Su Chen glanced at Murong Xue and shook his head. "Sorry, I've never experienced what it's like to be poor. So if something I say accidentally hurts your pride, please understand that I don't mean to."
"Ah!"
Murong Xue flew into a rage when she heard that.
Showing off!
He was showing off, plain and simple!
She stopped paying Su Chen any attention and looked around instead.
They were in a forest. It was quiet all around them, without even the sound of wind, giving the place an eerie, sinister air.
Murong Xue frowned. "This secret realm is no ordinary place."
Su Chen remained calm. "Why did you come to this secret realm?"
Murong Xue glanced at Su Chen. "A few days ago, I encountered several Heavenly Devil Sect disciples sneaking around, so I captured them. After putting them through some severe torture..."
"I learned from them that the Heavenly Devil Sect's sect master is plotting to unseal a mighty figure, and that this figure is here in the Devil Venerable Secret Realm. So I came to have a look, but I didn't expect to run into Li Jing as soon as I arrived."
Su Chen thought for a moment, then said, "It seems a powerful Devil Cultivator is probably sealed in this secret realm."
Murong Xue nodded. "That's what I thought too."
"Shall we look around the secret realm?" Su Chen asked.
Murong Xue hesitated, then nodded.
For a while, the two of them wandered aimlessly around the secret realm.
A quarter of an hour later, they stopped outside a great hall. Waves of chilling air seeped out of it, giving it an eerie air.
Su Chen looked at Murong Xue. "Shall we go in and take a look?"
Murong Xue nodded. "All right."
They pushed open the doors, and a terrifying wave of Devil Qi rushed at them.
Murong Xue frowned and looked toward the center of the hall. There stood a red coffin, densely engraved with inscriptions. A chain was wound tightly around it, with countless talismans affixed to the chain.
Murong Xue said gravely, "The one imprisoned in this coffin is probably the mighty figure the Heavenly Devil Sect spoke of."
Then she looked at Su Chen. "Should we call for help?"
Su Chen smiled faintly. "No need."
With that, he walked slowly toward the red coffin.
Seeing this, Murong Xue said nothing and followed him.
Su Chen looked at the red coffin, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. "Interesting."
Murong Xue looked at Su Chen. "What are you planning to do?"
Su Chen said nothing. Instead, he struck the coffin with his palm!
Crack!
The coffin shattered instantly!
Devil Qi surged from the coffin to the heavens. Dark clouds immediately blanketed the sky, and terrifying peals of thunder rang out.
Murong Xue's pupils contracted. "Have you gone mad?" she asked in disbelief.
She hadn't expected Su Chen to be so crazy as to smash the coffin!
"Hahaha! Three thousand years! I, the Demon Venerable, have finally escaped the seal! Those old fellows are probably all dead by now, aren't they? Then who in this world can stop me? Who?!"
Just then, a voice that made their scalps tingle rang out, and a figure slowly appeared in the hall.
The figure wore devil robes, with blood-red hair and pitch-black eyes that inspired terror. Heaven-flooding Devil Qi swirled around him, and all of heaven and earth trembled.
Murong Xue's face turned grave. "So strong!" she said in a low voice.
Faced with that Devil Qi, she couldn't even muster the slightest thought of resisting.
The Demon Venerable suddenly looked at Su Chen and Murong Xue. When his gaze settled on Murong Xue, a lustful glint appeared in his eyes. "Was it you who broke the seal?"
Su Chen smiled. "That's right."
The Demon Venerable laughed. "Well done. Follow me faithfully from now on, and I won't treat you badly."
Su Chen put on a surprised expression and said excitedly, "Really?"
The Demon Venerable sneered. "I am an elder of the Devil Spirit Holy Land in the Immortal Realm! Why would I lie to you?"
"Wow, that's amazing," Su Chen said excitedly.
The Demon Venerable laughed, then looked at Murong Xue. "You stay."
Then he looked at Su Chen. "You, get lost. Don't come back in without my permission."
Su Chen's face darkened, and he vanished from where he stood.
The Demon Venerable was alarmed, but before he could react, Su Chen had appeared in front of him and planted a foot on his face.
He couldn't resist at all!
Murong Xue stared in shock.
He's that strong?
"Holy shit!"
The Demon Venerable was dumbfounded.
What happened?
He was being trampled underfoot by a little weakling?
Uncle could bear it, but auntie couldn't!
He was about to unleash the Devil Qi within him, but discovered to his horror that he couldn't use it!
Holy shit!
Once again, he was dumbfounded.
This is fucking unscientific!
Wait, what's science?
The Demon Venerable swallowed and looked at Su Chen in terror.
I thought he was a rookie, but he turned out to be a big shot!
Damn heavens, I just broke out of the seal, and you make me run into a big shot? Are you trying to kill me?
Su Chen looked at the Demon Venerable and said coldly, "Aren't you such hot shit? Go on, show me how hot you are."
The Demon Venerable's expression was uglier than if his own mother had died. He wailed, "Dad, my own dear dad, I was wrong! I shouldn't have shown off! Please spare me! I'm willing to be your ox... ah, bah, to work like an ox or a horse for you!"
Su Chen: "..."
Murong Xue: "..."
Su Chen and Murong Xue stared speechlessly at the Demon Venerable on the ground.
What the heck was this?
Su Chen pointed a finger and sealed the Demon Venerable's cultivation. Only then did he move his foot.
The Demon Venerable breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Dad, for sparing my life!"
He knew he might not have to die.
If he really died, that would be too tragic.
Su Chen looked at the Demon Venerable speechlessly. "If you call me Dad again, believe it or not, I'll kill you on the spot."
The Demon Venerable's face filled with terror. "Then shall I call you Grandpa?"
"Pfft!"
Murong Xue couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.
Dark lines covered Su Chen's face. "I ask, you answer. Understand?"
The Demon Venerable nodded hurriedly. "Yes, yes."
Su Chen asked, "Why were you sealed here?"
The Demon Venerable seemed to recall something, and anger surged in his heart. But when he saw Su Chen's gaze, it immediately died down.
He said, "Because I obtained a treasure, and then those top powers in the Immortal Realm hunted me down. I had no choice but to come to this lower realm and seal myself away to escape their pursuit."
With that, he glanced at Su Chen.
This fellow won't covet it, will he?
He's a big shot, after all. Surely he wouldn't go that far?
Su Chen nodded. "Let me see it."
The Demon Venerable's face immediately fell.
Sure enough!
Not a single big shot is any good!
"Hmm?"
Seeing that Su Chen was about to make a move, the Demon Venerable hurriedly took out a small tower. "Grandpa, please take it. This thing is dirty, so please be careful not to soil your hands."
The little tower: "..."
Su Chen took the little tower and examined it for a while. Then, for some unknown reason, he suddenly vanished from where he stood.
When he reappeared, he was in a special space.
The space was a grassland that stretched as far as the eye could see.