From Chao Yushi's words, Lin Bai gradually pieced together the whole story.
No one knew when it had happened, but Sacred Lotus Palace had suddenly received news that the Twenty-First Prince possessed a sword connected to the "Nine Underworlds Demon Palace Key."
Afterward, Sacred Lotus Palace had secretly sent a martial artist to approach the Twenty-First Prince.
That martial artist was "Zhang Peixuan."
But Sacred Lotus Palace had never expected... Zhang Peixuan was actually a hidden agent planted in Sacred Lotus Palace by the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.
Just yesterday, Zhang Peixuan had gone to the Twenty-First Prince's estate and abducted him.
During the process, martial artists of unknown origin, suspected to be from the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, had acted as guides.
That made the matter troublesome.
Lin Bai narrowed his eyes... Sacred Lotus Palace had gotten itself into trouble in two ways.
First, it had secretly made contact with the sword that was the key to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace's treasure.
Every top sect in the Demon Realm knew that this sword was connected to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace's treasure.
The nine treasures left behind by the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace were each enough to turn a force into a flourishing power.
Naturally, Chu would not want a force capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Chu to emerge within its territory.
Tianshui Sect was a cautionary tale.
A hundred thousand years ago, Tianshui Sect had once intended to fish for benefits during the battle that destroyed the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, hoping to rule across the river from Chu.
Later, Chu had crushed Tianshui Sect's plans, and Tianshui Sect had suffered a hundred thousand years of suppression at Chu's hands.
Only now had it finally recovered.
Sacred Lotus Palace's secret contact with the key to