Ning Xiang and Jiang Miaomiao rode Lei Aotian toward Azure Nether Valley, where the fighting raged.
The Ghost Lord was there too. She had to find him; he would surely know how to locate Lord Yuyi.
Along the way, Ning Xiang learned from Jiang Miaomiao everything that had happened while she was attempting Nascent Soul Formation.
The Northern Ten Continents had all fallen. Demon beasts had slaughtered their way across them, and most cultivators had relocated to the Tianyuan Continent. Yet even the Tianyuan Continent was buffeted by wind and rain, its great sects all sending out cultivators to hold back the beast tide together.
The demons had set fires across the Hundred-Flower Continent for an entire month. Most of its territory consisted of forests and seas of flowers, but now almost all of it had burned to ash. The land had dried out, and several earthquakes had followed.
Of the Twelve Islands of the Eastern Sea, only Penglai and Jade Balance Island were still struggling to hold on. Seawater had flooded the remaining islands, sinking them beneath the sea.
Moreover, both the Demon King and the Demon Venerable had disappeared. Strangely enough, however, the demon beasts had stopped attacking the two Demon Domains.
The Demon Venerable's domain was now governed by the leader of the Blood Fiend Sect-Xia Buyan's father-and remained reasonably peaceful. Xia Buyan had returned there as well. He had wanted to take Jiang Miaomiao with him, but she had refused.
The leaders of the major tribes in the Demon King's domain, whom Zhu Yu had only recently beaten into line, were growing restless again. The tribes had begun fighting among themselves for the Demon King's throne.
"Miaomiao, what's the date today?"
The question came out of nowhere, making Jiang Miaomiao pause. After a moment's thought, she