I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

A place that vaguely looks like a human village.

There are many broken walls in the village, and some traces of kitchens can still be found beside the walls that have collapsed.

Xie Yuan had never seen any monsters cooking here, and he couldn't imagine what those tentacles and claws looked like when stirring the wok.

Therefore, several people speculated that this might be some of the remains left behind by the human race thousands of years ago, or the Jiuyou clan before being led out of the Jiuyou world by Xie An.

Xie Yuan and his three companions rested here for a while, hiding behind a huge stone pillar that had long been weathered.

They couldn't tell what this huge stone pillar had been used for. Perhaps it was used for some kind of ceremony or sacrifice?
But in any case, the remaining stone pillar is large and thick enough to hide from the sky.

There are too many beholders here.

The mountain that can be seen from afar at the bronze gate looks like a giant pillar that supports the sky and the earth from this position.

They have already gone deep into the Netherworld and are gradually approaching the core.

And those low-level and strange monsters are no longer seen here. Those that you occasionally encounter in the desolate wilderness, or see from afar in that wild and strange city, are all humanoid creatures.

The only exception is the eye demon, which looks like an eyeball enlarged to be larger than a human, with the sphere connected to fleshy tentacles.

The Eye Demon sometimes floats across the sky, as if it is a sentry of this world.

Especially as they went deeper, they encountered more and more Eye Demons, until here, the Eye Demons that were constantly patrolling in the sky had no blind spots in their vision.

Xie Yuan has already tried it. Even if he and Mu Chaoyun use the Sky Hidden Technique together, with two people, as long as there are three or more eye demons with overlapping sight lines, they can be illuminated and ejected.

On the contrary, physical shielding that is thick and heavy enough is more effective, just like the giant pillar behind you.

But if these eye demons really notice something is wrong, it is as if real sight can penetrate obstacles and achieve a perspective effect.

Going a step further, it can even become real and burn the enemy.

One or two eye demons are not that strong, but so many eye demons...

Xie Yuan quietly stuck his head out to look at the sky, then immediately retracted his head.

If their eyes overlap, they might be able to ignite the Indestructible Golden Bell.

"We are not far from the Heavenly Pillar."

Xie Yuan looked at it and frowned:
"But how can we get through this blockade?"

They were now at the bottom of the tilted weathered pillar, where there happened to be a groove where they could hide temporarily.

But there is no point in hiding here all the time, as their target is still the pillar of heaven.

Situ Qin frowned slightly:
"This is already the second direction. I guess the other directions are the same. These eye demons seem to be patrolling in a fixed range from the pillar. Maybe... they are sentries of the middle pillar? In this case, with the number of these demons, there will be no blind spots."

"That's probably their forbidden area."

Mu Chaoyun said lightly.

Xie Yuan nodded slightly, agreeing with them.

Xie Lingyun looked left and right, gritted her teeth and said:
"Waiting here is not a solution. We either have to force our way in or change direction. With such a large area, there can't be any loopholes at all, right?"

The other three looked at each other and nodded. There was no other way.

So a few people seized the opportunity, turned into faint shadows, and came out from behind the huge stone pillar.

They first ran ten miles away from the Eye Demon blockade, and then circled around the Pillar of Heaven.

In this way, they traveled for more than a hundred miles. As they had speculated, these eye demons were patrolling at a constant distance from the Sky Pillar. Their sight completely covered the sky and the ground, and no real flying birds were allowed to enter.

Xie Yuan frowned and said slowly:

"I'm afraid we really have to force our way in."

Breaking into the Eye Demon Formation by force is risky on the one hand, and on the other hand, after breaking in, their leader or the thing they are guarding will most likely get the news - and that will most likely be the demon on the Sky Pillar.

Although the eye demons and other demons killed before have not caused any unusual problems until now, it seems that for the vast territory of the Nine Netherworld, the intrusion of a few humans is nothing.

But breaking in here should be different.

Just as Xie Yuan was taking out his weapon and preparing, Mu Chaoyun suddenly stretched out his hand:
"Don't worry. Look, what is that?"

Several people looked in the direction of Mu Chaoyun's hand and saw a black dot in the sky in the distance.

At this distance, with their eyesight, they could only see that the thing seemed to have a pair of wings, and was roughly in human form, with a face that also looked like a human face...

Suddenly, the demon's face turned and looked directly at Xie Yuan and the others.

Xie Yuan was shocked. Such a long distance was far beyond the sight range of those eye demons. And they were still in the Sky Hiding Technique, how could they be detected?

Illusion? Coincidence?
Just as Xie Yuan was thinking this, he saw the humanoid creature's wings flash and suddenly rush towards them!

The eye demons around it all turned towards this side, and their huge eyeballs flashed as if they wanted to illuminate them.

Xie Yuan's scalp tightened, and he said in a low voice:
"Go first!"

The four of them retreated rapidly, continuing to move away from the Tianzhu.

Because the distance between them and the eye demons was too far, the gazes on their eyes stayed bright for a long time, but they could not lock onto them, nor could they see their figures, and gradually turned to other places.

However, the humanoid demon did not hesitate at all. It allowed Xie Yuan and the other three to escape and rushed straight towards them.

"It can see!"

Situ Qin held Xie Lingyun, turned his head to look, and then shouted.

Xie Yuan frowned.

The demon was moving quite fast, and they had been targeted on this desolate plain, with no way to get rid of it.

He, Mu Chaoyun and Situ Qin looked at each other and nodded.

Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun suddenly broke away from the main force and rushed towards the demon from the left and right.

Situ Qin also stood still, laid the zither flat, and began to tune the strings. Xie Lingyun drew out her soft sword and stood beside her to protect her.

The demon saw that the few people did not run away, and a look of joy appeared on its human-like face. Then the four pairs of eyes arranged vertically on its face turned together and looked at Xie Yuan who was rushing towards it at a very fast speed.

When Xie Yuan got closer, he realized that apart from a pair of fleshy wings, the most unlike-human thing about this monster was the eight eyes on its face!

In addition to a normal pair of eyes, ordinary people have another pair of eyes where the eyebrows are, and then two pairs of eyes are arranged down along the cheeks, and they expand slightly outward along with the cheeks, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.

Especially when all those eyes were staring at him.

Xie Yuan felt a little irritated, but then the Eternal Heart Flame in his abdomen moved, instantly eliminating the feeling.

He couldn't help but be shocked. This was a gaze that could affect one's mind. It penetrated the golden bell in just a moment and affected him slightly!

Fortunately, the Immortal Golden Bell Cover is the top martial art in Buddhism. Even though Xie Yuan himself has no affinity with Buddhism, there is a Zen spirit in his kung fu. He also has strong internal strength and the Heavenly Illusion Technique, which makes him highly resistant to this kind of ability.

But even so, it was affected...

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Mu Chaoyun in the other direction. Seeing that his face looked normal, he felt relieved.

A pale golden light ignited around Xie Yuan, and he stepped on the ground vigorously, accelerating again.

In almost a flash, he crossed the long distance and appeared in front of the Eight-Eyed Demon.

The mysterious weapon in his hand has turned into a sword with a faint golden glow, and the movements of the demon in front of him have also become somewhat slow.

The world around Xie Yuan became a little quieter. The long sword brought out a series of shadows and stabbed along with the momentum, pointing directly at the chest of the Eight-Eyed Demon.

That is where the cores of most humanoid demons are located.

The wings of the Eight-Eyed Demon became sluggish, and even though it was powerful, its movements could not keep up with Xie Yuan.

Just as the golden sword was about to pierce through the core of the Eight-Eyed Demon, the four pairs of eyes suddenly turned and stared at Xie Yuan's sword.

Xie Yuan suddenly felt a huge resistance in his hand, as if there was a huge wall between the tip of the sword and the demon's chest.

Seeing that the sword was actually bent, Xie Yuan frowned and directly activated the superimposed power of the Great Golden River Skill, bursting out with all his strength.

The golden light on the sword suddenly lit up, and then pierced through the invisible barrier.

But the Eight-Eyed Demon's movements also recovered - or rather, as its gaze focused, its reaction became quick.

It clamped its arms together and just caught the tip of Xie Yuan's sword.

Xie Yuan's sword passed between its palms with great force, creating a long string of sparks like a clash of weapons.

This demon looks like a human, but his actual body strength is as strong as a mysterious soldier. With his strange abilities, he is another top demon!
The sword was only a hair's breadth away from its chest, but the tip of the sword slowly stopped and ended up just scraping its skin, making a ding sound.

The eight-eyed demons blinked in unison, then grinned, revealing their fangs.

Xie Yuan looked at it calmly with a smile on his face.

This brainless demon is not alone.

The Eight-Eyed Demon's eyes showed confusion for a moment, and then suddenly became chaotic.

The eight eyes each looked in several directions, with white halos and black light blades, invisible and intangible but with fluctuating air arrows... Different scenes were reflected in its eight eyes, and each one carried enormous power!
Xie Yuan instantly made his sword thinner, easily escaped from the grip of the Eight-Eyed Demon, and then retreated explosively.

Mu Chaoyun and Situ Qin's remote attacks all hit the Eight-Eyed Demon, causing the body of this top demon to tremble.

A violent burst of energy, blood mist and light continuously burst out from the Eight-Eyed Demon's body, and even its body could not resist it.

Especially Mu Chaoyun's halo, the interweaving of black and white can directly tear off a large piece of flesh and blood.

Xie Yuan's ever-changing mysterious weapon also turned into a spear, which stabbed in the air. The spear shadows were like dragons. Together with Mu Chaoyun and Situ Qin, they blasted the Eight-Eyed Demon so hard that it kept shaking in the air.

boom!
Suddenly, there was a loud noise that shook the earth. The Eight-Eyed Demon suddenly spread out its wings that had been protecting its body and deflected all the attacks.

It was covered in wounds, had an angry look on its face, and roared with a strange tone:

"Despicable human race! Prepare to face the wrath of the Thousand-Eyed Commander! Die, all of you!"

A thousand-eyed commander? Eight eyes is a bit of an exaggeration.

Just as Xie Yuan was thinking this, he suddenly saw the Thousand-Eyed Commander's flesh wings begin to vibrate, and then they kept breaking apart, spurting out filthy blood.

One eye after another opened on the fleshy wings, densely packed and crowded together, the eyeballs constantly trembling and bouncing, turning in all directions.

Then, thousands of eyes moved in unison and divided into several groups, looking at Xie Yuan, Mu Chaoyun, and Situ Qin and Xie Lingyun in the distance.

Xie Yuan looked at the densely packed eyes and felt a chill.

After being stared at by all those eyes, Xie Yuan instantly felt a strong sense of crisis and felt creepy.

He wanted to stop the Thousand-Eyed Commander at all costs, but he found himself reflected in countless eyes and could not move!
Obviously, Mu Chaoyun and Situ Qin are the same, not to mention Xie Lingyun.

They watched as the countless eyes of the Thousand Eyes Commander, including the eight eyes on his face, gathered light, and the great demon even roared:

"Go to hell!"

Nourishes—

Thousands of black rays emanated from those eyes and shot towards the four people.

At the critical moment, Mu Chaoyun suddenly moved. She waved her hand, and a formation plate was summoned, and white light shone instantly.

Brilliant light appeared under the feet of the four people, the formation rose up, and a curtain of light enveloped them, isolating them from those sights.

Thousands of black rays were blocked by the formation. Mu Chaoyun's face turned pale, he groaned, and almost dropped the formation plate in his hand.

The Thousand-Eyed Commander emitted light, but found that it was all blocked by the formation, and immediately showed an anthropomorphic dullness.

Xie Yuan suddenly shot out from the formation, his spear blazing with fire, and in an instant reached the chest of Thousand-Eyed Commander.

It was suddenly startled, and all its eyes turned to Xie Yuan. Just as it was about to capture him, it suddenly froze.

There was nothing in those eyes.

A faint shadow appeared behind him, holding a huge axe.

It seemed to have sensed something and wanted to turn around, but a series of high-pitched piano sounds attacked it head-on, like a sword or a knife, as if an army was charging at it, and it could not ignore it. The black and white light shone on its wings at the same time, making its flesh wings solidify and unable to move for a moment.

Then Xie Yuan's black cross exploded directly at the base of its wings on the back.

"squeak--"

A strange wailing sounded, and a huge hole was directly opened on the back of the Thousand-Eyed Commander. His two flesh wings were directly broken off, and he was blown away with thousands of eyes.

It wasn't dead yet, but Situ Qin and Mu Chaoyun's immediate finishing blows put an end to its struggle.

boom.

The body of the Thousand-Eyed Commander fell from the sky like a meteorite, creating a huge hole.

After the smoke and dust cleared and he was sure that the demon was completely dead, Xie Yuan took out his Xuanbing and cut open its heart.

A dark green crystal was revealed.

The light of this crystal is pure, with countless golden spots in it, bright and dark, as if it is a sky full of stars, or countless eyes.

Several people looked at the magnificent crystal with admiring expressions.

“I didn’t expect that these terrifying demons are like works of art at their core.”

Xie Lingyun said softly.

Xie Yuan had a normal expression on his face:

"The demon core is similar to the demon pill. It is a place where pure profound energy is concentrated. It is naturally very beautiful. If a warrior's dantian can be materialized and dug out, it will be no worse than this."

"..."

If you don't know how to use metaphors, then don't use them. They're just disgusting.

The three girls were speechless and didn't really want to pay attention to him.

Mu Chaoyun processed the demon core slightly and put it away. In this way, they obtained two big demon cores.

"Fortunately, this place is deserted and should not attract the attention of other demons..."

As Xie Yuan spoke, he subconsciously looked at the Eye Demon Guard in the distance and suddenly raised his eyebrows.

Is it too far away? Some people here can't see the eye demons floating in the sky, not even the black spots.

When he told the three girls, everyone looked over and felt something was wrong.

"Look closer."

The four figures flashed and disappeared from where they were.

They walked carefully towards the direction of the Sky Pillar, and approached the line of the Eye Demon guards in the direction where the Thousand-Eyed Commander came from.

When he got closer, Xie Yuan suddenly stopped, looking surprised.

It was not an illusion that I didn't see the Eye Demon, but the sky really became empty.

Hundreds of eye demons fell from the sky, smashed to the ground, and oozed pus and blood. Both their eyeballs and tentacles became shriveled and shrunken, and they were no longer breathing.

Xie Yuan looked at the three women in silence, then subconsciously looked back.

It turns out that the Thousand Eyes Commander is really the Thousand Eyes Commander?

Xie Yuan thought meaninglessly.

They still know too little about the strange ecology of these monsters.

Seeing the Eye Demon in the distance seeming to be filling the vacancy here, Xie Yuan made a prompt decision:
"go!"

Their figures dimmed and they quickly crossed the boundary, leaving countless eye demons behind.

After running for a hundred miles in one breath and not seeing any more eye demons, Xie Yuan and his three companions stopped to rest.

"Finally in."

Xie Yuan exhaled.

Although such a move might be risky, this time it was a big risk.

Fortunately, they have been exploring for so long and found that the power level here has indeed dropped a lot after being locked up for thousands of years.

The highest level demons they encountered were Hanshan, Qianmu and the like, who only had the strength of high-level masters.

Considering their status among demons, and considering the vastness of the Nine Netherworld, perhaps these should have been demons of a higher level.

This made them feel a little relieved. The power of the demon king was indeed very limited as Xi said. Especially since it was a sealed entity and had been imprisoned inside for thousands of years, its condition might be worse than those demons wandering outside.

Several people continued to walk forward. As the huge pillar of heaven got closer and closer, they could no longer see its top when they looked up.

They slowly stopped, and Situ Qin suddenly frowned and said:

"Do you feel something is wrong?"

"what?"

Xie Lingyun was stunned for a moment, began to think, and then frowned:

"It does feel strange. Since we passed the Eye Demon Formation, we haven't seen a single demon until now?"

Xie Yuan nodded and said in a deep voice:
"Indeed. I'm afraid this is the real Nine Nether Forbidden Zone."

Judging from the situation, Tianzhu is still a thousand miles away from the Eye Demon Formation.

The core of the Nine Netherworld, within a thousand miles radius, no demons or monsters can be found and the area is a restricted area.

Is this the power of the Demon Lord?
Mu Chaoyun raised his head calmly and asked:
"Do you want to go up?"

Xie Yuan looked at the peak that was piercing the vortex of dark clouds and the never-ending thunderstorms, and smiled:

"It's all here."

They all smiled and continued walking towards the pillar of heaven.

Behind the Eye Demon Formation.

Several figures flashed, and before the Eye Demons could be replenished, they passed through the bodies of the Eye Demons and their gaps and entered the interior.

The dark-skinned woman with a pointed tail smiled gently and said:
"After a thousand years, I finally got in again."

"Thanks to those humans."

The short old man with one horn had a happy smile on his face.

The man with the wriggling crack on his forehead still had a cold expression, but when he looked at the dark pillar of heaven, his eyes showed eagerness.

"Let's go."

It waved lightly and quickly rushed into the restricted area with the two demons.

Behind them, a shriveled beholder was looking inside, its crystal-like pupils reflecting the Sky Pillar and three faint silhouettes.

Suddenly, the Eye Demon blinked.

The journey was very smooth.

Xie Yuan and his three companions have already started climbing Tianzhu Mountain.

This time, Mu Chaoyun was in front to identify the restrictions, because there were countless magic patterns on the pillar visible to the naked eye, but his function was unknown.

However, Mu Chaoyun couldn't recognize most of these things, but he didn't react at all.

At this point, retreating was meaningless. The four of them continued to climb upwards. Without any obstacles, with their strength as Grandmasters, they were naturally very fast.

As for why they didn't just fly up into the air... In most cases, especially in unknown areas, floating in the air is an extremely dangerous choice.

But the four of them were extremely agile even as they climbed, leaving only four faint shadows as they gradually approached the summit.

"About to arrive."

Xie Yuan quickened his pace and followed Mu Chaoyun directly, with golden light shining on his body, ready to take the lead.

Mu Chaoyun shook his head slightly:
"Let me do this. Your Indestructible Golden Bell Cover may not be more powerful than my Bagua Formation. After all, your skills are still a little lacking..."

As she finished speaking, Xie Yuan had already walked ahead of her and said with a smile:
"It's easy to talk about."

Mu Chaoyun had no choice but to follow Xie Yuan faster.

The Tianzhu Peak is almost vertically upward, except for the huge continuous mountain range at the foot of the mountain, and then in the middle upward, there is a pillar that goes straight into the clouds.

The shape was a bit strange, but nothing in the Nine Netherworld was normal, so the few people were not surprised.

At this time, the dark clouds were already under their feet and the platform was right in front of them.

Xie Yuan took a breath, dodged, and leaped forward as if facing a formidable enemy.

boom!
Lightning as thick as a bucket struck the palace square in front of him, illuminating the huge palace for a moment.

Xie Yuan seemed to see a shadow in the palace.

His face was solemn. He waited until the three girls jumped up and whispered:

"It should be there."

He moved his eyes closer and saw that the place where the lightning had just struck was a large tripod in the center of the square.

The large tripod has three legs and six handles, with a simple shape and engraved with patterns of mountains and rivers.

These are quite normal, but what is unusual is that underneath these mountain and river patterns, there are all kinds of strange-looking monsters.

"Demon Suppression Cauldron."

Xie Yuan recognized the tripod.

This is the tripod that Xi mentioned, which Xie An used to seal the Demon Lord and suppress the demon world.

In the center of the tripod, a spear condensed from lightning was inserted inside, sealing it.

However, Xie Yuan saw that the tip of the spear had already floated up, with half of the sharp blade protruding from the surface of the cauldron. If it was exposed a little more, it would probably fall out directly.

"Step into the main square of the temple and begin reciting the sacrificial text. I'll go first."

Xie Yuan said in a deep voice.

They would not enter the palace, and would even stay away from it.

But you have to at least get close to the Demon-Suppressing Cauldron to succeed.

Xie Yuan approached the big cauldron step by step.

Boom!

Another bolt of lightning struck the Demon-Suppressing Cauldron, pushing the spear on it a little deeper, but it soon bounced out again.

The restriction that Xie An placed back then was able to utilize the power of this world, which is why it lasted for a thousand years, but it seems like it is about to be broken.

Xie Yuan stood in front of the tripod and paused.

Mu Chaoyun had already checked the sacrificial text, and used various methods, including divination, to execute it without reporting to Xie Yuan while Xie Yuan was not paying attention.

It is indeed a sacrificial offering to seal the devil.

Looking at the somewhat ethereal forbidden spear and Demon-Suppressing Cauldron in front of him, Xie Yuan no longer hesitated and began to recite the sacrificial text.

The thunder suddenly stopped.

Without the illumination of lightning, the entire peak was shrouded in dark clouds, as black as ink.

In the sight of the three women, Xie Yuan suddenly disappeared. (End of this chapter)