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Wan Zhong nodded repeatedly, not falling over: "That little girl was so embarrassed..."

The two little demons, who were supposed to be able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk and a thousand cups without falling over, were about to continue their conversation when Hong Kui interrupted them with a sudden, thunderous shout: "Aren't you going to find something to eat? Are you expecting me to drag you along?" The two little demons scrambled away and disappeared from Lin Yaoxie's sight. Hong Kui sneered, "They really are two monsters from a brothel..."

Chapter 82 Xuejian's Attack

Two more days passed. Although Lin Yaoxie regained consciousness, he was still weak all over. During his recovery, Lin Yaoxie was not flustered, after all, he knew that some things in this world of immortals and swords were unchanging.

For example, the weakness of this Demon-Sealing Tower lies in its foundation. As long as you can reach the bottom of the tower and break the seven coiled dragon stone pillars underneath, the Demon-Sealing Tower will naturally collapse.

Although Lin Yaoxie was confident, he hadn't had an easy time these past few days. The two little demons, Thousand Cups Undying and Ten Thousand Cups Unfazed, seemed to have somehow managed to procure food that was always tough and dirty. If he was really hungry, Lin Yaoxie would have loved to throw the meat on the ground. Fortunately, there was wine. These two, true to their reputation as wine-loving demons, had a knack for choosing wine, and every time they brought Lin Yaoxie, the wine perfectly suited his taste.

On this day, Lin Yaoxie was finally able to move freely. He got up and stretched his limbs, saying:

"Finally, we can go out."

The demon in the Black Nightshade Forest had finally recovered its health, feeling both happy and somewhat disappointed.

"Brother, let's live here and not go out anymore, okay?"

For demons, the Demon Locking Tower is a place of eternal imprisonment. However, for Long Kui, these days in the Demon Locking Tower have been a rare period of comfort as she and Lin Yaoxie have spent time together without being disturbed or criticized by anyone because Long Kui is a ghost.

Lin Yaoxie naturally understood Long Kui's meaning, but thinking of his family and many more friends outside, Lin Yaoxie comforted Long Kui, saying:

"After I finish my duel with Chonglou and ask him some questions, we will find a place to live in seclusion and no longer concern ourselves with worldly affairs."

Long Kui, initially shy, was about to speak when a flash appeared before her eyes, and Hong Kui materialized in front of Lin Yaoxie. Since their first meeting at the Demon-Locking Tower, Lin Yaoxie hadn't seen Hong Kui again, assuming she was seriously injured in the battle with the Shu Mountain elders. Hong Kui looked at Lin Yaoxie with disdain and said:

"You're saying something that even a ghost wouldn't believe. Even if you lose to Chonglou, will you really go into seclusion with me? What about Xuejian? And what about Zixuan?"

Lin Yaoxie had only intended to comfort Long Kui, but he hadn't expected Hong Kui to interfere. He stammered, "..."

"Well... well... let's all go together then."

Hongkui gave a cold snort:

"You're dreaming. You're nothing but..."

Hongkui paused for a moment, then suddenly changed her words, saying, "How could there be so many things in this world that would grant your wishes?"

Although Hong Kui was joking, Lin Yaoxie vaguely felt that Hong Kui was hiding something from him, so he couldn't help but ask:

What do I have?

"Let's go. I refuse to believe that this so-called Demon-Locking Tower is an impregnable fortress with no way out."

It turns out that Hongkui returned to the Ghost Realm while recuperating, and Longkui discovered that this place didn't seem to be far from the Ghost Realm. She initially thought the Demon Locking Tower was a closed space, but unexpectedly, she could easily return to the Ghost Realm. Furthermore, from a friend in the Ghost Realm, Hongkui learned some extremely shocking news.

Hongkui pulled Lin Yaoxie out of the stone chamber where he was recuperating. Once outside, Lin Yaoxie realized that it was really not easy to find such a secluded place in the Demon Locking Tower.

Lin Yaoxie surveyed his surroundings. It seemed he was on the top floor of the Demon-Sealing Tower, the ninth floor. Each floor of the Demon-Sealing Tower was connected to the next by Bagua stones, so to get through...

To proceed to the next level, simply find the Bagua Stone.

Lin Yaoxie was pondering the location of the Bagua Stone on this floor when he suddenly heard the sound of fighting ahead. Originally, Lin Yaoxie was not interested in the infighting between the monsters in the Demon Locking Tower, but he seemed to hear Xuejian's voice in the distance. Out of curiosity, Lin Yaoxie took a few steps forward to investigate.

(aefd) After passing a stone wall, Xuejian appeared before Lin Yaoxie's eyes. Xuejian was holding the Emei Dagger and fighting with a Duyue.

The monster Yaoyue is often found in cemeteries because it is believed to be the final guiding light for the deceased, transformed after absorbing a large amount of vital energy in the underworld. Because it resembles a lantern, many people call it the Lantern Monster.

Seeing that he was no match for Xuejian, Duyue made a feint and tried to escape. Just as Xuejian was about to give chase, she heard someone calling her from behind. When she turned around, she saw Lin Yaoxie.

Upon seeing Lin Yaoxie, Xuejian disregarded her pursuit of the lantern monster and rushed to him, gently kicking him before asking:

"Where have you and this female ghost been running off to all these days?"

Upon hearing Xuejian's words, Hongkui deliberately took Lin Yaoxie's hand and said:

Brother, we've been having such a great time these past few days, but someone has to come and ruin it. How annoying!

Hongkui's words were charming yet tinged with a hint of reproach, sending a shiver down Lin Yaoxie's spine. He quickly waved his hand and explained to Xuejian:

"Why did you come? We were very worried about you."

Xuejian angrily kicked Lin Yaoxie again, but this time the kick was much harder than the last one:

"You're worried about me? Why didn't you come looking for me even though I've been at the Demon Locking Tower for two days now?"

It turns out that ever since Longkui led Lin Yaoxie into the Demon Locking Tower, since Xuejian was not a demon and was the granddaughter of the Tang Clan, the Shu Mountain Sect treated Xuejian very politely.

While Xuejian stayed in Shushan under the pretext of recuperating from her injuries, she was also observing the situation around the Demon Locking Tower. Finally, when no one was paying attention, Xuejian used the Hidden Gu as cover to sneak into the Demon Locking Tower to find Lin Yaoxie and Long Kui.

Unfortunately, Xuejian's cultivation level was far inferior to Hongkui's. As soon as she entered the Demon Locking Tower, countless demons came to harass her. Although Xuejian had been in the tower for two days, she had not made much progress.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Lin Yaoxie led Xuejian and Longkui towards the bottom of the Demon-Sealing Tower. As for the two little demons who were taking care of Lin Yaoxie, Longkui fulfilled his promise.

They will release them after meeting their conditions.

The nine-story Demon-Locking Tower wasn't very large. After Lin Yaoxie and the others successfully found the Bagua Stone leading to the next floor, everything went dark as they arrived at the eighth floor of the Demon-Locking Tower.

According to Lin Yaoxie's idea, each floor of the Demon Locking Tower should be roughly the same, but when he reached the eighth floor, Lin Yaoxie realized that he was wrong, and terribly wrong.

After Lin Yaoxie and the others arrived at the eighth floor, they found themselves on a deserted island. The surrounding water was crystal clear, and the aroma of wine wafted through the air. Looking around, they saw a huge pool of wine.

Lin Yaoxie surveyed the so-called isolated island for a week and finally found a bamboo raft in an inconspicuous corner. Xuejian was overjoyed and clapped her hands, saying, "I thought we were trapped on the island and couldn't get out. It turns out someone had prepared a bamboo raft for us all along."

Chapter 83 The Phantom of the Wine Pool

Although Lin Yaoxie felt that the bamboo raft was suspicious, in order to reach the bottom of the Demon Locking Tower as soon as possible and escape from the Demon Locking Tower more quickly, Lin Yaoxie still took Longkui and Xuejian onto the bamboo raft he found.

The Demon-Sealing Tower was originally a closed space, but as Lin Yaoxie paddled the bamboo raft, whether it was psychological or something else, he always felt a cool breeze.

Lin Yaoxie tried to put his hand into the water. Although it was wine, it was so cold that it made Lin Yaoxie shiver.

Previously, Xuejian and Lin Yaoxie had not operated a bamboo raft much, so even though they tried their best, the raft kept spinning in place. Fortunately, Longkui had strong ghost power. After teasing the two of them, she used her ghost power to drive the raft. The remaining two, Lin Yaoxie and Xuejian, had nothing to do on the bamboo raft.

Under Longkui's control, the bamboo raft gradually entered the depths of the wine pool. If it weren't for the occasional little demons popping up in the water spoiling the fun, Lin Yaoxie would have really wanted to drag Xuejian along and belt out a few folk songs.

The bamboo raft glided slowly in the wine pool, and groups of phosphorescent lights flickered in the distance, seemingly reminding Lin Yaoxie that danger was nearby.

As they were speaking, Lin Yaoxie suddenly heard a faint sound coming from afar:

"Help... help..."

It seemed to be Zi Xuan's voice. Lin Yaoxie signaled Long Kui to row slower so that they could find the owner of the voice.

Slowly approaching the sound, Lin Yaoxie saw a figure struggling in the wine pool. Because he couldn't see the face, he couldn't tell if the woman in the water was Zixuan.

There is an old saying that "concern leads to confusion." Lin Yaoxie was too concerned about Zixuan's sudden disappearance, so before the bamboo raft even got close, Lin Yaoxie reached out to pull the "woman" in the wine pool.

The "woman" in the wine pool turned around abruptly when she saw someone approaching. But it was neither a woman nor Zixuan; instead, it was a half-human snake demon with a human head and a snake's body.

The demon reacted swiftly, grabbing Lin Yaoxie and dragging him into the wine pool. Unfortunately, Lin Yaoxie's Yilong Sword was broken, and due to his unconsciousness when entering the Demon Locking Tower, it's unknown where it was thrown away by Lin Yaoxie.

Fortunately, Lin Yaoxie had experienced countless battles in his daily life. He clenched his fists and punched the snake demon hard. Unfortunately, due to the great resistance in the wine pool, although Lin Yaoxie's fists hit the snake demon, what was originally a fatal blow only made the half-human snake demon feel pain and release Lin Yaoxie's hands.

Lin Yaoxie, having gained the upper hand, returned to the bamboo raft. The half-human snake demon in the water, seeing that its first attack had failed, swung its snake tail and attacked the bamboo raft from underwater.

Although demons were not unfamiliar to Lin Yaoxie, this was the first time he had ever seen such a large snake demon.

At this moment, Lin Yaoxie suddenly felt a vibration under his feet, and the entire bamboo raft flew up.

Seeing this, Lin Yaoxie knew that the bamboo raft could not lose its balance at this moment. If it did, everyone would fall into the wine pool, and the battle against the huge half-human snake demon in front of them would probably be another bitter fight.

Despite the danger, Lin Yaoxie remained calm and grabbed Xuejian, who was losing her balance and drifting towards one side of the bamboo raft. He held on tightly to the middle of the raft. Even so, when the raft fell into the wine pool again, it shook violently, causing Lin Yaoxie and Xuejian to collide head-on.

Since Longkui is a ghost and doesn't weigh much, her impact on the bamboo raft is negligible. However, Longkui, who is controlling the raft from the stern, couldn't help but feel a surge of jealousy when she saw Lin Yaoxie suddenly hug Xuejian, and said sourly:

"Are you two planning to become a pair of doomed lovers in a pool of wine?"

Lin Yaoxie was soaked to the bone and didn't know how to explain or argue with Long Kui, so he joked:

The Demon-Sealing Tower is truly extraordinary; even an ordinary bamboo raft is made so sturdily.

Longkui was probably still jealous, and coldly replied:

"An ordinary bamboo raft? What an ignorant bumpkin! This bamboo raft is..."

Before Longkui could finish speaking, the half-human snake demon seized the opportunity to launch a second attack.

The enormous snake tail slammed down on the bamboo raft. Lin Yaoxie silently recited the incantation, using his true essence to protect the entire bamboo raft. Although the half-human snake demon possessed brute strength, it was no match for the bamboo raft enhanced by immortal magic.

The half-human, half-snake demon recognized the power of magic; with a turn, it darted into the wine pool. Xuejian, watching from the bamboo raft, saw the half-human, half-snake demon escape and, rubbing her cheek shyly, said:

"With such meager skills, you dare to come out and rob this young lady?"

Seeing the half-human snake demon retreat, Lin Yaoxie knew it wouldn't give up easily and was definitely thinking of another way. Although the water surface was calm, the undercurrents were turbulent.

Sure enough, the bamboo raft had traveled less than ten feet forward when the half-human, half-snake demon reappeared on the water. The demon formed a hand seal in front of its chest, unleashing a wind-based magic spell that whipped up dust.

A sudden gust of wind arose in the wine pool, and countless waves of wine rippled across the once calm surface.

0oo is asking for flowers....

Bamboo rafts are typically only suitable for navigating calm waters, but now that the wind and waves are raging, Xuejian has no choice but to move from the middle of the raft to the front to find Lin Yaoxie in order to avoid the storm and seek some sense of security.

Xuejian's action was clearly ill-considered. The bamboo raft was originally balanced by the weight of Xuejian and Lin Yaoxie. Now that Xuejian, who was in the middle of the raft, had moved to the bow, the raft was tilting upwards under the influence of the huge waves and was about to lift up.

Seeing that the bamboo raft was about to capsize, Lin Yaoxie didn't care about his image in this critical moment. He pulled Xuejian over and pressed her down on the bamboo raft. Xuejian was very embarrassed by Lin Yaoxie's actions. Just as she was about to retaliate, she saw Lin Yaoxie lying on top of her, his hands supporting the bamboo raft, his eyes less than an inch away from Xuejian's bright eyes.

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Xuejian's face flushed red instantly, and she stammered:

Lin... I'm not ready yet.

Although Lin Yaoxie's actions saved the capsized bamboo raft, they ultimately angered Hongkui, who was controlling the raft.

Seeing Lin Yaoxie and Xuejian behaving intimately, Hongkui became jealous, and the already precarious bamboo raft kept spinning in the wine pool. Fortunately, Lin Yaoxie's previous actions had been somewhat effective; the bamboo raft, which had been about to stand upright, slid back down because of Lin Yaoxie and Xuejian's actions.

Lin Yaoxie disregarded Xuejian's shyness and Longkui's temper, grabbed something from beside him, and threw it like a half-snake demon.

Although Lin Yaoxie's throw was not aimed, it just so happened to hit the right eye of the half-snake demon.

In an instant, blood streamed down the face of the demigod serpent demon, adding a terrifying aura to its already ferocious countenance. Only then did Lin Yaoxie realize what he had thrown—it was the poisonous quinoa that Tang Xuejian had been holding in her hand.

The Tang Clan's poisoned hidden weapons lived up to their reputation. Within half an incense stick's time of striking the snake demon, the demigod snake demon's face had already begun to rot. The half-bodied snake demon's enormous body could no longer attack Lin Yaoxie and the others, and it kept writhing in the wine pool. The fragrance of the wine and the stench of the snake blood began to mix, creating a suffocating smell.

Chapter Eighty-Four: Winged Little Demon

Although the demigod serpent demon was in pain, it was still a demon that had cultivated for thousands of years. The demigod serpent demon stretched out its left hand, turned its palm into a knife, and tore off the right half of its face.

Lin Yaoxie thought to himself: Although he had seen countless demons, this was the first time he had ever seen a monster so cruel to him.

Lin Yaoxie clenched his fists tightly. Although he no longer had the Yilong Sword, he still had a great chance of winning if he went all out against the snake demon in front of him.

Lin Yaoxie glared angrily at the half-snake demon, clenching his fists, ready to fight the monster in the wine pool.

But just as Lin Yaoxie was about to make his move, the half-snake demon in the wine pool flipped over and swam away into the distance.