Chapter 978

"We need your perfect elemental energy to seal a formation," Ape Lin said without turning his head.

"Perfect elemental energy."

Zi Chen looked at Ape Lin cautiously. Ape Lin was stunned as well. Bing'er didn't understand what Ape Lin was talking about, so he didn't look surprised.

"What you did on the Ancient Road isn't a secret anymore. Experts from the major factions have been coming here recently. It shouldn't be a problem for us to find out more about it," Ape Lin said.

Zi Chen's expression changed as he looked at Ape Lin in surprise. Since Ape Lin knew that he had perfect elemental energy, he must know the reason for his conflict with the major factions.

He had the Heavenly Book, and even the five elements forces were tempted, let alone these demonic beasts. Moreover, Zi Chen didn't believe that they didn't know about the Heavenly Book. After seeing the demonic beasts in the Demon City, Zi Chen didn't believe that there weren't any Earthly Origin Realm experts in the demonic beasts.

Ape Lin didn't seem to notice Zi Chen's thoughts. "They said you were dead. I didn't expect to see you here," he said.

Zi Chen didn't say anything. Ape Lin paused and said, "You have the ancient clan behind you. You don't have to worry. Compared to the Five Elements Forces, we're just a small demon clan. We can't compare to them and the ancient clan. Therefore, you don't have to worry about your safety in the wasteland."

Zi Chen relaxed and asked, "What formation do you want me to seal?"

"An ancient Demon Sealing Formation."

While they were talking, they arrived at a forest. Other than trees, mountains, and boulders, there were some buildings. Apparently, people lived here.

Yuan Lin pointed down and said, "This is where my ape lineage lives. We have lived here for generations to guard the Demon-Sealing Formation. However, something has happened to the Demon-Sealing Formation, so we have to retreat."

After ten miles, Zi Chen could feel an oppressive aura in the air. This aura made Bing'er pale and uncomfortable. Zi Chen quickly used his elemental energy to protect her.

Beside him, Devil Ape's expression changed as well.

The oppressive aura came from the black world in front of them. Black Qi floated there and completely covered the forest.

"It's demonic Qi!" Devil Ape exclaimed.

"That's right, it's Demonic Qi, the purest Demonic Qi."

Yuan Lin said, "Up ahead is the Demon Sealing Valley, and there is a Demon Sealing Formation in the valley. This formation has existed for countless years, and it has never changed. But three years ago, the Demon Sealing Formation suddenly lit up, and then waves of Demon Qi gushed out from it."

Just as Ape Lin arrived, a figure rushed out of the demonic Qi. When the figure saw Ape Lin with three people, he was obviously stunned. He then said, "Alien race, humans, Ape Lin, why did you bring them here?"

Instead of answering, the ape asked, "How's the Demon-sealing Formation?"

The ape expert sighed and said, "What else can we do? The gap is getting bigger and bigger. We can't stop it at all. We can only delay the time it takes to break the seal."

Yuan Lin said, "Let them try."

The ape expert's expression changed instantly. He shouted, "Are you crazy? One of them is a human, and the other is a foreign race."

Bing 'er, who was in the True Energy Realm, was ignored.

"He's Zi Chen. He has perfect Yuan Force and should be able to help us. As for him, he's from the Sky Splitting Battle Ape bloodline. According to ancient records, this bloodline has no grudges with us. Plus, he has the purest Demonic Qi, which should be useful for sealing the formation," Yuan Lin said.

The ape expert's expression changed. He was obviously hesitant.

Yuan Lin said, "We don't have time. This is the only way, and the clan leader has agreed."

The clan leader Yuan Lin was referring to was the Elder Ape. The Elder Ape wasn't strong, but his prestige in the ape race was higher than that of the Human Origin Realm cultivators.

"I can't make the decision. I'll have to ask the one inside." The ape expert pointed at the Demon Sealing Valley.

"He's there too." Yuan Lin's eyes lit up.

"Not just him. The other one is there too, but it's useless."

With that, the ape expert flashed into the valley again. A moment later, he came out with two people.

One of the two was a middle-aged ape man. He was full of vitality and had a powerful aura around him. The other was a young man who looked more like a human than an ape man.

The moment the two of them appeared, their gazes landed on Zi Chen and the Devil Ape. Zi Chen and the Devil Ape's pupils shrunk at the same time. A glint flashed across their eyes as a torrential wave rose in their hearts.

They had guessed that there would be an Earth Origin Realm cultivator in the monster race, but they hadn't expected to meet him so soon.

"You're Zi Chen," said the middle-aged man.

He was in the Earth Origin Realm and seemed to be very curious about Zi Chen. He had been staring at Zi Chen since he appeared.

As for the other young man, he was staring at the Demon Ape.

"Zi Chen, this is Yuan Bao, a powerhouse from our Ape Clan. He was the one who told us about you," Yuan Lin introduced from the side.

Zi Chen cupped his hands and bowed. "Zi Chen greets you, Senior."

Yuan Bao's black eyes suddenly emitted light. The light seemed to materialize and fell on Zi Chen's body.

In the next moment, Zi Chen felt like he was being watched. It was as if the other party wanted to see through him.

"Buzz."

Zi Chen's body suddenly vibrated. Then, a golden light surged from his body. The golden light turned into a light shield and protected him.

The light in Yuan Bao's eyes burned brighter. At the same time, the materialized light intertwined with a sonorous sound. It was like two sharp blades trying to penetrate the light shield.

However, the golden light shield was like an iron wall, blocking the sharp blades. Within the light shield, Zi Chen was at a loss. He obviously didn't know what was going on.

The light in Yuan Bao's eyes dissipated. He praised, "As expected, as expected."

The golden light around Zi Chen also disappeared after the light in Yuan Bao's eyes dissipated.

The young ape's gaze also fell on Zi Chen. His face was filled with surprise.

"Perfect Origin Energy, Demonic Origin Energy, and pure Demonic Qi. It shouldn't be too difficult to reseal the seal. Come with me, but this little girl has to stay outside. The Demonic Qi inside is very strange. I'm afraid it will corrode her," Yuan Bao said.

Zi Chen glanced at Bing 'er and nodded.

Yuan Bao was in the Earth Origin Realm. He only needed to move a finger to kill him. He didn't do it immediately. Obviously, he wouldn't do it deliberately.

Yuan Lin said, "Then I'll stay here and protect Miss Bing 'er."

Zi Chen didn't object. He then followed Yuan Bao into the Demon Sealing Valley. When they entered the valley, Zi Chen's spiritual thoughts mainly fell on the young man in front of him. It was a young man named Yuan Long. He was able to stand with Yuan Bao and the respect in Yuan Lin's eyes. Obviously, this young man was extraordinary.

Most importantly, he was only in the early stage of the Mortal Origin Realm.

After entering the Demon Sealing Valley, the Demon Qi was even thicker. There seemed to be some kind of consciousness in the Demon Qi. This consciousness was full of negative emotions and could affect people's minds.

"The Demon Qi here is very strange. It can affect people's minds. Even those in the Mortal Origin Realm can't stay here for long," said Yuan Long.

Demon Ape frowned and said, "It is very strange. It doesn't look like pure Demon Qi. It looks more like Demon Qi with a master."

"Demon Qi with a master?" Yuan Long was startled at first, then his face changed.

Demon Ape said, "It feels like it, but I'm not sure."

Yuan Bao frowned. "I had such a guess. Could it be that the Demon Sealing Formation doesn't lead to the Demon World, but to a super strong Demon Race master?"

"I'm not sure, but maybe a strong Demon Race master is breaking the passage."

As the group entered the valley, they sensed that the Demon Qi was even stronger. In addition, Zi Chen saw other lights flickering in the darkness of the valley.

As they approached, Zi Chen saw an enormous formation diagram. There were all kinds of lights flowing on the diagram. Some were gold, some were green, some were black, and some were other colors. These lights formed the lines of the diagram and moved continuously.

"There's perfect origin energy in here." Zi Chen exclaimed when he sensed the energy flowing within.

"There's pure Demon Qi as well," Yuan Long exclaimed in a low voice.

Yuan Bao sighed when he heard this. "Looks like we're right. The energy that forms this Demon Sealing Formation is all pure energy. The weakest of them should be at the level of a spirit body."

"What should we do now?" Zi Chen asked.

"Back off for now," Yuan Bao said to the group of Origin Realm monsters in front of the Demon Sealing Formation.

These monsters had been channeling energy into the formation, but it hadn't been very effective. Large amounts of Demon Qi still flowed out through the flowing light.

The group of monsters nodded and retreated. Zi Chen's group of four stepped forward.

"No one in the world knows how to use this Demon Sealing Formation anymore. Channel your origin energy into the formation and maintain the original Demon Sealing Formation. This is the only way," Yuan Bao said.

The three nodded and channeled the origin energy in their bodies.

A steady stream of origin energy flowed into the Demon Sealing Formation. At first, all kinds of lights flashed and intersected on the formation, but as the three types of origin energy entered, they became the main source of light.

The Yuan Long was channeling extremely pure Demon Qi of very high quality. It was almost on par with the origin energy of a spirit body.

As the tri-colored light grew more intense, the other dim lights suddenly coiled around the tri-colored light like little snakes.

In an instant, the tri-colored light completely dominated the Demon Sealing Formation. The other lights revolved around it.

With the tri-colored light in the lead, the amount of energy required became incomparably large. Immediately after, the three felt an extremely strong suction force emerge from the formation diagram. The vast amounts of origin energy in their bodies surged wildly toward the formation diagram like a tide.

The origin energy in their bodies was rapidly draining away.

At the same time, a powerful aura surged around the three of them. They displayed heaven-shaking, earth-shattering combat arts in an attempt to recover what they'd expended.

However, the demonic Qi around them was so thick that Zi Chen and the Yuan Long couldn't absorb it at all. Even the demon ape couldn't absorb the surging demonic Qi around them.

The origin energy in their bodies was rapidly draining away, and when it disappeared, it began to devour their life force.

Their expressions changed drastically. They couldn't withdraw even if they wanted to, as if they were firmly sucked in by the formation diagram.