"Huh? You're great?"

Lu Chen looked completely bewildered and turned to look at Hong Luan.

Didn't they say they were in big trouble?

That's it?

Hongluan was also stunned for a moment, looking at the black-feathered golden eagle with disbelief, and said, "What exactly happened? Explain yourself!"

The black-feathered golden eagle was startled, realizing there seemed to be a misunderstanding. He hurriedly explained, "I'm alright, Master, don't worry. It's like this, we both smelled a fragrance before, then came to this place, saw these birdcages, and then..."

At this point, the black-feathered golden eagle became a little embarrassed.

Hongluan was both helpless and somewhat amused.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Chen felt a little confused.

"As soon as this guy came in, he saw the open birdcage with many glowing treasures inside, and then he rushed over. He even transformed into his true form just to get there first!"

Hongluan got a little angry as she spoke. She had always been the leader of this group of demon beasts and was usually very prestigious. However, the treasure in the birdcage seemed to have a fatal attraction for all the demon beasts.

At that moment, Hongluan almost rushed in and snatched it.

But at that moment, a sudden change occurred.

The black-feathered golden eagle had just rushed into the birdcage, and before it could even snatch the glowing treasure, the cage was shut shut.

No one expected this to happen.

Everyone was shocked, thinking that someone was hiding inside, but after searching around, they found nothing.

Although the black-feathered golden eagle was initially panicked, nothing happened after it was locked in the cage. Apart from not being able to get out, it didn't seem to be having any problems.

"It's very spacious inside! There's even a folding space inside!"

The black-feathered golden eagle's face revealed an unbelievable joy as it exclaimed, "Moreover, even without cultivating inside, one's cultivation level will gradually increase—it's incredible! The glowing treasures inside might be some kind of elixir; it's simply amazing! I've already broken through to become a Demon Emperor!"

At this point, Lu Chen was somewhat shocked.

"That's amazing?"

The black-feathered golden eagle nodded and said, "It just means I can't go out. This birdcage opens once every hundred years, just like the Demon God's Palace. However, it will automatically close whenever someone enters, so I'm going to be locked up here for a hundred years!"

"One hundred years!"

Lu Chen shook his head; this was taking too long.

There was nothing Lu Chen could do; he was helpless in a place like the Demon God Palace.

"It's alright, this is actually a good thing for me, Master, you can rest assured. Haha, I've turned misfortune into blessing. If I were to cultivate outside, I might not be able to become a Demon Emperor even after another five hundred years of cultivation, but here, I've become one the moment I stepped into this birdcage!"

The black-feathered golden eagle looked excited and said, "To others, this might be a cage, a place where they can't be free, but for me, it's an excellent place for secluded cultivation! Besides, even without cultivation, my strength can still increase gradually!"

"A hundred years, hehe, by then, I might be even more powerful than my master!"

The black-feathered golden eagle's voice carried a hint of excitement.

Lu Chen was speechless. He said, "Are you sure you're alright? Fine, then you should stay here and come out again in a hundred years! I'll come pick you up then!"

"Master, there's no need to worry. Actually, with my current strength, I'm no longer of any use to you. It's better for me to cultivate here and become stronger in the future so that I can help you!"

The black-feathered golden eagle is thinking very far ahead.

These words made the eyes of the other demonic beasts around Lu Chen light up.

In fact, they were already very powerful, each of them being a demon emperor or even a demon king, and they would be powerful figures who could command the wind and rain even if they were outside.

However, at Lu Chen's level, they are of little use.

Moreover, Lu Chen had already released their soul control, so they should be free now. The fact that they are still so respectful to Lu Chen is also because of Lu Chen's great strength.

"Alright!"

Lu Chen nodded.

Suddenly, he heard a commotion behind him, turned around abruptly, and froze.

The four demonic beasts—Raging Demon Bear, Moon Shadow Cat, Dragon Pride, and Blood Dragon—rushed swiftly into the remaining open cages.

All four cage doors closed automatically.

“Master, we brothers are too weak. Following you will only be a burden to you. So we’ve decided to stay here and cultivate to improve our strength!”

"Yes, that's right!"

"If we see our master again a hundred years from now, we will serve him again!"

"Master, we are no match for Sister Hongluan and Sister Xiaobai, so this is all we can do! We are not willing to lag behind!"

These four demonic beasts were all so resolute.

Lu Chen was speechless.

Wow, so ambitious?

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Xiao Bai and Hong Luan were embarrassed. Their strength had indeed improved rapidly, but the real reason was that they had such an opportunity because of their dual cultivation with Lu Chen.

Otherwise, although they are strong, their strength is limited.

"Alright, if you want to stay, then stay. This is fine too. You really don't have much of a chance to shine if you're with me. We'll talk about it later!"

Lu Chen smiled, then looked at Hongluan and Xiaobai and asked, "What about you two?"

"A hundred years? That's too long! I don't want to be separated from my master!"

Xiaobai refused outright.

Hongluan didn't speak, but she smiled shyly. Being locked in a birdcage could indeed improve her strength, but so what? Was it faster than cultivating with her master? Was it more enjoyable than this kind of cultivation?

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