Alien Hotel.

Chapter 383 Damage
Deep inside the Demon-Suppressing Tower, in the "core containment area" that was like a vertical shaft, Master Yuan Ling and Master Qian Ji were checking the conditions of various facilities with serious faces. At this time, Yu Sheng and his party pushed the door open and saw two old men busy at work.

"I came to check out the situation and bring Sect Leader Yuan Hao over," Yu Sheng said to Yuan Ling, "How's it going here?"

"As you can see, everything is in a mess," Yuan Ling Zhenren sighed and pointed to the shaft. "This is probably the biggest accident the Demon Suppression Tower has encountered since its construction. Fortunately, it was brought under control in time."

Yu Sheng looked in the direction that Yuan Ling Zhenren pointed.

They are now in the middle of the shaft, on a semicircular platform extending from the inner wall of the shaft. Outside the platform, one can see that a large number of mechanical long bridges set up along the shaft wall have been destroyed. Many Lingshan disciples of the Weapon Refining Sect are flying in the air, checking the conditions of the connecting bridges. A large number of containment rooms distributed on the shaft wall have collapsed or are emitting smoke. The personnel on duty at the Demon-Suppressing Tower are clearing the collapsed area with the assistance of large mechanical men.

But even more shocking than the collapse and destruction of those containment rooms was a crack that ran almost vertically across the entire shaft from top to bottom. The extremely solid shaft wall, made of unknown material, seemed to have been torn apart by brute force. The astonishing crack curved and extended, reaching upward to the endless heights of chaos, and then disappeared at the bottom of the shaft. The widest part of the crack was probably tens of meters, and even now, sparks and flashes of spiritual material breaking could still be seen bursting out from the crack from time to time.

"Oh my god..." Irene was sitting on Yu Sheng's shoulder, stunned. "No wonder there are so many monsters running out. Did your containment area get split open?"

Qianji Zhenren beside him sighed: "Ah, the situation is indeed extremely dangerous. I was also shocked when I came here."

"Well, even for me, it's a bit tricky to deal with this situation," Yuan Ling Zhenren also sighed, "The main reason is that the damage inside is far more than what you see - after the core formation of the Demon Suppression Tower stopped working, many vicious monsters suppressed at the bottom started to attack together. There are many intelligent ones among them. When they noticed that the restriction was weakened, they began to destroy it layer by layer from bottom to top and from the inside to the outside. About half of those you see outside were 'conveniently' released by them to create chaos.

“So the situation down there is very complicated now. Not only is the structure damaged, but there is also miasma and pollution left behind by all kinds of evil monsters, possessed monks, and even out-of-control entities. It will probably take some time to clean it up.

"Fortunately, the Demon Suppression Tower has a lot of space, and there are still many unused floors that have not been damaged. The captured demons can be temporarily transferred in..."

Listening to the old man rambling on about the current situation, Irene finally couldn't help it: "I wanted to ask just now, you have so many monsters imprisoned here, and many of them will definitely cause chaos in the world if they get out, why don't you just kill them? At least kill the most dangerous and hopeless ones, why do you have to keep them locked up like this as time bombs?"

"How can it be that easy?" Hearing Irene's question, Yuan Ling hadn't spoken yet, but Yuan Hao, who was standing next to her, shook his head helplessly, "Those demons you mentioned that can be killed directly, of course, will be killed after they are caught and their identities are verified and the evidence is found. The rest can be locked up in this demon-suppressing tower for a long time, of course, they have their reasons.

"One is that the crime is indeed not punishable by death, and there is still a chance to return to the right path, such as Snake Princess, who is imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Tower to give him a chance to reform.
"Another situation is that some strange things are extremely difficult to 'kill'. The pollution and backlash that would erupt after being forcibly destroyed would even far exceed the risks of containment. After weighing the pros and cons, they can only be imprisoned here.

"There are even more special ones, such as some ancient monsters, or even demon monks who have comprehended some great principles. These 'prisoners' have established a connection with the cycle of heaven and earth. With every breath they breathe, they live and die. The impact is no longer on themselves. If they are killed directly, it may even harm the environment of Taixu Lingshu and even the entire Feiyu Star Region in a short period of time, causing natural disasters and harming the people. Therefore, we can only lock these troublesome guys in the tower and slowly refine them. After thousands of years of refining, there is a chance to 'dissolve' them harmlessly."

Yu Sheng was stunned: "... Can it be like this?!"

"Yes," Yuan Ling Zhenren beside him nodded with a wry smile, his tone full of helplessness, "This time, a desolate giant beast connected to the earth vein was forcibly killed by Qianji and I when it tried to escape. It was originally going to be refined at the bottom for 2 years. This time, it died cleanly. Just now, news came from Bamenxing that the local magnetic pole has deviated by at least degrees... I don't know how much the local harvest will be affected."

Yu Sheng was really shocked this time: "...Aren't you guys who practice immortal cultivation a little outrageous?"

Even Irene on his shoulder was a little confused. Then the little puppet suddenly reacted and turned to look at Hu Li beside him: "Hey, silly fox, do the immortals in your hometown also have this situation?"

Hu Li thought about it and shook his head: "I've never heard of such a thing. Maybe it's because the rules of the world are different? Moreover, the parameters of most planets over there are controlled by machines. If the magnetic poles are really deviated, they will automatically adjust back..."

Irene: “…Isn’t this even more outrageous!”

Yuan Hao and Qian Ji, who were standing by, were stunned for a few seconds after hearing Hu Li's words. Then, their eyes lit up and they said in unison, "What's the principle behind this?"

"Let's not talk about the principles for now. She can't explain it to you clearly with just an elementary school diploma." Yu Sheng saw that two science and engineering gods were going to consult a cyber fox who dropped out of elementary school about planetary control, so he quickly interrupted them (mainly because if he didn't interrupt, it would be difficult to explain this matter with long and difficult sentences). "Now the main thing is to figure out how this "accident" was caused, and...will it explode again." As soon as Yu Sheng said this, Yuan Ling Zhenren's expression changed slightly: "You mean..."

"The crack that Zheng Zhi observed still exists," Yu Sheng said solemnly, "it has just temporarily entered a stable state."

"It's right over there," Zheng Zhi nodded immediately, pointing not far away, "It basically coincides with the solid crack on the inner wall, extending downwards. But I can't see where exactly it extends to... It's too dark down here to see clearly."

Yuan Ling Zhenren frowned, pinched his beard and thought quickly for a few seconds, and soon made a decision: "Then I will take you to the bottom of the Demon Suppression Tower, and ask this fellow Daoist Zheng to use his spiritual eyes to see what is going on down there. Senior Brother, you and Elder Qianji will stay here and continue to check and confirm the damage nearby."

"Of course you can," Yuan Hao said casually, but soon he remembered something and took out something from his sleeve - that was his bright red brick. "The ground veins below are disordered. I'm afraid there are some evil creatures causing trouble. You take my 'Ten Directions Heaven-Suppressing Ruler' with you to protect yourself."

Yuan Ling Zhenren took a look at the "weapon" that his senior brother took out, and the muscles on his face trembled visibly. He tried to keep a straight face and said, "Senior brother, you know that I am not good at weapons. Your "Heavenly Ruler", uh, I am not used to it."

"Okay... I have a Hunyuan Demon-Subduing Fighting Pawn here. Do you want it? How about the Haotian Demon-Subduing Hammer? How about the Four Directions Spirit Seal? How about the Heaven-Flipping Chapter?"

As he was speaking, Yuan Hao Zhenren pulled out a bunch of magic weapons he had made himself from his sleeves. The platform was immediately radiating with brilliant light and overflowing with spiritual energy. There was even the sound of the resonance of the weapon spirits and the ethereal music. Yu Sheng looked closely and saw that there were all kinds of bricks in the red light - with edges, blades, handles, chains, barbed hooks, and Emei spikes. There was also two bricks connected to one another with an iron rod in the middle that looked like a dumbbell, but its name was "Qian Kun Wuliang Dang Mo Pestle"...

Let me put it this way, if these things didn't have golden light and spiritual energy, if they were mixed with some concrete, they would become a wall!
Zhenren Yuan Ling's face almost turned green. Seeing that his senior brother was still moving things out, he quickly pulled Yu Sheng to the edge of the platform. At the same time, he waved his whisk and summoned a circular platform that was emitting faint light and floating in the air from nowhere. He took everyone on the circular platform and ran to the bottom of the Demon-Suppressing Tower!
Yuan Hao Zhenren's head popped out from the edge of the platform above, holding a brick that was shining with cold light in his hand: "Do you want the Wuji Baozhuan--"

“Take it back!” Yuan Ling Zhenren stood on the circular platform, controlling it to fly downwards while looking up and shouting, “Don’t let that thing fall down and destroy the earth veins!”

After shouting, he withdrew his gaze and noticed that Yu Sheng and others around him were looking at him. The old man's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed.

Yu Sheng couldn't help but said, "Master Xuan Che... is he really the weapon refining grandmaster here?"

"……Correct."

Yu Sheng's mouth twitched: "That aesthetic is very unique."

"You don't know that my brother's weapon-refining skills are indeed top-notch, but he is just not particular about details by nature," Yuan Ling Zhenren thought for a moment and still wanted to say a few words for his brother (perhaps for the sake of the reputation of his sect), "The magic weapons he refined are all designed to be the most economical, but their power should not be underestimated."

Then Yu Sheng recalled the "Great Wilderness Meteorite Crystal" that was smashed to pieces by Master Yuan Hao with a brick, and immediately agreed with these words.

It really is a brick that has both numerical value, aesthetics and special effects...

As they were talking, the circular platform under their feet had quickly passed the "vertical shaft area" in the middle section of the Demon-Suppressing Tower. After passing through a continuous passage engraved with various talismans and inscriptions, Yu Sheng noticed that the building structure below had changed.

The "well wall" with a large number of prison cells and caves came to an end. Further down, there was a deep and vertical cave. In the depths of the cave, there was a faint spiritual light floating, flickering and rising and falling like breathing and pulse.

"The veins below are the earth veins," Yuan Ling Zhenren explained, "and the star core power of Taixu Lingshu is hidden in them."

(End of this chapter)