Upon hearing this, Xu Hei almost jumped up. When did he ever say he didn't want to know?
"I..." Xu Hei opened his eyes, wanting to speak but hesitating.
"Oh? Very good, that's the expression I was looking for!"
Night Owl smiled slightly, seemingly enjoying keeping others in suspense. He sat down directly and began meditating with his eyes closed.
Xu Hei's expression stiffened a bit. This guy was clearly doing it on purpose!
"So, how did you convince them?" Xu Hei asked proactively.
"Beg me, and I'll tell you," Night Owl sneered.
Xu Hei was left speechless.
He hadn't noticed before, but why was this person so infuriating? However, the other's cultivation level was too high, and Xu Hei dared not do anything.
Xu Hei didn't press further and simply sat down to meditate.
The black ship moved swiftly, crossing mountains and rivers, and soon arrived at the center of the Central Plains.
From afar, a massive vortex-like space tunnel could be seen in the sky, leading deep into the void. That was the gateway out of the outer battlefield.
Entering the outer battlefield would result in a random landing, but there was only one exit to leave.
Of course, there was another way: breaking through to the Divine Transformation Stage and actively releasing the wave of laws, which would expel one from this realm.
The black ship soon arrived. Observing closely, the sky tunnel resembled a devouring mouth, leading to unknown destinations.
From all directions, cultivators occasionally came by, entering the tunnel. Many were leaving, but even more were entering. Along the way, Xu Hei saw many cultivators appearing out of thin air, excitement in their eyes.
"Heh, I forgot to tell you, just yesterday, the entrance to the Void Realm opened again," Night Owl said casually.
Xu Hei's heart tightened, immediately thinking of the extraterrestrial demons inside.
Undoubtedly, this time the extraterrestrial demons had deliberately opened it to attract more people in and cleanse the obsessions within the tombstones.
At this critical juncture, the number of people entering would likely be several times more than before!
However, Xu Hei had no power to stop this; he could only take care of himself.
Night Owl waited for a moment, and two more people approached, landing on the black ship. Judging by their appearance, they were also from the Divine Puppet Sect.
One of them, Xu Hei had seen before, was the main elder of the Divine Puppet Sect who besieged Liefeng City that day, Ji Qian.
However, this person did not recognize Xu Hei. The two remained silent, found a spot to sit cross-legged, and kept their distance.
And so, they waited for about a day.
In total, five people boarded the ship, young and old, all returning from the outer battlefield.
Qin Xuanji did not return; before reaching the Divine Transformation, he dared not go back.
"Alright, everyone's here, set sail!"
With a wave of Night Owl's hand, the black ship ascended, heading towards the space tunnel in the sky.
Accompanying them were several other ships from different sects, large and small, all choosing the same time to leave.
Xu Hei glanced into the distance and spotted the blood-colored ship of the Blood Refining Sect. Xiong Yan was on board, along with that Divine Transformation old woman.
Additionally, he saw a familiar figure. This person, dressed in a blood robe, had an air of scholarly elegance—it was Bai Qiushui.
"Bai Qiushui, why is he with the Blood Refining Sect?" Xu Hei was stunned.
At this moment, Bai Qiushui, like many disciples of the Blood Refining Sect, sat cross-legged at the back, meditating with closed eyes, wearing a specially made blood robe.
What surprised Xu Hei even more was yet to come.
Next, he saw a flying sword representing the Tianhen Sword Sect approaching from afar. Standing on the sword was the Divine Transformation Ancestor, Crow Daoist.
Behind Crow Daoist, Ah Yin and three other sword cultivator disciples sat quietly.
—Ah Yin had joined the Tianhen Sword Sect.
As for Bai Luo, as expected, Xu Hei found him on the Yan Dao Sect's ship.
Xu Hei exhaled, withdrew his gaze, and stopped observing.
Although he wanted to ask whether they joined these sects voluntarily or were forcibly taken, was there any point in asking?
Could he rescue them or do anything about it?
He suddenly understood why these Divine Transformation Ancestors let him go.
Looking at Night Owl now, with his mocking smile, Xu Hei already had the answer.
Ji Shu was dead, but with Qin Xuanji filling in, the sect's interests hadn't suffered. Similarly, these people were the same.
They didn't care how many people died in the sect or about right or wrong, only gains and losses.
Xu Hei said nothing, only gradually clenched his fists.
"If Penglai Island had a Divine Transformation cultivator, would they dare to capture people?"
The entrance opened once again, and the three demons—Nine-Headed Worm, Hai Teng, and Xiong Dabao—were about to leave this place.
Nine-Headed Worm, to be precise, had evolved into a Nine-Headed Snake, just like his father, even stronger than his father back then!
In these five years in the Void Realm, he cultivated the Nine Tribulations Divine Art, comprehending the laws of causality. Although he only grasped the basics, this power, inherited from the Tomb Elder, far surpassed the lower realm laws, ultimately touching a trace of the Dao.
Hai Teng had completely transformed into a sea flood dragon. His talent was the strongest among the three demons, reaching the half-step Divine Transformation, with a breakthrough being only a matter of time.
What he comprehended was the Dao of Yin and Yang, Life and Death, also inherited from the Tomb Elder.
As for Xiong Dabao, he was the dullest, lazy and idle all day, seemingly unchanged except for some progress in cultivation.
Compared to the other two, he had no lofty ambitions.
After this life-and-death experience, he had come to terms with it. Once out of the outer battlefield, he planned to find a place to hide and live out his life contentedly.
"The time has come; the rest of the journey is up to you."
The Tomb Elder waved his hand, and the three demons flew into the void, towards the Naihe Bridge of that void world.
Hai Teng stood on Naihe Bridge, hesitating for a moment, reluctant to move forward.
"What's wrong?" Nine-Headed Snake turned back to ask.
Hai Teng suddenly pulled out his dragon scale, carving an imprint on his skin.
It was a line of words.
"I want to become a Dao Ancestor and rewrite the laws of heaven!"
This line was deeply engraved on Hai Teng's body, painful to the bone. Even if erased, as long as the pain remained, he would remember this moment!
After finishing, Hai Teng walked towards Naihe Bridge.
After entering the space tunnel.
Xu Hei and the many ships arrived in a deep void world, where the sky and earth were pitch black, nothing visible. Xu Hei only felt the ship moving incredibly fast, beyond imagination, as if crossing the galaxy.
Xu Hei looked outside, and suddenly, a faint light appeared at his brow, the Golden Lotus law.
The light of the Golden Lotus appeared in Xu Hei's pupils, turning his eyes golden. This was an application of the Golden Lotus law, allowing him to see through illusions.
At this moment, the scene in Xu Hei's eyes changed. He looked into the void outside and saw an incredibly magnificent sight.