"Stop rushing around like a whirlwind. How many times have I told you? When something serious happens, keep a calm mind. The more anxious you feel, the steadier you must be!"
Seeing Shi Yuelan's state, Chen Lin could not help lecturing her.
"Ah, got it."
Shi Yuelan answered him.
But she clearly had not taken a word of it to heart.
Chen Lin could only shake his head inwardly.
By the late Semi-Void stage, a cultivator's character was already firmly set in every respect. Changing it was no easy task.
Still, someone at the late Semi-Void stage could rule an entire world in the Lower Realm. It was rare indeed to see one as "immature" as her. He had no idea how He Jiuniang had raised her.
"Tell me. What happened?"
Chen Lin asked.
"It's about that demonic cultivator we ran into."
Shi Yuelan spoke at once.
Her expression was grave.
"What about him? Does he have some powerful backing?"
Chen Lin's heart tightened.
All he wanted now was to cultivate in peace. He truly did not want any more trouble.
"It's not his backing."
Shi Yuelan shook her head.
Then she said, "He wasn't a demonic cultivator. A group of heretical cultivators has appeared out of nowhere. They all wear the same cloaks and refuse to show their true faces."
"They specifically hunt cultivators, killing practically anyone they see. More than a dozen incidents have already been discovered."
"More than a dozen?"
Chen Lin's expression grew grave as well.
A dozen or so might not sound like much, but for word to get back, there had to have been survivors.
Given that demonic cultivator's strength, anyone he targeted would find it difficult to escape.
There were surely far more cases where no one had been left alive. The actual