Xuanhuo Peak was quiet. The two looked at each other from afar without saying a word. It was as if the boy could be redeemed from the dark mire by just looking at her.

When Ji Gui was falsely accused by righteous cultivators of stealing elixirs, he was hung on the Immortal Guidance Peak for countless days and nights, his blood and flesh were swallowed by various birds, and he was thrown into the Demon Abyss to suffer torture. He had already made a vow.

From now on, anyone who bullies or insults him will be treated a thousand times, ten thousand times worse.

But then he met his master, and he didn't want to care about any grudges, resentments, power, or interests anymore. He just wanted to stay by his master's side every day, watching her half-asleep on the swing made of vines, eating spirit grapes; watching her study jade slips day and night to refine pills; watching her get so amused by him that she wanted to punch him; watching her blush because of his deliberate teasing...

His master had truly bewitched him, making him wish he could devour her whole.

Although the battle ended in a crushing defeat for the demonic cultivators, the Golden Light Sect was also severely weakened, losing two of its five elders, one of whom was the renowned Chongyu Tianzun, who had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Outside the Golden Light Sect's gate, a handsome young man in white robes slammed his fist against a stone pillar, glanced coldly at the sect's majestic gate, his eyes flashing with light, gave a cold smile, and turned to leave.

"That old bastard Hegao lost even with so many magical beasts! What a waste!"

After cursing the boy, a smirk appeared on his lips, a chilling madness flashing in his eyes. "But he's not entirely useless, huh..."

A thousand years ago, Demon Ancestor Ji Gui single-handedly challenged the eight great immortal sects, sounding an alarm for them. Afterwards, the remaining forces of the eight great immortal sects reunited and became the Golden Light Sect, Horizontal Cloud Sect, Light Flower Sect, and Heavenly Jade Sect.

After the four major sects were established, they set up interconnected teleportation arrays. If one of them was in trouble, the teleportation array would be activated immediately to send a message out.

Therefore, not long after the Golden Light Sect was attacked by the demonic cultivators, the Horizontal Cloud Sect, the Light Flower Sect, and the Heavenly Jade Sect all received the news at the same time.

The last time news of demonic cultivators appeared was more than ten years ago in Deepwater City. All the factions thought that demonic cultivators could no longer cause any major trouble, but they never expected that a large number of demonic cultivators would suddenly attack the Golden Light Sect.

This matter was of great importance. More than ten days later, Core Formation cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators from Hengyun Sect, Qinghua Sect, and Tianbi Sect arrived at Cuiwei Peak of Jinguang Sect.

The blood river on the square outside Cuiwei Peak has been cleaned up, but broken walls and countless pits are still visible everywhere, giving one a sense of the ferocity of the battle.

The matter was of great importance, so even the most basic pleasantries were skipped.

Cong Nianzhenjun walked in with a grim face, looking at Xieyangzhenjun who had aged several years in a short period of time, and asked, "Xieyangzhenjun, what exactly is going on? How could the demonic cultivators suddenly make a comeback?"

True Lord Zhishan carried a wine gourd with him. He shook the wine in the gourd, and his rosy face showed no signs of drunkenness. "We rushed over as soon as we heard that the demonic cultivators were attacking the Golden Light Sect. Sect Leader Xieyang, tell us, just how profound is the cultivation of those demonic cultivators? Even with Venerable Chongyu in charge, your sect is still forced into such a predicament!"

Luo Sheng Zhenjun, her beautiful face unchanged, glanced around the hall and asked, "Why is Feng Xie Zhenjun not here? Is Feng Xie Zhenjun alright?"

These words echoed Wu Zhan's thoughts, and he pursed his lips as he looked at the Setting Sun True Lord.

Cheng Guang Zhenjun was short-tempered. Seeing Xie Yang Zhenjun's face ashen, he said impatiently, "Xie Yang Zhenjun, we're all on the verge of a breakdown! Say something! You're usually so talkative, why are you suddenly mute at this crucial moment!"

"Great Ancestor," Wu Zhan tugged at the wide sleeve of Cheng Guang Zhenjun.

Several Core Formation cultivators from the Golden Light Sect were indignant to see the elders of another sect speaking so rudely to their sect leader. One of the Core Formation cultivators couldn't help but speak up.

"Please be more polite, seniors. The demonic cultivators have invaded, and our sect has suffered heavy losses. Venerable Chongyu and True Monarch Xiaoyi have both perished, and our sect leader has also been injured. Our sect leader has been working tirelessly these past few days. Seniors..."

"Yu Ming," the True Lord of the Setting Sun called out in a deep, hoarse voice.

Cheng Guang Zhenjun, Congnian Zhenjun, and others were deeply shocked by Yu Ming Zhenren's words.

Before they arrived, they didn't take it seriously, thinking that the disciple sent by the Golden Light Sect to deliver the message was exaggerating. Since the Yin Demon Sect was destroyed, demonic cultivators have been restricted everywhere and have almost become rats in the street. They thought that this attack by the demonic cultivators on the Golden Light Sect was just a last-ditch effort.

It's like a cornered dog jumping over a wall; it's courting its own destruction.

But what kind of desperate act is this, that it could actually kill a Nascent Soul cultivator and a Soul Transformation stage expert?

For a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the hall.

The voice of the Slanting Sun True Lord sounded as if he had aged decades. His once handsome and upright middle-aged face was now somewhat ashen. "Yu Ming is right. I have examined the life primordial spirit lamps of the two. Xiao Yi True Lord and Chong Yu Heavenly Venerable... have perished."

"The one who led the demonic cultivators to invade our Golden Light Sect this time was He Gao, a former subordinate of the Demon Ancestor Ji Gui. He was already at the late Nascent Soul stage. True Monarch Xiao Yi unfortunately perished in the battle against him."

“He Gao? Even if He Gao led the demonic cultivators to invade, the Golden Light Sect shouldn’t have suffered such a calamity. How exactly did the Venerable Chongyu perish?” True Monarch Chengguang asked urgently.

Chongyu Tianzun was a powerful being in the Nascent Soul stage. Looking across the entire Floating Light Continent, there was someone who could kill Chongyu Tianzun. What level of cultivation must this person have?

Everyone's gaze fell upon the Slanting Sun True Lord, each with their own guesses.

The True Lord of the Setting Sun turned deathly pale, as if recalling something terrifying. He clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves and remained silent for a long while before saying, "It's Ji Gui... Demon Ancestor Ji Gui... I saw him."

Ji Gui!

Cong Nianzhenjun's expression changed drastically, his narrowed eyes widening suddenly: "Xieyangzhenjun, don't joke like that! If Demon Ancestor Ji Gui were to appear in the world, how could your Golden Light Sect possibly survive?"

“It is indeed Demon Ancestor Ji Gui, exactly the same as the portrait. Xieyang is not lying,” Xieyang Zhenjun said solemnly. “However, Xieyang does not know why Demon Ancestor Ji Gui killed He Gao and helped our sect escape from danger.”

"..."

Wuyou has been gone for some time now. Bixie has already distributed all the pills he refined. He originally intended to go to the Heavenly Fire Cave to cultivate pills in seclusion, but he remembered that the High Ancestor had instructed him to go to Cuiwei Peak after the arrival of the major sects. Therefore, he did not immediately go into seclusion.

She felt a vague sense of unease. Wen Zhu had evidence that Ji Gui had tortured and murdered Chongyu Tianzun, which was like a ticking time bomb.

When He Gao led the demonic cultivators to attack the Golden Light Sect, she thought Wen Zhu would take advantage of the chaos to sneak into the Golden Light Sect and reveal the jade slip containing the evidence to the sect leader, but Wen Zhu did not.

Bi Xie gripped the vine and swayed the swing listlessly. "Little System, are you there? Has Wuyou arrived in the Wilderness yet?"

Inquiries went unanswered.

I don't know what's wrong with her lately. That alluring and coquettish hosting system seems to have suddenly malfunctioned. Apart from reporting Wuyou's happiness and corruption values, it has completely cut off all contact with her.