Chapter 56: The Heavenly Demons’ Siege

After advancing in rank, Lao He became much faster at capturing Heavenly Demons. Each time he attracted three to five low-level ones, he could deal with them all in less than fifteen minutes. However, the “Five Elements Ring” consumed spirit stones from the five elements at a rather rapid pace. Fortunately, Su Che didn’t lack spirit stones for now, so this consumption was entirely manageable.

After each successful capture, Su Che would retreat to the teleportation array to give Lao He enough time to absorb the power of the Heavenly Demons. Thereafter, the life force transformed by Lao He would be continuously supplied, allowing them to start another capture.

When the life force within Su Che reached a state of saturation, causing a temporary sense of fullness, he would retreat to the teleportation array to meditate and cultivate. With both life force and medicinal pills at work, his cultivation speed naturally increased significantly, and the enhancement of his physical condition was also very noticeable.

Pure life force might be the most precious energy in the world. It silently nourished every part of the body, like a stream of clear water constantly cleansing the internal organs. The bones became stronger, the muscles more resilient, and the meridians gradually expanded and strengthened, allowing more true energy to flow throughout the body…

As his physique improved, his mind became sharper as well. A clear and refreshing sensation filled the depths of his mind. Some of the complex problems that had troubled him before were now easily solved, and even various ingenious ideas began to emerge.

Just three days later, Su Che noticed that he seemed to have grown taller and his body had become much stronger.

At fifteen years old, it was indeed a time for physical growth, but such dramatic changes in just a few days could only be attributed to the miraculous effects of his abundant life force.

Lao He was also very happy. “Master, if we continue to strengthen like this, although your innate aptitude cannot be changed, your acquired aptitude will far surpass that of others. When it comes to establishing the foundation in the future, the success rate could increase many times over!”

“Very good, keep going!”

Feeling refreshed both physically and mentally, Su Che remained in an excited state, full of fighting spirit and high morale.

However, after walking a few steps, he saw a figure in the distance approaching the teleportation array in a circuitous route. The person’s pace wasn’t fast, clearly to avoid some low-level Heavenly Demons wandering nearby.

Sometimes, humans were even more dangerous than Heavenly Demons. Su Che stopped in his tracks and watched the approaching figure warily.

As the distance narrowed to about a hundred zhang, Lao Hei’s detection abilities came into play. He immediately reported, “Master, we’ve met this person before—just a few days ago, one of the followers who entered the Seal of Demons with ‘Hua Lu’. He’s an inner disciple of Tianlu Peak, at the seventh level of Qi cultivation.”

Su Che responded with a nod, continuing to watch as the figure grew closer. Soon, he could make out clearly that it indeed was one of the disciples from Tianlu Peak he had seen before. The man was around twelve or thirteen years old, of average build, with a square face. His thick, messy eyebrows almost touched each other—what is commonly known as “connected eyebrows.” According to some facial analysis theories in the mortal world, such eyebrows are considered unfavorable, indicating an irritable personality, inconsistency, and narrow-mindedness. However, fortune-telling theories are inherently vague, and when applied to cultivators, they’re even less reliable.

On the other side, this Tianlu Peak disciple had also seen Su Che from afar. He was puzzled as well: “Isn’t this the little guy who followed Yu Qing? Why is he here alone? Could it be that he’s also leaving the Seal of Demons?”

When he got closer, Su Che took the initiative to greet him, “I see you, senior brother.”

The Tianlu Peak disciple grunted, stopped in his tracks, and asked coldly, “How did you end up here?”

Since the relationship between “Tianlu Hua Lu” and “Xuanji Yu Qing” was frosty, his attitude toward Su Che couldn’t possibly be friendly.

Of course, Su Che couldn’t tell him the truth. He simply said, “Senior brother Yu Qing and senior sister Linglong have some matters to attend to, so they asked me to wait here for three days. Today is the third day, and they might come to pick me up at any time.”

He thought the disciple would just ask casually and leave after he gave a casual reply, but unexpectedly, the disciple pressed further, “What are Yu Qing and Linglong doing?”

“Well…” Su Che hesitated slightly before answering, “They didn’t tell me.”

“It’s not that they didn’t tell you; it’s that you refuse to answer, right?” The disciple’s thick eyebrows furrowed even more, almost merging into one continuous line.

“If that’s how you see it, no explanation will do,” Su Che said, spreading his hands with a wry smile. “Besides, if I were to ask you about Senior Brother Hua Lu, you wouldn’t answer either, would you?”

“Nonsense!” the connected-eyebrow disciple snapped. “I’m me, and you’re you! How can a mere outer disciple compare to me?”

Su Che remained silent, too tired to argue with him.

“I’ll ask you again—where has Yu Qing gone?” The disciple with twin brows stepped forward, his expression even colder.
“Sorry, senior brother. I really don’t know, so I can’t give any answer,” Su Che replied calmly and respectfully.
“Brave of you!” The disciple with twin brows laughed heartily, thinking to himself, “I indeed dare not offend Xuanji Yu Qing directly, but what’s the harm in dealing with just an outer disciple like you?”
“Today, I’ll teach you a lesson on behalf of Yu Qing, so you understand the difference between hierarchy!” As he spoke, he showed intent to act.
What the hell is this? How can they turn on me so quickly? What did I do to offend them? Su Che was stunned and quickly shouted, “Senior brother, fellow disciples are not allowed to fight privately—it’s a rule of the sect.”
“Who said it’s a private fight? I’m just teaching you. As your senior brother, it’s my duty to help you correct your flaws,” the disciple with twin brows replied coldly.
Su Che stepped back a few times and finally pleaded, “Senior brother, if you’re leaving the Sealing Demon Realm, it must be because you’ve accepted some task from Senior Brother Hualu. Don’t let me cause trouble and delay your important mission.”
“Do you think you can delay my tasks?” the disciple with twin brows sneered. “Don’t worry. I’ll catch you in just a few moves—it won’t take long.”
Su Che understood now—he wasn’t trying to kill him, but if captured, he would surely suffer humiliation and torment. Still, Su Che was unwilling to give up. Seeing that there was no way back, he turned and ran without hesitation, heading deep into the Sealing Demon Realm.
“Trying to escape? Seeking death!”
The disciple with twin brows chuckled, thinking, “Perfect. By forcing you into the deeper areas, with your current strength, you’ll surely be torn to pieces by the outer demons. That way, I won’t even have to lift a hand.”
With this mindset, he didn’t chase too fast, keeping a distance of over ten zhang behind Su Che. He didn’t even use any spells, deliberately letting others do the killing so he wouldn’t get his hands dirty and violate the sect’s rules.
As they chased each other, neither used any spells to hide their presence. After running just a few hundred zhang, they attracted dozens of outer demons nearby. As they went deeper, more demons roared and chased after them.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of demons gathered here. In the Sealing Demon Realm, everything was scarce—except for outer demons.
“Enough. He’s dead,” the disciple with twin brows thought. “With so many demons, even I have trouble dealing with them. I can withdraw now.”

He stopped in his tracks, planning to return to the teleportation array, but unexpectedly, Su Che ahead turned around and cursed, “Idiot, beast! If you’ve got the guts, keep chasing me!”
“What?”
Lian Mei was furious—to be insulted in such a way by an outer sect disciple. Even though he was on the verge of death, he couldn’t suppress his anger. No, he had to kill him with his own hands to relieve his fury!
Hundreds of low-level Heavenly Demons might be troublesome, but since he considered himself at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation and was not far from the teleportation array, escaping unscathed wasn’t too difficult. So, without hesitation, he chased after Su Che.
Su Che, however, changed direction and launched a suicidal charge at the largest group of Heavenly Demons gathering not far away.
In an instant, Su Che’s figure was completely swallowed by the numerous demons.
“This little fool would rather commit suicide than let me catch him?” Lian Mei was slightly stunned; he hadn’t expected Su Che to be so desperate.
At that moment, he too was surrounded by other gathering demons. But with his advanced Qi Cultivation level and a top-quality defensive artifact, he wasn’t worried about his safety.
Perhaps he was simply narrow-minded and unwilling to leave yet, determined to see Su Che torn to pieces by the demons before he’d be satisfied.
By now, Su Che, trapped by dozens of demons, was emitting shrill screams. Crouched on the ground with his head in his hands, he seemed in extreme pain.
“Possessed by a Heavenly Demon?”
Lian Mei activated his artifact to fend off the attacks of the other demons, still having time to observe Su Che’s situation.
He saw a semi-transparent mist enveloping Su Che’s body, occasionally taking on the form of a terrifying demon. The demon roared frantically, “This man belongs to me! Get lost, all of you!”
“A demon lord?” Lian Mei was secretly astonished. “This is clearly the outermost area of the Fourth Zone—how could there be a demon lord-level Heavenly Demon here?”
Indeed, the Heavenly Demon clinging to Su Che clearly had the strength of the fourth level of Qi Cultivation, one rank higher than all the surrounding low-level demons—making it a minor leader.
The hierarchy among extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons was extremely strict. Since Su Che had caught the attention of a demon lord, the other low-level demons didn’t dare compete with the leader for food. Thus, the dozens of demons that had originally surrounded Su Che rushed over to Lian Mei.

The current situation had turned such that Su Che was alone on the ground, suffering at the hands of a demon, while his disciple was surrounded by over a hundred low-level heavenly demons. Su Che cried out in pain, but inwardly he found it amusing: “Lao Hei, this trick really works well.” “Of course! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have suggested that you deliberately lure all the nearby heavenly demons here.” The demon pretending to torment Su Che was actually Lao Hei in disguise. Lao Hei released his heavenly demon power from the Immortal Prison and took on the form of a demon, which not only deceived human cultivators but also made it impossible for true extraterrestrial heavenly demons to tell the difference between real and fake ones. As a result, Su Che and Lao Hei could hide aside and watch the show, even seizing the chance to strike suddenly and give that guy with one eyebrow a good lesson.