Chapter 345: Encountering the Conqueror of Demons—Xiao

On the other side!

After parting ways with the three, Luo Li arrived at the depths of the underground world of The Chasm in a moment.

Located here was only a desolate pit; the difference from before was that there was a huge monster resting under the pit.

Luo Li only took one look and withdrew his gaze; this kind of little thing didn't even have the qualifications to make him take a second look.

What he cared about was the thing floating above the pit.

That was a pillar emitting ice-blue light, with many mysterious patterns carved on it.

Ordinary people might not know the origin of this pillar.

But Luo Li had come into contact with it more than once or twice, so he naturally understood what this thing was.

"There's actually a Skyfrost Nail here too."

Luo Li identified its background at a glance; there was no doubt that it was exactly the same as the Skyfrost Nail that nailed the silver-white ancient tree in the ice and snow ancient kingdom of Sal Vindagnyr on Dragonspine Mountain in Mondstadt.

Both were sharp weapons used by Celestia to punish civilizations that overstepped their bounds.

Even, if it weren't for the Great Serpent of Enkanomiya taking the initiative to die, it's hard to say if Byakuyakoku wouldn't have suffered a disaster.

Seeing the Skyfrost Nail, Luo Li couldn't help but extend many guesses in his heart.

And the real name of this thing was the "Nail of Judgment."

Only existences that had committed sins would be judged.

The ore emitting light around it—Lumenstone—was a derivative of this thing.

Just like the blood-colored crystal ore of Dragonspine Mountain, that was the Skyfrost Nail derivative ore infected by the blood of the demon dragon Durin.

Luo Li stared at the surroundings for a long time, and finally looked at the position below the Skyfrost Nail.

There, the fluctuation of the Archaic Stone Slate became even stronger.

It was almost as if it had sensed the presence of him, its original owner, and was desperately releasing signals outward.

Standing here, even without careful sensing, one could perceive the urgency of the Archaic Stone Slate and the information containing some unknown meaning.

Luo Li narrowed his eyes; ever since he gave this thing to Guizhong, she had become the second owner of this thing.

To be reasonable, without the control of the owner, the Archaic Stone Slate would only fall into a state similar to a crash, with only instinctive mechanisms running, and would absolutely not actively release signals outward.

"A bit strange, could it be that the Archaic Stone Slate has developed an abnormality?"

Luo Li frowned slightly, feeling a bit surprised in his heart.

That shouldn't be.

Items obtained from signing in must be high-quality, and it was absolutely impossible to obtain fake or shoddy products.

Back then in his hands, the Archaic Stone Slate had even killed several Archons.

While puzzled, Luo Li didn't think much and directly intended to enter the interior of the Archaic Stone Slate.

Even as its original owner, without the imprint, he couldn't regain control, so he needed to start from scratch.

Moreover, he wanted to understand what kind of abnormality the Archaic Stone Slate had developed.

Thinking of this, Luo Li didn't hesitate to forcibly break the outer seal of the Archaic Stone Slate and stepped into it.

Under his violent dismantling, the nodes leading to the inner world of the Archaic Stone Slate suddenly became much more fragile.

In the depths of the darkness, everything became quiet again.

At the core of the inverted city!

After Luo Li left, Lumine, Paimon, and Dainsleif fell into danger.

Fortunately, the tool duo had seen all kinds of big storms and waves, and finally passed the risk safely, dismantling the device set up by the Abyss Order under the pool water.

During this period, because Dainsleif was hindered by the purifying effect, he didn't help at all, and was truly mocked by Paimon.

"What are you going to do next?"

Looking at Dainsleif, who breathed a sigh of relief and whose painful expression had disappeared, Paimon asked in a low voice.

Without asking, they knew that the two sides were going to part ways again.

After all, judging from the results, Dainsleif and Aether belonged to opposing sides.

And Lumine naturally leaned toward her blood relative; although she had cooperated with Dainsleif several times, she didn't fully trust him.

"The reason why the Abyss Order built a teleportation point here should have a deeper reason, such as why this civilization possessed the ability to purify the curse, and even whether it was because of this reason that it suffered a devastating blow. Afterward, I want to figure these out."

Dainsleif's expression was firm; since he knew there was a way to weaken the curse, he would continue to investigate.

Because the curse on the Khaenri'ahns came from the Heavenly Principles, that was the rule of a higher-spec god, an existence that could not be resisted from the root.

Lumine and Paimon knew some secrets from Before Sun and Moon, such as that all humans were races created by foreign gods.

Created beings, subjected to the curse imposed by the Heavenly Principles, naturally could not resist.

"Alright then, looking forward to our next meeting." Paimon waved to Dainsleif, who was showing signs of leaving.

Without staying for long, Dainsleif thanked Lumine briefly and left without looking back.

"Lumine, are we going to look for Luo Li now?"

An accident came to an end, and Paimon suggested this.

After considering for a moment, Lumine nodded: "Hmm, I think the Abyss Order's layout here shouldn't be over yet, and there must be more secrets within. Mr. Luo Li, who set off early, might have already discovered more clues; let's catch up."

After reaching a consensus, the two of them decisively set off toward the depths.

However, compared to Luo Li, their speed dropped quite a bit.

Interestingly, they actually ran into an unexpected person halfway.

Walking halfway, a stream of light streaked past the two, and a cold and lonely figure appeared at their side.

"Why are you here?"

A low and cold voice sounded, and the green figure looked at the two indifferently.

Lumine and Paimon looked closely, surprise appearing in their eyes, and they said almost in unison: "Xiao?!"

That's right, the person who appeared before the two was none other than the Conqueror of Demons, the Golden-Winged Great General among the Yakshas, Xiao!

Twirling his spear, Xiao said coldly: "This is not a place you should come to, go back!"

Paimon pouted: "That's not true, Mr. Luo Li just said before that if we finished our business and were interested, we could follow!"

"What did you say?" Xiao's expression showed a subtle change, "His Highness is also here?"

In addition to surprise, he even temporarily forgot the idea of asking what kind of business they had finished.

"Hmph, if you try to stop us, I will definitely complain to Mr. Luo Li later!"

Paimon put her hands on her hips, looking amazing.

People who didn't know would think she was very spirited, but in fact, she was just snitching.

Xiao's expression changed for a while, and finally he looked at the two.

"Since His Highness has instructed so, I shall obey, but it is very dangerous inside, you must be careful!"

Rarely expressing kindness to their faces, Xiao turned into a stream of light and disappeared after speaking, also heading toward the depths.

Leaving the two standing in place.

"Seriously, one after another, they are all elusive, so hateful!"

Paimon complained in a low voice.