Chapter 424: Chapter 319: Blocked at the Gate
In the Demon Breeding Cave, where the Demon Jars were kept.
The two Demon Jars shattered simultaneously. The Demon guarding them froze for a moment, unable to process what had just happened.
For him, the shattering of two Demon Jars at once was too sudden.
Especially at a time like this, and it was the death of two of their own Foundation Establishment cultivators.
After all, the Celestial Demon Sect had already marched into the Celestial Cloud Sect’s territory to attack them.
Normally, they should be safe right now. The situation would only turn grim if the Celestial Demon Sect were beaten back.
The sudden death of two of their own Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The only person he could think of was the infamous, mysterious Spirit Refiner.
’He’s here!’
Having snapped back to reality, he had already sounded the alarm array.
A unique alarm, different from the usual ones, rang out. This was the sound the Demon Breeding Cave had specifically designated for the mysterious Spirit Refiner.
The moment this alarm sounded, everyone was to evacuate the Demon Breeding Cave as quickly as possible—the sooner, the better.
Anyone who left too late would die at the hands of the mysterious Spirit Refiner.
As the alarm echoed throughout the Demon Breeding Cave, the Peak of Qi Refining Demon guarding the jars didn’t forget to send a message to the Celestial Demon Sect.
He was supposed to do this the moment the mysterious Spirit Refiner appeared.
Fang Yun, now on the move, didn’t expect to kill every single Demon in the Demon Breeding Cave. Wiping out the majority would be enough.
Qi Refining Level Demons provided a decent amount of Combat Talent Points, especially when there were so many of them.
For Fang Yun, the harvest had just officially begun.
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「Celestial Demon Sect」
The Celestial Demon Sect Leader was guarding the sect’s headquarters.
Right now, they had to be especially wary of any movements from the Ghost Cultivators of the Black Ghost Cave.
"Reporting to the Sect Leader."
"News from the Black Ghost Cave?" Looking at the Foundation Establishment Elder below, this was the Celestial Demon Sect Leader’s first thought.
"No," the Celestial Demon Sect Elder replied, shaking his head. "A message came from the Demon Breeding Cave. The mysterious Spirit Refiner has appeared there."
"What?"
The Celestial Demon Sect Leader had the Elder repeat himself to confirm he hadn’t misheard.
He still found it unbelievable.
The mysterious Spirit Refiner from the Celestial Cloud Sect was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Considering when their Celestial Demon Sect’s Supreme Elder appeared in Celestial Cloud Sect territory, the Spirit Refiner couldn’t possibly have reached the Demon Breeding Cave by now, even traveling without rest.
After ruling that out, only one possibility remained.
The mysterious Spirit Refiner had acted ahead of schedule.
They had kept their operation against the Celestial Cloud Sect tightly under wraps, so it was unlikely that information had been leaked. This could only be a coincidence.
The mysterious Spirit Refiner’s actions just happened to coincide with their own.
"Sect Leader, what should we do now?" the Celestial Demon Sect Elder asked.
The Demon Breeding Cave was very close to them. If a Core Formation Stage expert went to provide support, they would definitely make it in time.
The problem was, they only had one Core Formation expert available right now.
As the Celestial Demon Sect Leader, his main duty was to guard against an attack from the Black Ghost Cave’s Ghost Cultivators. He never expected the mysterious Spirit Refiner to show up first.
"Let me think..."
Caught completely off guard, the Celestial Demon Sect Leader hadn’t yet figured out what to do.
If they were to send reinforcements, he was the only one who could go. None of the Elders currently in the sect were strong enough. Sending them to the Demon Breeding Cave would be futile; for one, they weren’t fast enough, and for another, even if they did arrive in time, would they be a match for the mysterious Spirit Refiner?
Sending a few more people wouldn’t guarantee the capture of the mysterious Spirit Refiner, and it might even cause problems back at the sect.
In the end, the Celestial Demon Sect Leader made his decision.
’A quick round trip!’
Not much time had passed yet. Even if the Ghost Cultivators from the Black Ghost Cave were planning to attack, it would be much later.
This course of action had its risks, but they were risks he was willing to take.
At a time like this, capturing the mysterious Spirit Refiner would be a great boon, especially since their offensive against the Celestial Cloud Sect wasn’t guaranteed to succeed.
"I’m entrusting you with the Sect Array’s Array Plate. Stay vigilant. I’ll try to be back as soon as possible."
"Yes, Sect Leader!"
The Elder took the Array Plate. The Celestial Demon Sect currently lacked a skilled Array Master, so in a situation like this, entrusting the Array Plate to the person with the highest Realm would allow the Grand Array to display its greatest effect.
Having made his decision, the Celestial Demon Sect Leader acted with great efficiency.
After leaving the Celestial Demon Sect, he sped towards the Demon Breeding Cave.
...
As Miao Qinghong approached the Celestial Demon Sect’s headquarters at full speed, she suddenly slowed down a bit.
She sensed a fluctuation of Demon Power—Core Formation Demon Power, at that.
’That’s strange.’
According to the information she had, there should only be one Core Formation Demon guarding the Celestial Demon Sect.
’It’s highly unlikely that this Core Formation Demon would leave so easily.’
’And what would he be leaving for?’
Without much further thought, Miao Qinghong slightly altered her course and sped towards the source of the Core Formation Demon Power fluctuations.
This wave of Demon Power was, of course, emanating from the Celestial Demon Sect Leader as he rushed on his way.
Not long after Miao Qinghong sensed the Demon Power fluctuation, the Celestial Demon Sect Leader also sensed a fluctuation of Spiritual Power.
’What is this? A fluctuation of Core Formation Spiritual Power!’
This was another unexpected development, something completely beyond the Celestial Demon Sect Leader’s calculations.
The mysterious Spirit Refiner attacking the Demon Breeding Cave was one thing, but why was there a Core Formation Spirit Refiner heading in his direction now?
Being at the Core Formation Stage, his mind worked quickly.
The Spiritual Power fluctuation was from the Core Formation Stage. The only Core Formation Spirit Refiner who could be here was the one who had set out earlier to support the Celestial Cloud Sect’s affiliated Foundation Establishment Influences.
’Wasn’t that Core Formation Spirit Refiner supposed to be tied down?’
As the distance between them closed...
...the Spiritual Power fluctuation perceived by the Celestial Demon Sect Leader grew more distinct. By now, he could already tell that it was the Spiritual Power fluctuation of an Early-stage Core Formation Spirit Refiner.
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