Zhou Hong felt that this couldn't go on endlessly. He had to quickly end this farce with the City Lord.
Thus, Zhou Hong immediately plunged the demon-subduing pestle into the ground and directly burrowed out of the city.
On the city wall outside the city, Zhou Hong wrote a line of text: City Lord, I'm not playing with you anymore. I'm leaving first. We'll play again next time. Goodbye, Zhou Hong.
Zhou Hong believed that after the City Lord saw this line of text outside the city, he would understand that the person he was looking for was long gone. At that point, he could only give up, and the entire city could be unsealed.
As expected, an hour later, the City Lord, who was personally searching a household, heard a subordinate report that there was news of Zhou Hong outside the city.
The City Lord immediately went outside the city and saw the words Zhou Hong had left on the wall at a glance.
The City Lord's body trembled with anger.
"Father, has that scoundrel really left? Wasn't Wu Meng City sealed?" Lu Long looked at the words Zhou Hong had written on the city wall, seemingly unable to accept that it was true.
"Hmph, no wonder I couldn't find him time and time again. So he could bypass my blockade and get outside the city. No need to look anymore, he's already gone." The City Lord said with great reluctance. She had no doubt, as after all these years of searching and not finding him, it only proved that Zhou Hong had special abilities and could freely enter and exit the city.
"I'm not reconciled," Lu Long gritted his teeth and roared.
"Don't worry, one day, I will find him."
And so, the City Lord stopped searching, and Wu Meng City was completely unsealed.
Zhou Hong and Hei Xiao Lu were also able to leave their homes.
Zhou Hong found the Great Demon King Hei Lan and said to him, "Father-in-law, please go to the City Lord's mansion and see how the City Lord's Ba Bu Fu Tu cultivation is progressing."
The Great Demon King Hei Lan nodded and immediately went to find the City Lord.
About an hour later, the Great Demon King Hei Lan returned.
"How is it? What level has he cultivated to? It's been broken and continuous for several years, hasn't it?" Zhou Hong asked quickly.
"He has cultivated to the second level. His talent is higher than mine, so he is faster. I asked him, and it should take another year or a year and a half to cultivate to the middle stage of the third level."
"Yes, that's great." Zhou Hong was ecstatic. Once he controlled the City Lord, this city would be his to command.
"Zhou Hong, have you ever considered what if he has a way to undo your Ba Bu Fu Tu?" the Great Demon King Hei Lan suddenly said.
"It shouldn't be possible," Zhou Hong shook his head, but he wasn't entirely confident. After all, in his previous life, his grandfather was only a ninth-grade Immortal King, while the City Lord was currently a third-grade Demon King.
"It's good if it's impossible, otherwise, my whole family will have to accompany you to the grave."
"Heh heh, it's not that exaggerated."
For the next year and more, Zhou Hong didn't go anywhere. He stayed at home every day. He had originally planned to find a place to train with Hei Xiao Lu, but more than a year of time wouldn't amount to much in terms of training, so he decided to just wait at home. Su Dan Novel Network.
And so, more than a year and three months passed in the blink of an eye.
A year and three months later, in the City Lord's cultivation chamber, he suddenly opened his eyes, his brows furrowed. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't pinpoint it.
"What's going on? It feels subtly wrong, yet I can't quite grasp it," the City Lord muttered to himself.
"Never mind, I'll continue cultivating," the City Lord decided resolutely.
However, just a few hours later, the City Lord suddenly felt a sense of weakness. He clenched his fist with force, but for some reason, he couldn't exert any strength. Moreover, his entire meridians ached as if they were about to rupture.
"How could this be?" the City Lord felt bewildered.
"Could there be something wrong with this cultivation technique?"
The City Lord immediately got up and went to the Hei Lan Mansion to ask the Great Demon King Hei Lan for clarification.
About ten minutes later, the City Lord arrived at the Hei Lan Mansion, descending directly from the sky.
Zhou Hong also sensed it and seemed to have guessed why the City Lord had come so suddenly. Zhou Hong felt a bit nervous. He had originally only intended to control the City Lord by having him take pills monthly, but later, his hatred for the City Lord deepened, reaching a point of irreconcilable animosity. Zhou Hong could no longer guarantee that the City Lord wouldn't fight to the death.
If he were to fight to the death, once he was given the antidote, his strength would recover, and he could instantly kill Zhou Hong.
Another reason was that the City Lord had killed Lian Qingyi, and Zhou Hong had previously vowed to avenge Lian Qingyi.
Therefore, Zhou Hong was now conflicted about whether to take advantage of the City Lord's weakened state and eliminate him directly.
As expected, after landing, the City Lord felt a wave of dizziness and almost couldn't stand steady.
"How can this be? I flew from the City Lord's mansion, and it was so strenuous. I almost fell when I landed. How can this be?" The City Lord leaned against a tree and muttered to himself.
The Great Demon King Hei Lan had naturally noticed it as well and walked out slowly.
"Greetings, City Lord," the Great Demon King Hei Lan bowed slightly.
"Hei Lan, quickly, tell me, what's going on? I was just cultivating Ba Bu Fu Tu, and for some reason, I felt something was wrong. I didn't think much of it and continued cultivating. But after cultivating for a few more hours, I suddenly felt extremely weak all over, and my meridians felt like they were about to rupture. What is the reason for this?"
"This...!" The Great Demon King Hei Lan didn't know what to say. He could only sigh inwardly.
"What 'this' and 'that,' hurry up and tell me! Did I cultivate it incorrectly somewhere? Is there a problem with the Ba Bu Fu Tu you gave me?"
"I... I don't know either," the Great Demon King Hei Lan shook his head. Before Zhou Hong arrived, he didn't want to say too much.
"What do you mean you don't know? This is the immortal technique you gave me!" the City Lord's face instantly turned furious.
"It is the immortal technique I gave you, but...!" Before the Great Demon King Hei Lan could finish speaking, another Demon King flew from the sky in the distance. That Demon King seemed even worse off, wobbling precariously in the air before finally managing to reach the Hei Lan Mansion, only to fall straight down from mid-air.
Hei Lan recognized the person. His name was Lang Qihua, one of the ten Demon Kings of Wu Meng City, and more precisely, a second-grade Demon King.
"Hei Lan, it's good you're home. Hurry, tell me what's going on," Lang Qihua said weakly, looking at the Great Demon King Hei Lan after landing, without even bothering to get up.
The City Lord standing nearby immediately frowned, sensing a bad premonition.
"Lang Qihua, what's wrong with you?" the City Lord quickly asked.
Lang Qihua then saw the City Lord was also there and looked slightly confused, but then replied, "Earlier, Hei Lan gave me an immortal technique called Ba Bu Fu Tu. I thought it was quite advanced, and it was profound and seemed fine, so I've been cultivating it. I heard that you've been having a terrible time lately with someone named Zhou Hong. I haven't come out to join the fun because I've been cultivating. But today, I discovered something was wrong."