As the various deva teams crossed the Essence Nurturing Forest's groves, little did they know that from above, a certain Devil already sentenced them to extinction. Since the four remaining Cardinal Sects all deigned dispatch their most outstanding juniors, how could Konrad not seize the opportunity to put them to good use? Those were prime Devil Pill materials!
Meanwhile, aware that she could never find his tracks, Rati pursued the Royal Blood Trees instead. Those undoubtedly were the most sought after commodities of the Essence Nurturing Forest. Regardless of Konrad's concrete purpose, he wouldn't let go of them. Or so she reasoned.
Alas, she would never get the time to put her hypothesis to the test.
As she crossed the forest, keeping an alert mind and sweeping the perimeter with both her Seer's Vision and God-Sense, Rati never expected that the crackle of timber beneath her feet would herald seismic changes.
*Crack*
