"What? A mission from a Patriarch?" the cultivators exclaimed, all turning to look at Li Xiaoya.
"Hmph! What mission from a Patriarch?" Ning Mozi snorted. His heart skipped a beat. Rumor had it that some Patriarch had sent Li Xiaoya here to search for a supreme treasure, which naturally made him wary... But on second thought, that Patriarch surely had not ordered Li Xiaoya to kill Demonfire-the Fire Demon Lord-and the Three-Headed Charging Bull Beast. He had heard that a Patriarch had also sent Demonfire to the Primordial Ruins on a mission. Nor could any Patriarch have known that the Three-Headed Charging Bull Beast possessed a Heaven-Opening Treasure. If they had, they would not merely have sent everyone to find that mysterious Herb Garden. Spirit herbs were fine things, but a Heaven-Opening Treasure could only be encountered by fortune, never sought at will... These thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, and he shouted again, "That's right! Why did you claim Demonfire-the Fire Demon Lord-was a mole? What are you after?"
"Hm?" Li Xiaoya paused, somewhat surprised, then said coldly, "Isn't it obvious enough that Demonfire-the Fire Demon Lord-was a mole? If he hadn't leaked information to the Devil Race, how would they have known about this place? How could the timing have been so convenient... Hmph!" At that point, he suddenly noticed the cunning gleam in Ning Mozi's eyes and stopped speaking. Inwardly, he cursed. He had been careless this time. Though Demonfire-the Fire Demon Lord-was indeed a member of the Devil Race, Li Xiaoya had no solid proof. Killing him outright could bring considerable trouble, even if Demonfire-the Fire Demon Lord-had ambushed him first...
"Exactly! Li Xiaoya! What grudge did you have against Demonfire? Even if he ambushed you, you shouldn't have killed him, should you?" Before Li