Chapter 573: Chapter 393: Surprise Attack (Part 2)

It was the middle of the month.

Fang Yun had already entered the Demon Spirit Sect’s Earth Realm.

He had turned two hundred this year, celebrating his birthday back in May with a grand feast for many guests.

In such an auspicious year, successfully destroying the Demon Spirit Sect would be a fittingly great event for a great time.

The Supreme Elders and Elders of his sect had begun to lie in ambush in an area between one hundred and two hundred li from the Demon Spirit Sect’s headquarters.

Unlike when they annihilated the Celestial Demon Sect, they hadn’t taken up positions very close to the Demon Spirit Sect for this ambush.

That was why he had been extremely cautious on his approach.

Only after they were all in position did Fang Yun officially begin his operation.

He activated the concealment effect of his Half-Hidden Spirit Boots to its fullest.

With the combination of his breakthrough in Realm, the upgrade to his Talents, and the Sacrificial Refinement of his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the chances of being discovered this time should be minuscule.

’The Demons’ Grand Array really isn’t reacting this time.’

Fang Yun thought, now about ten li from the Demon Spirit Sect’s headquarters.

At a distance of ten li, if the Demon Spirit Sect’s Grand Array could detect him, it should have activated by now.

With the lesson learned from the annihilation of the Celestial Demon Sect, the Demon Spirit Sect would never willingly let him in just to trap him like a turtle in a jar.

Therefore, he was certain he hadn’t been discovered; this wasn’t just wishful thinking.

’This will make it much easier for me to eliminate other Evil Dao Core Formation Influences in the future.’

With this thought, Fang Yun slowed his pace slightly and closed in on the Demon Spirit Sect.

Successfully infiltrating the Demon Spirit Sect was only the first step.

Next, he needed to scout multiple locations to find the general whereabouts of the Demon Spirit Sect’s Core Formation Demons and the storage place for their Demon Jars.

Unlike a Foundation Establishment Demon Influence, the sect of a Core Formation Demon Influence occupied a vast area.

While concealed, Fang Yun could only rely on his faint senses and his own two eyes to investigate.

This was the Demon Spirit Sect, after all. The slightest disturbance would likely be detected, so he had to be extra careful.

From sunset to sunrise.

More than a day had passed since Fang Yun infiltrated the Demon Spirit Sect.

If this had been a mere Foundation Establishment Demon Influence, he would have already wiped it out completely by now.

But now, he still hadn’t made his move.

He had only scouted most of the Demon Spirit Sect’s grounds and had yet to find the crucial storage location for the Demon Jars.

Sunset.

The night deepened.

It was then that Fang Yun finally made a discovery.

’So this is where the Demon Spirit Sect stores its Demon Jars. It took me long enough to find.’

’A Peak Foundation Establishment Demon is guarding this place.’

After a quick survey, Fang Yun’s figure vanished without a trace.

Now was not the time to kill the Demon guarding this place.

At the crack of dawn, Fang Yun’s figure reappeared.

"You..."

The Peak Foundation Establishment Demon’s reaction time wasn’t bad; he wasn’t killed without a sound.

He at least managed to see a heavily cloaked Cultivator before he died.

He had only just begun to react when he died.

Before his death, he had no time for further thought, as his life force drained away so quickly that his mind couldn’t even begin to form a thought.

At the same moment the Peak Foundation Establishment Demon’s life force faded, the sound of shattering Demon Jars rang out.

’Next up are the Core Formation Demons.’

There were two locations in the Demon Spirit Sect where the mixed concentration of Demon Qi and Spiritual Qi was exceptionally high.

Based on Fang Yun’s deductions, one of these places was inhabited by the Core Formation Elder from the Black Dragon Hall, and the other was home to the Demon Spirit Sect’s most powerful figure, Supreme Elder Zhao Chongguang.

Given the fifty-fifty choice, it was best to pick Zhao Chongguang.

The Core Array Plate for the Demon Spirit Sect’s Grand Array was most likely in Zhao Chongguang’s possession.

Fang Yun didn’t agonize over the decision for long and quickly chose a target.

The rest was up to luck.

If he was lucky, he would be able to kill the Demon Spirit Sect’s Zhao Chongguang first.

’Forcing my way in will get me discovered, but it won’t be a problem if Zhao Chongguang is the one living here.’

Unlike killing Foundation Establishment Level Demons in a Foundation Establishment Influence, he couldn’t yet kill a Core Formation Demon in a Core Formation Influence without making a sound.

No matter what, killing a Core Formation Demon would create some disturbance.

And that small disturbance would be enough to let them know the mysterious Spirit Refiner had appeared in their sect.

KNOCK KNOCK—

The sound of knocking echoed.

The Elder from Black Dragon Hall stopped his cultivation.

"Enter."

In the entire Demon Spirit Sect, the only one who would come looking for him was Supreme Elder Zhao Chongguang.

The cave’s great door opened, but what the Black Dragon Hall Elder saw was not Zhao Chongguang, but a black-robed Cultivator wearing a mask.

At that moment, three words immediately appeared in the Black Dragon Hall Elder’s mind.

The mysterious Spirit Refiner!

For him to appear here so silently, his power must have progressed significantly compared to before.

Therefore, the Black Dragon Hall Elder had no intention of fighting the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

His first instinct was to flee.

The Black Dragon Hall Elder had just begun to mobilize the Demon Power in his body when the tip of a pale gold Long Sword was already less than seven inches from him.

Such a fast strike, and with barely any Spiritual Power fluctuation.

In an instant, as the Black Dragon Hall Elder experienced the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s power, his life force drained away rapidly. The life-saving item inside his body was also destroyed by the single sword strike.

How did he know the item was there...?

This was the Black Dragon Hall Elder’s final thought.

Having killed a Peak mid-stage Core Formation Demon, Fang Yun wasn’t happy at all.

This was the elder from Black Dragon Hall, not the Demon Spirit Sect’s Zhao Chongguang.

Furthermore, this was a Peak mid-stage Core Formation Demon. How much better it would have been if he were a Late-stage Core Formation Demon. That one step of difference was worth tens of millions of basic Talent Points.

With the sword strike he had just delivered, he had done his best to conceal the Spiritual Power fluctuations, but he didn’t know if it had been detected.

In less than a breath’s time, Fang Yun got his answer.

...

The moment there was any activity on the Sect Array’s Core Array Plate, Zhao Chongguang would immediately take it out and inspect it closely.

’A faint fluctuation of Spiritual Power.’

’Not good! This place is...’

Zhao Chongguang was greatly alarmed. The Spiritual Power fluctuation was coming from the residence of the Black Dragon Hall’s Elder.

Faced with this situation, the first thing he thought of was the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

Over the past few decades, the mysterious Spirit Refiner had left a deep impression on them.

’The mysterious Spirit Refiner’s concealment techniques have actually reached this level!’

On the Grand Array Core Array Plate, the faint Spiritual Power fluctuation vanished as quickly as it had appeared, as if it had never been there at all.

This was enough to demonstrate the current level of the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s concealment techniques.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Zhao Chongguang directly activated the Grand Array.

As the Grand Array activated, a question popped into Zhao Chongguang’s mind.

Would it really be any use?

The mysterious Spirit Refiner had infiltrated their sect with the clear intention of annihilating their Demon Spirit Sect.

Honestly, for Zhao Chongguang, everything was happening too suddenly.

"Why has the Grand Array been activated?"

"Hurry out and see!"

The activation of the Grand Array stirred the energy of heaven and earth, and the first to react were the Core Formation cultivators of the Demon Spirit Sect.

Regardless of their individual reactions, at this moment, they all understood one thing: something major had happened.

If it wasn’t something major, the Grand Array would never have been activated.

Concealing his aura, Fang Yun moved rapidly.

Failing to kill the Demon Spirit Sect’s Zhao Chongguang at the first opportunity would only make his operation more troublesome.

He rushed toward the other location with a high concentration of mixed Demon Qi and Spiritual Qi.

In the process, he sensed the Demon Power fluctuation of a mid-stage Core Formation Demon.

This was undoubtedly the Demon Power fluctuation of the Demon Spirit Sect’s Supreme Elder Zhao Chongguang.

As he switched targets, Fang Yun had already sent a message: the upper echelons of the Celestial Cloud Sect lying in ambush could begin their assault.

"Supreme Elder Zhao, what is the situation?"

"The mysterious Spirit Refiner has broken in, but I can’t lock onto his position."

Controlling the Grand Array Core Array Plate, Zhao Chongguang was already covered in sweat.

He had never encountered a situation like this before.

If the Grand Array couldn’t achieve a lock, it naturally couldn’t launch an attack.

"How can this be? The mysterious Spirit Refiner’s concealment techniques..."

"Watch out!"

Before this Supreme Elder of the Demon Spirit Sect could finish his sentence, Zhao Chongguang let out a shout.

The Grand Array had locked onto the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s position; a faint Spiritual Power fluctuation had appeared again.

But this time, the faint Spiritual Power fluctuation appeared right next to them.

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