Devour

Chapter 293 Reggae Prison Escape

We headed to the garden and walked through the Huiyan Hall. The lights were dim and two night patrolmen were chatting idly.

One of them said, "The king has been holding the reggae clan captive for a long time, and the number of them has reached nearly a hundred. They must be fed and nourished soon to increase their power."

Another one said, "It's already past the time, why hasn't the night patrol leader patrolled to the meeting hall yet? Normally he should have made a second trip back and forth. Is he learning from us how to be lazy?"

The one who had been there before hurriedly covered his companion's mouth and whispered, "Shh! Don't go and tell the higher-ups about what's going on. If Wu Yazi hears you, he'll give you a lesson."

The dissatisfied ghost officer pushed his companion's claws away and said with a wry smile: "How can we be at ease without the Night Patrol Captain coming to suppress it? If the thunder ghost escapes, we can't stop it with just the two of us."

Even from a long distance, Cheng Bai's sniping skills were already effective silently. With two slight "swish" sounds, a big hole was created on the forehead of the Night Patrol.

"Oh Wow..." The two night patrolmen were suddenly hit in the vitals, their brains splattered but they did not fall down on the spot. They bared their teeth and were about to pounce on the people who had just entered the door.

Cheng Bai was secretly shocked: "Yeyouxun's actual cultivation is not inferior to mine. He is much stronger than the other little ghosts. If I come here alone and fight them head-on, it will be a fierce battle."

Without waiting for Zhai Xufei and Bei Tingjun to make a move, Cheng Bai raised the Four Symbols Cauldron. The dark red light enveloped the two evil spirits, and they were collected into the cauldron, and they were simply refined into a treasure together with Wu Yazi.

The Huiyan Hall is empty in the middle and densely packed at the edges, resembling both a small dark room in a prison and an arena.

Most areas were divided into cages, and the claustrophobic space was surrounded by layers of burning iron fences, and the pillars were sturdy and thicker than an adult's thigh. Some of the pillars were made of special materials, engraved with runes and magic arrays, flashing a faint light, and working with the burning iron cages to resist the prisoners' brutal attacks.

The air was filled with a mixture of the smell of grass, leather, filth, and beasts, a smell that was both primitive and complex, full of the dangerous scent of the ancient wilderness.

A Pu chuckled and said, "What is Huiyan Hall? If you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was an animal pen, used for fighting animals for fun. How about releasing all the ghosts and monsters inside? Let them mess around."

Cheng Bai had the same idea and looked at the reggae that Night Patrol was talking about.

They were eight meters tall, pale green in color, with faces resembling those of giant apes, a curved horn on their heads, wings on their backs, and tiger-like tails swaying behind them. At first glance, they looked stronger than the night patrol leader, and they growled threateningly at the people outside the animal pen.

Seeing that everyone was not afraid, the closest Lei Gui raised his claws, and there was a faint flash of lightning between his fingers and palms. Just as he tried to reach out of the burning iron fence, a ball of red light appeared and bounced his claws back, making him jump around in the animal pen in anger.

Cheng Bai recognized the effect of the magic circle and asked curiously, "What is Thunder Ghost? Even the Burning Iron Cage is not safe. We need to use magic silver to give the Corpse Binding Cage runes to lock it up."

Zhai Xufei said: "The Lei Gui can be regarded as the thorn in the Hate Swamp. It is the most chaotic and disorderly, and it is unruly and difficult to tame. It is almost impossible to recruit it under the command of the lord, so the Gui Mang is simply captured and used as food."

Li Tong said: "Release the thunder ghost. It will be a lively fight with the patrolling ghosts in the cave for a while. Take advantage of the chaos to collect the nine-leafed Ganoderma lucidum."

A sturdy reggae in the animal pen heard this and said, "The earth ganoderma is in the underground palace below the garden. You go in, open the door and let us out, each of us will take what we need, and we won't hurt each other in the slightest."

But where is the key to the stable?

Cheng Bai shook the Four Symbols Cauldron and asked, "Si Ye, did those two patrolling ghosts have the key to the gate?"

"My lord, I am refining the three ghosts into part of the Golden Spirit Void Rope, and the keys they brought have been separated." Siye spit out the magic silver key from the mouth of the cauldron.

Cheng Bai picked up the key and shook it towards Reggae.

The Lei Gui who spoke was the leader of the tribe. He said anxiously, "That's it. Insert it into the keyhole in the center of the main pillar magic circle, and we can release the corpse cage magic circle. The burning iron gate can't stop us."

Cheng Bai said slowly: "Only if you agree to a few conditions can I let you out."

Reggae couldn't wait and responded: "All Reggae swear not to hurt you in the slightest and not to betray your information, okay? Any other conditions?"

Cheng Bai said solemnly: "In addition to non-aggression, you must promise me that once you are released from prison, you will immediately escape to the Ghost Gate Cave Gate and never stay. You should know that the Xiyi Ghost King is meditating and practicing in the Peach Garden. When he comes out, you will not be able to leave!"

Reggae didn't expect the conditions to be so simple. He felt so grateful that he patted his chest and agreed, "Of course, I'll leave right away. Thank you for your help, brother!"

Other reggae followed suit and shouted, "Non-aggression, leave now."

Cheng Bai used the magic silver key to close the corpse cage, and watched as nearly a hundred reggae exploded with brute force, ripped open the iron cage door, and flew out, or ran out quickly. In an instant, all the prisoners in Huiyan Hall ran away, and he couldn't help but feel secretly satisfied.

Zhai Xufei whispered, "Your Majesty, there are nearly a thousand day patrols guarding the Ghost Gate. Even if their individual strength is far inferior to that of the Thunder Ghost, the difference in numbers is huge. It would be exciting enough to destroy the sentries and start a war, and both sides would suffer heavy casualties."

Cheng Bai nodded and said, "If we let the thunder ghosts run around in the Ghost Head Mountain, the patrolling ghosts will be confused in chasing their targets, which may not only cause heavy casualties, but may also cause trouble for us. It is better to fight them to their heart's content and attract the big and small ghosts in and out of the cave to gather at the ghost gate, so that the garden will be quiet and deserted."

A Pu said: "Well done. They will eventually alert the Xiyi Ghost King, and Lei Gui will still have nowhere to escape, leaving us with the greatest chance."

Bei Tingjun smiled sweetly and said, "Your Majesty has some of the flavor of a conspirator. I like it more and more."

"Huiyan Hall is quiet, please wait for a moment." Cheng Bai heard an emergency military bugle call from the direction of the cave entrance, and bursts of chaotic and hurried running sounds were heard outside the hall, and a large group of roaming ghosts gradually went away.

He just waved his hand and led the team out of the Huiyan Hall and strolled leisurely into the depths of the garden.

The underground palace was deep and the roads were smooth and quiet. As expected, no ghosts were encountered. Following the sometimes wide and sometimes narrow underground corridors to search for the traces of the Nine-Leaf Ganoderma, everyone gradually left the Guitou Mountain.

Cheng Bai explored the way with the power of the Phoenix, as if he had discovered a new continent. He couldn't help but said happily: "It's in front of us. There's not only Ganoderma lucidum, but also another kind of spiritual root."

When a new spacious cave appeared, a huge blue-black tree trunk lay across the side in front of them. The fresh pink crowns of the Nine-Leaf Ganoderma lucidum poked out from the cracks in the ground buried by soil and rocks. The number of them was much more than what had been seen in the Black Corpse Demon Abyss.

Cheng Bai walked forward and stroked the tree trunk, muttering, "A very ancient spiritual nurturing wood god king. Unfortunately, it is severely rotten. I don't know how much of its usefulness is left."

Li Tong said: "After all, it is the body of a divine king. Even if it is ancient, the vitality it contains is extraordinary. Otherwise, how could it grow Ganoderma lucidum?"

Cheng Bai instructed: "Everyone, collect herbs on your own. I have a great use for this spiritual tree, so I need to take it away."

A Pu said calmly, "I don't want it. I'll just keep watch for you fellow Taoists."

Zhai Xufei, Yan Gui and others collected all the nine-leaf Ganoderma lucidum nearby and handed them over to Cheng Bai, and they also harvested dozens of them.

After collecting all the herbs, Cheng Bai put the spiritual tree into the Shengjin Pagoda. Feeling the cave tremble slightly, he felt relieved in his heart: "I can finally practice the third level of Phoenix Force. At the same time, I can strengthen Jianmu and take this opportunity to break through to the Wuzhu realm."

A Pu said: "It is said that the underground palace of Guitou Mountain is rich in nine-leafed Ganoderma lucidum. There should not be only one place. If you go down, there is an 80% chance that there are other corpses of the spiritual wood god kings."

Suddenly, there was a thunderous roar that shook the earth. It could be clearly heard even in the corridor several miles away: "Where did you come from, you are so audacious that you dared to paint a turtle on my face, steal the treasure in my house, and let Reggae go... I will definitely pull out your tendons and skin you alive, and make you wish you were dead!"

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "The Ghost King Xiyi has woken up and reported the time. It is already the afternoon."

Bei Tingjun pointed out: "Gui Mang has woken up. We will definitely meet him if we follow the same route. It will be a tough battle if Master Zhai and I join forces."

Zhai Xufei asked curiously, "Then why are you still going to draw a turtle on his face?"

Bei Tingjun pouted and said, "Not drawing won't change the result, so it's better to take advantage of it."

Cheng Bai observed the surrounding environment, quietly explored with Phoenix Force, and deduced for a moment: "We have already walked out of the Guitou Mountain. The decapitated God King is buried above the Yangling Wood God King. What is the connection between the two? Going deeper, the road is endless, and there may be other exits."

Hei Long said: "Even if there is no exit, it won't be difficult to get out by digging a hole upwards."