Once Qin Xi woke up, not only did Mo Tiange put down her psychological burden, but she could also do a lot of things.
For example, Yang Chengji.
Yang Chengji was also in the underground palace, and he was practicing Prime Demon Technique.
This was what Jing Xingzhi told Feifei, but because she was worried about Qin Xi, she never went to see him.
Now that Qin Xi was awake, it was a good time to go and see the situation.
Qin Xi naturally went with her. He was also very curious about Prime Demon Technique.
This thing appeared in the Five Spirits Sacrifice Temple and was extremely powerful. It definitely wasn't an ordinary technique, but he didn't know its origin.
Feifei led the way, and the two of them soon reached the place where the Prime Demon Stele was.
Compared to the Vermilion Bird Main Hall, the Prime Demon Stele was located in a cave behind the sacrifice temple.
The cave wasn't big, at most a hundred feet deep. It was almost undecorated, as if it was just an abandoned cave carelessly opened during the construction of the sacrifice temple.
The Prime Demon Stele was located in the center of the cave, emitting a dense but restrained devil aura.
The road leading to the cave was covered with corpses. These were demonic creatures formed due to the leakage of the Prime Demon Aura. Some were demonic beasts, and some were refined corpses. Right now, all the devil aura on their bodies had been sucked dry, turning them into dead creatures.
There was a layer of restriction at the entrance of the cave. From Mo Tiange's perspective, this restriction had the power of at least a Nascent Soul cultivator, and it was very exquisite. It would be very difficult to break it.
Next to the restriction at the entrance of the cave, Guifang Demon Lord sat cross-legged. His pale face was even paler, and he was no longer breathing.
In the depths of the cave, Yang Chengji sat cross-legged, completely unconscious. He was immersed in the devil aura as if he was wholeheartedly trying to refine it.
"This is …" At first glance, Mo Tiange felt that Jing Xingzhi's judgment was correct. Guifang Demon Lord's posture was obviously to maintain the restriction until he died of exhaustion.
But the problem was that Guifang Demon Lord was a late Nascent Soul cultivator. Although he didn't have much lifespan left, he had advanced to the late stage many years ago. He had great divine power and was very powerful.
Besides, the reason why Nascent Soul cultivators were hard to kill was because of their survival ability. Even if their bodies were destroyed, as long as their nascent souls were alive, they wouldn't die.
Guifang Demon Lord was only a body now. Did his nascent soul abandon its body, or did it die together?
If he had abandoned his body, why would there be a Nascent Soul restriction here?
If they were to die together, then what was the reason that he could not even care about his own life?
Was it really to protect Yang Chengji?
Mo Tiange and Qin Xi glanced at each other and saw the doubt in each other's eyes.
"Senior Brother, what do you think?"
Qin Xi muttered to himself for a long time before he finally shook his head. "It's hard to say. However, what's certain is that this brat is still in the Core Formation realm, so he's nothing to worry about."
As long as Yang Chengji remained in the completion level, he and Jing Xingzhi could form an absolute suppression.
Even if he advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, Qin Xi was confident he could still kill him. Previously, he killed Mei Feng, who also cultivated the Primordial Devil Art and whose cultivation level was already in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Mo Tiange wasn't too worried about this.
There was no direct conflict of interest between them and Yang Chengji. Instead, they were trapped in the Immortal Palace together. It could be said that they were in the same boat, and the possibility of cooperation was very high.
But the problem was …
"Do you think that the Ghost Square Demon Lord is really dead?"
Qin Xi was a little stunned. "You mean …"
"I'm just doubtful." Mo Tiange frowned and said, "I really don't believe that a famous great cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm would die like this."
His body was still there, but his aura was completely gone. If he didn't die, he must've been possessed.
Looking at Yang Chengji, who was wrapped in devil aura, Qin Xi pondered for a while and nodded slowly. "Your worries aren't unreasonable. According to reason, the Ghost Square Demon Lord racked his brains to come to this Immortal Palace to seek fated chances for the Deification realm. How could he easily give up unless he was at the end of the line?
But it's completely unnecessary to say that he was possessed.
You said the Ghost Square Demon Lord didn't have much time left in his lifespan, right? "
"Yes. I once heard that even if he used all methods to extend his lifespan, the Ghost Square Demon Lord's lifespan wouldn't exceed 500 years.
It's already not easy to find even one of those methods. According to common sense, his lifespan would be more than 100 years at most. "
"That's right."
Qin Xi said, "The lifespan after possession is calculated by the age of the Nascent Soul. Even if the Ghost Square Demon Lord possessed someone, his lifespan couldn't be increased.
But this guy is only in the middle stage of the Core Formation realm. Even if he practiced the Primordial Devil Art and his strength greatly increased, he could only reach the peak stage of the Core Formation realm in the near future.
In more than 100 years, let alone the Deification realm, even if he successfully formed his Nascent Soul, could he cultivate to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm? "
"According to common sense, it's indeed impossible …"
"In addition, unless it's absolutely necessary, I really don't understand why he would stay here instead of going out."
Mo Tiange felt Qin Xi's words made sense.
In this Immortal Palace, there was no way out. So what if he reached the Deification realm?
Did he really expect to cultivate to the Void Refinement realm and Body Integration realm or break through the void here?
Other people weren't like her, who received Fu Yao Zi's inheritance and knew about the Xuanxu Cloud-Connecting Formation.
However, the matter of the Ghost Square Demon Lord was indeed full of doubts. If they wanted to know the reason, they could only wait until Yang Chengji refined the initial devil aura and woke up.
After looking at the situation, the two of them turned around.
They couldn't enter the Virtual Sky World for the time being, but the two of them didn't care.
In terms of spiritual aura, the spiritual aura in this underground palace wasn't bad. Moreover, there was still the remnant Vermilion Bird's breath, which was beneficial to Qin Xi's cultivation.
The following days passed very comfortably.
Mo Tiange still meditated and cultivated every day. In her spare time, she studied mechanical puppet techniques, while Qin Xi began to study ancient pill-concocting techniques.
Previously, they found the pill recipe for the Deification Pill in the Scripture Depository. The method of concocting this pill was very different from what it was now, and it even took a different path. Therefore, they could only study it again and slowly explore the ancient pill-concocting techniques.
The two of them also discussed how they should go in the future.
First of all, it was an unchangeable fact that they were trapped in the underground palace. Although Mo Tiange learned the Xuanxu Cloud-Connecting Formation from Fu Yao Zi, she couldn't use it now. At the very least, she had to figure out a feasible method after she formed her Nascent Soul.
Second, if she wanted to form her Nascent Soul, she had to prepare a lot of things. The most important thing was to find a safe place. For Mo Tiange, the safest and most suitable place was the Virtual Sky World. Right now, they were trapped in the underground palace together with Jing Xingzhi. This secret couldn't be concealed, so they could only wait.
Third, since they couldn't immediately enter Closed Door Meditation to form their Nascent Souls, they had to make some preparations first.
For example, Mo Tiange had Mo Yaoqing's experience in cultivating the Art of Sunu and Fu Yao Zi's experience in forming his Nascent Soul using the Art of the Origin. Both of them needed a long time to understand and analyze.
As for medicinal pills and the like, Qin Xi also needed some time to concoct them.
Therefore, the two of them decided that before they found a suitable way to avoid Jing Xingzhi's eyes and ears, they didn't have to rush into Closed Door Meditation. They should first make some preparations for forming their Nascent Souls. When the time came, they could immediately act.
Jing Xingzhi returned from his swordsmanship practice. Seeing that they were busy, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"
The bamboo bed Qin Xi used to rest on had been put away. A piece of animal skin was spread in the original corner and a praying mat was placed there. In front of him was an exquisite pill furnace, and next to it was a short table filled with all kinds of spiritual panaceas and bottles.
Qin Xi was concentrating on controlling the fire. After being tempered by the Vermilion Bird's Breath, his Dantian Real Fire had turned into the Vermilion Bird's Flame. It was very different from the past, and he was still adapting to it.
Mo Tiange took some time to raise her head and glance at him. She said casually, "What else can I do?
Keep messing around with this broken thing! "
"I'm not talking about this …" Seeing that the two of them were so busy that they didn't have time to deal with other people, Jing Xingzhi shut his mouth.
He looked over there. Although it was simple and crude, it had all the necessary tools and was neatly arranged. He then looked over at his own side. There was only a shabby praying mat and scattered sword-nurturing tools all around.
Injustice suddenly arose in his heart, and evil rose from his guts.
They were both trapped in the underground palace, so why was he, Qin Shoujing, living so comfortably?!
Just as he was pondering how to make things a little uncomfortable for them, he suddenly saw a golden figure rushing in from the entrance of the hall.
Feifei ran into the hall and jumped onto Mo Tiange's shoulder. "That boy woke up!"
"What?" Mo Tiange stopped what she was doing.
Feifei said with divine comprehension, "That devil cultivator boy woke up."
"Really?" Mo Tiange was pleasantly surprised. "How's his situation?"
"You'll know when you go and take a look."
Mo Tiange pondered for a while then pushed the things in her hands away. She looked up and said, "Yang Chengji woke up. Should we go and take a look?"
"Oh?" Qin Xi was heating up the pill furnace. Upon hearing her words, he stopped. "What a coincidence."
"Exactly." Mo Tiange looked at Jing Xingzhi. "Fellow Daoist Jing, let's go together?"
"…" Jing Xingzhi had no choice but to give up the idea he just had. "Let's go …"
Three people and one beast soon arrived at the cave where the Primordial Devil Stele was.
The cave still maintained its original appearance. The restrictions at the cave entrance were still there, and Guifang Devil Monarch's corpse was still sitting on the side.
Yang Chengji, on the other hand, was already awake. With a dazed expression on his youthful face, he was kneeling next to Guifang Devil Monarch.
"Fellow Daoist Yang!" Mo Tiange called out.
After a long time, Yang Chengji finally regained his senses. He raised his head and looked at them with doubt in his eyes. "You …" His voice was hoarse, and even his reaction became very slow. After a long time, he finally asked, "Why are you also here?
Is the passage to the immortal palace not closed yet? "
He looked dazed, as if he didn't know how much time had passed.
Seeing this, Mo Tiange became even more confused. She said, "The passage to the immortal palace has been closed. We're trapped in the immortal palace."
After a long time, Yang Chengji finally nodded slowly. "Oh …"
His dazed appearance was abnormal no matter how one looked at it.
Mo Tiange and Qin Xi glanced at each other. Mo Tiange asked tentatively, "Fellow Daoist Yang, are you alright?"
Yang Chengji still looked at Guifang Devil Monarch, his eyes flashing with many complicated emotions. In the end, he heaved a long sigh, stood up, and opened the restriction at the cave entrance. "Fellow Daoist Qin, Seniors, please come in."
His expression was tired, and his gaze was heavy. He didn't have the slightest sharpness of a youth in the past. On the contrary, he seemed a bit disheartened. Facing two Nascent Soul cultivators, he actually opened the restriction without any precaution. No matter how they looked at it, it was abnormal.
The three people saw it and were astonished.
After Yang Chengji opened the restriction, he returned to the side of the Primordial Devil Stele and sat down. His voice was tired. "Feel free to ask whatever you want."