Xu Changqing waved his hand. "It's fine. I won't force you."
Seeing that he had put it that way, Li Lingbi nodded lightly, then asked, "By the way, are Yue Yao and Mu'er doing well?
Have they been affected at Azurewood Sect?"
At those words, some of the chill in Xu Changqing's eyes faded. He nodded. "Don't worry, Yue Yao and Mu'er are both doing well.
At Azurewood Sect, they have dedicated guards as well as the protection of formations.
People also attend to their daily needs, and both of their cultivation levels are steadily improving."
The weight in Li Lingbi's heart finally lifted, and a faint smile appeared on his face. "That's good."
Xu Changqing could not help asking, "What exactly is the situation in the Central Region now?"
The smile vanished from Li Lingbi's face, and his expression turned grave once more. "The situation is far from optimistic."
Xu Changqing frowned. "I saw quite a few demons along the way, even Demon Emperor-level beings. Could it be..."
"Alas..."
Li Lingbi sighed and explained, "This matter began with Lu Chenyuan.
Back then, Lu Chenyuan controlled the Defiled-Earth God and caused chaos. Not only did he throw the Earth Qi of the Heavenly Origin Realm into disorder, but he also accidentally destroyed the Interstice between the Demon Realm and the Heavenly Origin Realm.
Once the Interstice shattered, demons from the Demon Realm streamed endlessly into the Central Region.
That created the situation you see today."
After a pause, Li Lingbi continued, "There is another matter as well.
Some time ago, several top experts of the Central Region and I had all focused our attention on Lu Chenyuan. We never expected that the foolish prince, Mo Yin, would secretly join forces with the Mo Clan and try to seize power amid