"The Demon Heart was hidden so secretly. How did he find that hidden chamber in so little time?"
"We're finished. We meant to stall him while he searched for the Dark Demon Heart, hoping Lord Demon General Jixi would return to reinforce us in time. Who could have imagined he would get his hands on it so quickly?"
"What do we do? Stop them or not?"
The Primordial Devil Guards were horrified.
None of them had expected it.
Xiao Chen and Lao Six had found the Demon Heart in such a short time.
And swiftly withdrawn.
Just like that.
The scene froze.
Outside the ancient, resplendent purple Ancient Hall, which seethed with monstrous ferocity.
The towering ancient guards, as mighty as gods and devils in ordinary eyes, stood rigid, their faces torn with conflict as they watched the human and demon slowly approach.
An impossible dilemma lay before them.
Stop them.
Or let them pass.
If they stopped them.
That approaching youth, otherworldly in robes white as snow, was far too savage.
They would most likely be wiped out to the last guard.
If they let them pass.
Once the Three-Eyed Cat Lord emerged from seclusion.
And discovered the Demon Heart missing.
The Cat Lord would surely fly into a rage.
When blame was assigned.
They might likewise be annihilated inch by inch.
After a long silence.
The Primordial Devil Guards slowly backed away.
They abandoned resistance.
After weighing it over and over.
Between dying now and perishing later.
They ultimately chose the latter.
"Lord Luo Jiuxiao, the man you asked me to watch has left the Wine Mansion and headed toward the Demon-Eating Dark Forest!"
In a lavish guest room at the Demon-Eating Wine House, Luo Jiuxiao sat cross-legged in midair, radiating brilliance as he quietly meditated. Suddenly, a