The people of Azure City who had been woken by the noise all kept their distance from the two families.
As far as they were concerned, nothing mattered more than keeping the fighting from affecting them.
And so, the Zhang Family and the Lin Family were suddenly "isolated." Even when their battlefield spilled into the streets, no one interfered.
Zhang Yuanrang stayed beside Xu Tong. "Senior, can't you intervene? If this keeps up, my Zhang Family will be finished."
Xu Tong watched the flames in the distance, unsure which family's estate had caught fire.
But that was beside the point. What mattered was that he vaguely sensed a force underground stirring restlessly because of the fighting.
If the battle continued, that force seemed likely to break free.
He had known when the soul took action last night, but he still had not worked out exactly what it wanted.
"Zhang Yuanrang, let me ask you something. What's beneath Azure City?"
The question stumped Zhang Yuanrang. Only after thinking carefully did he answer, "Underground... there's a legend that a demon is sealed down there."
Hearing about a demon once again, Xu Tong suddenly seemed to understand.
Now that the soul had left him, it would definitely need a body to act.
But few people in Azure City were suitable.
If a body was not strong enough, it would severely limit what the soul could do.
"I see. What he wants is the demon underground."
Zhang Yuanrang exclaimed in surprise. "He? Who? The Clear Sword Sect?"
"Never mind that," Xu Tong said. "Besides Azure City and the Clear Sword Sect, there's actually a third force manipulating everything from the shadows."
"What he wants is the demon underground, but you're not qualified to get involved in this."
"What you need to do is tell