When Xiao Fei found Ning, Ning was once again slaughtering his fellow Dao Worms, his integrity shattered, his moral bottom line nonexistent.
"Big Brother! You're here!"
Xiao Fei had long been rooted in Ning's memory, almost on par with his self-identity. He was the only family and friend Ning had in this world.
So, every time Xiao Fei visited him, he would appear particularly happy.
"Big Brother! Who do you want me to fight this time?"
Ning was very proactive, knowing that Xiao Fei must have come to find him for a fight again.
"There are quite a few enemies this time; our two brothers alone definitely can't defeat them."
Xiao Fei shook his head.
"Then let's call that pretty boy from last time."
Ning naturally thought of Zhu Yu. He remembered that the pretty boy, apart from his face, wasn't entirely useless; he had some rudimentary skills.
"Even if we call him, it won't help!"
Xiao Fei still shook his head.
"This time, the enemies include over thirty Immortal Monarchs, plus a large group of Celestial Immortals and Earth Immortals.
My idea is, can we devise a method to have the Dao Worms here eliminate the enemies?"
"Brilliant!"
Ning exclaimed loudly after hearing Xiao Fei's idea.
"As expected of Big Brother!"
"With your reminder, Big Brother, I've come up with an idea."
"We can do this..."
The two then huddled together, whispering and discussing for a long time, occasionally letting out some lewd laughter.
After their discussion concluded, they parted ways and went in separate directions.
Ning returned to the Dao Worm gathering place as leisurely as usual. No one noticed that another companion had fallen victim to his treachery.
Upon returning to the camp, he began spreading rumors.
"Has everyone noticed that some Dao Worms in our camp have gone missing without a trace recently? I wonder where they've gone."
Near where several Dao Worms were gathered, Ning sidled up and started spreading rumors.
In fact, it couldn't entirely be called a rumor. Many Dao Worms had indeed disappeared; those missing Dao Worms were the ones he had devoured.
Now, he was playing the role of the thief shouting "Stop thief," turning the matter into a rumor.
"I have a friend named Huang. I haven't seen him for several years since we last parted."
"Now that you mention it, I really remember. I haven't seen Hong these past few days. Could he have gone missing too!"
Ning squeezed into the group of Dao Worms, recalling the figures of various Dao Worms in his mind. The missing Dao Worms were naturally the ones he had eaten.
He felt no guilt about this.
He was different from other Dao Worms; he retained the memories of the Heavenly Dao. In the eyes of all Heavenly Daos, Dao Worms were their mortal enemies.
Dao Worms fed on worlds. Now that he had the opportunity, he felt it was only natural to secretly kill a few Dao Worms.
As this group of Dao Worms discussed, they increasingly felt as if they had uncovered important clues.
At this moment, Ning seized the opportune moment to say,
"When I came back from outside just now, I saw a demon lurking around here. Do you think it might be those fellows from the Immortal Realm?"
"Absolutely!"
A particularly clever Dao Worm immediately stated with certainty.
"Those fellows from the Immortal Realm have always seen us as thorns in their side, always wanting to annihilate us all.
You say we Dao Worms are all honest and upright. We only occasionally devour a few worlds; that's not excessive, is it?
Those people in the Immortal Realm are so meddlesome!"
As one Dao Worm spoke of this matter, he felt quite wronged, believing himself to be innocent.
He felt like a pure white lotus!
While this group of Dao Worms was discussing, another Dao Worm returned from outside, looking disheveled and bearing several wounds.
"Meng! What happened to you? How did you end up like this?"
"Alas! I was almost captured by two demons outside just now. Fortunately, my escape skills are decent, so I managed to evade their clutches."
This Dao Worm, named Meng, recounted his perilous experience.
It turned out that he had suddenly fallen into a trap outside and was captured by two powerful demons.
They subjected him to severe interrogation, demanding information.
"I'm telling you, I didn't reveal any information about our camp. That's my character. Even if they killed me, I wouldn't reveal any information."
If Xiao Fei were present, he would have scoffed contemptuously.
This Dao Worm named Meng, just after falling into the trap and being captured, was already scared stiff.
At that moment, he had spilled all the intelligence about the Dao Worm camp, big and small.
Xiao Fei had racked his brains to find a plausible way for this fellow to escape. Otherwise, with his strength, he would have been killed several times over by now.
"However, I didn't return empty-handed this time. From the words of those two demons, I learned that the demons and devils of the Immortal Realm have once again joined forces and are preparing to sweep through the Chaotic Void to eradicate Dao Worms."
What Meng said this time was entirely true; Xiao Fei had indeed said it then.
"Sigh! I thought it was a big deal. The powerful beings of the Immortal Realm are always bored and often think of causing trouble for us in the Chaos, but they never gain much in the end!"
One Dao Worm was unconcerned. It wasn't the first time the Immortal Realm had come to cause trouble in the Chaos.
"You might not know, but this time they are serious. I heard there are thirty to forty experts at the Immortal Monarch realm alone."
"So many!"
In previous large armies descending from the Immortal Realm, having three to five Immortal Monarch experts was already considered a lot.
This time, the number of Immortal Monarch experts had increased more than tenfold, along with a large number of Celestial Immortals and True Immortals.
Such a powerful lineup was indeed not to be underestimated.
"In addition to this, I also obtained an important piece of information."
Meng did not stop there, intending to reveal an even more significant piece of news.
"Do you all remember, there was once a mutated Dao Worm among us, one that specifically fed on our kind?"
"Of course, we remember. Didn't that Dao Worm die? I also participated in the hunt back then."
"It didn't die. It has completely betrayed the Dao Worms and defected to the demons and devils of the Immortal Realm, holding a rather high position.
This incident has its cause in its machinations.
At that time, those two demons wanted to capture me and use me as food for this traitorous Dao Worm.
It is said that they have already captured several Dao Worms in the vicinity and brought them back to the Immortal Realm for this traitor to feast upon."
Upon hearing of this traitor among the Dao Worms, all the Dao Worms present gnashed their teeth in hatred, wishing they could go and kill this worm right now.
Compared to their sworn enemies in the Immortal Realm, they hated this Dao Worm even more.
This Dao Worm, feeding on its own kind, made them unable to guard against it.
"Is this news true?"
"Do I need to lie about this? It's absolutely true!"
Meng stated with certainty.
Amidst the surging emotions, Ning did not forget to add fuel to the fire.
"Why don't we directly charge to the location where the demons and devils are gathered, slaughter those demons and devils, and then see if that Dao Worm is lurking behind the scenes."
"Makes sense!"
"There's no better day than today. Let's set off today!"