Chapter 526 - 370: Attacking the Celestial Demon Sect
"Elder Jiang, which area were you assigned to?"
"The southern region of the Celestial Demon Sect’s grounds. What about you?"
"Same here. I’m in the southern region too."
Two Elders from the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Battle Peak were talking.
It wouldn’t be long before they officially began their operation.
They had each received the part of the plan that pertained to them.
However, for their own part of the plan to succeed, the initial stages led by the sect’s upper echelons had to go smoothly.
If the Celestial Demon Sect couldn’t be breached, there would be no talk of them intercepting fleeing Demon Elders.
"When the time comes, we have to keep our eyes peeled. We can’t let a single Demon escape."
"That might be difficult. If you said not to let a single Foundation Establishment Demon escape, that would be much simpler."
Once the Celestial Demon Sect was breached, it would be very difficult for them to deal with the Qi Refining Demons scattering in all directions.
Their main mission was to intercept the Foundation Establishment Demons.
Dealing with Qi Refining Demons was just an incidental task.
"Elder Jiang, we’ll have to cooperate closely when the time comes."
"Yes. That way, we can also earn more merits."
...
At the Wind Ling Sect’s main grounds.
The Wind Ling Sect Leader had already received a message from the Celestial Cloud Sect.
’So soon?’
The Wind Ling Sect Leader was a little surprised upon receiving the news.
The Celestial Cloud Sect had sent the message much earlier than he had expected.
Ever since Bai Qinying’s last visit, they had been paying much more attention to the Celestial Cloud Sect’s movements.
The upper echelons of the Wind Ling Sect were well aware of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s achievements in the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory. But even with such accomplishments, completely annihilating the Celestial Demon Sect was still an incredibly difficult task.
After all, the Celestial Demon Sect still had five Core Formation Stage Demons, one of whom was at the Late-stage Core Formation.
Even without the protection of their Grand Array, if the Celestial Demon Sect fought with all its might, the Celestial Cloud Sect would still have to pay a terrible price to destroy them.
Considering all this, it seemed far too early for the Celestial Cloud Sect to be making a move on the Celestial Demon Sect.
’Whatever. We’ll just follow their lead.’
The Wind Ling Sect Leader quickly issued his orders.
What they had to do now was enter the Dragon Demon Palace’s territory.
The moment the Dragon Demon Palace showed any intention of reinforcing the Celestial Demon Sect, they were to act immediately and intercept them.
If the Dragon Demon Palace showed no signs of providing support, they would not act and would avoid any conflict with them.
In his heart, the Wind Ling Sect Leader hoped the Dragon Demon Palace would make a move.
Because if the Dragon Demon Palace took action, it would mean the Celestial Cloud Sect had succeeded!
Without any prior coordination between the Dragon Demon Palace and the Celestial Demon Sect, the only reason for the former to rush to the latter’s aid would be if the Celestial Demon Sect was facing total annihilation.
...
「Time flew by.」
The day of the operation had arrived.
On a piece of land the Celestial Cloud Sect had conquered, deep within the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory.
This was the closest of all their holdings to the Celestial Demon Sect’s main grounds.
In Fang Yun’s original plan, they could have launched the final assault on the Celestial Demon Sect right after seizing this piece of land. However, because of the Black Dragon Hall’s Elders, the plan had to be delayed.
At this moment, eight of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Core Formation experts had gathered here.
Back at the Celestial Cloud Sect, only Huang Mengyang remained to stand guard.
"It’s about time," Miao Qinghong said.
She had been waiting for this day for a very long time!
Honestly, she felt a little tempted to take Fang Yun’s place and charge straight into the Celestial Demon Sect herself.
"Then let’s proceed according to the plan."
As he spoke, Fang Yun’s figure vanished from sight.
He was the first to leave.
According to the plan they had discussed, he would be the vanguard for this final step, attempting to infiltrate the Celestial Demon Sect.
If his infiltration succeeded, they would proceed with Plan A. If it failed, they would switch to Plan B.
The two plans were quite different.
The common element was that everyone had to get into position.
Unlike Fang Yun with his superb concealment techniques, the other Core Formation experts from the sect needed to lie in wait far from the Celestial Demon Sect. Otherwise, they would be easily detected by the Celestial Demon Sect’s Grand Array.
They also had to move stealthily to get there.
This was to avoid the patrols of the Celestial Demon Sect’s Elders and disciples.
Even in the areas beyond the detection range of the Celestial Demon Sect’s Grand Array, there were currently quite a few Demons deployed.
Fang Yun, who was leading the way, was not moving quickly.
He needed to accommodate the sect’s experts following behind him.
If he moved at top speed, the sect’s experts might not have been in position by the time he either infiltrated the Celestial Demon Sect or was discovered by them.
In the eyes of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s leadership, Fang Yun, as the vanguard, was undoubtedly in the most danger.
If Fang Yun hadn’t been so confident and personally guaranteed it, they would never have agreed to the specifics of his plan for this final step.
A successful infiltration would make the plan proceed more smoothly, but in their eyes, it would also put Fang Yun in even greater danger.
Even if the Demons’ Array Masters were inferior to their own, a Third-Tier Grand Array would certainly have both offensive and defensive capabilities.
Therefore, whether or not Fang Yun could destroy the Grand Array’s Core Array Plate in time was a matter of great importance.
Not far from the Celestial Demon Sect’s main grounds.
Fang Yun’s figure had already appeared there.
’I haven’t been discovered yet, even here. The chance of successfully infiltrating the Celestial Demon Sect is high.’
Fang Yun was dressed in black robes, his body thoroughly concealed. A black mask disguised his face, and the Magical Treasures and Spiritual Artifacts on his person all had concealing effects.
Of course, the strongest concealment effect came from his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots.
He had fully activated their concealment effect, but while here, he hadn’t activated their speed-enhancing effect in the slightest.