Nine-Headed Insect's face darkened as he fell silent for a moment, then he sat down cross-legged again.
Although his superficial injuries had healed, his incursion into the West Sea Dragon Palace had damaged his meridians, and his Innate Vital Energy had been severely depleted. All of this required prolonged rest and recuperation to fully heal; otherwise, many hidden dangers would remain.
"Little White Dragon, once I have fully recovered, I will fight you again! We shall see who is truly stronger!" Nine-Headed Insect muttered, closed his eyes, and began circulating his cultivation technique to absorb the blood mist within the Blood Pool.
Half a day later, demon after demon shot out from Nine-Headed Insect's palace, heading in every direction.
Along with those demons flew vast flocks of blue-green birds, so densely packed that their numbers could not be counted.
These birds were not large, only about half a foot long. Their bodies were entirely blue-green, with only their eyes faintly glowing red. They carried no demon aura and looked no different from the ordinary birds in Cloud Dream Marsh.
Inside a secret chamber of the palace, the blue-robed demoness, Lianshan, and Guizang sat together. Each held a blue mirror, within which dense crimson points of light appeared. Only upon closer inspection could one see that they were crimson eyes, identical to those of the Blue-Winged Birds.
Those Blue-Winged Birds were spirit birds Nine-Headed Insect had raised using a secret technique. They were extremely sensitive to auras and especially skilled at sensing the presence of Restrictions. Their eyes were linked to the Azure-Eye Mirrors, allowing their vision to be shared through the mirrors no matter how far they flew.
The Blue-Winged Birds possessed no demon aura. Even if cultivators saw them, they would not pay them any mind without knowing their