third level underground of the Zhenyao Tower. He found that almost all of the Fumo Zhonglangjiangs and Fumo Xiaowei were gathered there.

Along with a few Fumo Duyu, and Li Xuan was one of them.

In front of the Fumo Zongguan and Qiu Qianqiu, Sima Tianyuan reported in a pale face: "In this incident at the Zhenyao Tower, a total of twenty-seven prison guards were killed, 147 demons escaped, and fourteen detainees, including Master Shenhui, escaped through the waterway."