Flowing Cloud Sword Sect.
Mist drifted ethereally, while immortal cranes wheeled overhead.
Voices came from within a steep loft.
"We've been investigating for so long, yet still haven't found a trace of that Ghost Hag?"
"Our Sword Sect lost so many people, and we didn't even manage to pull up a single hair."
The Sword Sect Grand Elder blew out his beard and glared, barking angrily.
"Grand Elder, please calm down."
"It wasn't just the Ghost Hag who disappeared. Even the ghostly creatures' soul bodies wandering throughout Great Jin have vanished completely."
"If my guess is correct, that Ghost Hag probably never fled at all."
The elder in charge of intelligence wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and said, "You mean... the Blood Demon Sect!"
"That's the only explanation."
The Great Elder's face was frighteningly gloomy.
"Moreover, several days ago, our spy in the Blood Demon Sect sent back intelligence. Several veteran elders of Blood Ancient Peak and Blood Fiend Peak have already been eliminated by the Blood Soul Peak Master."
"Even the old monster entrenched in the Demon Vein Desolate Land has perished."
The elder spoke slowly, his expression grave.
The Great Elder froze, saying incredulously, "How is that possible?"
The old monster in the Demon Vein Desolate Land was extraordinarily powerful. Even if it was inferior to the Ghost Mother Wuji, it was still far beyond an ordinary ninth-grade Bone Tempering Realm cultivator.
"Great Elder, it's absolutely true."
"We suspect that the Blood Soul Peak Master is from the Thousand Hand Demonic Sect."
"Now, the entire Blood Demon Sect has fallen completely under her control. The missing Blood Bone probably also fell victim to her."
The Great Elder laughed in fury. "What a scheme! What a Thousand Hand Demonic Sect!"
"They actually played our Flowing Cloud Sword