In the sealed space, after the incident with the Abyssal Demon Ancestor, Gu Ding fell into a deep sleep.
Within his Soul Space, his soul and consciousness underwent another reconstruction, merging with the memories that had originally belonged to the Abyssal Demon Ancestor.
While he remained in that state, Red Eye Ancestor and the others outside continued carrying out their plan, completely unaware that anything was amiss.
More than a month swiftly passed, and Heavenly Demon Hall had basically finished gathering all kinds of clues.
The Grand Elder, dressed in a suit, returned to Heavenly Demon Hall once more.
This time, he headed straight for the central hall.
At the center of the central hall, above ninety-nine steps, Saintess Mary sat upon a crimson-gold throne. The same two maids from last time stood at either side of her.
"Saintess!" The Grand Elder bowed slightly.
"Do you have conclusive evidence?" Mary looked down at the Grand Elder.
"Yes, the evidence has been fully collected. We can now confirm that Red Eye Ancestor has colluded with the Abyssal Demon Ancestor and intends to join forces with several other factions to attack us!" The Grand Elder gave an extremely certain answer.
"Very well. I will personally go for this operation," Mary said calmly.
"Saintess, you must not!" The two maids hurriedly objected.
"Don't many people outside want to know whether Heavenly Demon Hall's Saintess has been chosen? Then let them know that Heavenly Demon Hall's Saintess has already been chosen. We can take this opportunity to intimidate those petty vermin!" A sharp glint flashed through Mary's eyes.
"But..."
"But what? You needn't worry about my safety. Or do you doubt my strength?" Mary cast a sidelong glance at the two women beside her.
"No... We simply feel that, given your status, Saintess, there