#167 - Chapter 167: Pit - Qi Refining Level 3000, Accepting The Empress As A Disciple At The Beginning

Amongst the palace complex.

The righteous sects and the Demonic Cult had thoroughly plundered the outer layers, taking away anything valuable or useful.

The only reason the palace complex wasn't completely dismantled was because the wall bricks couldn't be removed.

After scavenging the outer layers, they unknowingly crossed the line and ventured into the middle layers.

Emperor Changgu activated the traps, but they were still oblivious, chatting and laughing as they went.

"It's a pity about those two little hotties from逍遥 Peak. I wonder where they've died. If we could get our hands on them, this trip wouldn't have been in vain."

"We haven't encountered them until now. Could something have really happened to them?"

"It's hard to say; they might be hiding somewhere."

"Whoever finds them first gets them!"

Amidst their banter, the people from the Demonic Cult pushed open the palace gate and were instantly dumbfounded.

Inside the palace stood people who had died in Changgu Grotto Heaven.

Their expressions were icy and blank, their bodies still bearing wounds, resembling cold corpses.

The flesh and blood of those who died in Changgu Grotto Heaven were devoured by Emperor Changgu, and their souls were imprisoned.

Anyone who came here and cultivated, absorbing spiritual energy, would absorb the origin aura he had hidden within the spiritual energy, making them susceptible to his control.

The Demonic Cult disciples only realized something was wrong when it was already too late.

Those souls resolutely attacked them.

In the palace complex of the middle layer, all the souls revived, their minds erased, leaving only their fighting instincts.

Kill all intruders!

Every century, a thousand people died in Changgu Grotto Heaven. Accumulated over thousands of years, many corpses were buried here.

Now, they all appeared in the middle layer, transformed into killing machines.

… …

Outside Changgu Grotto Heaven.

Casualties were mounting, and the secret realm of Changgu Grotto Heaven seemed to be gradually opening from the outside.

People from the major sects summoned their sect leaders one after another.

Something must have happened in Changgu Grotto Heaven. They couldn't ignore it.

… …

Star River Sect.

Luo Yangtian, who was lying under the willow tree sleeping, suddenly received a message from the Grand Elder.

"Something happened?"

Luo Yangtian frowned slightly, opened his eyes, and took out the life token left by Ye Kong. The life token was intact, proving that the person was fine.

Seeing that the life token was still there, Luo Yangtian continued to rest.

If Ye Kong was fine, how could anything happen to anyone else?

Luo Yangtian finally understood why Ye Kong was so lazy and didn't even cultivate.

In such a warm and comfortable place, one could spend the day fishing and sleeping. Cultivation was out of the question.

Luo Yangtian stretched lazily and lay down again.

Just as he was preparing to sleep comfortably, he suddenly woke up in alarm.

"That's not right, I overslept!"

Luo Yangtian hurriedly woke up and quickly calculated the time, discovering that he had unknowingly slept for more than ten days.

What kind of mess must have happened outside in these ten days?

Luo Yangtian couldn't imagine it.

Without him and the Grand Elder to keep the Star River Sect in check, who would they turn to for help?

Moreover, something had happened to the Grand Elder.

Thinking of this, Luo Yangtian cursed Ye Kong in his heart.

Ye Kong, ah Ye Kong, you've really killed me.

It's all your fault for making this place too peaceful and too comfortable.

Luo Yangtian mobilized the power of the Star River, carried his hands behind his back, and flew out of逍遥 Peak, all the way back to the Star River Hall.

Inside the Star River Hall, it was quiet and empty.

"All Peak Lords and Elders, come to the Star River Hall immediately for a meeting!" Luo Yangtian shouted loudly.

His voice spread throughout the Star River Sect, and all the Elders and Peak Lords in the Star River Sect rushed to the Star River Hall at the first moment.

Luo Yangtian stood above the Star River with his hands behind his back, dressed in white, and only spoke after everyone had arrived: "This Sect Leader has been in seclusion for many days and has not dealt with sect affairs."

"What important matters does the sect have? Tell me one by one!"

Upon hearing this, the Second Elder first looked left and right, and seeing that everyone was silent, he stood up and said: "Thanks to the Sect Leader's remaining prestige, the sect is safe and sound!"

"There is only one matter: Changgu Grotto Heaven is turbulent and uneasy, and too many disciples from various sects have fallen. The Grand Elder is also requesting assistance."

Luo Yangtian immediately understood upon hearing this.

There was nothing much going on in the sect, but something was happening in Changgu Grotto Heaven.

Come to think of it, the attention of the entire Lianyun Continent was now on Changgu Grotto Heaven, so what could possibly happen to the sect?

"The Second Elder will maintain the operation of the sect while this Sect Leader goes to take a look," Luo Yangtian said, stepping on the Star River and leaving.

Seeing this, the Second Elder reminded him: "Sect Leader, the journey is long."

"I know. With this Sect Leader's strength, I can reach it in half an hour," Luo Yangtian said with his hands behind his back.

"That's not it, Sect Leader. What I mean is, won't it consume too much energy for you to travel on the Star River…"

Luo Yangtian: … …

… …

Inside Changgu Grotto Heaven.

Ye Kong stood on the conveyor belt, looking at the murals around him.

The conveyor belt was underground, lit by bright candlelight, and the walls were painted with the life of Emperor Changgu.

Actually, there wasn't much to see. His life was either spent in seducing women or on the way to seducing women.

The only time he fought was with the Demon Emperor.

As a result, the Demon Emperor directly brought a dozen people to surround and kill him.

However, Ye Kong also discovered something interesting. The cultivation technique that Emperor Changgu practiced was very unorthodox.

His cultivation required dual cultivation, and he progressed smoothly without any bottlenecks.

The old farmer had told him before that Emperor Changgu's temperament had changed drastically after he practiced the cultivation technique, perhaps due to the influence of the technique.

Ye Kong pondered for a while but couldn't figure out the reason.

Forget it, I don't want to think about it. It's giving me a headache.

Ye Kong carried his hands behind his back, stood on the platform, and walked towards the main hall.

The sooner he resolved this, the sooner he could take his disciple back.

Originally, he just wanted to travel and enjoy the scenery of Changgu Grotto Heaven, but he didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing.

"Alas, I should go out less in the future," Ye Kong sighed softly.

… …

Inner Layer.

Xiao Bai sat on Erha's back, holding the spirit halberd, and galloped all the way.

Jade Fragrance Palace led to the inner layer, so Xiao Bai was able to enter, and as long as he wasn't noticed, he wouldn't encounter any danger.

Moreover, in previous years, participants had died in the outer two layers, and no one had entered, so Xiao Bai wouldn't encounter any controlled souls either.

"Damn it, what if Emperor Changgu revives and kills me?"

"Or, should I just not go?"

"But I can't not go. Master has fallen, and Senior Sisters are still waiting for me to save them!"

"At worst, I'll sacrifice my Demonic Shadow. If I can't beat him to death, I'll scare him to death!"

Xiao Bai was extremely hesitant. Emperor Changgu had been killed by him.

If he revived, he would definitely seek revenge on him, and now he was automatically delivering himself to the door.

Xiao Bai felt bitter in his heart!

… …

Deep within the palace.

Emperor Changgu, who was reviving, sensed that two people had entered and shouted: "Chen Long, Chen Hu!"

Two blood-red figures instantly appeared in the blood pool, kneeling on one knee on the ground.

"Your sons are here!"