The two peak masters walked to the prow and looked ahead.
The others gathered on the deck and looked up, only to see the sky ahead shrouded in dark-red baleful clouds. Shadows churned within them, and the stench of blood rushed into their faces.
"There are demonic beasts and cultivators fighting!" The Sword-Wielding Peak Master frowned.
"Should we detour around them?" The Chiyan Peak Master looked at Elder Gu.
Elder Gu immediately shook his head. "A detour would waste too much time. Besides, this aura feels familiar. Let's go over and see what's happening first!"
The Qingyun Sky-Piercing Ark slowed down, dimming the spiritual radiance around it as it approached the baleful clouds.
Above the isolated island, dozens of figures were locked in a chaotic battle! One side was unmistakably Blood Fiend Hall. Their leader, a cultivator at the initial stage of the True Essence Realm, was locked in an inseparable fight with an old man.
The other side was the Profound Nether Sect. They had formed an array to fend off the aerial demonic beasts' siege and the Blood Fiend Hall disciples' sneak attacks. Every Profound Nether Sect disciple possessed considerable cultivation, but they were outnumbered, and several had already been injured.
"It's an ambush by Blood Fiend Hall! They set up a Blood Fiend Beast-Luring Array!"
"That old man is Yunhe of the Profound Nether Sect. I've met him several times before." The Chiyan Peak Master recognized him at once. "Blood Fiend Hall has truly gone all out this time. They even sent a True Essence Realm cultivator—they clearly intend to wipe them out!"
"We are righteous sects of the Southern Region. Since we have come across this, we absolutely cannot stand by with folded arms!"
"Activate the Qingyun Sky-Piercing Ark's attack array! You two peak masters, strike