Spring gave way to autumn, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
This year was one in which the flames of war subsided, yet undercurrents surged. After Venerable Chi Yuan fell, the Divine Dao Founding, which had been expanding madly, immediately halted its advance and began a full-scale retreat.
The Immortal Dao factions reacted strangely to this. They did not pursue the Divine Dao Founding relentlessly. Thus, a world once shrouded in war abruptly welcomed peace. This sudden change left many baffled, but it was ultimately a good thing.
Although the War of Immortals and Gods had not yet reached its peak, it had already spread far and wide. A return to stability was good no matter what.
Of course, this stability was merely an outward appearance. Though the War of Immortals and Gods had temporarily ended, a new calamity was already brewing.
Over the course of this year, some people unexpectedly resonated with the Bloodfire Dao and received its true teachings, rising amid chaos. They took bloodfire as their seed and others as firewood, using them to forge themselves. Their cultivation often grew at an astonishing rate, and every appearance they made stirred no small amount of turmoil.
For this reason, they were called Red Demons. Yet before long, these Red Demons met with utter disaster. The sword cultivators of the War-Stopping Immortal Abode took action. They traveled the world, specializing in suppressing and killing Red Demons. Anyone tainted by Red Demons was shown no mercy.
But the world was too vast, and there were likewise places beyond the War-Stopping Immortal Abode's reach. After a number of them were killed, the remaining Red Demons became exceptionally cautious, terrified of drawing the War-Stopping Immortal Abode's attention.
The other Immortal Dao factions both respected and feared the