Chapter 744: Scolding (I)
When Chu Liang and his companions saw this imposing figure shrouded in surging flames of demonic qi, the figure's face was obscured by darkness. So, they shouldn't have been able to figure out his identity. However, the words that the figure blurted out gave his identity away.
A sharp glint flashed in Chu Liang's eyes.
Hmm?
The only ones who knew about Chu Liang's disguise as the Violet Gold Marquess were those demons and evildoers from that time they went to the Sea Master's pavilion. However, he was later captured by the land demons of the Far West. He then returned to Moun Shu and even killed a Dark King Sect hall master. That meant the only ones who might still believe that Chu Liang was the Violet Gold Marquess could only be the isolated sea demons.
The identity of the eighth-realm Eminent One standing before him… was now clear as day. It was unlikely that this person could be anyone other than the Sea Master, the leader of the Ruins of Return Cult.
Living in the vast South Sea and the hidden realm the Ruins of Return kept the sea demons isolated from the rest of the world. They had very few channels of communication to acquire information about events that occurred outside. Recently, the merfolk had been in close contact with the Mount Shu Sect, but this was limited to Princess Liange alone. The rest of the sea demon clans rarely left the Ruins of Return.
The Sea Master had previously maintained frequent contact with the Celestial Charm Sect. It was through that connection that he had formed an alliance between the sea demons of the South Sea with the land demons of the Far West.
The Celestial Charm Sect and the Far West should have served as his sources of outside information, but the Far West had been too preoccupied with their own problems to care about the sea demons. Additionally, the recent upheaval in the South Sea had caused many of the sea demons to grow suspicious of the Sea Master's collusion with outsiders, believing he harbored ulterior motives. As a result, the Celestial Charm Sect stopped sending people into the Ruins of Return.
During this period, the Sea Master had not received any updates on the affairs of the world. The Ruins of Return had returned to being isolated from the mortal realm, just as it had been for many years before.
The Sea Master was truly at a disadvantage because of his lack of knowledge.
After deducing the figure's identity, Chu Liang's mind raced as he assessed the situation. Madam Hongyu's qi had vanished; he couldn't tell if she was alive or dead.