The Sealed Grotto-Heaven, Qingqiu's Scheme

"Qingqiu."

For the first time, clear fury appeared on Jiang Sheng's face.

Even when Scarlet Peng had ambushed him earlier, and Jin Yu had attacked him afterward, Jiang Sheng had merely shown anger in his eyes, with little change in his expression.

But now, indignation showed plainly on Jiang Sheng's face. This anger was not directed at Scarlet Peng or Jin Yu, but at Qingqiu.

Seeing the change in Jiang Sheng's expression and hearing him utter the two words "Qingqiu," Kui Yue immediately transformed into a streak of lightning and rushed to his side. "Brother Ling Yuan, what happened?"

Jiang Sheng said nothing more. He directly circulated his mana, forming a massive azure hand a hundred thousand li across, which seized Jin Yu's corpse.

Kui Yue looked over and immediately understood why Jiang Sheng had acted so: Jin Yu's resplendent golden feathers, blazing like fire, had already lost their original color, while the awe-inspiring might of a Void Refinement great demon, deep as an abyss and grim as a prison, had faded until it was nearly negligible.

This change had come far too quickly!

Though the corpse of a Void Refinement heavenly demon would fade after its death and its pressure would gradually dissipate, that required time—measured in millennia. If the body were properly preserved, it could remain intact for ten thousand years, vivid as if alive. The pressure of an Upper Three Realms heavenly demon would continue to oppress all who approached it, filling creatures below the Upper Three Realms with dread and leaving them afraid to draw near.

But how long had it been since Jin Yu fell?

Not even half a quarter-hour had passed, yet it was as if all the vital essence in his body had been drained dry. His feathers had begun to fade, and