Chapter 59: The Strange Case of Sealing Demons

  Su Che didn't know that his actions had stirred up a huge storm in the Demon Sealing Realm, but within the last hour or so, he did have some perception. The number of low-level demons near the transmission array had greatly decreased, and the capture efficiency had also dropped significantly.

  "Could it be that all the low-level demons in this area have already been caught by us?" Su Che wondered.

  "It's possible." Old Black replied, "Maybe we've been too aggressive and the Tianmo haven't had time to replenish their numbers. Otherwise, let's go deeper?"

  Su Che hesitated for a moment, and in his heart he vetoed the idea: "No! There are too many examples of being greedy and ending up with nothing. We can't let our desires get the better of us just because we've gained something temporarily. Since we had already thought this through beforehand, if we're only going to take advantage of the situation near the transmission array, then we shouldn't risk venturing deeper for any reason."

  "The master is right." In the immortal prison, Lao Hei nodded in agreement: "Yes, if we go too far, let alone encounter a demon general by bad luck, even an ordinary demon would be more than we can handle."

  Thus, the master and servant restrained their greedy thoughts and continued to linger around the transmission array, at most only a few hundred feet away.

  After a while, Su Che and Lao Hei finally confirmed that something was off about the Demon Sealing Domain. There were no signs of demons outside the domain, and so far, they hadn't been able to catch even one.

  Isn't it said that in the Demon Sealing Realm, everything is scarce except for demons? How can such a situation occur?

  At a glance, everything was quiet and still. It had never been so peaceful in these days... Su Che couldn't help but mutter: "Looking at this situation, it seems like the calm before a storm, I don't feel good about it!"

  "Master, to be on the safe side, let's retreat for now." Lao Hei suggested: "After all, we've already caught over a thousand Tianmo, which is enough for us to devour for a long time. We can come back and make a few more trips in the future."

  "Leave the Demon-Sealing Realm?"

  Su Che thought for a moment and nodded resolutely: "We are small people who can't afford to be tossed around, being cautious is not a bad thing, let's go!"

  Made up my mind, and didn't worry about Yuqing and Linglong's situation either. Anyway, they were very powerful and didn't need my help at all. To put it bluntly, as long as I didn't go and cause trouble for them, that was already pretty good.

  Su Che turned around and walked away, soon entering the transmission array. He pressed a transmission crystal stone at the center of the array with his hand, pouring true energy into it, silently reciting "Return to Dangmo Peak".

  "Huh? No response?"

  "Is it because of insufficient true energy?"

  Su Che's heart skipped a beat as he continued to increase the amount of true energy being transmitted, but the transmission array still showed no reaction.

  I've tried changing positions and trying several times, but it's still the same!

  "Oh no!"

  Su Che finally confirmed that something must have gone wrong with the Demon Sealing Domain, causing even the transmission arrays to lose their spiritual energy.

  "How is this possible?" In the Xianyu, Laohei quickly looked up the relevant books and was also confused: "This can't be right, according to the records, the Demon Sealing Domain has never had a similar event occur, there's no mention of the transmission array losing its magic."

  "Has it ever happened before?" Su Che furrowed his brow.

  "Yes." Old Black replied, "This book's records of the Sealing Demon Realm's history should be very complete. From its formation 2,400 years ago to now, among nearly a thousand major and minor events, there has never been a description of today's situation. How come it's our first time coming in, and..."

  At this point, Lao Hei and Su Che were both stunned, and they also suddenly realized: if things go wrong, today's unexpected event might be caused by us...

  "This is trouble." Su Che sighed inwardly: "Lao Hei, I reckon some female demon has taken a liking to you and wants to keep you as a live-in son-in-law."

  "Master, can you also come up with such a story?" Lao Hei pinched his own cheek: "With my appearance, who would look at me? Besides, the demons from outside the domain don't have male and female distinctions, so where does this talk of husband and wife come from?"

  Su Che laughed and said it was just making fun of his own misfortune.

  Next, Su Che persisted in messing around the transmission array, but still couldn't activate its transmission function, just like the surrounding environment, dead and silent, without any reaction.

  "Master, someone's coming." Old Hei suddenly reminded him.

  Su Che hastily hid behind a stone pillar, quietly looking outwards, and indeed, he saw three figures rushing towards this direction, already approaching within one hundred zhang.

  "Why don't they fly?" Su Che wondered. "Those who dare to enter the Demon Sealing Domain for training are at least late-stage Qi-refining disciples."

  "The demonic aura in the Sealing Demon Realm is extremely dense, and flying up there can easily cause one's true energy to become disordered and their mind to become unclear. Unless you're at the Golden Elixir stage, it's not advisable to fly here." Old Black had long since memorized all the relevant books, so this kind of common knowledge wasn't difficult for him.

  Su Che nodded in his heart and had already seen clearly that the three figures were actually Hua Lu and others from Tianlu Peak.

  Along the way, there were no demonic creatures from outside the domain to block their path. Their running speed was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived in front of the transmission array. Moreover, they all looked anxious and worried, with unsightly expressions, and must have encountered some kind of danger, and were currently fleeing for their lives.

  "Who's there?" Hua Lu asked loudly, realizing that someone was hiding behind the stone pillar.

  "It's me." Su Che hastily revealed his figure and spread open his hands to show he meant no harm.

  "It's you!" Hua Lu naturally still remembered this outer disciple of Xuanji Peak, and it was quite strange to him: "You're actually still alive?"

  "This is what happened... Su Che pretended to be innocent and immediately explained: 'A few days ago, Master Yu Qing sent me here and said that this place was relatively safe, letting me cultivate alone.'"

  Hua Lu didn't care about these trivial matters at this moment, he just wanted to leave the Demon Sealing Domain as soon as possible. He said coldly: "Get out of my way!"

  Su Che leaped to the left, jumping out of the transmission array. In his heart, he was clear that they were in a hurry to leave this place. However, hum, that transmission array had already...

  As expected, Hua Lu and others tried several times in the same way, but the transmission array still had no reaction.

  "What have you done?" Hua Lu turned around abruptly and sternly questioned Su Che.

  "I didn't do anything." Su Che shrugged and explained, "A few hours ago, I felt that the atmosphere around me was a bit off, and my heart was afraid, so I wanted to leave this place. That's when I discovered that the transmission array had lost its magic, and I don't know what kind of reason it is."

  "Has it really lost its spirit?"

  The two followers behind Hua Lu's body were even more pale and terrified, their expressions revealed without a doubt.

  "Was it you who destroyed the transmission array?" One of them glared at Su Che, his face full of ferocity.

  "How could I have done such a thing?" Su Che retorted fearlessly, "I'm not tired of living yet, why would I destroy my own path?"

  "Perhaps you are no longer human, possessed by the heavenly demon and turned into a demonic puppet!" The man's shrill cry was loud and clear, showing that he had become so flustered that he had lost all sense of proportion.

  However, his words also had a few possibilities. On the side, Hua Lu's low voice said to the two followers: "Take him over and tie him up first."

  "Those people from Tianfeng are all of this kind!"

  Su Zu angrily cursed in his heart, he would rather risk running into the depths of the Demon Sealing Domain than suffer this humiliation, and so once again he turned around and ran without hesitation.

  In the Immortal Prison, Old Black was also furious and shouted: "Ah ah ah, I'm so angry! No way, I'll beat up that 'Luo Lianqiao' again, who let him be a person from Tianlu Peak?"

  Su Che fled in the direction of the Sealing Demon Domain, and Hua Lu and others, even if they had a far superior running speed, did not dare to chase after him. Because, they had used all their strength, lost two fellow disciples, and had just escaped from there, how could they have the courage to go back again?

  "My god!"

  Hua Lu's palm chopped down, and a vast amount of true energy surged out, exploding with a loud bang on the ground, creating a massive crater. The transmission array had failed, leaving him in a desperate situation with no way to retreat, rendering him momentarily stunned and at a loss for what to do.