Since Song Xia Qinzi was willing to be his female slave, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't refuse and let her be.
He would never take any female slaves in China.
However, having such a beautiful female slave in the Land of Sakura to manage such a large industry for him seemed like a very good thing.
Cheng Xiaofan was too lazy to investigate how many assets the Blood Demon Sect had left behind.
The most important thing was to have someone who was wholeheartedly loyal to him, managing these assets with a selfless heart.
"Song Xia Qinzi, I'm returning to China. If you encounter any problems, you can call me anytime!" With the major concern of the Blood Demon Sect eliminated, Cheng Xiaofan saw no reason to stay here any longer.
"Master, it's noon now. Let this slave invite you to have lunch before you leave!" Song Xia Qinzi said with some reluctance.
Cheng Xiaofan replied, "No need, I have things to do back home!"
"Sky-Breaking Eagle!"
"Jee!"
Hearing his master's call, Sky-Breaking descended from the sky and landed beside him.
Immediately, Cheng Xiaofan sat on its back.
With another sharp cry, Sky-Breaking Eagle, carrying Cheng Xiaofan, soared into the sky.
"My master is indeed a divine being!"
Song Xia Qinzi gazed in the direction Cheng Xiaofan was flying, clasped her hands together, knelt on the ground again, and murmured, "This slave greets you!"
Just as Cheng Xiaofan was leaving Yamaguchi Prefecture, Sakai Kazuo, who was in a temple, received a call from Matsuki Chiyoko.
"Mr. Sakai, I've just received news that the sanatorium at the Blood Demon Sect's stronghold has been razed to the ground by a sudden whirlwind."
"Inoue Masakazu and Yoshida Hideo, along with nearly a hundred Blood Demon Sect disciples, all perished."
Sakai Kazuo's face turned pale with shock. "What, such a thing happened?"
Matsuki Chiyoko continued, "According to rumors, this incident is related to the underground magnetic field of the Blood Demon Sect's sanatorium, which caused lightning strikes and climatic anomalies, resulting in the bizarre whirlwind."
Upon hearing this, Sakai Kazuo said, "I had heard from Miyazaki Amano that the reason the Blood Demon Sect chose to establish their sanatorium there was indeed related to the underground magnetic field."
"They used the underground magnetic field to build labyrinthine walls. Ordinary people who accidentally entered the sanatorium's location could never find their way out."
"It is said that not even a mosquito could fly in normally. Yet, this magnetic field destroyed the entire Blood Demon Sect."
After a moment of thought, he frowned again. "Strange, the Blood Demon Sect's sanatorium has been fine for so many years. Why did trouble arise only after Cheng Xiaofan arrived?"
Matsuki Chiyoko asked, "Are you implying that the destruction of the Blood Demon Sect is related to Cheng Xiaofan?"
Sakai Kazuo replied, "Besides him, who else could it be?"
"If it really is him, this kid is truly terrifying to contemplate!"
"Chiyoko, investigate secretly whether a woman named Song Xia Kudaizi at the Blood Demon Sect's sanatorium is dead or alive."
Matsuki Chiyoko inquired, "Why are you investigating this woman?"
Sakai Kazuo explained, "According to what I learned from Miyazaki Amano, this woman named Song Xia Kudaizi is the mistress of the Grand Sect Master Inoue Masakazu, and the entire industry of the Blood Demon Sect is managed by her."
"If she is still alive, I must find a way to reclaim all the assets of the Blood Demon Sect that she usurped from me."
"However, the fact that Inoue Masakazu entrusted the entire Blood Demon Sect's assets to Song Xia Jidai for management indicates that this woman is no ordinary person."
"When you investigate her, be extremely careful. Don't alert her, understand?"
Matsuki Chiyoko immediately replied, "Please rest assured, Mr. Sakai. I, Chiyoko, will handle this matter with extreme caution."
...
More than an hour later.
As Sky-Breaking Eagle carried Cheng Xiaofan, nearing the East Sea, the Dragon Pearl in his chest suddenly began to pulse intensely.
Cheng Xiaofan's gaze immediately fell below, where he discovered an island with many people bustling about, seemingly searching for some treasure.
Although the people were moving within the dense forest, appearing as small as ants, Cheng Xiaofan's heaven-defying eyes could magnify them infinitely.
Even an ant crawling through the grass on the island could not escape his sight.
Cheng Xiaofan immediately realized that something was amiss on the island.
Otherwise, the Dragon Pearl wouldn't have become so agitated.
"Sky-Breaking Eagle, descend!"
Hearing his master's command, Sky-Breaking Eagle let out a sharp cry, circled rapidly in the air, and then dived towards the island.
When Cheng Xiaofan leaped off Sky-Breaking Eagle onto the ground, he scanned his surroundings. He realized that this was originally an uninhabited island.
The sudden appearance of so many people on the island had occurred only in the last day or so.
To his astonishment, almost everyone who had come to this island was a cultivator, and some of them had previously appeared at Nanshan Lake.
This uninhabited island was not far from the mainland. It was likely that the living environment was problematic, which was why no one resided there normally.
However, two signal towers had been erected on the island.
Presumably, these were for the convenience of local fishermen.
Cheng Xiaofan was not in a hurry to inquire about what was happening on the island. He first took out his phone and dialed the number of his own white goddess.
Every time he went out, his greatest worry was the situation at home.
"Yi Ling, is everything alright at home?" Cheng Xiaofan found a secluded spot and asked Bai Yi Ling.
Bai Yi Ling immediately replied, "Ah, Xiaofan, everything is normal at home. What's not normal is that quite a few cultivators have left Nanshan Lake."
Cheng Xiaofan asked with some regret, "Oh, why is that?" Fewer people meant less income for him.
Bai Yi Ling explained, "Xiaofan, on the night you left, it's rumored that a dragon skeleton flew up from beneath the East Sea. It was struck by heavenly lightning, causing the dragon skeleton to scatter on a desolate island."
"After hearing about this, many cultivators left, rushing to the desolate island to collect dragon bones."
Cheng Xiaofan was taken aback!
He had survived a lightning tribulation that very night. Afterward, it had somehow attracted a dragon skeleton, which was then struck by lightning?
Undoubtedly, it seemed that the underground dragon veins of Bai Mang Lake and Nanshan Lake were connected to the East Sea.
It was likely that the dragon skeleton had been lurking within the dragon veins. During his lightning tribulation, the dragon skeleton had sensed it and flown out of the East Sea.
Regardless, this dragon skeleton seemed fated to him. Cheng Xiaofan was determined to obtain this complete dragon skeleton.
With this thought, he heard Bai Yi Ling ask with concern, "Xiaofan, how is the patient you went to the Land of Sakura to treat?"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and replied, "I'll tell you about the treatment when I get back. Right now, I'm on the desolate island where the dragon bones have scattered."
"Ah, Xiaofan, did dragon bones really appear on that desolate island?" Bai Yi Ling asked in astonishment.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "I'm not entirely sure about the specifics. I'll have Sky-Breaking Eagle fly back later to pick up Naughty, and let it search around to see."