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Celestial Demon Sect.

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master received a transmission from the Manor Master of Feishu Manor and immediately went to find Supreme Elder Lu Yaoling.

"Supreme Elder, I have bad news."

"What is it?"

"A message came from Feishu Manor. They can’t contact the Zhou Family and suspect something has happened to them."

"Can’t contact the Zhou Family... You mean they encountered the mysterious Spirit Refiner?"

"I believe it’s highly likely."

Feishu Manor was very close to the Zhou Family’s territory. Being unable to contact them under these circumstances pointed to only one possibility.

The Zhou Family had been annihilated, just like the Celestial Demon Sect’s other subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences.

"Why would the mysterious Spirit Refiner target these Foundation Establishment Influences?"

The fact was, there were still old, established Foundation Establishment Influences within the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory that hadn’t been destroyed. They knew there was a high chance they would encounter the mysterious Spirit Refiner, so they were constantly on guard.

"Supreme Elder, do you think it could be..."

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master didn’t finish his sentence, but Supreme Elder Lu Yaoling had already thought of the same thing.

The Zhou Family’s territory was formerly the domain of the Stone Demon Sect, the area closest to the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm.

For the mysterious Spirit Refiner to strike here now likely meant they intended to seize this location.

At this thought, Lu Yaoling’s expression darkened.

The Celestial Demon Sect had yet to seize any of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s territory, and now the Celestial Cloud Sect was coming to seize theirs.

This was a grave matter!

"First, have the Foundation Establishment cultivator from Feishu Manor sneak into the Zhou Family’s territory and see what’s really going on."

"Yes, Supreme Elder. I’ll contact them right away."

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master quickly took action.

Meanwhile, Supreme Elder Lu Yaoling once again called for an emergency meeting of the sect’s upper echelons.

This new development was even more serious than the previous incidents.

At the high-level meeting, once everyone had arrived, Lu Yaoling began to speak.

"It’s highly probable that the Celestial Cloud Sect has already seized the Zhou Family’s territory. We are now just awaiting final confirmation."

"What are the specifics of the situation?" Cao Yuchen immediately asked.

The other Core Formation-level leaders of the Celestial Demon Sect understood the gravity of the situation the moment they heard this.

If the Zhou Family’s territory was seized by the Celestial Cloud Sect, it meant their Celestial Demon Sect’s own Earth Realm was being encroached upon by the Celestial Cloud Sect.

Lu Yaoling recounted the information he had received in great detail.

The matter began when the Qi Refining Demon sent by Feishu Manor to the Zhou Family’s territory became unreachable.

"Do we know the specific time we lost contact with the Zhou Family?"

"It’s unclear. That still requires further confirmation."

"If the Zhou Family was destroyed only recently, we might be fine. We can still reclaim the territory. But once the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Array Masters finish setting up their Grand Array, that piece of land will truly become part of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm."

"That damned mysterious Spirit Refiner!"

The most frustrating thing about this mysterious Spirit Refiner was their ability to annihilate subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences without a sound, leaving no trace of information behind.

They couldn’t dispatch the sect’s Core Formation cultivators to constantly monitor every subordinate Foundation Establishment Influence; it would be too draining on their resources and energy.

While they loathed the mysterious Spirit Refiner, a thought crossed their minds: ’If only we had an Elder like that mysterious Spirit Refiner, we could cause the Celestial Cloud Sect a great deal of trouble, too.’

"Let’s wait for news from Feishu Manor for now."

"While we wait, we also need to discuss what we should do if the Grand Array has already been set up," the Celestial Demon Sect Leader suggested.

There was no need to discuss the scenario where the Grand Array was incomplete.

In that situation, they would have to reclaim their territory, no matter what.

Without the protection of a Grand Array, a Spirit Refiner held no significant advantage.

"This place is far from the Celestial Cloud Sect’s main headquarters. We must take action."

"Have you all forgotten what happened to Elder Qi? Your thinking back then was much the same as it is now." As soon as he heard talk of taking action, Cao Yuchen immediately brought up the incident.

If they failed again, the outcome would likely be the same as before.

This was something Cao Yuchen did not want to see.

As a Supreme Elder of the Celestial Demon Sect, he of course wanted the sect to be powerful, not constantly weakened.

In times like these, the sect could not afford to lose any more of its upper echelons.

"Supreme Elder Cao, are you suggesting we do nothing in this situation? If we do, what will the other Core Formation Influences think of us?" The older Lu Yaoling got, the more he cared about face.

As the strongest Supreme Elder of the Celestial Demon Sect, the sect’s reputation was his reputation.

"Whoever wants to go can go. Just don’t get yourselves killed over there and leave the rest of us with even more regret."

After saying this, Cao Yuchen fell silent.

Times had changed. They had previously agreed to follow his strategy, but now they were starting to waver.

If they didn’t stick to his strategy, the Celestial Demon Sect’s losses would only continue to mount. Their only other hope was to receive aid from other Core Formation Influences, but that possibility was already slim.

They had already tried that before.

In theory, the Demon Spirit Sect was the most likely to support them.

If even the Demon Spirit Sect remained indifferent, it was even less likely that other Core Formation Influences would help them.

The only time those powers would truly come to their aid would be when the Celestial Demon Sect was on the brink of annihilation.

After Cao Yuchen stopped talking, a silence fell over the room.

It was true. This was a problem they needed to consider very carefully.

The sect’s Core Formation leaders could not afford to fall like this again. Besides, who would even be sent on this mission was another problem entirely.

Cao Yuchen opposed the idea, so he certainly wouldn’t go. The person to take action would have to be chosen from among those who supported it.