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Of the four high-ranking Core Formation Demons closing in on Fang Yun, Cao Yuchen was the most worried that the mysterious Spirit Refiner could still escape. In his eyes, the man was as slippery as an eel.

They couldn’t give him the slightest chance to flee; if he escaped this time, there was no telling when they’d get another opportunity to catch him.

The mysterious Spirit Refiner scanned his surroundings and quickly made a decision.

He, in turn, closed in on one of the Celestial Demon Sect’s high-ranking Core Formation members.

This high-ranking Core Formation Demon was none other than the current Celestial Demon Sect Leader.

The one standing closest to the Grand Array’s boundary was Cao Yuchen, who was also the strongest among the Core Formation Demons besieging the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

In comparison, the Celestial Demon Sect Leader was undoubtedly the weakest.

To the Core Formation Demons, this was a very logical choice.

The mysterious Spirit Refiner’s actions sent them a clear message. Faced with their encirclement and the activation of the Sect Array, he had no way out. If he did, he would have undoubtedly charged toward Cao Yuchen.

Although the Sect Leader was the weakest, his position led deeper into the sect’s territory. And behind him was their strongest expert, Supreme Elder Lu Yaoling.

However, Lu Yaoling was busy controlling the Grand Array and couldn’t join the attack on the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

’Trying for a desperate, last-ditch effort to take me down with him?’

The Half-Demonized Celestial Demon Sect Leader sneered.

’It’s true I’m the weakest among the sect’s leadership and their youngest Core Formation Demon. But killing me won’t be so easy.’

In their eyes, the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s current actions were a desperate gamble.

They had anticipated this.

’If the mysterious Spirit Refiner were at the Mid-stage Core Formation, I might have been more cautious. But the man is only an Early-stage Core Formation Spirit Refiner—the thought of him landing a killing blow is a complete joke!’

’Besides, at a time like this, what’s the point of keeping up the disguise?’

The mysterious Spirit Refiner was no longer concealing his aura, but his figure and face were still disguised.

’It’s completely meaningless. Once he’s dead, the disguise will break on its own. It’ll be easy for us to see what he really looks like then.’

The Celestial Demon Sect Leader didn’t dwell on it.

He had already clashed with the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

’I’d like to see for myself just how strong this Early-stage Core Formation Spirit Refiner really is,’ he thought. ’And he even likes close-quarters combat.’

’In close-quarters combat, we who cultivate Demon Power have a huge advantage. Our Half-Demonized forms give us an even greater edge.’

A blur of steel flashed by!

At such a close range, Fang Yun’s strike was blindingly fast.

The mighty Early-stage Core Formation Demon had barely begun to react when a blade pierced straight through his heart.

"I..."

His life force rapidly drained away, and the Celestial Demon Sect Leader couldn’t utter another word.

His life force was draining too quickly. Normally, even if his heart—a critical point—was destroyed and the Demon Core within it shattered, he should have been able to say a few more words.

"What!?"

"What’s happening?"

In the eyes of the other high-ranking members of the Celestial Demon Sect, their Sect Leader had been killed in an instant, without even a chance to fight back.

"Be careful! There’s something strange about his sword!" Lu Yaoling, who was controlling the Grand Array, had his expression change drastically.

Being the closest to the Celestial Demon Sect Leader, he had undoubtedly seen it most clearly.

The mysterious Spirit Refiner’s Lifebound Magical Treasure was terrifyingly powerful. He must have cultivated an incredibly profound Core Formation Technique.

A technique of this caliber was virtually nonexistent in the Celestial Cloud Sect; it would only appear in a place like the Purple Mist Sect.

So, the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s identity was just as they’d guessed: a Spirit Refiner from the Purple Mist Sect, here to aid the Celestial Cloud Sect against them.

With this new information, everything clicked into place.

However, just because it made sense didn’t mean it was good news for them.

Because the mysterious Spirit Refiner was incredibly powerful!

This meant that to kill him, they would have to pay a great price.

One part of that price had already been paid: their Sect Leader was dead, slain by his Lifebound Magical Treasure.

The moment the Sect Leader was killed, Lu Yaoling’s strategy for the Grand Array shifted.

Originally, he had been using the Grand Array to prevent the mysterious Spirit Refiner from escaping. Now, his focus shifted to using the array to kill him.

Just as he made this mental shift...

Lu Yaoling’s already grim expression darkened further.

The display on the Core Array Plate revealed seven powerful points of light approaching.

Four Mid-stage Core Formation! Three Early-stage Core Formation!

These had to be the Core Formation Spirit Refiners from the Celestial Cloud Sect.

’The Celestial Cloud Sect is trying to annihilate us!!’

"The Celestial Cloud Sect’s Core Formation cultivators are here! Call for reinforcements, quickly!" Lu Yaoling reacted instantly, shouting decisively.

This was now a moment of life and death for the Celestial Demon Sect.

Lu Yaoling had never imagined that the Celestial Cloud Sect would make such a huge move at this time. It turned out the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s infiltration was aimed at annihilating their Celestial Demon Sect from the very beginning.

He had never foreseen this day in any of his plans.

At least, not while he was still alive.

With him, a Late-stage Core Formation Guardian, watching over the Celestial Demon Sect, the Celestial Cloud Sect should never have attempted to wipe them out. They should have at least waited until his Life Span ran out.

He had even been planning what kind of "surprise" to give the Celestial Cloud Sect before his Life Span was exhausted. Now, the Celestial Cloud Sect was the one giving him a "surprise."

Lu Yaoling had just given the order, and the quickest to react, Cao Yuchen, immediately began to carry it out.

Lu Yaoling had to control the Grand Array and couldn’t free his hands. The one in the easiest position to send the message was Cao Yuchen, who was now the farthest from the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

Cao Yuchen quickly sent out the call for aid.

He sent three separate messages.

First to the Demon Spirit Sect, then to the Dragon Demon Palace, and finally, he tried his luck with the Black Ghost Cave.

Among the Core Formation Influences bordering their Celestial Demon Sect, besides the Celestial Cloud Sect, were these three.

Sending the distress calls was very fast; all were completed in less than half a breath’s time.

...

「Demon Spirit Sect.」

The residence of Supreme Elder Zhao Chongguang.

This place was previously inhabited by Pang Feng. After Pang Feng passed away, Zhao Chongguang had moved in.

This was the place in the Demon Spirit Sect with the richest Demon Qi and Spiritual Qi. The best residence naturally went to the most powerful person in the sect.

After Pang Feng was gone, Zhao Chongguang became the strongest Supreme Elder in the Demon Spirit Sect.

’An urgent message from the Celestial Demon Sect.’

A scale emitting a red light instantly appeared before Zhao Chongguang.

Without much hesitation, he reached out and touched it.

Urgent messages like this rarely brought good news. But even so, Zhao Chongguang never imagined it would be such a desperate plea for help from the Celestial Demon Sect.

"How is this possible!?"

The message startled Zhao Chongguang.

’Based on the Celestial Cloud Sect’s overall strength, they shouldn’t have the power to destroy the Celestial Demon Sect.’

This call for aid not only said that the Celestial Cloud Sect was attacking the Celestial Demon Sect, but also that the Celestial Demon Sect’s leader was already dead.

Messages of this type were almost never false, so it had to be true.

’Just what is the situation at the Celestial Demon Sect right now...’

His thoughts reached this point, but he didn’t dwell on it. He had to organize reinforcements for the Celestial Demon Sect.

It was good for them that the Celestial Demon Sect was drawing the Celestial Cloud Sect’s fire. But if the Celestial Demon Sect were to be destroyed, it would be a disaster for the Demon Spirit Sect.

Once the Celestial Cloud Sect completely annihilated the Celestial Demon Sect, the Demon Spirit Sect would find itself in a very precarious position.

Zhao Chongguang quickly mobilized the senior members of the Demon Spirit Sect.

...

「Dragon Demon Palace.」

The urgent message sent by the Celestial Demon Sect was received by the Palace Master of the Dragon Demon Palace.

Upon receiving the news, the Dragon Demon Palace Master’s reaction was not much different from that of Zhao Chongguang of the Demon Spirit Sect.

The Dragon Demon Palace Master also had not expected that the Celestial Cloud Sect could push the Celestial Demon Sect to such a point.

If the Celestial Demon Sect was really destroyed by the Celestial Cloud Sect, then the Spirit Refiner factions bordering their Dragon Demon Palace would include not just the Wind Ling Sect, but also the Celestial Cloud Sect.

Being sandwiched between two Spirit Refiner factions... it was easy to imagine how dire that would be.

Just like the Demon Spirit Sect, supporting the Celestial Demon Sect and preventing it from being destroyed by the Celestial Cloud Sect was something the Dragon Demon Palace had to do.