Zhang Ergou followed Elder Tiandao to the sky above the Demonic Beast Forest.
Through the dense forest, they found no demonic beasts roaming within.
The entire Demonic Beast Forest exuded a strange atmosphere.
Utterly silent.
"Elder, could the demonic beasts be hiding?" Zhang Ergou scanned the Demonic Beast Forest casually, staying close behind Elder Tiandao.
The two were not flying fast; Elder Tiandao wanted to investigate the truth of the matter.
The Demonic Beast Forest was vast, and even with his divine sense, he could not cover the entire area.
Moreover, there were some extremely powerful beings in the Demonic Beast Forest.
Even Elder Tiandao dared not provoke them lightly.
Therefore, Elder Tiandao did not use his divine sense to probe but personally led Zhang Ergou to find the reason for the disappearance of the demonic beasts.
After all, he did not want to cause unnecessary misunderstandings or provoke those powerful entities.
In the cultivation world, probing the territory of others with divine sense would be considered a provocation.
And there were countless old monsters in the Demonic Beast Forest who had been in seclusion for years.
Elder Tiandao did not want to court trouble.
When Zhang Ergou attempted to use his divine sense to probe, Elder Tiandao quickly stopped him.
Then, Elder Tiandao explained the potential consequences to Zhang Ergou.
Upon hearing this, a cold sweat broke out on Zhang Ergou's back.
If he had rashly provoked some formidable being, the matter would have escalated terribly.
Now, Zhang Ergou learned his lesson and followed closely behind Elder Tiandao, carefully observing the Demonic Beast Forest.
As they approached the core area of the Demonic Beast Forest, the atmosphere grew increasingly eerie.
Dark clouds had gathered in the sky, and raindrops seemed imminent.
The expressions of Elder Tiandao and Zhang Ergou became even more solemn.
Both sensed that something was amiss.
"Quick, conceal yourselves," Elder Tiandao suddenly whispered.
Zhang Ergou's heart tightened, and he quickly followed Elder Tiandao to hide among the branches of a lush ancient tree.
Looking down, they saw demonic beasts active in the core area.
Even from a distance, they could feel the formidable aura of the few demonic beasts present. Su Dan Novel Network.
After observing quietly for a while.
They noticed that these demonic beasts were not moving aimlessly; they seemed to be on guard.
Like sentinels.
Elder Tiandao tugged at Zhang Ergou, who was still observing intently.
"Let's go closer."
Clearly, Elder Tiandao had discovered that the situation had exceeded his expectations.
Such a situation had never occurred with the demonic beasts before.
Each of those sentinel demonic beasts exuded an aura characteristic of a Golden Core stage beast.
This was not common.
If he were to say that the demonic beasts were not plotting something, Elder Tiandao himself would not believe it.
To uncover the truth, he decided to lead Zhang Ergou to investigate up close.
The two flew cautiously in the sky, moving even slower than before to avoid creating too much of a disturbance and alerting the demonic beasts on the ground.
"Elder, look."
Not long after they passed the few sentinel demonic beasts on the ground, Zhang Ergou exclaimed and pointed to the area ahead.
Elder Tiandao followed his gaze and saw herds of demonic beasts gathered together.
However, what shocked them was that despite so many demonic beasts congregating, there was hardly any sound.
The scene was eerily quiet.
At the forefront stood several massive demonic beasts.
They emanated terrifying auras and occasionally glanced in a particular direction.
As if waiting for something.
Elder Tiandao and Zhang Ergou exchanged a look, sensing the unusual nature of the situation.
After waiting for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, movement was detected from the southeast.
A figure rapidly flew from the southeast, heading towards the area where the demonic beasts were gathered.
"Human cultivator?"
Zhang Ergou was greatly shocked, and Elder Tiandao also furrowed his brow, his gaze fixed on the figure wrapped in black robes.
As if trying to pierce through the face hidden beneath the black robes.
After the figure arrived, the demonic beast horde did not react significantly.
Clearly, this was not the first time such a situation had occurred. The leading demonic beasts gathered around the robed figure.
Seemingly whispering and plotting something.
Because they were far away, Zhang Ergou tried his best to listen but could not make out any substantial content.
He only heard that the robed figure seemed to have made some promises.
Then, he took out several jade bottles and handed them to the leaders of the demonic beasts.
They clearly saw the excitement on the faces of several demonic beasts upon seeing the jade bottles.
"Elder, can you tell who that person is?"
Zhang Ergou continued to stare at the human cultivator trading with the demonic beasts in the distance.
Elder Tiandao shook his head. The person was too cautious, and the black robes they wore were made of special material.
In such a short time, he truly could not discern the person's origin.
However, the involvement of a human cultivator already indicated the gravity of the situation.
It also validated Elder Tiandao's previous conjecture: this was a conspiracy targeting the Misty Sect, and even the entire Yingzhou Continent.
He just didn't know what the human cultivator had given the demonic beast leaders.
To make demonic beasts, who had always viewed human cultivators as enemies, so obedient.
Elder Tiandao was perplexed.
However, judging by the excited emotions of the demonic beast leaders, he could roughly guess that the item must be extraordinary.
It must be something that could aid demonic beasts in their breakthroughs.
Demonic beasts had much longer lifespans than human cultivators, but their breakthroughs were also far more difficult.
Which Nascent Soul stage demonic beast had not undergone thousands of years of cultivation to reach that stage?
And judging by the impatience of those demonic beasts, it was clear they had encountered such things before and were intimately familiar with the contents of the jade bottles given by the robed figure.
"Be careful," Elder Tiandao quickly pushed Zhang Ergou's head down.
A terrifying aura rapidly probed in their direction.
Zhang Ergou quickly followed Elder Tiandao in calming himself and suppressing his aura to the lowest level.
They even used a special technique to conceal their figures.
Only then did they evade the sudden probing.
The divine sense came and went swiftly, disappearing without finding anything.
Just as Zhang Ergou was about to look up, he heard Elder Tiandao's telepathic message.
Instructing him to remain hidden.
Indeed, as soon as Elder Tiandao finished speaking, the divine sense probed again.
Zhang Ergou, who was hidden, broke out in a cold sweat. It was fortunate that he had come with Elder Tiandao.
If he had come here alone, he would likely have been discovered long ago.
The older the ginger, the spicier it is. Following Elder Tiandao, Zhang Ergou gained more valuable experience.
This time, the divine sense did not retreat immediately as it had before.
It repeatedly swept across the area where Zhang Ergou and Elder Tiandao were located.
Still finding nothing, the divine sense seemed somewhat puzzled.
But Zhang Ergou felt a prickling sensation, as if a pair of eyes were intently staring at their location.