"Have those heavenly demons finally left?"
On the Floating Cloud Platform, Li Ling showed no surprise when he learned of this.
This was an outcome settled hundreds of years ago. Every faction under heaven had foreseen it, and it had already dragged on far too long.
"Yes. I heard those heavenly demons banded together and ruthlessly plundered Gathering Grotto Continent. They practically scraped the ground three feet deep!
"Now nearly every renowned immortal abode and rare treasure on Gathering Grotto Continent has been stripped bare. Outstanding demon talents slaughtered one another, the various races fought without end, and terrible grudges were forged..."
Recalling the inside information he had obtained, Nie Yingzhi could not help sighing. "Those heavenly demons truly did Gathering Grotto Continent grievous harm!"
"The world of the Ten Continents no longer has a place in their hearts. Beneath heavenly demons, everyone else is an ant. Since they stayed out of the conflicts on other continents, the great powers simply let them have their way, waiting for them to finish stripping Gathering Grotto Continent and leave quietly."
Li Ling sighed softly.
"In truth, not one of us great powers of this age is innocent. Our neglect created Gathering Grotto Continent's suffering. We cannot stand aloof on the moral high ground in this matter."
Hearing what sounded like self-reproach, Nie Yingzhi hurriedly said, "Master, you sent Senior Brother Song and Senior Sister Luo to spread the Dao in Gathering Grotto, bringing hope to the humans and benevolent demon cultivators living there. That alone was a deed of boundless merit."
Knowing he meant well, Li Ling smiled faintly. "There's no need to say such things. I know perfectly well what I intend to do."
After Li Ling advanced to Spirit Transformation, he had encountered the period when heavenly demons descended to