The seemingly solid stone wall, which did not seem to have anything strange about it, actually slowly disappeared under the Nine-tailed Magic Fox's front claws.
A similarly pitch-black passageway appeared.
Xiao Lingyu hadn't taken the wrong path. It was just that the path ahead had been hidden.
He could also guess that the reason why the Nine-tailed Magic Fox didn't continue to attack at the moment of death and even helped him open the path ahead was probably because it was afraid that he would be ruthless enough to kill its child.
Just as the stone wall completely disappeared, the Nine-tailed Magic Fox's body collapsed to the ground, its life completely cut off.
As if it felt the disappearance of its loved one, the originally sleeping little fox suddenly opened its eyes. Although it stared at its dead mother in a daze, it also shed tears and softly sobbed.
"What an intelligent little fellow."
Xiao Lingyu sighed and praised. Then, he carried the little fox and continued on his way.
After that, he didn't encounter any more powerful demonic beasts. Xiao Lingyu used eight days to finally fly out of the demon's den and into the darkness of the abyss.
After flying for a few breaths of time, Xiao Lingyu saw the figures of a few cultivators and approached them.
At the entrance of the tunnel, Elder Li of the East Pole Demon Sect's Hall of Fame stood quietly with three other disciples. When they saw Xiao Lingyu fly over, they were all a little surprised.
Xiao Lingyu had already comforted the little fox and sent it into the Spirit Beast Pouch. Xiao Lingyu flew over alone and said with a seemingly relaxed smile, "Not bad, not bad."
"Haha, your timing is quite accurate. Tomorrow is the day we leave, and you only managed to rush back today." The old man surnamed Li replied with a smile.
"It seems that there are people who came back later than me," Xiao Lingyu said unhappily. Arriving in time made him feel much more relaxed. He had been very nervous and apprehensive along the way.
"Those that came later than you will likely never return," Fang Yu, who was standing to the side, said with a sneer.
Xiao Lingyu looked at Fang Yu and was a little surprised. Fang Yu was actually at the early stage of the Devil King realm. When Fang Yu entered, he was only at the mid-stage of the Skyfiend realm. For him to improve so much in just ten years, he must have encountered a great opportunity.
However, even if he was an early-stage Demon King, the difference between him and Xiao Lingyu was still too great. Naturally, he would not bother with this despicable person.
His other two fellow disciples were at the peak of late-stage Heavenly Demon Realm and late-stage Earth Demon Realm respectively when they entered, but now both of them had broken through to early-stage Demon King and early-stage Heavenly Demon Realm respectively. Although their progress was not as great as Fang Yu's, it was still a cause for celebration.
"Why do I feel like you're worse than before?" Old Man Li asked, puzzled.
Xiao Lingyu did not obtain any great opportunities this time, and her injuries had not recovered yet. Naturally, she was in a much worse state than before.
"Haha, my luck is a bit bad," Xiao Lingyu laughed perfunctorily.
It was impossible for her to say that she had not gained anything. At the very least, her Hypertoxic Body had improved by leaps and bounds. Her refining skills had also improved by quite a bit. She had even adopted a demon fox that would grow into a divine beast in the future.
"Did you encounter anything strange …?" Old Man Li asked, as if he was implying something.
Xiao Lingyu knew what Old Man Li was referring to, but she shook her head and said, "Aside from a few battles with a few magical beasts, I didn't encounter anything strange."
Hearing this, Old Man Li frowned slightly. His lips had already moved, but he swallowed the words that were at the tip of his tongue.
After waiting for another day, no one returned. Old Man Li said to everyone, "Let's go. It's time to go back."
Pa!
The candle was lit again, and a ball of fire illuminated the palm-sized area.
Along the way, they encountered many demonic beasts that came to harass them. However, under the threat of the flame from the candle, those demonic beasts very sensibly retreated far away.
Soon, they arrived at their destination. However, the sky above them was still pitch black, and there was no light. The Eastern Demon Sect's true demons had yet to open the entrance.
"According to the sect's rules, before you go up, you must swear on your souls that you will not reveal anything about the Eastern Demon Cave." Old Man Li raised the candle and said solemnly.
Xiao Lingyu felt that this rule was reasonable, so he did not contradict it. After Fang Yu and the other two finished swearing, he opened his mouth and prepared to swear as well.
However, Old Man Li spoke first, "You don't have to swear."
The four people, including Xiao Lingyu, all frowned slightly. Fang Yu bluntly asked, "Senior Brother Li, the three of us have already finished swearing. Why doesn't he need to swear?"
Old Man Li's tone was light as he said, "I don't need to explain it to you."
"You!"
Fang Yu's face darkened as he said, "I will explain this matter to the Sect Master."
"Haha, did you forget? You just swore that you will not reveal anything you saw or heard in the Eastern Demon Cave. Otherwise, your soul will scatter. Right now, we are still inside the Eastern Demon Cave. "Old Man Li reminded with a smile.
Fang Yu first narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself, then said righteously, "Senior Brother Li, your actions can be said to be disgraceful. Please reconsider. If you persist in going about things the wrong way, we can only clean up the sect for you."
Old Man Li did not let Xiao Lingyu swear because he wanted to obtain information about the Eastern Demon Cave from Xiao Lingyu, or give Xiao Lingyu a chance to leak secrets. Even Xiao Lingyu could think of this point. Fang Yu and the other two were not stupid, so naturally they could also think of it.
"Haha, are you going to attack me?" Old Man Li asked fearlessly.
"I'm only advising Senior Brother Li to calm down. Don't do anything that will harm the sect and yourself," Fang Yu said in a low voice.
This matter originally had little to do with Fang Yu, but if others didn't swear an oath, he might be able to tolerate it. But to let a fellow sect member he hated receive special treatment made him feel very unbalanced. Of course, this was also because Fang Yu didn't know Xiao Lingyu's level. Otherwise, he would probably think twice before speaking.
"I'm already very calm. I'm just afraid that you won't be calm. If I kill you here, you'll only die for nothing."
Old Man Li's smile suddenly vanished. Although his aura was still at the peak of the late-stage Skyfiend Realm, the candle in his hand began to flicker.
Fang Yu had originally thought that since his cultivation level was higher than Old Man Li's, if he could convince the other two, he would definitely be able to capture Old Man Li. But when he saw the candle in Old Man Li's hand, he knew he was wrong.
Everyone had seen the power of the flame snake from the candle. It wasn't something a Demon King Realm cultivator could block.
Fang Yu's expression changed again. After a light snort, he didn't say anything else. He comforted himself in his heart. It didn't have anything to do with him, so why should he worry about it?
Although not swearing an oath was less of a restriction, Xiao Lingyu felt that there would be trouble in the future.
Just as Xiao Lingyu was weighing the pros and cons, a ray of light shone down from above. The darkness above slowly parted, and a crack with light expanded.
After an hour, the light turned into an exit.
"All of you, leave!"
Old Man Li said and took the lead. A moment later, he disappeared from the exit.
Xiao Lingyu and the others didn't delay. They all flew up and stood still in the side hall.
The Devil Sect's True Demon experts stopped casting and sealed the entrance to the East Extreme Devil Cave with a stone slab.
The Devil Sect Leader first looked at Fang Yu and the others with a satisfied expression. But when he looked at Xiao Lingyu, his brows suddenly furrowed.
"All of you, go back and rest. Then work hard in cultivating. Try to digest all the benefits you've gained from entering the East Extreme Devil Cave in the shortest amount of time. The future of the East Extreme Devil Sect depends on you."
After the Devil Sect Leader finished speaking, he waved his sleeves at everyone. Then, he and the other True Demon experts sat down cross-legged to meditate. It seemed that moving the stone slab had taken a lot out of them.
Since the Sect Leader had spoken, everyone naturally wouldn't stay in the side hall. Under Old Man Li's lead, they first left the side hall, then left the East Extreme Devil Palace.
After leaving the small island in the center of the lake, everyone went their separate ways. Xiao Lingyu was about to return to the Imperial Beast Hall, but was stopped by Old Man Li.
"How about taking a walk with me?" Old Man Li seemed to be very sincere in his invitation.
"I think I should return to the Imperial Beast Hall to take a look. After all, I've been away for quite some time." Xiao Lingyu replied with a smile.
Xiao Lingyu wasn't an ignorant person. He knew that in this kind of situation, whoever took the initiative would be at a disadvantage. No matter what the situation was, he should take the initiative.
It wasn't that just because you wanted to talk to me, I had to accompany you … Xiao Lingyu thought so.
Old Man Li thought for a moment, then nodded. "In a few days, I'll go to the Imperial Beast Hall to look for you."
Old Man Li didn't know what Xiao Lingyu was thinking. He only thought that Xiao Lingyu was injured and was in a hurry to go back to recover.
The Imperial Beast Hall looked very peaceful. Miao Yan was in charge of feeding all the young beasts. Hao Ren and Wang Tai, who had nothing to do, were both in seclusion. Whether it was the young beasts or the adult beasts, none of them rebelled.
However, just as Xiao Lingyu returned to the valley of the Imperial Beast Hall, he was invited by Old Man Li.
"I heard that you entered the Eastern Devil Cave. How was it? Did you get anything?" Old Man Li asked, seemingly concerned.
"You can't talk about that." Xiao Lingyu said calmly.
"Oh right, the sect has rules. I shouldn't ask about this."
Old Man Li slapped his head, then said, "You have a good relationship with Wang Tai and Hao Ren, right?"
"They're good people." Xiao Lingyu's meaning was obvious.
"They're probably going to leave the Imperial Beast Hall soon." Old Man Li stared at Xiao Lingyu.
"Oh? Why? "Xiao Lingyu frowned.
"There's a True Demon expert in the sect who wants to take them as disciples." Old Man Li replied.
"A True Demon expert taking them as disciples is a good thing." Xiao Lingyu didn't care.
"But I can't bear to see them walk into a fire pit." Old Man Li shook his head.
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