"Your father?" The Demon Emperor's heart stirred.
Fearing that the other party might suddenly kill him with a sudden force, the skeleton named Danzhu dared not keep him in suspense any longer: "It is the Emperor Yao I mentioned before. Only the emperors of each generation know the whereabouts of the elixir of immortality. The one I ate was an unripe fruit that fell prematurely from the elixir of immortality. Due to various reasons, it did not ripen, which is why it became this inhuman and ghostly appearance."
The Demon Emperor frowned: "Since your father was an emperor, why would he give you an immature elixir of immortality? And you once ascended the throne, so why don't you know your whereabouts?"
Since it concerned immortality, he had to be cautious lest he be tricked.
"As I said, my father was suddenly murdered in his later years, and there was no time to pass the throne to me properly, so many secrets were lost," Danzhu explained. "As for the fruit I ate, my father obtained it by chance in his early years. He originally just kept it as a collectible and it had no practical use. But when I was usurped and had nowhere to go, he secretly ate this collectible, which is how I survived until now."
"So the only way to find your father is to break the seal as you said, right?" the Demon Emperor sneered.
"You're really clever," Danzhu hurriedly explained when he saw the other party's unfriendly expression. "It's not that I deliberately plotted against you, but only my father knows that if you can break the seal and help him escape, it would be a life-saving grace."
“I have been trapped here for so many years and I hate Shun to the core. My father was a great emperor who dominated the world back then, but he was betrayed and schemed against by his own confidant in his later years. His hatred is far greater than mine. You helped him avenge his father, so how could he not be grateful to you?”
"Furthermore, since you are also from the White Emperor's lineage, and can be considered his descendant, it is only reasonable to pass on the elixir of immortality to you."
Danzhu rattled off a string of reasons, then looked at him with eager anticipation.
The Demon Emperor asked in a deep voice, "Where are those seals you mentioned?"
Seeing that he agreed, Danzhu was overjoyed: "The seal was placed by Shun, and I'm not sure of the specifics. However, over these long years, I've reviewed the events of that time countless times, and I have some guesses in my mind. In addition, since you previously broke the seal on Taotie, it seems that my guesses are mostly correct. Based on the habits of these ferocious beasts like Chaos, Qiongqi, and Taotie, their seals are mostly related to their respective characteristics. For example, Chaos should be..."
He then explained his speculation in detail, and added, "Take me with you, and I'll explain anything I'm unsure about later."
After pondering for a long time, the Demon Emperor suddenly said, "There's no need for such trouble."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and inserted it into the center of the skull's forehead. His hand seemed to be invisible, and the hard skull was not damaged in any way, nor did it provide any obstruction.
“You…” The skeleton struggled desperately.
However, all of this was in vain. Soon, the Demon Emperor withdrew his hand, and a ball of blue light appeared in his palm, like the will-o'-the-wisp often seen in graveyards.
At this moment, the blue ball of light struggled desperately in his palm, but no matter how hard it tried, it could not leave the small space in the Demon Emperor's palm.
The Demon Emperor sneered, "Isn't that good? You can ask whatever you want anytime."
As he spoke, he clenched his fist and put away the ball of blue light.
As Wu Liang watched all this, he trembled violently. This was the legendary technique of binding the soul.
This method is truly terrifying, because death is never the most frightening thing.
Because death is a kind of liberation in a way, but if the soul is imprisoned and tormented after death, then it is indescribable that even living is worse than death.
At this moment, Prince Jinwu swallowed hard, not daring to say anything more, and instead looked around.
After a while, he said disappointedly, "This guy's burial goods are too shabby. I searched around and found only ordinary items. There were a few that might be good, but they seem to have decayed into dust because of the passage of time."
Wu Liang thought to himself that it was only because they looked down on them. One of them was the Demon Emperor, and the other was the Crown Prince. They usually used divine artifacts, and their palaces were filled with countless rare treasures. Naturally, they would look down on these burial items.
However, many of these items would still be enough to cause cultivators to scramble for them if taken outside.
"What good things could a guy who was usurped in a coup possibly have to offer as burial goods?" the Demon Emperor said calmly. "What do you think of what he just said?"
Seeing the questioning tone in his voice, Crown Prince Jinwu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Father, we should still be careful. Even if we break Emperor Yao's seal as he says, he might be grateful to us, but it involves such a precious thing as the elixir of immortality. How could he possibly hand it over to us?"
"As for his claim that we are of the same blood, that's utter nonsense. Let alone tens of thousands of years, even brothers might turn against each other for the sake of profit."
As he spoke, he glanced at Wu Liang, who was the man his good second brother had arranged to assassinate him.
The Demon Emperor nodded slightly: "Not bad, you are worthy of my many years of cultivation."
Hearing his affirmation, Prince Jinwu felt reassured and continued, "Moreover, the ancient emperor's cultivation level is unknown. Once he escapes, we may not be able to subdue him. If he harbors malicious intentions, we will be in danger instead."
“Your concerns are not unfounded,” the Demon Emperor replied. “That Danzhu just now clearly spoke untruthfully and probably had ulterior motives. How could I let him get away with it?”
"Father is wise!" Crown Prince Jinwu quickly offered a string of flattering words.
The Demon Emperor said in a deep voice, "However, since he wants to trap me, most of what he says should be true. So let's go and check out the places he mentioned, but we need to be extra careful."
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