Chapter 631: Three Camps

For Su Che, the method of rescuing the Black Crow and the Old Ox was quite simple. He took out two white jade spirit talismans from the Immortal Prison, one in each hand, and tapped them firmly on the backs of the Black Crow and the Old Ox’s heads. The two talismans adhered tightly to their scalps like hairpins.

“These talismans can absorb most of the demonic energy that has invaded your bodies. With the remaining small amount, you should be able to handle it yourselves,” Su Che said slowly. “However, the effect of one talisman only lasts about thirty hours. Once it’s saturated with demonic energy, it will stop working. At that time, just use the old talisman and come to me for a new one.”

“Brother Tianyu, thank you so much!”

As soon as the talismans took effect, the Black Crow and the Old Ox immediately felt that much of the demonic energy in their bodies had been absorbed, greatly reducing the pressure, allowing them to speak again.

Su Che smiled gently and said to Lianyi and the others, “If you need them, you can also use these talismans to relieve some of the pressure.”

Lianyi nodded immediately. “That would be great. It’s just that I’m putting my brother to waste.”

Yun Shan and Xue Sha expressed similar thoughts, believing that the cost of producing such spirit talismans capable of resisting primordial demonic energy must be high.

But Su Che said with a smile, “Don’t worry. They’re not expensive at all.”

While speaking, he took out a few more blank jade talismans and attached them to their backs. With these talismans’ assistance, they could reduce the pressure from demonic energy by over 60%, freeing up more energy to deal with other dangers in the battlefield between immortals and demons.

However, the capacity of these talismans was limited—they would become saturated with demonic energy after about thirty hours, requiring them to get new ones from Su Che.

These talismans were crafted by Lao He on the sixth layer of the Immortal Prison, using a special energy transformation technique. Even Su Che couldn’t produce them.

The materials needed to make these talismans weren’t very expensive, so the cost was indeed low. As the ruler of the Immortal Prison, Lao He could create a dozen of them with just a thought.

Lao He deliberately limited the capacity of these spirit talismans to about thirty hours so that Lianyi and the others would remember to come to Su Che regularly for new ones. In this way, the talismans they returned, now filled with demonic energy, meant that Lianyi and the others were helping Su Che absorb primordial demonic energy as well—achieving a win-win situation.

Helping others while reaping benefits for oneself was one of Lao He’s key characteristics.

However, only the rather mysterious Monro shook his head slowly at Su Che, clearly indicating that he didn’t need such talismans to resist the erosion of demonic energy. Su Che wasn’t surprised by this; he had long thought Monro was no ordinary person… Just then, an annoying voice rang in his ears. Lin Jiu stood about thirty feet away, urging coldly, “Are you done yet? If not, hide in your magic artifact space quickly so as not to hold us back.” Su Che turned his head and gave him a cold glance, showing no interest in talking to him. Over the past hour and more, he had also been meditating to adjust his state, wasting Su Che’s time, yet Su Che hadn’t shown any signs of impatience. Now that he had finished, he started complaining about others. How could someone with such character possibly achieve immortality? Su Che was deeply puzzled by this, which had always been his greatest doubt about the ways of heaven. If heaven truly has eyes, then why does it allow some evil people, scoundrels, and despicable individuals to have the same chance to achieve immortality? Could it be that the evil paths they pursue are also part of what heaven encompasses? In Su Che’s view, even if there are paths for immortals and paths for demons, these two completely different pursuits should be distinguished. In other words, if it were his own Immortal Prison Universe, he would separate the realms of immortals and demons for those advanced beings—neither should be conflated. What is an immortal and what is a demon? Su Che wanted to define them according to his own sense of right and wrong… Swish swish swish… With the help of the Demon-Sucking Talisman, Lian Yi and the others immediately stood up, proving their condition through action, but none of them wanted to respond verbally to Lin Jiu. Such people should be ignored as much as possible! Lin Jiu snorted coldly, casting a malicious glance at Su Che’s face, as if saying, “Kid, wait for it—you’ll see what happens next!” Though he didn’t say it outright, his gaze conveyed exactly that meaning. Su Che immediately felt alert and said to Lao He, “It seems their intention to harm me hasn’t faded at all. This shows they truly possess some special methods and have the confidence to leave the battlefield between immortals and demons and return to the greater universe.” “Not surprising,” replied Lao He. “Though these guys are bastards, they are still highly skilled Xuan Immortals with divine duties, and their abilities cannot be underestimated.” “So that means they could attack me at any moment…”

Su Che also raised his vigilance to the highest level. At present, the sixteen people who entered the Immortal-Demon Battlefield could be divided into three factions: Su Che and the six from Ripple were clearly on the same side and needed to be constantly on guard against the tricks or ambushes from Lin Jiu and his group; Lin Jiu and the six from Guangqi were on opposing sides, which was obvious; only the three from You Lin remained neutral for now, showing no clear hostility toward Su Che. Of course, they too were Seal Demons and had to obey the orders of their “Master,” so Su Che remained cautious around them as well. At this moment, all sixteen stood up, fully capable of moving around, and could now begin exploring this incredibly mysterious Immortal-Demon Battlefield. Looking at the desolate land in the distance and the countless giant rocks floating in the sky, everyone had the same question in mind: How should they start? “Good brother, this opportunity depends entirely on you. It’s up to you to decide how to proceed,” Ripple said, clearly addressing Lin Jiu and his group, aiming to remind them not to think that just because they were in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield they could turn on Su Che and ambush him—this opportunity had only just begun. In fact, Guangqi and Lin Jiu also understood this, which was why they decided to “let Su Che live a few more days.” Su Che slightly raised his head, gazing at the huge rocks floating in the sky, and said in a deep voice, “I have a feeling that those rocks are the graves of the immortals who perished during the Immortal-Demon War. If we want to find treasures, we must not miss them.” Countless rocks floated high in the sky, with the smallest ones covering an area of over ten miles square—comparable to a giant city in the mortal world; the largest ones were as big as a province in the mortal world, essentially a small piece of land. During the Immortal-Demon War seventy million years ago, tens of millions of powerful true immortals unfortunately perished. If graves were to be built for them, there should be tens of millions of them. Su Che believed that those peak warriors had sealed off the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, creating a separate space independent of the greater universe—in other words, the Immortal-Demon Battlefield was its own world. Thus, the immortals occupied the sky, while the demons occupied the land, and the graves of those tens of millions of fallen immortals were likely those giant rocks in the sky. Su Che’s analysis was unanimously agreed upon by Ripple and the others, not even Lin Jiu and his group voiced any opposition. “Then let’s go take a look!”

With a consensus reached, Su Che took the lead, soaring into the air and flying toward the nearest giant rock. The others followed immediately. During the flight, Lianyi silently transmitted a message to Su Che: “Dear brother, I can sense that the rules of this place are vastly different from those in the mortal cultivation world. Even if I unleash my full strength, I won’t face any punishment from these rules.” Su Che nodded inwardly and replied, “The reason is probably that the Immortal-Demon Battlefield doesn’t belong to the mortal world but is a special realm separated from the Immortal World. Thus, power levels beyond those of mortals are allowed here.” “Yes,” Lianyi replied. “So if those guys attack you, I’ll fight them to the death. Though I’m just a Heavenly Immortal, one rank lower than them, I’m not some weakling who can be easily bullied!” “Great!” Su Che didn’t hold back either. He turned to look into her eyes and nodded with a smile, “Then let’s fight them together when the time comes!” “Mm!” Lianyi said, “I’ll discuss this further with Yun Shan and the others to ensure they truly understand the stakes. Without you, none of us will survive!” Her words revealed her true feelings to Su Che: she had fully grasped the situation, and their fate was already tied to his. If anything happened to him, they wouldn’t be able to leave the Immortal-Demon Battlefield alive. Even if Lin Jiu and the others could return to the Immortal World safely after killing Su Che, they wouldn’t kindly take Lianyi and the others with them. Therefore, if they wanted to survive, they had to work together to protect Su Che at all costs. It was believed that Yun Shan and the others would also understand these truths. Sure enough, once everyone reached high altitude and landed on the nearest giant rock, Su Che received messages from Yun Shan and the others: “If you die, we die; if you live, we live!” Only Monro, with his expression blank, said three words: “I understand.” Bang! Su Che stepped firmly onto the ground, creating a massive shockwave that spread across the huge floating rock, covering an area of over thirty li square. Deliberately making such a loud noise, Su Che aimed to startle any hidden creatures lurking there. It was said that within the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, there were terrifyingly powerful demon souls and immortal, wandering monsters. Their origin was easy to explain—they were likely creatures originally living in the personal spaces of those fallen true immortals, transformed through demonic corruption.

In the personal space of any true immortal or in the space of their magical treasures, there are always quite a number of living beings. When their master perishes, they too suffer greatly, trapped in the battlefield between immortals and demons, transforming into countless immortal monsters. If there is a competitive relationship among them, through millions of years of natural selection, only the strongest ones would remain. It’s possible that just one of them could cause great trouble to the treasure hunters led by Su Che. This is also the main reason why Su Che doesn’t dare to act alone…