Chapter 534 - 374: One More Score
"The Celestial Demon Sect has been annihilated. In hindsight, having the Wind Ling Sect block the Dragon Demon Palace for us was an unnecessary step," Bai Qinying said.
She was the one who had gone to the Wind Ling Sect to discuss the Dragon Demon Palace’s potential reinforcement of the Celestial Demon Sect.
"That was a necessary precaution. We were just lucky to have wiped out the Celestial Demon Sect so quickly," Fang Yun chimed in.
Annihilating the Celestial Demon Sect naturally required sufficient strength.
But to do it this quickly? Honestly, Fang Yun felt they had been very lucky.
If the Core Array Plate of the Celestial Demon Sect’s Grand Array hadn’t been in Lu Yaoling’s hands, things might have turned out differently. After all, Lu Yaoling, working with two mid-stage Core Formation Demons, could have tied him down.
Of course, even in that scenario, he would have found a way to destroy the Grand Array’s Core Array Plate.
"With the Wind Ling Sect blocking reinforcements from the Dragon Demon Palace, we can afford to commit significantly fewer forces here."
"That’s right."
"Old Sect Leader, you, Supreme Elder Wang, and Supreme Elder Zheng will take some of the Elders and return to the sect first. Leave this place to us," Fang Yun began, laying out his plan.
"How about I switch places with Elder Zhong Taishang?" Duan Qingyun said, shaking his head.
He didn’t have much of his Life Span left. He was exceptionally happy today and wanted to do more while he still could.
Fang Yun looked to his great-grandfather, Zhong Yankun.
After Zhong Yankun nodded, the plan was changed so that he, Wang Lingwei, and Zheng Wuji would return to the Celestial Cloud Sect first.
Sending some of their forces back to the sect would prevent the Demon Spirit Sect and the Black Ghost Cave from making a move against them during this critical time.
This was especially true for the Black Ghost Cave. Previously, when the Celestial Demon Sect and the Demon Spirit Sect had joined forces to attack the Celestial Cloud Sect, the Black Ghost Cave had sent men to the vicinity of the Celestial Demon Sect’s headquarters.
Miao Qinghong had experienced this firsthand.
They didn’t consider the Black Ghost Cave’s actions at the time to be a gesture of support, because the Black Ghost Cave acted solely for its own benefit.
The Black Ghost Cave didn’t want to see the Celestial Cloud Sect easily destroyed, and the same was true for the Celestial Demon Sect.
In wiping out the Celestial Demon Sect this time, their losses were light. In particular, not a single one of the sect’s Core Formation masters was even injured.
Fang Yun’s contribution in this was immense. If he weren’t the Sect Leader, he would have earned at least a million Sect Contribution Points for destroying the Celestial Demon Sect.
Following Fang Yun’s arrangements, the three Supreme Elders led by Zhong Yankun quickly organized a group of Elders and departed for the Celestial Cloud Sect.
Besides Fang Yun, the ones who remained were Song Qiaoqiao, Bai Qinying, Miao Qinghong, and Duan Qingyun.
The sect’s top three powerhouses were all present.
Next, Fang Yun’s arrangements revealed a personal motive.
Of course, this motive didn’t affect anyone else—only him.
"I’ll take charge of ambushing the reinforcements from the Demon Spirit Sect. Old Sect Leader, you handle the reinforcements from the Black Ghost Cave. The Dragon Demon Palace might also send some forces, so Senior Sister, I’ll leave that ambush to you."
Three people to ambush reinforcements from three directions.
That left Miao Qinghong and Song Qiaoqiao to remain behind and guard the Celestial Demon Sect’s grounds.
The Black Ghost Cave might send people this way, and some Demons from the Dragon Demon Palace might come as well.
Both were just possibilities.
The Demon Spirit Sect, however, would definitely send reinforcements.
’If I can take out the Core Formation Demons from the Demon Spirit Sect, that’s another hefty sum of Talent Points for me.’
Miao Qinghong immediately objected to Fang Yun’s arrangement.
"Sect Leader, I don’t want to stay here. The chance of seeing any Demons now is too small—practically zero." Miao Qinghong did not want to be on guard duty.
Whether it was reinforcements from the Demon Spirit Sect, the Dragon Demon Palace, or the Black Ghost Cave, their reinforcements would surely take the shortest path, making them incredibly easy to ambush.
You could even say the chance of a successful ambush was one hundred percent.
Even if the reinforcing parties feared an ambush or suspected the Celestial Demon Sect couldn’t hold out, they still wouldn’t take a detour.
After all, if they actually considered taking a detour, what would be the point of coming as reinforcements?
If an ambush was possible, it meant the Celestial Demon Sect had already been wiped out!
"Elder Miao, are you saying you want to switch with me?"
"I’d have to defeat you, right?" Miao Qinghong shot back.
"That’s right," Fang Yun said with a smiling nod.
If Miao Qinghong wanted to switch with him, she would have to defeat him first.
The most dangerous ambush assignment naturally went to the strongest among them.
"I knew it."
Miao Qinghong wasn’t the least bit surprised. By now, she was used to Fang Yun saying things like this.
"Qinying, how about we switch?"
Seeing the look in Miao Qinghong’s eyes, Bai Qinying knew it would be difficult to refuse.
She couldn’t refuse based on strength, as Fang Yun had.
And a refusal backed by strength was the only kind Miao Qinghong would accept.
Any other reason was out of the question.
Besides, the task of ambushing the Demons on their way to provide support inherently called for the strongest available person. With Miao Qinghong using this as her reasoning, Bai Qinying found it hard to refuse.
"I’ll stay behind with Junior Sister," Bai Qinying agreed.
And so, the three members of the ambush party were decided.
Miao Qinghong and Duan Qingyun soon departed, heading for their respective ambush points.
First and foremost, the ambush locations couldn’t be too close to the Celestial Demon Sect’s grounds.
If they were too close, the reinforcing Evil Dao Core Formation cultivators might sense that something was wrong as they approached, and then simply turn and flee.
That would be counterproductive to their ambush.
Before officially heading to his ambush point, Fang Yun met with two Elders.
"Elder Yu, what’s the condition of the Spirit Vein here?"
"The Spirit Vein has reached the Third Tier, Middle Grade. However, as far as Third Tier Middle Grade Spirit Veins go, this one has only just barely reached that level. Nurturing it to Tier Three Top-Grade would take an extremely long time. The Celestial Demon Sect deliberately suppressed the Spirit Vein’s growth."