Zhao Yuantai's Ambition! Towering Killing Intent!

Wracked by excruciating pain, He Rong did not dare refuse to answer and hurriedly said, "The... the Governor's plan... was aimed at the Cangyue Demon Ancestor..."

"The Cangyue Demon Ancestor?"

Jiang Bei's expression suddenly shifted.

He Rong continued, "The Cangyue Demon Ancestor is about to break through to Demon Saint... Once he does, not only Qingzhou, but several neighboring provinces will be finished too. No one will be able to stand against him..."

"None of the Martial Saints in the imperial court can free themselves to deal with the Cangyue Demon Ancestor... This matter can only be resolved by us ourselves..."

"The... the Governor learned that... the Cangyue Demon Ancestor was only one final step away from becoming a Demon Saint... Cangyue was frantic with impatience and planned to directly refine the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python's demon core to achieve his breakthrough. Once the Profound Ice Python takes human form, he will personally come to Qingzhou to seize its core..."

"And even if he does not refine it, he can still enter the Demon Saint realm through cultivation alone. It would simply cost an enormous price and countless efforts, so it is far slower than taking the demon core..."

"The Governor knew there was no time left. The Cangyue Demon Ancestor had to be killed quickly, or everyone would be doomed! Yet allowing the Profound Ice Python to take human form, taking advantage of the Cangyue Demon Ancestor's desperation to break through, and laying down a net-like ambush after he entered Qingzhou—that was the only chance to kill Cangyue..."

After He Rong finished speaking, the more Jiang Bei heard, the more alarmed he became—and the angrier he grew.

He coldly asked again, "Since you intended to kill the Cangyue Demon Ancestor before he broke through, why not simply gather