At Jingu Plain, the Seven Great Sects and the six sects of the Devil Dao were still locked in fierce, bitter battle.
Thanks to the Seven Great Sects' efforts, they had managed to hold the battle line at Jingu Plain. Though the Devil Dao kept sending in reinforcements, they had ultimately failed to break through the defenses and spread into the State of Xu behind them.
However, although they had barely managed to hold the line, the overall situation was far from good.
The thing was—
In the camp at Jingu Plain, which had become the front line, Han Li's master, Li Huayuan, and his senior sister, Hongfu, were discussing something with worried expressions.
"Senior sister!"
"What is it?"
"Any news of Xuan'er?"
Dong Xuan'er was Senior Sister Hongfu's disciple. Not long ago, she had been abducted by people from the Devil Dao here at Jingu Plain. Since then, there had been no word of her, and no one knew whether she was alive or dead.
Li Huayuan was so worried because he knew Dong Xuan'er was not only his senior sister's disciple but also her illegitimate daughter. The matter was extremely secret, however, and only a few of their fellow disciples in Yellow Maple Valley knew about it.
"No..."
"That fiend's whereabouts are uncertain. Who knows where he took Xuan'er?"
Hongfu slowly shook her head, then said nothing more. She went straight into the tent, looking dejected and dispirited.
"Alas!"
"I can only hope she's all right!"
"Not finding her is at least better than hearing bad news."
Li Huayuan didn't know what else to say to comfort her, so he settled for that.
"Senior sister, the news from the front line isn't good."
"You wouldn't believe it. The Devil Dao's brats have been sending in reinforcements these past