Cui Qiao glanced sideways at Song Wen. The smile on his face had not faded.
That smile was clearly gentle, yet it made Cui Qiao feel an inexplicable discomfort. Her brows could not help but knit tightly together.
Cui Gu noticed something was wrong with his granddaughter and asked with concern.
"Qiao'er, what is it?"
Cui Qiao withdrew her gaze from Song Wen and shook her head.
"Nothing."
Cui Gu merely assumed that Cui Qiao had been unsettled by the battle between the two Nascent Soul Cultivators and the demon corpse, so he did not press further.
He turned to Song Wen and said.
"Fellow Daoist Gou Jun, there is no need to worry. To deal with this octopus demon corpse, the ancestor has long made every preparation. Nothing can go wrong."
Song Wen replied with a broad smile, "With Senior Cui and the Demon Lord joining forces, a mere demon corpse will naturally be captured as easily as turning one's hand. I spoke rashly before."
As though to confirm Cui Gu's words, the battle in the valley changed.
In order to hold back the octopus demon while luring out its other tentacles, Cui Xuanjing repeatedly tossed out large quantities of fresh flesh and blood, including the flesh of quite a few second- and third-order demon beasts. This was the blood food demon corpses loved most.
This blood food not only attracted the octopus demon, but also drew in a great number of other demon corpses.
Cui Xuanjing and Ye Hua did not clear out these demon corpses again, instead allowing them to feed.
But the octopus demon would not tolerate it. How could such excellent blood food fall into the mouths of other demon corpses?
Its other three tentacles finally appeared. However, rather than attacking Cui Xuanjing and Ye