The next day, the elder sent by the sect to take over the garrison arrived at Stone Spring Fort.
He was also at the bridge forging stage, and a deacon who would repair the formation accompanied him. Cheng Su explained the enemy situation nearby and confirmed that someone had taken charge of the fort before returning to the sect with Su Yu and Xu Zheng.
News of the victory at Stone Spring Fort had already reached the sect.
The Luochen Sect had lost one outpost after another lately, leaving many disciples worried about the fighting outside. Now that they had finally won a counterattack, there was far more discussion both inside and outside the sect gates.
Su Yu's defeat of Cao Kuang was particularly hard to believe.
At the peak of the seventh layer of the Sea Breaking Realm, he had defeated a bridge forging expert. Someone like that would have been exceedingly rare even in the Central Domain. The disciples who had previously resented the treatment he received could no longer say anything.
Even with the same resources, they would not have been capable of such a feat.
Su Yu did not linger outside, however. He and Xu Zheng went straight to the Discussion Hall.
The Sect Master had already received the battle report. After hearing Cheng Su fill in the details, he nodded. "Well fought. With Stone Spring Fort held, we won't need to rush to withdraw our people from the nearby locations, and the Black Peak Sect won't dare reach south so readily again."
"Cao Kuang was badly wounded," Cheng Su said. "He probably won't return anytime soon. But if the Black Peak Sect wants to take it back, they'll likely send another expert."
"Then keep an eye on movements in the north. We can concentrate our