Within the Stone Spirit Grotto-Heaven, the cloudless sky suddenly changed. Streaks of bloody light spread, weaving into a hazy dragon silhouette that hurtled closer like a shooting star.
A pair of enormous, hollow eyes gradually appeared high in the sky, a chilling sight to behold.
Their gaze first fell on the spirit fruit growing on Peachwood, then turned toward the transformed nine-bend spirit ginseng and the fifth-stage star-tempering fruit tree, before finally settling on the Cold Marrow Jade Spirit and the Jade Qilin Dragon.
The greed in those eyes had long since taken tangible form, utterly unconcealed.
With its space-rending magical treasure, it had sensed the presence of a pureblood half-true spirit early on. It had also discovered that the cultivator with the red fox had held back much of his strength.
It simply had not wanted to reveal that so soon. Otherwise, those demon saints might discover it and interfere again.
Now, it seemed its gains would be far more than just a half-true spirit.
There was precious cold marrow liquid, spirit fruit rich in blood essence that could extend its lifespan, treasures for tempering the body, and even a fifth-stage Moon Spirit Clam demon emperor. There was also a vast mass of flesh and blood, along with several spirit beings it recognized from its memories.
At that thought, it thrust a mantis blade straight toward the grotto-heaven.
"I can't hold it back!" Stone Spirit's voice rang out within the grotto-heaven, filled with anxiety. It kept sending voice transmissions to Ye Jingcheng, but he still did not appear.
Fortunately, all the spirit beasts sprang into action.
The Jade Qilin Dragon took the lead without hesitation, its biting cold powerful enough to freeze everything.
As Ye Jingcheng's strongest spirit beast, it sensed an intense threat at that moment, along with