These days, it seems that those cultivators have opened up a cave dwelling on a nearby mountain and settled down there.

The villagers also asked about the black mist, saying that immortals had come here. Should the villagers still abandon their homes and flee?

Although the monks clearly disdained to explain to mortals, they still provided answers.

In short, this black mist was simply beyond their ability to deal with; the apostles and magical beasts within it were far beyond the capabilities of ordinary spirit beasts.

They weren't there to protect the village; they had other important business to attend to.

This statement was undoubtedly very blunt. No one cares about the life and death of ordinary people, especially in a prosperous era.

These cultivators were already being very kind by not seeing them off, but that kindness was also for the Heavenly Dao Pavilion and the Immortal Alliance.

Now that Dongfang Jue has the cultivation level of a Nascent Soul cultivator, she naturally doesn't take the mere Foundation Establishment barrier seriously.

His divine sense easily pierced through the barrier, and he listened carefully to the conversation between the group of cultivators, trying to understand the current situation.

However, these minor characters have very limited information, mostly uninformative information, such as their missions.

Simply put, they are like an investigation team, responsible for monitoring the spread of the dead zone and notifying mortals along the way to leave this dangerous area.

As for the deadly situation, we'll have to wait for the army of cultivators sent by the Heavenly Dao Pavilion and the Immortal Alliance to deal with it.

However, Dongfang Jue did not get completely useless information; she did receive some news she hadn't expected.

For example, Lingxian Palace also took action, sending out outer disciples and some "cultivators" dressed in black armor.

There's also news about Su Muchan. It's said that Su Muchan, with her strong-arm tactics, has now completely ruled the demon race and become the true Demon Lord of this place. The Western Regions have also been renamed the Demon Realm.

Thus, the Holy Maiden of the Eastern Sacred Mountain, the daughter of the Human Emperor of the Southern Region, the Supreme Demon of the Western Region, and the Fox Demon Empress of the Northern Region—all four regions were now under the influence of the Lingxian Palace.

The fate of this place is now entirely in Su Cheng's hands.

Dongfang Jue quickly realized what was going on; the so-called war to slay the gods was about to begin.

Of the four regions, the one in the best situation right now is the Western Demon Realm, where Su Muchan resides.

Firstly, it was due to Su Muchan's skillful decision-making. Secondly, it was also thanks to the unique social structure of the demon race, where the strong are respected and only Su Muchan has the final say. Her decisions are not open to any objection. Thirdly, it was due to the support of the mansion and the Lingxian Palace.

Su Muchan can be described as unstoppable. After succeeding to the position of the supreme ruler of the demon realm, she immediately replaced the entire leadership with her confidants and actively responded to the mansion's instructions, having been making precautions and preparations long ago.

Of course, this is also why the Demon Lord cannot be seen in Lingxian Palace; she has been busy in the Western Regions all this time.

According to information revealed by the mansion, Su Muchan led the demon race to find a new mineral vein and, with the mansion's technical support, mastered new mining and refining methods.

Using this ore, Su Muchan ordered her subordinates to offer high rewards in the four regions to find a large number of weapon refiners. They then used these refiners to forge many suits of armor and weapons suitable for cultivators. These weapons were very similar to those used by the Valkyrie of the mansion, but with some differences.

This material is not only suitable for refining weapons, but if some of it is added to a magic weapon and then refined, the power of the magic weapon can be increased several times over!

Su Muchan generously equipped the powerful demons and a group of high-ranking demon cultivators with these weapons, which undoubtedly greatly enhanced the strength of the Western Regions. Moreover, these demons admired Su Muchan even more because of this.

However, the mineral that Xiao Ai calls Black Bloodstone is extremely rare, and even though the technology is becoming more and more advanced, the success rate of refining it is still less than 50%.

With the blessing of this divine object, coupled with the powerful cultivators sent by the mansion and the Immortal Alliance, the situation in the Western Regions is indeed much better than that in the other three regions.

"If I had known, I would have gone to the Western Regions to join the Demon Clan!"

"Come on! Those magical artifacts and weapons forged from black bloodstone are only used by high-level cultivators and some powerful demons in the demon race. With our cultivation levels, we'd be cannon fodder no matter where we are!"

"I heard that the female demon seems to reward cultivators who have made outstanding contributions with the waste materials from failed black blood stone refining. She said that even waste materials, if mixed with some, can increase the power of weapons and magic treasures several times over!"

"Is that so? Even if it's just scrap, getting even a little bit would be nice..."

"Yes, I've heard that the magical artifacts forged from black bloodstone are extremely effective against these apostles and strange beasts! Even hunters with indestructible bodies can be cut in half with a single sword light when they encounter a sword forged from black bloodstone, just like cutting tofu!"

"Really? Is it that powerful? If it's so good, why doesn't the Immortal Alliance mine some?"

"I'm afraid they're worried that the things the demons use might be strange, so they don't dare to use them at all! If I were to say that anything that can make you stronger and kill apostles and alien beasts is a good thing, I really don't know what the people above are thinking!"

"Heh, maybe the higher-ups are already using it. Such a precious thing, how could it possibly be our turn?"

"Hehe, you're right..."

As Dongfang Jue listened to these people's complaints, he thought to himself, "No wonder I haven't seen Su Muchan for so long..."

If that's the case, then Su Muchan must have received instructions from her master.

The young cultivator's words made sense. Regardless of the origin of the Black Blood Stone, wasn't defeating the enemy the most important thing right now?

If the soldiers and cultivators of her Southern Region also possessed such magical treasures and weapons, why would they not be able to repel the enemy?

Even though Dongfang Jue thought this way, she had important matters to attend to at the moment, after all, she also had a task assigned to her by her master.

Thinking about it this way, her trip must have had a deeper meaning behind her master's intentions!

However, she could only ponder the deeper meaning behind it. Tonight, she needed to pack up and prepare to run away with her family tomorrow.

"Father" said that they were going south, to Luo'an City, because the people from the Luo'an government were providing relief to refugees.

However, what Dongfang Jue didn't expect was that early the next morning, before she even received the signal to set off, she received news of her mother's death.

Actually, she had already noticed it last night.

With one more person, there's one more mouth to feed. Moreover, the mother is seriously ill and can't even leave the bed. How can the family take their seriously ill mother and flee the disaster?

Dongfang Jue did not intervene, but chose to observe coldly.

Because it was the mother's desperate pleas and the father's repeated decisions. There aren't that many opportunities in this world, nor that many immortals to show mercy.

The choice between fish and meat is so difficult that there is no time for sadness. Dongfang Jue was naturally surprised. The suffering of the people was tangible at this moment, no longer just a word passed down in the halls of power or a brief description in books.

This was Dongfang Jue's cultivation method, and Dongfang Jue himself was aware of it.