"When we reached the mouth of the gorge, some puppets suddenly appeared and attacked us. Those puppets fought without fear of death. Unless their heads were smashed, they couldn't be killed.
"We couldn't withstand the puppets' attacks and retreated to the middle of the gorge. Elder Biyun could have escaped, but she was surrounded by puppets while trying to save us. Later, the fog in the gorge grew thicker and thicker. After we were scattered, we couldn't find one another, and then we were captured.
"While we were imprisoned in the cave, we vaguely heard those unorthodox cultivators say they were going to offer us to some lord, but we didn't hear it very clearly. We saw at least a dozen unorthodox cultivators, and there were many captured cultivators in there."
The other disciples then added a few details, though their accounts were largely the same. They knew nothing else.
The people from the other sects had similar experiences; they had all been captured by unorthodox cultivators. Fortunately, they had been lucky enough for Li Dalong to rescue them along the way.
After recording this information, Ouyang Qingming told them, "Cultivators ought to aid the world and bring peace to its people. Yet these unorthodox cultivators are wreaking havoc upon the world. We must eradicate them as soon as possible!"
"Rest for now and recover your strength. We'll head back immediately to report the situation with the unorthodox cultivators to the sect master."
"Elder Ouyang, you came from ten thousand li away and treated our disciples without even resting. As your junior, I sincerely thank you all for your selfless help. Though the Cloud Glow Sect is humble, please rest a while before leaving." Ke Meili did her utmost to persuade them to stay.
"The situation is urgent, so we