"Zhao Mou pays his respects, sir."
Upon hearing the Pearl Relic House Master's question, Zhao Mou hurried up to Xu Taiping and bowed respectfully.
The Pearl Relic House Master waved a hand, signaling for him to explain the situation first.
Zhao Mou immediately nodded and said:
"Sir, seniors, just a few days ago, the demonic beast sleeping inside the barrier was awakened by a Profound Demon Crow that appeared without warning."
The Pearl Relic House Master immediately asked with a worried expression:
"Was it Qu Shuang who put it back to sleep?"
He asked because, if the demonic beast had not fallen asleep, this Secret Realm would never have looked as it did now.
Zhao Mou nodded and said:
"Senior Qu Shuang, who was responsible for guarding the inner barrier, forcibly summoned the Po Jun Sword to put that demonic beast back to sleep. He charged into its domain and slew that companion Profound Demon Crow. Only then did it fall asleep again."
The Pearl Relic House Master and the others were deeply alarmed to hear this.
Worried that Xu Taiping and the Azure-Eyed Evil Lord might not understand, Cloud Crane True Lord explained to them:
"That demonic beast spends most of its time asleep in the Secret Realm. Unless you step into its domain, or a Profound Demon Crow emerges within its domain and awakens it, as Zhao Mou just described."
The Azure-Eyed Evil Lord suddenly asked curiously:
"Could it be that you've been fighting that demonic beast while it slept all this time?"
Xu Taiping had actually wanted to ask this question as well.
But he was on guard against Zhao Mou and could not readily speak up.
Fortunately, the Azure-Eyed Evil Lord had asked for him.
Hearing this, Cloud Crane True Lord nodded helplessly and said:
"That's