After returning to the Azure Cloud Sect, Ye Lin saw all the Outer Sect disciples bustling about, as if they were preparing for some major event.
"What's... going on here?"
Ye Lin casually stopped an Outer Sect disciple and asked.
The disciple had initially been somewhat annoyed at being stopped, but the moment he saw Ye Lin, he immediately became respectful.
"Senior Brother Ye, Evil Cultivators have appeared in many places. We're making preparations to go down the mountain and exterminate demons starting today."
At this, Ye Lin furrowed his brow.
"Who gave the order to exterminate demons?"
"Senior Brother Ye, it was the Inner Sect Tenth Elder."
Hearing this, Ye Lin understood. Chu Xue must have gotten some clues by now, but without knowing the truth, it wouldn't be wise to fall out with the Sect Master.
After all, he was still the Sect Master of the Azure Cloud Sect. This was a covert struggle between two Golden Core cultivators, and Ye Lin had no wish to get caught up in it.
"All right, you may go."
With that, Ye Lin headed toward Lone Peak.
"Master."
As soon as he arrived at Lone Peak, he saw Chu Xue standing outside his residence.
"Evil Demons have emerged and wreaked havoc across the world. You've heard about the Evil Cultivators slaughtering villages, haven't you?"
Ye Lin nodded.
Evil Demons needed countless drops of Human Race blood essence to cultivate, while Evil Cultivators were their lackeys, specializing in all manner of heinous deeds.
"Before I emerged from seclusion, the Evil Demons had already appeared. But the sect's response has disappointed me greatly. They've only organized a few minor purges."
"Evil Demons are the great enemy of the Human Race. If they aren't eliminated, the consequences will surely be disastrous."
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