222: Chapter 222 Demonic Cultivator Disguise

When this consistently unremarkable Cultivator suddenly produced a Magic Treasure that could allow them to step into the hall...

Everyone around was extremely surprised.

Jia Zheng smiled and said, "Everyone, my father once visited this place and obtained a supreme treasure that can temporarily suppress the surging Power of the Demon God within the hall."

At this moment, Yun Jian stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist."

He noticed that quite a few subordinates seemed to be standing by Jia Zheng's side, all of whom were Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or above, looking like Sect Disciples just like them.

But in his memory, he had never seen them before.

Jia Zheng's humble attitude caused the other Cultivators to lower their guard slightly.

After Jia Zheng led his own people onto the hall where the fluctuations had already subsided, they appeared to be unharmed.

Seeing this, the others followed suit.

Ye Jing was beside Jia Zheng, and seeing his composed and effortless manner, deep suspicion arose in his heart.

It wasn't until they entered the palace gates together that a sudden, extremely powerful sense of pressure emanated from the space.

This left them with absolutely no power to resist as a fierce wind quickly whipped up around them; Ye Jing wanted to defend himself, but suddenly saw a look of fanaticism in Jia Zheng's eyes nearby, as if he were about to obtain what he desired.

Ye Jing wanted to speak, but in an instant, his vision went black, and he suddenly felt himself falling.

He immediately summoned the Poisonous Variant Bee to carry him into flight, catching Ye Tianhao, who was not far from him, at the same time.

Ye Tianhao was just about to use spiritual power to control his sword, but found himself completely devoid of spiritual power; just as he was feeling somewhat at a loss, he was suddenly caught.

He looked up and saw a middle-aged stranger, but beneath him was the reddish-purple Poisonous Variant Bee.

Ye Tianhao was instantly overjoyed: "Grandfather! You came too?!"

Facing his grandson, Ye Jing nodded in response to Ye Tianhao.

Ye Jing warily watched the falling Cultivators around them; those Cultivators quickly vanished into this void.

And just then, a vortex appeared around him, seemingly wanting to suck him in.

"This palace is truly strange—first the floor tiles emitting black Qi, then this eerie darkness. This Demon God really has a twisted sense of humor."

Ye Jing was somewhat speechless.

He discovered that he could only use a tiny bit of spiritual power now; he had essentially regressed to the third or fourth level of Qi Refining.

But seeing that the Poisonous Variant Bee beneath him could still operate its spiritual power normally, he thought of those powerful rank-two Spirit Beasts outside; it seemed there was no suppression of a Spirit Beast's spiritual power here.

"Grandfather, what should we do next?"

Ye Tianhao was unclear about the situation and didn't dare to enter lightly.

Ye Jing pondered for a moment; while he was hesitating, the Storage Pouch automatically opened, and the thousand void ethereal map immediately floated out.

The map automatically unfurled slowly between them; Ye Tianhao didn't understand what was happening, but seeing this, Ye Jing immediately said, "Go! We'll enter the map and let it take us into the vortex!"

With a thought, the misty landscape patterns on the surface of the map began to flow like living things, and pale gold spiritual power completely enveloped them.

Then, following the vortex, they were quickly drawn inside.

When the map unfurled once more...

Ye Jing and Ye Tianhao had already emerged, landing in a jade corridor filled with chilling, cold Qi.

"This should be somewhere within the Hall of the Demon God." Ye Jing breathed a sigh of relief; the Hall of the Demon God was bizarre and treacherous everywhere—at this point, never mind obtaining treasures, being able to protect oneself was already good enough.

No sooner had he spoken than a sharp whistling sound of something cutting through the air came from behind Ye Jing.

Ye Tianhao immediately drew his sword to defend, while Ye Jing looked toward the sound.

In the dim passageway, three figures appeared; the one approaching was the amiably smiling Jia Zheng.

At this moment, Jia Zheng held a pitch-black Jade Token in his hand; it was by relying on this Jade Token that he had been able to barely protect himself and his two subordinates during the Space Storm.

"I didn't expect that this Fellow Daoist would also be able to reach this place."

Jia Zheng's face was full of surprise, yet he still maintained an easygoing appearance.

The two Cultivators beside him had already sacrificed their Magic Treasures, moving to flank them from the left and right, but since spiritual power could not be used here...

Ye Jing was not afraid and simply said, "Well met, Fellow Daoist Jia."

Jia Zheng laughed loudly and said, "Fellow Daoist, we have been tracking this Hall of the Demon God for half a year. What we seek is the demon god inheritance hidden within the hall.

Since you were also able to arrive here, I presume it wasn't by accident. Why don't we join forces? After finding the Origin, we can split it sixty-forty—you take sixty percent and I take forty. How about it?"

Ye Jing's eyes narrowed slightly. A demon god inheritance... Jia Zheng had come for a demon god inheritance. Could he be...

Thinking of this, Ye Jing's face remained calm: "Fellow Daoist Jia is quite frank, but I only wish to seek wealth safely. I wouldn't dare to dream of that demon god inheritance."

Hearing him say this, Jia Zheng chuckled: "Is that so? It seems you've chosen the hard way! Attack! Kill them!"

He barked the order, no longer bothering to hide; his originally pure spiritual power instantly became murderous and was tinged with powerful Evil Qi.

How could Ye Jing not recognize this bloody Evil Qi? These were Cultivators from the Xuanyou Sect.

Given that he could command so many Cultivators to attack for him, wasn't this Jia Zheng actually the Sect Leader of the Xuanyou Sect, Xuan Yin?

This decisiveness in killing when cooperation failed was quite straightforward.

These Cultivators had the black Jade Token for protection, so the spiritual power suppression here had no effect on them.

"Die!" They lunged forward arrogantly, channeling their spiritual power to attack.

A Cultivator unable to use spiritual power is no different from a Mortal.

Ye Jing snorted coldly: "Good timing! It just so happens I had to be wary of you outside, but now that we're here, I can pull you up by the roots!"

Having said that, he stopped pretending and immediately summoned Hei Feng and the Golden Erosion Insect—two Yao Beasts that had reached rank two—who charged forward to attack those Cultivators.

"What?! This person can actually control Yao Beasts?!"

Xuan Yin immediately thought of how Xuan Ming had been constantly saying he had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of an old man surnamed Ye who could control beasts, but looking at the young man before him, he couldn't help but feel surprised.

Could it be that this middle-aged man has some connection to that old man surnamed Ye? Or is he even the same person?

He didn't have time to think further, as his two subordinates were already locked in a bitter struggle.

Hei Feng's attacks were swift and fierce; even the toughest defensive Magical Artifact would shatter instantly under his bite. Even for a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, fighting him was extremely difficult.

To say nothing of the Golden Erosion Insect; the swarm was endless, and each insect had incredible defensive power, like a nugget of gold. When a blade struck them, the shock caused a burst of pain in the wielder's hand.

Seeing this, Xuan Yin snorted coldly: "Two useless wastes!"

As soon as he spoke, he waved the Dragon Head Staff in his hand, and a massive Dragon flew out from it, its mouth opening to release a blast of chilling cold Qi that intimidated the attacking Hei Feng and Golden Erosion Insect, leaving them unable to move.

Seeing this, Ye Jing quickly pulled the two Yao Beasts into the Demonic Beast Grotto-heaven. His speed was so fast that Xuan Yin was somewhat surprised, and then Ye Jing threw out countless Explosive Talismans, which rushed toward them.

The powerful explosions were deafening in the narrow space, such that Xuan Yin had to release spiritual power to defend.

Using the explosion as cover, Ye Jing quickly activated the thousand void ethereal map and fled, taking Ye Tianhao with him.

Xuan Yin was originally a Golden Core Cultivator; even if his cultivation was suppressed to Foundation Establishment here, he was at least at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, which was not something he and Ye Tianhao could contend with.

So, they had to escape first!

After the smoke cleared, Xuan Yin saw that the two had quickly vanished without a trace. Seeing this scene, he finally understood why Xuan Ming had suffered losses time and again.