The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Hua Zhong led the way, and even Bai Wu and the great demons who had remained indifferent in the Demon King's Palace all came out.

It seems that Bai Wu heard the news and personally activated the teleportation array.

Fortunately, these powerful demons were still rational enough not to bring all the cubs who were participating in the post-ritual ceremony with them.

Li Ji glanced at the scene and felt a headache coming on: "They weren't so eager to save people before, but now that they hear there's something strange about Blood Abyss, they've all come."

After she finished speaking, she quickly glanced at Bai Ruo beside her.

Bai Ruo's natural camp is on the side of the fox clan. If he chooses to confess later, she will have a hard time covering it up.

Just now, Li Ji was overwhelmed by the power of Zhulong and shocked by the news that Zhulong was still alive, so she didn't have time to think deeply.

Looking back now, she deduced that Zhulong was in very poor condition.

Leaving aside the dragon's body, which had already decayed into withered bones.

Another piece of evidence is that if Zhulong wanted to talk to the divine tree, why couldn't he just go directly to it?

When Mingwu brought them up, Rongxuan gave his communication talisman to Bai Ruo so that Zhulong and the Divine Tree could communicate.

As Li Ji was pondering Zhu Long's condition, Hua Zhongbaiwu and the others also saw Li Ji and Bai Ruo.

Hua Zhong and Bai Wu's group couldn't contain their excitement and rushed from the distant horizon to Li Ji's side in the blink of an eye.

Bai Wu and the group of powerful demons were originally waiting in the Demon King's Palace for Bai Ruo to activate the teleportation array and send the cubs back together.

Little did anyone know, Bai Ruo never returned.

Instead, Hua Zhong took Hua Yi back to reunite with the fox clan elders and cubs, and sent back news that they had found the place where Zhulong had fallen.

Now all the great demons could no longer sit still.

Hua Chong found a place that no demon had been able to find for tens of thousands of years?

Seeing that all the clan leaders and demon envoys were clamoring to come, Bai Wu did not want to offend everyone, so she had no choice but to open the teleportation array.

Of course, she cursed Hua Zhong countless times in her heart.

Is such important news just being broadcast so widely like this? Have they lost their mind?

Unexpectedly, after arriving at the Blood Abyss of Ziya, Bai Wu finally understood that the whole thing was caused by a dispute over the distribution of spoils.

Bai Ruo and Li Ji had already gone to the secret place. Hua Zhong, seeing that he wouldn't get anything good, revealed the news.

The news of the Candle Dragon made the cubs very excited, and they all clamored to come.

Thanks to the deterrence of these powerful demon elders, they were able to obediently stay where they were and wait.

Leading the group was Bai Wu. Upon seeing Bai Ruo and Li Ji, she asked directly, "I heard from Fellow Daoist Hua Zhong that when you went down into the Blood Abyss, did you see the place where the Candle Dragon fell?"

Li Ji hesitated for a moment, but Bai Ruo beside her spoke first.

Bai Ruo bowed respectfully, saying, "I have met you, Lady Bai Wu. Please return."

"The one you're worried about is still alive."

"hiss--"

The great demons gasped in varying degrees of breath instantly.

Bai Wu's joyful heart seemed to be frozen, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

The Zhulong, which has lived for tens of thousands of years, must be an incredibly terrifying creature.

It is estimated that even the Nine-Headed Serpent, the most notorious ferocious beast in the demon realm, would not be able to withstand it.

Bai Wu trusted Bai Ruo completely. She looked at Li Ji and asked, "Where are those cultivators?"

"If you've come out, let's go back together."

Bai Wu cherishes her life; she came to see if she could get a share of the spoils, not to confront Zhulong head-on.

When Hua Zhong heard that Bai Wu's words implied a desire to settle the matter peacefully, his expression immediately changed: "Wait, this is only Priest Bai Ruo's side of the story."

"If I could descend into the Blood Abyss, I wouldn't so easily hand over this opportunity to someone else!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Wu flew into a rage: "What do you mean by this? How dare you imply that my clan's priests have flaws in their character?"

"If you're so capable, then go down there."

Bai Wu made way for Hua Zhong, waved to Xue Yuan, narrowed her eyes and slightly curved her red lips: "Fellow Daoist Hua Zhong, please."

Hua Chong looked embarrassed. He couldn't go down into the Blood Abyss, which was why he leaked the news. He thought that since he couldn't have it all to himself, he might as well use other demon cultivators to see if they could find a way down.

The great demons present had different expressions; having come this far, they were naturally unwilling to turn back.

But if we don't go back, we can't go down into the Blood Abyss.

Not to mention, according to Bai Ruo, there is a living Zhulong below.

Are they trying to prolong their lives by continuing like this?

Hua Chong gritted his teeth and said, "Below the Blood Abyss, there is a monk who is an old acquaintance of Fellow Daoist Li Ji. It was that monk who came forward to guide them down."

"And those people who were cultivating are nowhere to be found now; they're probably still down below."

"There must be some hidden secret below. Think about it, why is the Candle Dragon Society so docile, allowing those cultivators to enter and exit the Blood Abyss as if it were an empty place?"

Now all the demons' eyes turned to Li Ji, who said calmly, "That's right, I met Master Mingwu when I was young."

"Master, you have been here with Zhulong for over a thousand years. Please do not disturb their peace."

"As for Fellow Daoist Wen and his disciples, they were temporarily left there as guests because only Zhulong could remove the evil aura from that demon."

Before Li Ji could finish speaking, Li Zheng sneered, "I think those cultivators are afraid of being held accountable by me, so they're staying down there and don't dare to come out."

"I'll wait here for those people to come up and see if Zhulong can save them."

Li Zhengming clearly didn't believe Bai Ruo's words and chose to stand with Hua Zhong.

The demon cultivators split into two factions: one faction believed in Bai Ruo, while the other faction sided with Hua Zhong.

Some of the bolder demon cultivators spoke up and suggested: "Actually, whether you believe it or not, it all boils down to this: seeing it with your own eyes is the only truth."

"We've been arguing back and forth without any resolution. In the end, we didn't mean any harm. If Zhulong were alive, he would probably forgive us for our slight offense."

"Yes, those people haven't come up yet, have they? When they come up, maybe we can take the opportunity to see the whole picture below."

These powerful demons were prepared to fight to the death here, waiting to see the true face of Zhulong.

Their solution was also simple and brutal—

If Zhulong were truly alive, they would immediately kneel down as if nothing had happened.

If Zhulong has already perished, they will seize the opportunity to make a fortune and plunder Zhulong's secret treasures.

Li Zheng was an exception. At this moment, his eyes were filled with resentment as he stared at the calm surface of the Blood Abyss, waiting for Yun Yici and the others to come up so he could kill them.

Bai Ruo and Li Ji exchanged a glance, knowing that with these demon cultivators guarding the area, and given Zhulong's current state, when Yun Yici and the others arrived, it would be the time for Zhulong to be divided up.

Ignoring the noise around her, Bai Ruo said to Bai Wu, who was rubbing her temples, "Where are those cubs? I'll send them back to Qingqiu first."

Upon hearing this, the demons naturally did not object and were eager for Bai Ruo to quickly send the younger generation back to the safety of Qingqiu.

Li Ji was worried that Bai Ruo would go back to Qingqiu and pretend to be compliant but then forget about her promise to Zhulong, so she followed closely behind Bai Ruo, intending to go back together.

The fact that Li Ji and Bai Ruo left so quickly and decisively sparked a discussion among the demons.

Little did they know that what had happened above the Blood Abyss had already been seen by Zhu Jian and Yun Yici in its entirety.