The cave was extremely quiet. You could clearly hear the crackling sound of the burning torches on the walls. Shen Zong, who was walking in it, could even hear the beating of his own heart.
"Strange, what kind of monster is imprisoned here? Why is there no sound at all?"
With doubts, he continued walking deeper into the cave.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, I finally saw a flash of light in front of me and knew that I had arrived at my destination.
After cautiously walking into the cave, Shen Zong looked up and saw complex and complicated runes carved around the cave and on the top.
And the bright light he saw was emitted by the spiritual crystals that powered the runes.
After staring at these runes for a while, he couldn't help but frown.
"What are these runes? Why have I never seen them before?"
After thinking for a moment, he looked towards the other end of the cave and saw that on the opposite cave wall, there was a dark cave only as high as a person. It was pitch black inside and nothing could be seen.
Seeing the small cave, Shen Zong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Looking at the size of this cave, it shouldn't be a large monster, and it won't be too dangerous..."
Although he thought so, he still did not approach the cave. He only stood far away and threw the flesh and blood in the bamboo basket into the cave.
He originally wanted to turn around and leave, but his strong curiosity drove him to hide aside, gather his breath, and prepare to see what this heavily sealed monster was.
Not long after, a rustling sound came from the cave, like countless feet rubbing on the ground, making those who heard it feel numb.
However, Shen Zong seemed not to hear anything, staring straight at the entrance of the cave.
"It's coming out... it's coming out..."
Under his gaze, the dark arm that had always been as thin as dry wood stretched out from the cave first and grabbed the flesh and blood that fell near the entrance of the cave...
Wait, arms?!
Shen Zong's eyes widened in an instant, looking at the skinny and bone-like arm in horror!
"Why arms? Could it be that the so-called Demon Heart Slave is not a monster at all, but a human being?!"
Because he was too surprised, his breath suddenly fluctuated greatly. Although it was only for a moment, it was still sensed by the mysterious creature in the cave!
Whoosh!
The half-stretched arm instantly retracted into the cave. Seeing this scene, Shen Zong shouted something bad. Knowing that his existence had been exposed, he quickly turned around and wanted to leave.
However, just when he turned around and had not yet walked out of the Rune Cave, he heard a sound breaking through the air behind him, and then felt a pain in his chest.
Looking down, Shen Zong discovered that at some point, a bloody and skinny arm had penetrated from the pit of his heart.
"How can this be……"
Shen Zong vomited blood clots and murmured to himself, he was a strong man in the extreme wilderness!
How could someone stab him in the chest so easily?
With reluctance and doubt, he slowly looked back.
I saw that this arm was extremely long and extended into the cave opposite. At this moment, there were two big scarlet round eyes staring at me in the cave!
Perhaps because he felt that his aura was rapidly weakening and there was no longer a threat, the being in the cave revealed his true face.
I saw it slowly crawling out of the cave that was as tall as a person.
This creature is almost as tall as Rune Cave, although some of its body structures are very similar to humans.
But his limbs were extremely slender, and only the two big scarlet eyes could be seen on his face, with all other details hidden in the darkness.
The moment he saw the true appearance of this creature, a term suddenly emerged in Shen Zong's mind.
"Human demon..."
That's right, this strange creature called the "Demon Heart Slave" is very similar to a human being who has been deeply infected by demonic energy!
The difference is that the demon heart slave is taller than the human demon, and there is no obvious aura of the demon world on his body.
At this moment, he suddenly realized.
"Demon Heart Slave... It turns out that the sect leader has been studying the demons... Hahaha... How ironic... Xuan Daogong, the number one sect in the world, actually secretly raises demon creatures! Haha... hahahaha!"
Amid Shen Zong's sarcastic laughter, Demon Heart Slave slowly approached him, stretched out his other hand and put it on his head, pulling it out gently.
Click!
Shen Zong's head and a section of his spine were pulled out, and at the same time, a palm-sized dim light flew out of his body, which was his soul!
at this time.
Shen Zong's soul was lurking in the air, watching his body being eaten bit by bit by the Demon Heart Slave, and then he was about to fly out of the cave.
He wants to survive!
He wants to tell everyone in Xuantian Realm the true face of Yuantian God in Xuandaoyong Palace!
However, as soon as he turned around, he felt an extremely strong suction coming from behind.
When he looked back, he discovered that a dark vortex appeared on the Demon Heart Slave's chest. The suction force generated by this vortex was constantly pulling him in that direction!
"No! No!"
Shen Zong repeatedly exclaimed that although his body was gone, as long as his soul existed, he could be reborn through his body, or at worst, he could be reborn through his corpse.
But if the soul is gone, it will be completely over, and there will not even be a chance for reincarnation!
It's just that the Demon Heart Slave didn't pay attention to his yelling. In its eyes, this bright thing lurking in the sky was very good for itself!
We must not let him escape!
After a while, Shen Zong's soul still could not escape the devouring of the Demon Heart Slave. A monk in the extreme desolate realm finally became the food of this strange demon clan...
Dugu, who was guarding outside the cave, felt that Shen Zong's aura had completely disappeared, then nodded slightly, turned around and left.
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Wang Tiezhu, who was far away in Litian Sword Sect, naturally didn't know that Shen Cong, whom he wanted to investigate, had completely disappeared from this world. He was very busy during this period.
Because, Xuanji Palace was built.
After nearly a month of construction work, the Xuanji Palace, which was used to pass down the secrets of Xuanji Mountain to Xuan Yuansheng, was placed on a spiritual peak in the north of Lingtai Peak.
Perhaps in memory of the extinct Xuanji Mountain, Xuan Yuansheng named this spiritual peak "Sixuan Peak", and he himself was officially hired as the guest elder of the Sword Sect to take charge of all affairs of Sixuan Peak.
After the Xuanji Palace was completed, Wang Tiezhu was used as a messenger, sending invitations to the hands of one of the sects he had made friends with, inviting them to come to the Sword Sect to watch the ceremony.
As for the five sects of the Falling Dragon Valley and the Nebula Chamber of Commerce, which had already received the news, they sent people over early.