The Demon-Locking Pagoda in the forbidden grounds of the Shushan Sword and Immortal Sect had finally quieted down over the past few days. No more strange people had come to break in, and no one—or any demons, monsters, or ghosts—had come out of the tower. At last, the disciples in blue robes guarding the pagoda could breathe a sigh of relief.
They knew those people would probably never come out again!
The Demon-Locking Pagoda was, in fact, a Buddhist pagoda built to imprison demons. It was no ordinary structure, but a divine artifact bestowed upon Shushan by the gods of the divine realm. Countless eminent monks and Daoist priests had also performed rituals there, and the towering pagoda itself contained an immense amount of the Five Elemental powers. That was why it possessed nearly boundless power: once demons, monsters, ghosts, or mortals entered, it was difficult for them to escape.
And that was the predicament currently facing Lin Yueru, Wang Xiaohu, Ding Xianglan, and Ding Xiulan—the four fellow disciples who had entered the tower!
After being trapped inside for a full five days, Lin Yueru finally reunited with the three fellow disciples who had come to rescue her: Wang Xiaohu, Ding Xianglan, and Ding Xiulan. During her days exploring the tower, she had left marks at almost every intersection to avoid getting lost, so the three of them had found her without much trouble.
But...
It had done them no good!
Even after joining forces with Wang Xiaohu, Ding Xianglan, and Ding Xiulan, Lin Yueru and her three companions still couldn't break out of the tower!
What's more, their junior sister, the little fox demon Su Mei, was still missing. So the four of them continued exploring the Demon-Locking Pagoda, and at last, that very day, they reached its sword