The Ten Thousand Demons Valley and the Demon Bat Cave are the main Land of Trials for the disciples of Yunxiao.
Logically speaking, the strongest of these Demonic Beast is only Golden Core Realm Great Demon, which is completely within a controllable range.
However, an unknown array has appeared outside the Ten Thousand Demons Valley. Even Nascent Soul Stage would find it difficult to Perception without getting close.
And now, Demon King has appeared in the Demon Bat Cave.
The Demon King is Nascent Soul Realm Demonic Beast.
The question is, how did this Demon King come to be?
Since it serves as Land of Trials for sect disciples, it will inevitably Probe by sect members periodically.
The purpose is to prevent the appearance of a Demon King.
The appearance of Demon King would be a disaster for the sect.
"Is there any news from the Vast Righteousness Sect?" Situ Yun asked.
"Something happened at a Spirit Stone mine near the Vast Righteousness Sect!"
"It's the Spirit Stone Spirit Stone mine we fought over a hundred years ago. According to my information, it seems to have become a dead mine overnight."
A so-called dead mine does not mean that there are no more Spirit Stone Spirit Stone in the mine, but that the Spirit Stone in the mine have lost their Spiritual Power and have become useless crystals.
This type of Spirit Stone mine is called a dead mine.
There are many reasons why a dead mine might appear; one possibility is that a surge of Spiritual Power has occurred.
This caused the Spirit Stone within the Spirit Stone to disintegrate due to the tides triggered by the surge of Spiritual Power.
After all, the place where Spirit Stone are born must be full of Spiritual Qi energy, but abundant Spiritual Qi is not always a good thing.
For example, a loss of Spiritual Pressure leading to a surge in Spiritual Power.
Or it could be due to some unusual Spiritual Qi, causing a Spiritual Qi explosion, etc.
"Do you know the reason?" Situ Yun asked again.
"We don't know for sure yet, but what is certain is that it wasn't caused by the Spiritual Energy Tide. Within the spirit mine, not only have the Spirit Stone turned into Spent Spirit Stone, but the Spiritual Qi within the mine has also disappeared."
"It was as if something instantly devoured all the Spiritual Qi within the spirit mine."
After a pause, the Grand Elder continued, "I've heard some rumors. It's said that that night, some people saw a black beam of light descend from the sky and envelop the Spirit Stone mine."
"You mean, someone used Formation to drain all the Spiritual Qi from a Spirit Stone mine?"
The Grand Elder nodded. "That's one possibility."
"Such a feat is not something an ordinary person can accomplish," Situ Yun shook his head.
In cultivation Formation, there are indeed many Formation that can quickly absorb the Spiritual Qi of a region.
For example, the Spirit Gathering Array can gather the surrounding Spiritual Qi and condense it within the Formation for people to cultivate.
However, the gathering of Spiritual Qi by the Spirit Gathering Array is a slow process.
Moreover, if you want to extract Spiritual Qi from a Spirit Stone mine, relying solely on a Spirit Gathering Array would be too noisy and impossible to go unnoticed.
If it really is Formation, then Formation level must be very high.
Among the three sects, two palaces, and twenty-eight gates, there are indeed some sects that are Proficiency in Formation, but these sects absolutely cannot do this.
"There's one more thing. Our spies at the Beast Taming Palace Beast Taming Palace have reported that they seem to be using a secret method to mass-produce Great Demon Beast Taming puppets. However, the veracity of this claim cannot be confirmed yet."
" Beast Taming Palace!" Situ Yun murmured.
He then turned to the Grand Elder and asked, "Do you know which sect among the three sects, two palaces, and twenty-eight schools in the Biannan Region is the most unique?"
"Could it be the Beast Taming Palace?"
"Yes, the Beast Taming Palace!" Situ Yun nodded.
"Of all the sects, only the Beast Taming Palace was founded by outsiders; all the other sects are native sects."
"No wonder the cultivation methods of the Beast Taming Palace are so different from those of other sects," the Grand Elder said in realization.
" The Beast Taming Palace Master, Nangong Wuji, comes from beyond the Biannan Region, even beyond the Hundred Thousand Mountains."
"Isn't the mortal realm just beyond the Hundred Thousand Mountains?" the Grand Elder asked, puzzled.
"This world is vast, and there are many other places like the Hundred Thousand Mountains, brimming with Spiritual Qi."
"When I was young, I heard an old man who had traveled to the Hundred Thousand Mountains say that he came from a place called the Savage Region."
"Although it's called a wild and desolate place, it's far more powerful than the cultivators in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and there are far more cultivators and sects there."
"In the Savage Region, even a medium-sized sect needs a Spirit Severing Realm expert to oversee it. In some large sects, Nascent Soul Realm is merely an inner disciple."
"And in the Savage Region, the number one sect is called the Beast Taming Palace."
"Sect Master, are you saying that the Beast Taming Palace is plotting to unify the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"
Situ Yun nodded.
"So, what should we do?"
" The Ten Thousand Swords Sect Sect's grand competition is in three months, isn't it?" Situ Yun asked.
"Yes!"
"We're bringing all our trusted disciples and core students with us this time; we'll go together."
Although the Grand Elder did not know why the Sect Master wanted to do this, he still nodded, accepted the order, and left.
Looking at the Yunshu outside, Situ Yun sighed, "Is the great calamity the old man spoke of about about to arrive?"
Soon, half a month had passed.
At the edge of the Centipede Forest, Six Paths figures emerged from the misty miasma.
It was Ling Yi and the five women, including Shen Qingyue.
Compared to two weeks ago, it doesn't seem to Changes much.
Judging from their Aura, they are all around the Foundation Establishment Stage.
"Finally out." Gao Lan stretched, showing off her perfect figure.
The other girls also breathed a sigh of relief.
Ten days ago, they had already cleared out all the centipede demons in the Centipede Forest, including a hundred Golden Core Realm Great Demon and three Nascent Soul Realm Demon King.
The reason he only came out now is because Ling Yi had just ended his "seclusion" a day ago.
It took another day to finally break through the Ancestral Demon Grand Formation and find a way to leave.
" Ling Yi, what's wrong? You look so worried." Zhuang Yuerong couldn't help but ask when she saw Ling Yi's brows were almost furrowed.
Ling Yi glanced back at the Centipede Forest and said, "This grand formation is just a sub-formation."
"What's the meaning?"
"Although I don't know the name of this great formation, its effect is to catalyze the advancement of demons. As long as there is a sufficient supply of Spiritual Qi, a batch of Great Demon, or even Demon King, can be born within ten years."
"If the monsters inside escape, the nearby sects will likely suffer."
The girls nodded.
At least with the current overall strength of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, it is not enough to withstand the invasion of the Demonic Beast from the Centipede Forest.
"You mean someone is deliberately causing the birth of Demonic Beast?"
"It should be!"
He paused, then asked, "If the Centipede Forest is like this, are the other Land of Trials the same?"
"We don't need many, just a dozen or so such large formations. Those three sects, two palaces, and twenty-eight gates will likely be annihilated by such a massive army of Demonic Beast."
The girls also realized the seriousness of the problem.
"So what do we do now?"
"Let's return to the sect first and, as we agreed before, inform the sect's higher-ups about the Centipede Forest incident."
"Take a couple of days off and digest what you've learned these past few days before we talk about it again."
He paused, then added, "No matter what conspiracy lies behind this grand formation, as long as we are strong enough, all problems can be easily solved."
The girls nodded; Ling Yi had said similar things more than once.
"It's not appropriate for us to go back together, I'm leaving first!" Ling Yi said, and then his figure disappeared.
"That guy, he left pretty decisively," Gao Lan said with dissatisfaction.
"What, Senior Sister, are you reluctant to part with it?" Mengli asked with a smile.
"Tch, this bastard who only thinks about benefits and prioritizes profit, would I be reluctant to part with him?"
"Alright, let's go back first. Judging from Ling Yi's solemn expression, I have a feeling something bad is about to happen!" Shen Qingyue said in a cold voice.
The women nodded, then took off on their Sword Control, transforming into five streaks of light, and flew towards the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.