Chapter 816: Why Is It So Quiet

Shadow Island.

From that day on, a girl searching for treasure appeared on the island.

Every day, as the sky began to brighten, the girl would head out with a storage ring and a few torches in hand.

By the end of each day, she would return with her hands full.

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

Given her strength, she could handle creatures like the Crawling Fiends and the Mondobeasts.

But when it came to the Lava Colossus and the Twin-Headed Water Monster, she stood no chance. She could only finish them off after Yi Feng had weakened them.

Though it seemed exhausting, she found herself completely immersed in it.

The Heaven's Wall Sect of the Calamity Sect.

The council hall was packed with people.

Aside from members of the Heaven's Wall Sect, there were representatives from other sects as well.

The reason they had gathered was the sudden, large-scale disappearance of demonic creatures.

Besides the disciples from various sects completing their trials, demon cores held many 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. After purging the violent aura within, they could be used for cultivation, as a power source for spirit ships, or to sustain the operation of large arrays.

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

Thus, the disappearance of demonic creatures directly impacted the interests of all sects.

Beyond this, the sudden reduction in demonic creatures also raised their vigilance. Could it be that the demonic creatures were planning something major?

Although the lower-tier demonic creatures lacked much intelligence, after years of dealing with them, they knew full well that behind these creatures were more powerful beings commanding them.

"Recently, I sent disciples from our sect to investigate, but they found nothing," the leader of the Calamity Sect said, unable to hold back his frustration.

"That's right. My personal disciple even went down the mountain himself, but he couldn’t find a single demonic creature, let alone figure out what’s going on," another sect leader chimed in.

"I’ve also sent people from my sect, but so far, we’ve received no news," a elder from the sect where Su Yu’er belonged added.

Clearly.

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

"We must get to the bottom of this," said Chen Mingtang, the leader of the Heaven's Wall Sect, who was presiding over the meeting.

"Therefore, I suggest that each sect send two elders to form a team. They will board a spirit ship and venture into the black mist to investigate. We must find out the reason behind the disappearance of the demonic creatures!"

"We have no objections."

"Agreed."

"Sounds good."

In no time, representatives from all the sects voiced their support for the plan.

The sacts acted swiftly.

As soon as the meeting ended, a massive spirit ship departed from the Heaven's Wall Sect, heading straight for Shadow Island.

The spirit ship was as fast as lightning.

So fast that even experts at the First Calamity Realm couldn’t catch sight of it, and those at the Second Calamity Realm could barely see its shadow as it passed by.

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 ship’s speed drastically reduced. In the vast darkness, they dared not move too quickly.

"Boom!"

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

The shockwave illuminated the area ahead of the ship.

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, there’s not a single demonic creature to be seen?"