Suddenly, the Little White in Li Qiang's arms became restless. Its fur seemed to stand on end, and it bared its teeth and roared at the Restraint Divine Stele.
Li Qiang stroked its head and comforted it, " Little White, what did you find? Don't be silly."
Little White gradually quieted down, its little head nuzzling against Li Qiang's hand. Li Qiang seemed to understand what Little White meant; it wanted him to pay attention to the forbidden monument.
Li Qiang then turned his attention to the Restraint Divine Stele.
It was a rectangular forbidden stele with irregular edges. The stele emitted a brilliant seven-colored light, so dazzling that it made one's eyes water. The words on the stele, obscured by the seven-colored light, flowed like words on a movie screen, moving from top to bottom, which looked quite magical.
The Devil Venerable Chiming suddenly said, "Quickly memorize what's above, force yourself to memorize it!"
Li Qiang and Yan Qianhui knew that the Devil Venerable Chiming might have discovered something, so they immediately focused their minds and tried to memorize it.
Bai Shengzhen's skill was insufficient; he couldn't see the words on the forbidden stele at all. Xuanyuan Yiqing, on the other hand, could see them clearly. Without saying a word, he quickly took out a Jade Pupil Slip and transferred the words he saw into Jade Pupil Slip.
A soft tremor was heard, followed by a strange bell sound. The forbidden monument suddenly dimmed, then shone brightly again. The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord shouted, "This is the last time! Remember it no matter what!"
Sure enough, the text started flashing again.
Li Qiang, Devil Venerable Chiming, and Yan Qianhui were all a little nervous. All three of them knew that the text recorded on the forbidden stele must be important. Although they hadn't figured out what it meant yet, it would be too late to regret it if they missed it.
The forbidden stele was large, but the inscription was very small. Even though the three of them were all formidable masters, they found it extremely difficult to understand.
Time passed slowly, and finally, the forbidden monument trembled again. As the colorful light grew dimmer, a muffled thunderclap sounded, and the forbidden monument turned into thousands of colorful lights and disappeared without a trace. The surroundings were suddenly plunged into darkness, and no one could see the sky or any objects. Only the light emanating from the five people could be seen.
After a moment of silence, the Devil Venerable Chiming said sullenly, "I didn't remember them all, damn it, there were too many."
Yan Qianhui also sighed and said, "It's too fast, there's no time to remember."
Li Qiang thought carefully for a moment and said, "I haven't remembered everything either. We can try to piece it together and see if we can complete it..."
Xuanyuan Yiqing Qing whispered, "I've memorized it all..."
The three stared at him in disbelief. Li Qiang asked in confusion, " Yi Qing, how did you remember that? Besides the mental memory method, are there any better ways to memorize things?"
Xuanyuan Yiqing said embarrassedly, "Uh, Master, I didn't memorize it..."
The Devil Venerable Chiming cursed, "No record? Then what nonsense are you spouting!"
Xuanyuan Yiqing held up the Jade Pupil Slip in his hand and said, "I transferred the contents to the Jade Pupil Slip, but I don't know what it is."
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on. Li Qiang said with shame, " Yi Qing is so clever. We... hehe, we were really a bit flustered. Good! Excellent!"
His praise made Xuanyuan Yiqing blush.
The Devil Venerable Chiming laughed, "You're really clever, kid! That's a good idea! Why didn't I think of that back then?"
Li Qiang and his two companions took turns examining the Jade Pupil Slip. This time, they quickly memorized it, but they looked at each other in bewilderment because none of them recognized the script or had ever seen it before.
Li Qiang felt the place looked familiar, but couldn't recall where he had seen it before. He racked his brains for a long time without success, so he had to put it aside for the time being. He said to the others, "Let's try to see if we can get out of here."
Just to be on the safe side, Li Qiang tossed out the Heavenly Silk Purple Gold Xun, covering everyone again, and then asked, "What do you think the formation here is like?"
Yan Qianhui, "It seems to be Lost Tracks Formation... No, there should be something in Lost Tracks Formation, but this place is chaotic and doesn't seem like it... So it should be..." He became more and more confused as he spoke.
The Devil Venerable Chiming Lord let out a strange, loud laugh. He patted Yan Qianhui casually and shook his head, saying, "Don't pretend to know what you don't, understand?"
Li Qiang said, "Do you know anything about this? Tell me, what kind of formation is this?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming jumped up and shouted, "What's so difficult about this? This isn't a formation at all, it's just a bluff! Haha, you're all incredibly stupid."
Although he was talking nonsense, Li Qiang's heart skipped a beat. He thought: Maybe this really isn't some kind of formation, but what is it? He continued sarcastically, "Oh, so this isn't a formation. What is it then? If you can get us out of here, that'll be real skill. Otherwise, shut your mouth!"
Yan Qianhui chuckled and quickly turned his head away; everyone knew he was secretly laughing.
The Devil Venerable Chiming was furious. He didn't know why, but he couldn't stand Li Qiang's sarcasm. He said angrily, "Fine, I'll show you!" He flew out of the Heavenly Silk Purple Gold Xun and swung the Blood Devil Halberd. Countless small red demons scattered in all directions.
Li Qiang said, "Scouting the way is fine, but no one is allowed to harm anyone!"
The Devil Venerable Chiming ignored Li Qiang's words and casually produced a Devil Artifact, unleashing a string of azure demonic flames that burned forward.
Li Qiang recognized the power of this Devil Artifact and couldn't help but praise, "Good heavens, no wonder it's the supreme being of the Black Devil Realm; even the Law Treasure it uses are so unique."
The demonic flames extended outwards in concentric circles from the Devil Venerable Chiming, like countless blue lamps illuminating the dark space.
The Devil Venerable Chiming brandished the Blood Devil Halberd and shouted, "Follow me!" Li Qiang followed closely behind the Devil Venerable Chiming as he charged forward.
Li Qiang estimated that he had been running for several hours, but he still couldn't see the edge of the road, and the surroundings were still in complete chaos. At the speed of the Devil Venerable Chiming, he should have run a long way in a few hours.
Li Qiang shouted, " Old Chi, running like this is useless! Stop!"
In truth, the Devil Venerable Chiming had sensed something was amiss long ago, but he couldn't bring himself to back down, so he pressed on. Hearing Li Qiang's shout, he immediately stopped, retrieved his little demon and demonic treasure, and said dejectedly, "This is definitely not an array; it seems to have no boundaries. What kind of strange place is this?"
Li Qiang nodded and said, "This is definitely not an array; it seems more like a strange space formed using immortal or divine magic. If we can't figure out the key to it, we might really be trapped inside."
Yan Qianhui smiled wryly, "This is definitely not an array; we haven't encountered any obstacles."
Li Qiang pulled the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord into the Heavenly Silk Purple Gold Xun and said, " Old Chi, why don't you first try to understand the contents of the Forbidden Stele? Can't any of you understand what's on it?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming shook his head and said, "Who knows what that thing is? I've never seen it before."
Yan Qianhui also shook his head and said, "It's too unfamiliar. It's the first time I've ever seen it, so I have no way of figuring it out. If it were in Linming Planet, I could ask around at various sects, or even check the records. But there's no way to do that here."
The Devil Venerable Chiming coldly replied, "Nonsense! We're all trapped here, isn't that obvious?"
Li Qiang shouted, "Shut up! Brother Yan is our comrade. No matter what he says, don't be sarcastic or cynical."
The Devil Venerable Chiming truly shut his mouth.
Yan Qianhui laughed and said, "Brother Muzi, it's alright. I'll just assume this guy is Fengzi. I won't get angry when Fengzi says what he wants."
The two men's tone became increasingly hostile, both speaking with barbs and refusing to back down.
Reminded by Yan Qianhui, Li Qiang said, "I can find someone to help."
Yan Qianhui was stunned. He said incredulously, "That's impossible! If we can find someone, we can get out of trouble."
The Devil Venerable Chiming was only slightly stunned before he immediately realized what was happening. Overjoyed, he exclaimed, "I know, I know, it's her... Brother, wait a minute, let me get ready." Ignoring the strange looks he was getting, he quickly dressed himself up and pulled Bai Shengzhen aside, asking, "How am I? Am I Old Chi?"
Bai Shengzhen was completely confused by the Devil Venerable Chiming. He was a very honest person and couldn't understand why the Devil Venerable Chiming was so concerned about whether someone was pretty or not. He honestly said, "Beautiful, really beautiful, but something looks a bit strange, I don't know what's wrong... Ouch, that hurts, don't grab me..."
The Devil Venerable Chiming hurriedly released his grip. "You're too inexperienced. I haven't even used any force yet and you're already yelling."
Li Qiang made a hand seal and released his spiritual power. The Spirit Marshal Xianmu and the Spirit General Panshi appeared gracefully, bowing and saying, "Greetings, Great Venerable One."
The two of them were considered subordinates given to Li Qiang by the Twin Spirit and Ghost Venerables, and therefore they always stayed inside the Illusory Devil Pearl, ready to obey Li Qiang's orders at any time.
Yan Qianhui, Xuanyuan Yiqing, and Bai Shengzhen were all seeing such Spirit Body for the first time, and were so surprised that they couldn't even speak. Devil Venerable Chiming, however, was greatly disappointed. He thought Li Qiang would bring out Mei'er, but instead two Spirit Body appeared, and he immediately became listless.
Li Qiang asked, "Is Mei'er free?"
Before Spirit Marshal Xianmu could answer, Devil Venerable Chiming Lord was overjoyed. He was more anxious than anyone else, repeatedly asking, "Yes, is she free? Is she free? Waaah... why did you kick me?"
Li Qiang said, "Shut up!"
Spirit Marshal Xianmu, confused, respectfully said, " Mei'er has been in seclusion recently. I heard from the Spirit King Grand Venerable that Mei'er is almost at the Spirit Marshal Body level."
Li Qiang was overjoyed, knowing it must be the effect of the Sacred Fruit Olive. He said, "Then please, Your Excellencies, come here; I need your help."
Spirit Marshal Xianmu and Spirit General Panshi bowed simultaneously, and Li Qiang used a hand seal to send them back.
Yan Qianhui asked in confusion, "These are the legendary Spirit General and Spirit Marshal? Who are the two Great Venerables? Oh dear, am I seeing things? How could you just casually send out experts from the Spirit Ghost Realm?"
He was so dizzy from looking at it that he could hardly believe his eyes.
The Devil Venerable Chiming grinned and said, "What's so strange about that? I, the supreme ruler of the Black Devil Realm, am also following him, aren't I? Let me tell you, this guy is definitely a monster. Hey, why isn't my little Mei'er coming out..."
A moment later, Li Qiang activated the Illusory Devil Pearl, and the Twin Spirit and Ghost Venerables flew out.
The Ghost King Grand Venerable looked around and chuckled strangely, "Gah, where is this place... It's pitch black. Hmm? It seems we're trapped. Brother, where have you been playing around again? Who have you messed with this time?"
Li Qiang smiled wryly and said, "Who could I possibly offend? You know I'm the most timid person; I walk on tiptoe, afraid of accidentally stepping on a tiny insect."
The Spirit King Grand Venerable, full of vigor, asked, "Brother, where is this place?"
Li Qiang smiled wryly, "Who knows? This is a purple planet. We were teleported here and have been stuck here ever since."
Li Qiang briefly explained the situation, then asked Xuanyuan Yiqing for the Jade Pupil Slip and handed it to the two Grand Venerables: "Can you two decipher the characters on the Forbidden Stele?"
The Ghost King Grand Venerable snatched it first, examined it carefully, and said, "I know what this script is; it's a legendary divine oracle..."
Li Qiang was overjoyed and asked repeatedly, "What is it? What divine decree?"
The Ghost King Grand Venerable smiled wryly, "I can't understand the specific content; I can only recognize a few characters."
The Devil Venerable Chiming sneered, "Forget it, if we don't know each other, we don't know each other. What divine decree? Is that fun? Bah!"
Neither of the two Grand Venerables paid him any attention, knowing that this guy was not quite right.
The Spirit King Grand Venerable said, "Let me take a look..." He took the Jade Pupil Slip tablet and examined it for a moment, then nodded and said, "This is indeed a divine decree, because there is also a divine stele in the Spirit Ghost Realm, which only I and the old ghost can see. Hmm, I can also recognize a few characters on this Restraint Divine Stele that you see."
Li Qiang asked, "Even a few words are fine. What does it mean?"
The Spirit King Grand Venerable said, "The so-called 'Divine War Soul' seems to refer to a divine War Soul imprisoned here, but I'm not sure what it is specifically."
The Ghost King Grand Venerable added, "My feeling is that some kind of planet was offered up to this Divine War Soul, but this is just my feeling, I don't know if it's correct, after all, I don't know many characters."
The Devil Venerable Chiming said, "What the hell is this ' Divine War Soul'? Does the Forbidden Stele reveal any way to get out?" He hit the nail on the head, and everyone looked at the two Great Lords.
The Spirit King Grand Venerable shook his head and said, "I don't know, we don't know enough characters. But brother, you have to be careful. I feel this is a very dangerous place, it seems very strange."
Li Qiang nodded and said, "It is indeed a very strange place. Let's try again. By the way, after Mei'er comes out of seclusion, have her come out to see me. Hehe, that little girl knows a lot."
Upon hearing Mei'er mentioned, the Spirit King Grand Venerable's eyes lit up. He exclaimed excitedly, " Mei'er is truly remarkable! Her cultivation progress is astonishing! Haha!"
The Ghost King Grand Venerable looked bitter and said unwillingly, "My contribution wasn't small either. Although Mei'er cultivates to be a Spirit King, she and I are the closest, hehe, hehe... squeak..."
The Spirit King Grand Venerable replied repeatedly, "Of course! You don't force her to practice, and you often play with her, so of course she's close to you..."
The Devil Venerable Chiming's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He yelled, " Mei'er is mine!" This guy couldn't forget Mei'er after she bewitched him.
Li Qiang laughed and scolded, "What do you mean 'yours'! They are Mei'er's masters, what's wrong with you? Go stand over there!"
After escorting the two Grand Venerables back, Li Qiang asked, " Old Chi, what did you discover when you used the little demon to scout ahead?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming shook his head and said, "It seems to have no end. The control is very smooth, meaning there are no arrays to block it. This is truly a strange place... It's a pity that if it weren't for the Devil Restraint, I could try using another Blood Devil Sensing. Now, there's no way; my methods are too restricted."
Li Qiang stroked the soft silver fur on Little White's body and pondered, "This is troublesome. If we are trapped here, only Old Yan can probably escape. Once he cultivates to the Mahayana, he can ascend and leave. As for Old Chi, it's the two of us who can't leave."
Little White licked Li Qiang's hand, and suddenly, as if it had discovered something, it darted out of Li Qiang's arms and came to the outside of the Heavenly Silk Purple Gold Xun, turning its head and barking twice at Li Qiang.
Almost simultaneously, everyone understood its meaning. Li Qiang exclaimed in surprise, " Little White knows the way out? That's great! Let's hurry and catch up!"
Little White flashed, transforming into a silver streak and flying downwards.
Li Qiang suddenly realized what was happening. He slapped his forehead and cursed, "I'm so stupid! There's no way out in any direction. The way out is down below!" He led the others in a rapid pursuit.
After flying for an unknown amount of time, the Devil Venerable Chiming said impatiently, "Strange, the area below is also boundless. What kind of strange place is this?"
Yan Qianhui calmly said, "I sense something changing down below..."
Li Qiang shouted, "Everyone be careful, I see it..."
The Devil Venerable Chiming asked in surprise, "What do you see? I don't see anything." He didn't know that Li Qiang had divine eyes that could see farther and more clearly than theirs.
Li Qiang vaguely saw a purple glow emanating from below, so he quickened his pace and kept a close watch on Little White.
Finally, the Devil Venerable Chiming also saw it. In fact, if he hadn't been imprisoned by the Devil Restraint, no one here could match his cultivation. There were only three Great Gods and Devils who could be called Demon Venerable in the Black Devil Realm, so his strength was not to be underestimated.
Li Qiang suddenly sped up and flew to Little White's side. He reached out and picked Little White up, saying, "I know the way now. It's safer for you to let me carry you." He really liked this clever little dog. Although Little White was Heavenly Lion Divine Beast, Li Qiang always felt that it was just a little dog and didn't want it to get hurt in any way.
The Heavenly Lion Divine Beast is the most sensitive of all creatures. It can clearly sense Li Qiang's intentions. It obediently lies in Li Qiang's arms. In fact, it is because Li Qiang has the divine aura that it loves most that it was tamed so quickly.
It was an endless, swirling cloud-like mass of purple, white, and pale blue, each color so bright and dazzling. Li Qiang looked up and saw that the place they had come from had completely vanished without a trace.
He used his divine eye to observe for a while, then said with a wry smile, "This is a huge problem. We've reached the surface of the purple planet, and its outer layer is completely sealed off by a strange force. In other words, we can't get out."
Yan Qianhui looked at it, somewhat incredulous. "I can't see any restrictions. How could it possibly restrict the entire planet? Who could have such means?"
Both Xuanyuan Yiqing and Bai Shengzhen were traveling far from home for the first time and had absolutely no experience. They could only silently follow along, and only then did they realize how dangerous and terrifying the outside world was.
The Devil Venerable Chiming, being quite knowledgeable, nonchalantly said, "That's right, we can't get out for now. This is a damn divine restriction! Even if immortals came, it wouldn't help. Maybe it's just to restrict that so-called Divine War Soul? Ha, I'd like to see for myself."
He harbored another hope: to find a way to break the Devil Restraint. Therefore, he was in no hurry to go out.
Li Qiang sighed, "The movement of the restriction is truly ingenious. There's no trace of any formation. It's hard not to be fooled. Hehe, curiosity really kills. Let's go down and take a look. Maybe we can find the physical form of that Restraint Divine Stele and figure out a way to break free." He was always optimistic and didn't care much about these restrictions. He had never suffered from them before.
Passing through the three-colored clouds, the five people slowly descended.
This was a forbidden land. Even while still in the air, Li Qiang was already full of praise. It was a purple-blue world. On the boundless plain, purple and blue were mixed together. When the wind swept by, the earth was also reflected with a silvery-white light.
After landing, Li Qiang realized that it was a bluish-purple plant about half a person's height, somewhat like pasture grass. Its slender leaves were bluish, with a faint silver color on the back, while the buds were purple. It was the first time he had ever seen such a plant.
Bai Shengzhen suddenly exclaimed, "There's water below!" He had already taken to the air on his sword.
Li Qiang observed for a moment and discovered that the so-called plain was actually a water surface covered by these plants. He parted the layers of tangled roots and saw that there was no soil underneath, but clear, pure water. He casually reached out and a water droplet the size of a fist slowly rose up.
Xuanyuan Yiqing said, "This water is so clear."
Li Qiang sipped the water and smiled, "This water tastes very good, it's even a little sweet."
Yan Qianhui looked a little downcast and said, "There seems to be no one here."
Xuanyuan Yiqing said, "Yes, it seems there's no life around. It's so quiet."
Actually, the surrounding sounds were quite loud. When the wind blew, the long, bluish-purple grass bent over in the wind, making a rustling sound. The sound of flowing water could also be heard not far away, but there were no chirping insects, bird calls, or roars of animals or wild beasts.
The Devil Venerable Chiming said, "There are countless lives, but they make no sound. How strange."
The Devil Venerable Chiming let out a strange shriek, and countless bizarre birds suddenly appeared from the grass, flapping their wings and fleeing in all directions.
The Devil Venerable Chiming laughed smugly, "I told you so, how could there be no life here? The moment I, Old Chi, came down here, I discovered that this is a place teeming with life. Didn't you notice how abundant the Spiritual Qi is here?"
Li Qiang knew what the Devil Venerable Chiming was planning. He said, "Let's continue flying forward. It would be best if we could find that Restraint Divine Stele. All the secrets are on it. Only by finding the Restraint Divine Stele can we possibly escape."
Yan Qianhui said, "This place is strange. Even we stepped into a trap and were teleported here. There should be many cultivators here. Everyone, be careful."
With a grin, the Devil Venerable Chiming Lord stepped forward and challenged, "Brother, what if the cultivators here bully me? Can I, Old Chi, kill them?" Anyone who bullies him, he will kill; that's the temperament of a demon lord from the Black Devil Realm.
Li Qiang ignored him and said, "We'll talk about it later. Don't always think about devouring people. You may not find it disgusting, but I do. I'm leaving!" Actually, after spending so much time together, Li Qiang and Shu Tu were no longer so averse to the Devil Venerable Chiming. He knew that this guy was also doing it for cultivation, but his cultivation method was something he couldn't tolerate.
They flew for a long time, with almost no one in sight. After flying over the bluish-purple water grasslands, large forests gradually came into view. The forests here were also very special; the leaves were not green, but rather bluish-purple, mixed with some purplish-red and orange-yellow, making them look very strange and beautiful.
In the far distance, mountain ranges came into view. The Devil Venerable Chiming remarked, "This is truly strange; why are there no cultivators here..."
Li Qiang said, "There seems to be some movement over the mountains. Listen carefully."
Suddenly, the Devil Venerable Chiming's ears began to spin like wheels. Upon seeing this, Li Qiang nearly fell from the sky. He couldn't help but laugh and said, " Old Chi, what kind of trick are you playing? Your ears are spinning like that!"
Yan Qianhui turned his head and couldn't help but laugh; this was truly bizarre.
The Devil Venerable Chiming said in a serious tone, "This is the method of Devil Ear Devil Probe, so what? Are you ignorant!"
He brightened the somber atmosphere, Xuanyuan Yiqing laughed, "Senior, did you hear something?"
The Devil Venerable Chiming nodded and said, "There seems to be a kind of tremor."
Yan Qianhui's spirits lifted, and he said impatiently, "As long as there are cultivators, they can find out what's going on here. Let's go take a look quickly!"