Sea of Sand, Black Crow Forbidden Ground. The crimson sky shone even more fiercely red.
Flocks of Black Crows rose from the forest, then swooped down from the high sky.
In the past, these Black Crows had needed to fly to the Sky Leaving Grassland to hunt for spiritual food. Now, they no longer needed to hunt, but their daily drills had not diminished. Those who performed well in training were rewarded with spirit pills by the Ye Family, while the best performers might even be chosen as Spirit Beasts by the Ye Family.
Thus, though hunting had decreased, the overall strength of these Black Crows had risen considerably.
With the appearance of the Black Crow Demon Emperor, the status of the entire Black Crow Forbidden Ground within the Ye Family had risen significantly as well.
The Ye Family's most sought-after Spirit Beasts now were, first, the Spirit Beasts within Dragon Valley that carried flood dragon bloodlines, and second, the Black Crows of the Black Crow Forbidden Ground.
At this moment, within the Black Crow Forbidden Ground, many enormous Sky Crow Ancient Tree Wood Demons were shaking their wooden bodies, wholly disregarding the Black Crow Cloud Ears growing upon them.
A closer look would reveal two female cultivators waiting behind one Wood Demon. In the next moment, as an aura stirred, it began to change.
Spirit energy erupted, forming a small cloud of spiritual energy.
Joy immediately filled both women's faces.
"Great-Aunt Jing Yu, it worked! We succeeded!" Ye Yunmei cried out in boundless delight.
She held a jade bottle in her hand, while before them stood an Ancient Tree Wood Demon at the initial stage of the fourth rank.
Yet its aura was changing toward the middle stage of the fourth rank.
"This proves that the fourth-rank Demon Spirit