Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

Ye Liuyun immediately shook his head.

"Hehe, actually, it's not really like that. I think the others didn't really want to work together in the first place. They were all holding back and not letting go. Since they all have this idea, let's just let them be. Sister Hanyu, I'll be going now. Actually, I'm most efficient when I'm working alone. Working with a group of people would only restrict me. See you in the next level."

Ye Liuyun chuckled at Li Hanyu, then chose a direction and walked away.

In the end, only Li Hanyu was left standing there.

"Huh? They're leaving already?" Li Hanyu remained silent.

However, she remained silent for a while, then looked in the direction Ye Liuyun had left and revealed a strange smile.

"I'm actually quite interested in you, hehe." Li Hanyu chuckled, then locked onto Ye Liuyun's location and followed in the direction Ye Liuyun was heading.

As soon as she caught up with Ye Liuyun, Lin Qingyou noticed.

"Little guy, that little girl named Li Hanyu has followed you," Lin Qingyou said with a smile.

Ye Liuyun glanced behind him.

"Follow them if you want, I don't care. With a powerful figure behind me, I'll have help if we run into serious trouble. But Ao Xue and the others are so boring, leaving whenever they want, they're not united at all." Ye Liuyun said angrily.

“Strong people all have the arrogance of strong people. You guys will all be able to dominate your own regions in the future, so naturally you won’t like to act with others. Ask yourselves, do you like to act with them?” Lin Qingyou asked with a smile.

This question stumped Ye Liuyun. Indeed, it was much easier to act alone and do whatever he wanted, so why did they get together?

"Oh, you're right, whatever." Ye Liuyun was rather indifferent to this matter.

Meanwhile, outside the ancient forest, an inconspicuous wolf demon was approaching it. This wolf demon was only a demon beast at the early stage of the Dao Palace realm, and it would not attract the attention of the powerful figures of the Supreme Response Sect.

However, this wolf demon harbors a powerful weapon within its body. It remains to be seen whether Ye Liuyun and his companions will be able to safely weather this calamity.

Acting alone was easy. Ye Liuyun found a less crowded area and began setting up traps to lure the monsters. Half an hour later, a loud explosion rang out in the ancient forest.

The power was deafening in the silent ancient forest.

Without terrain limitations, the range of power covered by a core is very large. Ye Liuyun can kill dozens of monsters with just one core each time.

Looking at Lin Aoxue's side, with no more worries or restrictions, Lin Aoxue quickly identified a team that was hunting monsters.

Once Lin Aoxue gets into a fight, she becomes a reckless brute, completely disregarding whether the opponent is in a state of mutual destruction, and just goes for it, attacking both the demonic beasts and other cultivators at the same time.

Given Lin Aoxue's speed, it would be too easy for her to launch a surprise attack.

By the afternoon, nearly 2,000 out of 10,000 people had been eliminated. This means that if another 3,000 people were eliminated, the competition could end earlier.

However, the real trouble of this stage has arrived. The wolf demon came to the center of the ancient forest, opened its mouth, and spat out the Palace of Ten Thousand Demons.

As the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons was exposed, an unusual power fluctuation began to emanate from it.

On the other side, near the Black Tiger Demon King, the Reverse Immortal Alliance cultivator who had taken out the Myriad Demon Palace seemed to suddenly open his eyes.

"Hehehe, I felt it." After saying that, he sat down cross-legged and silently chanted incantations.

This incantation is quite peculiar; it doesn't seem to be in the language of the Tang Dynasty. He must be activating the Ten Thousand Demon Palace.

Under the remote command of the powerful members of the Reverse Immortal Alliance, some cultivators who had been imprisoned in the Ten Thousand Demons Palace suddenly exploded and died. The number was considerable, at least 100,000 cultivators.

These cultivators should have prepared top-quality items in advance to activate the power of the Myriad Demons Palace. After they exploded and died, their souls and flesh were all devoured by the Myriad Demons Palace.

"The Palace of Ten Thousand Demons, devours everything."

As the Demon Palace devoured the cultivators, the powerful figure from the Reverse Immortal Alliance suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes radiating a dense killing intent.

At this moment, the power of the Temple of Ten Thousand Demons also erupted.

A very evil force rose into the sky from the heart of the ancient forest.

Although Li Bai and his group sensed the power fluctuation immediately, it was too late by the time they reacted. The area they were in was suddenly completely distorted, as if it had been sucked into the Palace of Ten Thousand Demons.

The incident happened so suddenly that no one had time to react. Even Ye Liuyun vanished from his spot in an instant.

"What? What's going on?" The Xuan Guang projection on Tianyi Ancestor's side was directly interrupted, and the live projections in other areas were also plunged into darkness.

Qin Yi and the others froze upon seeing this situation.

"Oh no, something's happened at the Trial Grounds."

All living beings within the area covered by the power of the Ten Thousand Demons Palace were absorbed by this thing's power. Moreover, when it absorbed them, only the Nascent Soul experts noticed; the rest were completely unaware. They only felt a strange power spreading towards them, and by the time they came to their senses, they were no longer in the ancient forest.

Instead, they appeared in a space that exuded an ominous aura.

The world is full of ruins, the sky is a dim yellow, and you can't see the sun or the moon.

"What? What's going on? How could this happen so suddenly? Master, what happened?" Ye Liuyun's expression froze.

She was standing in a cemetery, a place that didn't feel very comfortable.

“Just now, someone activated an extremely powerful spatial magic treasure. This spatial magic treasure absorbed all the living beings in the ancient forest area in one go. The area you are in is within the magic treasure's world, and you are in trouble,” Lin Qingyou explained.

"What? What's going on? Is this the work of the Supreme Response Sect, trying to increase the difficulty?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

But Lin Qingyou simply shook her head.

"Impossible. I reckon it's the Reverse Immortal Alliance again, trying to wipe out all the elites of the Southern Ridge Gathering here," Lin Qingyou analyzed.

Ye Liuyun thought about it and also felt that it was unlikely to be the work of the Supreme Response Sect, because it didn't seem like it.

"What should we do? If I had known, I wouldn't have separated from Aoxue and the others. How could something like this have happened as soon as we separated?" Ye Liuyun looked at the uncomfortable environment around him and couldn't laugh.

The incident happened suddenly, and no one knew what dangers lurked within the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons.

Chapter 373 Hunting Trial (Part 5) (4000 words + 600 monthly votes bonus chapter)

The Palace of Ten Thousand Demons is a desolate land, filled with the aura of death. The graveyard where Ye Liuyun is located is like a mass grave, with bones and rotting corpses everywhere.

The rivers of this world are all formed from blood, but they are so devastating.

Ye Liuyun was still talking with Lin Qingyou; they needed to figure out their current situation.

First of all, Ye Liuyun was definitely not afraid of death, but he didn't want to be inexplicably taken into an independent space, because if he couldn't get out, he would be doomed.

"Master, is there a way to crack this thing?" Ye Liuyun asked.

If it was the Reverse Immortal Alliance that did this, then this thing must be a deadly weapon. She was very worried about the safety of Lin Aoxue and the others.

“This item should be a Heaven-rank magic weapon, but it’s damaged and can only be used once. Its power is less than one-tenth of what it used to be, so there’s no need to worry too much. However, I sensed the aura of quite a few demonic beasts from the Four Extremes Secret Realm inside. This must have been taken in by the user of the magic weapon beforehand. Your troubles are probably with them,” Lin Qingyou said.

Sure enough, no sooner had she said that than trouble struck Ye Liuyun. A dark shadow flew rapidly from afar and landed above her. It flapped its wings, releasing a powerful gust of air.

Ye Liuyun took a closer look and saw that it was a black demonic bird that looked like a crow.

"Heh, found your first prey, but too weak. You wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap," the crow monster sneered.

Ye Liuyun frowned. The arrival of a peak-level Dao Palace demon beast had once again raised the bar for Ye Liuyun's combat strength.

"Demon race? Aren't they people from the Reverse Immortal Alliance?" Ye Liuyun was confused.

The crow demon didn't immediately attack Ye Liuyun; in her eyes, a cultivator of Ye Liuyun's level was already dead.

The crow monster flickered and then transformed into a red-eyed youth dressed in a black robe.

He looks quite handsome.

"This treasure you took in was indeed brought by those filthy humans from the Reverse Immortal Alliance. However, due to severe damage, it cannot be used at its full potential. Therefore, we demons were taken in to deal with you in advance. Hmph! You humans treated us demons as prey, did you ever think you would end up like this? Hahaha." The crow demon laughed wildly.

Not only Ye Liuyun, but everyone else was attacked by at least a peak-level Dao Palace demon beast.

The weakest of the demonic beasts in this Ten Thousand Demons Palace is at the peak of the Dao Palace level.

"Your demon race has allied with the Rebellious Immortal Alliance?" Ye Liuyun understood.

"No, no, no, it's just mutual exploitation. How could we demons cooperate with filthy humans? Human woman, prepare to go. Remember, the demon who will kill you is called Wu Yang, from the Black Crow Clan of Tianduan Ridge." The demon introduced himself.

Ye Liuyun's brows were furrowed deeply.

As for Li Bai and the Moon Fairy, they are currently being entangled by several powerful demons at the Transformation Realm.

"Demon race? I didn't expect you to resort to such insidious methods. Aren't you afraid of retaliation from our Supreme Induction Sect?" Fairy Taiyin asked coldly, looking at the four mid-stage Transformation Realm demon beasts surrounding her.

As soon as she came to her senses, she found herself surrounded by several powerful Nascent Soul stage demon beasts.

"Hmph! Taiyin, it is your Taishang Ganying Sect that has gone too far in bullying us. Over the years, you have been constantly encroaching on the territory of my demon race. Today, I will let you know that my demon race is not so easy to bully."

"Kill her, kill her. Even if we can't kill her, we must hold her back. Anyway, the main target this time is those rising stars of the human race," one of the great demons said in a deep voice.

After saying that, the four great demons attacked the Moon Fairy at the same time.

Li Bai's side was also attacked by four early-stage Nascent Soul demon beasts.

However, Li Bai's side, while not having the upper hand, was basically not at a disadvantage at all.

“Interesting. The demon race is starting to use their brains too. We’ve been on guard against the Reverse Immortal Alliance for so long, but they haven’t made a move. Yet you demons have.” Li Bai unleashed the Azure Lotus Sword Intent, forcing the four great demons to retreat continuously.

"Hmph! As expected of the Sword Immortal of Wine, you can block the four of us with just your sword intent. It seems that we still have some flaws this time. I didn't expect you to come and protect these little guys. But it's a pity. Your strength alone is useless. Even if we are not your match, it is not a problem to hold you off for a while," the four great demons said with solemn expressions.

All they knew was that the Supreme Response Sect had sent ten Nascent Soul experts to protect the Ancient Forest, but they weren't entirely sure who they were.

Looking outside, Tianyi Ancestor and the others had already reacted and appeared in the ancient forest.

However, they are currently unaware of the matter concerning the Temple of Ten Thousand Demons.

"What happened? Why have all the creatures in the ancient forest disappeared?" When the group arrived, they found that apart from the plants, there was not a single living thing. All the people and all the monsters seemed to have evaporated into thin air.

"Damn it, despite all our precautions, we still couldn't stop the Reverse Immortal Alliance's methods. What methods did these guys use to take away everyone from the Ancient Forest right under our noses?" Elder Tianmu was very puzzled.

But just then, Li Yutang appeared.

"It was this magical artifact that caused this trouble."

Li Yutang, holding the Ten Thousand Demons Palace in his hands, said with a gloomy expression that he was the first to arrive at the Ancient Wood Forest. As soon as he arrived, he discovered the Ten Thousand Demons Palace, but unfortunately, he couldn't open it.

When Tianyi Patriarch and the others saw the bronze palace in Li Yutang's hand, their faces turned extremely ugly.

"A broken Heaven-rank magic treasure. It looks like it's a space-type magic treasure. Damn it, where did the Reverse Immortal Alliance get such a thing? And how did they manage to send it in so quietly?" Ancestor Tianyi and the others immediately recognized the effect of this thing.

"Never mind what's going on for now, let's figure out a way to break this treasure first." Li Yutang looked at the Myriad Demon Palace in his hand, a hint of anxiety in his eyes.

When Tianyi Patriarch and the others heard this, they looked at Li Yutang in disbelief.

"This? Your Highness, even you cannot decipher this?" Tianmu asked.

But Li Yutang shook his head.

“If this thing were intact, I could crack it. But the problem is, it’s broken. If I try to crack it by force, I will destroy it, and the cultivator trapped inside will probably be annihilated,” Li Yutang explained.

Ancestor Tianyi felt a toothache for a moment and looked at Elder Qifeng.

"Tai Lian, quickly take a look and see if you can break this magic weapon." The person with the highest level of weapon crafting skills present was Tai Lian, the master of the Weapon Peak.

Tai Lian quickly stepped forward and took the item. After examining it carefully, he seemed to recognize it and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"The Hall of Ten Thousand Demons? Damn it, shouldn't that thing have been destroyed long ago?" Tai Lian seemed to have seen something unbelievable.

Upon hearing the mention of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, Ancestor Tianyi and the others immediately recognized it, clearly having heard of it.

"The Hall of Ten Thousand Demons? Isn't this the treasure of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, the strongest evil cult in the Southern Ridge ten thousand years ago? I remember that the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons should have been destroyed back then." Li Yutang was also very surprised.

No one knew how to answer this question.

"It was destroyed, but it didn't completely lose its power. This thing was slightly repaired, so it can barely exert one-tenth of its power." After observing it, Tai Lian discovered the repair marks.

"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me if you can crack it." Li Yutang didn't want to hear any of this drivel.

"It is possible, but the person who repaired it is not very skilled. As long as the repairs are removed, the magic weapon will lose its effect, and the people inside can be released. However, I am afraid that the children who were taken inside will not be able to hold on for long."

"Because the Ten Thousand Demons Palace can recruit some cultivators in advance, the other side can't simply trap people inside," Tai Lian explained.

These words made Li Yutang and the others even more anxious.

"Then stop talking nonsense and get to the solution quickly," Li Yutang urged.

The Heavenly Ancestor and the others were stunned to see Li Yutang so anxious, because in their view, it should be their Supreme Response Sect that was most anxious, so why was Li Yutang even more anxious than them?

"What? Uncle Wang, why are you in such a hurry? Is there someone you know inside?" Li Muyun asked.

Li Muyun was also anxious, but she knew that there was no use in being anxious.

Having said that, Li Yutang didn't bother to hide anything anymore.

"Ugh! My disobedient, runaway daughter is inside. I'm so worried. I should have just caught her and brought her back. I shouldn't have let her fool around outside," Li Yutang said, looking annoyed.

Li Muyun was taken aback.

"Ah! Aunt Hanyu also attended the Nanling Grand Gathering?"

Li Yutang nodded weakly.