Chapter 33: Who exactly have you provoked?

Many disciples shouted, one after another, demanding to level Black Tiger Abyss; even Hong Zun nodded and said.

"Indeed, since there is a potential threat, we should nip it in the bud."

Faced with the righteous indignation of the crowd, Ye Zhangqing himself stood frozen in place, wanting to speak up, but it seemed no one paid any attention to him.

He just made the decision on his own.

Afterward, at Hong Zun's command, the many disciples surged into the sky again, heading straight for Black Tiger Abyss.

"Changqing junior fellow, rest assured, we will definitely level Black Tiger Abyss this time."

Lu Youyou and Liu Shuang swore solemnly, guaranteeing it; upon this, Ye Zhangqing opened his mouth.

"Senior Sister, actually........"

"Don't worry, a mere Black Tiger Abyss can be wiped out with a flip of the hand; junior fellow, just follow along."

They didn't give Ye Zhangqing a chance to speak, merely urging him to catch up quickly.

Seeing this, Ye Zhangqing felt helpless and could only ride Xiao Bai to catch up with the main force; along the way, the many Divine Sword Peak disciples were filled with a killing intent.

Just as the many Divine Sword Peak disciples rushed toward Black Tiger Abyss, the two purple demons that had previously fled also returned to Black Tiger Abyss.

Both sides were sheer cliffs, and between them formed a natural abyss.

Inside the abyss were many excavated caves; in the largest cave, the two purple demons knelt before a burly man.

This burly man is the master of Black Tiger Abyss, Sha Hu, a tiger demon of primordial demon level, equivalent to a human cultivator's Nascent Soul Realm.

Looking at his two subordinates below, Sha Hu asked with a cold, stern expression.

"So you're saying you failed?"

"Master of the Abyss, spare my life; this time it's all because of Divine Sword Peak—I don't know what madness possessed them, they actually sent out their entire nest, even Peak Master Hong Zun personally appeared; the bluebirds were no match and were slain on the spot, and we two only managed to escape by luck."

The two purple demons explained anxiously; hearing this, Sha Hu fell silent for a moment and then said.

"Divine Sword Peak sent out their entire nest? Even if the Dao Yi Sect learned of that great demon's remains, it wouldn't come to this; you must have provoked someone."

Earlier, these two purple demons weren't present at the scene, so they could only say they had partial knowledge of the actual situation; now, facing Sha Hu's inquiry, they exchanged a glance, thought it over, and shook their heads.

"We subordinates haven't provoked anyone at all."

"Moreover, to avoid being detected early by the Dao Yi Sect, we subordinates have never dared to show our faces from start to finish; instead, we sent a half-demon to investigate the whereabouts of the great demon's remains."

"Everything went smoothly, but later the Dao Yi Sect sent an Inner Door Disciple and a core disciple, presumably to deal with that half-demon."

"Afterward, many Divine Sword Peak disciples descended and, without distinction, slaughtered the bluebirds."

They really couldn't think of whom they had provoked; this time they acted with extreme caution.

Regarding this, Sha Hu became even more doubtful; since they hadn't provoked anyone, why would Divine Sword Peak react so strongly?

"Could it be because of that Inner Door Disciple?"

It's not surprising that Sha Hu would have such a guess; after all, aside from that, there seems to be no other explanation.

Just losing three capable aides at once naturally caused Sha Hu a pang of heartache.

"Dao Yi Sect, good, very good."

He said it coldly; in fact, Black Tiger Abyss's strength is utterly incomparable to that of the Dao Yi Sect, but because Sha Hu is of the tiger tribe, it's said he still has some ties to Huling.

Furthermore, Sha Hu normally wouldn't provoke the Dao Yi Sect on his own, so the sect simply ignores him.

This time, if not for that great demon's remains, Sha Hu wouldn't have risked sending people into the Dao Yi Sect's sphere of influence.

However, having lost three purple demons at once, this debt certainly can't be left unsettled; not daring to mess with the Dao Yi Sect, does he dare not secretly deal with a few Dao Yi Sect disciples?

Especially that Inner Door Disciple and that Menial Disciple—it now appears everything started because of those two.

He has already made up his mind; when the opportunity arises, he will surely slay those two to avenge this.

But just as Sha Hu was pondering how to take revenge, a wolf demon rushed in, panic-stricken, and said.

"It's terrible; the people of Divine Sword Peak are coming to kill us."

Upon hearing this, Sha Hu and the two purple demons were stunned; the people of Divine Sword Peak have come to our door?

What exactly do these humans mean? Besides killing our three purple demons, they've now come straight to our door—are they intending to level Black Tiger Abyss outright?

What grudge, what hatred—must they exterminate us completely?

At once, Sha Hu's gaze fell again on the two purple demons; a chilling aura emanated from within him as he coldly demanded.

"You still won't speak honestly—who exactly have you provoked?"

If it weren't for offending someone who must not be offended, why would Divine Sword Peak be so relentless, insisting on utterly exterminating Black Tiger Abyss?

Faced with Sha Hu's questioning, the two purple demons protested, feeling wronged.

"Abyss Master, heavens and earth as my witness, we truly haven't provoked anyone."

"No, why would Divine Sword Peak act this way?"

"We really don't know; it's just that after that Inner Door Disciple and Menial Disciple arrived, things turned out this way."

The two purple demons are truly at a loss; who knows what madness has possessed the Divine Sword Peak people.

As they were speaking, a shout of killing already came from outside the cave.

"Kill, for Changqing junior fellow!"

"Protect Changqing junior fellow, level Black Tiger Abyss!"

"Who dares bully Changqing junior fellow? Charge, avenge Changqing junior fellow!"

In the shouts, the words 'Changqing junior fellow' kept appearing, and Sha Hu naturally heard them as well.

"Still won't confess—just who is this Changqing, and what have you done to him?"

The source of the matter seems to be this so-called Changqing junior fellow; it's because of him that Divine Sword Peak has gone so mad, pursuing us all the way to Black Tiger Abyss.

Under Sha Hu's pressure, the two purple demons were almost on the verge of tears.

"Abyss Master, we truly don't know any Changqing, and it's impossible for us to have provoked him; we........"

"There's no reason for the Divine Sword Peak people to avenge this Changqing, is there?"

The killing intent in those battle cries was practically as if there was a grudge for killing one's father; if you hadn't made a move against them, why would the Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ be like this?

No matter how Sha Hu pressed for answers, those two purple demons knew nothing; they really didn't know, damn it, who the hell is called Changqing?

They couldn't get any information out of them; at this point, the people of Divine Sword Peak had already stormed into Black Tiger Abyss, seeing them draw nearer and nearer, Sha Hu could only bring the two of them out to meet the enemy.

Just as they stepped out of the cave entrance, they saw Hong Zun, Lu Youyou, Liu Shuang, and dozens of Inner Door Disciples already having arrived before them.

Seeing Hong Zun, Sha Hu's expression instantly turned extremely solemn, and then he also looked around at the Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ, Sha Hu proactively opened his mouth to speak.

"Senior Hong Zun, everyone of Divine Sword Peak, does my Black Tiger Abyss have any offense?"