The two of them headed toward Book Immortal's location. Along the way, every demon they encountered bowed to the Heavenly Ghost Emperor.
Although the Heavenly Ghost Emperor hadn't been among the strongest inside the Demon Locking Tower, he was no weakling. More importantly, he was a ghost who valued loyalty and repaid kindness. Many lesser demons had been under his protection.
After the events of five years ago, however, most of the powerful demons had been killed. Now, the Heavenly Ghost Emperor was the strongest being in the entire Demon Locking Tower.
Before long, the two of them arrived outside a Bagua gate. The Heavenly Ghost Emperor yanked it open and went straight inside to find Book Immortal.
"You lousy old man! Get out here!" When he saw the bamboo scroll lying on the ground, the Heavenly Ghost Emperor flew into a rage and started yelling.
"Who is it? Who is it? Can't you let me read in peace?" A wisp of white smoke drifted out of the bamboo scroll and took the form of a short old man with white hair and beard, leaning on a cane.
"Well, well. If it isn't you. You've been let out, Heavenly Ghost Emperor." Book Immortal raised an eyebrow at the sight of him and said with a cheerful smile.
"You damn little demon! You did that on purpose, didn't you? You knew that if I rammed it with my head, I'd get sucked into the Demon Absorbing Jar!" Seeing Book Immortal's expression, the Heavenly Ghost Emperor immediately erupted in anger.
"You wanted a way to rescue Kong Lin, didn't you? And Kong Lin was rescued, wasn't he?" Book Immortal retorted.
"You!" The Heavenly Ghost Emperor had just raised a hand to teach Book Immortal a lesson when Chen Feng stopped him.
"Elder