Strange incidents had been occurring frequently in Fu Ru City lately. People kept dying mysteriously, their deaths horrifying—blood flowing from their seven orifices, their bodies covered in festering rot.
The City Lord's Mansion was urgently investigating the matter.
The entire Fu Ru City was gripped by panic, and its people could not sleep at night.
City Lord's Mansion.
An elderly official in gray robes was reporting the investigation results.
"Reporting to the City Lord, the preliminary examination indicates poisoning."
"Oh? Do you know what poison caused it?"
"This subordinate has never seen such a toxin. It does not enter through the mouth or seep through the skin. It seems to lie dormant within the body, erupting automatically when the time comes and causing the internal organs to rot."
"This method is strangely consistent with Demonic Qi."
"Oh? Consistent with Demonic Qi? What is that?"
"Sigh... this subordinate does not know either." The old man shook his head and sighed.
After the old man left, White Robe emerged from the inner hall.
"Master, our clan's grand undertaking has succeeded."
"Mm, very good!"
"Next, we will lure out those old fools, and then... hehehe..."
At the border of the Demon Realm.
Ying Zuo, who had been in seclusion for a long time, opened his sharp eyes.
He had finally broken through to the Saint Fifth Stage. Delighted, he threw back his head and laughed without end.
At that moment, a Demon Soldier came to report.
"Reporting to the Demon Marshal, the Spirit Clan has arrived and requests an audience!"
"Oh? The Spirit Clan? What are they doing here at our border?" After pondering for a moment, Ying Zuo nodded.
A moment later, a middle-aged Spirit Clan member in white robes, his lower body illusory, floated into the tent.
"Hui Chen