This had never happened before in the Buddhist sect. Pfft.
The shadowy figures were trapped beneath the Profound Fire Maze. Amid the fierce battle, they could no longer conceal their forms. The vicious shadows coating their bodies burst apart, revealing their true shapes: enormous gray butterflies, each nearly a zhang tall, with wicked, hideous faces.
Though each gray butterfly was only a zhang tall, its body was enveloped in a hazy gray halo. Measured by the halo, it spanned several zhang.
Yun Xiaoqi and Hongyue stared at the hideous butterflies before them in terror. Lu Xiaotian frowned. The butterflies didn't seem particularly intelligent, yet their strength was astonishing. What's more, he had encountered these creatures before.
"So the Icefeather Luan Phoenix's reach really does extend into the Chaotic Demon Domain." Lu Xiaotian narrowed his eyes. He had come to the Chaotic Demon Domain to avoid the Icefeather Luan Phoenix. After all, he had stood the other party up at the Netherdemon Corpse Grounds. Not only had he refused to work for the Icefeather Luan Phoenix, he had also killed its subordinate, the powerful Four-Winged Mantis.
Now Lu Xiaotian had advanced to the Integrated Body Late Stage, and his strength had grown considerably. Once his realm had stabilized somewhat, he would begin working on expelling the Bone-Entrenching Demonic Smoke from his body. He hadn't expected circumstances to change so quickly. Before he could even settle down, the Icefeather Luan Phoenix's forces had already followed him here.
Back then, at the Devil Lord's request—in other words, the Icefeather Luan Phoenix's—Lu Xiaotian had gone to the place where the Icefeather Luan Phoenix had settled. Before climbing the white bone staircase, he had seen these gray butterflies once before.
The bizarre butterfly swarm in the demon sea had left a deep impression on Lu