Seeing Su Jiu stride down the mountain, Dao Lord Qing Ci ran after her, calling, "Hey, hey, hey, slow down! What's the hurry?"
Su Jiu stopped abruptly, catching Dao Lord Qing Ci off guard. "What exactly do you want?"
Su Jiu's gaze burned, as though she could see through Xia Yao's skin to the soul beneath it.
Dao Lord Qing Ci curled his lip. "So impatient. Don't you want to know what's happening in the outside world?"
Su Jiu frowned. "What could be happening outside? Besides, aren't you in the Vermilion Bird Sacred Hall? Where would you get news from the outside world?"
"You're underestimating me, aren't you? Just because others can't get news from outside doesn't mean I can't."
Ever since she had begun dealing with Dao Lord Qing Ci, Su Jiu felt her capacity for patience had been rising in a straight line.
"If you have something to say, say it."
Leaving the Demon-Subduing Land aside, war had broken out between the Dao Cultivators and Demonic Cultivators.
It was a clash between the two sides unlike any seen in the past ten thousand years.
Nearly every Demon Sect had mobilized, launching a full-scale invasion of several continents.
And the Dao Cultivators had indeed been caught off guard.
Because the seals in the three secret realms were fluctuating violently, some of the more powerful sects had no choice but to keep sending reinforcements to the Three Great Secret Realms.
As a result, several powerful sects led by the Azure Tide Sect had suffered a considerable reduction in their fighting strength, giving the Demonic Cultivators an opening.
The aristocratic clans of various sizes around the Azure Tide Sect had long enjoyed its protection and all actively offered help when trouble struck. With the Flowing Radiance Sword Sect now nearby