A diagram rose above Zong Kerui's head—the Sky-Patching Diagram. As it slowly unfurled, it released rosy light and drew a strand of green light from the air into the diagram. That green light was the Flood Dragon's soul.
With a beckoning gesture, Zong Kerui brought the Sky-Patching Diagram down into her hand. After examining it, she murmured to herself, "This little Flood Dragon's soul is actually not weak, but the Sky-Patching Diagram requires far too much soul power. I'll wait a while. Such a huge commotion should bring people here soon enough."
Worried that the cultivation she had revealed was too high, Zong Kerui formed another hand seal. Her aura swiftly receded until it appeared that she possessed only mid-He Dao cultivation.
Having finished all this, she stood in the air and waited for someone to arrive. A moment later, three Escape Lights flew over from afar. When they drew close, they proved to be three demons. At their head was a seductively charming woman with four pupils in each eye—a Four-Pupiled Demon Fox.
Of the two behind her, one had a bull's head and a human body, a bull-headed monster; the other was a lean man with scales on his face, a snake demon. All three possessed mid-He Dao cultivation.
When the three demons saw Zong Kerui, they were overjoyed. They all thought, Our luck is truly excellent. We actually got here before anyone else and found Zong Kerui. If we kill her, we can trade her for treasures at the Dragon Palace. The conditions offered by the old Dragon King of the East Sea were exceedingly generous, one of them being the chance to exchange her for treasures at the Dragon Palace.
To demons, that was incomparably precious. Demons rarely forged artifacts, and the treasures they possessed were