Chapter 330: The Leaf That Wiped Out the Family

It is often said that the first to stand out gets targeted. Lu Ye has already done so, showcasing his terrifying array formation skills. Therefore, no matter what he chooses to do next, Vanquishing Evil Ridge is bound to come after him.

Just as before, he had barely arrived at the Heavenly Origin Sect’s outpost when he was poisoned by a Vanquishing Evil Ridge operative.

Since Vanquishing Evil Ridge has targeted him, he naturally has no reason to retreat or endure silently.

Moreover, he had originally entered the inner circle to seek revenge. Avenging one sect at a time was too slow. Given the current turn of events, he might as well go all out and do something big.

Several days ago, when Lu Ye departed from Heavenly Origin Sect, he had vaguely foreseen this moment, so he was not surprised.

In fact, this was precisely what he had hoped for.

He needed a vast amount of merit, and there was no other way to acquire it than by attacking Vanquishing Evil Ridge’s outposts.

Upon receiving Lu Ye’s affirmative reply, Zhao Li was the first to express his full support on behalf of Heavenly Origin Sect.

Their outpost had been captured for over two months, so they had nothing to lose. Hundreds of cultivators could arrive and depart freely, unburdened.

For the first time, they realized that having their outpost captured offered such an unexpected advantage.

A moment later, Zhao Li and Song Yin bid farewell. With Lu Ye having made his stance clear, they no longer had any concerns.

At noon, the first guest arrived at the Azure Mountain outpost. By nightfall, four or five more had arrived gradually, with others still en route.

Introduced by Song Yin, Lu Ye met with these individuals. After a long discussion in the secret chamber, they all departed together.

After a brief calm, two days later, two tower ships ascended from the Azure Mountain outpost and sped off in one direction.

When the news spread, Vanquishing Evil Ridge was gripped by a mixture of fear and fury.

Their worst fear had come true.

It was clear that Lu Yiye, after leading cultivators from two sects to conquer three Vanquishing Evil Ridge factions, had no intention of stopping; he intended to continue acting so audaciously.

Faced with such an almost insurmountable tactic, Vanquishing Evil Ridge was truly powerless to respond.

Suddenly, Vanquishing Evil Ridge factions near Azure Mountain panicked. They knew they would be targeted first, but the uncertainty of which one made it impossible to prepare accurate and effective countermeasures.

Not until much later that day did news arrive: a Vanquishing Evil Ridge faction named Jingyue Sect had become the target. This was evident not only because the two tower ships led by Lu Ye headed in that direction, but also because cultivators from Shangqing Sect were converging there.

Shangqing Sect and Jingyue Sect were opposing factions and neighbors, both not far from Azure Mountain. The two sects had a history of skirmishes and considerable animosity, yet neither could overpower the other.

When the two Vast Heaven Alliance tower ships arrived at their gates, Jingyue Sect’s garrison commander’s vision went black, and he nearly fainted.

However, something strange happened: the two tower ships simply hovered ten miles away, making no further moves. Even the Shangqing Sect cultivators gathered nearby merely waited quietly.

A short while later, another piece of news arrived: the outpost of Xuanming Sect, another Vanquishing Evil Ridge faction not far from Jingyue Sect, had been breached. Its cultivators suffered heavy casualties, and even Xuanming Sect’s garrison commander died tragically in that battle.

Only then did Jingyue Sect realize that the two large ships were merely a diversion. The cultivators from the two sects led by Lu Ye had not come to attack them at all; instead, they had turned to attack Xuanming Sect, aided by another Vast Heaven Alliance sect.

This maneuver had effectively caught Xuanming Sect completely off guard.

Jingyue Sect had experienced a false alarm, but before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the inevitable arrived.

The day after Xuanming Sect’s outpost was captured, a large force from the Vast Heaven Alliance arrived outside Jingyue Sect’s grand array.

Seeing this, Jingyue Sect’s garrison commander did not hesitate. He immediately ordered his disciples to retreat back to Kyushu, not daring to engage the enemy.

Although his order was decisive, it still took some time for hundreds of people to retreat to Kyushu. After Lu Ye breached the grand array, cultivators from several Vast Heaven Alliance factions jointly rushed in, still inflicting dozens of casualties on Jingyue Sect.

After conquering Jingyue Sect’s outpost, the Vast Heaven Alliance cultivators led by Lu Ye now comprised members from four factions. The main force remained Heavenly Origin Sect, which, having no outpost, had no concerns and had dispatched all available cultivators to follow Lu Ye.

Next was Azure Mountain, which had fewer personnel, only over two hundred, with most remaining behind to guard their own outpost.

Shangqing Sect and the other Vast Heaven Alliance faction had only a hundred members each.

They also wanted to dispatch more personnel, as more participants meant a larger share of benefits after conquering an outpost. Given the current situation, it seemed that conquering Vanquishing Evil Ridge outposts would become a regular occurrence in the future.