Chapter 868: Chapter 868: Upheaval in the Central Sky Wilderness, the Blood Demon Returns
A month later, Zhu Fei returned to the Yue Dan Heavenly Sect with Shen Yuyan and Pan Tingting.
As soon as the three returned to the sect, Qiu Ruoxue, Ye Haitang, and other women came up to greet them.
During this time, Ye Haitang took the initiative to introduce Shen Yuyan to Ji Xuanyue and the other women.
Although Zhu Fei had already been honest with Shen Yuyan and Pan Tingting about Ji Xuanyue and Dong Miaoxuan’s matters before,
when they finally met face to face, Zhu Fei couldn’t help but feel slightly uneasy watching from the side.
Fortunately, nothing happened to make him feel awkward during their encounter.
This allowed Zhu Fei to secretly breathe a sigh of relief and feel slightly touched at the same time.
He was very aware that if Shen Yuyan and Ji Xuanyue didn’t truly love him, given their excellence, they would never easily share their beloved with others.
After the women finished exchanging pleasantries and left one after another, it was only then that the Heavenly River Pill King and Qi Xuankai approached Zhu Fei.
The two exchanged glances, and finally, it was Qi Xuankai who spoke to Zhu Fei:
"Sect Master, we just received news that there seems to be some anomaly over at the Central Sky Wilderness."
"Central Sky Wilderness?"
Zhu Fei’s eyes suddenly narrowed. Before he returned, the sect’s matters were generally handled by Qi Xuankai and the Heavenly River Pill King.
They would only visit his avatar when they couldn’t make a decision.
Now, because his true self had just returned, and Qi Xuankai and the Heavenly River Pill King hadn’t had time to inform his avatar of this news, Zhu Fei didn’t know what they were referring to.
But one thing was certain, that the anomaly in the Central Sky Wilderness was not a simple issue no matter how you looked at it.
With this thought, Zhu Fei immediately said to the two, "Let’s go to the Sect Master Hall and talk."
With those words, Zhu Fei took the lead and walked towards the Sect Master Hall.
On the way, Zhu Fei directly moved his thoughts and retrieved his avatar, which he had left here earlier, back into his forehead.
After years of cultivation, his Skyfire Avatar had now reached the Late Stage of Great Success, and its combat power far surpassed that of a typical Great Success Peak cultivator.
At this moment, Zhu Fei retrieved it with the intention of breaking through to the Great Success Peak Realm in one fell swoop.
The three moved quickly and soon entered the Sect Master Hall.
After they took their seats one by one, Zhu Fei looked at Qi Xuankai and the Heavenly River Pill King, and with a slightly grave tone, said:
"Now, please tell me carefully, what exactly happened over at the Central Sky Wilderness?"
Upon hearing Zhu Fei’s inquiry, Qi Xuankai immediately bowed to Zhu Fei and then his expression became solemn.
He said, "To report to the Sect Master, based on the news we received from the Wantong Commerce, a few days ago, a blood-red passage suddenly appeared at a place where anomalies had earlier occurred in the Central Sky Wilderness.
About dozens of Blood Demon Kings and Blood Demon Emperors seemed to emerge from that passage and launched ferocious massacres on the cultivators of the Xuanhuang Continent."
Upon saying this, a trace of anger appeared on Qi Xuankai’s face, and even Zhu Fei’s brows involuntarily furrowed deeply.
He hadn’t expected that the Central Sky Wilderness, which seemed to have vanished before, would reappear now.
Not only did it reappear, but the Blood Demons within also came to the Xuanhuang Continent.
This was not good news, because Zhu Fei knew deeply that those Blood Demon Kings and Blood Demon Emperors were not only immensely powerful but also bloodthirsty by nature.
If they were allowed to continue unchecked, it would definitely lead to unimaginable disasters for the entire Xuanhuang Continent.
More importantly, since dozens of Blood Demon Kings and Blood Demon Emperors had already appeared, there was no guarantee that their numbers wouldn’t increase.
If such a thing did happen, the entire Xuanhuang Continent might really be facing a catastrophe.
While Zhu Fei was lost in thought, he heard Qi Xuankai continue to say:
"According to the information we have so far, the Eighth Grade sect Purple Cloud Hall, the Eighth Grade sect Mad Blade Valley, and a variety of Seventh-grade and even Sixth-grade sects combined have already been destroyed, about ten or more..."
"What! Did you say that more than ten sects have already been destroyed by those Blood Demons!"
Before Qi Xuankai could finish, Zhu Fei suddenly stood up from his seat, looking at Qi Xuankai with extreme shock.
Qi Xuankai nodded, his expression filled with both anger and seriousness, saying:
"Yes, even our Yue Dan Heavenly Sect has already lost two Harmonization Elders who were killed by Blood Demons while traveling outside."
"Hoo—"
Zhu Fei let out a long breath, which helped him gradually calm down from the previous shock.
When Zhu Fei first heard about the Blood Demons, he anticipated that something bad might happen.
What he never expected was that these bad things would come so quickly.
And the Blood Demons’ ruthlessness and audacity far exceeded his earlier expectations, as they dared to destroy over ten sects consecutively on the Xuanhuang Continent.
Moreover, the more than ten sects destroyed included the Purple Cloud Hall and Mad Blade Valley, two Eighth Grade sects.
It’s imaginable that as the Blood Demons kill more cultivators, their power will also grow stronger.
When that time comes, their targets will likely not be limited to Eighth Grade sects, but they might even make reckless moves against some ordinary Ninth Grade sects.
"Sect Master, I would like to add one more thing."
At this point, the Heavenly River Pill King, who had been sitting by the side, could no longer hold back and spoke.
His expression was serious, with a near-imperceptible worry etched between his brows.
Zhu Fei felt a sudden sinking in his heart, looking somewhat grim as he said, "Mr. Tianhe, whatever you have to say, please speak directly."
The Heavenly River Pill King nodded and then, in a heavy tone, said, "Just recently, I contacted Luo Pavilion Master from the Assassination Pavilion. According to him, a blood-colored vortex passage seems to have appeared over in the Five Mountains Continent."
"Damn! Could there be Blood Demons appearing over at the Five Mountains as well?"
After hearing what the Heavenly River Pill King said, Zhu Fei could no longer hold back and cursed directly.
If what the Heavenly River Pill King said was true, then the matter of the Central Sky Wilderness might not just concern their Xuanhuang Continent alone but could affect the entire cultivation plane.
Almost instinctively, Zhu Fei immediately recalled the black demonic qi he had seen back in that blood-red palace and the terrifying existence hidden behind a layer of ambiguous fog.
Could it be that the upheaval of the Central Sky Wilderness is related to those things?
With this thought, Zhu Fei could no longer remain seated and immediately said to Qi Xuankai and the Heavenly River Pill King:
"Both of you, please notify everyone in our sect about this news and advise them to be cautious. If not necessary, they should temporarily avoid leaving the sect. I need to go check things out over at the Central Sky Wilderness first."