Urban Immortal Cultivation Supreme

"By the way, I hope you will keep your promise—after we bring back your Golden Body, you'll send us directly out of the Demon Tower!" Emperor Yan, who was about to leave, suddenly turned back to the middle-aged man and said.

"Of course, when Qian Kunhong speaks, it's always as weighty as nine cauldrons!" Hearing Emperor Yan's words, the middle-aged man, Qian Kunhong, immediately responded indignantly.

"Is that so? Then that's for the best." With a faint smile, Emperor Yan left with everyone from the Heavenly Pillar.

"Whew, finally out. It was really oppressive in there," Zhu Bufan let out a long sigh right after they left the Heavenly Pillar, feeling unbearably uncomfortable from the oppressive atmosphere inside.

"That must be one of the Array Eyes within the seal of the Demon Tower, and that guy called Qian Kunhong is probably the Guardian of the Array Eye. These fools, usually they're the morons who sacrifice their lives for the Array Eye, idiots who'd willingly give up their lives to complete the Array."

"Emperor Yan, are you saying that the place we were just at is an Array Eye?"

"To be precise, it's the Array Eye of this tower! Actually, this so-called Demon Tower is just a series of overlapping and stacked Arrays, with the Arrays layered on top of each other to form a tower-like structure. And the place where Qian Kunhong was just now should be the location of the Array Eyes for the first ten grand formations. But to use a Cultivator who has reached the Gathering Yuan Realm as a Guardian of an Array Eye, the person who built this tower is indeed a bit too extravagant, isn't he?"

"Are you saying that this Qian Kunhong we just met is a Cultivator who has reached the Gathering Yuan Realm?" Hearing Emperor Yan's words, Huo Ling covered her mouth in surprise.

"There's nothing to be surprised about. Though it's said that reaching the Earth Rank allows one to come into contact with the power of space, in reality, to use spatial power more proficiently, one still needs to be at the Gathering Yuan or Sixth Rank. Of course, judging by that guy's Qi, at best he's just in the initial stage of the Gathering Yuan Realm. That bedraggled bird and the lying fox before she became crippled are much more powerful than he is."

"Whew whew!! Who became crippled? My process is called breaking and then rebuilding! Damn Black Demon, sooner or later, I will fight you fair and square!!"

"Save it, lying fox, you will always be beneath the great Emperor here, oh hehehehe" Ignoring the provocation of the little fox Bai Ling, Emperor Yan let out a chain of bizarre, eerie laughs.

Back at where the White Jade Skeleton was located, Emperor Yan released the Seal's Qi. Sensing this drifting Qi, the White Jade Skeleton shuddered slightly, and suddenly, light shone from its pitch-black eye sockets.

"Well, from this reaction, it seems that what that guy said was true, this is indeed his Golden Body." Emperor Yan nodded and said after seeing the skeleton's reaction.

"Were you suspecting all along that the Guardian was lying?" Zhu Bufan asked, puzzled by Emperor Yan's remark.

"Of course! Having spent so much time with the lying fox, one has to be skeptical about everything!" Shaking his head, Emperor Yan didn't care at all about the teary-eyed Bai Ling at his side. Finally, as if she suffered a huge grievance, Bai Ling burst into tears and threw herself onto Zhu Bufan, crying, "Wah, the Black Demon is bullying me!"

"It's okay, there, there, don't cry." Hugging Bai Ling, who was crying like raindrops on pear blossoms, Zhu Bufan glared at Emperor Yan and said, "Emperor Yan, enough, stop bullying her."

"Damn lying fox!!" No one else could see it, but Emperor Yan clearly saw Bai Ling, while burying her head and crying beside Zhu Bufan, sneakily making faces at him when no one was paying attention, which instantly infuriated Emperor Yan and made him stamp his feet in anger.

Of course, the quarreling between the two girls was just seen as amusement, and the real task at hand still needed to be done. Now that the Golden Body Skeleton was no longer resistant to touch, Zhu Bufan quickly stored the skeleton in the Storage Ring. After Zhu Bufan put away the skeleton, only then did they notice a fine blue skeletal hand at the spot where the skeleton was seated, looking like it had been broken off.

"This... This bone isn't from that White Jade Skeleton we saw earlier, is it?" Seeing the fine blue hand, Zhu Bufan immediately furrowed his brows and said. Although this blue hand bone looked unusual, Zhu Bufan couldn't feel any Qi emanating from it, as if it were just a rock on the road. If not for seeing it and sensing it with Qi, this object might have been overlooked. Of course, a large part of the reason for this was also that Zhu Bufan had not yet reached the level to sense such special fluctuations.

"Of course not, this hand bone is far more powerful than the Golden Body Skeleton, a thousand Golden Body Skeletons could not compare to a single finger of this bone hand!" Jingjing gazed at the translucent blue hand bone as Emperor Yan said solemnly, "Although I don't know why this hand is here, we should still take it. I will apply a seal to isolate its Qi, we must not let the creature within the Heavenly Pillar find this, otherwise, it might try to snatch it away!"

After saying this, Emperor Yan began to form seals rapidly, and waves of bizarre fluctuations started to emanate from him. Then, a fiery imprint struck the hand bone, and in an instant, it was enveloped by the pitch-black Wutian Black Flame.

"Hmph, this black Demon, his expertise in these crooked and deceitful arts is indeed alarmingly high, it's just a pity that he has such a foul mouth!" After watching Emperor Yan perform the sealing, Bai Ling pouted slightly in dissatisfaction, yet it was apparent she still admired his sealing technique, she just couldn't admit it.

The sealing of the hand bone was completed swiftly, and the pitch-black flames wrapped around it like a glove, sealing off all Qi. After receiving the mysterious hand bone, Zhu Bufan quickly put it back inside the Storage Ring.

After the hand bone was sealed, Emperor Yan disappeared back into his realm, and the little fox, as if to be competitive, once Emperor Yan vanished, transformed back into her fox form and jumped onto Zhu Bufan's shoulder to sleep, not willing to take an extra step.

Returning to the Heavenly Pillar with the Golden Body Skeleton, the figure of Qian Kunhong appeared once more before everyone's eyes. Upon seeing the White Jade Skeleton, the stern expression on Qian Kunhong's face finally revealed a smile.

"Excellent, my Golden Body has finally returned. With this, my power can finally be restored." As soon as Zhu Bufan brought out the Golden Body, it immediately emitted a brilliant light. Then, the Golden Body slowly floated to the center of the Heavenly Pillar and sat cross-legged, while Zhu Bufan and the others distinctly felt that Qian Kunhong's phantom became more solidified and authoritative.

"As we agreed before, since you have helped me retrieve my Golden Body, I naturally will transport you out of the bounds of the Demon Tower, only…"

"Only what?" Seeing Qian Kunhong's hesitation, Zhu Bufan promptly asked.

"It's just that, the Demon Fox on your shoulder seems to have been born and lived inside the tower since it was young. If you wish to take it out of the Demon Tower, I'm afraid it could be inappropriate. You all are originally from outside, so sending you away is a natural duty. However, if the Demon Fox were to leave as well, it would be unfitting," Qian Kunhong's piercing gaze fell on Bai Ling as he spoke in a deep tone.

Qian Kunhong's words caused the little fox lying on Zhu Bufan's shoulder to instantly open her eyes wide, her deep blue eyes staring fixedly at Qian Kunhong, as if ready to pounce and shred him to pieces.

"I apologize, but unless Bai Ling herself says she does not wish to leave, I will take her with me. I can't leave her behind in this tower forever," Zhu Bufan said, caressing the little fox's head, then turning to look at Qian Kunhong. Although they have spent only a brief time together, Zhu Bufan had come to regard the little fox as family. Unless Bai Ling herself said she wished to stay within the Demon Tower, Zhu Bufan would absolutely not abandon her.

"In that case, there is no other way. Whenever you decide to leave without the Demon Fox, then come to see me. The promise to send you away will always stand," replied Qian Kunhong to Zhu Bufan's firm stance, not giving in. After that, he leaned onto the Golden Body and closed his eyes, saying nothing.

"If I were his Contracted Demon Beast, you would have nothing to say, right?" At that moment, the soft childlike voice of the little fox rang out, and she suddenly bit into Zhu Bufan's finger.

"Ouch!"

The sharp little canine teeth pierced Zhu Bufan's finger in an instant, and as the blood flowed into the little fox, her body was enveloped by a crimson light.

"An autonomous contract? I did not expect you to accomplish such a feat." As Qian Kunhong's eyes snapped open, his keen gaze fixated on the little fox bathed in light. When the light around the little fox faded, a small blood-red mark appeared on her forehead, and on Zhu Bufan's chest, a thumb-sized, pale blue fox's head symbol emerged as well.

"Since you have cast aside your pride as a Demon Beast, I have no objections. I'll make an exception this time and allow you to leave the Demon Tower. This shall be the reward for retrieving my Golden Body," said Qian Kunhong, pausing for a moment before speaking, "Come here, I'll now tear a slight fissure for you all to leave the Demon Tower. Step through the fissure and you will return to the land where you belong."

"Thank you very much!" Hearing they could finally return, Zhu Bufan and the other two could not help but reveal an ecstatic response, and among them, Wang Hui was so happy tears flowed freely. Having been trapped in the Demon Tower for so many years, he had thought he would spend his life here, never again having the chance to return. Now that he could finally return, how could he not be overjoyed?

"Step in. Once you cross the space fissure, you will have no further connection to the Demon Tower." As Qian Kunhong cast his spell, a silver-white space fissure, flickering with light, appeared before everyone. Without any hesitation, the three stepped into this unique space fissure, bidding farewell to the mystical Demon Tower and returning to the world above. As Zhu Bufan stepped through the fissure, he had a strong feeling, sensing that one day he would return to this place.