Only after returning to the mountain headquarters of the Wild Ox Sect, formerly the Fierce Mountain Gang, did Jiang Deng and the other disciples finally let out a long sigh of relief.
They had encountered quite a few attempts to intercept them along the way, but those people had ultimately crumbled to dust beneath the formidable strength of the Sect Master and Deputy Sect Master.
Only a few of their own disciples had suffered minor injuries, nothing serious.
After returning to the sect, Jiang Deng and the others felt considerably more at ease.
Whatever else might be said, a sect's headquarters had numerous formations that could effectively fend off attacks from those in the Jianghu.
Huang Xiao immediately ordered Jiang Deng to send people to investigate the Demon God Sect's announcement about challenging Demon Generals. He wanted to know exactly what was going on.
"Patriarch, about relocating the Wild Ox Sect-"
Before Huang Xiao could finish, Huo Lian interrupted him. "There's no hurry on that now. I think the Heart-Devouring Sect is what we need to consider in the immediate future."
"That's what I think too," Huang Xiao said. "Now we need to wait for Jiang Deng's news. We need to know the specifics of challenging Demon Generals. It's very important to us."
"Although we don't know the specifics yet, judging solely by what we've heard so far, this is very favorable for us," Huo Lian said. "Without this news, we probably wouldn't be able to move against the Heart-Devouring Sect."
Huang Xiao nodded. Back then, Zhuo Mengshen had been stronger than Qi Heng, yet he had never moved against the Heart-Devouring Sect.
In the end, he had only retaliated after the Heart-Devouring Sect struck first.
Even though he had held the upper hand against Qi Heng, he had ultimately