Chapter 391 - Calmly Saving People
Zhou Lu's expression changed drastically when he heard this. His originally calm expression immediately turned into panic.
He was a peak-stage Spirit Severing stage powerhouse. It would not take long for him to rush here.
Chen Chen glanced at him and without saying anything, he brought the red-robed cultivator and flew west.
The small sect mentioned by the red-robed cultivator was 1,500 kilometers to the north. It was impossible for Chen Chen to head north directly. Otherwise, he would be doomed if he bumped into it. That was why he took a detour.
Zhou Lu gritted his teeth and followed behind.
After flying for about fifteen minutes, Second Demon Venerable's inquiry was transmitted from the red-robed cultivator's communication token.
"Where are you? Where is the cultivator who obtained the treasure?"
Chen Chen glanced at the red-robed cultivator and his lips moved a few times. The red-robed cultivator immediately understood, he replied, "My lord, he flew towards the south. Due to his high cultivation level, I didn't dare to get too close. I could only trace his tracks through the remnant spiritual energy fluctuations in the air. Please forgive me, Lord Demon Venerable."
After saying this, the red-robed cultivator subconsciously wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. However, just as he stretched out his hand, he realized that he was only an essence soul. How could there be any cold sweat?
"He can reach our previous position in fifteen minutes. That speed is much faster than mine."
Chen Chen silently calculated in his heart. At this time, their group was still several hundred kilometers away from that small sect.
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After another fifteen minutes, Chen Chen finally saw that so-called small sect.
This sect was called the Peach Blossom Sect. There were peach trees everywhere in the sect. Compared to the Li Xian sect, there were more women here. Chen Chen observed it with his divine senses, but he didn't even find a male cultivator.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Chen sealed the red-robed cultivator and transformed into the red-robed cultivator himself. He escorted Zhou Lu to the Peach Blossom Sect's Mountain Gate openly.
Before he stepped into the mountain gate, a seductive voice sounded in his ear.
"Chi Jiao, why did you come back?"
Chen Chen said respectfully, "The Demon Venerable went out to search for treasures. He was afraid of losing this place, so he asked me to come back to guard it."
"Hmph, that jerk really doesn't trust me. Eh, who is this young man next to you?"
That voice snorted with dissatisfaction, and then brought up Zhou Lu.
"I caught a cultivator on the way, and he seemed to be investigating the Spirit Gold City. I saw that his strength wasn't strong, so I caught him and brought him back."
"Hehe, you really aren't ethical."
As soon as he finished speaking, the array at the mountain gate was removed, and Chen Chen managed to sneak in safely.
It had to be said that this time, it was all thanks to the disguise mask that Li Xiang gave him. Otherwise, how could he have gotten in so easily?
As for the place where the group of cultivators were imprisoned, he had already asked the red-robed cultivator a long time ago. Now, under the guidance of his divine senses, it could be said that he was very familiar with the place.
Chen Chen's footsteps were extremely fast. In just a moment, he had arrived at the secret prison where the cultivators were imprisoned.
Fortunately, the second Demon Venerable left in a hurry. He did not set up too strong a formation for the secret prison at all.
After Chen Chen easily broke the restriction of the secret prison, he walked in openly.
The inside of the secret prison was very dark. As soon as he opened the door, a cold and gloomy aura assaulted his face.
Other than that, from time to time, a few miserable screams could be heard from the depths of the secret prison, making the already extremely terrifying secret prison seem even more sinister.
Zhou Lu impatiently wanted to go deeper, but he was pressed to the ground by Chen Chen.
"Don't be rash. There might be people paying attention to our every move right now."
Hearing Chen Chen's telepathic message, Zhou Lu forcefully suppressed the emotions in his heart. He lowered his head, and his pace quickly slowed down.
The deeper they went, the stronger the pressure in their hearts became, and the screams became clearer and clearer.
When they opened another door, a hellish scene appeared before Chen Chen's eyes.
This was an incomparably huge hall. There were over a hundred tall copper pillars filled with array patterns in the hall.
At this moment, most of these copper pillars were tied with people. Without exception, all of these people looked withered, and their bodies were on the verge of collapse.
Above each copper pillar, there was a streak of black gas that was constantly eroding the cultivators tied to the copper pillars.
As for the screams, some came from the tied cultivators, and some came from the black gas, as if the black gas had a life of its own.
Who would have thought that such a terrifying place was hidden under a peach garden?
"What an evil method..."
Chen Chen frowned. After scanning with his divine senses, he soon found the Grandmaster Qing Mu on one of the copper pillars.
At this moment, Qing Mu's clothes were ragged and his body was covered in blood. His white hair was stained with dark red blood. It was as if he was dead.
Although he was anxious, Chen Chen's footsteps were still steady. After a few steps, he arrived in front of Qing Mu.
As if sensing someone approaching, Qing Mu's drooping eyelids trembled slightly. He said weakly, "Didn't I say it? The Linglong Divine Gold isn't with me... I'm just an alchemist, what do I need the Linglong Divine Gold for?"
Looking at his miserable appearance, Chen Chen sighed in his heart. He quietly fed a pill to him.
As an alchemist, Qing Mu naturally knew what kind of pill he had swallowed. He instantly became spirited and raised his head.
He had seen the red-robed cultivator in front of him before, but he seemed to be a little different today.
Chen Chen did not look at him. Instead, he looked at the floating black fog above the copper pillar.
This thing seemed to have sentience, and it was somewhat similar to the heavenly devil catastrophe that he had encountered back then.
After some thought, Chen Chen stretched out his hand and activated the Haoran Sacred Light Technique. The black fog began to shake violently, but in the end, it was still unable to resist and was purified by the Haoran Sacred Light Technique.
Feeling the power of his divine senses that had become a little stronger, Chen Chen could not help but sigh at the power of his Haoran Sacred Light Technique.
When he arrived in the upper realm, he naturally knew that the Haoran Sacred Light Technique belonged to the category of secret techniques.
However, he had never heard of such a heaven-defying secret technique like the Haoran Sacred Light Technique. Even the ten thousand soldier mantra was far inferior to it.
After the black fog was swallowed, the spirit light on the copper pillar began to dim. Finally, the clear wood slowly slid down from the copper pillar.
"Grandmaster, please be patient."
Chen Chen sent a message through his divine senses. A ray of light suddenly flashed across Qing Mu's originally dim eyes. His eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.
However, these emotions disappeared in an instant. In an instant, Qing Mu returned to his half-dead appearance.
Chen Chen put down his grandmaster and slowly walked towards another copper pillar. He fed the pill and swallowed the black fog in one go.
The flowing and unhurried manner did not seem like he was rescuing the hostages. Instead, he was placing the hostages down and escorting them to the execution ground.
Not far away, Zhou Lu followed Chen Chen's instructions and did not move. He just silently watched Chen Chen Chen's operation.
To be honest, this person's ability had far exceeded his imagination.
If he had not met this person, he would probably still be wandering around the ruins of Spirit Gold City like a headless fly. How would he have the chance to find his master so quickly?
Seeing that his master had also been saved by Chen Chen, Zhou Lu heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. At the same time, he was filled with gratitude and admiration for Chen Chen.
However, after rescuing the twenty cultivators, that coquettish voice once again came from outside the secret prison.
"Chi Jiao, what are you doing? Don't tell me you want to lock them up somewhere else?"
To be honest, even the Peach Blossom Sect's sect master didn't expect that this fellow was actually saving people with Chi Jiao's calm actions.
"Yes, Lord Demon Venerable said it's not safe to lock them up here," said Chen Chen calmly.
"Oh? is that so? Then let me ask the Demon Venerable."
With that, she took out a communication token, and the atmosphere in the secret room became strange at that moment.