novelraw Chapter 234 : Child's Play!
Chapter 234 : Child's Play!
Everyone, along with the captured light beast demons, was taken back to the Myriad Shadow Dark Domain by the beast king's subordinates and thrown into the dungeon. To prevent them from causing trouble, each person was even assigned a VIP single room.
The cell was cramped and small, without even a window. Even if there had been a window, it would have been useless. The Myriad Shadow Dark Domain had no day or light, darkness everywhere.
After being thrown into the dungeon by a demon cultivator, Chu Sang crouched down, hugging her knees, pretending to be very scared and trembling. She behaved obediently for a while. Only after sensing the guards outside the door move away did she quietly raise her head, lighting a spiritual flame in her palm to illuminate the cell.
The cell was covered with dried straw. Due to the lack of light, it appeared very dark and damp. From time to time, one could feel insects crawling around, which was quite uncomfortable.
She and her Senior Brothers and Sisters, as well as disciples from other sects, were imprisoned separately.
After conspiring in the sea of consciousness group chat, she decided to joyfully break out of prison.
There was a special restriction barrier set up outside the cell. For her, it was a matter of moving a finger. Chu Sang quietly attached several concealment and invisibility talismans to herself. Just as she had undone the formation outside the cell and was about to leave, a voice that was somewhat unfamiliar yet familiar reached her ears, pleading in a low voice, "You can get out? ......Please, can you take me out too! I'm willing to reward you!"
She turned her head to look, and it really was a coincidence. She knew this person too—that Nascent Soul stage demon cultivator who had attempted to assassinate the beast king.
The demon cultivator's clothes were tattered, his hair and face bloodied. He looked much more disheveled compared to yesterday, but she could still recognize him clearly.
"You... you're not a demon cultivator, you're a human cultivator, right?!" The demon cultivator gripped the iron bars of the cell tightly, his emotions very agitated. Perhaps too anxious, his tone seemed somewhat fierce, "You have the ability to get out. Can you take me out too? I can give you anything you want!"
Seeing Chu Sang narrowing her eyes to appraise him, not responding, seemingly not very interested in dealing with him, he simply said fiercely, "If you don't take me out, I...... I'll tell those dark beasts about this!"
"Are you threatening me?"
Chu Sang raised an eyebrow, looking at him with an ambiguous smile.
Although the other party was merely a cultivator of the same level as herself, when the demon cultivator met her gaze, he inexplicably felt a bit panicked in his heart. He swallowed and gave himself a boost of courage, saying, "What are you human cultivators doing in the demon domain for no reason? You must have a purpose, right? ......You're unfamiliar with this place, it's difficult to do things. If you let me out, maybe I can help you!"
Perhaps because he was asking for her help, the demon cultivator's tone and posture lowered a bit, carrying a few traces of sincere pleading.
What he said was indeed true.
However, Chu Sang wasn't someone who easily trusted others, especially a demon cultivator of a different race. Most demon cultivators were hostile towards human cultivators. Even if not hostile, the trust between human cultivators and demon domain demon cultivators was thinner than a sheet of paper.
She crossed her arms, saying lazily, "If you were really as useful as you say, how did you get caught? I could just leave now. Saving you would mean taking on more risk. I might even be bringing along a useless burden. Why would I bother making trouble for myself?"
The demon cultivator was silent for a moment. However, since Chu Sang hadn't immediately turned away, and was willing to exchange a few words with him, it meant there was still a chance.
He needed to prove his value.
He had value worth being saved by her.
"I have no hostility towards human cultivators. I absolutely won't betray you halfway. The reason I tried to assassinate the beast king, everything I did, was to save my sister!"
"Half a month ago, my sister and I were ambushed by these dark beasts. My sister was captured by the Dark Beast King. I've been looking for her all this time. To find out her whereabouts, I swallowed my pride, sold all my possessions, and gathered information from various sources. I finally got some clues......"
"You've just arrived in the demon domain and aren't well-informed about many things. I can tell you all the information I've obtained!"
This condition was quite tempting.
Chu Sang's expression became slightly more serious as she said, "We're not completely uninformed. We've heard some news. The Dark Beast King has been frequently attacking the Light Domain recently, capturing many light-attribute beast demons. It's said that he has a mysterious person assisting him, providing him with many pills and magical tools. The strength of the Dark Beast King's forces has been growing daily."
"That mysterious person by the beast king's side is actually a human cultivator. Someone has seen her true face. She's a very young human female cultivator...... That Dark Beast King is in cahoots with the Demon Emperor and is quite hostile towards the cultivation world. Who would have thought there would actually be a human cultivator willing to help him? It seems that human cultivator must be a traitor to your cultivation world!?"
The demon cultivator asserted confidently, "You must have come to capture the traitor, right?!"
Chu Sang remained silent. The demon cultivator thought he had guessed correctly, becoming even more confident. He shared the information he knew, "You probably don't know, but that human cultivator is very strange. Not only has she produced countless precious pills and magical tools, spiritual tools, but she also has an evil artifact of heaven-defying power in her possession. It can refine the power of beast demons and has been given to the Dark Beast King! That's why the Dark Beast King has repeatedly invaded the Light Domain's territory recently, capturing so many light-attribute beast demons. This is the purpose!"
Chu Sang was inwardly shocked. They indeed didn't know these inside details. However, the words from this demon cultivator's mouth couldn't be fully trusted. Half belief, half doubt was the most conservative approach.
Having obtained somewhat useful information, Chu Sang didn't abandon him after crossing the river. She reached out to undo the formation outside the cell, "Come on then, I'll take you out."
"......Thank you."
The demon cultivator was stunned for a moment before quickly escaping from the cell to follow her.
Chu Sang even gave him a few concealment and invisibility talismans for free.
After reuniting with the main group, a few guard demon cultivators came over. Discovering everyone was gone, their faces immediately changed dramatically. They were about to report to the beast king when Senior Sister knocked them unconscious with a single chop.
After exiting, they found the entire dungeon was surrounded by a barrier.
The demon cultivator's face paled again. He stammered, "What should we do now? We can't get out. This formation is said to have been set up by the half-step Unity Dark Beast King himself. It's extremely powerful, not on the same level as those formations outside the cells......"
Before he could finish his dejected words, the formation opened. He was once again shocked as he looked at the repeatedly surprising Chu Sang. Damn, was this person really just a Nascent Soul stage cultivator?
Were human cultivators all this formidable now? Even able to break through a half-step Unity beast king's formation??
"Keep a low profile. Mere demon race formations are child's play for my Little Junior Sister!" Tantai Ming proudly boasted.
"Where is the place your sister is being held?" Chu Sang turned her head to ask.