Outside the window, the night was deep and dark.
A purple full moon hung high in the sky, just as before.
Yet tonight, an upheaval had occurred within Demon Crow Mountain!
A streak of blood-colored Sword Qi shot into the heavens from the depths of Demon Crow Mountain, tearing through the clouds and madly devouring the moonlight cast down by the Demon Flame Purple Moon.
The Sword Qi reached the sky, its blood-red sword light spreading outward like a tide.
The demonic beasts lurking within Demon Crow Mountain all seemed to have been frightened, fleeing for their lives!
Rumble!
The mountains trembled and the earth shook, while beastly roars rocked the heavens.
Some enormous vicious birds beat their wings, trying to escape Demon Crow Mountain, but halfway there, they were engulfed by that dreadful blood-red sword light. In an instant, their bodies shattered and vanished into ash!
Such scenes continued to unfold in the depths of Demon Crow Mountain.
All of it only made that streak of blood-colored Sword Qi appear all the more terrifying and bizarre.
The villagers of Grass Creek Village were all alarmed and streamed out of their homes.
"That mysterious blood-colored Sword Qi has appeared again!"
"I wonder where it came from. Why does it appear in the night every so often, pierce the firmament, and devour the moonlight?"
Many villagers were filled with dread.
They had witnessed such bizarre sights many times over the years.
Yet every time they saw it, they still felt horror and fear.
"But for us, this is actually a tremendous blessing!"
Village chief Xue Tianyun said expectantly, "At dawn tomorrow, we'll enter the mountain together. We'll definitely be able to pick up plenty of demonic beast carcasses!"
At the mention of this, many people's eyes lit up as they rubbed