Free Web NovelChapter 364: Chapter 289: Bulging Pockets
Inside the sect treasury of the Stone Demon Sect.
Fang Yun, who had just discovered some Qilin Horn Sand, was in a rather good mood.
Qilin Horn Sand was a superior auxiliary Spiritual Material for refining Magical Treasures; it could be used in the refining process of many such items.
One of the uses of Qilin Horn Sand was to stabilize the formation of a Magical Treasure’s Prohibitions, thus reducing the difficulty of refining it.
Fang Yun hadn’t expected to actually find Qilin Horn Sand in the Stone Demon Sect’s treasury.
The Stone Demon Sect was quite poor now, with few Spiritual Materials left in its treasury. Finding even a small amount of Qilin Horn Sand, which was so useful to him, was already a great boon.
After meticulously searching the Stone Demon Sect one more time, Fang Yun set off for his next destination.
The Shu Family, a family of Foundation Establishment Demons.
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In a forest on the grounds of Iron Tiger Manor.
The Elders from Battle Peak, led by Bai Qinying, were lying in ambush here.
Upon arriving, they had also casually dispatched a Qi Refining Demon.
This Qi Refining Demon had most likely escaped from Iron Tiger Manor.
They dealt with it directly without asking any questions.
Where the Demon came from was unimportant to them. It was perfectly normal for Qi Refining Demons to have successfully escaped from Iron Tiger Manor. It would have been impossible for Fang Yun to eliminate every last one of them, unless they had all been gathered in one place and had also fled together.
In a situation like that, they would naturally scatter in all directions, which would lead to a higher chance of survival and more survivors.
"Everyone, get ready. The Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect are here."
Bai Qinying sent a discreet spiritual message.
Fluctuations of Demon Power had already appeared in the distance, and a good number of Foundation Establishment Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect were approaching.
’We were right to set the ambush here.’
’They were bound to take the shortest route by air.’
They had already discussed this. The Foundation Establishment Demons of the Celestial Demon Sect would never expect this ambush. Looking back through history, the last time Elders from their Celestial Cloud Sect had laid an ambush in the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory was over a thousand years ago.
In other words, several generations of Celestial Cloud Sect Elders had passed without ever doing such a thing.
Because of this, the Celestial Demon Sect Demons’ guard against them was very low in this regard.
This was their advantage.
Of course, they could only use this advantage once. After this, the Celestial Demon Sect Demons would be highly vigilant against them.
At that point, ambushing the Celestial Demon Sect Demons would become much more difficult.
Therefore, they had to cherish this opportunity.
"One at the Peak of Foundation Establishment, one at the late stage, and five at the mid-stage. The Celestial Demon Sect is sending more support to Iron Tiger Manor than we expected."
"I’ll take the Peak Foundation Establishment Demon," the white-haired elder said, claiming his opponent first.
His cultivation was at the Peak of Foundation Establishment. Although he was just an ordinary Elder in terms of authority on Battle Peak, his status was very high. Even Feng Tianrui had to show him a degree of deference.
With high status, it was easier to wield power indirectly.
Within the Celestial Cloud Sect, the most typical example of this type of Cultivator was currently Fang Yun. In terms of direct authority, he was just an ordinary Artifact Refining Elder of Artifact Casting Peak, but his indirect influence was immense, and his personal status within the sect was also high.
"I’ll take the late-stage one, then."
Since the white-haired elder had claimed the Peak Foundation Establishment Demon, Bai Qinying naturally had no objections and quickly assigned the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Demon to herself.
The remaining five mid-stage Foundation Establishment Demons were quickly divided among the other Battle Peak Elders.
"Elder Bai, don’t use that Spiritual Artifact of yours right away. Give me a chance to catch them by surprise."
"No problem, Elder Zhou."
Quite a few Battle Peak Elders were on this mission. Besides the white-haired elder at the Peak of Foundation Establishment and Bai Qinying at Late-stage Foundation Establishment, there were six other Elders.
Among these six Battle Peak Elders, one was at Late-stage Foundation Establishment, four were at mid-stage, and one was at early-stage.
Including Fang Yun, who was not acting with them, there were a total of nine Cultivators who had come to the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory this time.
The assignments for the five mid-stage Foundation Establishment Demons were quickly sorted out. The late-stage Elder would handle one, two of the mid-stage Battle Peak Elders would each take another, and a team composed of an early-stage and mid-stage Elder would face a fourth, leaving the final demon for the last mid-stage Elder.
In terms of on-paper strength, they held a considerable advantage.
But this was Celestial Demon Sect territory; they absolutely could not afford a prolonged battle.
Feng Tianrui had instructed them that their actions were primarily to support Fang Yun, and they could withdraw after achieving some results.
The Foundation Establishment Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect had not yet reached their optimal attack range.
The leading Peak Foundation Establishment Demon was the first to stop, calling out at the same time:
"Halt!"
He felt a deep sense of unease.
He had great faith in his instincts.
"Elder Lv, what’s wrong?"
After the Celestial Demon Sect Demon named Lv called for a stop, the other Foundation Establishment Demons reacted quickly. Despite flying at high speed, they all halted at almost the exact same moment.
Before the words of the inquiring Celestial Demon Sect Demon had even faded, a disturbance occurred.
It was a fluctuation of Spiritual Power!
Bai Qinying’s command was decisive. The moment the Peak Foundation Establishment Demon from the Celestial Demon Sect stopped, she signaled for the Battle Peak Elders to prepare to strike.
Although they weren’t at the optimal distance to attack, if their position was discovered, they would lose the advantage of a surprise first strike.
"It’s an ambush!"
"Spirit Refiners? Ambushing us here?"
This was something the Celestial Demon Sect Demons had never expected.
This was their Celestial Demon Sect’s territory. For a thousand years, nothing like this had ever happened, so they had let their guard down in this area.
They had naturally taken the shortest route from the Celestial Demon Sect to Iron Tiger Manor.
The Foundation Establishment Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect’s Soul Destruction Hall were all competent fighters. Realizing they had been ambushed, they immediately entered a combat stance as the traits of their Demon Beast bloodlines began to emerge on their bodies.
