"You actually managed to evade my senses?!"
Hearing this, the statue seemed to give up pretending and immediately exclaimed in astonishment.
"Heh, let's go."
Luo Hong sneered. He had no intention of paying any more attention to the person inside the statue and was about to continue onward with Yuan Yao.
"Wait, Fellow Daoist! What I did earlier was my fault, but I only wanted to gain your trust before asking you to save me. I meant no harm at all!"
Hearing their footsteps, the statue immediately panicked and hurriedly apologized.
"Fellow Daoist, if you can make yourself undetectable to me, your cultivation must be above mine. As long as you agree to help me, I am willing to repay you with everything I have.
Even if I must serve as an ox or horse, I will do so willingly!"
As the footsteps grew more distant, the statue frantically tried to tempt them with rewards.
"Fellow Daoist, you are at least a Da Luo Cultivator. Are you truly willing to give up your freedom and humble yourself before a fellow cultivator?"
The footsteps abruptly stopped, and Luo Hong asked in a deep voice, as if he were moved.
"Freedom? Looking at the state I am in now, do I even have the right to speak of those two words?
I estimate that I have been sealed for millions of years. So long as Fellow Daoist can release me, what would it matter if I had to humble myself before you for a million years?"
The statue let out a miserable laugh and stated his terms.
"Husband, this person is a Da Luo Cultivator from the Netherworld, so he must be extremely familiar with all three domains. If we can have his help, our actions from here on will surely become