The strength of the wolf-headed puppet is roughly equivalent to that of monks in the early and middle stages of pill formation. However, because of its hard material and the special environment in the inner palace labyrinth that is not conducive to the use of magic weapons, it is particularly difficult to deal with even early Yuanying cultivators.
It can be defeated, but it also consumes a lot of mana.
Looking at the broken puppet on the ground, Luo Hong put it into the treasure bag with a thought.
"Brother Luo, these puppet materials have been refined by ancient cultivators and can no longer be used."
Yuan Yao looked slightly surprised, but everyone knew this.
"Haha, this is Luo's old problem. He always wants to collect new things when he sees them."
Of course, Luo Hong had to study such a strange thing as the ancient puppet. It was already a habit of engraving it into his silver runes.
Continuing to move along the passage, wolf-headed puppets appeared one after another blocking the way. At most, three came at once, and Luo Hong had to use Zhenhai Pearl to quickly kill two of them.
After that, the Snake Guard puppet, which originally only appeared on the second floor of the inner hall, appeared again!
This kind of snake-headed human puppet with two heads and four arms is far more powerful than the wolf-headed puppet. The pair of short swords it holds are quite extraordinary, and it can gain the upper hand by directly connecting Yuan Yao's magic hammer magic weapon.
Fortunately, Qingleizi's magic fire could cause a lot of damage to it, making it less flexible from the beginning of the fight. Although it was difficult to fight, it didn't cost the two of them too much mana.
After surviving three waves of invasions by the Snake Guard puppets, the two successfully arrived at the teleportation array.
Luo Hong stepped forward and checked carefully, and after confirming that this was not a trap, he filled the teleportation array with new spiritual stones, and the teleportation array suddenly glowed with a white spiritual light.
The two of them looked at each other and saw determination in each other's eyes. Without saying anything, they stepped straight into the teleportation array and disappeared after a flash of white light.
In a blink of an eye, Luo Hong and Yuan Yao came to a strange place.
This place is surrounded by stone walls, and the walls are covered with profound restrictions unique to Xutian Hall, which are enough to ensure that even the Nascent Soul stage monks cannot break through the walls.
The space here is very large, but it gives people a feeling of being crowded. There is a huge altar standing in the center of the place, with countless silver ancient runes and reliefs on it, which makes people feel simple and heavy.
"It's just an altar. Why is it so mysterious? There are no details on it even on my treasure map?"
Yuan Yao was very surprised. She thought there was some treasure hidden here that was comparable to the Xutian Cauldron, so Luo Hong insisted on coming here even though she was seriously injured.
Luo Hong did not respond to Yuan Yao, his attention was completely attracted by the relief on the altar.
The moment he saw these reliefs, he realized that he had found the right place. This was definitely the entrance to the Demon Sealed Land.
But the question now is, how to get in?
The lower half of the relief depicts the battle between humans and demons, but unlike the shocking decisive battle Luo Hong saw in the giant pit, the scale of the war depicted on the altar was much smaller.
It seems that this altar was built before the giant pit and before the decisive battle.
Although he could get a glimpse of the magical powers and treasures of ancient monks from these reliefs, Luo Hong had no intention of doing archeology at the moment. He quickly moved his gaze upwards and saw an ancient cultivator pressing many captured ancient demons onto the altar.
scene.
Further up, Luo Hong's eyes were out of reach. His eyes were focused and he did not dare to escape here, so he walked up to the altar step by step according to the appearance in the relief.
"Brother Luo!"
Yuan Yao was surprised by Luo Hong's imprudence. After calling out and seeing that he still didn't respond, she gritted her teeth and followed him.
The altar is more than a hundred feet high, but with the foot strength of a cultivator, this height can only be reached in a short time.
When Luo Hong stood on the square platform at the top of the altar, he already had some idea of what to do next.
The upper relief depicts a scene of sacrificing an ancient demon. Although the purpose is not described, Luo Hong can guess that it is probably related to the power of ancient cultivators to summon the spirit world.
Yuan Yao followed along and saw many reliefs, but she didn't know why, and with only a quick glance, she thought the altar was just a place where ancient cultivators showed off their bravery.
"Miss Yuan, do you know the ancient demon?"
Looking at the circular formation in the center of the square platform, Luo Hong slowly spoke.
"The ancient demons are alien races that invaded the human world in ancient times. Why did Brother Luo suddenly talk about this?"
Due to chance, Yuan Yao received some inheritance from ancient cultivators and knew far more about the ancient demons than Old Demon Han.
Luo Hong nodded slightly. Since Yuan Yao knew better, he didn't need to explain.
Stepping to the center of the circular formation, Luo Hong pulled off his upper body clothes and said solemnly:
"Miss Yuan, Luo has been haunted by an ancient demon and is already dying. The only way to survive is to enter the Xutian Dark Palace to fight.
Luo knew nothing about the dangers of the Dark Hall. Miss Yuan could repay my kindness by helping me get here. Luo was deeply grateful.
While the puppets in the passage have just been destroyed, Miss Yuan, please go back."
The inner hall is guarded by various puppets, and the dark hall used to seal demons must also have guards.
Yuan Yao did not have a map of the Dark Palace. If he wanted to reach the depths of the Demon Sealed Land, Luo Hong had to force his way through.
To be honest, Luo Hong didn't have much confidence in whether he could get through, and Yuan Yao didn't have many Qingleizi left, so there was no need to drag her into the water.
Before Luo Hong told the truth, Yuan Yao was already staring at his chest and was stunned.
I saw an evil round mirror embedded in Luo Hong's heart. The flesh and blood around the round mirror was black and soaked in blood, and was raised high, as if it was trying to wrap up the round mirror.
The meridians and blood vessels extending from the heart to the entire chest were all glowing with an unknown black color, and the strange black energy seen earlier was emanating from them.
Hearing Luo Hong say the words "haunted by ancient demons", Yuan Yao took half a step back in even more fear.
Yuan Yao's performance was expected by Luo Hong, and this was exactly the purpose of taking off his shirt.
Having successfully made Yuan Yao stay away, Luo Hong no longer hesitated. As soon as he pressed the magic formula, a demonic arm grabbing the demon's head stretched out from the black round mirror on his heart.
"Demon sacrificial platform? Haha, this thing can communicate with the spirit world, but now that the world has changed, it has long lost its magical power. Junior, you want to use it against me, it is simply a wishful thinking!
You should obediently become my demon slave and help me open the passage to the Holy World. When the Holy Ancestor gives me grace, you can also become a demon and an ancestor, and enjoy eternal life!"
As soon as the devil comes out, he will be bewitched.
Although he had a tough attitude, ridiculed again and again, and seemed confident, Luo Hong still keenly felt that there was a hint of compromise in his words.
"Haha, senior's kindness is appreciated by Luo. Now, please lend me your senior's demonic blood!"
Luo Hong made a cold sound, and then used his demonic arm to slam the demon's head towards the center of the array. There was a "click" sound, the demon's skull shattered, and black-red demon blood flowed out.
As soon as the formation at Luo Hong's feet came into contact with the demonic blood, it immediately reacted, lighting up with an evil red light, and actively absorbed the devil's demonic blood, allowing it to slowly fill the entire formation.
The formation pattern was dozens of feet in diameter. To fill it up, the amount of demon blood required was simply not something that an ancient demon could supply.
However, the devil's immortal magical power comes from his own body, and he cannot control it himself. Once injured, he will recover, which gives Luo Hong a steady stream of devil blood.
"Junior, you will definitely regret it!"
The devil kept shouting.
"It turns out that the flying-headed man floating next to Brother Luo is the ancient demon!"
Yuan Yao looked at the vision in front of him and murmured to himself.
Although she was filled with fear, she did not leave immediately when she saw that Luo Hong was conscious and even had the means to suppress the ancient demon.
In a moment, under the demon's own magical power, the array patterns were filled with demon blood, and the silver runes on the entire altar lit up.
Accompanied by a loud sound like the earth was shaking, the formation pattern at Luo Hong's feet gradually blurred, and soon there was only a pool of black-red demon blood left.
The demonic blood trembled like water waves for a few times before turning into a dark curtain of light.
Luo Hong had already re-sealed the demon as soon as the formation pattern changed, and slightly jumped into the air. At this time, he was hanging above the black light curtain.
Just as he was observing the black light curtain, a ray of white light shot out from nowhere on the altar and headed straight for Luo Hong.
The white light was weak and did not look like an attack, so Luo Hong did not use a lightless shield to separate it, but stretched out his hand to catch the thing in the white light and caught it in his hand.
When Luo Hong took a look at it, he found that it was a milky white jade plaque with only the word "ji" on its surface.
After being caught, An An seemed to belong to Luo Hong.
Having had an experience in an ancient cave, Luo Hong immediately realized that this was a forbidden token that would allow him to go to some special places in the Demon Sealed Land.
"Brother Luo, is this black energy the legendary true demonic energy?!"
Yuan Yao hurriedly took a few steps forward and came to the edge of the black light curtain. He looked through the light curtain at the rolling black air below, with a look of excitement on his face.
Luo Hong couldn't help but be stunned by Yuan Yao's huge change in mood from fear to excitement, but after thinking that she was practicing magic, she immediately understood the reason.
Demonic cultivators in the human world do not practice orthodox demonic skills.
It's not that there is no inheritance of orthodox magic skills, but that all orthodox magic skills require true demonic energy to practice, and the human world only has the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Therefore, after the ancient demon was defeated, in order to continue to improve their cultivation, the remaining demon cultivators modified the orthodox magic skills and evolved them into new magic skills that could be practiced using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The demonic energy cultivated by the new demonic skill is gray, much weaker than the black real demonic energy, and has many more restraints.
Therefore, as long as demonic cultivation can refine pure and true demonic energy, it can immediately greatly increase the power of one's own demonic skills, and it is very possible to break through the realm.
The attraction of true demonic energy to Yuan Yao is the same as the attraction of Luo Hong's main spiritual chamber to ordinary immortal cultivators.
"The real demonic aura of Wuzhu below should be good, but it is indeed extremely dangerous. Miss Yuan must not follow Luo down there!"
Luo Hong realized that the situation had changed, couldn't help frowning, and immediately persuaded him.
"Brother Luo, Yuan Yao knows his qualifications, and his ability to cultivate to the point of elixir formation is all due to the elixir in the storage bag of the young master of Qingyang Sect.
If you want to go further, or even break through the Nascent Soul, there is little hope.
Brother Luo also knows that Yuan Yao’s real enemy is the old demon Sanyang, and Yuanying will not be able to escape the pursuit of that old demon. In fact, Yuan Yao, like Brother Luo, has no way out."
After Yuan Yao said that, he raised his energy and flew to Luo Hong's side with a look of determination on his face.
After experiencing the death of her parents when she was young and the persecution of the young master of Qingyang Clan, Yuan Yao's inner desire for power is stronger than Luo Hong's, which makes her willing to take risks.
"Forget it, since Miss Yuan has the ambition to have a baby, Luo will not dissuade her, but she must be careful after going down."
Luo Hong sighed. He didn't care whether this would affect the timeline. If he couldn't survive this disaster, there would be no future for him.
Sending a burst of mana into the jade tablet, a circle of white light suddenly emerged, covering Luo Hong.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Yao hurriedly clung to Luo Hong's back and entered the scope of the aperture.
The two people moved their spiritual thoughts and began to slowly descend together. The white light circle easily pushed away the black light curtain, and the two people quickly disappeared on the altar.
Within the aperture, the consciousness of the two people could not leave their bodies at all. The surroundings were pitch black, and the light source above their heads quickly closed after they sank.
When the light completely disappeared, Luo Hong and Yuan Yao felt dizzy at the same time. After returning to normal, they found that they had arrived in a bluestone passage.
This passage looks exactly like the labyrinth passage in the inner hall, but it is not as full of spiritual energy as in the inner hall. Instead, the spiritual energy is very thin, and the restrictions are tight, and the two people's consciousness is tightly suppressed within one foot of their bodies.
Is this the inside of the giant inverted tower, the first floor of the Xutian Dark Hall?
Luo Hong looked around with doubts. On both sides of the passage, there was an iron gate every ten feet.
The iron door is covered with runes and prohibitions, and it looks like something that shouldn't be touched at first glance.
The two of them approached an iron gate, looked inside, and saw several corpses that were very different from human beings.
Only one of these bones was slightly intact, while the others were all badly broken, as if they had been chewed by someone.
The two of them immediately understood that each iron door represented a prison cell, which once held ancient demons who were captured for sacrifice.
The cell was filled with black energy, and it looked like real demonic energy. Yuan Yao looked at it with greed, but he also knew that the iron door could not be touched, so he said nothing and followed Luo Hong to continue exploring.
After walking to the first fork in the road, Luo Hong discovered that the Xutian Dark Hall was a huge prison. Its structure was not an intricate maze like the inner hall, but a square tic-tac-toe structure.
Standing at the crossroads, looking at the straight passages to the front, back, left and right, Luo Hong reasoned like this.
In a prison with this kind of structure, the passage to the next level is probably in the center.
Looking at the jade plaque again, I saw the same golden lightsaber as the one on the Xutian remnant picture, pointing in a specific direction.
Because it pointed to the depths of the first floor of the Dark Hall, which was consistent with his own inference, Luo Hong decided to follow the lightsaber to where it pointed.
I don't know if there was a problem with the guard restrictions in the Xutian Dark Palace, or because they had the jade token with them, but the two of them walked for several hours without encountering any danger.
The first floor of this Xutian Dark Palace is nothing but silence!
However, Luo Hong did not relax his vigilance because of this. In addition to the restrictions left by the ancient cultivators, they should also worry about the crazy things the ancient demons did in desperation.
Luo Hong didn't want to have his throat bitten by the corpse that suddenly jumped out!