More than a dozen enormous cages were packed with shadowy figures, imprisoning Demon Cultivators from every Demon Race. Some were even cultivators dressed like humans.
The cage where Ao Jianlie was held was a mixed bag of fish and dragons, crammed with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of prisoners.
The two communicated through secret voice transmission, so there was no risk of their words leaking out.
Yet not far away, someone noticed their unusual behavior.
He was a human man, pale and frail-faced, skeletal from head to toe, yet his eyes shone with startling brightness.
"Looks like, besides us, someone else wants to make a move against the Two-Headed Peacock Clan."
The man muttered gravely.
Several figures nearby froze, disbelief written across their faces.
"Senior Brother, how is that possible?"
"The Two-Headed Peacock Clan is the Sky Swallowing Sparrow Clan's lapdog."
"Other than our Spirit Sword Immortal Sect, who else would dare lay a hand on them?"
One figure whispered.
Within the Heavenly Net Demon Kingdom, aside from Demon Cultivator clans of every size, there were also a certain number of human cultivators.
In Dust Spirit Province, the Spirit Sword Immortal Sect was an unusual presence.
This sect was not large, and its cultivators were primarily human. Moreover, its sword cultivation legacy stretched back far into the past, such that even ordinary Demon Cultivator clans did not dare provoke it lightly.
The Spirit Sword Immortal Sect had always remained aloof from worldly affairs and rarely intervened in the conflicts between Dust Spirit Province's major Demon Cultivator clans. Yet in recent years, the Two-Headed Peacock Clan's wanton slaughter of weaker Demon Cultivator clans had still stirred their displeasure.
The One-Horned White Sheep Clan also had deep ties with the Spirit Sword Immortal Sect. Back when the Spirit Sword Immortal Sect's ancestor had established