Chapter 23 Demon Tower and Demons (1)
Chapter 23 Demon Tower and Demons (1)
After an unknown amount of time, Li Xiaoyao slowly woke up and found himself still lying on the floor of the tunnel. Lin Yueru looked at him worriedly. Seeing that he was awake, she was finally relieved. She reached out and pulled him up."Are you alright? Why did you suddenly faint?"
When Li Xiaoyao sat up, his head was still dizzy and his body was weak. The Wine Sword Immortal's warning to him was true. After the Wine God Spell was activated, Li Xiaoyao felt as if his entire body was emptied.
"Nothing…Where's Senior?"
"His soul has dispersed," Jiang Wan 'er said.”
"Disbanded?" Li Xiaoyao asked. Then…"
Jiang Wan 'er said," He couldn't get rid of it after he died, so he became a ghost bound to the ground. He attacked you like this because he wanted you to use your strength to break his primordial spirit.”Li Xiaoyao asked curiously. But thinking about it, although he had a shocking aura and killer moves, he always let them go at the critical moment, it seemed like he had other intentions.
Thinking of this, Li Xiao Yao sighed,""Sigh! Senior, he…"
Lin Yueru sighed and said," Forget it. The regrets of the past can't be made up for. When we go out in the future, we can tell Sword Saint Dugu that his senior is not a demon. It's just that his mind is too strong and he doesn't know what he's doing."”
Li Xiaoyao had mixed feelings. He recalled the things that Zhao Ling 'er had said outside the Jade Buddha Temple. He had roughly guessed what she meant, but he still could not accept such a possibility. Jiang Wan 'er's parents had fallen in love with a human and a demon, and after a hundred years, they had still returned to nothingness, which made him feel even more ominous.
Jiang Wan 'er picked up the Seven Star Treasure Sword that had fallen to the ground and handed it to Li Xiaoyao.""Your sword is broken. Take it."
Li Xiaoyao took the sword. Since this sword was used by a famous person in Mount Shu, it was much better than Li Xiaoyao's rusty sword. However, Li Xiaoyao still felt a little pity that the sword left by his parents was broken. That old sword had accompanied him until now and could be considered to have retired successfully. In the future, if he wanted to deal with more dangerous situations, he had to have a good sword.
"Thank you, Miss." Li Xiaoyao accepted the sword calmly. How many demons…were there in this tower?”
"We've been eating each other for so long, and there's not much left." Jiang Wan 'er said.”
"Eating each other?" Lin Yueru asked. Do demons eat each other?”
Jiang Wan 'er took it for granted and said,"What's so strange about that? Don't you eat?"
"But humans don't eat humans, right? Why do demons eat demons?" Lin Yueru asked.
"Why can't humans eat humans?" Jiang Wan 'er asked.”
When he asked the question, his face was still expressionless, making Lin Yueru's hair stand on end. Li Xiaoyao said,""You look so weak and your magic power is not strong. Why didn't you get eaten?”
Jiang Wan 'er said," My mother suffered from the plague in order to save the demons in this tower. She infiltrated Mount Shu, so the demons in this tower didn't make things difficult for me." "As for you guys, it's better not to advance any further. If a human suddenly barges in, everyone will attack together. You might not be able to survive.”
Li Xiaoyao said," Since I'm here, I can't return empty-handed. I must find Ling 'er!" Miss Wan 'er, please tell me if you've seen Ling' er?”
"I don't know," Jiang Wan 'er replied. If you don't believe me, I have no choice.”
She turned around and was about to leave, ignoring Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru. It seemed that she really did not have any emotions. It was impossible to move her with any friendship. Li Xiaoyao strode forward and blocked her way.""It doesn't matter if you know Ling 'er's whereabouts or not, we'll have to trouble you to lead the way and tell us the mechanism of this tower.”
Jiang Wan 'er wanted to move forward, but Li Xiaoyao shamelessly blocked her way. She moved to the right, and Li Xiaoyao moved to the left. As she walked to the left, Li Xiaoyao blocked her path to the right, making her unable to advance or retreat. She could only say,"If you want me to lead the way, I'll lead the way. Let's go.”
"Thank you, Miss Wan 'er!"
Li Xiaoyao was overjoyed. He and Lin Yueru sandwiched her in the middle and went to the front of the passage together. Originally, Li Xiao Yao was afraid that she would run away. However, after walking for a while, he saw that she had no intention of running away. Instead, she told them very seriously where they should not approach or touch. When they encountered a poor road, she would directly point them in the right direction without any intention of deceiving them.
Li Xiao Yao guessed that perhaps it was because she had no emotions, so she did not have any thoughts of bullying others. If she said that she was willing to lead the way, she would lead the way.
The three of them seemed to have walked for a long time in this dark passageway. Lin Yueru's feet were starting to get sore. Jiang Wan 'er finally stopped and said,""I can pass through here, but you can't. Do you still want to continue?”
Li Xiao Yao focused his eyes and looked carefully. In front of him was a large wall that was emitting a faint golden light. There seemed to be many exquisite and complicated carvings.
The light was dim here. Lin Yueru took out the flint in her arms and lit the torch. Immediately, a golden light appeared in front of her eyes!
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru looked up and couldn't help but exclaim. There were two giant doors in front of him, both of which were made of brass. Under the reflection of the fire, they looked like a sea that was plated with the golden light of the setting sun. It was magnificent!
" It's so beautiful…" Lin Yueru praised.
Li Xiaoyao was also shocked by the two giant doors that extended from the ground to the ceiling. The carvings on them were gorgeous. At first glance, he could only see countless people or demons of different shapes, some quiet and some moving. Some looked comfortable and happy, while others were terrifying and gloomy. The relationship between the various pictures could not be seen in this place that was not bright enough.
The biggest problem now was not how to understand the art of this door, but how to pass it.
Li Xiao Yao pushed the door hard, but it didn't budge. The gap between the two brass doors was so tight that not even a strand of hair could pass through, let alone the blade.
Seeing Jiang Wan 'er standing there blankly, Li Xiaoyao asked,""Do you know how to open this door?”
"I don't know. Every time I come here, I just pass through."”
"Then…is there a lock behind the door?”
"I heard from the Book Immortal that this door has a lock, but it's not on the door."”
"Immortal of Books?"
"He's a yao in the pagoda who has cultivated for several thousand years. If you don't know anything, you can ask him.”
"Then…what do you mean by 'this door has a lock, but it's not on the door'?"”
"I don't know," Jiang Wan 'er replied.
"You can pass through this door, so can I trouble you to ask more questions for me?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
"Alright," Jiang Wan 'er said. As she said that, she walked straight towards the two brass doors. She entered the door and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Li Xiaoyao hurried over, but his hands still touched the cold and hard brass.
"You're just going to let her go?" Lin Yueru asked. What if this was her escape plan?”
"I don't think she would lie."”
"Is that so? She's a demon and cannibalistic…"
"Sister Ru, think about it. Miss Wan 'er doesn't have the seven emotions and six desires, so she probably doesn't know what lies are, right?" Li Xiaoyao said. How many forks have we passed on our way here? She also told us many untouchable traps. If she wanted to escape, there were many opportunities to kill us just now. There was no need to make up another story.”
" That's true…" Lin Yueru crossed her arms and pondered for a moment."This door has a lock, but it's not on the door. What do you mean?”
"Could it be that there's another mechanism that can be used to open the door?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
" I think so too," Lin Yueru said." But other than this door, there are only walls. There's nothing else. Where would the mechanism be hidden?"”
Li Xiaoyao looked around and knocked on the bricks on the wall. He knocked row by row, and the sound was the same. Even if there was a mechanism behind a brick, he might not be able to knock it out. Moreover, there were tens of thousands of bricks built here. If he tried them one by one, he might not be able to knock them all out even if he spent his entire life.
" The safest place to hide a grain of sand is the beach," Lin Yueru sighed." We won't be able to find it if we keep searching like this."”
"Maybe we'll find out if we run into a dead mouse."”
About an hour later, Jiang Wan 'er revealed herself again. Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru quickly went up to her and asked in unison,""How is it?"
Jiang Wan 'er said,"I asked Senior Immortal of the Book what' this door has a lock and isn't on the door'. Senior Immortal of the Book said,'This door is locked.'You can't cure a headache or a foot.”
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru were dumbfounded. Lin Yueru said,""What kind of answer is this? Who could understand it! No, please tell him in more detail!”
"Do you need to ask more details?" Jiang Wan 'er asked.”
"Of course!" Li Xiaoyao said.
"How should I ask?"
"Just ask him,'Where is the lock that isn't on the door?'”
Jiang Wan 'er nodded and retreated, hiding behind the door.
" What riddles are you talking about?" Lin Yueru said." I think another messy answer might pop up this time."”
"Since there's a riddle, there must be an answer. It's better than looking for a needle in a haystack." Li Xiaoyao smiled bitterly.”
Lin Yueru was an impatient person. She said," I hate guessing riddles the most. Can't we just talk things out? What's the point of guessing riddles?!"”
Li Xiaoyao pondered carefully and said,""But think about it, that Senior Immortal of Books has already given us a big step forward. If you have a headache, you can't cure your head. If you have a foot pain, you can't cure your foot. The answer should be that you can't ask the lock to open the lock. The question I asked Miss Wan 'er to ask just now seems to be unsolvable.”
"What a joke!" Lin Yueru said anxiously. If you don't ask about the lock, then why?"
Li Xiaoyao frowned and didn't say anything. Seeing him seriously thinking about it, Lin Yueru said impatiently,""I think that demon called the Immortal of Books is just deliberately mystifying people!”
"Is that so?" Li Xiaoyao asked suspiciously, but he felt that there were some clues he could think of. Lin Yueru paced around anxiously.
After a long time, Jiang Wan 'er appeared again. Li Xiaoyao hurriedly said,""What did the Immortal from the Book say?"
"I asked Senior Immortal of Books where the lock that isn't on the door is. Senior Immortal from the Book said,'Go tell that human that you asked the wrong question. You can only ask again. If you ask again, it will be disrespectful.'”
Lin Yueru was stunned, but Li Xiaoyao was overjoyed.""I guessed right! Miss Wan 'er, please go back and ask Senior Immortal of Books,"'Don't ask about the lock, just ask about the open.'"
"You don't ask about the lock, but about the opening?" Jiang Wan 'er confirmed it and retreated behind the door.
" Why are you talking in riddles?" Lin Yueru asked." This is the last question!"”
" This is not a riddle," Li Xiaoyao said." It's the simplest question. Don't think too much about it."”
"Tell me what you're asking this time!" Lin Yueru said.”
Li Xiaoyao smiled and shook his head,"Headache and foot pain are symptoms of illness. It is a doctor who treats the head and feet. Sometimes there is a mistake in the doctor's position, but the doctor cannot be abolished because of the mistake. Therefore, thousands of mistakes are not caused by the doctor's mistakes, but by the head and feet. The door cannot be opened because it is closed. If there is no lock to open, it is still closed. The door doesn't open, not necessarily because it's locked, but because you don't know how to open it.”
Lin Yueru was furious. She grabbed Li Xiaoyao's collar and said angrily,""Are you playing with me?"
Since he had nothing to do anyway, Li Xiaoyao just wanted to joke with her. He smiled and said,"I heard that idiots get angry easily…"
"You!" Lin Yueru raised her fist.
"But you're the most cultured person, so your temper should be very good!" Li Xiaoyao continued.”
Lin Yueru lowered her fist and said fiercely,""Hurry up and tell me!"
Li Xiaoyao laughed." What I mean is, in the way of 'treating the head' and 'treating the feet', the wrong position is treated, but' treating 'is still necessary. In that case, it would be wrong to ask about the word 'lock'. Perhaps the word' open 'should be asked.”
"Is it that simple?" Lin Yueru asked after some thought.”
"The most difficult things are often the simplest after they are explained."”
" Hmph!" Lin Yueru grunted." The simplest way to open the door is to push it open with both hands. Try pushing it backward!"”
"Perhaps that's the answer," Li Xiaoyao said.”
When Jiang Wan 'er appeared again, Li Xiaoyao, who appeared relaxed on the surface, could not hide his nervousness. He said,"What did Senior Immortal from the Book say?"
"I asked Senior Immortal of Books,'Don't ask about the lock, only about the unlock'. Senior Immortal from the Book said,'Hehe, what a clever human. She told him to open it with his seventh or eighth hand. Alright, don't disturb me while I read."
Jiang Wan 'er faithfully relayed every word of the Immortal from the Book, even repeating the two chuckles. Although it sounded a little strange, at least it could be said to be 100% real.
However, Li Xiao Yao was stunned once again. He said,""Seventh or eighth hand?"
At this moment, the people present, including Jiang Wan 'er, had at most six hands. How could there be a seventh or eighth? Could he be referring to the Guardian Deity outside the tower? Of course, he would not be willing to help open the door. Besides, the Guardian Deity of Prison had six arms. If he was invited to join, he would not only have seven or eight arms. Seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, or twelve arms might not be the answer.
"This…I feel like I've been played."”
Li Xiaoyao said," Since you're a senior who has read a lot, you shouldn't be so shameless. Let me think about it again. There must be an answer!"”
"Where are you going to get your seventh or eighth hand?" Lin Yueru asked in annoyance. Was he referring to the senior who had scattered the soul?”
"He doesn't have a body, so he doesn't have hands. No, it can't be him."”
"Other than that, how could there be a fourth person since we entered the tower?”
"That's why I have to think about it!" Li Xiaoyao said. We will definitely find an answer."
Li Xiaoyao placed his hands behind his back and paced aimlessly, deep in thought. Lin Yueru wanted to ask Jiang Wan 'er more questions, but she knew that she wouldn't get any answers from her expressionless face. If she could tell him, she would tell him without asking. She would never tell anyone what she couldn't tell them even if she was beaten to death. After all, she was a person without fear or joy. No matter what methods were used to deal with her, it would be useless.
Suddenly, Li Xiaoyao kicked something with his foot. The thing rolled out and made a muffled sound.
Lin Yueru was shocked and quickly lit a torch.
It turned out to be a dusty jar with a yellow talisman covered in red runes pasted on it. As the jar was not big and was placed in the corner, the two of them did not notice it.
Li Xiao Yao lifted the jar. What was even more strange was that a low voice came from the jar."Impolite brat, quickly straighten me up!”
Li Xiaoyao was even more surprised that there was someone hiding in such a small jar, but he immediately thought, Could the seventh and eighth hand be on this?
However, when Li Xiao Yao took a closer look, if there was really something inside, it was probably just a small thing. It was impossible for it to push open these two brass doors. Li Xiaoyao couldn't hide his disappointment.""I'm sorry. I wasn't careful and offended you. I'll put you back immediately.”
"Cough!" The voice from the altar sounded quite majestic and pleasant."Since you've already made your move, clean the paper on the jar!”
"Yes." Li Xiao Yao was about to wipe the paper away when he felt something was wrong. He said,""This paper is a talisman, right? I don't think I should tear it up."
"Cough cough! Just tear it up. It's not important.”
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru felt that something was wrong. Lin Yueru said,""Hmph, why would my Heavenly Ghost Emperor call this broken altar his home?”The person in the altar said disdainfully.
"If it's not your house, then you were locked up?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
"Cough! Who dares to imprison me, the dignified Heavenly Ghost Emperor? I came in on my own!"
Li Xiaoyao said," You went in on your own. If you don't like this yellow paper, why don't you come out and tear it yourself?"”
Although the voice in the altar did not lose its dignity, it was a little guilty."Hmph, the dignified Heavenly Ghost Emperor wouldn't do such a small thing.”
Li Xiao Yao knew that he wouldn't be able to come out. He wanted to trick them into tearing the talisman, so he smiled and said,"I said that this jar was so dusty that people who didn't know better would think that it was filled with pickled vegetables. Who knew that it was filled with the dignified Heavenly Ghost Emperor? In order to distinguish the difference between the pickled vegetables and the Heavenly Ghost Emperor, I said that it was better to stick this talisman on.”
Lin Yueru also smiled." I don't think it looks like a pickled mustard urn. It looks more like an urn!" He only lacked the eight characters of his birth date and the place of birth to test his parents!”
"Shut up!" The Heavenly Ghost Emperor was infuriated by Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru's words. He shouted,""Impolite juniors, how many heavenly ghosts are under my control? How dare you speak without reason!”
Li Xiaoyao said," Yes, yes. My apologies, my apologies. Please continue to be busy. Please continue to be a widow in the altar. The younger generation will not dare to disturb you."”
Li Xiaoyao was about to put it down when the Heavenly Ghost Emperor shouted again,""Wait!"
"Is there anything else you want to tell me?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
The Heavenly Ghost Emperor let out a series of low curses in extreme dissatisfaction before saying,""Tear this yellow talisman!"
"This is not how you beg for help."”
"I never beg for help!”
"Then continue to stay inside!”Li Xiaoyao really put it down. Then, he crossed his arms and looked at it coldly.
Lin Yueru also lowered her head to look at the jar. She then looked at Jiang Wan 'er and pointed at the jar."Who is this?"
"I don't know him," Jiang Wan 'er replied.
Lin Yueru and Li Xiaoyao waited for a while, but the jar didn't make any more noise. Li Xiaoyao thought about it and tried to pick up the jar again. Unexpectedly, as soon as his hand touched the jar, a series of curses came from inside. Li Xiaoyao was so scared that he quickly withdrew his hand. The surroundings immediately returned to silence.
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru looked at each other. Lin Yueru raised her chin and asked Li Xiaoyao to try again.
Li Xiaoyao reached out his hand to touch the jar again, and as expected, it exploded with a string of curses. He retracted his hand, and the sound immediately disappeared.
Now, he understood that the Heavenly Ghost Emperor was sealed in the altar. Unless there was external help, it would be difficult for him to speak. Understanding this, Li Xiaoyao was calm and collected as he picked up the jar. The Heavenly Ghost Emperor was cursing non-stop inside the jar. Li Xiaoyao smiled and said,""If you continue to talk nonsense, I'll throw you far away so that you won't be able to scold people for the rest of your life!”
As expected, the Heavenly Ghost Emperor immediately shut his mouth. Not only were there not many demons left in the Shifter Sealing Tower, but it was also rare to meet a human in decades. For some reason, no one had come here since a long time ago, and they had never been able to save him.
Of course, the Heavenly Ghost Emperor did not know that not long after he was locked in the altar, the incident between the disciples of Mount Shu and the demoness had happened, and the spirits of the disciples of Mount Shu had arrived. He counted the days in boredom. Eight or ten years, he didn't care. After breaking through the hundred years, he became anxious, afraid that he would be trapped in the altar forever.
Li Xiaoyao heard him stop cursing and said,""You said that you are the Heavenly Ghost Emperor.”
" Hmph!" The Heavenly Ghost Emperor grunted and said," I dare to boast that other than the Prison Guardian Ming King, who is slightly stronger than me, no other demon in this tower is my match!" If I hadn't fallen for the trap of the stupid Taoist priest of Mount Shu…Hmph!”
It turned out that he was tricked into entering the altar. Li Xiaoyao said,""Do you want to come out?"
"Nonsense!"
"Then if we let you out, can you open these two brass doors?”
"Hahaha…It's just a small matter! What's so difficult about that?"
Li Xiaoyao was greatly excited when he heard that. He said,""I can let you out, but there are conditions…"
"I know. Don't worry. After you let me out, I'll definitely repay your kindness.”
Li Xiaoyao said," You will repay kindness. You said it yourself. You won't go back on your word, right?"”
The Heavenly Ghost Emperor sneered." Going back on your word is a trick of you humans. We demons and devils do whatever we want. There's no need to lie!"”
Hearing this, Li Xiao Yao could only believe him. Otherwise, he really had no other way to open these two bronze doors. Li Xiaoyao said,"
"Alright, I'll let you go immediately."
After saying that, he took off the yellow talisman. The gray altar in his hand bounced violently and smashed into pieces. At the same time, a large amount of white smoke came out!
"Hahaha…Hahaha! I'm free, I'm free!"
When the smoke dispersed, they saw a ten-foot-tall man in armor standing in front of them. He looked stern and mighty. Although his skin was a strange blue color, his eyes were like lightning, like a god. His aura was indeed extraordinary, worthy of the title of " Heavenly Ghost Emperor."
He lowered his head slightly and looked at Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru disdainfully."Were you the ones who let me out?”
"That's right," Li Xiaoyao said.
He then looked at Jiang Wan 'er and asked,"What about you?”
"I'll just watch from the side."
"Hmm…you're not a human or a demon?”He could tell at a glance that Jiang Wan 'er was different.
Jiang Wan 'er didn't answer this unnecessary question. She stood there blankly.
The Sky Ghost Emperor ignored her and said,""If you let me out, I'll repay you. Come on!”
After he finished speaking, he struck out a palm towards Li Xiaoyao!
Li Xiaoyao quickly dodged with the Drunken Immortal Gazing at the Moon Step. Seeing that he was about to attack Lin Yueru with his palm Qi, he quickly swung his sword and attacked him."Stop!"
The Seven Stars Sword in Li Xiaoyao's hand was the same sword that Jiang Juezhi had used to fight the Sky Ghost Emperor. It was also the sword that he had personally passed down to his beloved disciple. Li Xiaoyao had used it to attack the Sky Ghost Emperor, and the Sky Ghost Emperor recognized it at a glance."You…you're from the Shu Mountain Faction?"
Li Xiaoyao stood in front of Lin Yueru and himself with his sword raised. He said angrily,""You demon, you actually returned kindness with ingratitude and went back on your word!”
The Sky Ghost Emperor looked at him and said," Your kung fu is much worse than Jiang Juezhi's. If you were a disciple of Mount Shu, I would have to go back on my word."”
"I'm not a disciple of Mount Shu," Li Xiaoyao replied.”
"Then why do you have Jiang Juezhi's Seven Stars Sword?”
"It's my father's," Jiang Wan 'er said."My father died, so I gave it to him.”
"Your father? How did your father die?"
Jiang Wan 'er pointed at Li Xiaoyao and said,"He killed him."”
The more the Heavenly Ghost Emperor listened, the more confused he became.""Your father was killed by him, but you gave him your father's sword? Why? Thank him for killing your father?"
"Yes," said Jiang Wan 'er.
The Heavenly Ghost Emperor was even more baffled. Li Xiaoyao said,""Alright! Tell me, why did you bite the hand that feeds you and attack us instead?”
The Heavenly Ghost Emperor ignored Li Xiaoyao's question and asked,""You killed a member of Mount Shu, are you really not a disciple of Mount Shu?”
"If you say you're not, then you're not!"
The Sky Ghost Emperor seemed relieved and said,""That's good. My repayment is to eat you. Let you become a part of me. If you were a disciple of Mount Shu, I would have eaten it painfully and disgustingly!”
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru were shocked. Lin Yueru said,"
"What nonsense is this! How can there be such a way to repay a debt of gratitude?"
" The way the ghost clan repays humans is to eat their bodies and make them our companions," the Heavenly Ghost Emperor said. Come on!"
He was about to attack again. Li Xiao Yao quickly said,""Wait! Listen to me first…"
" What other wishes do you have?" the Heavenly Ghost Emperor asked." Tell me!" After I eat ninety-nine of them and leave this Shifter Sealing Tower, I will definitely do my best to help you!”
Li Xiaoyao raised his head and saw that the Heavenly Ghost Emperor's aura was not something ordinary little demons could compare to. It might be very difficult for him to fight. He had just used the Wine God's Curse not long ago, and he knew that his physical strength had not fully recovered. The fewer battles, the better. Otherwise, if he made a mistake, he would really never have a chance. His death was a small matter, but he couldn't bear to implicate Lin Yueru and Zhao Ling 'er.
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