Chapter 36: Hurry and Run

Sheng Hong replied calmly, "Because marrying you is my affair. The safety of the Junior Martial Uncle concerns the rise and fall of the sect."

A charming and extremely tender smile appeared on Ji Fu's face, "Hong-lang~ I want to bear you ghost babies!"

Sheng Hong hurriedly covered her mouth, his face flushing bright red, "Stop messing around!"

Su Xi and Da Jin held back their laughter together, but in the end, they couldn't contain it and laughed out loud.

"Who is inside?" someone knocked on the door.

Su Xi went out immediately, "Me, I took a nap and had a sweet dream, what happened?"

The Demon language combined with the Demon attire on her body prevented the other party from becoming suspicious.

"Forget the sweet dream, there's an enemy attack. The higher-ups ordered us to transfer those human skins to the altar in the Black Prison; the Blood Sacrifice is to be opened immediately," the other party urged.

Su Xi was filled with righteous indignation, "Daring to come here to cause trouble, they probably don't know how formidable we are. Wait for me to grab my gear."

"Hurry up," the other party said before running off first.

Su Xi beckoned to Sheng Hong and the others, "The pillow has arrived just as we were dozing off; let's go save people first."

"Junior Martial Uncle knows the Demon language?" Sheng Hong was surprised.

"Having many skills is never a burden," Su Xi replied; it was also something Er Miao had just taught her.

Da Jin was already unfazed by these strange things about Su Xi, "No wonder she was able to become the Young Sect Master."

"Uh... right!" Su Xi laughed heartlessly.

Ji Fu also pursed her lips and smiled, "Hong-lang, it wouldn't be bad if we had a daughter who looked like Junior Martial Uncle."

Sheng Hong: "..."

Su Xi kept using the System Map to follow that Demon and observe the surroundings.

A huge beast shadow suddenly swept across the sky!

Ji Fu said, "It's a Phantom Demon Dragon. It looks like it hasn't reached adulthood yet, but even a dragon cub has the strength of the Void Refining stage."

"Don't worry, we have Da Jin," Su Xi said.

Da Jin looked at the shadow of the Phantom Demon Dragon...

The Black Prison was a hundred feet underground; it was not as cold here as it was above, and the breath exhaled was no longer ice shards, but white mist.

All the humans who had been captured were locked in cages, unconscious.

Sheng Hong led Da Jin to begin silently clearing out the Demons in the Black Prison.

Su Xi, meanwhile, kept the System Map open to clean up any stragglers.

Ji Fu called out to Su Xi, "Junior Martial Uncle, are these the two people you are looking for?"

Su Xi went over and looked at the Imperial Guards lying on the ground, unconscious, "Yes, they are the ones who sent me the Sound Transmission Talisman."

"This Space Scroll is a one-time use item; it doesn't need to be blood-bound, you can activate it directly with spiritual power," Sheng Hong handed several black scrolls to Su Xi and Ji Fu.

"Yue Hua, that damned profiteer," Su Xi took them and placed the two Imperial Guards into the scrolls.

"Yue Hua? That big merchant?" Ji Fu asked.

Su Xi nodded, "It's him. The Dao cultivators from various sects captured ten years ago also used scrolls refined by him."

【Next time I see Yue Hua, I must snatch this skill from him.】 Su Xi said to Er Miao.

Er Miao agreed repeatedly, 【Good.】

Upon hearing this, Ji Fu was somewhat surprised, "I didn't expect him to also be an Artifact Refining Grandmaster."

Su Xi said, "A-Fu, if you deal with him, you should still keep your guard up. That guy is definitely a profiteer; he dares to sell anything."

"Mm," Ji Fu nodded. Yue Hua was one of the very few outsiders who possessed a Posuo Island Passage Token; she would have to cancel his access qualifications later.

After everyone was packed into the Space Scrolls, Sheng Hong said to Su Xi, "There shouldn't be anyone left behind; let's withdraw first."

"Eh? Aren't we going to investigate the Blood Sacrifice?" Su Xi asked.

"Junior Martial Uncle," Sheng Hong said with a solemn expression, "We are cultivators outside the world. We may enter the world to undergo tribulations, but we must not become too deeply mired in it. Especially when it involves imperial power and the state; that karma is not easy to bear."

"Hong-lang!" Ji Fu pulled on Sheng Hong, "Junior Martial Uncle is still young; experiencing more is not necessarily a bad thing. Didn't you also pass the Void Refining Tribulation after becoming my Dao companion? Besides, I see that Junior Martial Uncle is very clever; she might not necessarily be entangled by those evil obstacles."

"I understand, Master told me that long ago," Su Xi scratched her head, "But I want to cultivate merit."

Sheng Hong was stunned.

Ji Fu and Da Jin were also dumbfounded.

"What's wrong?" Su Xi looked at their reactions, "Is it not right?"

"No," Ji Fu reacted first, then her smile became as bright as a flower, "It is absolutely not wrong."

Da Jin replied, "Throughout history, Merit Immortals have either been virtuous people over many lifetimes, or founding wise monarchs, or heroes of chaotic times; it is absolutely impossible for an ordinary cultivator."

"Junior Martial Uncle, let's return to the sect and cultivate properly," Sheng Hong immediately stopped hesitating, put away the scrolls, and prepared to leave.

Inside the System Map, a person suddenly appeared.

After seeing this person, Su Xi's face changed drastically, "Oh my, no more investigating, no more investigating, let's run!"

Saying this, she grabbed Ji Fu and ran toward a cage at the very back of the Black Prison. Just now, Er Miao told her that there was a secret door behind that cage; breaking the stone wall on the surface would reveal it.

And it was connected to a secret passage!

Sheng Hong and Da Jin were confused, but they hurriedly followed her.

A Thunder Ball appeared in Su Xi's hand, which directly split the stone wall, revealing the secret passage behind it, and she kept her pace without stopping, using Teleportation to escape.

Sheng Hong looked at Su Xi in astonishment, "Junior Martial Uncle, how did you know?"

"Shut up! Run!" Although she was the youngest here, she had the highest seniority; if she gave orders, everyone had to listen to her.

Da Jin transformed into his beast form and directly carried Su Xi and Ji Fu on his back, "Young Sect Master, Sister-in-law, hold on tight."

Immediately, they ran toward the depths of the secret passage with the speed of lightning.

Sheng Hong wanted to know what had happened behind them, but Su Xi's safety was more important; he absolutely could not let her leave his sight.

Xie Guanyu stood at the entrance of the secret passage, a trace of Thunder Origin Power still lingering in the air, and his thin lips curled into a faint smile, "Quite a fast reaction."

Under Su Xi's guidance, they arrived at the secret passage they had come through.

Ji Fu also realized, "So the Black Prison and this place are connected. How did Little Martial Uncle know about this secret passage?"

"Naturally, it is a heaven-sent talent," Su Xi laughed naively.

Ji Fu was stunned, then giggled, "Mm, I won't ask anymore."

Su Xi scratched her head, "Thank you, A-Fu. Some things really cannot be explained."

"It's alright." Ji Fu helped her tidy up the hair she had messed up, "Our Little Martial Uncle is truly someone to look forward to."

"Look forward to?" Su Xi was puzzled.

"Who was it that came just now?" Ji Fu asked, "You can at least tell me that, right? To make us scurry away like we had our tails tucked between our legs."

Su Xi replied, "The current Demon Lord, Xie Guanyu."

"..." Ji Fu was speechless, "If it was him, then we certainly had to run."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Hong's expression instantly turned solemn, and he released his avatar to stand guard.

Until they ran back to the iron gate, Sheng Hong's avatar had not discovered any pursuers behind them.

Xie Guanyu strolled leisurely to the altar.

Looking at the array diagram that had already been drawn, as well as the Soul Banners surrounding it, he lightly flicked his sleeve, and all the Soul Banners were gathered into his wide sleeve.

He chuckled in a low voice, "Little scatterbrain, you didn't even notice there was no Soul."