"Under the orders of Lord Demon, I'm here to conduct a patrol," said "Li Zheng," controlled by Yuan Ming, brazenly involving the Hell Demon Lord in the conversation.

"When did Lord Demon issue this order? Didn't he ask you to monitor the Hui Clan woman in the Chuyun Realm? Be honest, did you leave your post and sneak out for a stroll?" a voice interrupted. It was a towering yellow-skinned giant with muscles resembling a mountain of flesh.

Yuan Ming felt a stir in his heart, and from appearances, this was none other than another Prison Director of the Nihility Prison, Jiao Shan.

Li Zheng appearing at Su Yingxue's location was indeed because the Hell Demon Lord sensed something and dispatched someone for investigation.

"Heh heh, you already know, so why ask? Watching people all the time is too tiring, makes me feel stifled." Yuan Ming quickly lowered his voice and said.

"Alright, alright, this Nihility Prison is just these places, no matter where you stay, it's stifling. After I finish my business, I'll come over for a drink with you." Jiao Shan seemed to be just passing by, waved his hand, and left with heavy steps.

After he left, Yuan Ming continued forward, and upon turning at the end of the passage, he arrived at a spacious hall.

In the center of the hall, white light swirled, and a massive formation of over ten zhang in diameter stood impressively.

Yuan Ming focused his gaze to see sixteen black stone pillars, three zhang tall, standing around the formation, engraved with dense runes. The ground was also etched with complex array patterns, with high-quality spirit stones embedded in the sixteen array eyes.

At the array core in the formation's center, a fist-sized white orb hovered, emitting thin strands of white glow, containing an intense space power.

Being a Level 5 Peak Array Master, Yuan Ming naturally understood this teleportation array and carefully memorized the great array's details. After a moment, he frowned.

He had seen the other parts of the teleportation array clearly, but the core region was obscured by the white orb. To inspect it, the orb must be moved.

His eyes flashed slightly, and he quickly made up his mind, approaching the array. He reached out with both hands in the void, invoking the Six Jia Qimen Divine Ability.

During this period, he had possessed Xi Ying once and comprehended the Six Jia Qimen.

Xi Ying had already mastered this divine skill to the Perfect Realm. Although it was only one possession, Yuan Ming's Six Jia Qimen also improved significantly.

The space power around the white orb fluctuated violently, severing its connection with the teleportation array, making the orb vanish into thin air. It then reappeared several zhang away, revealing the core array patterns of the space teleportation array.

Yuan Ming's eyes lit up, and he quickly memorized the core array patterns.

However, at that moment, a terrifying pressure suddenly swept over, accompanied by a thunderous roar: "Bold! Who dares to trespass into the teleportation array?"

As the voice resounded, Yuan Ming saw a tall black figure, wrapped in a broad black robe with its face unseen, appearing out of nowhere not far in front of him.

Before he could react, that figure reached out to grab him through the air.

Yuan Ming's body tensed immediately, feeling the void around him suddenly constrict as an indescribable oppressive force locked the space around him, rendering him immobile.

He was not one to sit and wait for death. He immediately activated Li Zheng's body, causing all his magic power to surge and form ripples of magic in an attempt to break through the space confinement.

However, the black figure gave him no chance to resist.

Behind the figure, black virtual light condensed, manifesting into a ten zhang tall black dharma manifestation—a giant demon shrouded in black mist, with the face of an evil ghost and six arms.

An overwhelming force descended, and Yuan Ming had no strength to resist and was suppressed, unable to move a single finger.

"Dharma Manifestation Stage Great Power... This is that Hell Demon Lord!" His heart tightened instantly, though he wasn't surprised.

"Li Zheng? What are you doing here?" The Hell Demon Lord's voice carried a tone of astonishment, seeing the person suppressed.

Yuan Ming naturally didn't answer, closing his eyes.

"No, you're not Li Zheng! Who are you? Daring to meddle in the Nihility Prison!" The Hell Demon Lord fixed his gaze on Yuan Ming, suddenly seeming to realize something, and shouted sternly.

A surging Divine Soul pressure descended from above, directly invading Li Zheng's sea of consciousness. Thiscontentoriginatesfrom*,MyVirtualLibraryEmpire.

Yuan Ming's Divine Soul trembled, seemingly about to be crushed by this force.

Fortunately, his Divine Soul was not weak, and he operated the Moonlight Technique, withstanding the pressure.

"Indeed, this is a divine soul possession technique. How bold of you to play tricks under my nose! Ghost Gate!"

Accompanied by a voice seemingly from the abyss of Hell, the six arms of the demon dharma manifestation clapped together, and a black city gate suddenly rose before it from thin air.

The gate tower exuded a chilling yin aura; a row of heads hung, all bleeding from their seven orifices, silently screaming with open mouths. The two gate doors, dripping with blood, opened inward, revealing a deep, dark portal with a black vortex rapidly rotating within.

Yuan Ming only felt an irresistible attraction, dragging him and Li Zheng's Divine Soul towards the Ghost Gate.

Yuan Ming's heart surged with a sense of foreboding, for within the terrifying vortex, he sensed a peculiar aura capable of obliterating the Divine Soul, setting off alarms in his heart.

Possessed through the Stealing Heaven Tripod, his main soul would face unimaginable consequences if devoured here. Yuan Ming dared not take the risk and immediately attempted to separate his Divine Soul from Li Zheng's body.

However, there was no time; he and Li Zheng's Divine Soul were already beneath the Ghost Gate.

At this critical juncture, Yuan Ming sensed a familiar dizziness, and his heart brimmed with immense joy.

The Black Incense had burned out, and his possession time was up.

The Divine Soul returned to his body, Yuan Ming's eyes suddenly opened, and he couldn't help but start breathing heavily.

"That was close, that was close, luckily I was delayed by someone calling me earlier... The Dharma Manifestation Stage Great Powers of the Demon Clan are indeed more terrifying than those Dharma Phase Cultivators of the Dongji Palace Master! I must advance to the Dharma Manifestation Stage as soon as possible." Yuan Ming once again deeply felt his own weakness and was eager to improve.

Though this possession was dangerous, it allowed him to understand the situation of the Space Transmission Array and fulfill Su Yingxue's request.

Yuan Ming took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and circulated the Moonlight Technique to heal his Divine Soul's injuries.

Half a month later, he opened his eyes, and his Divine Soul injuries had healed.

He looked at the time, took out the Stealing Heaven Tripod, and lit the Black Incense.

Yuan Ming did not possess Su Yingxue but descended onto Xi Ying, contemplating the Six Jia Qimen and the Circular Light Technique.

The huge commotion in the Nihility Prison, and the fact that the Hell Demon Lord knew there was an external intervention in the Nihility Prison, had likely turned the entire Nihility Prison upside down.

However, Su Yingxue had anticipated this situation. The reason she had set the Array Dao Inheritance Baptism for six months later was precisely because of this.

...

In the prison of the Nihility Prison.

Su Yingxue was setting up the Array Dao Inheritance Array for Yuan Ming's baptism in her cell, when a tall figure appeared outside her cell—it was Jiao Shan.

"Master Jiao Shan." Su Yingxue merely glanced at him and continued with the setup on the ground.

"What are you doing?" Jiao Shan asked, puzzled.

"Depicting the Formation. I want to see if there's still room for improvement in the Array Dao Inheritance Array." Su Yingxue said calmly.

Jiao Shan, who had some knowledge of formations, recognized at a glance that this was not a Transmission Array for escape, nor a powerful Attack Array, so he didn't pay it much heed.

After all, even if it was, it would be impossible to escape from the Nihility Prison with just these formations.

He watched for a while, then turned and left.

Su Yingxue suddenly thought of something, stopped what she was doing, and asked, "Master Jiao Shan, why haven't I seen Lord Li Zheng these days?"

"A few days ago, he lost his mind and caused trouble in the Hell Demon Lord's territory. He almost got himself killed and is currently in confinement." Jiao Shan replied with a slight frown.

"What a pity, without him, there's one less person to talk to." Su Yingxue sighed.

Jiao Shan said nothing further and left.

Su Yingxue paid no heed to Jiao Shan's departure, a trace of joy flashed across her heart.

She believed that Li Zheng's unusual behavior was by no means accidental, and was surely related to the mysterious master. She wondered if the other party had already succeeded.

Su Yingxue sped up the arrangement of the formation, quickly completed it, and then activated it, sitting inside to seemingly feel the effect of the Great Array.

A moment later, Su Yingxue stood up, wiped out the ground's array patterns with a wave, and rearranged them, acting as usual, flawless and without any slip-ups.

...

In a spacious hall in a certain area of the Nihility Prison, the nearby walls were illuminated to a ghostly green by the burning emerald green Ghost Fire, and the hall was permeated with an eerie aura, with occasional ghostly wails echoing.

This was the residence of the Hell Demon Lord, and along with him, all but one, Jiao Shan, of the other five Prison Directors were gathered here.

Li Zheng's face was pale, his aura weak, as if he had suffered severe injuries.

In the hall, a green light curtain was suspended, clearly displaying the state of Su Yingxue's cell.

"What do you think? Was the previous disturbance related to this Su Yingxue?" The Hell Demon Lord, still wrapped in his wide Black Robe, asked.

"It doesn't seem like a problem, but as you know, Lord Demon, Su Yingxue is of the Hui Clan, most skilled in sweet talk and deception. Even if she had issues, we wouldn't know just by watching." Said a seductive woman in red.

"Indeed, Lord Demon, it might be better to conduct a Soul Search on her; then we'd know if there's a problem." Suggested a young man with horns and blue scales on his arm.

The others nodded in agreement.

"This Su Yingxue is the Heavenly Fox Demon Lord's lunatic's ward here, and in a decade or two, she'll take her back. She can't be touched recklessly. Besides, my Forget River Soul-searching Technique hasn't condensed a Dao Seal, and the Hui Clan excels at manipulating memories. Su Yingxue is outstanding among her clan, having awakened wisdom three times already, so a Soul Search might be in vain." The Hell Demon Lord said.

The five prison directors exchanged looks, seemingly unsure of what to say.

"Alright, let's end this matter here. Thoroughly investigate all areas of the Nihility Prison and scrutinize anyone suspicious. Do not relax vigilance on Su Yingxue; have a director monitor her at all times. Dismissed." The Hell Demon Lord said with impatience upon seeing the five's helplessness.

The five, as if granted amnesty, swiftly exited.

"Su Wu, I only give you this one opportunity. Whether you can grasp it depends on you." The Hell Demon Lord murmured, looking at the light curtain in mid-air, then waved to disperse the green light curtain…