Chen Zong entered the ground and kept going down. It was dark all around, as if it was a void. There was no sound or light, which was enough to make some people with weaker willpower panic.
However, such an environment was nothing to Chen Zong. He didn't feel any pressure at all.
Chen Zong could even clearly remember how many steps he had taken and how many meters he had gone down before reaching his destination.
"Unparalleled Divine Sword Chen Zong, welcome. However, guarding the Mental Demon Cave isn't a good job." Li Xin Dao Master was a man who did not like to smile. He usually had a cold look on his face, but now, he squeezed out a smile. It was a little forced, as if he rarely smiled and had almost forgotten what it was like to smile.
"Greetings, Dao Venerate." Chen Zong bowed first. No matter what, a Dao Venerate was a Dao Venerate. His status was extremely high and his strength was tyrannical. Respect was necessary.
"There are a total of 18 levels in the Mental Demon Cave. You are at the Yuan Underworld realm, so you should be guarding the seventh to the twelfth level. Now that the term of the eighth level's guardian has expired, you can go and be the guardian of the eighth level." Venerate Li Xin smiled.
"Alright." Chen Zong nodded.
Mental Demons that could rush out of the Mental Demon Realm and enter the Mental Demon Cave all had extraordinary abilities and had undergone some changes. They had a certain physical body and were divided into ordinary Mental Demons, Elite Mental Demons, Mental Demon Generals, Mental Demon Kings, and above them was the Mental Demon Ruler.
Ordinary Mental Demons corresponded to the Dao Manipulation realm.
Elite Mental Demons corresponded to the Yuan Underworld realm.
Mental Demon Generals corresponded to the Divine Power realm.
Mental Demon Kings corresponded to the Dao Venerate realm.
Mental Demon Rulers corresponded to the Sovereign realm.
Of the 18 levels of the Heart Demon Grotto, the first to sixth levels were usually inhabited by ordinary Heart Demons, the seventh to twelfth levels were inhabited by Elite Heart Demons, and the thirteenth to eighteenth levels were mainly inhabited by Heart Demon Generals.
Of course, the stronger the Mental Demon, the fewer there were.
Just because Mental Demon Kings rarely appeared didn't mean they didn't exist. Therefore, a Dao Venerate guardian was very necessary.
A Dao Venerate guardian of the Mental Demon Cave would usually be there for 10,000 years, a Divine Power realm elder would be there for 1,000 years, Yuan Underworld realm true disciples would be there for 100 years, and Dao Manipulation realm true disciples would be there for 10 years.
A rotation system was adopted.
Chen Zong's current identity was a preparatory Path-Chosen. He was here to carry out the assessment mission and was not included in the duties of a guard. Of course, even if it was Chen Zong's turn to guard, there would still be a long time.
In fact, if Chen Zong could become a true Daoist, it would be entirely up to him whether he wanted to guard or not.
The Heart Devil Cave had a very clear division.
Those at the Tao Master level were the Chief Guards.
The other levels of the Demonic Heart Grotto each had a Guardian Elder. They could be at the Dao Manipulation Realm, the Origin Underworld Realm, or the Divine Ability Realm.
After the allocation, Chen Zong headed to the eighth level of the Cave of the Inner Demons to report. It was not really a report, after all, every level of the Cave of the Inner Demons had a Guardian Chief, and Chen Zong was the Guardian Chief of the eighth level. In terms of status, he was second only to Li Xin Holy Man.
In the eighth level of the Devil's Heart Cave, there were five people gathered together.
These five people were all true disciples of the Will Heavenly Palace. Each of them had a Origin Underworld Realm cultivation base and powerful combat strength.
"Junior Brothers, my guard period is up. It's time to leave. When your guard period is up, remember to look for me. I'll treat you to good wine." Luo Hao, who had a scar at the corner of his eye, smiled at the other four.
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Luo. When the time comes, we won't go home until we're drunk." Ye Ming laughed and the other three responded with a smile.
"Then it's settled. Remember to look for me." Luo Hao smiled and then said seriously, "In addition, I originally wanted to recommend Ye Ming to take over as the Guardian Chief of the eighth level, but it seems that he didn't agree. Perhaps someone is going to take over. No matter what, you have to cooperate with the new Guardian Chief."
The Heart Devil Cave's guards were relatively slow to understand the outside world. Therefore, they did not know that Chen Zong had already arrived.
Among the four, Ye Ming's expression darkened slightly before he smiled. "Don't worry, Senior Brother Luo. We will cooperate well."
"Mm, that's good. I'll take my leave first. See you outside." Luo Hao waved with a smile and turned to leave.
After Luo Hao left, the smile on Ye Ming's face disappeared and was replaced by a cold expression.
Originally, after Luo Hao left, he had hopes of becoming the Guardian Chief. Naturally, he would be able to obtain more merit points.
Although guarding the Heart Devil Cave was a rotational duty and was compulsory for all members of the Will Heavenly Palace, one could obtain merit points during the period of guarding. Naturally, merit points had many benefits and no one would complain about having more.
The merit points obtained by being the Guardian Chief would naturally be more than an ordinary guardian. It was at least double the difference.
However, there seemed to be no hope for him now.
Thinking of this, Ye Ming couldn't feel happy.
"Who will be the new Guardian Chief?" The other three were also guessing.
Before long, Chen Zong arrived.
"Ye Ming, Hong Mei, Yang Zhengye, Lin Xiao." Chen Zong's gaze swept over them. Before coming, Li Xin Dao Master naturally wouldn't let Chen Zong be confused. Therefore, he not only knew the names of the four members he would be leading, but also their cultivation and combat strength. "I'm the new Guardian Chief. My name is Chen Zong. I'm very happy to meet the four Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters. I hope that we will cooperate well in the next ten years and guard the eighth level of the Heart Devil Cave well."
The four of them had entered the sect earlier than Chen Zong, so it was reasonable for Chen Zong to address them as Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters.
Hearing Chen Zong's words, the four of them had similar reactions but also different reactions.
"Ten years!" They were all slightly stunned.
Shouldn't it be a hundred years?
The cultivation aura emanating from the other party was clearly at the Origin Demon Realm and not the Dao Manipulation Realm. Moreover, the requirement to guard the seventh to twelfth levels of the Heart Devil Cave was to be at the Origin Demon Realm. Dao Manipulation Realm cultivators didn't have that ability.
In addition, they also noticed the two words' Chen Zong ', or rather, this name.
The Heart Devil Cave's understanding of the outside world was relatively slow, but it wasn't completely clueless. Therefore, they still knew the name Chen Zong. However, even though they knew, they couldn't keep up with the current information. It was only before Chen Zong had broken through to the Origin Demon Realm.
"So it's Junior Brother Chen Zong. Congratulations on breaking through to the Origin Demon Realm." Ye Ming was all smiles. Although he was unwilling, he didn't show it.
The other three originally didn't have any hope of becoming the Guardian Chief, so it wasn't strange for them to have a new Guardian Chief. Therefore, they didn't have any psychological resistance.
As such, Chen Zong settled down and guarded this place for ten years.
Ten years would pass very easily.
"Guardian Chief, the elite inner demons of the eighth level of the Heart Devil Cave are all very strong. Without sufficient combat strength, it will be difficult to resist." When Ye Ming spoke again, the other three's hearts skipped a beat. They immediately knew that Ye Ming was going to make things difficult. After all, he was eyeing the position of Guardian Chief.
"What do you want to say?" Chen Zong was neither fast nor slow as he stared at Ye Ming calmly. His calm gaze made Ye Ming's heart tremble uncontrollably. He vaguely had a bad feeling, but he still continued to speak.
"According to my speculation, the Guardian Chief should have broken through to the Origin Demon Realm not long ago." Ye Ming seemed to have regained his confidence as he said again, "I wonder how the Guardian Chief's combat strength is now?"
"Do you want to give it a try?" Chen Zong smiled faintly.
Before coming, Chen Zong had expected that there might be a situation where the members weren't convinced. Sure enough, it was within his expectations.
"If the Guardian Chief is itching for a fight, Ye Ming will naturally accompany you." Ye Ming's words were very sharp. When he said this, people who didn't know better would think that Chen Zong wanted to challenge him and not the other way around.
However, such a small trick was useless against Chen Zong.
"One sword." Chen Zong stared at Ye Ming as the smile on his face faded. A glint flashed in his eyes as he softly uttered two words. His words were simple and direct, but they were suffused with an indescribable sharpness that seemed to be able to pierce through everything and tear everything apart.
Ye Ming's expression changed immediately.
"If you can block my sword, the position of the Guardian Chief will be yours," Chen Zong said again. Chen Zong said again. The sharpness contained in his words was even more intense and shocking, causing the other three to be extremely shocked. They unconsciously took a step back, as if they were being torn apart.
"One slash!" Ye Ming was shocked and furious.
He actually dared to dream of defeating him with one sword. Was he looking down on him? Was he humiliating him?
How could a person who had just broken through to the Origin Demon Realm not long ago defeat him with one sword, no matter how talented he was? No, not to mention defeating him with one sword, it was still unknown whether he could block his attack.
"Alright, if you can defeat or injure me with a swing of your sword without using any external forces, I'll go east, but I won't go west," Ye Ming shouted angrily. There was a raging fire burning within him.
One sword!
How could he be so delusional? It was simply a fantasy. He was simply arrogant and self-righteous.
If he couldn't even block one sword, he could forget about being the Guardian Chief and just obediently cooperate with Chen Zong.
This was also considered a bet.
If Chen Zong couldn't force Ye Ming back with one sword, he would let Ye Ming be the Guardian Chief. On the other hand, if Ye Ming was forced back by Chen Zong with one sword, he would have to completely obey Chen Zong's orders.
Regarding this, the other three people were the witnesses. The three of them could not help but feel somewhat excited. They felt that it was very exciting.
"Guardian Chief, we can't fight here. Let's go outside." Ye Ming sneered at Chen Zong.
This time, he would definitely win. The position of Guardian Chief would be his. Although there would be some twists and turns in the process, it would still fall into his hands in the end.
He didn't know that Chen Zong had already understood his combat strength.
Four-star!
That's right. Ye Ming's combat strength was the strongest among the four of them. He was at the four-star level. As for the other three, they were all at the three-star level.
'Even Luo Hao wouldn't dare say that he could force me back with one strike,' Ye Ming thought in his heart.
This was because Luo Hao's combat strength was at the peak of the four-star level. He could defeat Ye Ming, but it wouldn't be easy to force him back or injure him with just one strike.
As long as Ye Ming unleashed his full strength to resist, he could even counterattack and defeat Luo Hao.
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