Having grasped the situation in the Sacred Realm, Niu Youdao immediately hurried to Demon Ridge to meet Zhao Xiongge.
Afterward, they met amid clear breezes and bright moonlight atop mountain peaks, aboard boats drifting over rivers, in valleys where lofty mountains and flowing waters met, or directly atop soaring avian mounts.
Niu Youdao raced about day and night. Within just a few days, he successively met with Gong Lince, Xi Haitang, Yan Zhutian, and Wen Hua, informing them of the intelligence gathered from within the Sacred Realm, the situation they currently faced, and the strategy for striking back.
The others still did not know what had happened in the Sacred Realm. The sudden news of an approaching crisis made every one of them's heart pound in terror. Upon learning of Niu Youdao's counterattack plan, all of them gave it their full cooperation.
After finishing his meeting with Yan Zhutian, the last person he met, Niu Youdao leaped down from high in the sky, flying toward the vast earth below.
Yan Zhutian swiftly rode his avian mount away.
Niu Youdao glided down into a deep mountain forest valley and landed lightly beside Yun Ji, who was disguised in another appearance. An avian mount stood guard at Yun Ji's side.
Niu Youdao said, "Let's go!"
Yun Ji asked, "Where to? Are we going back?"
Niu Youdao said, "Zhuge Chi. We went to such great lengths to save him; it is time for him to contribute!"
At the Heavenly Demon Sacred Land, in the burial grounds of a chaotic graveyard, large numbers of people were digging into the earth and excavating corpses.
Wu Fei was among them. When he saw people beginning to dig near that large tree, his heart rose into his throat.
Though he did not know who had secretly