It turned out that Saintess Tian Huan's Tengshe Tribe had seized Sang You, Sang Jiu's older brother, while the demons were attacking the Mo River.
After Tian Huan herself had been punished, she had someone throw Sang You straight into the Desolate Abyss, then sent word of it to Sang Jiu.
When Sang Jiu heard, she broke free of Ming Ye's restraints, fled Yu Qing Palace, and rushed to the Desolate Abyss to rescue her brother.
Unfortunately, by the time she arrived, her brother was already unconscious. Sang Jiu tried to protect him, but she couldn't withstand the attacks of the demons there, and her physical body was destroyed as well.
By then, Sang Jiu had already become a demon. Driven by the resentment in her heart, she clung to life through her hatred until Ming Ye arrived to save her.
However, Jize had already sealed the Desolate Abyss. Ming Ye was trapped there when he arrived, and it was only because Wang Yue sensed Jize's warning and suddenly appeared in the abyss that the two of them were able to escape.
Ming Ye's injuries hadn't healed in the first place, and after this ordeal, they worsened considerably. He passed out as soon as he escaped the Desolate Abyss.
Wang Yue could only find a way to treat Ming Ye. But healing a god was nothing like healing a mortal, and Wang Yue soon found himself stretched too thin.
Thinking of how the entire Mo River Tribe had died at Tian Huan's hands, Sang Jiu seized this opportunity to launch a sudden attack on Yu Qing Palace.
When Tian Huan's clansmen heard that Ming Ye had gone to the Desolate Abyss, they assumed he would never return. They took most of the Tengshe Tribe and seized control of Yu Qing