They fought all the way to the hillside behind the manor, stopping in front of a tightly shut stone house. Ye Luo stood at the doorway of the stone house, and a few guards’ corpses lay on the ground.
Beside the stone house was a crooked pine tree.
[The Great Wilderness Hermit is imprisoned in the underground prison beneath the crooked pine tree behind the stone house in the manor], this was the location of the prison that Shen Jizi had informed him about.
Xiao Jie was a bit amazed, the It Transformation Freedom Heart of the Immortal is indeed impressive, describing the location of imprisonment so precisely, surpassing Chen Tianwen’s unreliable Art of Qimen Divination and Deduction by far.
"There’s a Boss inside," Ye Luo suddenly said.
Boss? Xiao Jie was surprised, he walked to the door of the stone house but didn’t open it, instead, he peeked inside through the viewpoint.
He saw a huge beast wandering inside the stone house, its eyes were crimson, drool dripped from its mouth, showcasing a furious stance. Behind the beast, on the ground, unexpectedly, there was a staircase leading downward.
Demon Wolf Devouring Heaven (Demonized Demon King): Level 44 Boss, Life Value 8400.
Damn! To think we’d encounter such a roadblock here.
This thing is obviously arranged by Wang Xie.
A Level 44 Boss, which isn’t entirely unbeatable, but definitely isn’t something that can be easily defeated. Currently, there are only five people here, if a couple end up getting wiped out, it would be disastrous.
The key is even if we win, the cost will likely be immense, but time is of the essence, the Ten Extremes Formation on the other side is in fierce battle, it can’t be dragged out indefinitely, we must decide early.
While hesitating, An Ran suddenly said, "Let me give it a try."
"Not sure, but should be possible."
An Ran spoke without opening the door. The Boss was already in a state of combat, once the door is opened, combat will be triggered. She instead used Weasel Transformation to turn into a white-furred weasel, dug a bit into the ground, and then went inside.
Xiao Jie thought about it and also used the Earth Tunneling Technique to follow her inside, just in case.
An Ran found a corner that was turned against the Boss, and at the moment she transformed back into a human, she suddenly cast a spell on the Demon Wolf Devouring Heaven.
Sorcery—Spirit Silence Technique!
The Demon Wolf King first shook its head in confusion and then slowly lay down on the ground, with a sleep symbol appearing above its head.
Xiao Jie sighed in relief, it’s best if we don’t have to fight this Boss.
"I’ll go down alone, An Ran, keep the hypnotism ready at all times, the others stay outside ready to Continue reading more chapters on NovelHub for the best experience."
Xiao Jie emerged from the ground, bypassed the Demon Wolf King, and went down the staircase.
He cautiously navigated forward, fortunately, there were no monsters below.
There was only an underground cell, where on the stone wall hung dozens of steel hooks and iron chains. A bare-chested man with bulging muscles was locked firmly against the wall, his arms raised high, legs also tightly locked with iron chains, a pair of hooks pierced through the clavicles, and he was drenched in blood, looking very miserable.
The man was none other than the Great Wilderness Hermit.
Sensing someone coming in, the man suddenly opened his eyes and looked over.
Xiao Jie smiled faintly, "Hermit, haven’t seen you in a while, how have you been?"
The Great Wilderness Hermit lifted his head upon seeing Xiao Jie, pausing for a moment, then showing a slight bitter smile.
"To think that it is you, young friend, who has come to save me—why haven’t my Daoist companions come?"
Xiao Jie replied solemnly, "Master Xiao Yue and the others are currently assaulting Long Wushang and the army led by Wang Xie. It is because of the Real Masters leading the troops to battle and attracting Long Wushang and Wang Xie’s attention that I could bring people to rescue you, inadvertently uncovering Wang Xie’s insidious plan.
Time is short, I will rescue the Hermit right away.
Xiao Jie said, chopping open the prison door and entered, attacking the chains binding the Great Wilderness Hermit in a flurry, quickly rescuing the hermit.
The Great Wilderness Hermit, being tough, first gasped on the ground for a while, then grabbed the two steel hooks on the clavicles and pulled them right out.
Blood gushed out, Xiao Jie looked at the hermit’s remaining Life Value of less than a thousand, his eyes twitching, thinking how can this damned state be useful at all?
Fortunately, Xiao Jie was prepared.
He quickly handed over the medicine prepared in the package.
These elixirs were all prepared for this operation, all top-tier.
"Hermit, take these few pills to recover somewhat."
"Good stuff!" The Great Wilderness Hermit wasn’t polite, swallowing them all in one go.
This long Life Value also has its downsides, several top-tier elixirs couldn’t even fill it up.
Fortunately, the bleeding effect on him has vanished, and the rest will let him slowly recover by himself. Judging by the hermit’s recovery rate, it won’t take long to replenish.
The two of them followed the staircase back, upon seeing the Demon Wolf Devouring Heaven, the Great Wilderness Hermit lit up with a vigorous expression, clearly having suffered quite a bit locked in the dungeon and now wanting to vent, he immediately wanted to take action.
Xiao Jie quickly persuaded him, now is not the time to waste time.
"Hermit, don’t attack, time is pressing, we cannot afford delays—let’s talk outside."
As he finished speaking, he performed another Earth Tunneling Technique to exit the stone house, An Ran also followed, and the Great Wilderness Hermit, reluctantly using the Earth Tunneling Technique, also exited.
"You lad have learned quite a few tricks, mastering even this tunneling spell, quickly tell me, what’s happening? What exactly is Wang Xie’s insidious plan you mentioned? What happened during the time I was imprisoned? How are Master Xiao Yue and the others faring against Long Wushang?"