What is the key?
He had been pondering this ever since he saw the handsome, pale youth.
Now, he had a glimmer of understanding.
It was to sever the root.
What is the root? It is the means of the Demon race. He must find a way to counteract their methods.
How did the Demon race find the Jade Scene Cave Heaven? How did they break through the Jade Scene Cave Heaven's defenses?
If these questions were not clarified, killing any number of demons would be useless.
And to clarify these questions, killing this handsome youth was useless; more importantly, he needed to obtain information from him.
Thinking of this, he suddenly formed a hand seal, chanted a divine mantra, and his expression became solemn.
A golden light flashed on his body, and immediately a golden net enveloped the handsome youth.
The handsome, pale youth had been prepared; seeing his posture change, he immediately attacked.
"You're courting death, brat!" he scoffed, and like a ghost, he flashed in front of Chu Zhiyuan.
As a Heavenly Demon, he regarded humans as food, just as humans see rabbits.
Rabbits can harm people, but their threat is limited.
He was certain that Chu Zhiyuan was at the Qi Transformation realm and didn't take him seriously, intending to kill him with one move.
He was thinking to himself that the prince's soul must be extraordinary, with an extremely good taste, and its enhancement would be immense.
This time entering the Jade Scene Cave Heaven, the souls inside were all extraordinary, a great harvest.
And the greatest harvest this time might be this Ninth Prince.
If it were the First Prince, the harvest would be even greater.
More importantly, it would not only greatly benefit his own cultivation, but also bring the merit of killing.
Killing a prince, especially the First Prince, would earn merit in the Demon Palace.
This merit could be exchanged for a large amount of cultivation resources.
Thinking of this, he smiled.
The smile suddenly froze, already enveloped by the golden net.
His handsome face darkened, and his figure suddenly became illusory, turning into a wisp of smoke and disappearing from the spot.
The wisp of smoke was like a swimming fish, about to squeeze through the golden net's mesh.
The golden net suddenly burst forth with golden light, covering the mesh with a layer of golden light, blocking the wisp of smoke.
The next moment, the wisp of smoke suddenly disappeared, and he reappeared, the golden net disappearing into his body.
He stood stiffly in place, only his eyes rolling around.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded in satisfaction.
As expected of the Great Subduing Demon Seal, specifically designed to restrain the Demon race.
This demon spawn could actually transform from solid to void.
Even if it couldn't completely negate physical attacks, it would dissipate a large portion.
If it weren't for the Great Subduing Demon Seal, it would be too difficult to completely subdue him.
He didn't rush forward, but stood in place, focusing his senses for a moment.
He nodded in satisfaction.
No sense of danger appeared.
It seemed he was indeed restrained; the Great Subduing Demon Seal had countered his hidden tricks.
He broke off a long stick nearby and used it to pick out the string of white bone beads from the pale, handsome youth's sleeve.
The handsome youth's eyes widened, staring fixedly at the white bone beads, watching them being picked out of his sleeve by Chu Zhiyuan, watching them being placed on a tree branch next to him.
After the white bone beads landed on the tree branch, the branch quickly turned gray, then black.
Chu Zhiyuan clicked his tongue.
The toxicity of these white bone beads was so fierce, truly astonishing.
Using his Ultra-Sense to observe, they emitted not poison gas, but a colorless, odorless, silent, and invisible wave.
This wave would cause life force to be severed; this sapling was an example.
He shook his head.
If he didn't know the power of these white bone beads, and directly approached the pale, handsome youth, would he have been affected by this wave?
He thought about it and didn't have anything like a Spirit Sealing Box.
Not wanting to directly put them into the Ebony Bracelet, he had a flash of inspiration and waved a white light.
"Poof!"
As the white light landed on the white bone beads, it shone brightly, and the white bone beads burst forth with black light.
The black and white lights intertwined, becoming difficult to separate, surprising Chu Zhiyuan.
His Great Bright Fist was at the Spirit Transformation level, yet he couldn't break through the power of these white bone beads.
The Spirit Transformation level Great Bright Fist was already at the pinnacle of martial arts.
Only the Void Entry and Void Transformation levels remained.
Even a God Transformation realm expert without Spirit Transformation level martial arts would be slightly suppressed by him.
These white bone beads were truly extraordinary.
He thought about it and no longer used the Great Bright Fist, but switched to the Great Subduing Demon Seal.
A golden net enveloped the white bone beads.
Just as it was about to fall, the black light of the white bone beads resisted the golden net.
The golden net slowly penetrated the black light.
The black light immediately dimmed by three points.
Chu Zhiyuan's spirit lifted, and he once again used the Great Subduing Demon Seal, with golden nets constantly falling.
The black light finally dimmed, until it completely retreated into the white bone beads.
Chu Zhiyuan revealed a smile, picked them up, and put them into his sleeve.
He carefully sensed them.
The white bone beads, having been penetrated by the golden net, no longer emitted strange waves.
Chu Zhiyuan raised his head to look at the handsome, pale youth, watching his eyes glare in anger, and couldn't help but smile: "These white bone beads are extremely powerful treasures, aren't they?"
He could guess the anger and unwillingness in the handsome, pale youth's heart.
The handsome, pale youth glared at him, a cold smile appearing in his eyes.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't kill you."
The handsome, pale youth continued to smile coldly in his eyes.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "I don't know the art of interrogation, so I can only hand you over to the imperial court. The imperial court has experts who can figure out the mystery of how you were able to enter."
The handsome, pale youth's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he closed his eyes.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Are you thinking of a way to escape?"
As he spoke, he re-applied the Great Subduing Demon Seal.
Under the Great Subduing Demon Seal, layers upon layers of golden nets enveloped him.
After several layers of golden nets, Chu Zhiyuan completely relaxed.
One must be extra careful with the Demon race.
He then picked up the handsome youth and floated away, turning his head to look at the location of the Celestial Peak.
With the collapse of the Celestial Peak, the stone wall had also disappeared.
The words on the stone wall, and the fist energy of the Great Bright Fist in the forest, had all disappeared.
In a daze, he inexplicably felt that this ninth thatched hut might also be an illusion?
Was it all a dream of his?
Was the so-called Spirit Abyss Body Cleansing Record also created by his subconscious?
Because he thought of the Profound Yin Palace's Supreme Liquid Marrow Cleansing Art.
Was it because of the Supreme Liquid Marrow Cleansing Art that he subconsciously wanted to create such a technique?
He then shook his head.
He felt that with his Ultra-Sense, he shouldn't be so easily deceived; he should be able to see clearly the illusion and reality.
Then what about the ancestor Chu Chunhan?
Was he real and not illusory?
Filled with doubts, he accelerated and floated towards the way he came.
He didn't want to be expelled from the cave heaven when the time came; at that time, he might also lose the handsome youth in his hands.
— —
At the peak of the Great Bright Peak, Chu Honglin and Chu Hongming sat cross-legged.
The sun hung high.
Chu Hongming narrowed his eyes and slowly said: "Is the time almost up?"
His expression was solemn as he calmly looked at Chu Honglin: "Fifteenth Brother, why are you so optimistic about the Ninth Prince?"
Chu Honglin smiled.
Chu Hongming said: "Did you see yourself back then?"
Chu Honglin said: "You see his bad temper, but I see his innocent heart."
Chu Hongming shook his head and said: "He does have a bad temper and is too strange, but he does have a good heart."
"Treating him like this is unfair."
"Alas…" Chu Hongming shook his head and sighed, wanting to say something but stopping.
He knew the inside story, but he couldn't speak it out.
Suddenly, a flash appeared before their eyes, and Chu Zhiyuan appeared, carrying the handsome, pale youth.
