Near Death

Qingling Region, Lingyun Sect.

Inside the sect master's grand hall, Sect Master Xu Xia sat alone upon his seat, his face heavy with sorrow, dark clouds refusing to disperse.

"Sect Master, Dong'e Market and the Qin Family have all perished at the hands of the devilmen. By the time we received their distress signals, everyone had already—"

A Foundation Establishment elder below reported in a grave voice, his expression solemn to the extreme.

Upon hearing this, a trace of sorrow flashed through Xu Xia's eyes. He slowly said, "What a headache. I never expected these ancient devils from the lower realm to understand how to use devilish qi to transform the bodies of human cultivators. Nearly half the entire region has already fallen, and there has been no word from Wuji Ancestor either."

Li Qing had previously swept through the ancient devils who descended into Qingling Region, wiping out even the Demon Nest along with them.

Yet no one had expected that human cultivators in the Great Desolation Region would accept devilish qi into their bodies and turn into acquired members of the Devil Race. Their lifespans and strength both increased greatly. Having gained so many benefits, they completely defected to the Devil Race.

And these acquired devils from the Great Desolation Region had already swept their invasion into Qingling Region, leaving nearly a small half of the entire region fallen.

The markets where large numbers of Rogue Cultivators gathered, as well as some Cultivation Families dependent on Lingyun Sect, had all been destroyed by these acquired devils.

"Sect Master, should we organize the disciples within the sect and launch a counterattack?" a Foundation Establishment elder asked, a fierce light appearing in his eyes.

But Xu Xia rejected the proposal outright. He said, "We must not act so rashly. Some