"Cang Kong, why aren't you entering?"
After a brief rest, Lu Cang asked.
"I don't know which of the nine palaces they entered," Cang Kong replied.
The first thing that came to everyone's mind was to split up and search. However, that meant that they were faced with an unavoidable problem.
There was a limit to the number of people present. Once they split up, there were at most three Fiend Kings in each palace. If they encountered Araki Takeshi who was wielding the Hell Suppressing Tripod, they might even be killed instead!
The Fiend Kings present were meticulous and did not express their opinions.
Lu Cang pondered for a moment and analyzed, "Based on this layout, there should only be a single path out of the nine palaces. It's fine as long as we determine which path is the right one."
"If Araki Takeshi and Lu Cang Kong chose the wrong path, they'll definitely die without us even doing anything. If they're lucky enough to choose the right path, we'll definitely be able to catch up to them if we chase after them! "
"That's right,"
Cang Kong nodded. "However, there's a total of nine palaces. Which one should we choose?"
"Don't you have the Apocalyptic Fiend Painting with you? Take it out and see if there are any clues on it," Lu Cang said.
Enlightened, Cang Kong took out the complete Apocalyptic Fiend Painting hurriedly.
Cang Kong and Lu Cang focused their gazes – there were indeed some clues left on the fiend painting!
"Take the fourth palace on the right!"
Cang Kong and Lu Cang exchanged glances and led the four Fiend Kings of Lingxiao Palace towards the palace gate.
Black Heavens and the other Fiend Kings did not dare to enter recklessly as well. After exchanging glances, they followed behind the Fiend Kings of Lingxiao Palace and charged in.
…
After Wu Dao's true body and Demoness Ji entered the palace gate, they continued forward.
Before long, another grand hall appeared before them. Similarly, there were nine palaces and the two of them were faced with a choice once more.
After comparing the Apocalyptic Fiend Painting, the two of them quickly made a decision and headed towards the palace gate in the middle.
There were no dangers along the way.
However, after a while, the two of them arrived at another grand hall that was surrounded by nine palaces.
"We can't be taking detours the entire time, right?"
Demoness Ji frowned slightly.
"No,"
Wu Dao's true body replied with a calm expression, "There were murals around the three palaces earlier on. Every single one of them is different."
"Alright, let's continue."
The two of them followed the instructions on the diagram and entered a palace gate.
Every time they arrived at a place, the two of them would make the same choice.
On the other side, the Demon Kings were also experiencing a very similar experience.
However, the people on both sides gradually moved further and further away from each other in this huge and complicated palace. They never met each other.
Finally, after passing through the ninth palace, Wu Dao's main body arrived at a spacious, domed tomb chamber.
The tomb was sealed, and there was no other way out. In the middle of the tomb, there was a huge coffin that was half the height of a person. Other than that, there was nothing else.
Suddenly, Demoness Ji chuckled when she saw the coffin and turned to look at Wu Dao's true body with a glint in her eyes.
"What are you laughing at?"
Wu Dao's true body asked.
"I suddenly thought of something."
She smiled brightly. "Do you remember how I invited you to the inheritance ground of the fiend sects when we first met in Tianhuang Mainland?"
Wu Dao's true body was in a daze as he recalled the past.
Demoness Ji smiled. "Back then, we arrived at the depths of the underground and saw a coffin as well. Isn't it similar to this?"
Wu Dao's true body nodded gently and turned to exchange glances with Demoness Ji. Both of them felt an indescribable feeling rise in their hearts at the same time.
In the lower realm, the two of them met for the first time and entered the underground together to see a stone coffin.
After ascending to the upper realm, the two of them met for the first time and ran into the depths of the underground to see a coffin.
However, at that time, the coffin was wrapped in chains and floated in a blood pool with Monk Daming sealed within.
The blood qi in the surroundings was sinister and the atmosphere was terrifying – it was completely different from the silence before them.
Demoness Ji continued, "Back then, a fiend was born from that coffin and went on a killing spree. In the end, the two of us had to hide in the stone coffin to escape the calamity."
At that time, the two of them were squeezed in the cramped stone coffin and it was inevitable for their skin to touch and they were in a daze.
When Demoness Ji mentioned that, Wu Dao's true body recalled the scene as well but did not reply.
Demoness Ji smiled and said half-jokingly, "Hey, do you think something will happen here as well? For example, if the World Devastation Fiend Emperor comes back from the dead and climbs out of the coffin …"
"If that's the case, both of us will have to die,"
Wu Dao's true body interrupted her. "The Fiend Emperor can kill us as easily as crushing two ants."
Demoness Ji stuck out her tongue and stopped her imagination from running wild.
At that moment, the two of them had escaped from the pursuit and were relaxed – they were in no hurry to look at the coffin.
Demoness Ji glanced at Wu Dao's true body again and suddenly asked, "What did you mean by bringing me home?"
At the mention of that, Wu Dao's true body's heart skipped a beat and he asked instead, "I was just about to ask you. Although Heaven Barren Sect is remote, our reputation should have spread to every corner of the Fiend Domain over the years. Haven't you heard of us in Lingxiao Palace?"
News of Araki Takeshi killing a million demons and the supreme True Demon alone had already spread throughout the Heaven Realm.
Being in Lingxiao Palace, it was impossible for Demoness Ji not to have heard of it.
"Of course I have,"
Demoness Ji replied.
Wu Dao's true body asked, "Then why didn't you come and look for us?"
Demoness Ji pouted slightly and said helplessly, "After I ascended, I was pestered by him and he insisted on having sex with me. I could only delay him as much as possible."
"Even if I heard about Heaven Barren Sect, I wouldn't dare to look for you."
"Lingxiao Palace has the Fiend Emperor in charge and is terrifyingly strong. If I were to look for you guys, I'm worried that I would cause trouble for Heaven Barren Sect and the Fiend Emperor would take his anger out on me."
Wu Dao's true body remained silent.
This matter was indeed a little troublesome, but it was unavoidable now.
Even if he didn't kill Ling Xian just now, this Emperor wouldn't have let them go!
If they really provoked the Fiend Emperor, he could only use his divine ability with the Thunder Emperor and temporarily move Heaven Barren Sect to the Avici Hell to hide for a period of time.
In the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, the masters of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realms alone were nine Immortal Emperors.
There were definitely more Immortal Emperors hiding in the dark in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm. There were definitely more than ten of them!
The Pure Land was in a similar situation.
Of course, there couldn't be only one Fiend Emperor in the Demon Realm.
However, the other Fiend Emperors, in order to pursue the Great Dao, either lived in seclusion in the mountains or wandered around. Only Fiend Emperor Ling Xiao established a force like this.
The Fiend Path was unconventional and stubborn. They sought freedom, freedom, and freedom. They didn't follow etiquette or rules.
Establishing a force would allow them to rule over hundreds of millions of territories and have monstrous power. However, they would also be firmly tied down, which was very different from what the Fiend Path sought.
Whether or not the Fiend Emperor cared about his own forces, the lives of the Fiend Emperors under his command would inevitably increase countless karma.
Therefore, most Fiend Emperors roamed the world alone.
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