After learning the basic situation from Song Jingxiu, he had already formed a preliminary plan for the next steps. Upon leaving the Wind Whisper Hall branch, he took Chen Lingxiu straight to the Gemini Islands.
The Sea Race had yet to withdraw completely. Small-scale skirmishes still broke out from time to time along the border between the Brocade Banner and the Sea Race, but most involved only Qi Refinement or Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Exchanges between Purple Palace Cultivators and Great Demons were hardly seen.
This showed that the Sea Race truly intended to retreat.
Along the border, Spirit Islands that had once brimmed with life had, under the ravages of the Demon Dandelion Flowers, become barren islands devoid of spiritual energy. Even schools of fish no longer dwelled or wandered in the nearby waters. These were irreversible losses.
Had they not come up with countermeasures at the fastest possible speed, the regions that the Human Race had yet to set foot in likely would no longer have any Spirit Islands left.
It had to be said that the Sea Race's move was indeed ruthless. To utterly destroy a Spirit Island, at least a Demon King Level powerhouse had to act. Yet ruining a Spirit Vein required only a few low-cost tricks.
And all of this was the handiwork of the Blood Soul Demonic Sect. They truly possessed exceptionally profound expertise in this regard.
In truth, cultivation methods did not have an obvious distinction between good and bad. Take the Blood Soul Demonic Sect's inherited method, the Blood Soul Spirit Nurturing Scripture. In their hands, it could only be used for destruction, for deeds such as blood sacrifices and devouring.
Yet once it reached Song Youping's hands, the Song Clan's entire breeding industry underwent earth-shaking changes, directly transforming the clan's predicament