Shi Yue fed the Spirit Devouring Bee King two Crimson Moon Pills, and it grew drowsy.
Although taking the Crimson Moon Pills wouldn't let it advance to the eighth level so quickly, the Spirit Devouring Bee King was already at the seventh level. To be cautious, Shi Yue decided to leave it in the courtyard.
Every so often, he let his spirit beasts and birds out into the courtyard to play to their hearts' content, then later returned them to Palm Heaven Space.
He left Palm Heaven Space, and Xiaoyaozi followed. The two sat facing each other over a chessboard and began a game.
A private room in Nine Bends Tower.
Qu Zhiyang was discussing something with Li Yunqing and his wife. All three wore grave expressions, as if they were talking about something important.
"Fellow Daoist Li, how could your great-grandson have been killed by a Demonic Dao Cultivator? If I remember correctly, he was a standout on the Tianlan Ranking. Though he was only at the early stage of Spirit Transformation, even ordinary late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators might not have been a match for him." Qu Zhiyang asked curiously.
Tianlan Star Domain was the territory of Righteous Path cultivators, and trade flourished there. Demonic Dao Cultivators appearing wasn't unusual, but Li Yunqing's great-grandson hadn't been an ordinary Spirit Transformation cultivator, and yet he'd been killed by one. Li Yunqing hadn't explained the matter earlier, and Qu Zhiyang hadn't felt it appropriate to press him. But he'd just spoken up for Li Yunqing in front of Shi Yue, and curiosity got the better of him.
This was no small matter. If even a standout on the Tianlan Ranking had been killed by a Demonic Dao Cultivator, were they declaring war on the Righteous Path?
"Alas, Hao Ren happened to