"By the way?" Luo Lingling almost bit her tongue.

You must know, throughout the Holy Martial Dynasty, the Eight Prefectures, and the Seventy-Two Mansions, there are only two third-level array masters.

And she remembers that Master Lin Daochen from White Jade Taixu Courtyard is just a second-level array master, who has spent his whole life preparing to advance to the third level.

And you casually say "by the way"?

Can the Four Flowers Gathering at the Crown really transform a person like this?

But soon, her shock turned into relief.

Luo Lingling stood on tiptoe and ruffled Zhou Qing's hair vigorously: "Good kid, now I'm truly a bit envious of you!"

Zhou Qing gave a proud smile.

However, in the next second, his expression suddenly became serious: "Then we absolutely cannot go."

"Why?" Zhou Qing frowned slightly.

Luo Lingling took a deep breath, her gaze becoming profound: "Haven't you noticed that all the demon beasts in this relic are very unusual?"

Seeing Zhou Qing silent, she continued: "Every single demon beast here exudes a wild and bloodthirsty aura, and any one you encounter is at least Demon King level."

"And those... sleeping at the bottom of the river against the current..." her voice unconsciously lowered, "are half-step Spirit Severing Realm Demon Emperors."

Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat: "Senior sister, you mean....."

"There are true Demon Emperors here, and possibly more than one!" Luo Lingling said, word by word, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes.

"And probably right in the restriction that the Mixed Element Sect is attempting to break through!"

She and White Crane were the first to discover this relic.

They initially planned to invite their sect to explore together, but considering the danger of this place and her cautious nature, she decided to investigate on her own before sharing it with the sect.

Unexpectedly, they were discovered and trapped by people from the Thirteen Sects.

"Moreover, this place has more than one area with extreme restrictions..." Luo Lingling's voice grew lower, "I call the place they are breaking through the 'Demonic Lair.'"

Zhou Qing frowned tightly: "Demonic Lair?" 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"Exactly." Luo Lingling nodded, "There, the surroundings are piled with the remains of countless Demon Kings."

"What's more bizarre is that I once witnessed with my own eyes a dying Demon King deliberately heading there to pass away."

"Just like... just like our Eastern Domain's Spirit Skull Mountain."

Zhou Qing's pupils constricted.

Spirit Skull Mountain is full of bones, where both demon beasts and ordinary wild beasts go to pass away after death.

Previously, none of the sects could make sense of it, and they didn't uncover any reasons.

It was only when Lu Yaoyao took him there, under the full moon, using Thunder Element Divine Techniques to open an entrance, that they discovered a unique space beneath.

An already dried-up Natural Thunder Pool, a Suanni Bone with half pure blood reaching the late-stage Spirit Severing Realm, and... Master Xuanqing's array legacy.

"If one place being like this can be explained, but for several restriction areas to be the same..."

Luo Lingling continued: "The current remains might not show anything, but at that time, I personally saw that newly deceased Demon King, its entire Essence Blood wither at a visible speed."

"And then transform into strands of red energy, entering the cave mansion behind that restriction, as if... as if nurturing something."

Zhou Qing frowned even more deeply; indeed, this was quite unusual.

"So, even though there are so many Divinity Transformation Realm Demon King remains there, I didn't dare to pick them up."

"Furthermore, with flight being prohibited in this place..." Luo Lingling mused, "I suspect that this Taichu Master might very well be a Demon Emperor, and of the avian type."

This bold conjecture made Zhou Qing catch his breath.

If what the senior sister said is true, then the actions of the Mixed Element Sect and the Tribulation Fire Hall are no different from courting death.