Chapter 536 - 375: Future Plans
A Demon Nascent Soul Influence.
Within the Black Dragon Hall’s domain, at the residence of Elder Yao Mufeng.
At this very moment, Yao Mufeng was in the middle of her daily cultivation.
As one of the Core Formation Elders of the Black Dragon Hall, Yao Mufeng’s primary responsibility was to receive messages from the various Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences.
Of course, it wasn’t as if all the Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences in the Qionglin Domain sent their information to her.
The Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences closer to Demon King Valley chose to contact Demon King Valley instead.
In total, fifteen Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences would contact them.
’This is... a message from the Demon Spirit Sect.’
The arrival of a message prompted Yao Mufeng to stop her cultivation.
If Miao Qinghong were here, she would have known that this message was the very one sent out by Lu Yaoling of the Celestial Demon Sect.
Receiving a message from the Celestial Demon Sect at this time, Yao Mufeng quickly recalled a recent conversation she had with Elder Liu.
It hadn’t been long since Elder Cheng, who had been stationed as the Guardian of the Celestial Demon Sect, returned.
Now that the Celestial Demon Sect was sending a message, it was most likely regarding the matter of having a Guardian stationed with them again.
"Regretting it so soon?"
Yao Mufeng mumbled to herself before accepting the message from the Celestial Demon Sect.
But the message the Celestial Demon Sect sent was completely different from what she had expected.
"The mysterious Spirit Refiner has reached Core Formation. They are from the Purple Mist Sect. My sect has been annihilated." Yao Mufeng read the message from the Celestial Demon Sect aloud.
She had heard quite a lot about this mysterious Spirit Refiner from the Celestial Demon Sect’s previous messages.
At first, the identity of this mysterious Spirit Refiner was unknown. Then, the Celestial Demon Sect confirmed the Spirit Refiner was from the Celestial Cloud Sect. And now, they were confirming the Spirit Refiner was from the Purple Mist Sect...
Yao Mufeng’s focus, however, was on the last five words of the message.
For Lu Yaoling of the Celestial Demon Sect to send this message, it meant the Celestial Demon Sect was on the verge of destruction. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent it.
The destruction of a single Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influence didn’t mean much to Yao Mufeng.
According to the historical records of the Black Dragon Hall, over the past ten thousand years, numerous Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences had been wiped out, and just as many new ones had risen.
Some of these newly emerged Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences even had the backing of their Black Dragon Hall.
Still, one detail in this message was quite important to Yao Mufeng: the Celestial Demon Sect had fallen at the hands of Spirit Refiners.
Among all the Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences destroyed over the last ten thousand years, it seemed none had fallen to Spirit Refiners. But now, there was a case.
’This problem occurred not long after Elder Cheng returned. This means the Spirit Refiners most likely waited until after he left to make their move... Oh, Celestial Demon Sect, Celestial Demon Sect... if you hadn’t asked for Elder Cheng to be recalled, wouldn’t you have avoided this problem?’
After some speculation, Yao Mufeng shook her head.
Honestly, she didn’t understand why the Celestial Demon Sect would have Elder Cheng recalled. The number of Demon Stones they paid for his service as their Guardian each year wasn’t even that high.
And given Elder Cheng’s personality, it was highly unlikely he would have clashed with the Celestial Demon Sect.
The Demons the Black Dragon Hall dispatched to act as Guardians for Core Formation Influences were never hot-tempered or power-hungry.
The former were prone to conflict with the Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences, while the latter were also likely to cause friction by trying to interfere in their affairs.
The information from Lu Yaoling of the Celestial Demon Sect was, all things considered, quite important.
Yao Mufeng didn’t linger in her residence for long.
Soon, she gathered several other Elders of the Black Dragon Hall to discuss the matter.
Within the Black Dragon Hall, the Elders could make many decisions on their own without needing to notify the Hall Master or Vice Hall Master.
If they disturbed the Hall Master and Vice Hall Master over trivial matters, they would inevitably get an earful.
Yao Mufeng convened six Elders from different departments and first gave them a summary of the situation.
"...So, that’s the situation. What are your thoughts?"
"Elder Yao, you’re saying the Celestial Demon Sect was destroyed by Spirit Refiners, and that this involved not just any Spirit Refiners, but a Core Formation Spirit Refiner from the Purple Mist Sect!"
"That’s right."
"I say, Elder Zhao, don’t make such a big deal out of it. It’s perfectly normal for the Purple Mist Sect to be involved in the Celestial Demon Sect’s destruction by Spirit Refiners. Otherwise, do you really think a mere Spirit Refiner influence like the Celestial Cloud Sect could have wiped out the Celestial Demon Sect on its own?"
"That’s not the point. Of course I know a Spirit Refiner influence like the Celestial Cloud Sect doesn’t have the strength to destroy the Celestial Demon Sect. The point is that the Purple Mist Sect helped the Celestial Cloud Sect! I would understand if the Purple Mist Sect helped the Celestial Cloud Sect destroy the Blood Dew Palace, but helping them destroy the Celestial Demon Sect? That I don’t understand at all."
"Mm, Elder Zhao has a point. The Purple Mist Sect’s primary target is the Blood Spirit Sect. Attacking the Blood Spirit Sect by destroying the Blood Dew Palace would be more in line with their thinking."
"I disagree with Elder Zhao. The Black Ghost Cave and the Ghost-Controlling Sect are situated between the Celestial Cloud Sect and the Blood Dew Palace. Even if the Purple Mist Sect wanted to destroy the Blood Dew Palace, it would make more sense for them to help the Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect, which are adjacent to it."
"Elder Jiang, you misunderstand me. My point is, even with the Black Ghost Cave and the Ghost-Controlling Sect in between, the Purple Mist Sect might help the Celestial Cloud Sect destroy the Blood Dew Palace, but they would never help the Celestial Cloud Sect destroy the Celestial Demon Sect."
Each Elder in the Black Dragon Hall had different responsibilities, and thus, they all had different perspectives on the matter.
When Elders discussed decisions, they preferred to have Elders from multiple departments decide together, as this often led to better outcomes.
The six Elders continued their verbal sparring.
Yao Mufeng just watched quietly, covering her mouth with a delicate hand as she let out a long yawn.
’A little boring.’