He looked down at everyone with the air of a king, his chilling voice sending shivers down everyone's spine: "I'll spare your lives for now, but I'll come and take them myself someday!"

While everyone trembled with fear, a string of question marks hovered above their heads:

"???"

"???"

"???"

The Demon Lord was at the height of his power; he could have easily killed them all. Why did he just leave like that?

Jiang Dailu was secretly alarmed:

Junior Sister Yun Yao was truly a master strategist; this great demon really did make a hasty retreat after only a couple of moves.

He now not only acknowledges Ji Fengyao, but also admires her greatly.

Before the others could fully react, Jiang Dailu spoke first: "Everyone, the Demon Lord has left. It is not advisable to stay here any longer. Let's return to the Dan Sect with me first, and then discuss and devise a new strategy."

"Elder Jiang is right. The stench of blood here is strong and may attract many ferocious beasts. The appearance of the Demon Lord is no small matter. To avoid any unforeseen complications, we should go to the Pill Sect with Elder Jiang to discuss this further," Huang Daohong solemnly agreed.

His sleeves, hanging at his sides, trembled slightly. At first glance, it looked like a gentle breeze was blowing, but in reality, it was his hands shaking, which showed that he was quite frightened.

The others weren't much better off; they all looked like they'd just escaped a disaster and echoed each other's sentiments.

Jun Luoying withdrew her wary gaze from the direction the handsome young man had left, and swept it disdainfully over the silent crowd without saying a word.

On the other hand...

Ji Fenghua, Su Rujing, and Mi Wei found Bai Lu and were stunned for a long time when they saw her completely disfigured appearance. They didn't dare to recognize her.

If it weren't for the Ancestral Beast constantly following Bai Lu, clearly protecting her, they would have thought they had the wrong person.

Bai Lu, recovering from her great surprise, rushed over and exclaimed, "Madam, Feng Hua, what brings you here!"

Upon hearing Bai Lu's familiar voice, Ji Fenghua and Su Rujing confirmed that she was indeed Bai Lu.

Su Rujing's eyes immediately reddened: "Bai Lu, how could you..."

"It's alright, Madam. We just encountered a bunch of ingrates, but most of them were killed by the Ancestral Beast," Bai Lu said, turning back to look at Zhou Jie and Song Xin'er, who were hanging on a tree not far away, their bodies covered in wounds and barely recognizable as human. She said coldly, "There are only two left. I'll go kill them now, and then we'll go somewhere else to talk, so we don't have to look at them and feel disgusted."

Su Rujing: "..."

Ji Fenghua: "..."

They could clearly sense that Bailu had changed: the Bailu of the past always had a beautiful and gentle smile on her face, spoke softly and gently, and was simple and beautiful, like a greenhouse flower that needed to be cared for.

But now, Bailu has shed that innocence and become bold and resolute, with a hard shell to protect herself.

"Madam, Fenghua, please wait for me a moment," Bailu said, turning around resolutely.

She walked step by step toward the inhuman and ghostly Zhou Jie and Song Xin'er, a sinister smile on her lips.

Her face was completely disfigured; in Zhou Jie and Song Xin'er's eyes, she was like a demon who had just awakened.

These demons were created and awakened by their own hands, and no one else is to blame!

"Bai Lu, please, don't kill us. We're already useless. Just let us live a lowly life." Zhou Jie's tears were stained with blood. She was already crippled and blind, but she was still afraid of death and still wanted to live.

"We know we were wrong, we'll never hurt you again, please have mercy... uh!"

Before Song Xin'er could finish pleading for mercy, Bai Lu grabbed her by the throat.