"What utter nonsense! King Lu Dan actually went back on his word." Kong E had always harbored a grudge against Lu Xiaotian, so when he heard Kong Ming recount what had happened, his eyes widened in fury.
"Forget it. We were mentally prepared for this sect to face such a situation. We can only wait until Mingxin has fully stabilized his cultivation and then see whether King Lu Dan is willing to teach him the incantations for the subsequent cultivation techniques. What we lose in the elm grove, we gain in the mulberry grove. The sect's effort to bring back the Scripture has encountered yet another twist." Kong Ming let out a forlorn sigh.
"It seems that although Mingxin had some history with King Lu Dan, its weight wasn't as great as we imagined."
Kong E nodded and said with an extremely grave expression, "According to the news sent from the Chaotic Demon Domain, the entire Chaotic Demon Domain is currently searching for the whereabouts of the World-Heaven Stone. The situation may be several degrees more severe than we imagined."
"Have the Scarlet Moon Desert and the Demon Race begun joining forces?" Kong Ming's expression froze.
"Quite possibly. I didn't expect the Scarlet Moon Desert to react so quickly. If things continue this way, the Buddhist Sect will have completely lost control of the situation in the Chaotic Demon Domain." Kong E nodded. "If the situation develops like this, the Scarlet Moon Desert will sooner or later become the sect's greatest enemy."
"Ming'e, the sect is beset by troubles at present. Although the sect cannot easily set foot in the Chaotic Demon Domain, once the curse-wish power within the World-Heaven Stone is affected and begins to fluctuate, the sect cannot simply stand by and watch it fall into someone else's