Zhuang Xuanji had judged the boundaries perfectly, pulling back just as she was about to touch the bottom line of the Demonic Dao.
At the intersection of the central axis of the Transverse Mountain Range and the Canglan Continent, she had constructed an incomparably massive Demon Suppression Pass to intimidate the Demonic Dao cultivators of the southeast.
Zhuang Xuanji's move was equivalent to drawing a clear line between herself and the Vast Sea Demonic Land.
Yet at the same time, she had left a sliver of room, without completely severing contact between cultivators of the Righteous and Demonic Paths.
Only on the surface, any Demonic Dao cultivator who crossed the boundary and infiltrated righteous territory, then was discovered and captured, would no longer have any say over whether they lived or died.
The five great demon lairs mentioned in the Demon Eradication Order were, in truth, the five Demonic Sect Great Cave Heavens closest to righteous territory.
A great many Demonic Dao forces lived within them. Every so often, they organized their forces and launched a large-scale assault on righteous territory, plundering its cultivation resources and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Under ordinary circumstances, the cultivators stationed at Demon Suppression Pass were enough to deal with scattered Demonic Dao incursions. But when all five great demon lairs moved at once, it was time to summon aid from all sides.
The order sent to the prodigies in Fenghua Cave Heaven of Ziyun Mountain was merely one of them. Later, the various sects and schools would receive different summons, ordering them to set out for the frontier and resist the demonic cultivators.
"These little demon spawn really knew how to pick their moment."
Dongfang Shaoyu drifted down through the air and waved a hand, withdrawing the great formation below. "There is an