Why So Quiet

Dark Shadow Island.

From then on, there was a girl who came to search for treasures.

Every day at the break of dawn, this girl would set out with a storage ring and a few torches.

Each day, she would return with a full haul.

And at night, she would accompany Yi Feng to hunt monsters.

With her current strength, she could handle creatures like the Crawling Fiends and the Monto Beasts.

But when it came to the Molten Colossus or the Twin-Headed Water Fiend, she stood no chance in a direct fight. She could only finish them off after Yi Feng had weakened them.

Though it seemed exhausting, she was completely immersed in it.

At the Heavenly Wall Sect of the Jie Sect.

The council hall was filled to the brim.

Aside from members of the Heavenly Wall Sect, there were also representatives from other sects.

The reason for their gathering was the sudden large-scale disappearance of demonic creatures.

Aside from the fact that sect disciples relied on them for training missions, demon cores had many other important uses.

In fact, in their region, demon cores had even become a form of currency.

The reason was simple: demon cores contained immense energy. Once the chaotic aura within them was purified, they could be used for cultivation, powering spirit ships, or even maintaining the operation of large-scale formations.

For humanity, this was perhaps the only benefit of the existence of the black mist.

Thus, the disappearance of demonic creatures affected the interests of all the sects.

Moreover, the sudden reduction in demonic creatures also raised their suspicions. Could it be that the demons were planning something big?

Although the lower-level demonic creatures lacked much intelligence, after years of dealing with them, the sects knew all too well that these creatures were led by more powerful demons.

"Recently, I sent disciples from our sect to investigate, but they found nothing," one of the Jie Sect leaders couldn’t help but speak up.

"That’s right. My personal disciple went down the mountain himself, but not only did he fail to uncover anything, he didn’t even see a single demon. How could he investigate?" another sect leader chimed in.

"Hmm, I also sent members of my sect, but so far, there’s been no news," said the elder from the sect where Su Yu'er belonged.

Clearly, with the disappearance of the demonic creatures, all the major sects had sent people to investigate, but none had found any answers.

"This matter must be resolved," Chen Mingtang, the leader of the Heavenly Wall Sect and the host of the meeting, spoke up.

"Therefore, I propose that each major sect send two elders to form a team. They will board a spirit ship and venture into the black mist to investigate. We must get to the bottom of why the demonic creatures have vanished!"

"We have no objections."

"Agreed."

"Let’s do it."

In no time, representatives from all the sects voiced their approval, unanimously agreeing to the plan.

The sects acted swiftly.

After the meeting concluded, a massive spirit ship departed from the skies above the Heavenly Wall Sect, heading straight for Dark Shadow Island.

The spirit ship was as fast as lightning.

So fast that even a first-level Jie Realm expert couldn’t catch a glimpse of it, and a second-level Jie Realm expert could barely see its fleeting shadow.

Not long after, the spirit ship arrived at the boundary between the Demon Gathering Plains and the black mist.

After a brief pause, it plunged into the black mist.

Once inside, the speed of the spirit ship slowed significantly. In the vast darkness, they dared not travel too quickly.

"Boom!"

With a loud roar, a massive cannon at the front of the spirit ship fired a powerful shockwave.

The shockwave surged forward, momentarily illuminating the path ahead.

But the light was fleeting.

This was the only way they could briefly disperse the black mist.

"Why is it so quiet?"

"Even in the black mist, we can’t see a single demon?"