Urban Immortal Cultivation Supreme

"Could this also be a 'Magic Artifact'?" Gazing at the skeleton that radiated a faint crystalline glow before them, everyone felt a slight twitch in their hearts, as the imposing aura exuding from the White Jade Skeleton was no less than that from the Ba Fei Altar.

"Could this really be a human's bones? White jade bones? Then this fellow is way too 'valuable'," Zhu Bufan forced a smile and said.

"Stop talking nonsense. When one's cultivation reaches a certain level, all impurities in the bones are completely filtered out. Moreover, after absorbing nature's spiritual energy and some Heaven and Earth Treasures, it is not strange to transform into white jade. Besides, haven't you already reached the Bone Forging Realm? Starting from the Bone Forging Realm, one can refine their own bones," Huo Ling rebuked Zhu Bufan with a glance.

"I was just trying to lighten the mood," Zhu Bufan said, feeling somewhat dejected after Huo Ling's comment because he realized he still knew very little about the world of cultivators.

"That's still inappropriate! These must be the remains of some venerable predecessor. Speaking like that, you are already disrespecting this predecessor!" Huo Ling sternly glared at Zhu Bufan and said. In the Divine Demon Continent, it is quite taboo to desecrate the remains of immortals since some supremely formidable beings still have a sliver of Spiritual Sense after death, and even just the Spiritual Sense is not to be underestimated.

"Right, got it," Zhu Bufan nodded vigorously after being reprimanded by Huo Ling and could only give a wry smile as he continued forward. As he passed the skeleton, he did not forget to solemnly bow with his palms together to apologize for his earlier disrespect.

The three continued onward. Since Emperor Yan had returned to the sword and the little fox directly coiled up on Zhu Bufan's shoulder to sleep, the journey became much quieter. After walking for half an hour, they finally reached the base of the monumental Heavenly Pillar.

"Has Bai Ling woken up?" After patting the little fox, Zhu Bufan said, "We've reached the Heavenly Pillar, what should we do to leave the Demon Tower?"

"Well, forgot. Let's look around first," the little fox shook its slightly dazed head, gave a yawn, and said. Upon hearing this, Zhu Bufan's face instantly turned pale.

"Don't worry, I seem to remember hearing about a Daoist Gate in the Heavenly Pillar, which grants access inside. Seems like to leave the Demon Tower, we need to enter through that gate, so just check if there's a door then you can go look, okay, so sleepy," the little fox, Bai Ling, once again fell asleep, clearly finding Zhu Bufan's shoulder very comfortable. Zhu Bufan could only shake his head with a bitter smile and then relayed to Huo Ling and Wang Hui to find the so-called 'gate' on the Heavenly Pillar.

Staring at the thick Heavenly Pillar that stood at the edge with both ends out of sight, Zhu Bufan and his companions initially thought it would take a lot of time to find the gate. Surprisingly, in less than ten minutes, Wang Hui found the entrance into the Heavenly Pillar, astonishing Zhu Bufan with his speed.

After entering the Heavenly Pillar, they finally realized that what was so-called the Heavenly Pillar was in fact a circle of gigantic black walls. Upon entering, Zhu Bufan immediately saw a vast number of mysterious runes and inscriptions on the ground, countless large and small symbols engraved, unimaginable if the entire interior of the Heavenly Pillar was similarly hollowed with so many runes.

A burst of flame radiated from Wang Hui's body. Subsequently, the area was illuminated by Primordial Qi Flames summoned by Wang Hui. At that sight, Zhu Bufan was immediately taken aback, for as he had previously thought, the floor inside the Heavenly Pillar was indeed completely filled with runes, and it appeared that the walls, the inner walls of the pillar, were equally inscribed with innumerable runes and inscriptions.

"What exactly is going on here, I feel sick," staring at the overwhelming number of runes around them, Huo Lin's brow furrowed tightly. The dark atmosphere and the peculiar aura coming from all directions gave her a nauseating feeling of distress.

This feeling was not unique to Huo Ling; Zhu Bufan and Wang Hui also felt extremely uncomfortable. The eerie atmosphere was unbearable even for the three cultivators.

"Who are you, and why have you entered this place? Do you not know that it is strictly forbidden for anyone from the tower to enter here?" At this moment, a commanding voice echoed around, its sound bouncing off the inner walls of the Heavenly Pillar, constantly reverberating.

"Who is it?" Upon hearing this voice, Zhu Bufan and his companions became alert. At that moment, a pure white sphere of light appeared in front of them. Then, the light slowly began to change, quickly forming into the shape of a middle-aged man, perhaps in his thirties, dressed in warrior attire.

The man that materialized from the light had sharp eyes and a commanding presence, his hands clasped behind his back, giving his somewhat translucent body an air of supremacy.

"Who exactly are you? Why have you intruded into this place? If you do not answer, I shall be forced to expel you from here." After glancing at the three individuals, the middle-aged man's eyebrows suddenly furrowed lightly. "You all, appear to be from the Human Clan? Why are you inside the Demon Tower?"

"We got sucked in," said Zhu Bufan, explaining how they were drawn into this place and how they came to the Tenth Layer hoping to find a way out.

Throughout, the middle-aged man's expression remained unchanged, only indifferently listening to Zhu Bufan's words. After Zhu Bufan finished speaking, the middle-aged man pondered for a while and then said, "So that's what happened. It's surprising that after those two stirred up such commotion, such a serious issue could arise in the barrier within the tower."

"Two people? Stirred up commotion?" After hearing the middle-aged man's words, Zhu Bufan was immediately drenched in sweat but still guessed that this middle-aged man was referring to the disturbance on the Tenth Layer more than a decade ago, as mentioned by the little fox.

"I understand your situation. As the Supervisor of the first ten layers of the tower, I am willing to send you out of the tower. However, the problem is, my Golden Body is not here at the moment, so I am unable to transport you away from this tower." As he looked at Zhu Bufan and the others, the middle-aged man did not respond to Zhu Bufan's queries.

"Golden Body?"

"Exactly, my Golden Body had to be moved outside earlier, as it was needed to suppress the space of the Tenth Layer. Now that the space of the Tenth Layer is suppressed, I am unable to leave this place and retrieve my Golden Body. Unless you can bring my Golden Body back, I am unable to help you leave," the middle-aged man explained.

"Your Golden Body, wouldn't happen to be a translucent, crystal clear skeleton resembling white jade, would it?" recalling the skeleton he had seen earlier, Zhu Bufan asked the middle-aged man.

"That is indeed my Golden Body."

"That's simple then. If we bring it back for you, you'll be able to help us leave this Demon Tower, correct? We just saw your Golden Body; let us help you retrieve it," Zhu Bufan said cheerfully upon hearing the middle-aged man's words.

"While that is indeed the case, I believe you will likely be unable to bring back my Golden Body." In contrast to Zhu Bufan's joy, the middle-aged man seemed rather indifferent, as if the Golden Body wasn't his at all, "My Golden Body has a residual mark on it, and if it is touched by someone who does not carry my Qi, it will naturally retaliate."

"Originally, I could merely leave a trace of my Qi with you, and you could easily bring back my Golden Body. However, unfortunately, my Qi cannot leave the range of this Heavenly Pillar; once it leaves, the Qi will also disappear. Therefore, to bring back my Golden Body, one would need to erase the mark on it, but I do not believe that you possess the ability to do so."

The straightforward words from the middle-aged man infuriated Zhu Bufan, but he soon calmed down because the middle-aged man was not wrong. Given that the Golden Body alone could suppress spatial disturbances, not to mention three people here, even if there were a hundred times more cultivators of Zhu Bufan's level, it would still be futile, a domain beyond their reach, as already made clear by their experiences.

During the silence that engulfed everyone, a dark light finally rose behind Zhu Bufan, and Emperor Yan's figure appeared beside him.

"You said your Qi cannot leave here because it will be eroded by those runes, right? If I can seal your Qi, then it can be taken out, correct?" As soon as he appeared, Emperor Yan fixedly stared at the middle-aged man, his tone filled with clear dissatisfaction.

"Emperor?" The middle-aged man was slightly startled by Emperor Yan's self-reference, but he did not fret much and nodded, "Indeed, if my Qi can be sealed, it can be brought out of this place. However, the method of sealing, I fear..."

"Hand over your Qi. Naturally, I will seal it for you," Emperor Yan clearly had very little fondness for the middle-aged man, while the now-awake little fox blinked rapidly at the sight of Emperor Yan's angry demeanor.

A pale yellow light emerged from the middle-aged man, and Emperor Yan quickly formed several Hand Seals. The dark Wutian Black Flame enveloped the entire light, "Let's go, stupid, the Qi is sealed. By the way, I hope you will keep your promise. After we bring back your Golden Body, you will send us out of the Demon Tower!"