"The demons' arrival was not entirely without warning." Inside Tide Listening Cave, Tang Zong looked gravely at Chen Mu.
"According to the surviving disciples, the concentration of Earth Spirit Vital Qi at Nihe Courtyard suddenly surged several months ago."
"At night, dense fog would occasionally appear for no reason, and some people saw bizarre, enormous creatures within it."
Dense fog, monsters, drastic changes in Earth Spirit Vital Qi...
Why did that sound so much like Netherworld Calamity Demons?!
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.
Other than the surge in Earth Spirit Vital Qi not quite matching the signs of a Calamity Demon's appearance, the other two details seemed more and more similar the more he considered them.
Had the Netherworld Ghost Sect disciples from Kangzhou launched a massive attack on Sacred Heart Academy?
It was entirely possible!
Kangzhou, neighboring Yizhou, was filled with Dragon Locking Institutes and had been fighting Qi Refining cultivators year-round.
Sacred Heart Academy had even specially bred Twin Flower Rabbits to deal with Calamity Demon attacks.
Right!
The Twin Flower Rabbits!
"Were the Twin Flower Rabbits at Nihe Courtyard still normal?" Chen Mu immediately asked.
"I didn't pay much attention to that, but what does it have to do with a demon invasion?" Tang Zong asked in confusion.
It had nothing to do with Outer Realm Demons, but everything to do with Calamity Demons.
If it was merely an invasion by Outer Realm Demons, that would be fine. But if the Yin Nether Underworld was involved behind this...
"Come on! Let's go ask right now!"
Chen Mu immediately took Tang Zong and rushed down the mountain.
The Lower Academy Disciples who had fled from Nihe Courtyard were currently being settled at the foot of the mountain.
"I don't know..."
"Most of us were busy gathering