Qin Ming looked at the Cloud-Fishing Elder thoughtfully for a moment, then said to Qi Xiaoyu:

"Brother Qi, please help the elder remove the Array Restriction."

Qi Xiaoyu followed Qin Ming’s instructions without hesitation.

He observed the Restriction in front of the Stone Gate for a moment, then took out the Array Disc to control the Grand Array and lightly flicked his finger.

A complex rune entered it.

The brilliance on the stone statue dimmed, and the Cloud-Fishing Elder felt a sudden lightness, as the Array Power completely disappeared, allowing him to extricate himself.

The Cloud-Fishing Elder got up in extreme disarray and immediately took out a pill, swallowing it to regain much of his color.

After a moment.

He stood up and cupped his hands towards Qin Ming and Qi Xiaoyu, "Thank you, Friend Qin, for the rescue. And who might this young friend be?"

The Cloud-Fishing Elder glanced at Qi Xiaoyu.

"It’s just a small effort. I should be addressing you as Elder Lu, shouldn’t I?"

"This is my friend Qi Xiaoyu, a reclusive Array Master." Qin Ming introduced the Cloud-Fishing Elder.

"Greetings, Elder." Qi Xiaoyu also respectfully bowed.

The Cloud-Fishing Elder waved his hand and said to both, "No need for these formalities."

"I had concealed some things from you earlier, Friend Qin. I hope you don’t mind."

With that, two ancient-style jade bottles appeared in his hand. With a flick of his finger, they stopped steadily in front of Qin Ming:

"Although I didn’t obtain other treasures on this trip, I got the two items you wanted, Friend Qin."

Qin Ming took the jade bottles and opened them to find a pool of fiery red Spirit Liquid and milky white Spirit Water inside each.

"Yes, these are indeed Purifying Flame Glaze and Spiritual Radiance Purifying Essence Water." Qingyang the Old Demon secretly confirmed, "I didn’t expect this old guy to keep his word and hand over such Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects to you, ha ha ha!"

"Such top-tier Spiritual Objects are indeed quite beneficial even for the Divinity Transformation Stage."

Qin Ming’s expression lit up with joy. With these two Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, he could refine the Essence Blood of the Tier Five Ape Ancestor, greatly advancing his Body Refining Cultivation.

He said to the Cloud-Fishing Elder, "Thank you, Elder Lu. I humbly accept them with gratitude."

The Cloud-Fishing Elder waved his hand, somewhat pained, and said, "Since it was agreed upon beforehand, I wouldn’t go back on my word, and these items are not that significant."

"By the way, how did you both enter the Primordial Extreme Mountain? I sincerely invited you to come along initially, but you declined..."

"And Friend Qi, your Array skills are so high? To easily break the Restriction in front of Luotian Daoist Palace is truly rare."

Qin Ming hesitated for a moment and then told the Cloud-Fishing Elder everything that had happened outside in detail.

"Alas! Elder Lu, you may not be aware, but during the years you were trapped inside Primordial Extreme Mountain, the demonic path has swept across the major Cultivation Realms, and the situation has become precarious. The demonic path of the Blood Realm seems to intend to release the Ancient Demons suppressed here, so we had to venture here...

The Cloud-Fishing Elder sighed deeply upon hearing and then said, "We overlooked this indeed. The Ice God Hall and Star Palace’s Divinity Transformation Fellow Daoists are also inside the Primordial Extreme Mountain, but I lost contact with them."

"Friend Qin is not wrong. Back then, the Primordial Extreme Three Saints and cultivators from the Spirit Realm fought the invading Demonic Race here and sealed more than one Ancient Demon."

"But most formidable were the two Split Souls of the Saint Ancestors from the Lower Realm. Earlier, when I went to the Fallen Demon’s Land to acquire treasures, I encountered one of the Six Paths Saint Ancestor’s Split Soul, which seemed to have awakened." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Upon discovering that those two Spirit Communication Treasures were the core Suppressing Objects, I decisively gave up on acquiring treasures and retreated. My painstakingly cultivated Blood Spirit Spider also perished there."

"Had I not escaped quickly, I might have ended up trapped like the Demon Venerable of the Demon Race and another Divinity Transformation who appeared out of nowhere."

"Not to make light of it in front of Friend Qin, but despite our apparent grandeur as Divinity Transformation Stage oldies, we are severely hindered by Interface Power, where using Divine Techniques definitely leads to backlash and lifespan loss. Now, with the Human Realm’s Spiritual Qi diminishing, we can’t support cultivation to the late-stage Divinity Transformation. It truly is a dilemma."

"If we can’t find the Ascension Platform to ascend to the Spirit Realm, our cultivation might leave us to wither away. I’m sure Friend Qin can understand that pain, right?"

"Therefore, those of us old freaks in the Human Realm, spare no effort in trying to find the Ascension Platform’s location, hoping to gain a sliver of life."

"However, given the current drastic changes, I can’t just stand by idly, and isn’t it true that you two have found the Array’s location?"

After hearing Cloud-Fishing Elder’s explanation, Qin Ming and Qi Xiaoyu exchanged a glance and then told him about discovering the Elemental Five Elements Demon Suppression Array.

"It was coincidental. If it weren’t for you two friends repairing the Array... I might have left the Primordial Extreme Mountain by now..." Cloud-Fishing Elder showed a peculiar expression.

Qin Ming didn’t expect such an ironic twist and quickly changed the topic:

"Does the elder need to go outside to heal for a while or would you join us in exploring this Luotian Hall?"

"Also, forgive my presumptuous question, but for the elder to return safely from the Six Paths Saint Ancestor’s seal, your strength among Divinity Transformation Stage must be exceptional, right?"

"After all, the Demon Venerable and another Venerable are both trapped there, yet only you managed to escape."

Qin Ming asked this because he realized that someone capable of escaping from the Ancient Demons was undoubtedly formidable.