Rooting Out the Traitor

After arranging the overall battle plan, everyone dispersed to guard various Spirit Mountain, leaving only Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong behind.

After everyone left, Chen Nianzhi lingered for a moment, then said somewhat uneasily, "Now that the Demon Race has mobilized its troops, and a great war is about to break out within three months, why hasn't the Ji Clan made a move yet?"

Jiang Linglong frowned, and after a long while said, "My cousin is meticulous. He never makes a move unless he is absolutely certain of success."

"He has most likely been planning this for years, and the fact that he hasn't made a move yet means he must be waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike."

I hope so.

Chen Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat. As the battle drew closer, the pressure on him grew heavier and heavier.

Suppressing her restless thoughts, Chen Nianzhi walked out of the main hall and began preparations for the war.

Not long after leaving the main hall, Chen Nianzhi inspected the cultivators stationed in various locations. As he passed by the Teleportation Array, the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword within his body trembled slightly, releasing a hint of killing intent.

"It's a warning from the Legend of Sword and Fairy."

Chen Nianzhi's pupils contracted slightly as she noticed three Purple Mansion cultivators guarding the Teleportation Array. One of them had a dark complexion, indicating something was amiss.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Nianzhi activated the Demon-Refining Immortal Sword within his body. Sure enough, the Demon-Refining Immortal Sword sensed something, and it turned out that there was a deeply hidden Demonic Path incantation within the Purple Mansion cultivator's body.

With this thought in mind, he reached out and grabbed at the Purple Mansion cultivator.

The man was clearly not in a good state. When he saw Chen Nianzhi's palm coming at him, he immediately tried to destroy the Teleportation Array.

However, before Chen Nianzhi's palm even arrived, the force of his palm pressed down on him, rendering him unable to move, and then suppressed him in his hand.

After suppressing this Purple Mansion cultivator, many people were alarmed. Jiang Linglong, Lin Qianshu, and others stepped forward and asked with solemn expressions, "What happened?"

"You all take immediate action and take control of the Teleportation Array on the other Spirit Mountain."

Chen Nianzhi said with a solemn expression. Everyone quickly realized what was going on, and several Golden Core realm cultivators set off to take control of the Teleportation Array.

At this point, Chen Nianzhi finally had a free hand and used the Soul-Seizing Talisman to examine the memories of the Purple Mansion cultivator.

That Purple Mansion cultivator was originally Purple Mansion cultivator from the Xu Clan of the Heavenly Ruins Alliance. Because he was a member of the Heavenly Ruins Alliance, he was given the important task of guarding the Teleportation Array Disk.

However, the demons had already guessed this, so they secretly placed the Black Fiend Ridge Black Fiend Entwining Silk Curse on this person, and after being cursed, this person was no longer in control of his own body.

As instructed by Black Fiend Ridge, he would destroy the Teleportation Array arrays of several Spirit Mountain at a crucial moment in the great battle, thereby defeating the forces of the Chu Kingdom Cultivation World one by one.

This move by the Devil Cultivator was extremely insidious. Instead of sending Devil Cultivator to infiltrate and cause trouble, they secretly used their Divine Ability to control the righteous cultivators.

If Chen Nianzhi hadn't been so meticulous and possessed the Demon-Refining Immortal Sword within her body, she probably wouldn't have noticed anything amiss.

After uncovering the truth, Jiang Linglong said with a solemn expression, "We only investigated cultivators who practiced Devil Cultivation Method arts before, neglecting the righteous cultivators who were controlled by Devil Cultivator."

"It's fortunate you noticed the anomaly, otherwise we might have been in big trouble in this battle."

Chen Nianzhi's eyes turned cold, and she said with a hint of murderous intent, "It's impossible for Devil Cultivator to have only one hidden force. We need to investigate as soon as possible."

That night, Chen Nianzhi ordered all cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage to be summoned and invited the Vast-Heaven Mirror, Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure, to personally examine the cultivators controlled by Devil Cultivator.

Not being able to guarantee the safety of the Vast-Heaven Mirror alone, they also had cultivators above the Foundation Establishment ascend the Heart-Questioning Platform to investigate each of them one by one.

After several rounds of investigation, they felt a chill run down their spines again. Among the more than 1,500 Foundation Establishment cultivators participating in this battle, more than 80 had already been infected with the Black Fiend Entwining Silk Curse of Black Fiend Ridge.

Even among the ancestors at the Purple Mansion Realm, seven were controlled by Devil Cultivator. Once the great battle begins, they could very well destroy all of the Human Race's Teleportation Array arrays in a short period of time.

After the investigation was completed, Patriarch Qian said with some lingering fear, "This Demonic Baleful Silk-Binding Curse was hidden so well that even Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure could not detect it without careful examination."

"Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Chen's observations are very keen; otherwise, we would have suffered extremely heavy losses in this battle."

Chen Nianzhi remained calm and said, "From now on, Teleportation Array in these Spirit Mountain must be guarded by trusted Purple Mansion cultivators. Anyone found to be suspicious must be apprehended immediately."

"That's the only way."

Jiang Linglong nodded, a strange sense of worry creeping into her heart.

Black Fiend Ridge has completely colluded with demons, making the outcome of this battle increasingly unpredictable.

"..."

Through this purge, Chen Nianzhi finally eliminated the internal hidden dangers, but the Demon Race army was already poised to strike.

Soon after, the Savage Bull Ancient Plains and the Crimson Scorpion Ridge successively dispatched troops, and several Demon King territories in the Great Kun River also poured out their forces, heading towards Heavenly Ruins Lake along the mighty Great Kun River.

These things alone were nothing compared to what Chen Nianzhi had feared, but the very thing she had worried about still happened.

The Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor also dispatched troops, and his Golden Core realm Demon King led their forces, aiming their swords at the Demon Ape Mountain guarded by Chen Nianchuan.

Will the Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor make a move?

Upon receiving the message, Chen Nianzhi asked with a grave expression.

Jiang Linglong shook her head, a sharp glint in her eyes, and said, "The main force of Azure-Wave Lake has remained inactive, but the Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor's forces have already taken the lead. It seems the Demon Race can't hold back any longer."

"I'm afraid that's the case."

Chen Nianzhi nodded. If nothing unexpected happens, the Ji clan leader will guide the Heavenly Soul to break through to the Nascent Soul realm within a hundred years.

The Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor was a neighbor of the Ji Continent, so naturally he wanted to test the Ji Clan. Perhaps the Demon Race was also waiting for an opportunity to severely damage the Ji Clan.

Thinking of this, Chen Nianzhi's heart sank slightly. "The Golden Rhinoceros Clan is known for its violent and ignorant nature. It is said that although the Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor is a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he has always been arrogant and domineering."

"I'm afraid it will disregard its reputation and personally attack our Chu Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Linglong's eyes narrowed slightly, and she could only say, "Even if Golden Rhinoceros Ridge is shameless, we are not afraid. With our strength, we are enough to go toe-to-toe with the two demon emperors of Golden Rhinoceros Ridge."

Chen Nianzhi remained silent, only feeling the battle intent of the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword within his body boiling. An infinite sword intent seemed to transform into a purple dragon immortal sword, ready to slay the Demon Emperor.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the Demon Race has surrounded Heavenly Ruins Lake.

Chen Nianzhi looked at the Demon Race of Crimson Scorpion Ridge and the Great Kun River, his face filled with murderous intent, and said, "The pressure on Demon Ape Mountain facing Golden Rhinoceros Ridge is far beyond our imagination."

"We must act swiftly and decisively, before the forces from Golden Rhinoceros Ridge reach Demon Ape Mountain, and crush the Demon Race forces here."

"Good!"

Jiang Linglong nodded, and he and Chen Nianzhi joined forces to kill the Demon Race who had invaded Heavenly Ruins Lake.