Shi Feng asked, "What is demonic energy?" The white fox replied, "Demonic energy, five elements spiritual energy, ghost energy, poisonous miasma, and so on, all of various kinds, are naturally born from heaven and earth. This demonic energy is harmful to the human race, but it is a treasure to the demons. The demons can absorb the demonic energy of heaven and earth, and they also have a natural ability to transform demonic energy into five elements spiritual energy. Therefore, the demons also have fire magic skills, water magic skills, and so on."
Shi Feng asked, "So this Flame Demon God is proficient in fire magic?" The white fox nodded and said, "Yes, among the twelve demon gods there are the Five Elements Demon Gods, such as the Flame Demon God, the Ice Demon God, and the Diamond Demon God. In addition, there is also the Space Demon God who is good at manipulating the power of space, and the Thunder Demon God who can hold the power of thunder and lightning. However, demon gods of this level should not exist in this world. Once the demons can cultivate to the level of demon gods, they will ascend to the upper realms."
Shi Feng asked again, "Master Hu, you just said that the demon race's innate magical power is to freely transform demonic energy into the five elements of spiritual energy?" The white fox said, "Indeed, we demons are born with the ability to absorb and exhale the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. You humans are born with great spiritual intelligence, and the demons are born with the ability to transform demonic energy into the five elements of spiritual energy. Therefore, the demons regard demonic energy as a treasure. By inhaling demonic energy, they can practice the five elements of magical power at will. This makes them much more powerful than us two races of humans and demons."
Shi Feng asked, "Can the demons convert the five elements of spiritual energy into demonic energy?" The white fox replied, "Of course not. If that were the case, the demons would have ruled the world long ago. However, the demons are quite similar to you humans. They can also practice your human techniques and absorb the five elements of true qi. Similarly, many human tribes like to practice magic. After all, there are special techniques for magic that can convert absorbed demonic energy into the five elements of spiritual energy. The true demonic energy contains abundant spiritual power, and the magic skills are domineering and unparalleled. This is why there are so many demonic sects among you humans."
Shi Feng had never heard of these stories before and was very interested. He asked, "After over a thousand years here, the evil spirit should have dissipated. Why does Master Hu feel so strange?"
The white fox shook his head and said, "Although this place is suppressed by the talisman formation, the demonic energy cannot be dissipated so completely. If the demonic energy is truly completely consumed by the talisman formation, then what was the black energy that pulled you into this underground? Humph, that was extremely pure demonic energy."
Shi Feng asked in surprise, "Could it be that there are still remnants of the demon clan here?" The white fox said, "I can't sense that either. If there really are any, then you and I are definitely not a match for them. Even if my original body was still there, I would still be no match for them."
Shi Feng continued, "Why does the old woman surnamed Tu from Wanshou Villa know the magic runes? Could she be the one behind this?" The white fox shook his head and said, "She's human, definitely not a demon, but her skills lean slightly towards the demonic path." Shi Feng said, "The demonic path? Wanshou Villa is one of the five righteous sects, so how can it be a demonic sect?"
The white fox sneered, "The distinction between good and evil in this world isn't that strict. Humans, demons, and monsters intermarry, and the offspring's races are so different that it's hard to tell. Myriad Beasts Villa originally originated from the Demonic Beast Sect west of Qin State. However, the two factions later became mortal enemies, so Myriad Beasts Villa fled to Yan State and formed an alliance with your Taiji Sect and the other four sects, becoming the so-called Five Sects of Righteousness."
"Demon Beast Sect?" Shi Feng murmured.
"The Demonic Beast Sect is affiliated with the Imperial Spirit Sect and is located west of the Qinzhong Continent, while your Yan Continent is located in the northeast. The two places are thousands of miles apart, with several countries in between. Qin is the largest country in the Qinzhong Continent, several times the size of your Yan Continent."
As the two talked, they slowly moved forward with the team.
After walking for another half a day and still finding nothing, Taoist Jizhen said, "Strange! This place is actually empty, and the body of the Frost Dragon is nowhere to be found."
Lei Kui was a little impatient. "The spiritual energy here is very thin. If something goes wrong, neither you nor I will be able to recover. How about we stop here and wait. In about twenty days, the Thousand Lakes Cave will close, and then we will naturally be sent out of the cave."
Lin Tai said, "This place is separated by a talisman formation. The spiritual power of heaven and earth has no effect on us, and I'm afraid we can't send it out on our own. Now I just hope that the elders of the sect will notice what's happening and come to rescue us. Otherwise, you and I will probably have to wait here for another seven years."
Wei Yunfei smiled bitterly and said, "The power of this talisman formation is so immense that it isolates the inside and outside. If the sect can't discover it, and assumes that you and I are both dead, then waiting another seven years will be useless."
Lin Tai said, "Everyone, don't worry. There's still one courtyard left to search. This talisman formation must have a core!"
The crowd had no other choice but to continue walking into the last courtyard.
The courtyard is not very large. At a glance, there are two stone chambers in the courtyard. The strange thing is that the two stone chambers are completely enclosed and have no doors or windows.
Lin Tai's eyes lit up, and he slowly walked to the stone chamber on the left. He touched it with his hand and found it cold. He turned around and looked at the stone chamber on the right.
He observed very slowly, exploring almost inch by inch.
Everyone stood by, not daring to speak, for fear of distracting Lin Tai.
About an hour later, Lin Tai returned, his expression uncertain. Ji Zhen asked, "Fellow Daoist Lin, how is it?" Lin Tai replied, "One of these two secret rooms should be the life gate and the other the death gate. The life gate is the center of the formation, while the death gate should be the place to suppress demons. However, these two secret rooms are exactly the same, and I really can't tell which one is the life gate and which one is the death gate. If I find the life gate, I should be able to get out."
Lei Kui asked, "What would happen if we accidentally opened the Death Gate?" Lin Tai replied, "That's hard to say. It depends on what's inside. If there are demonic beasts, there's absolutely nothing you and I can do to stop them." Taoist Jizhen said slowly, "This place has been suppressed for thousands of years. If there were any demons, they would have been annihilated long ago."
Madam Tu nodded and said, "Yes, you and I stayed here for two days. If there really were demons, they would have come out and killed you and me long ago." However, she had another idea in her mind. The demons here were no small matter. If she could get some of the skills and treasures left behind, it would be a great opportunity.
Wei Yunfei asked, "Can these two secret rooms be opened?" Lin Tai said, "Yes, give me some time and I should be able to open them. However, I need to discuss which secret room to open first with my fellow Taoists."
Everyone looked at each other, no one could make up their minds. Finally, Taoist Jizhen suggested that the matter should be decided entirely by Lin Tai.
Lin Tai gave a wry smile and said, "I can only make a wild guess. In most formations, the life gate is on the left and the death gate is on the right. Let's open the secret room on the left first."
Everyone was silent for a while, and no one objected.
At that moment, Lin Tai and his wife walked to the secret room on the left, took out some talismans and pasted them on the outer wall of the secret room, setting up a formation. Lin Tai made a hand gesture and a burst of spiritual light began to wander on the stone wall. After a while, a stone door began to appear on the stone wall.
As soon as Lin Tai closed the magic circle, everyone became extremely alert and each of them offered up their magic tools and spiritual treasures. Lin Tai lightly tapped the stone door, and it rumbled upwards. Seven foundation-building monks were the first to enter the stone door. As soon as they entered, Ji Zhen shouted, "Not good, hurry up!"
The seven people flew out as if they had been electrocuted. The other disciples were startled and stepped back one after another.
But after waiting for a while, there was no movement. Taoist Jizhen asked quietly, "Did you see clearly?" Lei Kui said, "This person should be dead, otherwise why didn't they chase him out?"
Taoist Jizhen said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, this stone chamber must be a death door. Quickly open the stone chamber on the right."
Lin Tai agreed and took out the array flag talisman paper and did the same thing. After a while, the stone chamber on the right was opened. Everyone went in and saw that there was indeed a talisman array similar to a teleportation portal in the stone chamber. Lin Tai observed it carefully and cast a spell on the talisman array, but there was no reaction.
Ji Zhen asked anxiously, "Could it be that the talisman formation has lost its effectiveness due to its age?" Lin Tai replied, "It shouldn't have lost its effectiveness. It's just that activating it requires too much mana and a large number of crystals. Anyone with crystals, please take them out. I'll set up and activate the talisman formation. However, this formation can only teleport four or five people at a time, so don't be impatient."
Ji Zhendao said, "Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Lin. I have 10,000 crystal stones here. Please feel free to use them."
After hearing this, everyone took out some crystals and put them together to give to Lin Tai.
Lin Tai and He Erniang squatted on the ground, repairing the talisman formation bit by bit. Ji Zhen asked, "I wonder how long it will take to repair this talisman formation?" Lin Tai didn't even look up. "This formation is quite mysterious. I estimate it will take an hour."
Madam Tu kept looking towards the stone chamber opposite. The door was still open, but there was no movement. She probed with her spiritual sense and found no trace of demonic energy. She couldn't help but say, "Everyone, instead of waiting here for an hour, why don't you and I go to the other side and take a look?"
Taoist Jizhen looked at everyone and saw that none of the Foundation Establishment cultivators spoke. He slowly said, "Indeed, if the demon inside still had a trace of aura, you and I would have been wiped out long ago. It's okay to take a look, but Fellow Daoist Lin and I are both busy here, and Lingxiao Pavilion can't spare any manpower."
Lin Tai was silent for a moment and said, "Qingyun, please go with the seniors to take a look." The young man from Lingxiao Pavilion nodded in response.
At that moment, everyone retreated and swarmed to the secret room on the left. Shi Feng followed them in, only to see a large, purple-haired man sitting cross-legged in the middle of the huge stone chamber. Seven sharp swords were pierced through his body, and he had no breath, having died long ago. There was no trace of demonic energy in the entire stone chamber.
Taoist Jizhen said, "This demon must be the owner of this palace. It must have been a thousand years since he was killed by these seven flying swords." He glanced at the stone chamber. Apart from the corpse, there was nothing around.
All the monks in the room nodded, but Shi Feng was the only one who was extremely surprised!
He clearly saw the corpse of the Frost Dragon coiled before the purple-haired man's knees, but the body was completely shrunken, with only the dragon skin and horns remaining. He couldn't help but ask the white fox, "Master Hu, what did you see?"
The white fox said, "It's just a dead body." Shi Feng said, "Didn't you see the body of the cold dragon?" The white fox was stunned. "The cold dragon's bones? Where is it?" Shi Feng said, "It's right in front of the big man's knees." The white fox was shocked and said, "You really saw it, why didn't I see it?"
Shi Feng said, "Disciple really saw it, Master Hu, what happened?" The white fox said, "It's not good here, you retreat to the door, if anything goes wrong, run away quickly." Upon hearing this, Shi Feng quietly walked back a few steps and stood at the door of the stone chamber.
At this time, Taoist Jizhen, Lei Kui, Madam Tu, Wei Yunfei, and Qin Bing all stared at the seven flying swords. Madam Tu chuckled and said, "What wonderful swords! I can't even sense any restrictions on them. They must be magic weapons. Hehe, how should we divide them?"
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