Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: Shocking the Demons

  The so-called demons refer to the fact that flowers, grasses, fish, insects, mountain birds, and wild beasts have opened their spiritual wisdom and possess wisdom. These things are collectively referred to as demons.

  According to legend, the existence of this kind of creature is longer than that of humans, and naturally it is also longer than that of cultivators. In ancient times, the world was said to be under the control of these creatures, with humans being nothing more than food and tools for them. According to legend, humans are essentially a creation of a powerful demon with great magical powers. All stories about demons are just legends, and they all exist only in legend.

  The demon has long been absent from the world of men.

  So. They're just legends.

  Of course. There are still demons in this world, otherwise how would cultivators slay demons and eliminate evil?

  Most of the demons in this world are just some small demons who have just opened their spiritual wisdom, they don't even understand the true cultivation method, and they only cultivate based on instinct. Their spiritual wisdom is extremely low, so when they do things, there's no basis or restraint. They often rely on their innate divine powers to wreak havoc among ordinary people, and then they're eliminated by cultivators who rush to the scene after hearing the news. Their flesh, blood, and essence become mere tools for cultivators to increase their cultivation, their primordial spirit is refined into a sword spirit, or used to refine elixirs, and so on.

  For example, the white python killed by Kong Zhuo previously is an instance.

  These demons are just scattered demons, just small demons. They are just demons that have not yet formed a spirit, just untransformed demons.

  Transfigured into a powerful demon, it is called the Great Demon!

  What is meant by transformation is that a monster sheds its original beastly body and transforms into human form. This kind of monster is called a great monster.

  To transform into a human form, there are two basic conditions for becoming a great demon. The first is the spiritual intelligence condition, and the second is the cultivation condition. A great demon who wants to transform must understand the fundamental rules of this world, grasp the most suitable cultivation method for oneself, which requires at least ordinary human wisdom. In fact, a great demon's wisdom far surpasses that of ordinary humans. In terms of cultivation, based on the standard of human cultivation power levels, it should be at least at the Void Realm or above. This means that any great demon who has transformed into a human form possesses strength above the Void Realm.

  Exceptional wisdom and formidable cultivation are required to be called a great demon.

  In the cultivation world, it has been thousands of years since a great demon was last encountered.

  Now, Kong Zhan is facing a great demon, or even an existence that is more troublesome than a great demon.

  Associated with this great demon and He Hongxian's similar silver true yuan, Kong Zuo suspected that what he encountered was not an ordinary great demon, but a legendary existence of another level, the demon tribe.

  Demon tribe

  Compared with individual great demons, the demon clan is a broader concept.

  The so-called earth demon tribe is actually a term that is on par with humanity.

  The demon tribe is just like humans, a clan, a large clan.

  They were initially formed by the organic combination of the earliest great demons in the ancient desolate era, and like the most primitive human groups, they slowly formed a stable society. Like humans, they also had systems, families, inheritance, reproduction, and civilization.

  Ogre civilization, Ogre tribe.

  This is an ancient civilization that has long since disappeared in the river of time, and its history can no longer be verified. In human annals, even in the most ancient annals of the cultivation world, it is only faintly mentioned that such a brilliant and powerful civilization once appeared, but that was just a passing mention.

  In the long river of human civilization, there have also been traces of the appearance of the demon clan.

  However, the demon tribes of that time were nothing but a joke compared to the most ancient demon tribes. Those demon tribes were just a few dozen powerful demons gathered together, but it was these scarce demon tribes that brought a huge impact to the entire cultivation world and even humanity as a whole.

  In the recorded history of the cultivation world, the downfall of dozens of great sects and several catastrophes were all brought about by these remaining demon clans. Those fallen great sects were even more powerful than the current six major sects, with a stronger foundation, but they still perished under the impact of these tens or even hundreds of great demons, without even a hint of luck.

  It is precisely because of the great demon's strength that there is an unwritten rule in the current cultivation world, as long as there are signs of a great demon appearing in nature, they will be killed at all costs, regardless of the price. This is what is called demon subjugation.

  Fortunately!

  Fortunately, it is extremely rare and difficult for the natural world to produce a great demon, and the demons that have become climate have a major weakness, which is poor reproductive ability.

  The union of the demon clan is like that of a monk's dual cultivation, and they can also give birth to children. However, due to the different origins of the various demons, which evolved from different creatures, the differences between species made it extremely difficult for two demons to produce offspring after mating. It often takes hundreds of years to conceive and leave behind the next generation.

  The population is sparse.

  Where humans are like, claiming to be the spirits of all things, born in a nest, and most of them can cultivate after birth, able to comprehend some powers, although not very strong. Even very weak. But winning with many people, ants biting an elephant to death.

  So, slowly but surely, those remaining demons were eliminated one by one, and the world became peaceful.

  But the terrifying memories of the Great Demon and the demon tribe were firmly etched in the minds of cultivators, passed down from generation to generation.

  At that time, Zuijian Mohou told Kong Zhuo about the demon tribe and the great demon. Kong Zhuo only listened to it as a story, thinking that even if he spent his whole life in poverty, he would never encounter such legendary things. However, unexpectedly, after just over a decade of effort, he actually encountered a real great demon. A true demon tribe, and this demon tribe's great demon was fighting against him.

  The degree of robustness of the demon clan's body far exceeded his expectations, and it was not much different from his current body. The sword in his hand cut into his body, causing little damage, in fact, there was hardly any damage, because the demon clan's recovery ability was amazing. After great effort, he managed to cut a small wound. A little blood flowed out, but it healed in the blink of an eye. Kong Zhuo's busy and stealthy gaze didn't even catch the healing process clearly.

  The silver-white figure beside him was growling in a low voice, one claw holding a curved knife, the other claw's tip flashing with an eerie sharp light, perfectly coordinated.

  Kong Zhan's sword light flashed, tightly guarding the gate, and his defense was also well-organized. The claws were sharp again, the curved knife was strong again, but they still couldn't break through Kong Zhan's defense.

  "Is that all the strength you have? I'm afraid it's impossible!" Kong Zhan thought to himself, a great demon had transformed into human form, but in general, its original strength could only be exerted at 60% when in human form. Now, this guy's human form was destroyed by himself and forced to reveal his true body, but the strength he showed was almost the same as before, which means he was still holding back his strength.

  Or he also saw that I was holding back!

  Kong Zhan's gaze turned cold, the sword in his hand drew out nine sword flowers, the sword light flashed, forcing the demon to retreat, while he himself retreated ten zhang away.

  "Stop it, don't fight anymore, I have something to say!"

  That strange creature also stopped in its tracks, took two steps back, and stared at Kong Zhuo with a pair of blood-red eyes that showed anger and astonishment.

  "Who are you? Have I offended you?" Kong Zhuo looked at the upright wolf-like creature in front of him with a dissatisfied expression, full of suspicion. "Coming to fight me for no reason, is this fun?"

  That demon let out a low hiss, and in the flash of his eyes, it seemed like he wanted to say something, but seeing the playful annoyance on Kong Zuo's face, he didn't say what he wanted to say.

  "I've heard that your strength is among the top two or three in the Three Generations of Disciples, so I'd like to come and test your depth!" The wolf monster said, as his left hand stretched out, and the body that was previously sealed by Kong Zhuan's sword flew back to his side, merging with his wolf body. After a few breaths, the wolf monster transformed back into the hemp-clothed man he appeared as earlier, except that the hemp clothes were heavily damaged, barely covering his vital parts. The hole in his throat, which was pierced by Kong Zhuan's sword earlier, also slowly recovered.

  "I'm not a fool and you're not an idiot, I asked you just to confirm my guess. Since you didn't answer, then I'll take it that my guess is correct!"

  "Hmph!" The wolf demon let out a cold snort and stopped speaking.

  Kong Zhan's smile grew even brighter. "The situation is clear, you can't kill me and I can't kill you either. Continuing to fight like this is meaningless. How about we make peace?"

  "You're so confident!"

  "I know you still have tricks up your sleeve, and I do too. Unless you want to end up with mutual destruction!" Kong Zuo said, "The thing is, if my guess is correct, today's actions aren't part of your plan, but just an accidental impulse to avenge someone. You've been fighting for so long, your heart has calmed down and your anger has dissipated, why not stop here? How about it?" You're a righteous cultivator, I'm a demon, don't you want to subdue the demon and eliminate evil?

  "Everything should be done with moderation. I can't kill you, nor can I stop you, so why bother wasting all this useless effort? If there's time, it's better to sleep a bit more and cultivate your spirit, isn't that wonderful?"

  Hearing Kong Zhan's words, the wolf monster couldn't help but laugh. This guy is indeed as lazy as the legend says, but it's unknown how such a person can have such high cultivation in such a short period of time, and it's also considered an anomaly.

  "I am White Wolf!" The man said, hanging the curved knife at his waist. "This time, neither of us was well-prepared. Let's fight again next time!"

  "Excellent!" Kong Zhan smiled and said, he really didn't have the mood to fight with this demon here. Seeing that the demon called White Wolf was quite sensible, his mood naturally improved, and the smile on his face became even more gentle, "Then, I won't see you off, take your time!"

  Bai Lang glanced down, his gaze slowly moving to Zheng Wanqiu and Zhou Ziren, the cold eyes making them both tremble involuntarily. Subconsciously, they cast a pleading glance at Kong Zhuo.

  Kong Zhan couldn't help but smile wryly, "Bai Lang brother, is there anything else?"

  "It's nothing!" said the White Wolf, "It's all over now!" As he spoke, white ice crystals began to flash around his body, and after a blast of cold wind, they vanished without a trace, as if they had never been there at all. Only the cracks on the ground and the signs of battle around them showed that just moments before, a fierce fight had taken place here.

  "Are you two brothers okay?"

  "It's okay, it's okay!" Zhou Ziren said repeatedly. Looking at the puzzled expression on Zheng Wanqiu's face beside him, he pulled him tightly and asked, "We're fine, but how about you, Brother Kong? You were so intense just now, didn't you get hurt?"

  Kong Zhuo just smiled and then, as if his legs had gone soft, he sat down on the ground with a thud, starting to pant heavily.

  Zheng Wanqiu and Zhou Ziren both changed their faces at the same time, walking forward together, with concern written all over their faces.

  "Kong brothers, are you alright?"

  "Ah, my mother! I finally managed to fool him!" At the same time as the two of them walked forward, it was clear that Kong Zhuo's face suddenly turned pale, and a thread of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth.

  "Kong brothers, you...you're injured..." Zheng Wanqiu said with a look of shock.

  "Cough...!" Kong Zhuo coughed lightly, and of course, inevitably, a drop or two of blood came out. "No... nothing's wrong with me... I'm fine... We should leave this place quickly, if he comes back again, it'll be troublesome!"

  Kong Zhan's words were intermittent, with a hint of tension in his tone. After finishing the sentence, he flipped his eyes and fell straight down, as if without any consciousness.

  "Ah...!" Zheng Wanqiu and Zhou Ziren exchanged a glance, and Zheng Wanqiu didn't say another word. He turned around and carried Kong Zhuo on his back, "Brother Zhou, let's hurry up and go!"

  "Hmm!" Zhou Ziren nodded and set off with Zheng Wanqiu and the two of them took Kong Zhuo, carrying their swords and leaving.

  And soon after they disappeared, the white wolf's figure appeared once again, gazing in the direction of their disappearance. As its gaze shifted, a hint of a smile finally emerged.

  "Looks like a decent guy, but he's also a sly one!"

  I slept extremely well.

  Almost slept all the way to the Moon Sect's Ziyun Mountain, just one night short.

  This journey was exhausting for both Zheng Wanqiu and Zhou Ziren, as bringing someone along to ride a sword was a hundred times more difficult than riding one themselves.

  So, it took them five whole days to arrive.

  Kong Zuo also slept for five days, oh no, he fainted for five days.

  It wasn't until the night before arriving at Purple Cloud Mountain that he finally woke up.

  This spiritual head is not too good either, but after adjusting his breath and resting for a while, he can finally ride the sword by himself, which made those two people extremely happy.

  Of course, during these five days, he didn't always sleep. For most of the time, his brain was racing, replaying all the recent events in his mind, trying to find some clues from various signs to respond accordingly.

  Instead, there were some gains, now what he had to do was go back to the top of Purple Cloud Mountain to verify it, take a look at the situation of other task execution groups and the response of the Moon Sect, and confirm his own conjecture.

  "Brother Kong, we're almost at Mount Ziyun, just hold on a bit longer!"

  "Don't worry, I'm not hurt to that extent!" Kong Zhuo replied with a pretended air of boldness, his face already as white as snow. But he was putting on a strong front, which was quite laughable.

  This is a trick.

  Kong Zhen had entered it before and encountered some troubles, so he didn't have time to think carefully.

  Now it's quiet and I've closed my eyes to think, and indeed I have gained some insights.

  The conclusion is that this is a well-planned scheme.

  Not very subtle, but with a hint of cleverness.

  The goal is to consume the power of the Orthodox Cultivation Sect.

  Before, Kong Zhuo had also thought about it. However, at that time he only thought of the first layer, so there were some doubts in his heart.

  The other side wants to consume the strength of the Orthodox practitioners, but each cultivation sect only sent a few people over, and they all fell into those dozen or so demon gates, without having too much impact.

  Think again, one more layer deeper.

  Things aren't that simple.

  The first time they went, it was indeed the most outstanding three-generation disciples of the cultivation sects. Adding a Void Realm expert to the three-generation disciples would still be too weak. Even if they were all eliminated, it would not achieve the goal of weakening the Orthodox Cultivation Sect.

  The problem is that these three generations of disciples represent the future of each major sect. If they were to fall, what kind of reaction would each sect and the Three Religions have?

  Nature. Still need to send someone to investigate.

  The most outstanding three-generation disciples have all fallen, and the ones who went are naturally the backbone of the sect. As for the six major sects and the three religions, this joint action was initiated by them, whether from a emotional or moral perspective. They should also take responsibility, let alone the elders of the three religions who fell.

  What if these people get stuck again?

  That's hard to say.

  The most subtle point of this bureau is that the Demon Gate has dozens of strongholds. In this way, it is also very difficult for the Orthodox Sect and the Three Religions to concentrate their forces.

  Concentrating forces on one point necessarily involves the question of who to save first and who to save later.

  In this world, no one is more precious than anyone else, why save your disciple first and not mine?

  At this point, Kong Zhuo couldn't help but smile bitterly.

  As he thought about it, Kong Zhan felt more and more convinced, clearer and clearer, but also colder and colder in his heart. Connecting the dots to what happened in Fengzhong Town, he slowly pieced together the entire situation, including all the details.

  At the same time, inside the sect of Purple Cloud Mountain, a fierce debate was underway.

  Kong Zhan's first guess was confirmed. At that time, there were eighteen Demon Gate strongholds on the scene, and except for Fang Yue'er's group, none of them returned.

  While Fang Yue and his group also managed to narrowly escape after losing two people.

  "What we need now is an explanation for why this happened!" Li Yuanhua was the first to speak up, and he wasn't a polite person. Kong Zhan didn't return according to plan, which made him worried.

  Kong Zhan's strength is strong, but after all, he is only a third-generation disciple, and his experience is severely lacking. Moreover, he still has three burdens with him. If something dangerous happens, if one of them doesn't think clearly and gets himself trapped in order to save those three burdens, it would be too much of a loss.

  We can't afford to make such a losing deal.

  So he had an outburst on the spot.

  "It was you, Moon Sect, who gathered the disciples of our various sects together. We trusted you, Moon Sect, and the three sects, to bring over the most outstanding disciples from each of our schools. We brought them here to give them a chance to hone their skills, even if it means they have to endure some hardships and sufferings. But we didn't send them here to die!"

  Li Yuanhua's words were heavy, but they left no room for rebuttal. On the contrary, he gained the support of almost all the sect leaders present.

  This matter is too big, these small schools and factions have cultivated one or two talents with great difficulty, who knows how much effort and spirit flowers have been spent. Now it's all gone, the Moon Sect's words are all useless. It can't be placed on anyone's body, so a few days ago, the leaders of various sects who heard the news all arrived at Purple Cloud Mountain, and the noise has been going on for several days. Fang Yue'er's return has made the uneasy atmosphere on Purple Cloud Mountain reach a boiling point.

  Unlike Gong Zhuo's side, her side was extremely dangerous. Almost got trapped there. Surrounded by four virtual realm cultivators, Fang Yue'er finally used the Tree Boundary Descent Technique under duress, dragging on for some time before barely escaping, and still lost two lives in the process.

  So now Li Yuanhua is in a difficult situation. Naturally, there are many people who respond.

  "Madam Jing, how do you think this matter should be resolved?" Li Yuanhua vented his frustrations for a good while, as if he had released all the discontent in his heart, before finally looking up and asking.

  Jing's wife was the beautifully dressed palace lady sitting in the middle of the three people at the head table.

  The sun, moon and stars are three clans, with the star clan being the master of the earth clan.

  Whether it is status or cultivation, it is extremely high.

  At this time, listening to Li Yuanhua's loud and clear voice, it was quite rude. He was very displeased in his heart, and his eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

  "Li Fengzi, this matter I will give everyone an explanation, but now things are not yet completely clear, you're making a racket here. It's really unbecoming, if you continue to make trouble, I'll have you thrown out!"

  Li Yuanhua's face turned red, looking at the frost on Madame Jing's face, he subconsciously shrunk his head and retreated back to Ling Jia's side. He muttered a few words in discontent, but didn't dare make another sound. The hall fell silent for a moment.

  At this moment, some of the deeply cultivated monks in the field changed their faces, but it was Kong Zhuo and his three men who drove the sword light to come before everyone.

  Apart from Kong Zhuan having some mental preparation, Zheng Wanqiu and Zhou Ziren were both unprepared for such a grand gathering. Almost all the leaders of the well-known sects in the cultivation world had arrived, including some elderly cultivators who rarely appeared in public for hundreds of years.

  "Disciples Kong Zhan (Zheng Wanqiu, Zhou Ziren) pay respects to the leader, three people lower their sword light, the first thing is to pay respects to the leader of their own sect."

  "Come back safely, come back safely!" Including Ling Jia Shang Ren, the three masters were all thinking the same thing at this time, as long as the person is fine.

  Afterwards, the three of them again followed the proper etiquette to pay their respects to the leaders of the Three Schools and the seniors of various sects. Just this one item of etiquette took up almost half a day.

  Kong Zhan didn't have any special thoughts, but during the process of seeing Li off, he did see Fang Yue'er. Although Fang Yue'er's condition wasn't great, she was fine, and he felt relieved.

  This mood is relaxed, and the whole person feels comfortable too.

  The smile on his face became even more gentle.

  After the rituals were completed, they entered the main topic. After all, several hundred people in the hall were waiting to know what had happened to Kong Zhuo and his party, especially He Hongxian, the leader of the Flowing Shadow Sect, who was with them but did not return.

  "Kong Shidi, that useless disciple of mine and you are in the same boat, you've both returned, but why haven't I seen any sign of her? Has something unexpected happened?"

  As soon as He Hongxian was mentioned, Zheng Wanqiu and Zhou Ziren's faces changed, seeing the two people's expressions were not right, the face of the Flowing Shadow Sect's leader became even more unsightly.

  "Kong Shidi, what happened to my disciple?"

  "This is a long story!" Kong Zhuo sighed lightly, cleared his throat, and began to recount their experiences on the road, of course, using the Spring and Autumn writing style. He naturally wouldn't mention how he had been hiding from work, and as for letting that Flower Error guy escape, he explained it as discovering that there were powerful Mo Men experts lurking around, so he let him go to avoid any unexpected situations. This explanation was plausible, because based on Fang Yue'er's experiences, in the Mo Men's stronghold, aside from one Mo Men abandoned person, there were indeed several Mo Men virtual realm experts hiding in wait, aiming to capture this group of people. And then there was He Hongxian using her charm technique to bewitch the three of them.

  The leader of the Flowing Shadow Sect's face changed greatly after hearing this, and he wanted to open his mouth to rebuke Kong Xue for being so rude. However, just as he was about to speak, he heard that strange and eerie true yuan that He Hongxian had revealed when she was startled away by Kong Xue. His face twitched involuntarily, as if he had thought of something, and his expression became extremely unsightly.

  When Kong Zhan spoke of the white wolf's appearance, it finally triggered a stir.

  Great demon, long without appearing in the world. Once appeared, must have great calamity, this is naturally recorded in detail in the classics of various schools and factions. So, when they heard that a great demon had appeared, and it was likely to be from the demon clan, they were shocked beyond measure. One by one, they cast their suspicious gaze at the leader of the Flowing Shadow Sect.

  The leader of the Flowing Shadow Sect's face turned iron-green. It was so green it shone, but there was nothing he could do about it.

  Later, he heard that Kong Zhuan had a fierce battle with the white wolf and was seriously injured, but he drove away the great demon. Looking at Kong Zhuan's eyes became much more enthusiastic.

  Not to mention the performance on the Dragon Platform, but just talking about it with one person's power, a big demon was shocked and ran away, although he was injured. However, considering Kong Yan's age, such a performance can only be described in two words: stunning.

  Ling Ga Shangren and Li Yuanhua's faces were filled with extremely pleased smiles, a look of having won great honor.

  When they heard Kong Zhuo say he was injured, neither of them took it seriously.

  They all understood that since this little scoundrel saw the Exterminating Sword Diagram, his cultivation had probably reached the Dao Realm. This so-called injury was likely fabricated by him; looking at his expression and demeanor when speaking, there wasn't even a hint of being injured, just a pale complexion. It's likely that 99% of it was forced out by himself using his true yuan.

  However, the story goes back to this, being a guest or not is just an act, when disciples of our sect get injured, as seniors and leaders we should show some concern at least. It's all about superficial skills, they need to be performed thoroughly anyway.

  So, Lingya Shangren started asking with a worried face. "Kong Zhuo, how is your injury? Is it serious?"

  "Disciple is fine now!" Kong Zuo slightly bowed, "Thanks to Zheng Shixiong and Zhou Shixiong for escorting me back all the way. If not for them, I might have lost my life in the Southern Wilderness. Two Shixiongs, please accept a bow from me!"

  As they spoke, he bowed to the two of them.

  The two of them were simultaneously flustered, repeatedly saying they didn't dare, and said that this time in the southern wilderness, if Kong Zhuo hadn't been present, the two of them would probably have lost their lives, let alone be able to stand here and chat with Kong Zhuo.

  The three of them again exchanged excuses.

  "So it seems that He Hongxian of the Flowing Shadow Sect is indeed a member of the Demon Gate!" The middle-aged man sitting on the left side of Mistress Jing spoke up, "She has colluded with the Demon Gate, which is why she used her enchanting technique on you three, isn't that right?"

  "Disciple doesn't think so!" Kong Zuo said, slightly bowing to the person, "Disciple thinks that He Hongxian is not a member of the demonic sect, but rather is traveling with that White Wolf, and they are both great demons!"

  "How can you be sure?"

  "He Hongxian's true yuan is very strange, with a hint of evil intent in the coldness. This kind of true yuan is not something an ordinary person can possess! Kong Zhan said, "And when my disciple was fighting that white wolf, he discovered that its true yuan was from the same origin as He Hongxian's. The main thing is, that white wolf appeared very suddenly, and as soon as it came out, it looked for trouble with my disciple. It doesn't seem like it was planned, but rather it seemed to have understood that He Hongxian had suffered a loss at my disciple's hands and came to stir up trouble!"

  "He didn't expect your strength to be so powerful, powerful enough to rival his own, that's why he returned empty-handed!"

  "Master Ming is being overly generous!" Kong Zhan said with a face full of shame to the man, "It's not that I can rival him, but rather he was deceived by me and got lucky!"

  "If you don't have the ability, then even if you want to deceive him, it's impossible!" Lady Jing said with a smile, "According to your words, He Hongxian is a demon, and that White Wolf is on the same path, right or wrong?"

  "Yes, that's exactly what the disciples thought!"

  "Hmm, what about those hidden experts in the Demon Gate? Didn't they make a move?"

  "No!" Kong Zhan said.

  "This is strange, why did they let you capture the demon without intervening?" Lu Kang asked.

  "This, well, the disciple doesn't understand. If Master Lu is curious, he might as well go ask directly!" Kong Zhan's words were laced with a mix of ridicule and reprimand, bluntly shutting down Lu Kang's remark.

  Lu Kang's face changed, and he was about to say something else, but was stopped by someone sitting at the top with a glance.

  This man was actually the current head of the Moon Sect, also known as the guy whose leg had been broken by Kong Zhao's master Mo Xiu.

  Most of the people present were keen-witted, and the gunpowder smell between Kong Zuo and Lu Kang naturally couldn't be hidden from them. At this moment, they all looked at each other with a somewhat subtle expression, and no one spoke, the scene suddenly became quiet.

  "Alright, let's stop here for today!" At this time, Lady Jing spoke up, her expression turning serious. "Kong Zhuan's return is a good thing, but the news he brought back is not optimistic. After several thousand years, the demon tribe has reappeared in the human world. If the demonic cultivators of the Demon Gate collude with this demon tribe, things will become troublesome. We can't discuss it further now, and it's getting late. Everyone should go back and rest first. As for what to do next, I'm afraid we'll still need to rely on the support of all the esteemed sect leaders!"

  It's settled then.

  Everyone who heard it also felt that it was reasonable, but the news brought by Kong Zhuo today was too shocking, so they all needed to go back and digest it. After saying goodbye one by one, they each returned home.

  Kong Zhan naturally followed Ling Jia and Li Yuanhua back to the courtyard where Luo Fu belonged, and carefully told the two Shibo about the details of this trip. As for his own analysis and speculation, he didn't say much, these two were old foxes, they didn't need him to say anything, they could infer eight or nine out of ten.

  "Tell me about your ideas!"

  After listening to Kong Zuo's statement, the two of them pondered for a moment, their faces gradually becoming solemn. Ling Jia Shangren raised his head and asked.

  "Disciple, I don't have any good ideas, everything depends on the two masters' instructions!" Kong Zhuo said respectfully and politely.

  Ling Ga Shang Ren listened, his face showing a bitter smile. "You little scoundrel, your biggest flaw is being too reserved, you keep everything bottled up inside, it's like having a mirror in your heart. Speak up, what's your take on this?"

  Kong Zhan let out a helpless bitter laugh and said, "Actually, I don't have any good ideas either. I just think this is a ploy by the Kuangying Sect. Using these dozen or so demonic strongholds as a foundation, they're whittling away at the strength of the Orthodox Cultivation Sects!"

  "It's not easy to exhaust the power of our righteous path, let alone his Dry Shadow Sect, even if it were the combined forces of the Demonic Gate, I'm afraid they wouldn't be a match for us. Does he really think we won't launch a full-scale attack and completely annihilate them? With the Orthodox Sect and the three religions combined, even if we split into eighteen strongholds, or even one hundred and eighty, we still have the power to take them down with one blow!"

  "The problem is that we don't dare to act rashly!" Kong Zhuo said with a bitter smile, "Before the disciples return, perhaps we can still do something, but after the disciples bring back the news of the appearance of the demon tribe, even if it's the master of the three sects, they need to think deeply about it!"

  "Hmm!" Lingga sighed, his right hand gently tapping the tea cup on the table. "Do you think that Mo Men and this newly emerged demon tribe have already colluded with each other?"

  "If I let the disciples speak, they would say that there is none!" Kong Zhan said, "On the contrary, this time not only did we catch our righteous cultivation sect off guard, but it also ruined the plans of the demon tribe!"

  "How can you be so sure?!"