With the death of the Heavenly Evil Ancestor, the evil spirits were leaderless and had no one to speak to.

The cultivators from the Xuanhuang Continent who had surrendered earlier were dumbfounded. Their path to surrender was full of twists and turns, and they never expected that the number one and number two figures of the evil spirit army would fall one after another.

Now, surrendering is out of the question.

The five powerful beings at the Yuanxiang Realm—Ghost Shark, Ghost Tiger, Great Demon, Two Demons, and Three Enchantresses—exchanged glances, all showing signs of distress.

If the fighting continues, our side will likely be wiped out, and the alliance side will probably not have many people left either.

But is it worth it?

The five powerful evil spirits communicated telepathically and discussed the matter for a long time.

The Great Demon said, "We can retreat and never set foot on the Xuanhuang Continent again, but there is one condition!"

Fu Shengyuan said, "Please speak!"

"We hope that the Xuanhuang Continent can provide a place for us to live in the future. We do not want to retreat to the Death Continent."

"Unwilling to return it?"

Lan Hua frowned. "Why is that?"

The Great Demon said, "The filth of the Death Continent is too heavy. We do not wish for our people to become evil spirits generation after generation."

If there could be a pure land, perhaps after thousands of years, our evil spirits would gradually return to normal. This is our wish!

Yes, everyone hates evil spirits. Who would want their descendants to be born as evil spirits?

All the cultivators on the Xuanhuang Continent fell silent; no one felt that the evil spirit's demands were excessive.

“I do know a place where you can settle down!” Lan Hua said.

The giant demon asked in surprise, "Where are you?"

"Eastern Japanese!"

Upon hearing this, Hattori Nobuo, who had not yet died in battle, immediately refused, saying, "No, Eastern Japan is the territory of us Eastern Ronin. How can we give it to an evil spirit?"

Fu Shengyuan thought the suggestion was quite good, so he asked in return, "Then may I ask, Lord Liu, is there any place better than East Japan?"

"The number of evil spirits is too large, and the islands overseas are all small and cannot accommodate so many people."

"But the eastern Japanese, with their vast territory, are perfect for settling these evil spirits!"

Hattori Nobuo looked at the other sect leaders, hoping to get some support, but no one refused, and he was immediately disheartened.

"Then what should we, the Kaga faction, do?"

Fu Shengyuan smiled and said, "Didn't the sect leader once want to re-establish his sect in the Eastern Region? I agree to that!"

He then looked at the Third Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, "What does the Third Prince think?"

The latter, as the pro-war faction, fought against the evil spirits and never withdrew from the battlefield.

Zhou Yu said, "No problem, I will report this to my father."

Not far from the Eastern Region lies Dongli Island, a perfect place to establish a sect. I believe Father Emperor will not refuse!

Hattori Nobuo nodded slightly, "Then let's do it this way!"

After exchanging glances with the other powerful figures and finding no objections, Da Chi loudly proclaimed, "The evil spirit army, heed my command, withdraw from the Eastern Region and settle in Eastern Japan."

From this day forward, you are forbidden from ever setting foot in the Eastern Region again!

The sound, imbued with powerful elemental energy, echoed within a hundred miles of the eastern coast. All the evil spirits heard it clearly.

The evil spirits quickly turned and left, heading towards the land of East Japan.

For them, fighting to the death was meaningless; they just wanted to find a clean environment to live in.

Just as Da Chi and the other five powerful figures were about to leave, Lan Hua suddenly called them to stop.

"There's something I don't understand. I was going to ask the Evil Spirit King earlier: Why have so many Yuanxiang Realm experts suddenly appeared on the Death Continent, which hasn't appeared for a long time?"

The Great Demon said, "That's because, in the center of the Death Continent, there are things left over from the war between the Four Emperors."

In fact, it is a sphere of filthy energy formed by the fusion of demonic energy, poisonous energy, demonic energy, and evil energy. That sphere of filthy energy is extremely powerful and was first discovered by the Evil Spirit King.

He relied on that astonishing power of filth to break through to the peak of the Yuanxiang Realm, and then selected a few of us to share the remaining filth orbs.

It was precisely because of this filthy sphere that we achieved our current level of cultivation.

Erwang said, "After the Evil Spirit King proclaimed himself king, he decided to conquer the Xuanhuang Continent, which is why he brought us out of the Death Continent!"

Lan Hua nodded. "I see!"

Just as Da Chi was about to leave, he suddenly paused, "I forgot to tell you, the strategist beside the Evil Spirit King has always had ulterior motives!"

Lan Hua said "Oh," and then asked, "What do you mean?"

"The reason why the Evil Spirit King attacked the Xuanhuang Continent was largely due to the guidance of his strategist."

Furthermore, the strategist seems to have a strong grudge against you. A few days ago, I overheard him strongly recommending that you be killed, which is why the Evil Spirit King wanted to eliminate you right away!

Lan Hua asked curiously, "What is this person's background?"

Da Chi shook his head and said, "He is very mysterious and always keeps to himself. Even after becoming a strategist, he rarely shows himself!"

Lan Hua looked at Baxia, only to find that the strategist was gone.

"Brother Ba, where's that hat-wearing guy you were fighting?"

Baxia shook his head, "They ran away in a flash!"

Lan Hua frowned slightly, feeling that this strategist's methods were somewhat familiar.

"Brother Ba, do you have a way to find that person?"

Ba Ge nodded. "He just left not long ago. I should be able to find him by the scent he left behind!"

"Brother Du, I'd like to trouble you and Baxia to capture that strategist. I have a feeling that this strategist's identity is not simple!"

"Leave it to me!"

Du Renjie responded and then quickly followed Baxia in pursuit.

Watching the evil spirit army depart, Lan Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief. Her long-tense nerves relaxed, and her expression became listless.

Lan Hua bowed to Chen Xingnan and said with a smile, "Thank you for your support, Grand Alliance Leader. I thought that even if you came out of seclusion, you wouldn't come to my aid!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xingnan grinned and said, "How could that be? Not to mention that I am originally from Xuanyu, you are also a guest alchemist of my Xuanyu Alliance!"

Everyone on the Xuanhuang Continent was shocked. They hadn't expected Lan Hua to be doing so well in the Half-Heaven Realm, with a powerful cultivator at the Yuanxiang Realm as her backer.

Fu Shengyuan bowed to Chen Xingnan and exclaimed in surprise, "Senior, are you the Star Swordsman Chen Xingnan, the number one rogue cultivator of the Xuanhuang Continent more than two hundred years ago?"

Chen Xingnan nodded slightly, "I didn't expect that after all these years, someone would still remember my title!"

The leaders of the major sects were all startled, secretly thinking that it was indeed him.

Chen Xingnan frowned as he watched the departing army of evil spirits and asked, "Are you really so comfortable with them leaving?"

Lan Hua snorted, "Of course not!"

After speaking, Lan Hua raised the Hundred Demon Scroll and said in a deep voice, "Fellow beast brothers, although the evil spirits have retreated, we cannot guarantee that they will launch a counterattack one day."

Therefore, I would like to request that you all remain in the Eastern Region for the time being, as guardians of the Xuanhuang Continent!

The ferocious beasts fell silent. Why couldn't they be guardians?

Black Tiger tilted its big head and howled, "I don't want to!"

The five-flowered chicken said, "I'm not in the mood!"

Lan Hua's eyes turned cold. "If you're not happy, then go back to this Hundred Demon Scroll. I guarantee you'll never see the sun again!"

Black-hearted Tiger's body trembled.

The five-flowered chicken was so frightened that its feathers bristled.

For them, what's most important is freedom!

“In that case, I am willing to be the guardian!” said the Blackwater Demon Bull.

The Blackwater Demon Bull cowed back down, and all the ferocious beasts immediately lowered their guard and agreed.

"Very well, the East Coast is now yours. As long as you keep your promise, you will all be free!"

The Black Water Demon Bull and other ferocious beasts swore an oath to the heavens to slay the gods, agreeing to abide by the protective agreement. Only then did Lan Hua release the Hundred Demon Scroll from its restraints.