"I am no longer a human being" sounds like a very cool premise, which is to evolve from humans into a higher level of existence.

But evolving into a demon... putting aside whether it is a higher level existence or not, how come you can still fail in evolution?

As if sensing Chen Guanshui's sneer, the shadow helplessly said:

"Transforming all Nascent Soul Elders and Golden Core True Persons into Heavenly Demon Forms was a decision made by the core leaders of the sect. We do not have the power to refuse."

"Later, the transformation failed, and most of the senior executives were killed on the spot. Those who survived by chance also turned into this strange shadow, and they could never leave this place for the rest of their lives."

Chen Guanshui thought for a moment and asked:

"If that's the case, then what about the Foundation Establishment disciples and civilians? Where did they go?"

"I was just about to explain this to you, fellow Taoist." Shadow laughed bitterly, "Becoming a demon not only permanently changes the physical form, but also the nature of the soul will undergo fundamental changes."

"Some of my fellow disciples were transformed more deeply, and even their minds were assimilated by the demon's instincts. As a result, they began to devour civilians in the cave..."

The other party hadn't finished his words yet, but Chen Guanshui was so smart that he immediately guessed his intention:

The reason why he invited me in to negotiate was simply to use my power to eliminate those evil monks who had turned into demons.

On the other side, the moment Shi Liuli entered the secret realm, he quietly used the Taoist techniques to switch the entrance to the secret realm.

The entrance to the secret realm is designed to be extremely secretive and difficult to detect from a distance. This shows that the Yuting Sect has extremely high requirements for confidentiality.

Therefore, she spent some extra time and finally confirmed that there was indeed a ban at the entrance to the secret realm.

All you need to do is activate the restriction and the entrant will be teleported to somewhere else - as for where, I don't know, but I can only say that compared to the original place, it is definitely not a good place.

As Shi Liuli is the one who knows the situation best at the moment, she knows clearly where her strengths and weaknesses lie.

An Zhisu and Xu Yinglian were both powerful fighters. Although he needed to rely on their strength, he could not let them find Luo Yan unscathed. Otherwise, once a fight broke out, it would be very disadvantageous to him.

First create some tests and difficulties for them to consume their strength.

Of course, if the two of them were to be defeated here because of my interference, it would seem that I would not be able to get any help from them, but in the long run, it would be considered as eliminating a big enemy, and the result would not be too bad.

Thinking of this, Shi Liuli couldn't help but feel happy.

The gloom and pain that she had felt when she discovered that she had been teased and deceived by her husband finally dissipated a little.

After entering the secret realm, she discovered that there was actually a huge city built here, and her estimation of the Yuting Gate increased a lot.

This place... apart from the sect's monks, there should also be many civilians related to the sect living here, which is why there is such a huge city.

But why did the Yuting Sect also accept civilians?

Shi Liuli thought so and threw a coin to tell fortune.

No response.

There was obviously some kind of restriction in this cave that suppressed her magic, making it impossible for her to predict the future.

So Shi Liuli didn't hesitate and quickly chose a house and hid in it.

An Zhisu and Xu Yinglian, who entered the secret realm at the same time as her, appeared in a dark environment.

All around me were mud and blue bricks, the stone ground under my feet was uneven, and there were shallow puddles everywhere.

An Zhisu tilted his head to take a look, and when he saw that it was Xu Yinglian, he showed a look of disappointment:

"Where's Dongyou? Have you seen her?"

She ran away a long time ago... Xu Yinglian thought to herself, but she didn't tell her the truth. She just said calmly:

"She came in before you."

"Hmm." An Zhisu frowned again and looked around.

Although I didn't see anyone, the sense of approaching danger became stronger and stronger in my sea of ​​consciousness.

She slowly made sword gestures, and the Feiyan Sword and the Hanlie Sword were unsheathed at the same time, hovering in the air in front of her, ready for battle.

Seeing that she was facing a formidable enemy, Xu Yinglian couldn't help but use the Taoist formula, and the Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire was ready to be released at any time.

After only a few breaths, the prison door in front suddenly opened slowly.

A hand stretched out from the door, grabbed the edge of the door, and then slowly pushed it open.

There was neither flesh nor bone on that hand, but some soft, gray texture like mud, barely outlining the shape of five fingers.

Then, the man's body squeezed out from behind the door. It was also made of muddy skin that exuded a foul smell. Above the neck, only the holes on the facial features could be barely seen, which made people feel nauseous when they saw it.

"Niweiluo." Feng Lan suddenly spoke in Xu Yinglian's sea of ​​consciousness.

"What?"

"A creature corrupted by the demons." Feng Lan said solemnly, "It is said that before Nuwa repaired the sky, the demons could easily descend from the leaks in the sky and prey on the world."

"Some demons are too lazy to hunt themselves, so they use some kind of magic to corrupt humans or monsters, turning them into this kind of rotten body..."

Before Feng Lan could finish his words, An Zhisu could no longer hold back and took action first.

The Feiyan Sword shot out quickly and pierced through the body of the mud monster. A raging flame suddenly erupted from the wound, instantly completely enveloping the opponent's body.

"...The most troublesome thing about this Nibeluo is that its attack range is extremely large, and it is invulnerable to swords and guns, and difficult to be harmed by water and fire." Feng Lan continued.

I saw a huge column of mud suddenly spurting out from the burning fireman in front.

It was impossible to tell whether there were tentacles or something else in the center of the mud column, but the outside was covered with a sticky, muddy, unknown substance that made people dare not get even a little bit of it on them.

Although An Zhisu was not a germaphobe, he still kept his distance from such filth. He simply used the Fenyun Bagua Step and moved around the room like lightning, avoiding all the splashing mud and water.

Xu Yinglian spit fire from his mouth and nose, unleashing the Great Light Fire, which formed a wide isolation zone around him and burned the mud until it was completely vaporized.

Although the two men dealt with it easily, when they saw the mud scattered on the ground and corroded large and small holes on the stone floor, they immediately knew that this stuff was extremely toxic to the body and even clothes could not be stained by it.

An Zhisu wanted to attack again, but Xu Yinglian stopped her directly:

"Retreat first."

"I can still fight!" An Zhisu said seriously.

"You can fight." Xu Yinglian said coldly, "But look at your attack, does it have any effect on it?"

An Zhisu looked carefully and saw that the flames were gradually dying out, and the hole pierced by the flying sword was healing rapidly.

What's more troublesome is that this was obviously not caused by any spell, but the effect of the monster's own bloodline ability.

This sword technique is useless, and Taoism is also useless. After An Zhisu thought about it carefully, it seems that there is no other trick.

"Senior." Xu Yinglian and An Zhisu quickly retreated to the back, trying to lure the monster away from the prison door, and asked in their hearts, "Is there any good way to deal with this Nibeluo?"

"Seal them." Feng Lan replied, "Seal these Niweiluo and leave them somewhere."

Xu Yinglian immediately thought of the way that ancient humans (especially Buddhists) dealt with demons in the past, and their favorite way was to find a remote place to build a "Demon Subduing Hall", and then seal up all the captured demons and lock them up inside without caring about them.

In other words, in that era when powerful men emerged in large numbers, was there no better way to deal with the immortal demons?

Her expression became gloomy, and she pinched her fingers together to cast the authentic Kunlun Xuanmen magic.

Tai Shang Xuan Ji Talisman!

As soon as the talisman appeared, the mud monster's movements slowed down. The two took the opportunity to fly around it on their swords and quickly escaped from the dungeon from behind it.

Outside the dungeon was a dark and damp corridor. Water was constantly leaking from the ceiling. Faint groans and roars could be heard, as if coming from the cells on both sides.

An Zhisu was upset and asked Xu Yinglian:

"Is there no way to suppress the monster directly?"

"No." Xu Yinglian replied.

Most of the races in this world do not have the immortality of the demons. In addition, since Nuwa repaired the sky, the number of demons coming to the world to eat humans has greatly decreased. As a result, the corresponding sealing spells, like the thunder spells, have gradually been lost or put aside due to losing their place.

Although the Tai Shang Xuan Ji Talisman has the ability to seal and suppress, it is ultimately a spell and not a magic weapon. Once the true energy injected by Xu Yinglian is exhausted, it will naturally lose its effect.

"I can't kill them, and I can't suppress them. What should I do? What can I do?" An Zhisu said irritably.

Xu Yinglian ignored her, thinking that it was true that the Shushan man was a rough man. What could I do when I encountered such a difficult monster?

Of course, Senior Sister An is beautiful, outspoken and straightforward. In the eyes of most men, they would think that this fairy is easy to deceive... No, she is really cute, which is a normal plus point.

But Xu Yinglian was a straightforward girl, so she didn't care about her looks. Secondly, she had been brought up in a strict family and was well-educated. She didn't like An Zhisu's straightforward style, so her impression of her was naturally inferior.

Although An Zhisu spoke without restraint, she was born with a sword heart after all. When she realized that Elder Qiongying didn't want to pay attention to her, she just kept silent.

The two passed through a long corridor and finally returned to the surface.

Just as he went out, he saw that the courtyard outside was already surrounded by the same mud monsters he had dealt with before - a rough count revealed that there were no less than thirty of them.

Even though An Zhisu was brave and fearless, and Xu Yinglian was calm and composed, they couldn't help but feel their scalps tingling at the dire situation.

Looking at the Nibalus again, they had all turned their gazes towards this side. The two of them only had time to say "go" before they fled to the left and right.

If two people were walking together, with more than thirty mudskippers chasing them from behind, the situation would be extremely dangerous.

But if they run away separately, the pursuers will naturally be divided into two, and the corresponding pressure will be much less.

Let’s not talk about the many dangers outside for now, but let’s say that Chen Guanshui was in the dark room, listening to the shadow’s detailed story.

The other party was not in a hurry to ask for help, but continued to communicate with Chen Guanshui patiently, trying to win his trust:

"Since the mutation, we have been unable to see that light. Otherwise, the human part of our souls would be severely burned and damaged."

"So, the seniors used their magic to create a small light-proof space so that we can survive in it."

"Apart from us, some of the sect's survivors have also found ways to protect themselves. I will tell you in detail later."

"In short, those fellow disciples who have completely transformed into demons are not afraid of light exposure, and have also inherited the demons' vicious nature of liking to eat people, but their own spiritual intelligence has been completely annihilated."

"Among these fellow disciples, the largest and lowest in rank are called 'Nibala', which means 'Rotten People'. They are currently the biggest threat to our hunting."

"Nidvoros have two major characteristics. One is that their bodies are amorphous. Even if there is only a gap, the enemy can get in... Unless we isolate them from space, these Nidvoros have no intelligence and cannot operate magic arrays, so they cannot threaten our space. But we can't get out either, so we can only be trapped here to death."

"The second is that it is impervious to swords and guns, and impervious to water and fire..."

At this point, Chen Guanshui couldn't help but say:

"What do you mean by invulnerable to swords and guns, and impervious to water and fire? You might as well just say it's immortal. How can we deal with it?"

The room was silent for a moment, and only the shadow opposite asked in a puzzled tone:

"It is immortal, but can't it be solved by using sealing techniques?"

Is the Sealing Technique that easy to do? Chen Guanshui was about to refute this statement, but then he thought, in the ancient times when Taoism flourished, even thunder magic was everywhere, and the Sealing Technique might also be a common thing!

If he revealed the truth, he would definitely lower the other party's expectations, so Chen Guanshui sighed and said:

"In that case, I can only use the secrets in my sleeves."

"The world in your sleeve?" The other party was shocked at first, and then immediately overjoyed, "If you know this secret method, it would be the best!"

"As long as we seal up that Nibeluo, and then use the secret of the universe in our sleeves to throw it into the nearby subspace, we will naturally solve the problem once and for all!"

Chen Guanshui thought about it carefully, and thought that if it was so easy, he could help...it depends on whether the conditions they offer are enough.

Seeing that the other party was silent, the shadow naturally understood and said:

"We have all been transformed into half-demon bodies. We don't even have the ability to circulate our true essence, let alone activate the Taoist flying swords."

"Therefore, the many Taoist secrets left by Yuting Sect are useless to us. Why not pass them on to fellow Taoists?"

"So that's how it is." Chen Guanshui said casually, and suddenly asked, "After hundreds of thousands of years, have the secret scriptures from the past been preserved?"

The other party laughed for a while and said:

"Of course not."

Nothing is preserved, which means it is all remembered in the mind.

Although this shadow claimed to be a low-level cultivator of Yuting Sect, he spoke very carefully and did not give Chen Guanshui any chance to have any bad intentions.