Chapter 422: Chapter 318: Myriad Manifestations of the Five Elements
"That old geezer from the Celestial Demon Sect broke through!"
"No wonder they dared to make a move. So this was part of the reason."
Faced with this group of seven Core Formation Demons, the Celestial Cloud Sect would likely be destroyed in no time if not for the protection of the Sect Array.
Especially since two of them were Late-stage Core Formation Demons.
After confirming the arrival of the Core Formation Demons, Sect Leader Duan Qingyun acted quickly.
A stream of messages was sent out, all of them requests for reinforcements.
The Core Formation cultivators from the Vast Sea Sect and Star Moon Valley should be rushing to their aid, provided they hadn’t run into any trouble.
As the Sect’s Grand Array, the All Things Five Elements Array, activated and the Core Formation Demons appeared, Bai Qinying also began to send a message of her own.
She had already made an agreement with Fang Yun.
The moment Core Formation Demons appeared at the Celestial Cloud Sect, she was to immediately relay the details to him.
The message Bai Qinying sent to Fang Yun contained just six words:
Seven Core Formation. Two late-stage, three mid-stage.
The message was concise, but it wouldn’t be difficult for Fang Yun to grasp the full situation from it.
’The Celestial Demon Sect is certainly audacious, leaving only one Early-stage Core Formation Demon to guard their sect. This is good, though. It gives Junior Brother more room to operate.’
Unlike the high-level Core Formation cultivators of the sect, Bai Qinying was somewhat excited because she knew the general outline of Fang Yun’s plan.
The Early-stage Core Formation Demon left to guard the Celestial Demon Sect would certainly not leave his post easily.
As such, Bai Qinying could already imagine what would happen to the Celestial Demon Sect’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences.
Fang Yun was undoubtedly very experienced in such matters.
Quite a few of the Celestial Demon Sect’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences had already been destroyed by Fang Yun.
As the Sect Array activated, many Elders from Battle Peak, having understood the situation, were poised and ready for action.
When the Demons attacked their Celestial Cloud Sect, they wouldn’t just send Core Formation Stage Demons; Foundation Establishment Stage Demons would appear as well.
However, compared to the Core Formation Demons, the Foundation Establishment Demons would be much slower to arrive.
If the Grand Array were truly broken, their opponents would be the Foundation Establishment Demons.
The Core Formation Demons would only turn their attention to them after eliminating their Sect Leader and Supreme Elder.
"The Core Formation Demons have appeared. Elder Jin, are you afraid?"
"What’s there to be afraid of? It’ll be a long time before these Core Formation Demons can break through our All Things Five Elements Array. I know a thing or two about Elder Deng’s skill with arrays."
"I hope for the day when our Celestial Cloud Sect will be the one laying siege to a Core Formation Demon’s stronghold."
As Elders of Battle Peak, they were fearless in the face of this threat; some were even already thinking of a counter-attack.
About three breaths after the All Things Five Elements Array activated, Sect Leader Duan Qingyun’s voice echoed throughout the sect.
"The Demons are attacking. There is no need to panic. Simply attend to your own duties."
With the activation of the Grand Array, the flow of Spiritual Qi within the sect changed immediately. In many grotto-residences and living areas, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi began to drop rapidly.
All this Spiritual Qi was being supplied to the Sect Array.
Maintaining a Third Tier Grand Array was impossible without a Third Tier Spirit Vein.
After hearing the Sect Leader’s voice, many of the bewildered Sect Disciples calmed down.
With the Sect Leader present, they felt at ease.
"I can’t cultivate anymore. I want to see just how powerful these Demons are."
"We can’t get a good view of the outside from here. Let’s go to Battle Peak."
"Mhm, I’m sure plenty of our fellow disciples have the same idea. Let’s hurry over."
「Outside the Celestial Cloud Sect.」
Seven Core Formation Demons stood hovering in mid-air.
This was the Celestial Cloud Sect. Whether by sight or by the probing of their Divine Sense, all they could perceive was a layer of white water vapor covering the sect’s exterior, obscuring their view of the inside.
This was one of the effects of the Third Tier Grand Array, the All Things Five Elements Array—the Water Elephant.
"Has the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Grand Array been upgraded compared to a thousand years ago?"
Their information regarding the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Grand Array was all from a thousand years ago. The only other time the Celestial Demon Sect’s Core Formation Demons had come to the Celestial Cloud Sect’s location was back then.
At that time, they had nearly annihilated the Celestial Cloud Sect.
This time, however, the Celestial Cloud Sect’s overall strength was far greater than it was back then.
"Not necessarily. Upgrading a Grand Array is extremely difficult, and the same goes for them Spirit Refiners. Fellow Daoist Lu, your feeling that the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Grand Array has been upgraded is likely due to an improvement in their Spirit Vein, or perhaps the skill of the Cultivator controlling it." The one who spoke was a mid-stage Core Formation Supreme Elder from the Demon Spirit Sect who had some knowledge of the way of arrays.
In the way of arrays, the level of difficulty was more or less the same whether one used Demon Qi or Spiritual Qi.
But there was one thing they had to admit: Spirit Refiners did indeed produce more talented Array Masters than they did.
"A thousand years ago, a Late-stage Core Formation cultivator could see inside," Lu Yaoling added.
The current situation was clearly not good news for them. It meant that breaking the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Grand Array would be even more difficult.
Instead of trying to break the array immediately, Lu Yaoling first attempted to project his voice into the Celestial Cloud Sect.
"Listen up! If you want your Celestial Cloud Sect to exist for another hundred years, hand over the Foundation Establishment cultivator who has been running rampant in our Celestial Demon Sect’s territory. We can withdraw immediately."
Lu Yaoling projected his voice into the Celestial Cloud Sect, figuring he had nothing to lose by trying.
A moment later, the response to Lu Yaoling was a single word.
"Scram!"
The one who responded was, naturally, the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Sect Leader, Duan Qingyun.
Thanks to the effect of the All Things Five Elements Array’s Water Elephant, it was difficult for those outside to see into the Celestial Cloud Sect, but those inside could see the outside with perfect clarity.
From Lu Yaoling’s words, Duan Qingyun also gleaned a piece of information.
He learned that the Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect still didn’t know that the Foundation Establishment cultivator causing trouble in their territory was none other than their own Elder, Fang Yun.
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