After the Demon-Slaying Army finished clearing out the Blood Demons within the Sun Moon Sect's territory, Liu Changxu knew that months of continuous campaigning had left its cultivators exhausted. He therefore ordered the entire army to rest and recuperate at the Sun Moon Sect.
Once the Demon-Slaying Army began its rest, Liu Changxu did not rest alongside them. Instead, he gathered its senior officers to discuss the direction of their next operations.
The atmosphere in the council hall was solemn. Composed and steady, Liu Changxu sat in the seat of honor.
Zhao Qi'er, Wu Yuxi, and the Demon-Slaying Army's other Integrated Body Experts sat in orderly rows on either side. Their string of victories had earned them generous rewards, and smiles filled every face.
Liu Changxu looked around at everyone, a gentle smile on his face, and slowly began:
"Everyone, why don't you share your thoughts on what we should do next? Should we continue clearing out the Blood Demons around our three factions and disband the Demon-Slaying Army once the surrounding area is clean, or should we launch an expedition and fight until every Blood Demon on Hundred Spirits Star has been eradicated?"
Liu Changxu raised this question because he had keenly noticed that both Wu Yuxi of the Sun Moon Sect and Sun Xuance of the Purple Sky Sect were far less enthusiastic about continuing to hunt down Blood Demons than before.
In particular, the concern Wu Yuxi had shown for her own sect while clearing out the Blood Demons in the Giant Sword Sect's territory had left him doubtful about whether she would be willing to follow him on an expedition.
His question now was meant to sound out everyone's attitudes. If they had all lost interest in an expedition, he would not insist on forcing the