The atmosphere froze instantly.
The Demon Lord stared at her for a long time before saying, "So that's how it is. No wonder Lan Xiao hasn't returned for so long; it turns out he's been defeated by a young girl."
His voice was neither hurried nor slow, revealing no emotion.
"Don't worry, if I'm not mistaken, you'll end up with the same girl as him."
The Demon Lord was taken aback, but after understanding the meaning behind her words, he burst into laughter.
"What an arrogant woman!"
"I never boast."
The Demon Lord's mocking smile froze.
"Sister, we've checked everything, and there are no problems."
Gu Chunxiao ran back to Chu Hongluan with light steps to report, and the others followed closely behind, all looking relaxed.
Chu Hongluan nodded, gathering her spiritual power from bottom to top, spreading it outwards with a sonic boom, sending her instructions to every corner of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave:
"Report the verification results!"
"Detection of array point number one complete, no abnormalities found!"
"Verification of array point number two completed, no abnormalities found!"
"Number three..."
......
The responses echoed from every corner of the Demon Cave, rising and falling in cadence.
Everyone who was sent out responded, and there was nothing unusual.
Gu Chunxiao fell silent.
Chu Hongluan also fell silent.
Because all twenty or so array points they checked were intact and showed no abnormalities.
After listening for a while, the Demon Lord finally understood the purpose of their trip and couldn't help but burst into laughter again.
"So, after all this time, you've come to inspect the seal."
The Demon Lord's tone was blatantly sarcastic: "Don't be naive! That's an ancient seal set up by the gods with their very bones, blood, and souls. How could it possibly break so easily?!"
"You humans, who have always been known for your wisdom far surpassing that of other races, can't even figure this out! We demons are immortal, and for tens of thousands of years, we have been sealed and suppressed day after day—"
"Have you ever considered that a seal is just a seal, it's dead, it's just there, unchanged for tens of thousands of years? But we are alive, we will grow, and in these tens of thousands of years of lifespan, we will gradually adapt to the suppression of the seal!"
"Even if the seal remains intact for tens of thousands of years, so what? The Cave of Ten Thousand Demons will no longer be able to hold us!"
After saying that, he laughed wildly again, looking up at the sky.
Suddenly, the huge pillar of light that had trapped the Demon Lord flickered and then dimmed instantly!
The Demon Lord paused in his laughter, then said in a low voice, "It seems that your allies above did not hold out."
Apart from the Demon Lord, the other demons resumed their activities one after another, their eerie, cacophonous laughter echoing in the empty space, rising and falling, overlapping, gradually growing larger, and becoming increasingly frenzied.
Liu Jinghong and the others immediately drew their weapons and assumed a fighting stance.
Chu Hongluan's expression was icy.
She had roughly calculated the time.
If she personally leads the team down to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, the efficiency will be greatly improved. It will only take two-thirds of the time it takes for the inner formation's eighty-one points to be checked.
Those who remained above, judging from their cultivation levels, should be able to sustain themselves for at least another incense stick's time, even after accounting for the difference in their descent time.
The remaining time was more than enough for the team to evacuate.
Moreover, no one in the array showed any abnormalities, which shortened the verification time. In fact, it should have been less than half an incense stick's time since they came down!
They can't hold on any longer? One or two of them are so weak?
A sudden inspiration struck Chu Hongluan.
It seems Mo Yu didn't come down with us, right?
Given his personality of always striving for the best performance, there's no reason for him to stay in the upper management and do logistics.
...Hopefully it's not what she thinks.
After a brief brainstorming session, Chu Hongluan quickly ignited a communication talisman and sent a message outside the Ten Thousand Demon Cave: "All eighty-one array points inside the Ten Thousand Demon Cave have been checked and found to be normal! Descend the cloud ladder immediately! Allow the disciples to evacuate!"
When her words echoed for the third time within the Demon Cave, a pale blue light slowly descended from above, condensing into a narrow staircase about five steps wide.
The ladder was lowered not far behind Chu Hongluan, right in the center of the demon's activity area!
"Damn it! Who the hell put the ladder here?!"
Chu Hongluan cursed and, not daring to delay, immediately used her spiritual power to spread the retreat order: "Everyone, listen up! Immediately move towards the center of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave at full speed, ascend the cloud ladder! Evacuate the Ten Thousand Demon Cave!"
At this moment, the rioting demon horde had already rushed over quickly, following the scent!
Where is that red-haired jerk?
"See that big red-haired guy?"
"Do you see that red-haired baboon?"
"Where is he? That red-haired human cultivator!"
Kotinghe's body gradually stiffened.
Oh dear, it seems we've gone too far.
Chu Hongluan tiptoed and looked at the approaching demons in the distance, then looked at Ke Tinghe and suddenly understood the purpose of his previous provocations.
"You should know that demons are basically impossible to kill, right?"
"......Um."
"So what do you plan to do to them?"
Kotinghe was silent for a moment, then said:
"...I hadn't thought that much about it before."
Chu Hongluan couldn't help but rub her forehead and let out a long sigh.
"But it's fine this way."
Kotinghe immediately perked up, his eyes burning: "What do you mean?"
Chu Hongluan gave him a mysterious smile: "When the others arrive at the cloud ladder, they will inevitably have a fierce battle with the demons. Fortunately, you have attracted enough hatred, so you will be responsible for luring these demons away and covering the safe evacuation of the others."
"......"
Kotinghe accepted the task with a sense of despair, but strangely calmed down inside.
Since Chu Hongluan has brought this up, she probably already has a plan.
Given their relationship, she certainly wouldn't actually feed him to the demons.
Thinking of this, Kotinghe became visibly excited again.
Hey, this time I can really have some fun.
"Oh my god! Could that be a demon ahead?!"
Chu Hongluan, with her sharp ears, heard the exclamations coming from the demon tide and knew that the main force had gathered. Without saying a word, she took half a step back, aimed at Ke Tinghe's buttocks, raised her foot, and kicked him hard!
"Go! It's your turn to perform!"
Kottinghe transformed into an extremely smooth parabola.
Chu Hongluan flicked her finger and, before he crashed straight into the demon horde, very humanely threw a spiritual energy shield at him.
"Holy crap! What is that?!"
"That's the red-haired bastard! Brothers, get him!"
"Damn it! You're the one who said I don't have a penis, right? That's because I'm in human form! I'll transform right now and show you what a truly amazing penis looks like!"
"Holy crap! Stop him! Don't let him get away!"
Kotinghe ran incredibly fast, taking advantage of his long legs, and created distance before turning around and stabbing him!
The demons instantly transformed into black mist and dispersed.
No matter how powerful the strike is, the damage is zero.
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