Subsequently, the formation completely closed.
All the disciples from the six sects who were still alive in the Langya Secret Realm came out.
On the demon race's side...
There was a profound silence.
Their formation also closed.
The Golden-winged Roc...
Indeed, it did not emerge.
And not just the Golden-winged Roc.
Several other high-level demon beasts, on which they had placed great hopes, also did not come out.
Less than half of the demon race members returned this time!
They had all previously assumed that those peerless geniuses were waiting until the last moment to return.
Who would have thought?
It was the human geniuses who returned at the last moment.
Their primary target, Yan Fan, was still alive and well, and suddenly, a new figure named Li Shuang appeared.
An incredibly precious super-level demon beast had actually perished here!
Chi Ling's face turned ashen.
This time.
He had intended to severely cripple the human race, to ensure their geniuses would face a generational gap.
Yet, it was their demon race that suffered heavy losses?
"Senior Sister Li, you're back!" As soon as Ye Zhaozhao saw Li Shuang, she enthusiastically walked over: "I've already told the sect about you and Senior Brother Yan Fan jointly killing the Golden-winged Roc! Even if Senior Sister Li had to re-cultivate, she is still a peerless genius!"
Ye Zhaozhao immediately launched into a flurry of praise.
Li Shuang glanced at the demon king's ferocious face on the water screen and instantly understood.
"Yan Fan, Li Shuang! Good! Very good!" The demon king stared coldly at Li Shuang, as if trying to engrave her image into his memory.
Then, he directly cut off contact with the six sects, actively withdrawing from the Water Moon Illusion Mirror.
Clearly.
The loss of a super-level demon beast in the Langya Secret Realm was a matter of great importance, and even the demon king had to deal with the aftermath.
"Ye Zhaozhao! Are you always so talkative?" Luo Mingyue pulled Li Shuang closer, her gaze at Ye Zhaozhao seeming to want to kill.
Regarding the Golden-winged Roc, they couldn't yet confirm the exact situation.
If Yan Fan and Li Shuang had indeed jointly killed it, this matter should absolutely not be spread! Who didn't know how precious a super-level demon beast was? Although the Golden-winged Roc had initiated the killing intent, did the demon race seem like they would listen to reason? Yan Fan and Li Shuang would likely be targeted by these demon beasts from now on!
"I..." Ye Zhaozhao's eyes flickered, looking helpless: "I... I just couldn't stand that demon king's arrogance! I thought it was a good thing that Senior Sister Li and the others killed the Golden-winged Roc. This... can't this be said?"
Ye Zhaozhao feigned ignorance.
"You're still pretending! Do you dare say you didn't do it on purpose!" Luo Mingyue gritted her teeth.
Ye Zhaozhao looked even more wronged: "On purpose? On purpose what? I just don't want the demon race to look down on us humans."
"You..." Luo Mingyue was furious and drew her sword, ready to strike.
Ye Zhaozhao instinctively flinched.
Li Shuang raised her hand and stopped Luo Mingyue: "Senior Sister."
At Li Shuang's call, Luo Mingyue's rationality finally returned.
She gave Ye Zhaozhao a cold look and sheathed her sword.
Ye Zhaozhao immediately straightened up again, saying aggrievedly, "I really don't know what I did wrong. Why is Senior Sister Luo so angry? Does she dislike me?"
As soon as Ye Zhaozhao felt wronged, several people from Lingxu Peak instinctively protected her.
Li Shuang calmly watched the scene, then said indifferently, "Ye Zhaozhao."
"Senior Sister Li." Ye Zhaozhao looked at her, a well-hidden hint of provocation in her eyes.
Li Shuang's lips curved into a small arc: "Regarding the slaying of the Golden-winged Roc, Yan Fan and I dare not take too much credit. If anything, it was Junior Sister who brought out a precious fifth-grade talisman, severely injuring the Golden-winged Roc in one fell swoop, allowing Senior Brother Yan Fan and me to seize the opportunity to completely destroy its body and spirit."
Yan Fan had long been displeased with Ye Zhaozhao, and he immediately followed up: "Indeed. A fifth-grade talisman that can be activated by someone in the Foundation Establishment stage—this talisman is quite valuable. If it weren't for Junior Sister Ye's wealthy background, Li Shuang and I would never have been able to kill that Golden-winged Roc."
Although the demon king had withdrawn from the Water Moon Illusion Mirror, there were certainly traitors among the six sects who had sided with the demon race. It was believed that Ye Zhaozhao's role would quickly be reported to the demon race. Ye Zhaozhao wanted to push the two of them forward to attract the demon race's attention, while she herself remained safely hidden? Dream on!
A fifth-grade talisman?
With Yan Fan's explanation, everyone finally understood how the Golden-winged Roc had died.
A fifth-grade offensive talisman possessed the attack power of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
Normally, only Nascent Soul stage cultivators could activate a fifth-grade talisman.
Yet Ye Zhaozhao possessed a fifth-grade talisman that could be activated by someone in the Foundation Establishment stage. This was no longer just a matter of having a wealthy background. Such talismans were priceless and could only be created by master talismansmiths.
Ye Zhaozhao's talisman was the primary contributor to killing the Golden-winged Roc.
As Yan Fan's words fell.
Ye Zhaozhao's expression couldn't help but change slightly. Originally, killing a super-level demon beast was a good thing.
However, it was best to discuss the rewards privately.
Now that the human race was so heavily infiltrated, saying it openly like this, wouldn't it directly draw the demon race's attention?
Ye Zhaozhao's expression involuntarily turned venomous.
When she had deliberately mentioned Li Shuang's name earlier, she didn't think she was wrong. Now that Li Shuang was speaking the truth, she began to feel that Li Shuang was going too far.
"I... I'm not a peerless genius like you, I just rely on talismans," Ye Zhaozhao said.
As soon as these words left her mouth, she realized something was amiss.
Indeed.
Venerable Lingxu over there had already cast a meaningful glance, and Ye Zhaozhao couldn't help but stiffen.
"Junior Sister. Where did you get the spirit stones to buy such talismans?" Shen Yuan couldn't help but ask.
Chang Le'an said, "Junior Sister has more than one of these fifth-grade talismans that can be activated by someone in the Foundation Establishment stage! From what I saw, Junior Sister used one fifth-grade acceleration talisman and two fifth-grade offensive talismans."
Chang Le'an!
Ye Zhaozhao's face immediately grew even uglier.
Shen Yuan was momentarily silent.
These people, for Ye Zhaozhao, had sold everything they could, each of them losing their entire fortune.
So, Ye Zhaozhao herself actually still had a substantial fortune?
Yan Xiao couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother, you said that everyone on Lingxu Peak should overcome difficulties together, so this month, our resources were not distributed and were all used to pay off Ye Zhaozhao's debts. Now... she doesn't seem to be in such a difficult situation!"
As Yan Xiao said this.
The other disciples of Lingxu Peak also couldn't hold back.
"Exactly! Three fifth-grade talismans! If she brought them all out, she could easily pay off her debts!"
"So wealthy, yet still coveting our meager resources as ordinary disciples!"
"Putting everything else aside. Since Ye Zhaozhao lacks nothing, our resources should be returned, right?"
Originally, these Lingxu Peak disciples had been patient, just waiting for Chang Le'an and Ye Zhaozhao to use their gains from the secret realm to make up for the deficit.
But now they saw.
What Ye Zhaozhao and the others brought out was so little.
What could that make up for?
If they didn't speak up now, when would they get back these missing resources!