In the ninth year of Jingtai in the Da Jin Dynasty, on the thirtieth day of September.

Chen Yuan walked out of the Shushan Yingke Tower and transformed into a stream of light, quickly arriving in front of the Wuji Hall. At this moment, the Five Elders of Shushan and Jiang He were all present, but Zhao Danqing had not yet arrived.

However, since he had already agreed, Chen Yuan didn't think he would break his promise.

Among the Five Elders of Shushan, there were two True Lords. The first was Lingxu True Lord, the leader of the Five Elders and the head of Shushan. The second had the Daoist title Qingxu and was also a genuine Yang God True Lord.

However, because he had not been active in the Jianghu since his breakthrough, he was not included in the Supreme Heaven Ranking. From this, it could be seen that the Supreme Ranking was not very rigorous.

At least among the top ten of the Supreme Ranking, several were ranked unworthy of their strength. However, although the Martial Emperor City of the East Sea was strong, it was not strong enough to match all the strong in the world, so it was naturally impossible to get to the bottom of it.

The remaining three were all at the peak of Refining Spirit cultivation. One was the Divine Void Taoist who welcomed Chen Yuan into the mountain yesterday, and the other two had the Daoist titles True Void and Yang Void, respectively.

After Chen Yuan left yesterday, Lingxu summoned the other four junior brothers and told them about his transaction with Chen Yuan. Therefore, although they had mixed feelings, they had to obey the headmaster's words.

"Lord Chen, just follow the poor Daoist."

Lingxu Taoist smiled lightly, without much small talk, took a step and flew away. The other four elders followed him. Chen Yuan and Jiang He exchanged glances, communicated their thoughts, and without saying anything, followed the Five Elders of Shushan.

The Demon Suppressing Tower was a major hidden danger of Shushan, and also a treasure trove. Naturally, it would not be built near the Wuji Hall, and because the great formation was connected to the earth's veins, it could not be placed in a secret realm.

They could only designate the land of the Demon Suppressing Tower as a forbidden area, which could be considered the back mountain.

The strength of several people was not weak, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the back mountain. Chen Yuan also saw the legendary Shushan Demon Suppressing Tower for the first time.

The tower was a hundred zhang high and had nine floors. It seemed to be cast from black stone, with mysterious array patterns engraved on it. At the top of the tower, a top-grade Yuan Crystal scattered a faint light, connecting to the great formation on the tower.

At first glance, it wasn't amazing, but Chen Yuan also knew that this was just an appearance. In fact, there was another universe inside the Demon Suppressing Tower, and each floor was equivalent to a small secret realm.

"Lord Chen, this tower is the Demon Suppressing Tower."

Lingxu Taoist sighed.

"It is indeed a rare treasure." Chen Yuan nodded slightly.

"When does Lord Chen plan to enter?"

Divine Void Taoist asked.

"The preparations that should be made have been made, let's do it now."

A gleam flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes.

"Good."

Lingxu Taoist nodded, then looked at the junior brothers beside him and said in a deep voice:

"Junior brothers, send Lord Chen to the sixth floor!"

This was their current limit. If they were sent directly to the top three floors, it would attract the attention of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, which would be too dangerous.

"We obey the headmaster's order!"

"We obey the headmaster's order!"

"We obey the headmaster..."

The four people replied in unison.

Then, the Five Elders of Shushan simultaneously cut open their palms, and a smear of blood appeared. Each of the five people forced out their blood essence, and then pointed out with the other hand, drawing five ancient runes in the void.

The runes shone brightly and merged into the Demon Suppressing Tower. In an instant, the jet-black Demon Suppressing Tower released a faint light and opened a portal large enough for a person to enter.

The Demon Suppressing Tower was related to the rise and fall of Shushan. After the Shushan Patriarch fell, the Five Elders of Shushan took over the banner with the support of their elders, and laid down a great formation based on their own blood essence.

If one wanted to open it, in addition to a strong attack, only they could open it personally. Correspondingly, if there was a disturbance in the Shushan Demon Suppressing Tower, they would also need to stabilize the formation.

"Fellow Daoist Linmo, now is the time!"

Lingxu Taoist's expression was solemn, and he shouted in a low voice.

What should be told had already been said before. Now was not the time for small talk. If the time was too long, they would have to force out their blood essence again.

Chen Yuan's heart moved, and black scales instantly grew on the arms of his body. Horns grew on the top of his head, his pupils turned dark, and his body quickly grew taller.

Qilin Demon!

The Five Elders of Shushan all turned their gazes and showed surprise. This was the first time they had seen this 'Linmo True Lord' of the Dao God Palace. He was indeed inhuman.

Although there was no demon energy on his body, he didn't look like a human at all.

"If there is danger, use the Heavenly Book to send a message!"

Jiang He's words were simple, and a voice transmission fell into Chen Yuan's ears.

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword had been sent to the Shushan Sword Tomb, but he still had a Qingyun Divine Sword in his hand, and his combat power was still there. If necessary, he could kill his way into the Demon Suppressing Tower.

"Okay!"

Chen Yuan nodded slightly. The next moment, he took a step and turned into a ray of light, drilling into the portal.

Today...enter the tower!

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The sixth floor of the Demon Suppressing Tower.

Just as Lingxu Taoist said, there was another world inside the Demon Suppressing Tower, at least half a county in size. If added together, it was probably the size of a prefecture.

The void was not the black and white of the human world, but a dark red color, as if it had been painted with a layer of blood, making people feel very uncomfortable.

Chen Yuan's divine sense enveloped the vicinity. A huge pressure made the demons on the sixth floor feel great pressure, and they all lay on the ground, not daring to look up.

The bottom three floors of the Demon Suppressing Tower were the bottom layer, almost without intelligence. After they opened their intelligence, they would enter the middle three floors, which was considered entering the category of the demon race.

On the sixth floor, there were not a few Pill Realm demons, but not many.

Chen Yuan wouldn't stay here for too long. He turned his gaze and looked at a big red rooster lying on the ground not far away. His eyes narrowed, and he grabbed it in his hand.

This rooster was huge, several zhang tall. It definitely couldn't be raised in two and a half years. Its body could be said to be strong, but it was still far from transforming into a human form.

It could be easily killed silently.

"Where is the entrance to the seventh floor?" Chen Yuan sent a voice transmission into the rooster's ears. The entrance to the Demon Suppressing Tower was not immutable, and he didn't want to waste time, so he directly asked.

"Demon...Demon King...Lord...spare...my life..."

The rooster's intelligence was not fully opened, and its voice was intermittent.

"Where is the entrance?"

"At...at...at the south..."

The rooster shuddered and reported intermittently.

At this moment, inside the ninth floor of the Demon Suppressing Tower.

Compared to the sixth floor, the area of the ninth floor was actually not larger. On the contrary, the area of the ninth floor was the smallest, only a few hundred zhang in size. Within the range of several hundred zhang, almost everything visible to the eye was a black chain. Perhaps because too much time had passed, the chains had lost their former luster, and rust had even grown on them.

A high platform stood in the center of the ninth floor. All the chains led to the high platform, which was covered with corpses. The only thing that could be distinguished was that they did not belong to the same kind of demon.

On top of the corpses, grew a flower that scattered light. At the moment when Chen Yuan entered the Demon Suppressing Tower, the Demon God Flower, which had not moved for a long time, seemed to have been blown down by the wind, and began to sway.

Strands of black air rose from the roots of the Demon God Flower, as if condensing into a strange eye, wanting to float up. Suddenly, the rusted black chains bloomed with faint light.

That strand of black air seemed to sense some danger and re-entered the Demon God Flower.

After learning the entrance to the seventh floor from the rooster, Chen Yuan seemed to have really transformed into a demon, gently pinched it to death, and threw it away in the distance.

Some demons trembled, fearing that this powerful demon king would also kill them at will. This was definitely not an existence they could provoke. Even a casual blow from a fifth-level demon, no demon on the sixth floor could take it.

There was no guard between the sixth floor and the seventh floor, but for the demons below, this was undoubtedly a chasm. If their strength was too low to go to the upper levels, they would only be treated as blood food.

The entrance was a circular formation. Chen Yuan stepped onto it and slowly closed his eyes. Then, the formation on the ground suddenly lit up, enveloping him.

With a flash of light, Chen Yuan disappeared in place.

After confirming that this unknown demon king had left, the demons lying on the ground breathed a sigh of relief. Then, they madly went to snatch the rooster's body.

The seventh floor of the Demon Suppressing Tower.

This was the first floor of the upper three floors. Different from the lower floors, the area here was about the same as the sixth floor, but the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi was much richer.

Although it couldn't compare to a secret realm, it was similar to an ordinary place, and even richer.

"Who are you?"

There were no guards on the sixth floor, but there were on the seventh floor. Two Pill Realm demons looked warily at the suddenly appearing great demon and asked.

They had been guarding this place for more than ten years, and they could be sure that they had never seen this demon. It was unlike any demon in the entire Demon Suppressing Tower. It had horns on its head, black scales on its body, and a body like a human.

It was really strange!

"Take this seat to see the Heavenly Demon Sage. If you delay the important matter, I will devour you for a snack." Chen Yuan's dark pupils fell on the two demons, and a trace of pressure emanated. The two demons immediately felt great pressure.

"You...who are you?" A leopard-headed demon showed his bone knife, wanting to threaten him.

But Chen Yuan shattered half of his body with one punch. He lay on the ground wailing. Another dog-headed demon was instantly shocked. He didn't even sense the great demon's attack.

He immediately retreated backward, but unfortunately, he couldn't retreat as fast as Chen Yuan. Chen Yuan grabbed his dog's head and said lightly:

"Take this seat to see the Heavenly Demon Sage!"

"Yes...yes...yes..."

The dog-headed demon nodded repeatedly. The one beside him was already a lesson. How dare he resist?

"Go!"

Chen Yuan was expressionless. He didn't come to the Demon Suppressing Tower to subdue demons this time. If he really fought, he wouldn't be a match for the Heavenly Demon Sage.

His real purpose was to conceal himself as a messenger from the demons outside. As long as he entered the ninth floor of the Demon Suppressing Tower, he could rely on the method taught by Lingxu Taoist to control the great formation on the ninth floor and isolate all the demons outside. Then, he could cultivate in the tower, devour the Demon God Flower, and then fight his way out layer by layer.

Doing so was dangerous, but he could accept it.

Compared to the benefits, these risks were nothing. According to Lingxu, the Heavenly Demon Sage's strength was only slightly stronger than Song Lun. The reason why he couldn't be helped was that he was deeply rooted in this place and could condense demon arrays. In this way, even a peerless True Lord couldn't help him here.

With the dog-headed demon in his hand as a guide, Chen Yuan's progress on the seventh floor was very smooth. Although his rash actions caused a shock, he was not besieged.

The news that a strange demon clan had entered the Demon Suppressing Tower was quickly passed to the Heavenly Demon Sage on the eighth floor.

The reason why the Heavenly Demon Sage was able to become the king of the entire Demon Suppressing Tower was because he came from the Crimson Nether Blood Tiger clan, and one of the demon gods on the ninth floor was also of this race.

Under the foundation he provided, he quickly improved his strength and suppressed the other demons in the Demon Suppressing Tower. His title was the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

It was to overthrow the Demon Suppressing Tower and regain freedom one day.

The Heavenly Demon Sage was ten zhang tall, shaped like a human, with blood-colored patterns on his face, blood-colored light in his eyes, and surrounded by a huge pressure.

Under him was a throne cast from the bones of demons, revealing a hint of evil.

"A strange great demon?"

The Heavenly Demon Sage frowned, a look of thought in his eyes, and he was vaguely suspicious.

"Yes, that great demon is the same size as the Great Sage, with horns on his head and scales on his body. Looking at the entire Demon Suppressing Tower, there is no similar demon clan. Because he said he wanted to see the Great Sage, this subordinate didn't dare to let anyone attack, lest it delay the Great Sage's affairs."

A refined middle-aged man said with a low eyebrow and a pleasing expression. He had white hair, slightly cunning ears, and slender eyes, which was the general image of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan transforming into a human form.

"Bring him here. This seat wants to see what kind of identity this strange great demon is." The Heavenly Demon Sage's voice was like a bell, resounding throughout the hall.

"This subordinate obeys!"

On the other side, Chen Yuan, pressing the dog-headed demon, had reached the edge of the formation where the seventh and eighth floors intersected. Behind him, nearly a thousand demons had gathered.

These demons were of varying strengths, including small demons like Tong Xuan, and great demons comparable to Hua Yang. But without exception, they were all relatively superior demons among the hundred clans of Southern Border.

Racial hierarchy was fully demonstrated here. Even if the cultivation base of a demon from a powerful race was weak, they would not fall into the lower six floors.

Conversely, unless the demons below could break through the fifth realm and become great demons, they would not dare to enter the upper three floors, for fear of being eaten. Without a clan to rely on, they could mostly only become blood food.

Of course, there were exceptions. If a demon looked good and fit the Heavenly Demon Sage's heart, regardless of gender, they could enter the eighth floor to serve him.

These things were what Chen Yuan had searched from the dog-headed demon's soul.

As for now, after searching the soul, the dog-headed demon in his hand had become sluggish and completely idiotic.

Chen Yuan looked around. Before he could speak, the formation not far in front of him lit up. The refined man who was just serving under the Heavenly Demon Sage slowly walked out, looked up and down at the great demon in front of him, and understood in his heart that he was likely not his opponent with the power he exuded. Immediately, he learned from the human race, raised his hand in a salute, and asked with a light smile:

"May I know your friend's name?"

"The Mo Lin Clan, Jiang He!"

"Jiang He?"

The refined man frowned. He was considered knowledgeable, but whether it was the previous guess or the demon's self-introduction, he felt very confused.

What was the Mo Lin Clan?

Was there such a race among the hundred clans of Southern Border?

"I wonder where Fellow Daoist Jiang He comes from?" The refined man also had the same thought as the Heavenly Demon Sage. Could it be that the outside clans wanted to save them from the Demon Suppressing Tower?

"This seat is the first time to come to the Demon Suppressing Tower. Where do you think this seat comes from, fellow Daoist?" Chen Yuan threw down the dog-headed demon and looked at the great demon in front of him.

According to his perception, the strength of this great demon in front of him should not be high. At most, he could only take a few of his moves.

"Could it be from..." Bai Qiu's eyes were faintly excited, and he pointed outside.

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and responded with a light smile.

"Really!"

Bai Qiu was usually able to hold his breath, but when he learned that this person came from outside the Demon Suppressing Tower, he filled his face with joy. He had been skeptical before, but now he was sure.

After all, the Demon Suppressing Tower was actually only that big. He knew all the strong ones, and it was impossible for a strange great demon to suddenly appear...

"Take this seat to see the Heavenly Demon Sage. I have important matters to discuss."

Chen Yuan did not answer, but directly stated his intention.

"Good, good, good... Fellow Daoist, please follow me."

Bai Qiu was extremely excited in his heart. He had lived in the Demon Suppressing Tower since he was born, and he had been suffocating for a long time. He yearned for the past of the Southern Border that the demon ancestors had said.

Unfortunately, hundreds of years had already exhausted their morale, and they had even resigned themselves to fate, thinking that they would never be able to leave this prison in this life.

Now that they saw hope, how could they hold their breath?

"All of you retreat, this is the Great Sage's honored guest." Bai Qiu shouted back the surrounding demons. Their faces were also excited, and they retreated quickly.

However, they were still excitedly discussing:

"Are we...going out?"

"I've been tired of this ghost place for a long time. I didn't expect that when my lifespan is about to end, I can still see the time when I leave the Demon Suppressing Tower. It's really the demon god who is blessing me!"

"Hahaha, if I go out, I will definitely devour the Shushan disciples outside!"

"Let's devour them together. These damn humans actually dare to keep us in captivity. They deserve to die!"

"This seat can't hold back the restless blood in my body."

"I heard that two-legged sheep are extremely delicious, with tender meat. I really want to taste them."

"The women of the human race are even more delicious..."

"How do you know?"

"I heard it from my father, five hundred years ago..."

"Wu Fan, we are finally going out, Jie Jie Jie..."

"I have to go back and pack up, and be the first to run away later."

"I'll go too, I'll go too."

Looking at the reactions of the surrounding demons, Bai Qiu sighed softly:

"Being imprisoned for hundreds of years has made you laugh, Fellow Daoist."

Chen Yuan smiled: "It doesn't matter. This seat is here to send you away."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist, thank you, Fellow Daoist. After we go out, I will definitely reward you handsomely."

"Hehe, good, good." A trace of coldness flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes.

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