One person established a clan

Chapter 139 Deep Prison
"This is the gatekeeper monster?"

Su Cheng suppressed his aura and scanned his surroundings with focused eyes.

Apart from this enormous, ferocious creature, there was nothing else but a chilling, malevolent aura surging like a thick fog.

"This place seems to be a secret realm deep within a prison."

Shi Xuan's cool voice suddenly rang out, causing Su Cheng to frown slightly: "You recognize him?"

"Know a thing or two."

Shi Xuan pondered and said, "This is a unique secret realm in the Five Desolate Regions. It is said to be a demon-refining cage left over from ancient times, hence the name 'Deep Prison'."

"Don't be fooled by the apparent lack of a path. If you defeat the demons guarding the entrance, the secret realm will shift and you will enter the next level."

"Hearing you say that..."

Su Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Is this the basis for the Heaven-Seizing Alliance's deduction that there is a great treasure hidden in this secret realm?"

Shi Xuan nodded in agreement: "These ancient demons are all extraordinary. If they can be properly refined, they can be used to forge a large number of divine weapons and blades. Moreover..."

After a moment's thought, she continued, "This deep prison is also divided into three types. The third level of the prison contains demons who have reached the Danxuan stage, while the deepest level of the fifth level may contain powerful demons who have reached the Lingxuan stage."

As for the final seven levels of hell, they only exist in historical records; to my knowledge, none have been discovered yet.

"This secret realm is divided so neatly?"

"Legend has it that these demon-refining cages are ancient cultivators' treasures. Over thousands of years, they have been nourished by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and have slowly evolved into a secret realm that is its own."

Upon hearing this, Su Cheng suddenly realized that since these three types of deep prisons were formed from artifacts, they should also correspond to the three grades of spiritual treasures.

"So, all I need to do is fight my way through the secret realm?"

"Yes, once all the demons are gone, the secret realm will naturally disappear."

Shi Xuan abruptly changed the subject: "But if we are lucky, we might be able to obtain the demon-refining artifact itself that has evolved into a secret realm. Its value is in no way inferior to the Spirit Profound Treasure."

"What is the use of this demon-refining artifact—"

The words abruptly stopped, and a heavy pressure suddenly rushed over, the chilling demonic energy feeling like a thousand blades were piercing the body, causing a slight stinging pain.

Su Cheng looked at the restless black shadow in the secluded valley and stepped into the secret realm.

"It seems that even this monster is getting impatient."

"Ho-"

The monster slowly emerged from the shadows, resembling a tiger or leopard, yet as massive and ferocious as a mountain.

Its entire body is as black as ink, its muscles are twisted and knotted like the roots of an ancient tree, and every inch of its flesh contains the power to shatter mountains and split rocks.

Facing the approaching, towering beastly figure, Su Cheng raised his head and raised the corners of his mouth:

"It bears some resemblance to the Moonlit Frost Beast. Could they be of the same kind?"

The monster's eyes were cold and disdainful, and wisps of black wind and frost emanated from between its sharp teeth. Its giant claws, carrying a dark and malevolent aura, slammed down!
boom!
The mountain rocks crumbled and spread like a spider web, and the shockwaves crushed the rubble into dust.

The beast's pupils suddenly contracted, and it saw that the figure in the dust was holding up the beast's claw with one arm, its five fingers deeply embedded in the scales!
"The force was considerable."

Su Cheng's back arched slightly like a drawn bow, purple lightning pulsed in his palms, and the Dragon Green Sword flashed with a cold light.

"Perfect timing for me to practice!"

With a loud shout, the sword blade flashed upwards like lightning, and the Purple Heaven Sword Qi transformed into a dragon raising its head and roaring as it soared into the sky!

Boom——!
The entire Chonglie Mountain suddenly trembled violently, and a purple sword aura burst through the rocks and pierced the sky!

A powerful pressure swept across the land, and the cultivators stationed in the mountains were all horrified. They looked up in astonishment, staring blankly as the sword energy gradually dissipated into a sky full of lightning.

"How could sword energy be erupting from the mountains?!"

"Could it be that it's not the work of ghosts and demons, but rather that a master has gotten there first?"

"Quick! Get back to Cloud City!"

One of the cultivators suddenly snapped out of his daze and shouted, sweating profusely, "Quickly, go and summon the Heavenly Alliance Spirit Envoy!"

At the same time, the aftershocks of the sword energy transformed into a gentle breeze that swept across the mountains and over Cloud City, which was more than ten miles away.

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Wen Qimeng suddenly stopped, turned around and looked towards the direction of the mountains, her eyes rippling with emotion.

"Who is this being?" Such residual power is probably close to the perfect Danxuan realm, something no ordinary person could possibly wield!
"Sister, what's wrong?"

The young woman gently tugged at her sleeve, her face full of curiosity: "Did you see any nice paintings?"

Wen Qimeng quickly came to her senses, lowered her eyes and smiled at her: "I smelled the aroma of steamed buns just now, shall we buy some to try later?"

"Hmm, but won't that be expensive?"

"Oh, silly girl, you don't need to be so frugal."

Wen Qimeng couldn't help but chuckle, and led the young lady towards the bustling main street.

She glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw that the people on the street were going about their business as usual, and none of them noticed anything unusual.

However, several figures soared into the air from various places in Cloud City, transforming into streaks of light and rushing towards Chonglie Mountain.

“The elders of various local factions, the city lord of Cloud City, and the spirit envoys of the Heaven-Seizing Alliance.”

Wen Qimeng pondered to herself, "I wonder if the young master is still well?"

The monsters collapsed like mountains, their black blood scattering across the ground like frost.

Purple lightning flashed and danced all around, and the lingering sword energy still clung to the sword.

"This"

Su Cheng stared in surprise at the headless corpse lying before him.

He originally intended to severely injure the beast, but unexpectedly, the Seven Luminaries Profound Pivot Technique and the Dragon Azure Sword combined their power, allowing him to kill the beast with a single strike.

"With your current strength, this demonic beast that has just entered the upper realm of Danxuan is indeed no match for you."

Shi Xuan smiled and said, "You still underestimate your own abilities."

Su Cheng looked up at the dome. The sword strike had just shattered layers of rock walls and pierced through Qionglie Mountain, and sunlight was already penetrating into the dark cave.

"People outside should have noticed something."

"We've already seized the initiative, so there's nothing to worry about."

As soon as Shi Xuan finished speaking, ripples began to spread across the surrounding void.

At the same time, purple lightning surged and spread beneath Su Cheng's feet, quickly engulfing and pulling in the corpses of the demonic beasts beside him.

[Absorption of pure spiritual energy: 100 years] [Absorption of impure spiritual energy: 30 years] [Absorption of dark domain mystic energy: 3 years]

"Ok?"

Su Cheng's mind suddenly stirred; this demon also possessed Dark Domain Profound Qi within its body?

Before they could investigate further, the surrounding phosphorescent flames were extinguished, and a foul stench swept over them.

"This is...the first level?"

Smelling the pungent, fishy odor, Su Cheng's expression darkened slightly.

The sword in his hand suddenly shone brightly, transforming into a sword beam that pierced through the darkness, revealing that the jagged stone caves around him had been transformed into a crimson underground palace, as red as congealed blood.

"Ho-"

A sinister breathing sound echoed from all around.

Su Cheng looked up coldly and saw a hunched and twisted demon hanging upside down in the dome. Its disfigured beast head writhed ferociously, and a scarlet aura flowed from its seven orifices.

"Are all the so-called ancient demons like this?"

"It's a bit weird indeed."

Shi Xuan said in a strange tone, "As far as I know, there are no demons so ugly and terrifying."

Before the words were finished, the eerie demon suddenly howled, sweeping up a surging blood mist as it pounced menacingly.

Su Cheng remained motionless, only uttering in a deep voice: "Go."

Purple lightning and black mist surged beneath his feet once more, and dragon claws and python tails stretched out in a crisscrossing motion, instantly clamping down on Xi Ying.

Several illusory demonic figures rapidly emerged from all around, each exerting its own power, and immediately slammed the screaming and struggling demon into the ground.

(End of this chapter)