The Golden Peng Tribe had broken with the Demon Race.
That meant...
The Golden Peng Tribe no longer belonged to the Demon Race.
The Golden Peng King was rather dumbfounded.
He realized that he apparently no longer counted as a member of the Demon Race.
Ignoring the Golden Peng King, who had sunk into thought...
Qin Shujian gave Fire Sage and the others a few more instructions, then left with the Golden Peng King.
Inside the Qianyuan World...
The visitors from Heavenly Pattern Island...
Had all been settled in the Qianyuan World by Qin Shujian. The unexplained appearance of several powerful figures on the Heavenly Rankings naturally puzzled many people.
However...
Because Qin Shujian had given instructions beforehand...
Xia Qun and the others had revealed little about Heavenly Pattern Island.
Faced with these powerful figures of mysterious origin...
The others had no way to press for answers, however puzzled they were.
Qin Shujian said nothing.
Naturally, no one investigated too deeply.
"Senior, during the Elder Demon Abyss Calamity, did the evil fiends invade the sea?"
Pouring himself a cup of spirit tea, Qin Shujian spoke as though talking to himself.
Before him...
Rested a stone saber.
"Evil fiends did attack the sea, but there were too many fierce beasts there. Attacking it was difficult even for them. I don't know exactly what happened afterward, because I had already gone to Heavenly Pattern Island by then.
"Although the evil fiends attacked the sea, they never reached Heavenly Pattern Island."
The Godslayer Saber spoke calmly.
Hearing this...
Qin Shujian grew thoughtful.
He was also considering a route of retreat.
If the Demon Abyss truly reached the Eastern Continent and the Human Race suffered a total defeat, Qin Shujian would have to consider whether to evacuate humanity into the sea.
But...
The Death