Jared continued his escape, with Leighton and his men hot on his heels, a fact that left Jared on edge.
Fortunately, Selma was absent. Jared knew that he certainly wouldn’t have stood a chance if Selma had intervened.
The main problem was that the statue was too cumbersome, and it couldn’t be stored in the Storage Ring.
“Had I not been interested in the legacy of the Infinitnus Celestial Sect, I would have smashed you to pieces long ago.”
With a sense of helplessness, Jared gazed at the statue and spoke.
No sooner had Jared finished speaking than the statue seemed to glare at him fiercely.
Jared initially thought his eyes were playing tricks on him. Upon closer inspection, he indeed found that the statue was glaring at him.
“F*ck!”
Jared was taken aback.
“Kid, I already told you that this isn’t a statue. It’s actually a living person. Do you think he’d be pleased at your insult?” Vermilion Demon Lord said to Jared.
Jared was at a loss for words. The celestial energy pool he had painstakingly found was absorbed entirely by the statue.
Why can’t I even scold it?
Just as Jared was physically and emotionally exhausted and on the verge of being caught, another intact mansion appeared.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Jared immediately rushed into it.
He knew that there had to be an arcane array within this mansion. With the help of Nethersky Eye, he could discern the array runes of the arcane array. Once he entered, Leighton and the others would be blocked outside by the arcane array.
No sooner had Jared burst into the mansion than the mansion’s defensive arcane array activated, a beam of light hurtling toward him.
“Such a powerful aura. This arcane array is incredibly strong. I’m afraid we can’t break it!” Vermilion Demon Lord said helplessly.
Jared also felt it, the arcane array within this mansion was terrifyingly powerful, incomparably stronger than the ones set up by the ordinary disciples outside.
At that moment, Jared was thrown into a panic.
He was worried about not being able to break the arcane array. If a backlash were to result, he would be walking right into a trap.
In the midst of Jared’s panic, a beam of light surprisingly struck the statue.
Quickly, the arcane array gradually closed, and Jared walked in unscathed.
This left Jared astonished, but Vermilion Demon Lord quickly caught on and said, “The arcane array must have sensed the aura of the statue, which is why it shut down, allowing you to enter.”
Jared considered it and realized it was true. After all, the statue was originally a member of the Infinitnus Celestial Sect and was still alive. The arcane array would naturally shut down upon sensing the presence of one of its own.
Just as Jared had stepped into the mansion, Leighton and his men followed suit. Seeing Jared entering without any trouble, they too, rushed in.
No sooner had they entered than they were hurled away by a burst of golden light from the arcane array.
Leighton was taken aback, puzzled as to why Jared could enter without a problem, yet they were forbidden to set foot inside.
After several attempts, he still hadn’t succeeded.
Left with no other choice, Leighton could only stay around the mansion, waiting for Selma’s arrival before making any further decisions.
After all, Jared couldn’t escape from there.
When Jared entered the mansion, he discovered that it was surprisingly empty, with nothing but a worn-out cushion in sight.
“Could it be that everything in this mansion has been cleared out?”
Jared scanned the vacant room around him, his face filled with confusion.
“This must be the training hall, a place for meditation and cultivation. Naturally, there wouldn’t be much else here. Don’t you see the meditation cushion on the floor?” Vermilion Demon Lord remarked.
“To use such a grand hall only for meditation and cultivation seems rather excessive. It even has such a powerful arcane array set up outside. I really can’t understand what the leader of the Infinitnus Celestial Sect was thinking,” Jared commented in resignation.
“You’re young and naive. What do you know?”
Suddenly, a voice echoed, carrying a hint of displeasure.
“Holy smokes, who’s there?”
Jared quickly scanned his surroundings. his place is empty. There shouldn’t have been anyone speaking!
After scanning the area and finding no one, Jared hurriedly turned to Vermilion Demon Lord and asked, “Who was speaking just now?”
Vermilion Demon Lord remained silent, yet he was frantically signaling Jared with his eyes, as if he was afraid of something.
