"Phew—haa—"
Only after Venerable Daohé left did True Person Ku Ye dare to gasp for air.
That Venerable's scrutinizing gaze had carried such crushing pressure that he had nearly been unable to hold himself up.
"Falling leaves return to roots... the Dao Heart arises on its own..."
He recalled the Venerable's guidance from earlier and sank into thought.
At the same time, in the lands behind the Five Great Demon Caverns.
A True Intent Cultivator hurriedly leaped onto a cloud platform formed from five-colored lotus leaves and delivered a sealed secret order before the Young Master of the Demon Sect.
"Hmm?"
Seeing the secret order, the Demon Sect Young Master's eyes flickered with suspicion before he placed his hand over it to decipher it.
As he read the secret order, neither his expression nor his aura changed in the slightest.
Yet for some reason, the True Intent Cultivator delivering the message gradually felt a chill growing in his heart as he stood nearby.
"Mm, I understand. You may leave."
"Yes!"
Feeling as though he had been granted a pardon, the True Intent Cultivator immediately transformed into smoke and departed.
After he left, the Demon Sect Young Master took out a precious pearl and erected an isolation ward.
Only after the ward was set up did he look toward the enormous map of the Canglan Continent before him and let out a deep sigh.
"What carelessness. I forgot they were still so stupid."
"Then again, if they were not stupid, how could they have been beaten until they cowered in this little corner of the southeast?"
This battle appeared to be a confrontation between Demon Suppression Pass and the Five Great Demon Caverns, but in truth, this Demon Sect Young Master's objective went far beyond simply bringing troops to Demon Suppression