In the main hall of a secluded courtyard, deep within the core of the Shen Family's residence.
Chen Cheng briefly recounted the events at the Black Lotus Sect's stronghold in Cui Liu Manor, including his slaying of the Corpse Demon.
Shen Mingyuan hadn't encountered the Demon Venerable's Demonic Thought at Cui Liu Manor, so he was shocked to suddenly hear that Chen Cheng had been trapped in a Demon Thought Cage!
When he saw that Chen Cheng's refined, handsome face had a dark tinge and his body was faintly shrouded in inky-black Demonic Qi, he knew it was a sign that the Demon Thought Cage had locked down completely.
Shen Mingyuan's expression immediately turned incredibly grave!
He knew, of course, that opening the body's acupoints was the Profound Passage one had to overcome to advance from the Acquired Body Refining Realm to the Innate Realm.
