Another Xue Lingxue? Single Update

"Senior Moth, this way."

"Be careful not to step on the soul-burning lava. No matter how high your cultivation is, it will still make you somewhat uncomfortable."

Across the pitch-black, rugged island flowed crimson-black torrents that made one's heart quail. One glance was enough to stir a tremor deep in the soul.

West Sea, Soulflame Island.

This place had originally been where the West Sea's demonic sects refined souls. It had always been under Yuan Luxian's control, with outsiders forbidden from approaching.

But now, it no longer mattered.

The Regent's Office had suppressed Yuan Luxian and publicly claimed to have slain him, then joined forces with the immortal sects to purge the West Sea. Without their supreme fighting force, the West Sea's demonic sects were utterly unable to withstand the assault. The tree fell, and the monkeys scattered.

The orthodox disciples of the old West Sea's demonic sects had thus lost the territory they had occupied for thousands of years. They died, scattered, and fled. Those who survived all went underground, forced to become an existence that could not see the light, just like the Nether King Sect.

Soulflame Island had consequently become much quieter.

The woman in a sky-blue gauze dress had crystal-clear skin. She appeared to be walking, but only upon drawing near could one see that her feet had been hovering inches above the ground all along. She drifted like some spirit born of heaven and earth, creating a striking contrast as she moved across this bizarre island.

"Oh—" The one she called was a short man with a weary look on his face. He appeared to be in his forties or fifties, with deep lines around his eyes, shriveled skin, and a heavy white robe.

Upon hearing the woman's words, he first let out a long