"I believe you have guessed my identity. Yes, as you expected, I am the spirit of this secret realm, and also the ferocious beast Qiongqi that you mentioned!"
As he spoke, the old man's body changed and instantly turned into a ferocious beast several feet tall.
This beast looks like a tiger, but its body is like an ox, it has two wings on its back, and its hair is like spikes. This is exactly the ancient ferocious beast described in the books, Qiongqi!
Now that he had seen the true appearance of the beast, even though it was just an illusion, Chen Qinghe had a deep sense of the beast's ferocity. Its aura was far greater than that of the ancient ferocious beast Taotie on the fourth floor of Linglong Tower.
After a brief transformation, the old man's body quickly returned to normal and he spoke again:
"At that time, the world was in turmoil, and the major sects were rampant. As ferocious beasts, we were coveted by the major sects. They either killed us to get treasures, or took us as mounts, or used us as the sect's sacred beasts."
"Pah, what kind of holy beast is this? It's not even as good as a mount."
“So I took advantage of the fact that the major sects were fighting for this secret realm and entered this place, transforming into a spirit of the secret realm to avoid being hunted down by the major sects.”
“Hehe, in the end I succeeded, but how could these many sects accept this? So they united and created a divine weapon to suppress me.”
"The exquisite tower you see now is an ancient artifact forged by all the major sects. In order to suppress me, the seven major sects placed a sect artifact on each floor of the tower. However, due to my many years of manipulation, the artifacts in the tower are now gone. There is only the immortal sword without any spirit and this stupid and stubborn spirit of the exquisite tower."
When he said this, Qiongqi took a vicious look at the real body of the pagoda in Chen Qinghe's hand.
"If it had been a few more years, I could have easily left without the help of others, but those divine weapons that escaped also opened the entrance to this secret realm, causing someone to enter every few decades."
"The three people from the aristocratic families you killed before were not entering this secret realm for the first time. They were no different from those from the sects. They just wanted to conquer me because they were attracted by this secret realm. But how could I let others do what they wanted?"
"I am not afraid to tell you that my true body is now suppressed under this exquisite tower. As long as this tower is destroyed, I can escape."
After listening to the story of the beast Qiongqi, Chen Qinghe quickly understood, but then Chen Qinghe asked in confusion:
"Since you know so much about this tower, why don't you tell me the information in the tower? In this way, I will definitely believe what you say."
"Humph, if the chosen one can't even get through these few levels, then he is useless, right? How can he help me out?"
Chen Qinghe was speechless after hearing this. It seemed that what he said made some sense.
Although he had confirmed the old man's identity and understood the reason, Chen Qinghe was still a little hesitant at this moment, and then he said:
"I also understand your desire to escape, but I want to know if there is a way to escape without destroying the spirit of the tower?"
Qiongqi looked at him with some surprise when he heard this, and the pagoda, which had originally been dim, began to emit a faint light after hearing this.
"Young man, are you stupid?"
"This tower spirit is stubborn, ignorant, stupid, and has suppressed me here for so long. How can I let it go easily?"
"If this spirit had been more sensible and released me earlier, why would I have wasted so much time?"
The next moment, Qiongqi suddenly looked up and said calmly:
"Young man, it's time for you to make a decision. Do you want to destroy this tower or be buried with me in this exquisite tower? I am looking forward to it."
Before Chen Qinghe could understand the meaning of Qiongqi's words, his figure disappeared again.
But as an extremely strong pressure came from above the Linglong Tower, Chen Qinghe was shocked.
This power was extremely unusual, carrying the breath of death. When Chen Qinghe looked up, he found that a layer of strange black fog was covering the top of the Linglong Tower, swallowing everything. Even the surroundings of the tower were beginning to turn black at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Facing the invasion of black fog, the pagoda in Chen Qinghe's hand trembled continuously, as if it had encountered a powerful enemy.
When Chen Qinghe was at a loss, Qiongqi's deep voice rang out again in the pagoda:
"Do you think that this is the only trick that the noble families have? This is the miasma of the Netherworld, which is a backup plan that the noble families have already arranged. If we cannot control the Linglong Tower, the miasma will devour the tower and everything inside it, including you and me."
"Without me, this secret world will be theirs sooner or later."
"Hehe, what choice should you make now?"
After hearing Qiongqi's story, Chen Qinghe's expression changed.
He could confirm that what Qiongqi said was correct. He also felt an extremely strong sense of danger above the black fog.
Chen Qinghe quickly turned his gaze towards the Linglong Tower in his hand and asked hurriedly:
"You have a way to get out of this place, right? Stop hiding it!"
After Chen Qinghe finished speaking, the pagoda in his hand quickly made several vibrating sounds.
Soon, Chen Qinghe saw that the doors on every floor of the pagoda in his hand were wide open, and corresponding to the real body of the pagoda, on the seventh floor of the Linglong Tower, a door also opened.
Chen Qinghe was delighted when he saw this. He knew that there must be more than one way to leave this place.
But just when Chen Qinghe wanted to escape from danger through this door, the black mist above seemed to sense something and blocked the gap in almost an instant.
At the same time, Chen Qinghe heard Qiongqi's mocking voice again:
"It's useless. If I could leave like this, why would I be trapped here for a thousand years?"
"You only have two choices now, either wait for death or do your best to destroy this tower. However, even if you have the Rose Immortal Sword, it is not easy to destroy this tower. Finally, I remind you that you don't have much time."
Feeling the black fog getting closer, Chen Qinghe looked at the exquisite tower in his hand without hesitation and said quickly:
"You know, I still have parents at home and clan members. I can't die here!"
"So, I'm sorry, just go with peace of mind!"
Before this, the reason why Chen Qinghe didn't want to destroy the tower was that he didn't want to let the ferocious beast Qiongqi come out. But now, there is nothing he can do. As he said, the family still needs him!
Just as Chen Qinghe raised the Guixian Sword in his hand, the Linglong Tower in his hand suddenly vibrated violently.
Under Chen Qinghe's gaze, the originally intact Linglong Tower began to break apart rapidly.
As the pagoda's true body shattered, the surroundings of the Linglong Pagoda where Chen Qinghe was located also began to collapse rapidly, and the black mist approaching from above also stagnated for a moment under the collapse.
At the same time, a child-like voice soon came to Chen Qinghe's ears:
"I've been here for a long time. Although your jokes are ridiculous, you are the first one who has talked to me for so long."
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