Losing the Gamble Meant Extermination

Mo Yang smiled:

"Father, I'm fine. Even if I can't fully recover, I can still contribute to the sect. I'll go and get back to work now."

After saying that, Mo Yang left the council hall.

Mo Chen shook his head and sighed as he watched Mo Yang's departing figure.

At this moment, Liu Qian, who was standing nearby, comforted him, saying:

"Brother Mo, there's no need to worry. The sect leader will definitely keep his promise."

Liu Qian didn't think Chen Feng would forget about Mo Yang's arm recovery.

He guessed that Chen Feng must have had some reason for not restoring Mo Yang's health.

Mo Chen nodded and said, "I understand."

Mo Chen naturally understood Liu Qian's meaning, and he wouldn't question Chen Feng.

Liu Qian smiled slightly, then addressed the people in the council hall:

"Everyone, you can leave now."

Everyone nodded and then left the council chamber.

Black Coast, shoreline.

At this moment, six people appeared here. All six of them were dressed in black robes and were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

These six people were all cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect. They came to Yingzhou to investigate the Xingfeng Sect.

Ku Xiaotian's imprisonment caused a great stir within the Heavenly Demon Sect, which immediately dispatched people to investigate.

"Senior Brother Qiu, according to ancient records, to reach Yingzhou, we must traverse this vast forest, which will take us approximately seven days at our current speed."

One of the powerful members of the Heavenly Demon Sect spoke to the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect members.

The leader was a man named Qiu Ran, who was a steward of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

His realm has reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.

This time, he was ordered to lead a team to investigate Xingfeng Sect.

Qiu Ran thought for a moment, then asked, "Are there any Demon Beast in this forest?"

A powerful member of the Heavenly Demon Sect nodded. "There should be some. Ancient records indicate that some Demon Beast remained here."

"Let's go ask those Demon Beast." Qiu Ran said, then led his people towards the great forest.

Qiu Ran did not intend to go directly to the Xingfeng Sect.

According to Luo Yinxue, the Xingfeng Sect has powerful experts at the Nascent Soul level.

Although many in the Heavenly Demon Sect did not believe that the Xingfeng Sect would have Nascent Soul Cultivator.

But this time, not a single Golden Core elder came to investigate.

After all, nobody dares to take the gamble.

If Xingfeng Sect really has Nascent Soul Cultivator, then a Golden Core cultivator would be in danger.

That's why the Heavenly Demon Sect sent him here.

Qiu Ran felt very aggrieved, but since it was an order from within the sect, he had no choice but to obey, so he appeared very cautious.

A cave entrance in a vast forest.

Qiu Ran led his people here, where a large number of Demon Beast were present.

These Demon Beast watched Qiu Ran and his group warily.

Qiu Ran seemed completely unconcerned about the gazes of the surrounding Demon Beast.

To him, these Demon Beast were nothing but ants.

Before long, the Green-Scaled Lizard and the Spirit Rock Beast emerged from the cave.

Upon seeing Qiu Ran, their expressions all turned serious.

The blue-scaled lizard hurriedly asked:

Are you fellow Daoists from overseas?

Although the people in front of them were only at the Foundation Establishment, the spiritual energy emanating from them was far superior to that of cultivators from Yingzhou.

Therefore, the blue-scaled lizard judged that the other party came from overseas.

Qiu Ran stared directly at the two Demon Beast and said calmly, "Qiu Ran of the Heavenly Demon Sect!"

Upon hearing the name of the Heavenly Demon Sect, both the Azure Scale Lizard and the Spirit Rock Beast were startled.

The two beasts quickly bowed and greeted them, "So you are the members of the Heavenly Demon Sect."

Before, they wouldn't have known about the Heavenly Demon Sect.

However, during this time they had already investigated the feud between the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Xingfeng Sect.

This Heavenly Demon Sect has Golden Core level cultivators, and it seems there's more than one.

Such terrifying overseas power is simply beyond their reach.

They never expected that people from the Heavenly Demon Sect would come to their place.

"I've come to you today to inquire about the Xingfeng Sect. You are the Demon Beast of this area, so you should know quite a bit about the Xingfeng Sect."

Qiu Ran got straight to the point; he didn't want to waste time with these Demon Beast.

The Azure-Scaled Lizard quickly replied, "Fellow Daoist, we do know a thing or two about the Xingfeng Sect. Please feel free to ask us any questions."

Qiu Ran nodded. "Does Xingfeng Sect really have Nascent Soul Cultivator?"

This is what Qiu Ran cares about; whether or not there are Nascent Soul Cultivator is extremely important.

The Spirit Rock Beast beside it spoke first:

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, according to our investigation, the Xingfeng Sect should not have any Nascent Soul Cultivator."

Qiu Ran looked at the Spirit Rock Beast beside him. "How do you know?"

The Spirit Rock Beast laughed and said:

"The Xingfeng Sect is a recently risen power. The highest-ranking cultivator in the sect is only its Xingfeng Sect leader, Chen Beijin. The reason they were able to win the battle against the Great Yu was because Chen Beijin used a treasure called a nuclear bomb. No Nascent Soul Cultivator participated in that battle."

The Spirit Rock Beast immediately revealed what he knew.

This information was gathered through their investigation over the past few days.

They began investigating the Xingfeng Sect after the white ape's death.

With this feathered beast, investigating Xingfeng Sect is quite simple; they've uncovered almost everything that has happened since the Xingfeng Sect's founding.

After hearing what the Spirit Rock Beast said, Qiu Ran was somewhat surprised:

"That treasure called the nuclear bomb can destroy Golden Core cultivators?"

Even he rarely encountered a treasure capable of annihilating a Golden Core cultivator.

Qiu Ran was well aware of how powerful Golden Core cultivators were. Even a top-grade Law Treasure would be difficult for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to use to kill Law Treasure Golden Core cultivator.

Unless it's a legendary magical treasure!

But how could that be?

How could a place like Yingzhou possibly have magical treasures?

"That's right. According to our investigation, that nuclear bomb was extremely powerful, not only annihilating a million Great Yu soldiers, but also killing that Golden Core cultivator."

"However, that Golden Core cultivator seemed to be severely injured; he had possessed a cultivator from Yingzhou using his remnant soul."

Upon hearing that the Golden Core cultivator was severely injured and had been possessed, Qiu Ran's expression relaxed.

A cultivator's strength will be greatly reduced after possessing another's body, and Law Treasure can indeed kill them.

"How can you be so sure there are no Nascent Soul Cultivator?" Qiu Ran asked again, still somewhat uneasy.

The Spirit Rock Beast laughed and said:

"Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but Xingfeng Sect has experienced several crises in the past. If Xingfeng Sect truly has Nascent Soul Cultivator, why don't they simply send out Nascent Soul Cultivator to suppress and kill the enemy?"

Qiu Ran nodded. "What you said makes sense."

Indeed, as the Spirit Rock Beast said, if the Xingfeng Sect had Nascent Soul Cultivator, there would be no need for slow development.

With Nascent Soul Cultivator present, unifying Yingzhou would be a piece of cake.

However, the Xingfeng Sect only recently unified Yingzhou makes this seem very unreasonable.

Qiu Ran then took out a Storage Bag and placed Storage Bag in front of the Spirit Rock Beast and the Green Scale Lizard.

The Spirit Rock Beast glanced at the Storage Bag and was immediately startled.

Because the Storage Bag contained a full 100,000 low-grade Spirit Stone!

That's 100,000 low-grade Spirit Stone; all his Spirit Stone combined only amount to a little over 10,000.

He obtained this from various historical sites in Yingzhou.

"You'll help me monitor this Xingfeng Sect and relay messages to me regularly. This is your reward."

After Qiu Ran finished speaking, he took out a sound transmission talisman.

The Spirit Rock Beast respectfully accepted the communication talisman and immediately said:

"Please rest assured, fellow Daoist, I will inform you immediately once there is news from the Xingfeng Sect."

The Spirit Rock Beast seemed to sense that Qiu Ran and the others were about to leave, and after thinking for a moment, it said:

"Fellow Daoist, there is a stronghold of the Xingfeng Sect a hundred miles away from here. You can go there, capture the people of the Xingfeng Sect, and interrogate them."

Upon hearing the words of the Spirit Rock Beast, the Green Scale Lizard immediately frowned.

Qiu Ran nodded. "I understand, thank you."

After saying that, Qiu Ran left with his men.

Since there are no Nascent Soul Cultivator in this Xingfeng Sect, there's nothing to worry about.

Just send the sect elders over to wipe them out.

After Qiu Ran and the others left, the Azure Scaled Lizard looked at the Spirit Rock Beast and said:

"Lingyan, you could have just told them about the Xingfeng Sect. Why did you have to tell them the location of the Xingfeng Sect's stronghold? By doing so, you're making us enemies of the Xingfeng Sect."

The Azure-Scaled Lizard was furious, saying that it was no big deal for the Heavenly Demon Sect to tell them about the Xingfeng Sect.

After all, it could have been a good deed, but the fact that the Spirit Rock Beast revealed the location of the Xingfeng Sect's outpost meant it was making an enemy of the Xingfeng Sect.

The Spirit Rock Beast snorted coldly:

"Qinglin, the Xingfeng Sect killed the White Ape. Wouldn't it be great if we used the Heavenly Demon Sect to eliminate them?"

"Furthermore, we have discovered that the Xingfeng Sect has no Nascent Soul Cultivator. Since the Xingfeng Sect has no Nascent Soul Cultivator, it is impossible for it to defeat the Overseas Heavenly Demon Sect."

"If we help the Heavenly Demon Sect with their business, they might take us overseas. Don't you want to go further?"

A fanatical glint appeared in the Spirit Rock Beast's eyes.

The blue-scaled lizard was not blinded by reason; he said in a deep voice:

"What if the Xingfeng Sect attacks us? Don't forget Chen Beijing's strength."

Upon hearing this, the Spirit Rock Beast's expression changed.

He naturally knew Chen Beijing's strength; the other party had killed the white ape in a single move.

Defeating them would be a piece of cake.

"What's there to be afraid of? Fortune favors the bold!"

After saying that, the Spirit Rock Beast turned and left.

Although the sect leader of the Xingfeng Sect was very strong, he felt that no matter how strong Xingfeng Sect was, it was impossible for it to defeat Tianmo Sect.

That's an overseas immortal sect, how could the forces of Yingzhou compare?

Watching the departing figure of the Spirit Rock Beast, the Azure Scale Lizard shook its head and sighed.

He didn't want to gamble, for no other reason than that neither Xingfeng Sect nor Tianmo Sect were entities that they, a group of Demon Beast, could afford to offend.

Their best course of action is to stay out of it.

If they win the bet, all is well; but if they lose, the Demon Beast of the great forest may become extinct.

Black Coast, inside an outpost.

Zhang Xuan was meditating in his room.

At that moment, a martial artist walked in.

"Captain, a message has come from the satellite monitoring center inside the gate, saying that people from overseas have been detected."

Zhang Xuan immediately opened his eyes. "Is it Fairy Luo and the others?"

The martial artist shook his head. "No, if it were Fairy Luo and the others, they would definitely have notified us in advance."

"Prepare for battle!" Zhang Xuan immediately stood up.

If it's not Luo Yinxue, then it must be someone from the Heavenly Demon Sect. This overseas force has a grudge against them.

With Zhang Xuan's order, the entire outpost was placed on high alert.

Self-propelled artillery and tanks are ready, and a large number of the Xingfeng Sect warriors are gathered outside the outpost.

Zhang Xuan carried an AK rifle to the highest watchtower of the outpost.

He was also holding binoculars.

"Captain, according to the satellite monitoring center, those people seem to have gone to find Demon Beast in the great forest, about 70 kilometers away from us. After they entered the forest, they became undetectable by satellite."

The martial artist beside him reported.

Zhang Xuan ordered, "Turn on the radar. If they get within fifty kilometers of us, fire immediately!"

Zhang Xuan wouldn't wait for the opponent to get close before making a move, just like last time.

If the sect leader hadn't shown up last time, they would have been dead.