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Come to think of it, not much time had passed since the fall of Elder Qi.

"It’s just a small piece of territory. Now really isn’t the time for us to make a move."

"Looking at the overall situation, taking action isn’t really necessary."

Soon, two Core Formation experts sided with Cao Yuchen, which meant that if any action were to be taken, they wouldn’t be the ones to do it.

Cao Yuchen breathed a sigh of relief once the higher-ups’ decision went his way.

He then spoke again.

"This isn’t the worst-case scenario yet. Let’s wait for news from Feishu Manor."

And so, the Core Formation experts of the Celestial Demon Sect began to wait.

A long time later, the Spirit Destruction Hall Master arrived.

He brought another message from Feishu Manor.

"Quick, tell us the details."

"Yes." The Spirit Destruction Hall Master responded before immediately reporting, "According to the message from Feishu Manor, the Grand Array over there should be in place..."

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master then proceeded to elaborate on the concise message.

The gist of it was that the Manor Master of Feishu Manor had snuck over, only to be discovered almost immediately.

He was then pursued by an Elder from the Celestial Cloud Sect.

Despite not even reaching his destination, he was discovered so quickly, meaning the Grand Array had already detected him.

This meant that the Grand Array on the Original Stone Demon Sect’s former territory had been re-established by the Spirit Refiner.

After the Spirit Destruction Hall Master finished his report,

The Core Formation experts of the Celestial Demon Sect said nothing.

Only after a hand signal from Lu Yaoling did the Spirit Destruction Hall Master withdraw.

The worst-case scenario had occurred—the very outcome they had hoped to avoid.

After a period of silence, Cao Yuchen was the first to speak. "For now, let’s not worry about the territory the Celestial Cloud Sect has taken. Our future task is to ensure they don’t seize any more of our land."

Given the outcome of their prior discussion, the other Core Formation experts of the Celestial Demon Sect did not object to Cao Yuchen’s proposal.

They either agreed or simply kept their dissenting opinions to themselves.

...

「At the Demon Spirit Sect’s headquarters.」

Of all the Evil Dao Core Formation Sects, the Demon Spirit Sect was undoubtedly the first to learn of the situation at the Celestial Demon Sect.

At this moment, the Demon Spirit Sect Leader was reporting the latest news to Supreme Elder Pang Feng.

"Supreme Elder, the Celestial Cloud Sect has seized a piece of the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory."

"What?" Supreme Elder Pang Feng was taken aback. "The Celestial Cloud Sect managed to seize their territory? And the Celestial Demon Sect is just letting it happen?"

Based on Pang Feng’s understanding of the Celestial Demon Sect and their Supreme Elder, Lu Yaoling, something like this should have been impossible.

"Is this information accurate?"

"Its accuracy is guaranteed," the Demon Spirit Sect Leader replied.

The Celestial Demon Sect had previously sent an early-stage Core Formation expert to attack one of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s affiliated Foundation Establishment Influences. That expert ended up dying in Celestial Cloud Sect territory, and now the Celestial Cloud Sect has seized a piece of the Celestial Demon Sect’s land as well.

Some time must have passed since the event for the news to have reached them.

The fact that the Celestial Demon Sect hadn’t counter-attacked in that time meant they had no intention of fighting to reclaim their territory.

Pang Feng mulled over this new information in light of what he already knew.

"The Celestial Demon Sect is really having a hard time these days."

Pang Feng wanted the Celestial Cloud Sect’s attention focused on the Celestial Demon Sect, but he didn’t want them to be so thoroughly crushed that they were losing territory.

"Supreme Elder, should we do anything?" the Demon Spirit Sect Leader asked, seeking his instructions.

Instead of giving an order, Supreme Elder Pang Feng first asked a question:

"How active have the Celestial Cloud Sect and their affiliated Foundation Establishment Influences been in our territory recently?"

"Not much has changed. The Spirit Refiners operating in our territory are much more restrained than the ones in the Celestial Demon Sect’s domain."

"In that case, we’ll stay out of the Celestial Demon Sect’s affairs for now."

"Yes, Supreme Elder."

The Demon Spirit Sect Leader accepted the order without further questions.

For major decisions like this, his duty was simply to carry out the Supreme Elder’s will.

If the Supreme Elder said to stay out of it, then they would stay out of it.

Although the Demon Spirit Sect Leader didn’t ask, Pang Feng still explained his reasoning.

"If we help the Celestial Demon Sect at this critical juncture, the Celestial Cloud Sect could easily escalate their activities in our territory. The worst-case scenario is that we attract that mysterious Spirit Refiner, who might then come and wipe out our affiliated Foundation Establishment Influences."

The mysterious Spirit Refiner was a major headache for Pang Feng.

’That mysterious Spirit Refiner must have some kind of special constitution. Otherwise, their concealment techniques wouldn’t be so masterfully executed.’

’For an entire affiliated Foundation Establishment Influence—from the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators down to those in the Qi Refining Stage—to be unable to send out a single message... that’s an incredibly difficult feat to accomplish.’

’It means that when this mysterious Spirit Refiner strikes, no one has time to react. Even if they do, they’re dealt with before they can do anything.’

The Demon Spirit Sect Leader nodded repeatedly as he listened.

He didn’t want to encounter the mysterious Spirit Refiner either.

According to the rumors, even he might not be able to send out a message if he encountered the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

For now, as long as he didn’t leave the Demon Spirit Sect, there was no chance of encountering them.

So, he wasn’t too worried.

...

「At the Black Ghost Cave’s headquarters.」

In a cave thick with Yin Qi,

The Second Cave Master of the Black Ghost Cave sat listening to a report from an Elder below.

"A territory belonging to one of the Celestial Demon Sect’s affiliated Foundation Establishment Influences has been completely occupied by the Celestial Cloud Sect."

"Complete occupation" meant the Celestial Cloud Sect had already established a Defense Array on the land, thoroughly turning it into their own territory.

"With the Celestial Demon Sect in this state, has there been any movement from the Demon Spirit Sect?" the Second Cave Master asked first.

"There’s been no news so far."

The Elder below replied, adding that they were also keeping a close watch on the Demon Spirit Sect.

"So, nothing then."

"Yes."

A thought occurred to the Second Cave Master of the Black Ghost Cave, and he suddenly laughed.

"The Demon Spirit Sect is truly interesting. The Celestial Demon Sect is in such a state, yet they haven’t made a move. I remember them being more proactive than this. In a situation like this, even if they do nothing openly, they should be providing some covert support to the Celestial Demon Sect."

"Second Cave Master, I believe this situation is likely related to the Celestial Cloud Sect’s mysterious Spirit Refiner."

"Explain your reasoning."

"Yes." The Black Ghost Cave Elder responded and immediately elaborated, "To date, the mysterious Spirit Refiner hasn’t appeared in our territory, nor have they gone to the Demon Spirit Sect’s.

Therefore, I surmise that the Demon Spirit Sect is afraid that if they act, the mysterious Spirit Refiner will appear in their territory and cause even greater damage."

"Hmm, you have a point. That’s probably the biggest reason they’re unwilling to get involved," the Second Cave Master said, agreeing.

From the Black Ghost Cave’s perspective, they very much wanted the Demon Spirit Sect to support the Celestial Demon Sect.

That way, the two great Demon Core Formation Influences would continuously drain the Celestial Cloud Sect’s strength, while the Celestial Cloud Sect would, in turn, drain theirs.

If the situation developed that way, the Black Ghost Cave would be delighted.

They could then find the right opportunity to strike and reap enormous benefits.

Unfortunately, the current situation wasn’t developing as they had hoped.

...

「At the Wind Ling Sect’s headquarters.」

News that the Celestial Cloud Sect had seized a piece of the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory had already reached the Wind Ling Sect.

When the Wind Ling Sect Leader received this news, his first reaction was disbelief.

’The Celestial Cloud Sect actually seized a Demon’s territory. It sounds absolutely incredible.’

"The Celestial Cloud Sect of today might be even more powerful than we imagined."

"No wonder Fellow Daoist Bai came to discuss preventing the Dragon Demon Palace from taking action. Judging from this news, that day might actually come."

"Sect Leader, from the sound of it, you didn’t believe the Celestial Cloud Sect was capable of this at all."

"Hahaha, it wasn’t that I completely disbelieved it. I allowed for a tiny possibility."

The laughing Wind Ling Sect Leader made a small gesture with his hand.

The "tiny possibility" was smaller than a sesame seed.