"Outside... it seems things aren't peaceful," the Demon Ancestor murmured as she gazed above the altar. Though there was nothing there, in her eyes, Jinglan Ancient Lake held no secrets.
At this moment, the Great Sound Pavilion had joined the battle against the demon race, instantly pushing the previously easing conflict in an uncontrollable direction. The entire Underground Labyrinth was drenched in blood. Vast quantities of blood flowed freely, continuously seeping into the labyrinth's pale walls and vanishing without a trace.
"What exactly are they trying to do?" Clear Void Seven Hearts Lamp asked gravely. Even before meeting the Demon Ancestor, she had felt that this incident was far from simple. Now, she found the events at Jinglan Ancient Lake even more suspicious. Yet no matter how she thought about it, she could not figure out who was pushing things from behind the scenes, nor what their goal was.
"Someone wants to use a blood sacrifice to open the altar here," the Demon Ancestor said with a cold laugh.
So many demons and humans had died in the Underground Labyrinth, yet scenes of corpses piled high and blood flowing into rivers were rarely seen. Why? Because all that flesh and blood had been forcibly fed into the formation through a blood sacrifice, all to open this Inheritance Altar.
This person's understanding of Jinglan Ancient Lake was extraordinarily deep. Every step they took had pushed humans and demons toward the brink of war. In doing so, they could obtain what they wanted without lifting a finger. Countless lives lost? They did not care!
"Open the altar? Could that person's target be you?" Clear Void Seven Hearts Lamp asked with a slight frown.
"More accurately, it's my corpse! But he probably doesn't know that I'm not dead yet!" The cold smile on