Meanwhile, Baiduzi and Red Blood Old Demon retreated with injuries.
Duanmu Patriarch was wounded, then ambushed by Tian Buyi and Su Ru, dying on the spot.
The melee erupted swiftly and ended just as swiftly.
As the Demonic Cult's main figures withdrew, the remaining minor lackeys quickly scattered like birds and beasts.
Xiao Yicai ordered the troops to hold their ground, allowing the Demonic Cult's fiends to retreat.
After this battle, everyone had recognized his talent for command, and he began to favor caution.
Now, back to the Demonic Cult.
After the retreat, Baiduzi immediately sought out Ghost King and demanded viciously, "Brother Ghost King, why didn't you make a move just now? And who is this fellow?"
Wan Renwang smiled. "Brother Baiduzi, we came here to capture the Kui Ox, not to quarrel with the righteous path's disciples. That is why I did not act."
"As for this brother, he is one of the four great guardians of the Holy Sect's main altar, known as Qinglong."
Within the Demonic Cult, the Acacia Sect, Hall of Longevity, Myriad Poisons Sect, and Ghost King Sect now stood as four equal factions. The first three were all old-established powers that had risen after the decline of the Blood Refining Hall, with formidable strength.
Only the Ghost King Sect had suddenly risen three hundred years ago. Experts emerged from within its ranks without end, allowing it to divide the Demonic Cult's domain with the other three sects.
Thus, the Myriad Poisons Sect suspected that the Demonic Cult's Heavenly Book had fallen into the Ghost King Sect's hands.
Before Baiduzi came east, the Myriad Poisons Sect's master had instructed him to delay any matters concerning the Demonic Cult whenever possible. His priority was to determine whether the Heavenly Book was in the Ghost