The Situation Turned Grim, Opening Yang Pass Fell!

Outside Heavenly Void Pass, demonic clouds loomed over the city, yet there was no further movement.

Ever since Shi Jian shattered the white bone warship with a single thunderbolt, displaying terrifying combat power comparable to the Golden Core Late Stage, the Devil Cultivator of the Jin Kingdom have behaved themselves.

They can't score, and they feel it's a waste to fight desperately.

The demonic path wasn't stupid either. Since Heavenly Void Pass had become a tough nut to crack, they simply surrounded it without attacking.

Tens of thousands of Devil Cultivator set up camp a hundred miles away, and apart from routinely casting a few Law Technique to harass others each day, they did nothing else of note.

Their objective was clear: to keep the six Golden Core cultivators and the True Lord Fang Yi Heavenly Void Pass pinned down here, preventing them from supporting other battlefields.

Although there was no merit, there was also no fault.

This constant minor friction, with both sides exercising restraint, was exactly what Shi Jian wanted.

Inside the White Cloud Temple Temple's camp, an array prevented outside detection.

"Ancestor, we're rich! We've struck it rich!"

The Lord Rat emerged from the ground, and with a wave of his hand, a dozen bulging Storage Bag landed on the stone platform...

"In the past three days, our rats have hollowed out the entire underground area outside Heavenly Void Pass."

"These Storage Bag contain over four thousand Qi Refining corpses, twenty-six Foundation Establishment corpses, and some other various kinds of flesh and blood remains."

"This offering is for our ancestor. It contains the remains of fifteen Foundation Establishment cultivators, all of whom were in the Foundation Establishment Middle and Late Stages. They are most suitable as a blood offering to accompany our meal. We present them to our ancestor."

"In addition, this battle yielded over 70,000 low-grade Spirit Stone, over 800 mid-grade Spirit Stone, over 5,000 Law Artifact of various grades, and two fragments of Law Treasure."

"There are also some pills, of various kinds, mostly over a thousand bottles of first-tier pills and over forty bottles of second-tier pills..."

"There are also some miscellaneous spiritual materials, generally of low value, but in large quantities, which have not yet been specifically counted."

"Ancestor, how should we distribute them?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Jian lay down on the stone platform and first took the Storage Bag containing fifteen Foundation Establishment cultivators. The taste of Foundation Establishment flesh and blood was extremely good, and it was a decent tonic for him.

As for the others, their general value is constantly increasing, unless they are third-tier spiritual items, which are of little use to him.

"Well done."

"The profits weren't high, but they were still normal. Who carries so much stuff with them on the battlefield..."

"Leave all the mid-grade Spirit Stone to me. You can allocate the remaining funds as you see fit. Select 70% and send it back to White Cloud Temple to be distributed among the various sects' cultivators."

"The remaining 30% will be sent to Beast Pasturing Mountain and distributed among the Demon Race under its jurisdiction."

"They haven't seen much of the world, so let's just make do with this. Thirty percent isn't much, but it's enough to make those small clans live comfortably for a while, allowing them some time to recuperate before they can be put to use."

"From now on, there won't be any major battles at Heavenly Void Pass."

"Continuing to loot corpses isn't very profitable. You, Kuang Dou, Shi Mo should look for more opportunities to hunt down those minor demonic cultivators."

"Of the resources gathered, your three factions can take half, while the remaining half should be left to the other factions, just enough to get a share."

"Yes, sir!"

The Lord Rat kowtowed repeatedly and happily burrowed back underground.

After finishing these tasks, Shi Jian shifted to a more comfortable position and yawned.

"If this battle could continue in this stalemate, it wouldn't be bad. Putting aside everything else, the remains of the fallen cultivators alone would be a huge fortune."

Shi Jian Heavenly Void Pass remarked with delight that Tianxu Pass was truly a blessed place.

Right now.

The curtain was lifted, and True Person Yun Du and True Person Qingshan entered together.

Unlike Shi Jian's relaxed demeanor, both men had solemn expressions, bloodshot eyes, and an unyielding gloom between their brows.

"Fellow Daoists, why do you look so grim? Have the Devil Cultivator attacked the city again?"

Shi Jian raised his head in a pretentious manner, his voice weak.

Yun Du a wry smile, shook his head, and walked to sit down on a stone bench.

"Heavenly Void Pass is peaceful now."

His voice was hoarse, as if sandpaper was being ground together. "But the other six checkpoints have become veritable meat grinders."

True Person Qingshan sighed, took out a Jade Slip from his sleeve, and handed it to Shi Jian.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, this is a battle report that just came from the main camp of the Supreme Purity Sect. Please take a look."

Shi Jian probed the Jade Slip with his Divine Sense, and his massive body paused slightly.

Tragic.

The only word to describe it is "horrific"!

The two main passes, Heavenly Pivot and Shaking Light, directly confront the main forces of the Blood Bone Devil Sect and the Heavenly Sha Sect.

In the past few days, the Devil Cultivator have been attacking day and night like madmen, sparing no effort to fill the gaps with human lives.

The defensive array of Heavenly Pivot Pass was torn open in three places, and the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat on the city wall, forcing two Golden Core Ancestors under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Purity Sect to self-destruct, which barely managed to plug the gaps.

The Shaking Light Pass was even worse. A Golden Core Middle Stage elder stationed there was ambushed by an elder from the Heavenly Sha Sect, afflicted with the Earthly Sha Poison, and died on the spot.

As for the Heavenly Authority and Heavenly Pearl gates...

It is also teetering on the brink of collapse, with the number of casualties multiplying every day.

"In just a few days, five Golden Core cultivators have fallen on the Wei Kingdom's southwestern defense line, over a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators have been killed or wounded, and thousands, even nearly ten thousand, of Qi Refining cultivators have perished..."

Yun Du's fingers trembled. "This is only the southwest defense line. I heard that the offensive from the Four Righteous Dao Sects is even fiercer on the eastern side, near the Grand Purity Sect."

Shi Jian withdrew his Divine Sense, sighed softly, and remained completely calm.

For him, it was good he died.

The more Human Race cultivators die, the more resources will be freed up on the Profound Spirit Continent. Once these Human Race have fought until nine out of ten houses are empty, it will also be a window of opportunity for the Demon Race to flourish again.

"That's how it is in national wars; human lives are as worthless as grass."

Shi Jian spoke in a deep tone, feigning a compassionate and sympathetic demeanor:

"Fellow Daoists, please don't worry too much. At least our Heavenly Void Pass is still relatively safe."

"Safe?"

True Person Qingshan smiled wryly, "Fellow Daoist Shi, do you know what the most fatal piece of news in this battle report is?"

Shi Jian raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance. "Oh?"

True Person Yun Du a deep breath and gritted his teeth as he uttered five words.

"Opening Yang Pass has been breached."

Shi Jian's eyes narrowed, and his massive body suddenly sat up. "It's broken? Wasn't Opening Yang Pass guarded by seven Golden Core cultivators?"

"There are seven."

Yun Du's eyes were filled with hatred. "But Yan Qiu of the Fenghe Sect is stationed here."

Upon hearing the name "Fenghe Sect," Shi Jian immediately understood.

That old dog Yan Qiu has finally made his move.

Yan Qiu has switched sides at the last minute.

True Person Qingshan continued, his tone filled with barely concealed anger and lingering fear. "Last night, the leader of the Demonic Path's Ten Thousand Poisons Sect Opening Yang Pass. Just as the formation reached its peak, Yan Qiu suddenly launched an attack!"

"He launched a sneak attack from behind, easily killing an elder of the Supreme Purity Sect and simultaneously destroying the array's key point on the south side of Opening Yang Pass."

"The poison cultivators of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect took advantage of the situation and infiltrated, instantly engulfing half of Opening Yang Pass with poisonous miasma."

"That's half a checkpoint! Tens of thousands of Qi Refining cultivators turned into pus without even uttering a scream!"

Yun Du slammed his fist on the stone table, instantly causing it to crack.

"Not only that, that old scoundrel Yan Qiu also lured two other Dao of Alchemy cultivators into the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect Sect's ambush, ultimately causing those two cultivators to die on the spot..."

"Opening Yang Pass originally had seven Golden Core, but three of them perished overnight, and one rebelled."

The remaining three fought desperately to break through the encirclement, protecting the surviving cultivators as they retreated into the inner city. All three were severely injured and in critical condition.

Shi Jian listened, a cold laugh running through his mind.

Yan Qiu played his hand brilliantly and ruthlessly. He directly used the lives of thousands of cultivators from Opening Yang Pass as his pledge of allegiance to the Jin Kingdom's demonic sect.

"What about Yan Qiu? Has the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect accepted him?" Shi Jian asked casually.

"Accept my ass!"

Yun Du sneered, a hint of pleasure flashing deep in his eyes. "That old bastard Yan Qiu thinks he can gain the protection of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect by performing a great service."

"As soon as the poison cultivators from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect entered the city, they slaughtered more than half of the disciples from the Fenghe Sect, and all the disciples they brought with them perished."

"Yan Qiu himself was drained of his Essence Blood by the Golden Core elder of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, and even his Golden Core was dug out and fed to a poisonous python!"

"That old scoundrel, in the end, he was reduced to ashes without a trace; he truly deserved to die!"

Shi Jian rolled his eyes inwardly.

I guessed it.

If Devil Cultivator could keep their word, would they still be called Devil Cultivator?

That old dog Yan Qiu, thinking himself clever, in the end he just washed himself clean and offered himself up as someone else's meal.