"Brother Shen, why has the Fire Spirit Sect suddenly turned against all reason? What could they possibly be after?"
A dark-faced cultivator knitted his brows tightly. As an elder of the Heavenly Star Sect, he had always been on good terms with the Fire Spirit Sect. Now that their ally had betrayed them, his shock gave way to furious rage.
"How would this old brother know?"
The cultivator surnamed Shen was a white-haired elder, the head of a cultivation family. His ancestors had once been disciples of the Fire Spirit Sect, making them branches of the same tree. Yet this time, the other side intended to slaughter even them all. It was truly beyond comprehension.
Had the Fire Spirit Sect gone mad? They were butchering even their allies—did they want to become the public enemy of the entire Yanzhou Cultivation World?
The two Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivators faced each other in speechless silence.
"I don't know whether they will become public enemies, but if we aren't more careful this time, I fear we won't leave Stream Leap Ravine alive."
The elder surnamed Shen nodded. "Fellow Daoist is right. The pressing matter is to preserve our lives first."
As the two discussed matters, a burst of terrified cries suddenly reached their ears, accompanied faintly by beast roars. Every surviving cultivator rose to their feet and stared into the distance uncertainly.
"What happened?" The two Foundation Establishment Realm experts exchanged a glance, then flew forward together in Escape Light.
"D-Demonic Beasts." Several blood-soaked Cultivators staggered over, their faces filled with terror. They were disciples responsible for guarding the perimeter. At the sight, everyone else's expressions turned even uglier.
The Foundation Establishment Realm expert surnamed Shen's face darkened as he released his divine sense.
"Brother Shen, what did you find?"
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