I have the face of a great demon.

Seeing that Zhao Wuji knew nothing about the matter, the sect leader of the Tianhe Sect thought of his own disciple who had encountered the great demon, and asked:

"Sect Leader Zhao, is my disciple Zhou Tianyi in your sect? Please invite him out for a chat."

Zhao Wuji then slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing what was going on.

“Oh, right, right. Junior Nephew Zhou has personally faced the great demon, so he knows the most about this matter. It would be best to ask him. I'll ask him to come out right away.”

Before long, Zhou Tianyi arrived at the council hall, paid his respects to the sect leaders and seniors, and recounted in detail his encounter with the great demon.

From Zhou Tianyi's description, the sect leaders couldn't understand why the great demon had come to this godforsaken place.

After pondering for a moment, Master Yu Chen decided that he should go to the scene of the incident himself, as he might make some new discoveries.

So, the group boarded the immortal ship and soared into the sky, arriving at the forest outside Lingzhou City two hours later.

Zhou Tianyi found the scene of the incident, which had already been cleaned up by the Cangqiong Sect, leaving only fallen trees and some remaining traces.

The sect leaders examined the traces at the scene and concluded that someone had once fought using spiritual power.

Judging from the remaining traces of spiritual energy fluctuations, the level of spiritual energy did not exceed the Golden Core stage.

Could this be the work of a great demon?

Zhou Tianyi quickly explained, "Seniors, you may not know this, but my junior brother only has the cultivation of the third level of Qi Refining. If the Great Demon wants to kill him, this level of strength is enough."

"Hmm. That does fit the situation. However, do you know why your junior brother offended the great demon?" another sect leader pressed.

"Well... I wasn't there at the time, so I didn't know."

The sect leader of the Tianhe Sect rebuked him with displeasure: "Tianyi, didn't you come here specifically to protect your junior brother? How could you leave him alone to face danger?"

Zhou Tianyi hurriedly explained:

"Sect Master, you are unaware of the situation. The spiritual energy in this area is thin, and there are few cultivators around. The surrounding area is full of mortals, so there is no need to worry too much about Junior Brother's safety."

"He came here because he has taken a fancy to a sword left behind by a rogue cultivator and wants to compete with these martial arts practitioners for it."

"I think that with my junior brother's strength, he is more than capable of dealing with some martial arts practitioners among mortals. Let him act alone, and I will keep watch a few miles away in case of any accidents."

Master Yu Chen noticed a detail and hurriedly asked:

"You said your junior brother came here to steal a sword left behind by a rogue cultivator? Where is that sword?"

"Well... I don't know either. This place has already been cleaned up, so I suppose the sword was taken too."

Could the great demon have come here for this sword?

After thinking for a moment, Master Yu Chen quickly asked Zhou Tianyi to lead the way, as they were going to the Cangqiong Sect to inquire about the whereabouts of the sword.

Within Lingzhou City, the Azure Sky Sect.

After the body of Cheng Qian, the leader of the Azure Dragon Hall, was transported back, the Azure Sky Sect held an extremely grand funeral for him.

The Cangqiong Sect was unwilling to make public the fact that they had failed in their attempt to seize the divine sword and had even lost their lives. They only told the outside world that the Cangqiong Sect had encountered a powerful enemy, and that Cheng Qian had fought bravely and perished together with the enemy.

This formidable enemy is none other than Sikong Chen.

Sikong Chen was a lone figure, belonging to no sect or faction.

When he was alive, people were wary of him, but now that he's dead, the Azure Sky Sect is no longer afraid of him. They can use him as a stepping stone to boost the Azure Sky Sect's prestige.

On this day, people from the Azure Sky Sect came and went in an endless stream, with martial arts practitioners coming to pay their respects to Cheng Qian.

They said they came to pay their respects, but actually they were all just there to watch the spectacle.

Could Cheng Qian die together with Sikong Chen, the number one martial arts master in the world?

real or fake!

Therefore, the Cangqiong Sect specially placed Sikong Chen's head in Cheng Qian's mourning hall to pay tribute to him, which made all the martial arts people who came here believe it.

The fact that the Cangqiong Sect killed Sikong Chen has made people in the martial arts world look at the Cangqiong Sect with even greater respect.

Lei Dehou, the leader of the Cangqiong Sect, led a group of hall masters to receive martial arts figures who came to pay their respects at the mourning hall. Seeing the shocked expressions on the faces of the guests, he couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Just as Chief Lei was basking in his triumph, the commotion outside suddenly ceased.

His heart tightened, and he wondered what had happened, when he heard a majestic and resounding voice from the sky:

"Leader of the Azure Sky Sect, come and meet me immediately!"

Leader Lei dared not delay and hurriedly stepped out of the mourning hall, only to see that everyone outside had already knelt down on the ground, each one behaving with utmost respect.

Some of the more curious ones secretly looked up at the sky, then quickly bowed their heads in reverence, afraid of offending the heavens.

He hurriedly looked up at the sky, and what he saw terrified him so much that he immediately knelt down on the ground.

Good heavens! There were a dozen or twenty immortals in the sky, each standing on a flying sword, calmly hovering in mid-air.

For hundreds of years, Lingzhou City had never witnessed the splendor of immortals, but today so many had suddenly arrived, a sight that shocked everyone, and no one dared to show the slightest disrespect.

Although Chief Lei was the leader of a sect and usually commanded great respect, he became stuttering when faced with this group of elegant immortals.

"Lei Dehou, leader of the Azure Sky Sect... Sect Leader Lei Dehou, pays respects to the immortal."

"Hmm." Master Yu Chen was the leader of this group of immortals, but because of his noble status, the sect master of the Shuangji Sect asked the question.

“A few days ago, a fight broke out in the woods outside the city. As far as we know, an immortal fell during the fight. We have come here to investigate. Chief Lei, you must tell us the truth about this matter.”

Lei Gang Leader was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Among the people who died in the woods that day, there was actually an immortal?

He thought back for a moment and realized that one of the bodies was that of an unfamiliar young man. Could it be the immortal?

When it came to the death of the immortal, he dared not conceal anything and hurriedly recounted the results of his investigation into the fight in the woods that day.

Based on the traces at the scene and the condition of the body, they made the following deductions.

Yu Kun was surrounded and killed by two people, who were probably newly arrived disciples. They have since disappeared.

Yu Yong was killed by Cheng Qian, who was then killed by Sikong Chen. It is unclear who killed Sikong Chen, but it seems to have been that immortal.

As for who killed that immortal, that remains unknown.

The martial arts practitioners present were all extremely disdainful of his words.

Did Cheng Qian and Sikong Chen perish together?

That's quite a boast.

At this moment, Chief Lei no longer cared about saving face. He only hoped that the immortal would not take his anger out on the Azure Sky Sect. He was telling the truth without hiding anything.

After hearing his account, the sect leaders of the immortal clans were basically certain that these people had all died in the process of fighting for the sword, while their junior brother Chen Minghui had naturally died at the hands of the final demon.

To verify all of this, the Tianhe Sect Master and Zhou Tianyi descended their flying swords and arrived at the Cangqiong Sect.

Under the guidance of Chief Lei, they personally examined Chen Minghui's body and confirmed that he had been injured by spiritual energy.

Lei Gang Leader was relieved this time; as long as no one from the martial arts world was injured, it was none of their business.

The battles between immortals should naturally be resolved by the immortals themselves.

The divine sword that everyone is fighting over has disappeared, so it's safe to say that the great demon has stolen it.

As for the two disciples who went missing during that fight, they were largely ignored.