Chapter 58: The Agitation of the Heavenly Demons

Su Che once again retreated to the teleportation array to meditate and rest, waiting for Lao Hei to interrogate the Lian Mei disciple from the Immortal Prison.
The Lian Mei disciple’s injuries were not serious—mostly superficial wounds—that caused him to faint from pain, but a bucket of cold water was enough to wake him up. This proved that the guy had weak willpower and extremely limited tolerance for pain.
After waking him up, Lao Hei gave him a scolding session, during which the Lian Mei disciple screamed in exaggerated agony like a pig being slaughtered, with tears and snot streaming down as he begged for mercy. Up to this point, he still thought he was in the Demon Sealing Realm, only to fall into the hands of some other demon king.
Despite having the strength of a late-stage Qi practitioner, once captured in the Immortal Prison, he couldn’t use any of his skills and was completely defenseless in front of Lao Hei, like a baby.
After tormenting him enough, Lao Hei began to interrogate him: “Reveal your identity and background.”
“My name is Luo Lianqiao. I’m an inner disciple of Tianlu Peak in the Tianxuan Sect,” he said, trembling as he knelt at Lao Hei’s feet.
“You entered the Demon Sealing Realm with Hua Lu. Why did you leave alone?” Lao Hei asked further.
Luo Lianqiao knew that the heavenly demons possessed telepathic abilities, so lying in front of them was pointless. He confessed honestly, “Hua Lu originally planned to enter Zone 2 to challenge the demon generals. But since yesterday, the external heavenly demons in the Demon Sealing Realm have become extremely agitated. The demon lords in Zone 3 are roaming everywhere, blocking our way into Zone 2. Hua Lu thought this situation was very abnormal, so he sent me back to Tianlu Peak to report to our masters and find out the reason.”
“The external heavenly demons are extremely agitated?” Lao Hei exchanged a few words silently with Su Che before asking, “As a disciple of Tianlu Peak, are you skilled in alchemy?”
“Huh?” Luo Lianqiao was momentarily stunned, not understanding why the external heavenly demons would care about alchemy. After all, human pills had no effect on them.
Lao Hei roared, “If you know alchemy, you might still save your life. If not, you’re useless—no point keeping you!”
“I know! I know alchemy!” Luo Lianqiao hurriedly nodded. “Tianlu Peak’s strength lies in alchemy. To become an inner disciple, one must have exceptional talent in alchemy. Moreover, I’m among the best among the inner disciples.”
“You’re among the best?” Lao Hei sneered. “As one of the best, why do you still follow Hua Lu like a lackey?”

“My Lord Demon King, I’m not lying, nor am I boasting about my abilities,” Luo Lianqiao said hurriedly, fearing another beating. “My talent in alchemy is indeed the best among the inner disciples of Tianlu Peak. It’s for this reason that Hua Lu valued me and forced me to join their clique. Hua Lu’s grandfather is the third-ranking elder of Tianlu Peak, with great influence. How could I dare refuse?”
“Hmm, for now, you’re not bad. At least you’re not lying intentionally,” Old Black said in a lower voice, his tone gentler. Inside the Immortal Prison, he could see through the prisoners’ thoughts, and what Luo Lianqiao had said was indeed true.
“Thank you, My Lord Demon King. Thank you so much,” Luo Lianqiao kept kowtowing, showing no dignity at all, his weak-willed nature evident.
However, for Su Che and Old Black, such weak-willed people were the most welcome in the Immortal Prison. With their special skills and willingness to obey, they were the easiest to manage.
After that, Old Black continued to interrogate him for a while. With the help of mind-reading, he learned most of what was in Luo Lianqiao’s mind and memories.
Once the interrogation was over, Old Black threw Luo Lianqiao into a corner on the first floor of the Immortal Prison to recover. Of course, he also took away Luo Lianqiao’s Qi Bag, leaving him only a few healing pills.
Afterward, Su Che wondered, “Why did he target me like that just now?”
Old Black replied, “Although Luo Lianqiao is Hua Lu’s lackey, deep down, he hates family members like Hua Lu and Yu Qing. They rely on their powerful elders in their sect to reap ten times the rewards with just a little effort. In contrast, Luo Lianqiao struggled from the bottom up, working extremely hard yet only getting minimal rewards. He believes this is the greatest injustice in the world.”
Only then did Su Che understand. “He hates Hua Lu and Yu Qing, and now he also dislikes me? This guy is not only petty but also unreasonable, with a twisted mind.”
“Yes, master,” Old Black said, his red eyes gleaming as he asked darkly, “This bastard is so despicable. Should we teach him a lesson again?”
“No need,” Su Che said. “We’re in need of a prisoner skilled in alchemy. He’ll be quite useful. Besides, I’m not as petty as him.”
“Of course not. Your mind is the most open, capable of embracing everything…” Old Black never missed an opportunity to flatter him.

With the Luo Lianqiao incident resolved, Su Che and Lao He resumed their efforts to capture the Heavenly Demons. The discovery of a new ability to “disguise as a demon lord” made it even easier to catch these lower-level Heavenly Demons. Basically, Su Che didn’t need to get involved at all—Lao He could use his Heavenly Demon form to summon nearby lower-level demons as if he were a demon lord. These demons were very obedient; if Lao He ordered them to come in threes, they would appear exactly that number, with none more or less. For some reason, these lower-level demons offered no resistance when captured by Lao He. Even knowing it meant certain death, they would obediently approach. Su Che and Lao He speculated that the Heavenly Demons in the Seal Realm were created by the sealed Great Demon God, which meant that even if they were devoured by their own kind, it was equivalent to returning to their original form—no matter who devoured whom, it didn’t matter at all! It was like moving money from one pocket to another; it was still one’s own money regardless. Since they didn’t care about being devoured, it made things easier for Su Che and Lao He. After several days of relentless captures, over a thousand lower-level Heavenly Demons were added to the Immortal Prison. Su Che and Lao He couldn’t process them all at once, so they stored them as reserve food, which would last for a long time once they left the Seal Realm. During this time, Su Che and Lao He also discussed the matter of “the Heavenly Demons outside the realm being extremely restless,” as mentioned by Luo Lianqiao, but they came to no conclusion. They could only comfort themselves by thinking, “We’re just insignificant little people. Even if something happens in the Seal Realm, it has little to do with us. We just need to be cautious and not go too deep.” Yet, this time they were wrong—the unusual events in the Seal Realm were indeed caused by some insignificant little person. At this moment, in the most central Area 1 of the Seal Realm, there stood a burly, bald man atop a giant rock, looking down at the countless Heavenly Demons kneeling below. Among these demons, there were numerous demon lords of various sizes, and even hundreds of massive, terrifying demon generals. “We pay homage to the Great Demon King Chi Luo Tian!” the countless demons chanted in unison. On the giant rock, the human body possessed by the Great Demon King Chi Luo Tian was entirely formed from his immense Heavenly Demon power. His body seemed solid, but his raging demonic flames were undeniable.

He shouted loudly, “I can sense that the true demon spirits of many of our people have vanished without a trace—this is an extremely unusual situation! In the past, the disciples of Tianxuanzong thought they had killed our people, but in reality, such ‘killing’ was merely the dissipation of demonic energy; their true demon spirits would still return to the embrace of the Father God. The so-called trials endured by those disciples of Tianxuanzong were nothing but a game orchestrated between the Father God and the rulers of Tianxuanzong…”

The countless heavenly demons below listened quietly, none daring to make a sound.

The Great Demon King of Chiluotian continued, “These past few days, someone has used special methods to completely erase the true demon spirits of many of our people. Although this loss means little to the Father God, after all, it was Tianxuanzong that first broke the rules of the game, so we can’t be polite with them. Therefore, I order you all to set out immediately—ignore the usual territorial restrictions. No matter which district it is, tear apart all human cultivators, not sparing a single one!”

“Yes, Great Demon King of Chiluotian!” The countless heavenly demons replied in unison.

“The 108 Demon Generals, lead your troops and capture that rule-breaker!” Chiluotian roared finally.

“As ordered!”

Boom! The 108 massive Demon Generals soared into the air from the ground.

Whoosh…

The countless heavenly demons followed their leaders, flying in various directions. Shadows of these extraterrestrial demons filled the sky—there were at least hundreds of thousands of them.

With the entire army of heavenly demons deployed, only the three great demon kings remained trapped by seals, still confined to the core First District.

The Sealed Demon Realm, filled with surging demonic energy and flying demonic shadows, suddenly became chaotic!