The demon shadow overwhelms the heavens, with the howls of wolves and the sinister laughter of foxes.
A brazen and unrestrained "I’m hungry" echoes from afar, heavily pressing upon Copper Sparrow Island.
The cultivators of the Sword Sect on Copper Sparrow Island, and all those resisting nearby, turn pale.
Even though Luoxia Bamboo Island is quite distant, it too can feel the demonic sound emanating from there.
Within the array, many sword cultivators are frightened out of their wits, while others display varied expressions: some wear helpless smiles, and others clench their fists in impotent rage.
Everyone feels utterly bewildered, unable to accept the reality before them.
How many years has the Nanwu Sword Sect stood in the Misty Sea Capital?
Is it all destroyed just like that?
But the Puppet Sect has broken the array and entered, with fox wolves attacking. Even hiding on Luoxia Bamboo Island is just a temporary respite; no one dares to think about tomorrow or whether this array shield can withstand the external enemy.
A petite female cultivator runs everywhere, looking around, asking everyone she meets, "Where is Senior Brother Bai? Has anyone seen Senior Brother Bai Xiuhu?"
Finally, a cultivator fleeing from afar picks up the topic, trembling as terrifying and eerie demon laughter echoes in the distance: "Junior Brother Xiuhu was ordered to refine the Crimson Palace Pill of the Water Abyss Flood Dragon. He... he was still in the Alchemy Room when I left."
An Li, her face ashen, runs to the reef behind the array shield, clasping her hands tightly, biting her lip, holding back tears, and looks into the distance, silently praying for Song Yan.
Yu Xuanwei had somehow already emerged, still wearing her face-covering cloak. Seeing An Li, an important young Pill Master, approach the edge, she gives a glance to a female cultivator beside her.
The female cultivator understands, quickly moves to An Li’s side, softly comforting and covertly protecting her.
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When the words "I’m hungry" resounded, in reality, the most troubled were not the sword cultivators of the Nanwu Sword Sect but Blood Cliff and Copper Beard.
Both knew well the meaning of those three words: wasn’t it fearing danger on the island, so they needed to send the Crimson Palace Realm corpses to the designated place for those beasts to devour?
But the problem was that the master had set up an ambush on this island.
The words "I’m hungry" directly sabotaged this ambush.
So what now?
Blood Cliff and Copper Beard’s lives were in Song Yan’s hands; no one dared to spoil the master’s plan.
Their eyes met, the cunning gleam instantly signaling a plan.
They decided to play dumb, pretending not to hear.
As long as they pretended not to hear, the fox wolves would get angry, and in their anger, they would charge the island; if not angry, they’d come closer to see more clearly, either way, they’d still fall into the ambush.
But they couldn’t just do nothing because, since the fox wolves had shown power in the Puppet Sect, some disciples had already been replaced by young fox demons. In other words, fox demons disguised as Puppet Sect disciples now existed on this island.
If they did nothing, they’d be exposed to the eyes of the fox demons.
So, in almost an instant, Granny Blood sharply turned back and shouted fiercely towards a dark direction: "Sword Emperor Shui Bo?! I didn’t expect you to still be alive!"
After shouting, she rushed into the depths of Copper Sparrow Island.
On the other side, Copper Beard mumbled a few times, originally wanting to shout "Sword Emperor Shui Bo," but Blood Cliff beat him to it. So, after hesitating for a few moments, he clenched his fists and cursed: "Elder, you old guy, you actually used a puppet to fake your death too, huh, you think you can fool my eyes? Come, come, let’s battle another three hundred rounds!"
After speaking, who knows where Copper Beard ran off to.
Soon, intense sounds of battle reverberated from within the deep mountains of Copper Sparrow Island.
The two of them had hidden the coffin containing the Crimson Palace Realm corpses deep within.
The scent could spread out, but even Puppet Sect disciples couldn’t find it for a while.
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In the distance...
Granny Hong had shouted "I’m hungry," but found no response, so she narrowed her eyes, letting her divine sense spread boldly towards Copper Sparrow Island.
However, when probing into the island’s depths, she found the profound qi there was extremely chaotic due to intense fighting. Her divine sense could only detect that there were Crimson Palace experts fighting, but could not discern the details.
General Gu remarked: "Oh, so the fight isn’t over yet," then laughed ominously: "That’s good, more food is always welcome."
Granny Hong glared at this brainless brute and said, "Don’t you find it suspicious?"
General Gu asked, "Suspicious how?"
Granny Hong replied, "I just asked them to send the corpses, and then they start fighting."
General Gu twisted his neck, rubbed his claws, and said viciously: "Suspicious, suspicious? You worry too much! Are you afraid of food?
Tch, forget it, if you don’t dare, I’ll go.
We’ve rampaged through the depths of the Puppet Sect before. This layout doesn’t look like a collaboration between the Puppet Sect and the Sword Sect, so why fear?"
With that, General Gu moved his body, shooting off into the distance, but as soon as he leaped out, he heard Granny Hong’s voice behind him.
"Don’t go on the island! Check the perimeter first to be sure."
General Gu sighed deeply and said helplessly: "Fine! As you wish!"
Then he added: "As before, you stay outside to support, I’ll be right back."
What he referred to as before was when he previously disguised himself as Song Yan, causing chaos at the Nanwu Sword Sect, capturing a sword cultivator disciple, and eating him in front of the Elder, thus breaking her Dao Heart.
Granny Hong thought to herself and nodded, feeling it satisfactory.
General Gu let out a wolf howl, moved swiftly over the water, and soon reached the edge of Copper Sparrow Island.
Closing this distance now made many things clearer, revealing the true outlines of the previously unclear mountain skirmishes.