For some reason, several Ancient Demons that had previously been sealed away seemed to have awakened. Taking advantage of the great war between our two sides, they infiltrated the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range.
Because there was an Ancient Demon Altar within the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range, those Ancient Demons seemingly found a way to reactivate it, allowing them to demonize so many savage beasts.
But unfortunately, Cangyuan had already been badly weakened at the time and lacked the strength to launch a counterattack. By the time we received the news, the Tianli people had already initially stabilized the beast uprising. We could only seize the chance to recuperate and rebuild our strength."
Hermit Xuyuan continued with great regret.
Ning Fa's eyes flashed as he thought of that sea of demonic qi he had seen in Moon Reflection Valley.
If so, that place was very likely another Ancient Demon Altar.
Ning Fa further thought: could it be that the demon descendant fused by Zhuo Qing had not died back then, but had infiltrated the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range and activated another Ancient Demon Altar?
Ning Fa felt that was highly possible. That demon descendant had clearly been anything but ordinary.
"Now that the Tianli people are launching another large-scale offensive, could it be that the savage beast threat in their rear has already been brought under control?" he immediately asked.
Hermit Xuyuan nodded. "That is correct. In fact, several years ago, we learned from that spy that the Tianli people seemed to have gained powerful reinforcements.
"With those reinforcements assisting them, their progress in clearing out the savage beasts greatly accelerated.
"However, that spy's status was ultimately too low, and he did not know where those reinforcements had come from.
"Only now, through Fellow Daoist Ning, have we