Haotian nodded. "Those black-robed cultivators weren't very powerful. Their account should be genuine."
"They found a 'Spirit Transformation Demonic Array' on the outskirts of the Demon Abyss. When they saw someone occupying the depths, they didn't dare linger and headed all the way to the East Sea."
Zhunti paced back and forth, absently tapping the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his hand. "Dao Demon Dual Cultivation... the Taiyi Realm... These are no ordinary Demonic Evils."
"If Luohu had someone like that under his command, why didn't they appear during the Dao-Devil War?"
"Perhaps they broke through after the war," Haotian speculated. "Or perhaps... they weren't Luohu's former followers at all."
Jieyin looked up. "What do you mean, Fellow Daoist?"
"The Devil Dao's legacy doesn't belong to Luohu alone," Haotian said slowly. "The Primordial Wilderness is vast, with countless reclusive cultivators."
"Someone might have seen the Western Earth Veins shattered and demonic energy spreading, thought it an opportunity, and secretly entered to cultivate Dao Demon methods. It's entirely possible."
Zhunti stopped pacing, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "If that's true, they deserve to die."
"The West is already so ruined, yet someone still wants to cultivate with demonic energy and turn this place completely into a Demonic Domain!"
"Precisely," Haotian said. "Worse still, they've set up a large formation deep in the Demon Abyss. They must have some considerable aim."
"If we don't stop them in time, then once the formation is complete, I'm afraid..."
There was no need to finish. Zhunti and Jieyin understood.
The West was already in ruins. If it were turned completely into a Demonic Domain, all hope of restoring it would be lost.
"What do you propose, Fellow Daoist?" Zhunti asked Haotian, his gaze sharp.
Haotian already had a plan. "Our enemy is hidden