"Puff puff... hehehe," Cao Zhengde's mind seemed to have become somewhat abnormal.
He quickly calmed down, raised a hand, and completely sealed off the area.
Then he turned and left his cave dwelling, heading silently toward the depths of the Northern Desert.
Before long, he arrived at a towering mountain. After passing through a long passageway, he reached the depths underground.
The farther down he went, the thicker the stench of blood became.
Soon, he arrived at a place that resembled a lake of blood!
This was a vast blood lake spanning at least a hundred zhang in every direction. Beneath it lay densely packed chunks of flesh, severed limbs, and blood.
Mysterious formations and restrictions linked the inside and outside of the blood lake, making the place look exceptionally terrifying.
This was the headquarters of the Blood Demon Sect. At the center of this Blood Sea stood a crimson palace, quietly rising from the sea of blood.
More than half of the palace was submerged in the blood lake!
Cao Zhengde's gaze was gloomy as he arrived at the entrance above the palace.
There was a specially made door here, and it was currently open.
Cao Zhengde followed it inside and soon reached the depths of the palace.
More than a dozen figures had already gathered in a side hall. All of them were responsible for gathering intelligence within the Nine Provinces.
At the very top sat a Daoist clad in blood-red robes, emanating an exceedingly horrifying aura.
He was undoubtedly a Longevity Realm cultivator. A blood-colored halo spread from the back of his head, within which an endless Blood Sea seemed to churn.
At that moment, his gaze rested quietly upon everyone present.
"I summoned you here to consolidate the latest information."
"How are things in the Nine