Hei Xiao Lu chased out with a face full of worry.
"Miss, don't worry," Zhou Hong smiled faintly.
"Xiao Cui, you must be careful."
"Heh heh, I will."
Hei Xiao Lu then said to her father, "Father, after Xiao Cui tells you all the cultivation techniques, you can spare him."
"Hmph, I'll deal with you later." Black Orchid Great Demon King ignored his daughter and left directly.
Zhou Hong followed Black Orchid Great Demon King to an underground cultivation chamber.
Black Orchid Great Demon King directly locked the door of the cultivation chamber.
It was good for Zhou Hong to hide in this underground room. He was already worried about the City Lord. If they searched here and his disguise failed, he would be caught. Now, staying in the underground room was safer, and Black Orchid Great Demon King would absolutely not let anyone discover his existence.
"What's the second incantation?" At this moment, Black Orchid Great Demon King asked.
Zhou Hong told him the second incantation again.
The second incantation was not easy to understand. Black Orchid Great Demon King frowned and began to analyze how to interpret it.
At this moment, in Zhou Hong's mind, his grandfather said, "Zhou Hong, I have modified the Eightfold Pagoda. However, I myself only cultivated to the fifth level of the Eightfold Pagoda. I have set a trap at the third level. This means that he will have to cultivate to at least the third level before he can go astray."
"It's been so long. I don't think Black Orchid Great Demon King's talent is that strong. By the time he cultivates to the third level, who knows how many years it will be. Will I have to stay in this underground room for so long? Can't it be earlier? For example, the second level, or even the first level."
Zhou Hong's grandfather shook his head and said, "No, if it's modified on the first level, even if he discovers he's cultivating incorrectly later, he can correct it in time. Even if he can't correct it, it won't cause him much harm. Similarly, the second level is also like this. However, if he cultivates to the third level and cultivates incorrectly, he will be completely led astray."
"What will be the consequences?" Zhou Hong quickly asked.
"The consequences are very serious. He must have immortal elixirs to prolong his life, otherwise, he will suffer from piercing pain day and night, and he will not be able to use any cultivation techniques. Only I know the formula for this immortal elixir. At that time, if he wants to survive, he can only beg you."
"Hahaha, that's great. This is what I wanted. Grandfather, you are truly amazing."
"No, it's you who has too many tricks. Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of it."
"Then now, we just wait for him to cultivate to the third level. At that time, I will be able to restrain him. I just don't know how long it will take him to cultivate to the third level."
Zhou Hong's grandfather said, "I have cultivated this technique before, so if you want to speed things up, you can give him some hints. If so, it will take at most ten years, and at least five years."
"Okay, I'll give him a hint."
At this moment, Black Orchid Great Demon King was still pondering the second incantation. The first level had sixteen sentences. At his current speed, Zhou Hong suspected that it would take 100 years to reach the third level.
Therefore, Zhou Hong had to give him hints.
"For the second level incantation, you can ignore the elemental sensing of the Eightfold Pagoda, and then think again," Zhou Hong suggested.
Black Orchid Great Demon King's eyes suddenly lit up, and he seemed to have figured it out in an instant.
"How do you know? Have you cultivated it?" Black Orchid Great Demon King immediately looked at Zhou Hong and asked.
"My strength is too low to cultivate it. To be honest, the reason I was able to break through to a first-grade demon is that the young lady helped me get a spot not long ago. Otherwise, I would still be a quasi-demon. As for why I know, it's because I found this immortal pháp in a notebook. The notebook recorded the process in detail."
"Hahaha, that's great. Are you sure there are detailed processes from beginning to end?"
"How is that possible? There are detailed records only up to the fifth level. After the fifth level, there are only incantations. I think the senior who left this notebook also only cultivated to the fifth level."
"Five levels is already very good."
Black Orchid Great Demon King didn't doubt Zhou Hong's words and immediately cultivated the second incantation. As expected, it was like a clogged toilet being cleared, and it circulated in his body instantly.
Thus, Zhou Hong and Black Orchid Great Demon King stayed in the underground cultivation chamber and never came out.
Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, five years had gone by.
For demons, five years was just a blink of an eye, not a long time at all.
However, Zhou Hong had been staying in the basement for five years and was already very impatient. But there was no other way. Black Orchid Great Demon King's aptitude was mediocre. If it weren't for Zhou Hong constantly giving him hints, let alone five years, it might not have been possible to cultivate to the third level in 100 years.
Remember, this was just reaching the third level, not perfecting the third level. The third level hadn't officially begun yet.
"Hahaha, the third level is finally about to begin!" Black Orchid Great Demon King burst into laughter.
"Congratulations, Demon King, you've finally reached the third level." Zhou Hong also smiled faintly. Next was the content of the third level. This level, after five years of meticulous revision by Zhou Hong's grandfather, could be said to be as stable as a rock. As long as the third level was cultivated according to his design, it would definitely cripple him.
"Xiao Cui, you've been staying in this basement for these years, you must be bored too," Black Orchid Great Demon King said earnestly, without rushing to begin the third level.
"It's alright."
"If you feel bored, tell me all the subsequent incantations at once, and then you can leave. Don't worry, I will never kill you," Black Orchid Great Demon King promised.
"I'm sorry, I still think it's safer to tell you one by one."
Black Orchid Great Demon King's face showed a flash of anger.
"Is my credibility so unreliable? Tell me all of them at once."
"Sorry, if I tell you all at once, you will kill me immediately, because you cannot let anyone else obtain this cultivation technique."
"You...!" Black Orchid Great Demon King was frustrated. The fact was indeed so. He would not let Zhou Hong leave alive, because he wanted to enjoy this cultivation technique alone.
"Since that's the case, let's continue then!" Black Orchid Great Demon King said helplessly, and had no choice but to continue.
Zhou Hong spoke the first incantation of the third level. This incantation was no longer the original one, but a meticulously modified version.
Black Orchid Great Demon King didn't notice anything and began to cultivate according to the incorrect method.
If everything went smoothly, when the third level was two-thirds complete, Black Orchid Great Demon King would feel abnormalities in his body. His demonic power would completely riot. It was a pity that it would be too late then, unless he disbanded all his cultivation and demoted himself to a mortal.
Time slowly passed again.
Soon, another three years had passed.
Finally, Black Orchid Great Demon King's progress in the third level reached two-thirds.
In Zhou Hong's mind, his grandfather said, "Zhou Hong, it's done. Now, we just have to wait for his demonic power to riot. It might be today, or tomorrow. Let's wait."
"Mmm hmm." Zhou Hong was extremely excited. Eight years. Do you know how he spent these eight years?
Finally, the moment of victory was about to arrive.