Yun Qing's gaze sharpened slightly at those words.
In the grand hall, although the Immortal Venerables had all mentioned "Blood Haze" and "Heavenly Demons," cultivators who had never experienced the wars of old almost always lumped the two together.
But they were never the same thing.
Yun Qing tilted his head to glance at Yun Huang. Seeing that he still looked too lazy to explain further, he turned his gaze toward the Second Elder and Fifth Elder instead.
One look at his eyes told Yun Yuan what he wanted to ask. He sighed. "Qing Kid, you already know a little about that unspeakable thing. It isn't appropriate for this old man to say much more."
He weighed his words. "You only need to know that it's far more troublesome than a Heavenly Demon invasion."
"Heavenly Demons are different. To put it plainly, those filthy creatures are alien beings from worlds beyond ours. Their nature is bizarre. Outside forces can spur them into growth, and human hearts can nourish them. But in the end, they have tangible bodies. With sufficient cultivation, you can slap them dead outright."
Yun Yuan stroked his beard. "To enter this world, they must first breach the world barrier, tear open a rift, and create an entrance. That would inevitably cause quite a stir. For now, we might as well wait for the other factions' investigation results before deciding what to do."
Deep in thought, Yun Qing tapped his fingertips against the edge of the table. "Then the Mu Clan's destruction means either someone secretly raised some foul thing connected to Heavenly Demons and used Blood Haze as cover to slaughter the entire clan, or someone covertly colluded with an existence beyond this world and sacrificed the Mu Clan to open some kind of passage?"
Yun Qing