Chapter 153: Uncle, you are really unreliable!

The Soul Palace was crowded with Shadow Clones, working overtime to produce Demon-Eating Gu. The current stock couldn't keep up with the number of monsters in the Demon-Locking Tower.

Since he had gone through the trouble of coming here, he couldn't waste it.

The Demon-Locking Tower had ten floors in total. Excluding the top floor used to seal the Demon Sword, there were nine floors remaining. Chu Yang was currently sweeping through the demons on the ninth floor.

There weren't many monsters on the ninth floor. First, because some time ago, the great demons rushed to the top floor intending to escape the Demon-Locking Tower, and everyone wanted to be the first to leave, resulting in infighting. After a great battle, the number of monsters plummeted.

Second, because they failed to break the seal, the great demons were beaten back into the Demon-Locking Tower by the Sword Saint. In despair, they took many monsters back to the bottom floors to continue lording over their own territories.

The further down one went in the Demon-Locking Tower, the number of monsters encountered would multiply.

Before long, Chu Yang had killed his way from the ninth floor to the seventh floor. Even the ants passing by were cut in half by him. He was truly killing with red eyes; the monsters avoided him as soon as they saw him.

If it weren't for the critical shortage of Demon-Eating Gu, he probably would have killed his way to the bottom floor long ago. Now, he could only take a short rest and carefully record the internal structure of the Demon-Locking Tower to send back to the Soul Palace.

Meanwhile, Qingwei and the others, who were watching the situation of the Demon-Locking Tower from the outside, suddenly changed their expressions, looking incredulous.

"On the upper floors of the Demon-Locking Tower, why is there not even any demon aura left?"

"What is Chu Yang doing in there? We asked him to go in to repair the array, why is he on a killing spree?"

"If this continues, how can his body support him reaching the bottom floor to repair all the arrays?"

"You little brat, even if you hate evil, you have to consider the big picture!"

"We calculated everything, but we didn't calculate his temperament. Sect Leader Brother, what should we do now?"

Qingwei pondered for a moment and shook his head, "Wait a little longer..."

The elders could only watch the Demon-Locking Tower with burning anxiety.

"Brother Xu, the elders look very anxious, don't they?" Li Xiaoyao asked worriedly, "Did something happen to Brother Chu inside?"

Xu Changqing said in a deep voice, "The demon aura on the top two floors of the Demon-Locking Tower has decreased sharply. It is likely that Junior Brother is clearing out the monsters there."

Tang Xuejian asked strangely, "Isn't the point of entering the Demon-Locking Tower to slay demons and eliminate evil?"

Xu Changqing explained, "The powerful monsters are basically gathered on the bottom floors. If Junior Brother consumes too much true essence on the upper floors, the battles further down will become increasingly difficult. More importantly, the interior of the Demon-Locking Tower is full of Demon-Dissolving Water and seals, making it very difficult to replenish spiritual power."

"Under normal circumstances, Junior Brother should try to avoid fighting on the upper floors and head to the next floor immediately after repairing the array."

"Junior Brother is naturally hateful of evil; I'm afraid he didn't think of this at all..."

After hearing Xu Changqing's explanation, the others finally understood why the Shushan elders were so anxious. According to them, if he kept killing like this, it would be impossible for Chu Yang to reach the very bottom floor.

Tang Xuejian screamed, "Doesn't that mean Daoist Chu is dead for..."

Jingtian hurriedly covered her mouth, thinking to himself, little ancestor, what time is it, and you're still talking nonsense! "Brother Xu, let's go in!"

Li Xiaoyao pulled Xu Changqing, preparing to fly his sword to the top of the tower.

Xu Changqing looked back at Sect Leader Qingwei and Elder Canggu, shook his head, and said, "Since the Sect Leader hasn't spoken, it means the situation hasn't reached the most critical moment yet. Let's wait a little longer..."

Li Xiaoyao roared, "Then what if it's too late?"

While the two were arguing endlessly, the demon aura of the Demon-Locking Tower began to weaken again. Everyone knew this was a signal that Chu Yang was moving forward.

"Then let's wait a little longer..."

Li Xiaoyao gradually quieted down.

Inside the Demon-Locking Tower, Chu Yang was not as miserable as everyone imagined; on the contrary, he was incredibly happy.

Although the ones he had killed so far were all small monsters with one or two hundred years of cultivation, the quantity was huge; combined, they were as much as five or six Red Ghost Kings.

Quantitative change led to qualitative change. Chu Yang's proficiency in Sword Control Art was soaring, and he had even comprehended the Ten Thousand Sword Art.

Once the new Demon-Eating Gu were replenished, he continued to kill his way down.

Anyway, there was no need to hide his strength in the Demon-Locking Tower. He went full throttle, using whatever he had. Just a single Demon-Subduing Shrine was enough to kill through the upper floors.

Some monsters that had no form and only souls left were all swallowed into the belly of 【Fengdu】.

Since returning from the Ghost Realm, the Netherworld Qi on 【Fengdu】 had become increasingly rich. Chu Yang had a premonition that it was about to reach the level of Bankai.

When entering the third floor from the fourth floor, Chu Yang met the first thousand-year great demon since entering the tower. Its strength was on par with the Red Ghost King.

And then...

Chu Yang killed it instantly with the Demon-Subduing Shrine.

The second one...

The third one...

Chu Yang, who had regained his senses, found that the third floor was full of thousand-year-level great demons. Compared to the previous floors, it undoubtedly required some effort, but fortunately, there were no particularly outstanding existences among them.

Chu Yang spent half a day clearing this floor. The cultivation he absorbed himself had also reached over ten thousand years.

Using the ten thousand years of cultivation, Chu Yang deduced all his martial arts to the extreme, including using the Ten Great Martial Arts to reverse-deduce the Xuanwu True Skill.

The Original Body of Martial Essence once again ushered in an epic enhancement.

At this moment.

The outside of the Demon-Locking Tower fell into extreme silence. No one thought that Chu Yang could almost kill all the monsters in the Demon-Locking Tower by his own strength.

This was something that had never happened in the millions of years that the Demon-Locking Tower had stood on Shushan.

Before this, the Demon-Locking Tower was a dead zone; it was a dead zone for monsters, and also a dead zone for Shushan disciples.

No one could walk out of the Demon-Locking Tower alive.

This sentence was like a curse!

"Good lad! Now there are only the last two floors left!"

"This is a feat that has never happened since the founding of Shushan!"

"Hahaha! Splendid! Splendid! These damn monsters deserve to be slain. Giving them a chance to repent in the tower, how can that be fair to those innocent people who died unjustly?"

"That's right, it's just a pity that I didn't have the chance to enter the tower with Junior Nephew Chu Yang. It's a great regret!"

Several elders let out heroic laughter. Although the Demon-Locking Tower could torture monsters for hundreds or thousands of years, letting them die slowly, for this group of sword immortals in Shushan, it was more satisfying to slay these monsters on the spot! For these years, because of the sect rules, they had been holding back their breath. Now, seeing Chu Yang almost slaughter all the demons inside, they felt extremely refreshed.

Li Xiaoyao and the others were also clapping and cheering on the side! Tang Xuejian asked with a smile, "Now there are only the last two floors left. What kind of monsters are they?"

The elders' laughter gradually ceased, and solemn expressions appeared on their faces again. Seeing this, Tang Xuejian stood timidly behind Jingtian, "Did I say something wrong again?"

Jingtian shook his head and smiled bitterly. The chat ability of the young lady of the Tang family was simply unbelievable.

"The second floor is the Heavenly Demon Emperor. This monster is extraordinary; it is not comparable to other monsters in the tower!"

The figure of the Wine Sword Immortal suddenly appeared beside everyone.

"300 years ago, the Heavenly Demon Emperor led a group of demons to invade the human world. Even with the combined strength of thousands of Shushan disciples, it was difficult to resist. The contemporary Shushan Sect Leader used the ancient method of 'Summoning Gods' to confuse the demons, lured them into the Demon-Locking Tower, and ordered the disciples to form the Five Spirit Array to channel the Demon-Dissolving Water in the tower to refine this group of monsters."

"Forty-nine days later, most of the monsters were subdued, except for the Heavenly Demon Emperor, who was not affected because of his powerful demon power. You must know that this Demon-Dissolving Water is a treasure bestowed by the God Realm. At the time, it seemed simply shocking."

"Not only that, the Heavenly Demon Emperor also intended to borrow power to break out of the tower. In a moment of crisis, Shushan disciple 'Weijing' carried the Demon-Suppressing Sword into the tower and fought the Heavenly Demon Emperor for three days, severely wounding him, but he himself died of exhaustion. From then on, the Demon-Suppressing Sword was lost in the Demon-Locking Tower."

The Wine Sword Immortal drank a large gulp of wine, soaking his collar, and let out a long breath, "The Demon Lord Chong Lou breaking the Demon-Locking Tower should have been for the Demon-Suppressing Sword, but he accidentally took the Demon Sword. He probably didn't expect that the Demon-Suppressing Sword wasn't at the top of the tower, but at the bottom."

Tang Xuejian poked Jingtian's lower back with her finger and whispered, "That Demon-Suppressing Sword is the sword your past life carried, right?"

Jingtian nodded and sighed, "That's exactly why today's predicament was caused. That red-haired monster is really infuriating."

Li Xiaoyao said in a deep voice, "Does Senior mean that Brother Chu might not be able to beat the Heavenly Demon Emperor?"

The Wine Sword Immortal explained, "The Heavenly Demon Emperor is indeed extraordinary. Even the Demon-Dissolving Water bestowed by the God Realm couldn't do anything to him. To win against him, brute force alone won't work. You must find a way to find the Demon-Suppressing Sword to have a chance."

"I just don't know if the Heavenly Demon Emperor will give Junior Nephew Chu Yang this chance..."

The words had just fallen.

The demon aura on the second floor also vanished! Thump~ thump~ thump~ The Wine Sword Immortal was struck by lightning, and the wine gourd in his hand fell to the ground, rolling all the way to Li Xiaoyao's feet.

Li Xiaoyao picked up the wine gourd and returned it to the Wine Sword Immortal's hand.

He looked at the other person as if he were a con artist, and even patted him on the shoulder with sympathy, saying, "Senior, every time I see you, you look so unreliable. You're not young anymore; you must not be disrespectful to your age..."

"Thinking that I have to call you Uncle after joining the sect makes me very worried."

The Wine Sword Immortal's blood surged, his handsome face turned purple, and he had ten thousand curses stuck in his throat.

Jingtian and the others couldn't help but laugh, and the oppressive atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

It was just that they didn't see that the expressions of Qingwei and the others were similar to the Wine Sword Immortal, also very surprised.

Compared to the joyful atmosphere outside the tower, it was now Chu Yang's turn to be unhappy.

He looked at the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Emperor, which had turned into blood, with a mournful face. Along with it, the Demon-Eating Gu had also vanished.

Chu Yang didn't expect that the Demon-Eating Gu would actually be burst by the cultivation of the Heavenly Demon Emperor! "The Heavenly Demon Emperor has at least ten thousand years of cultivation..."

"For the Demon-Eating Gu, swallowing ten thousand years of cultivation seems to have exceeded the limit. Only with excessive load would it burst."

"A miscalculation. I should have thought earlier that there would be an upper threshold for the Demon-Eating Gu to swallow demon power."

"It seems that the plan to build an automatic demon-refining tower must be listed as an emergency project, otherwise, if I waste another one, I will definitely have a myocardial infarction."

Before entering the last floor, Chu Yang learned from his mistakes, took the Demon-Suppressing Sword, and entered the Soul Palace.

Inside the Soul Palace, Magic Chu Yang had already actively stopped the production of Demon-Eating Gu. He and Pirate Chu Yang were studying the structure and arrays of the Demon-Locking Tower.

Even so, they still stored hundreds of Demon-Eating Gu.

"There is an upper threshold for the Demon-Eating Gu to swallow demon power. The one that swallowed the Heavenly Demon Emperor just now has burst, wasting ten thousand years of cultivation!"

Hearing Immortal-Xia Chu Yang's words, Magic Chu Yang and Pirate Chu Yang suddenly felt like their hearts had stopped.

"Damn it! What a huge loss!"

Pirate Chu Yang was crying without tears.

"Just consider it tuition. We ignored the limits of biological existence. If it were a magic treasure, there shouldn't be this problem anymore."

Magic Chu Yang quickly adjusted his mood and said lightly, "Refining the Demon-Locking Tower is not difficult, and we don't need to build such a large tower. As long as we solve the power of the five spirits and the energy problem, we can manufacture it soon."

Immortal-Xia Chu Yang said, "After repairing the Demon-Locking Tower and restoring the Holy Spirit Bead, we can use the five spirit beads to replenish the power of the five spirits."

Pirate Chu Yang worried, "The spiritual power of the five spirit beads is not infinite. If we keep doing this, will they be ruined!"

Immortal-Xia Chu Yang laughed, "The power of the five spirits in the five spirit beads doesn't come from thin air. It can be slowly restored by absorbing the five spirits between heaven and earth. Of course, external forces can also be used to accelerate this process."

"With the ten thousand years of cultivation I gained in the Demon-Locking Tower, it should be enough to meet the requirements for accelerated recovery."

Magic Chu Yang smiled knowingly, "There's a high probability we won't need to take action ourselves; someone will solve this problem for us."

Once these words were spoken, a figure flashed through Immortal-Xia Chu Yang's mind, and he laughed along.

After chatting for a while, Immortal-Xia Chu Yang left the Demon-Suppressing Sword in the Soul Palace and returned to the world.

After returning, Chu Yang glanced at the blood on the ground and walked toward the last floor.

At the same time.

The Wine Sword Immortal was vividly explaining how powerful the demons on the bottom floor of the Demon-Locking Tower were! The demon suppressed at the very bottom of the Demon-Locking Tower was the Shushan Sword Sect disciple who had fallen into evil, named Jiang Ming.

"Dozens of years ago, there was a genius disciple in the Sword Sect named Jiang Ming, who was the adopted son of the Sect Leader of that generation, Jiang Juezhi."

"Jiang Ming had followed Sect Leader Jiang Juezhi to practice since he was a child. His Daoist techniques and sword skills were all at his fingertips. There was no so-called bottleneck in his cultivation. In just over ten years, he had become a powerhouse who suppressed the younger generation."

"In those years, our Sword Sect always used the name of the Shushan Sect externally, not the Immortal Sword Sect."

"It was also after that disaster that the Sword Sect fell into a slump, and until now, they have never won a single sword-qi dispute."

Speaking of this, the Wine Sword Immortal sighed.

"The root of the disaster was because Jiang Ming fell in love with a fox demon when he went down the mountain to practice in the world."

"Human-demon love is a taboo, not to mention Jiang Ming was a Shushan disciple. After the incident was exposed, Sect Leader Jiang Juezhi sent a large number of disciples to hunt down the fox demon and wanted to lock her in the Demon-Locking Tower."

"Jiang Ming heard the news and rushed over. He saw the dying fox demon in front of the Demon-Locking Tower. On one side was his master's upbringing and the friendship of his fellow disciples, and on the other was his true love. Jiang Ming, caught in a dilemma, fell into a demonic barrier and eventually became a demon."

"He was sealed into the Demon-Locking Tower at the same time as the Evil Sword Immortal. However, compared to the Evil Sword Immortal, Jiang Ming was much more powerful. He was the most talented seed of cultivation who fell into the demonic path. When the Evil Sword Immortal was born, he was also contaminated with the aura of the Outer Heavenly Demon."

"This time the seal of the Demon-Locking Tower was broken, and only one Evil Sword Immortal escaped, which is the greatest misfortune among misfortunes."

"If it were Jiang Ming who came out, Shushan would have long since ceased to exist."

After hearing the Wine Sword Immortal finish the ins and outs, everyone immediately felt creepy. If Jiang Ming was really that powerful, how should Chu Yang deal with it? (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 154 =====