[Even now, Dong Yue did not know that there had been more than one great fiend near the Great Dao's Mark. It was simply that the other Qiong Xiao great fiend had happened to be lured away by a lucky fellow named Xie Xie.]
[Xie Xie was a demonic cultivator from Yulong Tengsheng Heaven, where he was known as the Spirit Dread Holy Lord. Tens of thousands of years ago, while entering a teleportation passage leading to a Secret Realm, he had accidentally fallen into the Cosmic Domain midway through the passage.
Although Xie Xie, whose cultivation had already reached the Life Path Quasi-Emperor realm, was not weak in Yulong Tengsheng Heaven, that level of strength was somewhat inadequate against a Cosmic Domain great fiend. He had no ability to face one head-on. Fortunately, Xie Xie was exceptionally skilled in escape and life-preserving techniques, not much inferior to Dong Yue's, allowing him to hold on a while longer...]
[From Dong Yue, you obtained more detailed information and observed the exact state of his injuries. They were indeed almost identical to the wounds you had learned a Qiong Xiao great fiend could inflict. Since Dong Yue had truly suffered disaster, then Fengyin Sacred Dynasty's challenge this time had not been them stirring up trouble for no reason. Perhaps the intelligence you had provided really had been flawed.
Because Dong Yue had seen only one Qiong Xiao great fiend, his thoughts differed from Li Yuanming's. He did not believe the problem lay entirely with you. Moreover, Dong Yue believed that he bore you neither grudge nor grievance. There was no reason for you to set him up and invite trouble upon yourself. Thus, though weak, Dong Yue's attitude upon seeing you this time was not much worse than it had been the