Chapter 224: Attack on the Heavenly Demon Hall

Half an hour later, as the Heaven-Fiend Hall’s defensive formation collapsed and glowing motes scattered across the sky, hundreds of cultivators from the CrimsonBlood Sect swept straight in, attacking the Heaven-Fiend Hall’s stronghold.

Most cultivators looked somewhat dazed. They had never imagined that occupying a sect’s stronghold could be so easy and simple.

It was important to remember that this was an outer-ring sect, and it was rare for their strongholds to be captured for several years. Yet, from their arrival to the stronghold’s breach, barely more than half an hour had passed.

Inside the stronghold, the Heaven-Fiend Hall’s remaining hundred or so cultivators had already retreated to Kyushu under Cheng Bo’s leadership. Even though he knew this retreat spelled the end of his prospects, he dared not stay and wait for death.

Talk of sacrificing lives or never losing a stronghold was fine for mere shouting, but in a life-or-death situation, one naturally had to preserve oneself. There was hope only in living; if one died, everything was gone.

The Heaven-Fiend Hall stronghold was now empty of people, so only CrimsonBlood Sect cultivators and the surging insect tide remained.

According to the plan Lu Ye had prepared in advance, cultivators above the third-level cultivation realm swept past the Heavenly Secret Hall square, engaging the insect tide under the leadership of Chen Yu and others.

Cultivators below the third-level realm, however, scattered, heading to various locations to loot the Heaven-Fiend Hall stronghold.

Meanwhile, Lu Ye and Hua Ci rushed directly into the Heavenly Secret Hall. Hua Ci raised her hand and placed it on the Heaven-Fiend Hall’s Heavenly Secret Pillar, using her authority as a Guardian Deputy Emissary to plunder the various enhancements from the Heavenly Secret Pillar.

Lu Ye was responsible for protecting her. He had specifically consulted Li Baxian beforehand, knowing that plundering these enhancements would take some time, so he wasn't at ease with Hua Ci coming alone.

As Hua Ci performed her task with closed eyes, Lu Ye walked to a large chair and sat down, tossing a spiritual pill into his mouth and chewing it with a crunch.

Then he raised his hand and tapped his battlefield mark, rummaging through it.

His battlefield mark now contained many imprints, all added in the Chess Sea, representing guardian emissaries or deputy emissaries from various major forces. Several of these forces' strongholds were not far from the CrimsonBlood Sect.

One of them was Boundless Pavilion, whose stronghold was separated from the CrimsonBlood Sect's by only the Feng family's stronghold.

The Feng family was to the east of the CrimsonBlood Sect, and Boundless Pavilion was to the east of the Feng family. It could be said that the strongholds of these two sects had the Feng family sandwiched in between.

While in the Chess Sea, the refined Boundless Pavilion Guardian Emissary named Ding Yushu had discussed with Lu Ye about joining forces to attack the Feng family when they had time. However, at that time, the entire CrimsonBlood Sect had only a few people, so Lu Ye couldn't give a definite answer.

Now was a good opportunity!

Occupying the Heaven-Fiend Hall stronghold had been unexpectedly smooth. Since things had progressed this far, he might as well go all the way and attack the Feng family too.

His cultivation was currently increasing, and he would likely have to enter the inner ring of the battlefield for training soon. Before he left, if he could also defeat the Feng family, the CrimsonBlood Sect's situation would undoubtedly improve significantly, and he could depart with peace of mind.

However, this depended on Boundless Pavilion's intentions. Although the Feng family was only a ninth-grade force, taking down their stronghold would definitely not be so easy.

The Heaven-Fiend Hall had been powerless to resist because too many of their people had died in the wormhole.

The Feng family had not encountered such a crisis.

Therefore, to attack the Feng family, Boundless Pavilion would need to exert significant effort! If they couldn't contribute, this plan would have to be abandoned.

Locating Ding Yushu's imprint, Lu Ye sent a message.

“Brother Ding, how are things on your side?”

A reply came quickly.

“Stable! We’ve already pushed into the insect nest and will resolve it completely soon. Is Brother Yi Ye requesting assistance? I can send some people over.”

“No need for that. I just have a business proposition I'd like to discuss with you.”

“Business?” Ding Yushu was puzzled. It was the time to deal with the insect tide, so why suddenly talk about business?

A moment later, Lu Ye ended his communication with Ding Yushu, a contemplative look in his eyes.

At the edge of the stronghold, many cultivators led by Chen Yu were forming a defensive line, resisting the surging insect tide.

The current scale of the insect tide wasn't too large, so even though there were many human-sized insect creatures among them, the CrimsonBlood Sect could cope. But it definitely wouldn't work in the long run. The insect tide was endless and couldn't be killed off in a short time.

“Done!”

Hua Ci's voice came, and judging by her expression, her harvest was clearly good.

Heaven-Fiend Hall was an eighth-grade force, after all, established for decades. Over these years, the Heavenly Secret Pillar had accumulated a considerable number of enhancements. This was evident from the rich spiritual energy density here; the spiritual energy was even richer than at the CrimsonBlood Sect's stronghold, a testament to decades of accumulation by a sect. The gains from a single Spirit Stream Guardian Battle by Lu Ye and Hua Ci alone couldn't compare.

A significant amount of loss occurred during the plundering of enhancements. Even so, the CrimsonBlood Sect's gains this time were immense.

Lu Ye stepped forward and spoke with Hua Ci.

Hua Ci's eyelids twitched as she listened. “This is also possible?”

She had thought causing trouble for one Heaven-Fiend Hall would be enough, but unexpectedly, Lu Ye had aimed his butcher's knife at the Feng family again!

“Whether it works or not, we’ll know by trying. If it doesn’t work, there’s no loss!”

He had used similar reasoning when he troubled Heaven-Fiend Hall before, which resulted in Heaven-Fiend Hall being utterly devastated...

Hua Ci couldn't help but mourn for the Feng family for a moment.

Being neighbors with the CrimsonBlood Sect's stronghold, these two Myriad Demon Ridge forces were truly in for it.

A whistling sound spread out. The scattered cultivators quickly gathered. Lu Ye, Chen Yu, and other high-cultivation cultivators covered the rear, while the others swiftly departed under Hua Ci's leadership.

A moment later, Chen Yu and the others also retreated one after another, leaving only Lu Ye to fight alone. From a high vantage point, countless insectoids swarmed towards him from all directions, almost submerging him.

Fiery red streaks of artifacts constantly darted around him, along with dancing fire dragons and flashes of the Mountainbreaker Blade. While slaying insectoids, he caused commotion and drew their attention.

Until a certain moment, fiery red wings spread open, and Lu Ye shot into the sky and flapped his wings, flying away.

Dozens of yards away, he landed, and Amber, who had been waiting there, immediately picked him up. Lu Ye looked back and cast a Fire Dragon spell. Attracted by the violent spiritual energy fluctuations, dense masses of insectoids pursued him closely!

Amber sprinted in the direction Lu Ye indicated. On the tiger's back, Lu Ye took out a bottle of Spirit Fruit Wine and drank it, quickly recovering his depleted spiritual energy.

Looking from afar at the direction Lu Ye fled, Chen Yu was bewildered: “Isn't he returning to the stronghold?”

That direction was not towards the CrimsonBlood Sect's stronghold.

Hua Ci said, “Not for now. Follow me!” As she spoke, she mounted her mechanical wolf and led hundreds of cultivators away in a grand procession.

Meanwhile, inside an insect nest, the Boundless Pavilion cultivators, under Ding Yushu's command, suddenly intensified their assault. The insectoids, already no match for them, immediately suffered countless casualties.

An hour later, the central flesh sac of the insect nest was breached, and Ding Yushu retrieved several vitality cores from it.