In Zhu Xian, people start to rise from plundering entries

Around the altar stood nine tall stone pillars, each carved with a ferocious beast totem, so lifelike that it seemed ready to come to life and pounce on everyone at any moment.

The most striking feature is the center of the altar.

There floated a hazy black mist, within which a fist-sized object could be vaguely seen bobbing up and down, emanating an aura that was of the same origin as the Netherworld Token, but even purer and more powerful.

The Netherworld Token became scalding hot and even vibrated slightly, pointing at the object in the black mist.

"So that's the source of the summoning."

Su Han stared intently at the altar and the black mist.

He could sense that the altar itself was an extremely powerful and ancient sealing formation.

The black mist and the object within it seemed to be the sealed core.

This is by no means a good place.

"This seal... seems to be loosening a bit."

Lu Xueqi, with her keen senses, pointed to some runes on the edge of the altar.

The runes were noticeably dimmer than the rest of the runes, and some even showed tiny cracks.

A faint wisp of black energy was slowly seeping out from the cracks and merging into the central mass of black energy.

"Could it be because of the passage of time that the power has been lost?" Biyao guessed.

Su Han shook his head, his expression serious.

"No. Look at those stone pillars."

He pointed to the nine strange beast-shaped stone pillars.

One of the stone pillars, carved with the Bixie totem, broke in the middle and fell to the side. The broken part was as smooth as a mirror, not like natural weathering, but rather as if it had been cut off by a sharp blade!
"This seal was broken by someone!"

Su Han's heart sank.

Who is it? Why did they break the seal here? What exactly was sealed away?
Countless questions came to my mind.

Just then, the black mist at the center seemed to sense the presence of the Netherworld Decree and suddenly surged violently!

A powerful suction force emanated from the black mist, its target being the Netherworld Token in Su Han's hand!
Su Han felt an irresistible force pulling at the Netherworld Token, trying to make it fly out of his hand!
He hurriedly circulated his true energy and gripped it tightly.

"Oh no! This thing is trying to use the Netherworld Token to escape!"

Su Han shouted and tried to back away.

But the runes on the altar seemed to be activated, glowing with a ghostly light and forming an invisible force field that imprisoned the three of them within the plaza area!
At the same time, a deep and alluring mental fluctuation emanated from the black mist:
“Come…come here…release me…I will bestow upon you…unparalleled power…the true inheritance of the Netherworld Path…”

This mental fluctuation directly affected the consciousness of the three people, and was full of bewitching power.

Biyao's eyes showed a hint of confusion, and she subconsciously took a step forward.

"Biyao! Guard your mind!" Lu Xueqi's cold voice was like ice water poured over Biyao's head, instantly bringing her back to her senses, leaving her terrified.

Su Han guarded his spiritual platform tightly, resisting the mental erosion, his heart filled with horror.

This sealed being is already so terrifying with just a trace of leaked power and mental fluctuations. How terrifying would it be in its full glory?
We absolutely cannot let it escape!
He tried to activate the Netherworld Decree to sever the connection, but found that the Netherworld Decree resonated strongly with the object in the black mist, making the suction even stronger.

The altar's seal has been greatly weakened due to the destruction of its core. Under the combined effects of the black energy impact and the resonance of the Netherworld Decree, the cracks in the runes are spreading at a visible speed!

“Crack…Crack…”

A tooth-grinding sound rang out, and more cracks appeared on the surface of the altar.

An even denser black mist surged forth, coalescing in the air into a blurry, distorted face filled with resentment.

"Stop it!"

Su Han acted decisively, unleashing the Azure Nether Sword to slash at the black mist!
The sword light plunged into the black mist, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea, only causing the black mist to surge even more violently, and the blurry face let out a silent roar.

Lu Xueqi and Biyao also made their moves at the same time. Tianya Divine Thunder and Heartbreaking Flower Shadow attacked the black energy and the surrounding seal cracks, attempting to strengthen the seal or weaken the black energy.

However, their attacks seemed to have little effect, and instead accelerated the collapse of the seal.

"Useless... ants... Once I am free... I will torment your souls for eternity..."

The malevolent mental fluctuations once again assaulted the consciousness of the three.

The altar cracked more and more, the black aura at the center expanded to more than double its size, and the suction force became even more terrifying.

Su Han felt that the Netherworld Token was about to slip out of his hand!

At this critical moment, his gaze swept over the nine stone pillars surrounding the altar, especially the broken Bixie stone pillar.

A thought flashed through my mind!
Nine Pillars to Suppress Demons! The core of this altar's seal lies in the array formed by these nine stone pillars!

The seal was loosened because a stone pillar broke and the formation was incomplete!

What if... what if we could temporarily restore the effectiveness of that broken stone pillar?

He suddenly remembered that he had seen a secret technique called "Five Elements Demon Sealing Seal" in the sect's scripture pavilion. Although it was not of a high level, its principle was to use one's own spiritual power to simulate the nodes of the array and temporarily stabilize the seal!
Maybe give it a try!
"Xueqi, Biyao! Buy me some time! Attack the other stone pillars to draw its attention! I need to try reinforcing the seal!"

Su Han shouted loudly, then disregarded the danger, sat cross-legged on the edge of the altar, and quickly formed hand seals.

Although Lu Xueqi and Biyao did not understand what Su Han was going to do, they immediately complied out of absolute trust.

The Heavenly Sword and the Heartbreaking Flower unleashed their strongest light, no longer attacking the central black mist, but instead blasting towards the other eight intact stone pillars!
Of course, they controlled their strength; they didn't destroy it, but rather infused it with spiritual energy to stimulate the power of the stone pillar itself.

The eight stone pillars were activated by spiritual energy, and the mythical beast totems on them seemed to come alive, emitting a faint glow, and their suppressive power against the black aura at the center seemed to increase slightly.

The blurry face roared in anger, and a portion of the black mist split off, transforming into tentacles that attacked Lu Xueqi and Biyao. (End of Chapter)