Along the way, Ye Fan encountered many demons.
However, those guys, sensing the terrifying aura emanating from Ye Fan, all fled in a hurry.
After finding the teleportation array, Ye Fan successfully arrived on the second level.
The experience provided by the demons on the second level was slightly more, but still far from enough.
Ye Fan fought and absorbed throughout, descending all the way to the tenth level of the abyss!
The experience provided by the demons on the tenth level was significantly higher.
Ye Fan transformed into a battlefield harvester and happily leveled up.
After harvesting a few waves, Ye Fan suddenly stopped.
He looked in a certain direction with a look of confusion.
Just a moment ago, he had sensed several familiar auras!
"Damn, these guys actually ran over here?"
Ye Fan muttered to himself and flickered towards that direction.
Somewhere on the tenth level of the abyss.
Several great demons lay on the ground, their bodies twitching uncontrollably.
In their eyes, there was a hint of fear.
Scattered around the demons were several cultivators.
These cultivators were all around the peak of Tribulation Crossing, on the verge of ascension.
But now, they stood frozen in place, as if they had been petrified.
And in their eyes, there was also an expression of terror.
The source of their fear, and the demons' fear, was a strange group facing them.
Leading the way were five youths, darker than coal, carrying a gleaming, polished large coffin on their shoulders.
On top of the coffin stood a small creature that looked like a dog but was more like a wolf, and next to it was a small fox, entirely snow-white.
Both little creatures were not large, only about a foot long.
The wolf-like, dog-like creature appeared very excited, its eyes filled with a wise light.
The little fox looked quite harmless, but it had three tails behind it.
Following the coffin were three spirit pets.
One was a delicate young man from the waist up, but with the body of a white horse from the waist down.
One was a black avian beast, its appearance somewhat resembling the mythical phoenix.
The last was a white-robed youth with the head of a crane on his neck.
The overall impression was extremely bizarre...
The five coal-black figures, carrying the coffin, approached a great demon.
"Don't be nervous, we're professionals." The leading coal-black figure smiled kindly at the great demon, revealing dazzling white teeth. "Soon, your suffering will end."
After saying this, the five men threw the coffin into the air.
The coffin lid automatically opened and began to spin in place.
And that great demon was thus sucked into the coffin!
The coffin was indeed large, about two to three times the size of an ordinary coffin.
Strangely, the mountain-like body of the great demon was actually absorbed into the coffin...
"Clank."
After the great demon entered, the coffin lid automatically closed.
The five coal-black figures struck a pose and caught the descending coffin.
Then, with some peculiar movements, they began to dance while carrying the coffin.
At first glance, it looked like some kind of cult ritual...
Two to three minutes later, the five men stopped.
They opened the coffin lid, revealing what was inside.
The original great demon had, at this point, transformed into a cultivator!
The cultivator blinked in confusion, clearly not understanding the situation.
The group of five gently helped the cultivator out and, carrying the coffin, walked towards the next great demon.
Upon witnessing this, the fear in the eyes of the remaining great demons and cultivators finally subsided.
It was clear that these strange fellows were here to help them.
Soon, the next great demon went through the process.
The group of five continued their work.
After treating all the great demons, they began to place the cultivators into the coffin.
Before long, the last cultivator also emerged from the coffin.
The group of five wiped away imaginary sweat, their faces beaming with joy.
At this moment, their hearts were filled with immense satisfaction and fulfillment.
The rescued cultivators looked at the group of five with gratitude in their eyes.
"Sirs..." One of the cultivators, who seemed to be the leader, stepped forward tentatively. "Thank you..."
After he finished speaking, the leader of the group of five raised his hand to stop him.
Then, he let out a series of dog barks...
"Woof woof woof..."
As if realizing something, the leader of the group of five quickly cleared his throat.
"There's no need for thanks. This is what we should do!" the leader of the group of five declared righteously. "We always do good deeds without seeking recognition. I won't tell you that we are from the Ziyun Sect of the Daliang Kingdom!"
All the cultivators were dumbfounded.
They somehow felt that this fellow daoist was a bit strange...
However, since these people had saved their lives, it would be ungracious not to express their gratitude.
Just as the leading cultivator was about to say something more, the group of five and Erha were startled.
Then, they all turned and looked in one direction.
In a flash, a figure appeared before them!
"Woof woof woof—!"
Erha, excitedly wagging its tongue, ran towards that person!
My dear master, long time no see, I've missed you so much!
Needless to say, the person who arrived was Ye Fan.
However, this time Ye Fan did not kick Erha away with a single foot as he had before. Instead, he grasped it by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up.
Erha didn't mind, its short legs flailing in the air.
"Senior Brother Ye." The group of five cupped their fists in greeting. "Long time no see."
"How did you get here?"
Ye Fan, carrying Erha, walked over and asked curiously.
"Brother Ha brought us here," the group of five replied hurriedly. "He said there were many allies injured here, so he brought us to help."
As they spoke, they pointed to the cultivators behind them.
"So that's how it is..."
Ye Fan murmured.
Due to the fragmented memories awakened when he absorbed the Breath of Chaos before, Ye Fan knew that he had misunderstood those system entities for a long time.
Those betrayals he had perceived had nothing to do with them.
Since that was the case, he no longer harbored any animosity towards Erha and the little fox.
Moreover, these two little fellows were indeed very cute, and could be played with when he was bored.
Seeing Nightmare, the little fox instinctively flinched back...
As a result, its paw slipped, and it fell into the coffin...
"Plop."
A small snow-white paw emerged, tremblingly trying to cover the coffin lid.
Ye Fan reached out and grabbed it, lifting the little fox to his front.
The little fox's eyes were filled with fear, and its body trembled like a sieve...
It was afraid that in the next second, Ye Fan would pull out a spatula...
"What's going on with these guys?"
Ye Fan sat down on the coffin, happily petting them with one hand in each.
As for Erha, there was no need to mention it.
Its expression was one of pure bliss, its tongue hanging out very far.
The little fox was still trembling non-stop.
However, gradually, it discovered that Ye Fan's large hands seemed to possess a certain magic, and the trembling lessened...
The group of five quickly recounted what had happened.
When they arrived, they saw these cultivators and the great demons from before in a standoff.
Both sides seemed to want to fight, but their determination to fight wasn't very strong.
They had been in a standoff for a long time without making a move.
Then, they casually provided assistance.
After listening, Ye Fan turned his gaze to the cultivators.
The demons on the tenth level of the abyss were very strong, and they were on par with these cultivators at the late stage of Tribulation Crossing.
However, the demons here referred to the most common, low-level beings on the tenth level.
On his way here, he had encountered several more powerful ones.
Moreover, the number of such low-level demons was terrifying.
With just these few people, how had they survived?
And also...
How had they arrived here?
"Greetings, senior." The group of cultivators cupped their fists and bowed to Ye Fan.
Although Ye Fan's cultivation seemed lower than theirs, it was evident that Ye Fan was the leader of this peculiar group.
And they had already deeply experienced the strength of this peculiar group!
The reason they had been frozen in place earlier was simply because those coal-black figures had glanced at them...
A single glance had subdued them, which was terrifying!
And as the leader of these terrifying beings, Ye Fan's strength was beyond their imagination!
"It has been a very long time..."
The leading cultivator sighed and began to recount slowly.