Under the night sky.
Ye Feng repeatedly scanned the surroundings of Misty Peak, and within a ten-mile radius, he'd found at least a hundred demonic beasts, most of them of lower-ranked demon soldiers.
Since he couldn't distinguish whether they were malevolent or benign, Ye Feng refrained from taking action. Moreover, he needed to protect his disciples and it was inappropriate to leave them.
...
In the gloomy Fuyun forest.
A rabbit, transformed by the Shape-shifting Beast, hopped into an underground cavern and found the Little Wolf General cultivating there. It reported everything it had seen and heard.
"What did you say? There are five naturally-born spiritual beasts on Misty Peak... I get it now. The person who thwarted the Heixuan Gate's blood sacrifice plan a few days ago must be the Misty Sect's Sect Leader. Those five spiritual beasts must have been saved by him!"
With some deduction, the Little Wolf General guessed the truth.
