Black Snake Lord Wu Laowa took a three-inch-long purple crystal from his pocket. Devilish energy swirled within it as he walked and handed it to Qin Shitian, master of the Hundred Devil Grotto.
"Grotto Master, this is one of the twenty Sacrificial Crystals. If the Compassionate Devil God is prepared and cannot be taken down, say we came to deliver the Sacrificial Crystals."
Qin Shitian nodded, accepted the Sacrificial Crystal, and said, "He got off cheaply."
"Yes, we lost a little money, but it can spare us trouble," Wu Laowa said.
According to the original plan, the twenty Devil Cultivator sects had to produce Sacrificial Crystals if they wished to exclude other Devil Cultivators and monopolize the Devil God's Boon.
Only forces holding Sacrificial Crystals could receive the Devil God's Boon in the coming Grand Sacrifice, preventing outsiders from taking advantage.
It had previously been decided that the Hundred Devil Grotto would refine them, while the others paid to purchase them—one hundred thousand taels apiece.
Qin Shitian, master of the Hundred Devil Grotto, led the group toward Mingsheng Inn.
Suddenly, a shrill whistle rang out.
Wu Laowa looked toward its source, then gave a signal. More than a dozen Hundred Devil Grotto disciples transformed into streaks of black mist and flew over.
At Mingsheng Inn, Zhou Hen abruptly drew his saber and sword. Their metallic cries tore through the air and spread for hundreds of yards.
"Qin Shitian of the Hundred Devil Grotto has heard that the Compassionate Devil God is here and has come to pay a visit." Qin Shitian's voice spread throughout the city.
Devilish energy billowed from every direction as one Devil Cultivator after another leaped onto the rooftops and looked toward Mingsheng Inn.
All around Mingsheng Inn, shadowy figures filled the area, black-clad silhouettes stretching without