The higher you go, the stronger the imprisoned monsters are, and the more intense their aura becomes.
The second floor contains monsters and beasts in the late stage of foundation building, while the third floor contains some half-step golden elixir level monsters and beasts. On the fourth floor, Ye Feng finally saw some real golden elixir stage demons.
Some of these golden elixir stage demons had thick chains pierced through their bones and locked on the stone wall; others were trapped in a magic circle covered with runes and could not move. Although they were imprisoned, their ferocity remained undiminished. When they saw Ye Feng appearing, they roared angrily and tried to break free.
Ye Feng observed these golden elixir demons with great interest. There are many types of them, including giant demon bears that are good at strength, shadow demon leopards that are extremely fast, and demon spiders that can perform weird magic, etc.
"The demons here can be used as a whetstone for me to practice my sword skills and get familiar with my opponents at the Golden Core stage." Ye Feng thought to himself.
He was not in a hurry to take action, but continued to move upward.
On the fifth floor, the strength of the imprisoned demons has generally reached the middle stage of the golden elixir. One of the huge three-headed demon wolves exuded the aura of the sixth level of the golden elixir. When they saw Ye Feng, the three wolf heads sprayed red, green, and yellow demonic fire at the same time, which was astonishingly powerful.
Ye Feng's eyes narrowed, and with a flick of his finger, a sharp star sword energy shot out, accurately hitting the three-color demonic fire and detonating it. The violent energy shock wave spread out, but was blocked by the restrictions outside the cage.
"It's a bit interesting." The corner of Ye Feng's mouth curled up.
However, the main purpose of his trip was to guard the Demon Locking Tower and prevent demons from rioting, rather than simply hunting. He also needs to be familiar with the entire situation of the Demon Locking Tower.
Ye Feng continued to go up, the sixth floor, the seventh floor...
By the seventh floor, the imprisoned demons were already very powerful, almost all of them were in the late stage of the Golden Core, and there were even a few that were infinitely close to the peak of the Golden Core. The demonic energy here is so strong that it has almost turned into substance, and the air is filled with suffocating pressure.
Ye Feng looked a little more solemn. If any of these monsters were placed outside, they could cause huge damage. Tianji Sect's ability to suppress them all here shows that it has a profound foundation.
When Ye Feng stepped onto the stairs leading to the eighth floor, an even more terrifying aura came from above. The aura even made him feel a little palpitated.
"Is it possible that the person imprisoned on the eighth floor is a Nascent Soul-level demon?" Ye Feng was shocked.
He carefully stepped onto the eighth floor.
Unlike the floors below, the eighth floor seemed extremely empty, with only a huge cage occupying the center of the entire floor. The cage was made of unknown black metal, engraved with dense golden runes, exuding powerful sealing power.
It was pitch black inside the cage, and the scene inside could not be clearly seen. One could only vaguely feel a soul-trembling aura of terror dormant inside.
Ye Feng's consciousness carefully reached out, trying to explore the situation inside the cage. However, as soon as his consciousness touched the cage, it was bounced back by an invisible force, and the sea of consciousness shook slightly.
"What a powerful seal!" Ye Feng was secretly shocked.
At this moment, an old and hoarse voice suddenly sounded on the empty eighth floor:
"Little guy, are you the new guardian?"
Ye Feng was startled and turned his head suddenly, only to find that there was no one behind him. He immediately became vigilant and used all his consciousness to search for the source of the sound.
"No need to look for it, I'm in the cage in front of you." The old voice sounded again, with a hint of joking.
Ye Feng's pupils shrank and he stared at the huge black cage in the center.
"Senior is..." Ye Feng asked tentatively.
"Haha, you are just an old immortal who has been imprisoned for countless years." There was a hint of self-deprecation and vicissitudes in the old voice, "Looking at your aura, it seems that you are not an ordinary foundation-building monk. The Tianji Sect has produced an interesting little guy."
The thoughts in Ye Feng's mind were racing. Being able to be imprisoned on the eighth floor of the Demon Locking Tower and having such a clear mind, his strength is absolutely unfathomable, and he is at least an old monster at the level of Nascent Soul.
"Senior is joking. This disciple is just here to guard the Demon Locking Tower under orders." Ye Feng said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
"Guard?" The old voice sneered, "With your meager skills, you want to guard the things in this tower? Not to mention me on the eighth floor, even those restless little guys on the seventh floor below, once they go crazy, you are not something you can handle."
Ye Feng frowned slightly and did not refute. He knew the other person was telling the truth.
"Little guy, I see that the power of your soul is quite extraordinary, and it seems to be mixed with a hint of... dragon power?" The old voice suddenly became a little suspicious.
Ye Feng felt a chill in his heart. This old monster can actually sense the original power of the dragon soul in his consciousness!
"Senior has a keen eye." Ye Feng admitted simply and generously. In front of such an old monster, hiding something seems ridiculous.
"Interesting, really interesting." The old voice seemed to be interested, "After so many years, I never expected to meet a little guy with a dragon soul. It seems that the Tianji Sect's luck has not been cut off yet."
Ye Feng remained silent, waiting for the other party to continue.
"Little guy, what's your name?" the old voice asked.
"Disciple Ye Feng."
"Ye Feng..." the old voice pondered for a moment, "Do you know why this Demon Locking Tower was built? Why does it need people to guard it?"
Ye Feng shook his head: "Disciple doesn't know, please ask senior for advice."
"Haha, advice is out of the question." The old voice paused, as if he was remembering something, "This Demon Locking Tower is not so much a place to imprison demons as it is a... Formation Eye."
"Array Eye?" Ye Feng was shocked.
"That's right." The old voice continued, "One of the eyes of a huge guarding formation covering the entire Tianji Sect Mountain Range. The power of the demons imprisoned in the tower is, to a certain extent, used to maintain the operation of this formation. The task of the guardian is not only to prevent the demons from escaping, but more importantly, to maintain the balance of power in the tower and ensure the stability of the formation."
Hearing this, Ye Feng suddenly felt enlightened. He had previously wondered why the sect spent so much effort building such a demon locking tower just to imprison some demons. It turns out that the sect's protective formation is also involved behind this.
"Senior, you..." Ye Feng asked hesitantly.
"Me?" The old voice once again let out a self-deprecating laugh, "I am one of the core 'energy's' of this formation. Of course, I am also the most unstable one."
Ye Feng was shocked. Using an old monster who is at least at the Nascent Soul level as the "energy source" of the formation, Tianji Sect's handiwork is truly terrifying.
"Little guy, you don't seem to be afraid?" said the old voice.
Ye Feng said calmly: "Although senior is trapped here, he does not seem to have any ill intentions. Moreover, since the disciple has accepted the guarding task, he must do his duty."