"Is he that demon?" Even the snake woman got goosebumps when she met the demon cultivator's cold gaze.
There was another platform on the opposite side, and the demonic cultivator was bound firmly to it by several extremely thick chains.
If Shen Sang could sense the spiritual energy surging on the chains, then this was what was restricting that demonic cultivator.
Just as they guessed.
and……
Shen Sanruo's eyes were half-closed, and her brows furrowed slightly.
She felt it was more like a seal.
Immediately afterwards, several questions arose in my mind:
Who is that demonic cultivator? Why was he sealed here? Who sealed him here? How long has he been sealed? What is his relationship with the barrier of Starry Plains? And what is his relationship with the person protecting the treasure?
And what is it that he wants? And what's the next step after he gets it?
Chen Sangruo's thoughts raced.
The demonic cultivator glanced at them, then withdrew his gaze as if looking at dead people, showing no intention of speaking.
His mocking expression suggested he disdained speaking to them.
He believed they were bound to die there, and without him saying a word, he would get what he wanted.
As Shen Sanruo's thoughts gradually became clearer, she began to make some guesses about several of the issues.
The person who set up the barrier, sealed the demonic cultivator, and protected the treasure were all the same person or the same group of people.
Judging from the strength of that demonic cultivator and the intensity of the seal, he must have been a powerful demon who wanted to cause trouble in the Starry Plains, which is why he was sealed away.
The seal did not seem to be complete. Those who sealed the Great Demon knew that the Great Demon would one day recover and make a comeback, so they set up a barrier again to seal the Great Demon within the Star Plains.
At the same time, they set up formations to protect the treasure and prevent the great demon from invading, while waiting for other humans to discover the treasure and come up with a countermeasure.
Moreover, something in that treasure must be related to the Great Demon's seal, and it can help the Great Demon restore its strength and break through the seal.
When did these things happen?
A bold guess arose in Shen Sangruo's mind: could it be related to the great chaos during the Ninghua Sect period?
The Taoist Master Wuwei knew about this area, and at that time, this barrier did not yet exist.
When this area was rediscovered today, it was encircled by a barrier, and there are no records of this area since then.
Could it be that during the great chaos in the cultivation world back then, demonic cultivators followed evil cultivators out to do evil, and were eventually sealed here by other cultivators?
The demonic cultivators are also divided into two factions: one radical and the other conservative.
Radical demonic cultivators are inherently violent and greedy, advocating the slaughter of cultivators and the occupation of the cultivation world. Like some evil cultivators, they even use the flesh and blood of cultivators for cultivation and often act together with evil cultivators.
Conservative heretical cultivators are no different from ordinary cultivators, except that they cultivate using demonic energy. They are able to maintain their original mind and not be affected by the demonic energy.
Wuwei Daoren had told her that back then, evil cultivators had also joined forces with many demonic cultivators.
It seems highly likely that this great demon is one of the radical demonic cultivators involved in the chaos.
The cultivators fought a great battle with the great demon in the Starry Plains before finally sealing it away.
The fierce battle destroyed Star Plains, and with the pervasive demonic energy and depleted spiritual energy, Star Plains became a wasteland.
It took thousands of years for spiritual energy to overwhelm demonic energy, and only then did Star Plains begin to revive.
Then the seal gradually loosened, and the severely injured demon began to release demonic energy in the Starry Plain.
That explains everything!
The great demon over there was unaware that Shen Sangri had already figured out most of his plans and was still thinking that once he got what he wanted, he could break free of his shackles.
The snake woman watched Shen Sangruo's serious contemplation without saying a word, simply standing quietly to the side.
What does the Great Demon want?
This item is extremely important, and she absolutely cannot let the Great Demon obtain it.
Most of the treasure has been teleported outside the Starry Plains by her.
All that remained was the spirit core in the snake woman's hand and the divine soul power that could not be transmitted.
Shen Sanruo's eyes suddenly widened. "That's right, it's the power of the soul!"
She thought it was a coincidence that the Spirit Jade Marrow could not be transmitted, but the fact that all magical artifacts related to the power of the soul could not be transmitted meant it was definitely not a coincidence!
The only thing that can restrict teleportation is the barrier in Starry Plains.
The barrier was there to prevent the Great Demon from leaving the Starry Plains, and also because the Great Demon desperately wanted to obtain this divine soul power.
From this, we can deduce that the great demon should be a demonic cultivator of the soul type.
After obtaining the power of the divine soul, one's own strength will increase dramatically, thus breaking the seal.
Shen Sanruo raised her eyes and told the snake woman in a deep voice her deductions and the great demon's purpose.
"It's all for the power of the soul," the snake woman murmured, understanding dawning on her.
Looking back now, the reason why that divine soul power was hidden so deeply, and why it was surrounded by seals, was because they didn't want it to be taken away easily.
“But we are so far away from him, he can only trap us, he can’t do anything to us,” the snake woman said, her voice filled with doubt.
Are they trying to starve them to death?
This great demon plotted for over a thousand years, and this is the result?
The snake woman was quite puzzled, "Why not just bring us to his side and steal his soul power?"
"I guess he doesn't have that much ability, he can't beat us, so he can only choose to slowly boil the frog in water like this?" Shen Sanruo raised an eyebrow.
Even from this distance, he was afraid they would attack him.
She didn't try to lower her voice, and the great demon on the other end heard everything clearly.
His expression instantly darkened, and the demonic markings on his face made him look even more ferocious.
Those despicable cultivators severely injured him back then, leaving him with only a wisp of a soul. Fortunately, he was a great demon who was extremely skilled in soul magic, which gave him a glimmer of hope.
However, due to the suppression of the seal, it took him thousands of years to repair his soul and nearly a thousand years to reshape his physical body.
If it were a Foundation Establishment or Golden Core cultivator, he would take action immediately.
However, one of the opponents was a Nascent Soul cultivator carrying several demonic beasts, and the other was even close to becoming a Divine Transformation cultivator.
He runs a market.
If he hadn't prepared for over a thousand years, pouring all his power into that demonic energy, it would have been difficult to even bring them back.
That's why he resorted to this desperate measure.
But so what?
The Great Demon gave a cruel smile, for soon they would completely lose their souls and become living corpses.
"Boiling a frog in lukewarm water?" The snake woman stroked her chin, her expression somewhat grave. "Then what is this 'lukewarm water' he prepared for us?"
“We should know soon.” Shen Sangruo’s gaze was fixed, her thoughts unreadable. “It’s most likely related to the soul.”
The next moment, she felt the little koi in her sea of consciousness struggling violently, while Kui Niu and Zhu Miao did not react.
The koi carp in its spirit form is extremely fragile; any influence on its spirit will cause it great harm.
Shen Sanruo's expression suddenly changed.
The struggling little koi fish conveyed a message to her: something was stealing her soul!
Therefore, it will affect the little koi in her sea of consciousness, and later it will also affect Zhu Miao and Kui Niu, who are bound to her.
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