Azure Dragon Island lay to the east, Vermilion Bird Island to the south, with no more than several tens of thousands of li between them.
At the speed of the Black Tortoise Banner, the Phoenix Dharma Aspect, and the pursuing Ghost Dragon, all three reached Vermilion Bird Island within moments.
At this time, cultivators of Vermilion Bird Island and cultivators who had come from every direction as reinforcements were locked in a fierce battle with the invading demonic path forces.
Roar!
The Ghost Dragon pursuing from behind let out a dragon's roar from afar. The Devil Lords and Demonic Beasts fighting and slaughtering across Vermilion Bird Island immediately received their orders and launched attacks at the Phoenix Dharma Aspect flying through the sky.
All manner of demonic attacks and demonic-origin bombardments surged in. They might not inflict much damage upon the Phoenix Dharma Aspect, but they could at least slow its flight somewhat.
"Kill!"
"Fight!"
The cultivators on Vermilion Bird Island seemed to have received orders as well. One after another, they attacked the Demonic Beasts and Devil Lords, covering the approaching Phoenix Dharma Aspect.
Vermilion Bird Island's cultivators chiefly cultivated the path of fire. With every move, all kinds of flames gathered, transforming into fire clouds, fire rain, and seas of fire that poured down in torrents, setting the land ablaze with explosions everywhere.
Amid this chaotic battle and slaughter, the Black Tortoise Banner carried the Phoenix Dharma Aspect all the way into the central region of Vermilion Bird Island.
"Vermilion Bird Master, your guest has arrived. Aren't you going to open the door and welcome him?"
The Black Tortoise Master's voice emerged from the Black Tortoise Banner.
The next moment, a gateway to a secret realm opened in the center of Vermilion Bird Island below. Within it, flames