Chapter 1122: Taking the Lamp

"You don't know? How could you not know? How can you not know?" The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor shouted at Han Li upon hearing this.

"I know." A voice suddenly came from the side, and it was Qi Mozi who walked out with a smile.

Before the words faded, Han Li only saw a black shadow flash past before his eyes.

The next moment, Qi Mozi's shoulders were seized by a pair of rough hands and lifted up.

The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor appeared beside Qi Mozi like a ghost, faster than anyone could react.

Qi Mozi was now enveloped by a tremendous force. Despite his Da Luo realm cultivation, he was instantly immobilized. The smile on his face froze, but then he calmed down again.

Only then did the others react, scattering in alarm, instinctively moving farther away from the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor.

Han Li, freed from the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor's grasp, also retreated some distance with Hu San and Jiao San.

While secretly relieved, he also felt an inexplicable worry about Qi Mozi's sudden interjection.

This disciple of Miroku Ancestor had ulterior motives and was skilled in scheming. Since he dared to speak at this moment, it could not be anything good. The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor's mind was somewhat unstable; who knew what abnormal reaction he might have after hearing this.

But at this moment, he naturally could not stop anything. That old man valued his wife and child so much; if he said something wrong, the consequences would be unpredictable.

"You know where my wife and son are? Speak quickly, quickly!" The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor shook Qi Mozi violently by the shoulders, demanding harshly.

"Your name is Shi Kongmo, and your wife is named Jin Ling, is that correct?" Qi Mozi felt his shoulders nearly crushed, enduring the intense pain as he spoke with a smile.

"Shi Kongmo..." Han Li's heart stirred upon hearing this.

"That's right, you really know! Take me to them now!" The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor grew excited, his hands unconsciously tightening even more.

"Sir... sir, your cultivation is unparalleled, but my body cannot bear it. Please release me first, and I will tell you everything without reservation." Qi Mozi, sweating from the pain, hurriedly said.

"Oh, sorry. Take me there quickly!" The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor released his grip and let Qi Mozi go.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, although I know where Jin Ling and the others are, I cannot take you there." Qi Mozi sighed in relief but shook his head.

"What? You dare not take me!" The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor's expression changed abruptly, a murderous glint in his eyes. He reached out with one hand and grabbed Qi Mozi by the throat.

A tangible aura of killing intent erupted from him, causing the nearby void to tremble violently like disturbed water.

Enveloped by this killing intent, Han Li and the others felt as if they were standing naked in a frozen wasteland, extremely uncomfortable, and their bodies could not move an inch, forcing them to endure bitterly.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, do not misunderstand. It's not that I am unwilling to take you, but your wife and son are currently suppressed by the Red Rong Dao Ancestor of the Rongtian Immortal Domain. Although you are invincible within the Da Luo realm, against a Dao Ancestor, you might still find it somewhat challenging, right?" Qi Mozi said hastily.

"What, that old crone Red Rong Dao Ancestor! That old crone is the Fire Origin Dao Ancestor, ranking among the top ten in strength among all Dao Ancestors. I cannot deal with her yet." The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor's arrogance diminished greatly upon hearing this, seeming to regain some reason as he released Qi Mozi.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, rest assured. After much effort, I have reached an agreement with the Red Rong Dao Ancestor. As long as we exchange two items, she will agree to release Jin Ling and your son." Qi Mozi carefully observed the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor and quickly added.

"What items? Speak! Even if it's twenty, I'll give them to her!" The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor rejoiced and immediately asked.

Han Li frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

"They are the Time Lamp and the 'Great Five Elements Illusory World Technique' manual. I came to this Tai Sui Immortal Mansion precisely for the Time Lamp. How coincidental to meet someone who has cultivated the 'Great Five Elements Illusory World Technique' here. It seems heaven is helping Jin Ling and the others to be freed soon." Qi Mozi glanced at Han Li and said.

Upon hearing this, Han Li's expression changed drastically.

Jiao San and the others also had their expressions shift.

"Oh, this Time Lamp is annoying and indestructible. Using it for exchange is just right." The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor said, and with a blur, he appeared near the Time Lamp.

After the five-colored altar was destroyed, the Time Lamp still hovered in midair, emitting golden light that continuously penetrated the surrounding pitch-black void, like the only solitary light illuminating this darkness.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, do you have a way to take down this lamp?" Qi Mozi was taken aback and asked.

Just now, the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor had repeatedly attacked the Time Lamp, but it had remained unmoved.

"Hmph! Taking down this lamp is easy for me. Watch closely!" The Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor snorted, and with a flicker of his form, he transformed into five black figures, each appearing at a different position around the Time Lamp.

The five Black Heavenly Demon Ancestors simultaneously reached out, and five black light palms shot forth, grabbing at a certain spot in the void and tearing at it together.

With a tearing sound, the void was ripped open like a curtain, revealing a circular spatial rift dozens of feet in size centered on the Time Lamp.

Inside the spatial rift, turbulent flows of various colors surged and rolled, emitting a rumbling roar like crashing waves, and also generating a tremendous devouring force that sucked in everything nearby.

Seeing this, everyone present retreated further back to avoid being swallowed by the spatial rift, but the five Black Heavenly Demon Ancestors stood beside the rift as if completely unaffected.

The Lamp of Time floated in the chaotic void currents, also unaffected, remaining steadfast as the surrounding void currents churned.

Deep within the chaotic void, golden chain-like runes intertwined, forming an enormous golden net that extended in all directions, reaching unknown places.

At the center of the golden net was the Lamp of Time.

"This is..." Han Li looked at the golden net with astonishment.

The others were similarly surprised, never expecting such things behind the Lamp of Time.

The five Black Heavenly Demon Ancestors extended one hand to emit a light palm, stabilizing the spatial rift, while with the other hand they formed a blade and slashed outward.

Instantly, five enormous black palm shadows shot out silently. The palm shadows were pitch black, surrounded by demonic energy, leaving no trace of spiritual energy, law power, life, or any fluctuation in their path.

There was only a void, a void that could erode everything.

"Void without limit, eroding all things... Such mastery of demonic energy!" Qi Mozi's eyes lit up as he murmured.

Han Li felt a surge of excitement upon seeing the five black palm shadows.

His techniques, the Heavenly Fiend Suppressing Prison Art and the Netherworld Demon Eye, were both demonic domain powers, but his use of demonic energy compared to the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor's Void Palm was like a firefly compared to the bright moon.

If he could also wield demonic energy to the same level as the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor, he could erode the celestial artifacts deployed by the Celestial Court members like Qi Mozi, gaining a significant advantage in battle.

The five palm shadows slashed toward the golden net, erasing all chaotic void currents in their path.

The five palm shadows seemed slow but were fast; as soon as the five Black Heavenly Demon Ancestors swung their hands, the palm shadows had already struck five key points of the golden net.

The golden net suddenly burst with dazzling golden light and trembled violently.

A loud hissing sound arose, and golden and black light exploded at the point of contact, distorting the surrounding void.

But the golden light seemed unable to withstand the rolling black energy surging from the palm shadows, which rapidly spread and eroded it.

The flame of the Lamp of Time trembled, then burst forth a substantial sea of golden fire that swept outward, rolling toward the five black palm shadows.

Unfortunately, the golden fire sea was a step too late; the five black palm shadows swelled with black light, eroding and covering the golden net first.

With a tearing sound, five huge gashes were ripped in the golden net, and the connection between the golden formation and the Lamp of Time was almost completely severed.

The entire golden net flickered violently a few times, then exploded with a bang, turning into countless golden spiritual lights.

A layer of golden radiance appeared in the sky above the Hall of Time, dyeing the clouds gold. Intense time law fluctuations surged within, causing the clouds to churn.

The world's spiritual energy roiled tumultuously, and countless five-colored light points densely emerged, stretching as far as the eye could see, filling the entire sky and earth with tremendous momentum. The towering peak below also rumbled and shook.

But the golden glow did not last long; it quickly dimmed and vanished without a trace.

At the same time, the time law force that had pervaded the seventh layer of the Time Tower completely disappeared in an instant.

Similarly, in the six layers below, dazzling golden light appeared in the void, then immediately dimmed and vanished, and the time law fluctuations within returned to normal.

From outside the Time Tower, the golden flame at the top flickered a few times and then vanished with a bang.

Inside the ruins of the Hall of Time.

With the collapse of the golden net, the Lamp of Time shook violently. Although the time law and aura it emitted were still immensely powerful, it was no longer as stable as a mountain and shot off into the chaotic void currents.

At that moment, one of the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestors waved his hand, sending a black light to entangle the Lamp of Time and pull it back.

Simultaneously, the five Black Heavenly Demon Ancestors formed hand seals, dispelling the five black light palms, and drifted backward.

The huge spatial rift quickly closed, completely healing in an instant, and the hall returned to calm.

All this took time to describe, but from the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor's attack to breaking the lamp's protection and seizing it, only two or three breaths had passed.

It seemed that only at this moment did the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor truly display the power of a great cultivator at the peak of the Da Luo realm.

Han Li, while somewhat alarmed, began to believe some of the seemingly mad and arrogant words the other had spoken earlier.

Not far away, Lei Yuce and the others turned ashen-faced upon seeing the lamp taken.

The five Black Heavenly Demon Ancestors flickered and merged into one again. He glanced at the Lamp of Time, now dim in his hand, chuckled, and tossed it to Qi Mozi.

Qi Mozi caught the Lamp of Time, a flash of excitement in his eyes, which quickly vanished.