"Grandpa, quickly think of a way, otherwise I'll die here," Zhou Hong said in his mind.
His grandfather replied helplessly, "In this situation, I can't think of any good solutions. If all else fails, you can give him the Demon Subduing Pestle, or even the Immortal Mansion, to see if it can buy you your life."
"No way," Zhou Hong felt depressed. If his grandfather couldn't think of a way, was he really doomed?
"Even if I give the Demon Subduing Pestle to the Great Demon King Hei Lan, he might not spare me. He could kill me and take it by force. After all, it's useless to talk about trust with someone who cultivates demonic arts."
"But I truly can't think of any other way. I'm just a faint residual soul, and besides talking to you, I can't help you with anything else," Zhou Hong's grandfather said with great helplessness. If he could act, he would have already helped Zhou Hong.
Zhou Hong took a deep breath. He had to save himself. There had to be a way.
At this moment, the Great Demon King Hei Lan was furious. He kicked Hei Xiao Lu away and said angrily, "You've truly disappointed me. Since you won't do it yourself, I will. I will tear this little bitch apart right before your eyes."
"Father, please don't kill him. Give your daughter some face," Hei Xiao Lu scrambled up again, trying every way to stop her father. Sudan Fiction Network.
Just then, Zhou Hong suddenly thought of an idea and quickly asked in his mind, "Grandpa, do you have any cultivation techniques? Very powerful ones?"
"Of course, I have an immortal technique called the Eightfold Pagoda, which is a fifth-grade immortal technique. But what use is that?"
"Can you modify this technique so that the cultivator, once they start practicing it, goes astray, makes more and more mistakes as they train, and eventually even falls into demonic possession? And then, only you can find the remedy?"
"This... it's not difficult. It should be possible."
"That's good. We can only try."
Zhou Hong immediately said to the Great Demon King Hei Lan, "Wait a moment. I have something important I'm willing to exchange with you."
The Great Demon King Hei Lan, who was about to kill Zhou Hong, stopped when he heard that Zhou Hong had something important to exchange.
"What is it?" the Great Demon King Hei Lan asked.
"A fifth-grade immortal technique."
Upon hearing "fifth-grade immortal technique," the Great Demon King Hei Lan was slightly startled. The demonic art he was currently cultivating was only third-grade. A fifth-grade immortal technique was equivalent to a fifth-grade demonic art, and there was no fundamental difference between immortal and demonic arts.
"Little bitch, do you think you can trick me?" the Great Demon King Hei Lan snorted.
"My life is in your hands now. What's the point of tricking you? I just want to exchange the incantations of this fifth-grade immortal technique for my life," Zhou Hong said neither subserviently nor arrogantly.
Meanwhile, in Zhou Hong's inner world, his grandfather was racking his brain trying to figure out how to modify the Eightfold Pagoda. Having cultivated before, he knew the complete steps and where mistakes were easily made, as well as the consequences of such mistakes. If he could indeed modify it successfully and turn this immortal technique into a powerful weapon against enemies, it would indeed be excellent.
"If that's the case, then hand it over. If what you say is true, I can spare your life," the Great Demon King Hei Lan thought for a moment and agreed to Zhou Hong's exchange. After all, the temptation of a fifth-grade immortal technique was unimaginable.
"Alright, to prove its authenticity, I'll give you the first incantation. You can try it and see if it's true or false."
"Fine. If you lie to me, I'll tear you apart."
Zhou Hong immediately asked his grandfather to tell him the first incantation of the Eightfold Pagoda and then relayed it to the Great Demon King Hei Lan.
After hearing it, the Great Demon King Hei Lan sat down on the ground and warned Zhou Hong, "If you dare to take a step out of here, I will kill you directly."
"Don't worry, I won't run."
The Great Demon King Hei Lan studied Zhou Hong's first incantation carefully. After a brief examination, he discovered that it was indeed real.
"Haha, am I in luck? This little bitch's fifth-grade immortal technique is real," the Great Demon King Hei Lan chuckled inwardly, overjoyed. The more profound the immortal technique, the stronger it would make him, and the faster it would help him break through.
Soon, the Great Demon King Hei Lan had mastered the first incantation.
"Very good. Now, quickly tell me the rest of this cultivation technique," the Great Demon King Hei Lan commanded.
However, Zhou Hong simply smiled. He wasn't an idiot. If he told him everything, he would be close to death.
"Sorry, I can only tell you one sentence at a time. I won't tell you everything at once, because if I do, I'll be close to death," Zhou Hong said with a smile.
"I promise you, I will spare your life."
"Sorry, I don't believe you. I can only tell you one sentence at a time. The name of this immortal technique is the Eightfold Pagoda, and it has eight layers. The first layer has sixteen incantations. I will now tell you the second incantation of the first layer."
The Great Demon King Hei Lan's face showed displeasure, seemingly unwilling to have Zhou Hong tell him one sentence at a time.
"I told you to tell me all at once, didn't you hear me?" the Great Demon King Hei Lan threatened.
"I heard you, but I won't tell you all at once. Didn't you hear that either?" Zhou Hong retorted defiantly.
"How dare you speak to me like that? Do you know your life is in my hands?"
"Heh heh, if you don't want the remaining incantations of the Eightfold Pagoda, then kill me. Anyway, for every sentence you master, I'll teach you another," Zhou Hong chuckled, seemingly trapping him step by step.
According to Zhou Hong's plan, the Great Demon King Hei Lan, in order to extract all the incantations faster, would not practice them carefully and diligently. This would cause him to cultivate the modified version of the technique, thus leading him step by step into an abyss from which he could never recover.
"This is so troublesome. You little bitch, how dare you threaten me."
"Sorry, I have to consider my own life. If it were you, you would do the same."
The Great Demon King Hei Lan had no choice, but he said fiercely, "I can agree to you telling me one sentence at a time, but you must stay with me at all times. If you run away..."
Zhou Hong nodded, "That's no problem, of course."
"Don't say I didn't warn you. It won't take a year or two to cultivate this fifth-grade immortal technique successfully. It might take 100 years. This means that for the next 100 years, you cannot leave my side by half a step, unless you are willing to tell me everything at once."
"I know. I won't leave," Zhou Hong nodded.
"Then what are you waiting for? Come with me to my cultivation chamber."
Zhou Hong had no choice but to follow the Great Demon King Hei Lan out of Xiao Lu's room.