Chapter 1940: Chapter 1940: Which Bastard

Black Demon Territory.

Inside the Black Demon Main Hall.

The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master clenched his teeth, his expression somewhat anxious.

The Soul Hall Master, on the other hand, looked calm and unruffled.

Senior Luoo’s face looked ugly, yet for some reason it carried a faint, nearly imperceptible smile.

"Which ones have been broken? Or were they all broken?" The Soul Hall Master looked at Senior Luoo and asked softly.

Senior Luoo stroked the Dawn Bell beside him.

The Dawn Bell, which had been humming non-stop, gradually fell silent.

"They haven’t all been broken yet, but it’s almost there." Senior Luoo shook his head.

"Six-star Cave Mansion: Heavenly Star, Seven Star, Shaking Star, Medicine Star, Dominating Star, Arrow Star, all broken."

"Six Light Cave Mansion: Golden Light, Blood Light, Thunder Light, Water Light, Sword Light, five of them are broken."

"Five Heavens Cave Mansion: Heavenly Spear, Heavenly Blade, Heavenly Slaughter, Heavenly Rope, four are broken."

"Illusion Light Cave Mansion hasn’t been broken yet, but its Prohibition has loosened quite a bit."

"Oh?" The Soul Hall Master, who had remained expressionless all this time, showed a slight sound of surprise for the first time; in his tone there was even a hint of expectation and delight.

"So, this brat has broken fifteen Cave Mansions in a row out of the Eighteen Cave Mansions."

"Illusion Light Cave Mansion should be on the verge of being broken."

"Which means only Heavenly Nether Mansion and Ye Saint Mansion remain unbroken."

"Then there’s still hope." The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master suddenly let out a breath of relief.

"Among the Eighteen Cave Mansions, Ye Saint Mansion is the Formation Core and must not be touched."

"The other seventeen Cave Mansions are Support Formations, but there’s still the Heavenly Nether Restriction there, which can keep the Support Formations intact for the time being."

The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master was the number one Legendary Array Master in the Central Region.

Most likely, even the Ancient Formation within the Eighteen Cave Mansions couldn’t compare to his Mysterious Techniques.

"No wonder you don’t look particularly anxious." The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master glanced at Senior Luoo and gave a light chuckle.

"Anxious, I’m not." Senior Luoo shook his head.

"I branded a Prohibition onto the Dawn Bell long ago, linking it to the Prohibition of the Eighteen Cave Mansions."

"Each time a Cave Mansion of the Eighteen Cave Mansions is broken, the bell vibrates once."

"Up to now, it has vibrated a total of fifteen times."

"What I find curious is how that brat actually managed to do it."

Senior Luoo paused, his face somewhat strange. "Not counting the time that brat spent on the road, from the moment the first Cave Mansion was broken until now, it’s only been just over a month."

"Especially today: Thunder Light, Water Light, Sword Light, the three Light Cave Mansions; Heavenly Spear, Heavenly Blade, Heavenly Rope, Heavenly Slaughter, the four Heavens Cave Mansions, were almost each broken with just an hour in between."

"And in the previous days, in the Six-star Cave Mansion, Arrow Star, Medicine Star, Shaking Star, Seven Star, Dominating Star, those five Cave Mansions were also almost broken at intervals of about an hour."

Just then, Changtian Wine Demon pushed the door open and entered, holding a stack of documents in his hands.

"Master, this is the intelligence you wanted on that brat for these past days." Changtian Wine Demon placed the documents on the desk.

"Oh?" The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master smiled and looked at Senior Luoo. "Seems you care quite a bit about that brat, been keeping an eye on him all this time."

Changtian Wine Demon at the side had just turned to leave when he chuckled and said, "It’s not that Master cares."

"It’s that a few days ago when Master sat down to meditate, every time he had just entered deep meditation, the Dawn Bell would vibrate non-stop, forcibly pulling him out of it."

"Once every hour or so; Master’s been harassed to the point of being absolutely fed up..."

"Hmm?" Senior Luoo cast a glance at Changtian Wine Demon.

Changtian Wine Demon hurriedly shut his mouth and turned to leave.

The three of them walked over to the desk, picked up the documents, and glanced through them.

"That brat still had the leisure to go purge Evil Cultivators?" The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master exclaimed in surprise.

The Soul Hall Master put down the documents, the smile on his face growing even more obvious.

"That only proves that if that brat focused all his attention on the Eighteen Cave Mansions, the time he needed to break these fifteen Cave Mansions would be even shorter, possibly even cut in half."

"Impressive—no, remarkable."

Senior Luoo said nothing at this moment.

"What is it?" the Soul Hall Master asked.

Senior Luoo’s expression returned to its usual indifference. "I’m thinking whether that brat has someone secretly helping him."

"Five Heavens Cave Mansion is not something you can simply get through; that is where one’s true strength is tested."

"Although the Five Heavens Cave Mansion is easier than the other thirteen Cave Mansions, it still requires strength of over thirty thousand Dao Power to break."

"With that brat’s strength, he’s far from enough, unless..."

"Someone is helping him." When he spoke the last sentence, Senior Luoo’s eyes suddenly turned cold.

The Soul Hall Master frowned at his words.

The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, "For the Five Heavens Cave Mansion, it’s still possible that someone helped him."

"But for the Six-star Cave Mansion, that’s absolutely impossible."

"In the Six-star Cave Mansion, every one of them must have its Great Formation broken; those Ancient Formations, even if my disciple Miaoo Shenghua went in person, it would be almost impossible to break them."

"Indeed." The Soul Hall Master nodded.

"In the three mansions of Water Light, Thunder Light, and Sword Light, there are spirits inside, and they were long ago invaded by Evil Power."

"Aside from the eight of us, almost no one can handle them."

"That brat actually subdued them..." As the Soul Hall Master spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"And there is the Illusion Light Cave Mansion, which is the one among the Eighteen Cave Mansions least likely to have any accidents."

"On what basis could that brat shake it even a little, to the point of weakening its Prohibition?"

It was obvious that the Soul Hall Master’s tone was growing heavier.

But in his otherwise calm eyes, a trace of surprise and gravity flashed. "Unless that brat..."

Senior Luoo cut him off coldly. "Whatever is going on, we’ll know clearly when that brat comes back."

"In any case, let’s drag him back first." The Soul Hall Master, rarely, was smiling.

"And it seems we’d better move faster."

"Since we can notice something wrong with the Eighteen Cave Mansions, that Demon Hunting Elder and Old Asura should have already realized it too."

Senior Luoo gave a cold laugh. "Demon Hunter and Asura are the most ’warm-hearted.’"

When he said the words "warm-hearted," Senior Luoo’s tone was clearly filled with disdain.

"Even if the matter of the Eighteen Cave Mansions blows up to the heavens, they’ll still be the ones to clean up the mess."

"But if they find out that the one who broke fifteen Cave Mansions is that brat, they..."

"Will definitely execute Xiao Xun on the spot." The Soul Hall Master’s tone sharpened.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go." The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master barked.

Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...

The three figures vanished from where they stood.

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Eighteen Mansions Territory.

Within the Blood Light Mansion territory.

Deep within the Blood Light Dangerous Land, where the Blood Light Cave Mansion was located.

In mid-air, three figures suddenly stepped out.

They were precisely Senior Luoo and the other two.

But before the three of them, five figures were already standing there.

They were the Demon Hunting Main Hall Master, Flame Hall Master, Medicine Venerate Master, Asura Hall Master, and Wind Shattering Palace Master.

"Oh? You’re quite early." The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master glanced at the five and sneered.

"You show up late and still have the nerve to talk." The Medicine Venerate Master shot back.

"You..." The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master’s expression turned cold.

"Enough, cut the crap." The Asura Hall Master snapped, cutting off the quarrel between the two.

"I think everyone knows the situation with the Eighteen Cave Mansions."

"Of the Eighteen Cave Mansions, fifteen have been broken, and the Ancient Sealing that covers the entire Eighteen Mansions Territory has been weakened by nearly ninety percent."

The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master nodded. "Within the fifteen broken Cave Mansions, all the Martial Arts Relics have been taken."

The Flame Hall Master already looked furious. "Which bastard was so damn free that he actually set his sights on those Martial Arts Relics?"

Bastard?

Senior Luoo’s face twitched.

The Soul Hall Master’s expression remained indifferent.

The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master just curled his lip.

The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master clearly caught the changes in the expressions of the three; his sharp gaze swept over them. "Looks like this has something to do with you, doesn’t it?"

The Heavenly Mechanism Palace Master gave a cold snort. "All eight of us know exactly what’s suppressed beneath these Eighteen Cave Mansions."

"As for the Martial Arts Relics inside, strong as they are, they’re basically chicken ribs—tasteless yet a pity to throw away—no use taking them."

"Would we bother scheming for those?"

The Demon Hunting Main Hall Master frowned slightly at his words, but withdrew his gaze.

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