Jia Xitong was ready. She held the Wuxiang Brush in her left hand and the statue of Hu Zhongping in her right.

If something terrifying is released from inside, she will fight it first. If she can't defeat it, she will throw her master out so that he can fight the demonic cultivator inside.

The boulder slowly moved aside, revealing the previously hidden cave below. The cave was like a gaping maw of an abyss, swallowing the waters of the Prisoner's Pool. As the water rapidly receded, it formed a whirlpool, sinking lower and lower until it completely dried up, revealing only ten rocks and silt as the riverbed.

They waited in ambush for a long time, but nothing came out.

Niu Chuanchuan looked at Jia Xitong, waiting for her to make a decision.

"Let's go down and take a look!"

Any unusual event could be either a crisis or an opportunity.

Jia Xitong gave each person a talisman of light, saying, "Teacher Tuo is guarding up there; let's go down and take a look."

There's someone up there; if there's danger down below, there's bound to be someone to call for help.

As for why Li Tuo was chosen, it's because among the four, while Li Tuo possessed superb medical skills, his overall strength was the weakest. It was better to keep watch outside than to send him down to risk his life.

With that, Jia Xitong gave each of them a Light Talisman and led the way down into the cave.

The cave, freshly irrigated by the pool, was damp; after a few steps, the soles of their shoes would sink into the mud. The three could only channel their spiritual (magical) power into their legs to lighten their weight.

Down below, the hole became deep and narrow.

They walked around inside, bent over, for almost fifteen minutes, and then came the water.

An entire pool of water blocked their retreat. Cultivators could briefly use their spiritual (magical) power to hold their breath and move in the water, but this could not be maintained for long.

Soon, Niu Chuanchuan and Bai Yuzhenjun emerged from the water, panting heavily, leaving only Jia Xitong still in the water.

"Oh no!"

Upon discovering this, the two thought something had happened to Jia Xitong. After a brief adjustment, they dived back into the water, intending to rescue Xitong.

However, despite their best efforts, the two could not find Jia Xitong and nearly died.

"Oh no!"

Ignoring his soaked clothes, Niu Chuanchuan anxiously stamped his feet back and forth. The dean wasn't there; he was keeping a close watch on Xi Tong!

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Looking at the now murky water, Bai Yu Zhenjun unconsciously clenched his right hand, a look of sorrow flashing in his eyes. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."

"Of course it's all your fault!"

Niu Niu glared at him fiercely, like an enraged bull, "If it weren't for you, how could Xi Tong have fallen out with the dean, and how could he have been in danger here?!"

As he spoke, he remembered his communication talisman, "I'll tell the Dean right now, and have him come and kill you, Son of Annihilation!"

Niu Niu shouted excitedly at him, and just then, a whole bunch of bubbles rose from the murky water.

With a whoosh

Jia Xitong emerged from the water, spitting out a mouthful of dirty water, "Ah, so you're back."

She had already swum quite deep when she suddenly realized they were gone. She suddenly remembered that because she had a tiny bit of dragon blood, she could move freely in the water, but they couldn't. Jia Xitong felt a pang of worry.

After searching all the way, she finally returned to the surface of the water.

"Xitong, you're not dead!"

Niu Niu excitedly stepped forward, "You scared me to death just now."

"Of course I won't die."

Looking at Niu Chuanchuan, whose eyes were brimming with tears, and then at Bai Yuzhenjun standing beside her, Jia Xitong said, "I know a secret technique that allows me to breathe freely underwater. I'll go down and take another look later. You all wait here for now, don't worry about me."

After saying that, Jia Xitong prepared to go back into the water, "Oh, right!"

She looked at Niu Niu, "You are not allowed to have any contact with Yan Qing, and you are not allowed to bully Senior Bai Yu." Cultivators have sharp ears and eyes, so don't think she didn't hear what they were saying just because she was underwater.

Because of Shang Yanting, Niu Niu has a lot of opinions about Bai Yu Zhenjun.

Jia Xitong sometimes felt that the two of them were the real couple.

Shaking off this terrifying thought, she continued diving. After about the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn, she finally reached the bottom.

There was no one here, just a pit. It was wider than a narrow passageway, because it was submerged in water, making it difficult to see any other traces inside.

Jia Xitong crawled on the ground, carefully touching every detail of the surrounding surface with her palms. She actually touched something – human bones.

She touched several pieces, but apart from these bones, there was nothing else.

Jia Xitong's first reaction: This suppressed demonic cultivator is already dead.

My second reaction: This demonic cultivator is so poor, he didn't leave anything behind after he died.

Frustrated, she threw the skeleton back, and then swam away in the afternoon to pick up a club skull.

We can't go back empty-handed without any treasures.

She took all the dragon bones, so she only took one of them here.

She's not greedy at all.

Carrying a thigh, Jia Xitong swam back without any worries, her legs moving incredibly fast, like an engine, and she swam back in a flash.

"Crisis resolved."

Jia Xitong came out of the water again and spat out a mouthful of water. "There's a skeleton at the very bottom. That demonic cultivator has been dead for who knows how long."

As she spoke, she tucked the skeleton into her waistband, saying, "There wasn't a single treasure inside; it was extremely poor."

Niu Niu and Bai Yu Zhenjun both looked at the thing hanging on her waist, and then fell silent for a moment.

After a long pause, Niu Chuanchuan finally spoke, "It's alright even without the treasure. This confirms that we've eliminated a potential threat to our martial arts cultivation."

Of course, it would be even better if one more could be removed.

He glanced at Bai Yu Zhenjun beside him and thought to himself.

"Let's hurry up and go up."

This expedition yielded nothing of value, and Jia Xitong wanted to leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the demonic cultivators discovered their forbidden area had suddenly dried up by dawn, they would surely be furious with them.

When they got to the top, Li Tuo was nowhere to be found.

Jia Xitong beeped twice, trying to get a response from Li Tuo, but unexpectedly, torches appeared all over the mountains and forests at that sound—

"How dare you, a martial arts practitioner, abduct the Demon Child!"

An angry voice came from the sky; it was the Demon Elder who had traveled a long way.

He glared angrily, his hand gripping Li Tuo, who was on guard duty.

"You're shameless! Senior Bai Yu was clearly kidnapped by you; he had no intention of becoming a demonic cultivator with you!"

She yelled back loudly.

The Formless Brush is naturally designed to counter demonic cultivators.

She was captured before because she hadn't used her full strength, but this time... it's still uncertain who will win! Thinking of this, she forcefully swung the Formless Brush towards the Demon Elder.

Spiritual power poured out from the Brush of No Form. The Demon Elder saw it as an ordinary attack, chuckled, and said, "A mere trick." How could he, a peak Demon Emperor, be afraid of a mere Martial King?

He directly raised his palm to resist, but the moment the spiritual energy touched his body, his expression suddenly changed drastically...

---Aside---

One more chapter, updated tomorrow morning.

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