In the mountains, the purple-clad youth’s screams echoed continuously. He was not dead; if not for his life-saving means, he would have been reduced to nothingness like his maid.
On the throne, the purple-clad youth lay with a faint breath. A shocking, gaping red hole marred his chest.
Beside him, Gu Ji and the ten people controlling the grand formation knelt, their faces etched with lingering fear.
Fortunately, their young master had many life-saving methods. Otherwise, if their young master died, they and their families would have to be buried with him.
"Trash! A bunch of trash! Gu Ji, I, your young master, bestowed upon you the essence blood of the ancient god, and you, a piece of trash, couldn't even protect me. Trash!!!"
The purple-clad youth cursed, but as soon as he finished, a pang of pain shot through his wound, causing him to cry out again.
"Young master, please quell your anger! We admit our guilt!"
Gu Ji and the others spoke in unison, their faces pale.
"Young master, your injuries require you to return to the Ancient God Tribe as soon as possible for the Great Shaman to treat you."
Gu Ji said. Although the purple-clad youth’s life was saved, his injuries were severe, and even with his abilities, he could not heal them.
What was that person's origin? Why did he possess such means? Gu Ji was filled with dread. That sword energy was too terrifying.
Fortunately, that person was not here to assassinate their young master. Otherwise, with the opponent's strength and that final sword energy, their young master would be in grave danger.
Gu Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since Li Xiaotian entered that mysterious portal, he knew that what the other party had said about a misunderstanding was true, and they did not wish to provoke them.
But now, it no longer mattered. The other party had nearly killed their young master, and a personal vendetta had been forged. Their next meeting would be one of life and death!
The purple-clad youth gritted his teeth, cast a fierce glance at the place where Li Xiaotian had disappeared, and then spoke.
"You ten, continue to blockade this place. Once my injuries recover, I will settle the score with that person!"
"Yes!"
The others responded.
In an unknown place, darkness was the predominant color, and besides the darkness, black mist permeated everywhere.
The Dragon Horse cautiously felt its way through the darkness, its expression worried, muttering to itself.
"What kind of damned place is this? I slept here for so many years and didn't discover this place!"
"What is the origin of that human? Damn it, he brought me to this place and then disappeared without even showing me the way!"
The Dragon Horse grumbled, completely unaware of its own voluntary entry into this place.
The surrounding black mist made it feel uncomfortable and unwell, a deep, instinctual resistance.
"Demonic energy! It's all demonic energy! Damn it, this isn't some kind of sealing ground, is it?"
The Dragon Horse whispered, its expression suddenly filled with fear. If this place truly sealed a demon, wouldn't it be finished?
"Roar!!! Human! Where are you? Come out for me!"
The Dragon Horse roared, but as soon as it finished, it immediately stopped, its entire body frozen.
It suddenly remembered that if there was indeed a demon sealed here, would its roar have alerted it?
After waiting for a long time and finding no anomalies, it breathed a sigh of relief and continued to grope in the darkness.
RUMBLE!!!!
After an unknown duration of walking, the Dragon Horse suddenly heard a faint rumbling sound from afar.
"What is that?"
The Dragon Horse’s eyes widened in terror. It sensed carefully and found that the surrounding demonic energy was gathering towards the direction of the sound.
"Damn it! Could there really be a demon?"
The Dragon Horse cursed inwardly, filled with regret for having followed them in earlier.
On the other side, at the location where the Dragon Horse heard the sound, a tornado formed from demonic energy spun wildly.
The rumbling continued. In the center of the tornado, Li Xiaotian sat cross-legged, madly absorbing demonic energy to recover his injuries.
How did that horse follow him in? Li Xiaotian frowned. He had heard the Dragon Horse’s roar earlier.
However, his injuries were too severe at the moment, and the Dragon Horse’s strength was not weak. It would be better to keep some distance.
"Kid, that's enough! Go deeper. The demonic energy here is garbage. Don't waste your time here!"
In his mind, the Demon Lord constantly urged him, but Li Xiaotian completely ignored him.
As soon as he entered the secret realm, the Demon Lord had awakened. Just as he was almost killed outside, the other party had been sleeping. How could there be such a coincidence?
"Don't waste time. This demonic energy is useless to you. Only the primordial demonic energy in the deepest part can transform you and greatly increase your strength!"
The Demon Lord persuaded him earnestly, feeling anxious himself. Having finally entered this place, and seeing that he was about to greedily absorb the primordial demonic energy he had longed for, Li Xiaotian stubbornly refused to go deeper, making him extremely anxious.
Of course, it was mainly that this ordinary demonic energy was useless to him. Otherwise, he would be absorbing it even more vigorously than Li Xiaotian.
"Shut up! Wait until I recover my injuries. We're already in here, why are you in a hurry?!"
Li Xiaotian reprimanded him internally, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. His condition was not good, and if he encountered any danger deeper inside, what would happen then?
"You brat, how can you speak like that? I'm also doing this for your own good!"
The Demon Lord cursed furiously.
But Li Xiaotian still paid no attention, focusing all his efforts on recovering his injuries.
After an unknown period, Li Xiaotian stopped absorbing the surrounding demonic energy and stood up. His injuries had recovered.
The demonic energy in this place had reduced the time required for his recovery by at least half.
"What is this place? Did you encounter any danger after entering here in the past?"
Li Xiaotian asked in his mind. He did not act rashly. Although primordial demonic energy was good, he needed to be alive to enjoy it.
"This place, I don't know what's going on either. But there's no danger here. When I entered this place back then, my strength was not even as good as yours, and I didn't encounter any danger."
The Demon Lord said, his tone also a bit puzzled. He had pondered this question later and found it very unusual.
"No danger?"
Li Xiaotian frowned. This place was filled with demonic energy, and deeper inside, there was primordial demonic energy that even the Demon Lord longed for, yet there was no danger at all. It was too strange.
"I have some speculation about this later. The demonic energy here is all masterless. Perhaps there is a treasure that can create demonic energy in the depths, or a powerful existence specifically opened this place to store demonic energy."
"In short, I didn't reach the deepest endpoint back then. Later, I left and conquered in all directions, forgetting about this place. If you are inclined, you can try to reach the endpoint and perhaps find the answer."
The Demon Lord said. After he left this place back then, his strength increased rapidly, and he no longer cared about the demonic energy here, so he did not explore further.
Li Xiaotian frowned and did not respond. Since he had come, he would at least supplement his foundation. As for the deepest endpoint, he would see then.
With this thought, Li Xiaotian began to walk towards the depths. Unlike the Dragon Horse, he cultivated the Demonic Devouring technique himself and was very sensitive to demonic energy. The direction of increasing demonic energy concentration was the way to the deepest part.