Chapter 221: Disturbance Calms (1/2)

In the Ghost Sect…

Nie Tian was originally worried that the arrival of Sarah and Groete would tip the scales against him.

However, while he was pondering the matter, Zelia’s shout caught his ears. When he looked over, he saw an anxious expression on her face as she called out in the outsiders’ language.

Then, a handful black pearls appeared in her splayed hand.

One after another, they rose into the sky before coming to a stop above the eye of the demon Qi vortex.

They generated a great attractive force to the raging demon Qi below it and gradually merged into one giant pearl.

All of a sudden, that one giant pearl unleashed a strong energy wave into its surroundings and shot up into the heavens.

As it did, the vast demon Qi vortex that had enveloped the entire Ghost Sect rose along with it.

It was at that moment that all the high-tier outsiders seemed to receive messages; they all stopped fighting their opponents and rose up into the sky.

Upon seeing the situation, some powerful Qi warriors, under the leadership of Chang Sen, Ghost Eye, and Li Jing, also leapt into the air in an attempt to chase after their enemies. However, they were all pushed back to the earth by an irresistible, mysterious force.

They could only watch as the vortex of demon Qi rose higher and higher, and when it reached a certain height, it began to move horizontally.

At that moment, the Ghost Sect, which had been covered in raging demon Qi for a very long time, finally saw sunlight again. The ancient city made of green stones was once again visible under the setting sun.

Staring at the departing demon Qi vortex, powerful experts from the Ghost Sect and Hell Sect discussed the matter amongst themselves. Confusion could be seen on their faces.

“What happened? The outsider army has retreated?”

“This is strange. I saw two high-tier outsiders coming. Why did they leave when they had more added to their force?”

“Is their invasion of the Realm of Flame Heaven over?

“What in the world is going on?

…

At the same time, the numerous outsiders that had been besieging and attacking the Cloudsoaring Sect and Mystic Mist Sect also seemed to have received orders, and rapidly retreated like an ebbing tide.

Even the outsiders who had been slaughtering commoners in mortal cities seemed to receive orders, and rapidly withdrew from where they were.

All outsider forces, wherever they were, began to move towards the Hell sect.

Standing on the Bone Blood Demon’s shoulder, Nie Tian couldn’t spot another outsider in his vicinity. Without a target, the Bone Blood Demon stood stood still in its original position, staring at nothing.

A short while later, the circle of death it had created with its death power also vanished completely.

Only then did the mountain-like Bone Blood Demon run out of life power and collapse to the ground.

Nie Tian had noticed the signs of its imminent collapse, and jumped off of it before it did.

Hong Can from the Hell Sect, Zou Yi from the Ghost Sect, and a handful of survivors from the Blood Sect gathered to Nie Tian’s side, confusion written across their faces.

They shifted their curious gazes between the collapsed Bone Blood Demon and the empty sky.

Chang Sen, Ghost Eye, and Li Jing also retracted their power. Ghost Eye’s two Heaven Ghosts flew back into his pupils, and his nine Earth Ghosts went back into the banners. Similarly, the enormous blood shadow flew back into Li Jing’s Blood Lotus and became dormant again.

Sitting on the Blood Lotus, Li Jing turned to Chang Sen and said, “You know their language. Did you hear what they said? Why did they leave so abruptly?”