The newcomer was none other than Li Xiaoya.
The Heavenly Dao Sect had been busily preparing for war these past few days. Although Li Xiaoya had promised to refine twenty spirit cannons, he had finished them long ago. He still had to teach the Golden Core Stage disciples how to use them, however. Just as he came out to explain their operation, his divine sense detected that towering surge of demonic qi. Only then did he discover that the demonic beast was fleeing straight toward him. It looked exactly like the monster the Fourth Elder had transformed into back on the Origin Continent, only much larger. How could he fail to recognize it as a demonic beast? He immediately turned the spirit cannon to its highest setting and blasted it to death. The power was formidable, but Li Xiaoya's heart was bleeding. Those seven or eight shots at maximum power had consumed over ten million spirit stones!
Of course, High Person Qianshan and the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning had only let the creature flee a few dozen li. Had they unleashed all their means, they could naturally have disposed of it easily. Demonic beasts were particularly skilled at fleeing. Back when the Fourth Elder transformed into one, Ouyang Haotian had chased him for over ten days before finally catching him. This one was clearly much stronger, so the sooner they destroyed it, the better. Unlike demon beasts or human cultivators, demonic beasts could unleash considerable power when they self-destructed.
"Oh, Xiao Ya! What were you doing over there?" High Person Qianshan asked with a faint smile as Li Xiaoya approached.
"I was teaching the disciples to use the spirit cannons. When I saw that demonic beast, I opened fire," Li Xiaoya hurriedly replied respectfully.
"Oh? These spirit cannons are