294: Inspection mission

The topmost level of the Demon Sealing Prison.

Compared to the thick dark energy permeating the levels below, this place felt like returning to a fairyland on earth.

The Saint King Ning Shengluan had once personally taken action to set up a grand formation, isolating the area from the infiltration of dark energy from the outside.

At the same time, a large number of Heaven And Earth Treasure were planted here to maintain the immortal essence at an extremely high concentration.

"Chen Jiao!" a sharp shout came.

The person who spoke was none other than the Immortal Emperor Zhang Fen. She sat cross-legged in the area with the densest Immortal Qi in the Void Realm, breathing and refining, her aura monstrous.

"Go pick a few Qingling Fruits and bring them to me!"

"Alright, Senior Sister Zhang!"

Chen Jiao, having her Cultivate interrupted, opened her eyes.

The spot where she Cultivate was in the outer area where the Immortal Qi was thinnest. The core area had long been occupied by other Senior Sisters, and even if some spots were unoccupied at the moment, she dared not go over and take them without permission.

Soon, a few purple spiritual fruits exuding a cool sensation were plucked.

Chen Jiao respectfully handed them to Zhang Fen.

Zhang Fen couldn't even be bothered to glance at her; she simply swallowed the spiritual fruits and continued her Cultivate.

Chen Jiao did not care about the other's attitude.

After living together for a thousand years, she had long grown accustomed to the ostracization from these fellow Senior Sisters.

On one hand, it was because her Aptitude was indeed not very good among the group, and her cultivation Realm was one of the lowest.

On the other hand, her personality was somewhat cold, and she was unwilling to grovel basely to Zhang Fen, acting like a dog for that local tyrant within the Demon Sealing Prison.

"I wonder how Su Quan is doing now?"

There was a hint of worry in her eyes.

Su Quan had already been down there for nearly four days.

Even though he Cultivate the Nether Poison Sacred Body and had a stronger resistance to dark energy, too much time had passed.

One had to know that many Immortal King who went down could barely stay for about a day.

"I hope nothing happens!"

She prayed silently in her heart.

In all fairness, she had a pretty good impression of Su Quan.

Although he was a Devil Head, he treated her with gentleness, courtesy, and great respect—a kind of treatment she hadn't felt in a long time.

Just then, a spatial fluctuation surged from the teleportation light ring in the distance.

Su Quan walked out abruptly. There was a look of fatigue on his face as a large amount of immortal essence and Spiritual Qi gathered toward him, engaging in a fierce clash with the dark energy remaining in his body, eventually dispelling and annihilating it all.

"Hoo!"

The immortal essence once again filled his entire body.

Logically speaking, this should be the optimal state for his immortal body, but having experienced the wonderful taste of dark energy, he instead felt that the immortal essence was somewhat ill-suited.

There was an inexplicable sense of unfamiliar stiffness as it circulated.

"It's just that I don't know if dark energy can improve my cultivation Realm just like immortal essence can?"

Such a thought popped into Su Quan's mind.

The commotion from this side attracted many gazes.

Zhang Fen opened her eyes, a look of surprise in her pupils: "Su Quan, so much time has passed, and you actually didn't die inside?"

Not only her, but everyone present actually believed that Su Quan had long since died below.

Because there were crises everywhere in the Demon Sealing Prison; besides the permeating dark energy, there were also terrifying Devil Head that could be encountered at any time.

If Su Quan died inside, it would be the most normal thing in the world, and even if the Saint King pursued the matter, there wouldn't be much to say.

"My Nether Poison Sacred Body has a certain resistance to dark energy, so I stayed down there for a while longer!" Su Quan explained simply.

Regret flashed in Zhang Fen's pupils: "Your luck is quite good. Below, Devil Head run rampant, and most of their Divine Soul have issues. If a man like you were to fall into their hands, you would inevitably be tortured to death!"

The woman's words were clearly barbed.

Someone immediately took up the conversation and sneered: "That might not be the case! Don't forget, this guy in front of us is also a Devil Head. Perhaps Devil Head cherish one another, and feelings developed between them. If they took things a step further and did something to harm the Demon Sealing Prison, who knows?"

Su Quan's expression remained normal; he ignored the hostility of these women.

He found a quiet corner and began to breathe in the immortal essence of heaven and earth.

"How unlucky. As a dignified Immortal King of the Heavenly Court's Righteous Path, the mere thought of breathing the same immortal essence as this kind of Devil Head makes me feel sick!"

An Immortal King said in a cold tone, stopped his Cultivate, stood up, and flicked his sleeves as he left.

Zhang Fen looked at him coldly and said: "Su Quan, who allowed you to Cultivate here?"

"It was promised by the Saint King. I wonder, Senior Zhang, do you have any objections?"

Su Quan looked at her with cold eyes; facing the pressure released by an Immortal Emperor, there was no fear on his face.

He didn't want to cause trouble, but if the other party saw him as weak and wanted to bully him, then they had picked the wrong person to be a pushover.

Zhang Fen also hadn't expected this little man in front of her to have such guts.

But since the other party brought up Ning Shengluan's name, she really couldn't say much.

After thinking for a moment, a thought emerged.

"Chen Jiao, Su Quan, you two prepare yourselves and follow me down to the Demon Sealing Prison to carry out the annual inspection mission!"

Hearing this, Chen Jiao's expression turned somewhat ugly, and she said softly: "Senior Sister Zhang, didn't the inspection mission just end half a year ago?"

"What? Do I need to explain to you when to conduct an inspection?"

Zhang Fen's gaze looked at her coldly.

Chen Jiao only felt her heart being gripped by an invisible giant hand, as if she would die right there in the next second.

The might of an Immortal Emperor is truly terrifying!

"Senior Sister Zhang, I understand!" Chen Jiao gritted her teeth and said.

The annual inspection mission was a grueling task.

Or rather, for others, it was a good opportunity to collect resources and improve their Cultivate, but for her, it was only a matter of following behind and suffering.

Moreover, this time Zhang Fen was personally leading the team, so one could imagine it would surely be even more torturous.

Seeing Chen Jiao following behind the woman toward the light ring, Su Quan had no choice but to stand up and follow.

He understood that this woman, Zhang Fen, wanted to mess with him, but when one is under another's roof, one has to bow one's head.

It was just that he hadn't expected that even though Zhang Fen could Cultivate to the Emperor Realm, her heart was still so narrow.

"Should I find an opportunity to kill her?" Su Quan felt a murderous intent.

"Let's go!" The three of them stepped onto the light ring.

As the space fluctuated, Su Quan returned to the 17th level of the Demon Sealing Prison once again.

Zhang Fen seemed completely uninterested in this level and led the two directly to continue teleporting downward.

They arrived all the way at the 10th level.

The dark energy here was already very thick.

Even as strong as Zhang Fen was in the Emperor Realm, she still had to prop up her immortal essence to resist the encroachment of the dark energy.

"Senior Zhang, where should we start the inspection?" Su Quan asked.

Zhang Fen ignored him.

Instead, Chen Jiao took the initiative to step forward and said: "Su Quan, just follow me!"

Looking back at Zhang Fen, who was still standing in place, Su Quan was a bit confused about this so-called "inspection," but he still followed behind Chen Jiao and flew forward.

He saw Chen Jiao take out a mysterious disk-shaped object, looked at it for a few moments, and reconfirmed the direction.

Before long, the figure of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm Devil Head appeared in front.

"Catch her!" Chen Jiao shouted violently.

She instantly closed in.

The Devil Head seemed to be startled and got up wanting to flee.

But having been suppressed in the prison for years, her strength was already less than one-tenth of its original, so how could she be Chen Jiao's opponent?

In just one round, she was grabbed by the neck and controlled.

Immediately after, Chen Jiao reached out with her left hand, mercilessly stabbing into the woman's chest, stirring it repeatedly, and then, under Su Quan's shocked gaze, dug out a thumb-sized, eerie bug from within her body.