One-Way Teleportation Formation

As he continued to venture deeper, Qin Bo noticed that the surrounding aura grew increasingly sinister.

A strong, putrid stench permeated the air, clearly the lingering traces of the Fox Demon's Evil aura.

Before long, Qin Bo arrived at an abandoned ancient mansion in Yunzhou City.

The mansion's gate was dilapidated, the vermilion paint long peeled away.

The two doors were half-open, creaking in the wind as if lamenting the vicissitudes of time and the anomaly.

Black Charcoal squirmed restlessly on Qin Bo's shoulder, emitting a low "woo woo" sound, seemingly warning of the danger ahead.

Qin Bo stared blankly at the place.

How did I end up back here again?!

This ancient mansion was the same one he'd passed by earlier!

Qin Bo clearly remembered that the first time he passed by, this ancient mansion exuded an unspeakable eeriness.

But at that time, he hadn't detected such a strong Evil aura. Now it seemed the Fox Demon had fled here, and there must be more to it than met the eye.

Qin Bo took a deep breath, gripped the butcher knife in his hand, and slowly stepped into the ancient mansion.

As soon as he entered, a chill swept over him, and he couldn't help but shiver.

The weeds in the courtyard were even more lush than before, swaying wildly in the wind as if they were alive.

Qin Bo walked towards the ancient well, taking each step with caution, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

Black Charcoal clung tightly to Qin Bo's shoulder, its little head constantly turning, observing the movements around them.

As Qin Bo approached the ancient well, a violent fluctuation suddenly came from within, and black mist churned and surged.

When he leaned over to look, he found that it had returned to normal.

"Hmm?!"

"Could this be some kind of passage? Or a teleportation gate?"

Qin Bo wandered around nearby, picked up a large stone, and threw it down the well.

"Thump."

After landing, there was a dull thud.

Hearing this, Qin Bo frowned.

"There's a bottom! Where did that Fox Demon go?!"

Just as Qin Bo was wondering, Black Charcoal suddenly jumped off his shoulder and sniffed back and forth on the well rock of the ancient well.

Finally, it meowed at Qin Bo.

"Are you saying that the Fox Demon ran away from here?!"

Black Charcoal nodded its tiny head vigorously, then used its paws to scratch at a spot on the well rock.

Qin Bo stepped forward, squatted down, and examined it closely.

He saw that the texture of the well rock at that spot was slightly different from the surrounding area, as if it concealed some kind of mechanism.

But he couldn't understand it after looking at it for a long time.

Fortunately, at this moment, a figure flew over from the sky.

"Qin Bo?! Are you alright?"

"City Lord, I'm fine, but that Fox Demon has escaped!"

"It's good that you're alright. I didn't expect that this Fox Demon wouldn't die after fighting me. It seems that it has a golden cicada escape technique."

Zhou Yunxuan landed beside Qin Bo, his gaze sweeping towards the exposed hole, his expression solemn.

"It seems that the secrets of this ancient mansion are more complicated than we thought."

With that, he squatted down and carefully examined the texture on the well rock.

Zhou Yunxuan had been well-versed in various ancient books since he was a child and had some knowledge of various mechanisms and secret arts.

After a moment, a trace of understanding flashed in Zhou Yunxuan's eyes.

"This is a one-way teleportation entrance to the Netherworld. Only an anomaly body can activate the teleportation through yin malevolence."

"One-way teleportation?! Does that mean you can only enter but not exit?"

"Yes, that should be the case."

After Zhou Yunxuan finished speaking, he raised his palm to destroy this place directly.

Qin Bo quickly stopped him.

"City Lord, don't destroy it yet. Do you think we can enter the Netherworld through this entrance?"

"Us?! I'm afraid not. Perhaps we could enter if it were a connecting passage between the Netherworld and the human realm, but not here, unless we can use yin malevolence to activate the teleportation array!"

Qin Bo frowned and said after thinking for a moment:

"City Lord, that Fox Demon escaped into the Netherworld. If it recovers its strength there and makes a comeback, Yunzhou City will probably still not be at peace."

"Moreover, I always feel there's a bigger conspiracy hidden behind all this. Perhaps entering the Netherworld will allow us to find a way to completely resolve this crisis."

In truth, that wasn't Qin Bo's thinking at all.

His mind was entirely focused on those three words.

"Netherworld!"

Since he could go to the Netherworld, that meant there were definitely many anomalies inside.

Then he wouldn't have to worry about sacrificing his lifespan in the future.

The only thing to solve was having the characteristics of an Anomalous Body in order to activate the teleportation formation.

But he believed in the System. It had allowed him to inherit Old Man Li's Pig Slaughtering Saber Technique, so maybe he could develop something special in the future.

Zhou Yunxuan remained silent, fully aware that what Qin Bo said was true.

But rashly entering the Netherworld was fraught with danger, and a single misstep could lead to eternal damnation.

"Alright, since this is a one-way teleportation and anomalies can't get in, let's leave it as is!"

"Thank you, City Lord."

"Let's go, this matter is concluded for now."

"City Lord, what about the sealing formation?"

Only then did Qin Bo remember Old Taoist Songhe and their sealing arrangements.

"Half successful!"

"Half?!"

Qin Bo was puzzled. Success was success, so how could it be half?

Zhou Yunxuan frowned slightly, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes, and continued, "Although the Tree Demon has been temporarily suppressed, the sealing formation is severely damaged and needs time to be repaired."

"Moreover, only the Tree Demon was heavily injured, and the subsequent sealing methods were destroyed. The time it can be suppressed this time won't be long."

"What?!"

Qin Bo was shocked.

His lifespan was about to run away!

"City Lord, approximately how long can it still be suppressed?"

"Not too sure. Let's go ask Old Taoist Songhe about the specific situation."

The two immediately headed towards the Demon Suppressing Division.

The Demon Suppressing Division was a mess, with traces of battle everywhere.

The sealing formation, which originally radiated powerful spiritual power, now had a dim light, and the runes were incomplete.

The Tree Demon was bound in a deep pit by a faint power.

But the aura on its body was still powerful and Evil, struggling from time to time, trying to break through this final confinement.

Old Taoist Songhe and Du Sanniang were sitting wearily to the side, their faces as pale as paper.

Clearly, they had consumed a great deal of energy in the previous battle.

Seeing Zhou Yunxuan and Qin Bo arrive, the two struggled to get up.

"City Lord, Qin lad..."

Old Taoist Songhe's voice was weak.

"Taoist Master Songhe, no need to stand on ceremony. We've come to ask how long this Tree Demon can be suppressed? So we can make plans early."

Zhou Yunxuan said with a solemn expression.

Taoist Master Songhe sighed and shook his head, saying:

"This... it's really hard to say."

"The Evil Slaying Sword and Spirit Suppressing Tablet originally used for suppression were destroyed, and the sealing formation is in critical condition, but the Division Master... bought us time."

"But the sealing formation is too severely damaged. Based on the current situation, at most half a year."

"Half a year?!"

Zhou Yunxuan frowned, seemingly dissatisfied with this result.