Heaven and Earth Conspire to Set the Stage for Me, Shen!

"There is a message from Lady Feng Xi."

"She left the Divine Dynasty and captured a fourth-grade demon immortal, along with an Arhat of the Bodhi Sect!"

The two hurried into the pavilion and bowed toward the shadows. "Your guess was correct. The demon horde came from outside, and they are indeed connected to the Bodhi Sect."

In the darkness, Yang Mingli slowly turned around and accepted the memorial they handed him.

He carefully read its contents, then gently set it back on the table.

For the Great Southern Continent, the Demon-Slaying Bureau's three Southern Suppression Generals could only exert their greatest strength by guarding the Divine Dynasty's territory and wielding the boundless imperial aura against their enemies.

Yet the recently frequent demon calamities had already forced Feng Xi to leave and investigate personally. That alone showed how dire the situation had become.

"These thieving monks!"

The two titled generals could not help but curse. "They actually dare lure these old demons back. Aren't they afraid of playing with fire and burning themselves? Don't forget—their sect's reputation for subduing demons with their fleshly bodies was built atop the bones of these old demons!"

"Heh."

Yang Mingli gave a cold laugh.

To experts who had entered the third grade, what grudge could possibly matter more than their future? Even if their parents had died, before an opportunity to advance further, they could temporarily turn swords into plowshares.

He lowered his eyes slightly and ran his fingertip slowly across the tattered map on the table.

Every place where a demon calamity had occurred recently was marked with a small red cross. By now, those red crosses had encircled nearly the entire map.

The returning old demons had likely gathered almost all the information they needed.

They now knew, more or less, which