Senior Sister has returned.

Taking a glance at the message, Ji Haoyuan felt a stir in his heart.

Long before this, Ji Haoyuan had already sent a message to Master Binghuo.

It's just that at that time, Master Binghuo hadn't yet replied.

He assumed she must have encountered some problems.

Now, as soon as Master Binghuo returned, she said there was an urgent matter to discuss with him.

This made him instantly realize that this matter might be related to...

He didn't dwell on it further.

After conveying a brief message to Ji Bochang, his form turned into a streak of light and vanished into the horizon.

Crimson Sunset Sect.

When Ji Haoyuan arrived, Master Binghuo was already waiting for him at the entrance of the mountain gate.

"Senior Sister..."

Ji Haoyuan's face lit up with a slight smile.

Master Binghuo nodded at him.

"Junior Brother, now with the situation here and in various other places, you by this point should have some understanding during your journey back, right?"

"Are you referring to the demon beasts occupying the territories of our human cultivators?"

Seeing Master Binghuo bring this up, Ji Haoyuan's expression immediately turned serious.

Master Binghuo nodded and said, "That's right, it's about this matter.

When I exited the Secret Realm, I was unfortunately transported to the inner region where the demon beasts reside.

However, because of this, I happened to acquire some information."

"Transported to the inner region where the demon beasts reside?"

Ji Haoyuan was taken aback.

He didn't expect his Senior Sister's luck to have been so bad.

No wonder on his way back, he couldn't contact her at all.

"So, Senior Sister, what specific information did you manage to acquire?"

Hearing this, Master Binghuo replied, "It's about the disaster of the beast tide.

What we are seeing now is merely a preliminary probe, harassment, and setup by them.

The real trouble is the beast tide disaster that's about to erupt completely."

Indeed...

Hearing Master Binghuo talk about this, Ji Haoyuan, while realizing it, couldn't help feeling solemn.

He was very clear that the so-called disaster of the beast tide was not a small skirmish affecting just one region or one city.

But a large-scale beast tide affecting half or even most of the Southern Wilderness Realm.

Under this disaster, who knows how many sects and families would disappear into the dust of history, and how many ordinary people and cultivators would become food for those demon beasts.

Without exaggeration, it is a life-and-death war.

The main reason behind the outbreak of beast tides is because the territory occupied by these demon beasts can no longer sustain their rapidly growing numbers.

So, they need to expand outward.

On one hand, they want to occupy more Spiritual Lands suitable for the survival of their Demon Race.

On the other hand, they wish to use human cultivators to reduce the excessively large numbers of demon beasts.

However, once a war of this scale breaks out, the changes within and the final direction are beyond what the Demon Race can completely control.

History has proven countless times.

When a war of this scale and level erupts.

It must either be controlled initially within a certain limit, set in a specific range.

Or it goes completely out of control.

In such a case, even Foundation Establishment, let alone Golden Core, may see massive casualties.

Even the Nascent Soul True Monarchs and Fourth-tier Demon Kings, who are the strategists, might have their physical bodies destroyed.

More seriously, the demise of Nascent Souls, leading to complete downfall, is not impossible.

Therefore.

To survive this potential beast tide and perhaps seize an opportunity to advance, one must stabilize their fundamental territory first.

After all, a war of this magnitude cannot be won solely by relying on high-level cultivators like them.

A large number of low-level cultivators and mid-tier forces, all play indispensable roles.

Thinking this, Ji Haoyuan basically knew what Master Binghuo wanted to do next.

At this moment, Master Binghuo seemed to have sensed this too.

Her beautiful eyes met Ji Haoyuan's gaze directly.

She slowly said, "Junior Brother, if nothing goes astray, the Hongduan Mountain Range here, along with your side at Heaven-Piercing Valley, will be the main targets of the upcoming beast tide.

Therefore.

To protect our respective territories from the potential beast tide rampage, we must first stabilize the entire situation of the Hongduan Mountain Range.

What do you think?"

"I think what you said makes perfect sense, Senior Sister."

Ji Haoyuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

A faint icy glint appeared deep in his eyes.

"Moreover, there are some old accounts that were never settled. Now, it's about time to settle them properly."

Saying this, the senior sister and junior brother exchanged another glance.

Their figures suddenly soared skyward together.

With a flash, they vanished directly above the mountain gate of the Crimson Sunset Sect.

At the same time.

Within the mountain gate of the Netherworld Sect.

The only Golden Core cultivator of the Netherworld Sect, True Man Shadow.

Was now welcoming a youth with narrow eyes and a subtly sinister face with a sycophantic expression.

This person was named Shangguan Yang, a Golden Core cultivator from the Shangguan Family, a prestigious Golden Core clan of the Wu Country Cultivation Realm.

This family's cultivation techniques and actions are rather inclined towards the Demon Dao.

Because the Shangguan family is relatively close to the area north of the Hongduan Mountain Range,

and given the worsening current situation,

the Shangguan Family finally decided, after much deliberation, to attempt to control any force they could.

Particularly the area of the Hongduan Mountain Range which is relatively close to them, now seemed like a right time to attempt to bring it under their influence.

According to what the Shangguan Family knew, the weakest power in the entire Hongduan Mountain Range was, without a doubt, the Netherworld Sect, a sect of the Demon Dao.

Therefore, they planned to start with this sect as an entry point, then extend to other areas, ultimately taking control of the entire Hongduan Mountain Range.

Currently, as Shangguan Yang listened to True Man Shadow's report in front of him, a sharp glint appeared in his narrow eyes.

"Are you saying that in the whole Hongduan Mountain Range, the strongest power is no longer the Long River Sect, but the Crimson Sunset Sect?"

Evidently, the Shangguan Family hadn't paid much attention to the specific circumstances within the Hongduan Mountain Range in the past.

After all, in their eyes, the Hongduan Mountain Range back then was much like a remote backwater.

Imagine a place without even a mid-stage Golden Core existence, how could it attract much attention from the Shangguan Family, a prestigious Golden Core clan?

It was an impossible thing.

But now, the situation had clearly changed.

Through their channels, the Shangguan Family, a prestigious Golden Core clan, had long learned about the impending large-scale beast tide.

At this time, the Hongduan Mountain Range, which they have regarded as the frontline of war, had become quite important.

At least regarding geographical advantage, the Hongduan Mountain Range had become a place they were determined to win over.

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