Negotiations

626 Negotiations

The next day was calm. After the late-eighth-stage [Five-Headed Five-Spirit Majestic Alien Immortal Beast] struck once, it returned to rest, leaving both the humans and the demon beasts trembling with fear for several days before they confirmed that the crisis had passed.

Both sides withdrew their troops and ceased hostilities. The demon beasts had also been startled. This great lord of the mountains had struck without giving them any warning—and had done so without distinguishing friend from foe.

Several seventh-stage Demon Kings began to wonder whether the war with the human race had angered the great lord. Had they disturbed his peaceful dream?

But thousands of years had passed, and the great lord had always remained quiet. Even when he took action, he had never made such a tremendous commotion. It was not as though they had never fought the human race before.

Zhao Xiaojie arrived at the Five Lotus County camp under these circumstances. By then, the chaotic battlefield had already been cleaned up once. Most of the Zhang Family's people had survived.

They had Zhou Buding to thank for acting in time and blocking that earth-shattering blow.

Was the power of the late eighth stage really this terrifying?

Yet Zhang Wushuang had gained considerable new insight from it. As it happened, that immortal beast great lord had also gathered five kinds of power into one, making it somewhat similar to his Five Elements Spiritual Root.

Thus, after handling the many urgent affairs, he began secluded cultivation. The remaining matters would be handled by Zuo Wuming.

Zhang Mingshu was also comforting the people from those dependent minor households.

Zhang Yu, meanwhile, rushed over with people from Haiqu County.

Over the next half month or so, the eastern direction where the Zhuge Family was located and the northern