Xu Changqing withdrew his shared vision, and the fierce glint in his eyes gradually faded.
Eliminating those Insect Cultivators did not ease the discomfort in his heart.
The true root of the problem was the Lifeless Insect Mother controlling them.
Though he and the other party could not be considered mortal enemies, they had crossed paths several times. He knew all too well how terrifying that being was.
Even the Immortal Sect only dared to issue warnings rather than take action. That alone showed how formidable it was.
Back then, because of the Immortal Sect's warning and the emergence of Azure Emperor's Garden, it had led its subordinates to the Nine Yaoguang Domains.
It had been quiet for so many years. He had assumed it would stop stirring up trouble, yet it had still stretched its hand toward the Eastern Domain.
And this time, it was clearly not a spur-of-the-moment decision.
Xu Changqing pondered, "Could something have happened in the Nine Yaoguang Domains, and it wants to return to the Eastern Domain?"
But on second thought, he found that unlikely.
He knew the Nine Yaoguang Domains fairly well.
Aside from some human cultivators, there were only sea monsters and Fish Demons in the water.
There had been an incident there before, forcing the Dragon-Tiger Immortal Sect, one of the three great Immortal Sects, to personally enter the fray. They had directly used the great killing weapon, the Mountain-Suppressing Chariot, to move nine mountains over, nearly filling the entire place flat.
Even with a variable place like Shimmering Jade Grotto, it could not possibly stir up waves too high.
Yet the appearance of Insect Cultivators such as the Nine-Headed Insect was far from as simple as it seemed. A deeper conspiracy must be hidden behind it.
Although Xu Qiansui had pulled