Chapter 928: Chapter 339: Good Thing I Was Prepared Early, Skipping Prerequisites (5k)_3

The Great Demon knew the answer in his heart; otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone through so much trouble to find Su Mu.

The portal can no longer be opened, which means Su Mu must have learned some news.

He was very certain of this point.

Seeing Su Mu wasn’t cooperating, the Great Demon turned and prepared to leave.

"Once I leave this time, I will never appear in your lifetime again."

After taking three steps, the Great Demon heard Su Mu’s voice.

"Wait a moment."

The Great Demon didn’t stop his steps.

"Wait, swear first, and I will trust you."

The Great Demon completely disregarded these words and continued moving forward.

"I know another way to open the portal."

The Great Demon’s footsteps paused, and he slowly turned his head, his heart tremendously shocked—there’s another way to open the portal?

"Swear first," Su Mu insisted.

The Great Demon thought for a moment, decisively extended his hand, and tapped his chest.

"I swear by my demonic heart that I know where the person you are looking for is, who they are, their name, and age."

After swearing, the Great Demon said.

"Simply knowing the method is not quite enough; this value to me is not worth the same as my news to you."

"I have another way to open the portal that requires a key to use."

Su Mu returned to the room, felt around at the bottom of a cabinet, and brought out a seemingly ordinary key.

"This Wonder Key cannot open ordinary portals, but it can open some portals that common methods cannot."

The Great Demon stared at the key, a bit of greed in his eyes.

His pupils expanded to the limit, the irises turning pure black, continuously expanding until engulfing his entire eye, staring at the key with those sinister eyes, an unusual power that ordinary people couldn’t discern swirling around, looking like ever-changing keys.

"When did you get this key?"

"Got it by accident during a trip," Su Mu casually replied.

"Swear."

"I swear by my demonic heart that this key can open certain portals that cannot usually be opened. If this statement is false, let me never encounter the person I seek in the next hundred reincarnations."

The Great Demon was relieved this time; this oath was exceedingly vicious for Su Mu.

Now he understood why Su Mu couldn’t hold back—a key that could open portals, which hadn’t existed before, was now newly placed in his hand. How could one remain calm?

Even he wouldn’t stay calm encountering such a turn of events.

"Give me the key, and I can give you part of the news now. Once I open the portal, I’ll give you the rest—this is the trade."

The Great Demon extended a hand, a special symbol appearing on his palm.

Su Mu stepped forward, reaching out over the fence with the same symbol in his palm.

The two clasped hands, sealing the deal.

Su Mu threw the key to the Great Demon, who reached out and attempted to manipulate the key with special power.

But from his perspective, the numerous keys formed from the key seemed to freeze, maintaining an absolute state of stability, forcibly resisting his destruction.

Finally, a blood-red phantom key appeared in his palm.

Seeing this, the Great Demon immediately released his hand.

It’s real!

It can truly transform into a key to open the portal!

He put away the key, smiling happily.

"Wonderful trade, now I can tell you part of the news.

The person you’re seeking is in Guanzhong County, moreover in the county town.

I’ll tell you the rest once I open the portal."

"You better not break your word."

"This is a trade; neither of us can break it."

With his news, the Great Demon had forced Su Mu to produce the key; he felt satisfied.

From long ago, he had kept an ace up his sleeve, always feeling that finding the person Su Mu sought was certainly of great value.

Most of the time, he watched others fail to take a step forward, stagnate, or be cursed, falling into endless reincarnation and turning mortal.

This made him happy, representing that companions from the same origin would never surpass him.

The one who advances to the last, wielding authority, could only be him.

Unexpectedly, the method kept unused for so long proved useful.

The Great Demon left with the key.

Meanwhile, Su Mu returned home and sent a message to Wen Yan.

"1."

Wen Yan received the message, sat upright, and added a new task to the Black Box.

"Track the location of that key."

It’s hard to track the Great Demon’s moves, so why not dig a pit for the Great Demon to jump into, give him something, and just track its whereabouts?

The Great Demon can possess, come and go without a trace.

Even knowing he’s in Xiao Xiang County now, Wen Yan dared not act, too many people in the town to stop him.

Startling him would mean losing the chance forever. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

He could change his possessing target without shape or form, but surely he can’t take the key while switching?

As long as one knows where the key is.

Giving him a key, he would surely go to the mountains where the portal is afterward.

Scorching Sun Department can’t make a whole city disappear behind the Great Demon’s back.

However, keeping the portal area devoid of people within thirty kilometers isn’t too difficult for the Scorching Sun Department.

Moreover, the key is indeed real and can theoretically open the portal in the mountains.

This key was Wen Yan’s collection, one of the spoils obtained from rollback players.

However, this key is called the Locksmith’s Key.

To function, to open doors normally inaccessible, requires two prerequisites.

First, the key only works in the Locksmith’s hands, and the Locksmith referred to isn’t any locksmith off the street, but a Professional Locksmith.

Second, the door to be opened must have a lock.

Effectively, Wen Yan didn’t lie; he honestly described the effect accurately.

He just omitted the prerequisites.