Wherever they passed, it was like a natural disaster had swept through. The Essence Qi of the plants was completely drained, and no Demon Beast could escape. After their Essence Blood was drained and their Essence Souls devoured, their bodies were repurposed—infected with corpse poison and turned into Corpse Beasts to wear down the strength of cultivators.
The strength of the Yellow Springs Army was growing, a change almost visible to the naked eye.
"It's pointless to attack. We'll just alert them," Li Yingshi said in a low voice, looking at their nominal captain, Mei Shumo. "I suggest we go around."
"We'll go around!" Mei Shumo decided.
"I don't think we can. The Yellow Springs Army has already discovered us!" Lü Zhong suddenly spoke up, pointing above their heads. At some point, a small black dot had appeared in the sky.
"Ah, it's a Netherworld Vulture!" Li Yingshi sighed.
