"Rani Huang, are you out of your mind? How do you know the Green Lotus Sect disciples weren’t trying to trick you? How could you just share the information about the Nascent Soul demonic beast with others?"
A disciple of the Light Demon Sect immediately voiced his dissatisfaction.
"Would you rather I act like the disciples of the Demonic Night Palace and repay kindness with treachery?" Rani Huang retorted, leaving the other disciple speechless.
The biggest difference between the Light Demon Sect and the Demonic Night Palace was in their conduct.
The Light Demon Sect always sought to avoid being associated with the negative reputation that typically surrounded demonic cultivators on the Mystic Void Continent, where they were often seen as inherently evil.
However, this was easier said than done, as bad deeds tend to spread more quickly than good ones.
The Golden Core demonic beast that Kenny Lin had let escape quickly returned to the base of the cliff, continuing to guard the Eight Stars Of Heavenly Jade Flower.
Seeing that only this Golden Core demonic beast had come back, everyone mistakenly believed that this demonic beast was the final victor, which made them even more furious with Milan Geng from the Demonic Night Palace.
Now that only this Golden Core demonic beast remained, whoever made the first move would be the one to anger it.
It was well known that demonic beasts held grudges, especially the more powerful ones.
Earlier, with two Golden Core demonic beasts present, they could stir the waters to create more confusion, but now, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they had to suppress it for the time being.
Renshu Chang, who knew the inside story, casually returned to his group.
He didn’t mention the Nascent Soul demonic beast to the others, fearing that they wouldn’t be able to keep the secret and that the Divine Maiden Sect would discover something, especially Vincent Tan.
If Vincent could keep a secret, pigs could climb trees.
When he returned, Chanchala Jin sent him a puzzled glance.
"I still didn’t see them," Renshu Chang shook his head, lying with a straight face.
Chanchala Jin didn’t say anything but sneered inwardly.
She didn’t believe for a second that Renshu Chang hadn’t seen those two.
Seeing that he didn’t offer any explanation, she secretly sent a voice transmission to her Junior Sister Ren.
"Do you believe what he said, Junior Sister Ren?"
"It doesn’t matter whether I believe him or not. The chaotic battle to come will come soon, two more or two fewer people won’t affect the outcome, regardless of what the Green Lotus Sect is planning," Kailash Ren replied indifferently.
"That’s true, many others probably share the Green Lotus Sect’s thoughts. Everyone has hidden their tricks. The battle at the top of the cliff will surely be as fierce as the one below," Chanchala Jin thought no more of it.
The cliff where the Eight Stars Of Heavenly Jade Flower was growing stood over three hundred meters tall.
When you looked up, the view was blocked by clouds and mist, and the flowers grew just beneath them.
Other than the Light Demon Sect who are accidentally discovering a new piece of land above, the other factions had not yet ventured up to explore.
Amalia and Kenny Lin ascended from a different location, passing through the thick clouds.
On the other side, they encountered a group of demonic beasts that immediately attacked them upon detecting their presence.
The two of them fought their way up, and as they killed the demonic beasts, the bodies fell through the clouds and landed deep in the thick underbrush below.
By now, few human cultivators or devils were active outside; most of them were gathered at the base of the cliff, so the two of them were not concerned about anyone discovering the demonic beasts’s corpses.
Further up, they reached the top of the cliff, which was even taller than they had anticipated—at least a thousand meters above the clouds.
Once they landed, they were greeted by an endless, expansive mountain range, even larger than the area below the cliff.
The mountain range was covered with spirit herbs and grasses, and the age of these herbs surpassed those found below.
"It seems this is the real ’treasure’ of the Double Cavern Secret Realm," Amalia said softly.
However, this also meant the danger here was even greater.
There could be more than one Nascent Soul stage demonic beast.
There’s no wonder that Rani Huang had shared this information with them so readily—because she had nothing to lose by doing so.
"This mountain range is very dangerous. The Golden Core stage demonic beasts are likely at the bottom of the hierarchy here," Kenny Lin said, his usual carefree attitude replaced by a serious expression.
"But cultivating here should allow us for a breakthrough fairly quickly," Amalia said, glancing at the abundant spiritual herbs and grasses, "Even if we don’t refine them into pills, consuming them directly would be very beneficial. Let’s go check it out first. The more powerful a demonic beast, the stronger its sense of territory. There’s likely only one Nascent Soul stage demonic beast in this area."
Since they were unfamiliar with the area, the two of them didn’t dare to fly openly through the air; instead, they quickened their pace and stealthily made their way forward.
With only half a day left until the Eight Stars Of Heavenly Jade Flower would mature, they had to investigate the situation within that time.
In less than half an hour, they arrived near the cave where they suspected the Nascent Soul stage demonic beast resided.
The Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts usually marked their territory with their scent, such as urine, to intimidate any intruding demonic beasts.
As a result, they saw almost no other demonic beasts along the way, moving through the area as if it were uninhabited—until they discovered a cave hidden by vines.
Inside the cave were frequent footprints of demonic beasts, but to their surprise, the Nascent Soul stage demonic beast was not in its lair.