Chapter 319: How Can the Sect Prosper Among Those Who Only Care About Profit?
Chapter 319: How Can the Sect Prosper Among Those Who Only Care About Profit?
At this thought, Yang Qiye couldn't help but glance at Shen Mo a few more times.
He was well aware that there was a topic all four of them had tacitly avoided mentioning.
That was the earth-shattering phenomenon that had occurred when someone recently advanced to the Divine Transformation Realm!
Every cultivator at that level could infer that someone had likely formed a Heaven-grade Nascent Soul.
However, the true identity of that person had never been revealed.
Now, even a fool could understand.
Shen Mo was the one who had formed a Heaven-grade Nascent Soul!
Otherwise, how could he possess such terrifying combat power right after stepping into the Divine Transformation Realm?
At this moment, Shen Mo spoke calmly, "The demon clan's forces are likely not limited to the Eastern Army. While attacking our Jade Cauldron Sect, they must have also dispatched armies to assault Supreme Purity Sect and Pill River Sect."
Wan Muchun nodded. "Precisely. Our men risked their lives to bring back intelligence—Supreme Purity Sect and Pill River Sect are already in complete turmoil. Many cities have been ravaged by the demon clan."
"They may already be at the sect gates."
Shen Mo nodded. "This is a rare opportunity. Now is the time for us to act."
"The war the demon clan has ignited in Yuzhou may very well be a chance to reshape the entire region!"
Yang Qiye's heart trembled. "You mean..."
Shen Mo nodded and stated calmly, "Supreme Purity Sect and Pill River Sect will suffer heavy losses. The Provincial Governor's Office, choosing to avoid battle, will lose the people's trust."
"At this moment, our Jade Cauldron Sect will sweep through Yuzhou, annihilate all demon clans, and take in the scattered cultivators from the other two sects."
"We will become the sect revered by the masses."
"When that time comes, Yuzhou will be unified—not under the imperial court, but under our Jade Cauldron Sect!"
Hearing this, Li Zhendao and Wan Muchun were both shaken to the core.
Indeed!
This was an excellent opportunity to reshape the power structure!
They had to seize it firmly.
Li Zhendao asked, "Then what do you think our next step should be?"
After speaking, he realized he had lost his composure.
As the sect master, he was actually asking Shen Mo—the young sect master—what to do next.
Li Zhendao chuckled wryly at himself.
But it was no surprise. Shen Mo's overwhelming battle record—slaying two demon clan sovereigns and hundreds of thousands of demons—was simply too astonishing.
It was impossible not to respect him.
Shen Mo replied calmly, "Head to the sect gates of Pill River Sect and Supreme Purity Sect and rescue the remaining cultivators."
Li Zhendao immediately asked, "You just slew two demon sovereigns not long ago. Can your body handle this?"
Wan Muchun also nodded. "Yes, what about your energy consumption? Don't push yourself too hard."
Both of them could see that Shen Mo possessed strength far beyond their own.
However, no matter how strong he was, he would still need time to recover.
Shen Mo smiled and shook his head. "It's fine. Slaying two demon sovereigns and hundreds of thousands of demons didn't consume much. It only required one technique."
He had just entered the Divine Transformation Realm, while Ao Sheng and Yuan Kong were newly ascended demon sovereigns. On the surface, the gap didn't seem large.
But ever since embarking on the path of cultivation, every breakthrough Shen Mo achieved was the most perfect possible.
Moreover, after mastering the Divine Elephant Prison-Suppressing Strength, his blood energy had already approached the level of a demon sovereign.
With his spiritual power and blood energy layered together, combined with the enhancement of his Nascent Soul Domain, which amplified his power fivefold, he could easily crush even those who had reached the mid-stage of the Divine Transformation Realm and silver-crowned demon sovereigns.
Fighting multiple opponents at once wasn't an issue.
Unless he encountered a peak Divine Transformation expert or an extremely powerful demon sovereign like Gu Ming, he was in little danger.
"Alright! If you say so, I'm reassured!" Li Zhendao said, his face full of relief.
"The closest sect to us is Pill River Sect. Let's move immediately," Wan Muchun said gravely. "Pill River Sect doesn't have a particularly bad relationship with us—they are a good target to win over."
"Precisely." Shen Mo nodded slightly.
"Let's set off now. Sect Master, please guard the sect while I, the Second Elder, and the Tenth Elder head to Pill River Sect."
Though Shen Mo disliked Yang Qiye, the latter was still a Divine Transformation cultivator with some strength.
If he was willing to repent and work properly, it wouldn't be a bad thing—at the very least, he could handle an enemy or two.
But if he still planned to cause trouble in secret, Shen Mo wouldn't mind sending him straight to the underworld himself.
Li Zhendao nodded slightly. "Alright, take care on the road."
Six days later, at the Pill River Sect's gate.
This ancient sect, always shrouded in the rich fragrance of alchemy, was now drowned in blood and fire.
Corpses of cultivators lay everywhere.
But the surviving disciples had no time to clear the bodies.
They were too busy defending the sect.
Outside the mountain gate, blood-soaked battle banners rose high, blotting out the sky.
Colossal weapons, formed entirely of condensed blood energy, rained down without pause.
Each strike caused massive ripples across the sect's protective array, making its light dim with every impact.
This relentless assault had lasted five days and nights.
When one batch of demon commanders exhausted their blood energy, another would take their place.
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There was no pause at all.
Thankfully, Pill River Sect was extremely wealthy. Years ago, they had spent a fortune to purchase a low-grade Heaven-tier formation to guard the sect.
Moreover, they had an abundance of supreme-grade spirit stones, enough to sustain the formation's operation.
If they had only installed an Earth-tier formation, even if it were the highest quality, it wouldn't have lasted long.
Under the demon clan's relentless assault, it would have collapsed in no time.
At the peak of the sect, Hai Qiankun stood commanding the defenses, his forehead drenched in sweat.
While the Divine Transformation Realm elders of Pill River Sect remained intact, their loyalty was severely lacking.
The moment news arrived that the demon army was advancing, half of the ten Divine Transformation elders immediately fled.
The remaining ones clearly harbored fear as well.
It was only a matter of time before they secretly slipped away too.
If even Divine Transformation cultivators acted like this, then Nascent Soul and Core Formation cultivators had even less courage—many had already fled.
Over the past few days, more than half of the sect's members had disappeared.
Even Xiao Fan, whom Hai Qiankun had placed high hopes on—going so far as to entrust his own daughter to him—had vanished without a trace!
Seeing all of this, Hai Qiankun felt utterly heartbroken.
Not long ago, the sect had been thriving and bustling, yet now it had been reduced to this state.
It was truly disheartening.
Damn it!
How could a sect possibly flourish when surrounded by these parasites who only cared about personal gain?!
At that moment, the endless bombardment outside suddenly stopped.
Hai Qiankun was startled and immediately looked toward the sect's entrance.
What he saw made his breath hitch—
A colossal elephant demon floated in mid-air, flanked by two demon sovereigns as his guards.
The moment this elephant demon appeared, the blood-soaked battle banners in the sky expanded wildly.
The demon soldiers suddenly seemed to have found their backbone, letting out frenzied roars and shrieks.
Their blood energy surged, and their morale skyrocketed.
There was no need for further explanation—Hai Qiankun instantly knew who this demon was.
The most valued prince of Demon Sovereign Gu Ming!
The most accomplished among nearly a hundred royal heirs!
A being blessed with the ancient bloodline of the colossal elephant!
The eldest prince of the Myriad Demon Nation—Xiang Jue!
"Pill River Sect's humans, I will give you an opportunity."
"Step out of your mountain gate and surrender immediately—I will allow you to become my human slaves."
Xiang Jue spoke slowly.
His voice was like clashing metal, echoing across heaven and earth.
It pierced into the ears of every cultivator.
The disciples glanced at each other, swallowing hard.
No one could deny the terrifying might of the demon clan at this moment.
Even though Pill River Sect had an abundance of supreme-grade spirit stones, they couldn't endlessly sustain the grand defensive formation's energy consumption.
The Divine Transformation elders weren't fully committed and didn't even dare to step forward to resist.
At this rate, the outcome was inevitable—
The formation would shatter.
The sect would be massacred.
Rather than meeting a gruesome end with no burial place, wouldn't it be better to surrender now and become so-called "human slaves"?
Even if it meant a life of humiliation, at least they could stay alive.
That was better than dying a meaningless death, wasn't it?
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