Elsewhere, Qing Holy Maiden, Yu Qingtan's clone, also erged from seclusion as the Extre Path Demon Sect was finally prepared to make a move against the Sect of Commoners.
Over the years, the Qing Holy Maiden had been aggressively expanding the Sect of Commoners' followers within the spheres of influence of the Blood Shadow Demon Sect, Yin Corpse Demon Sect, White Bone Demon Sect, and Soul Refining Demon Sect, under the Extre Path Demon Sect's sway. Thanks to countless Spirit Stones, the Five Elents Technique, and the effects of "Whisper of Love", the followers had grown to three or four billion, making them a significant source of Charm Points and Affection Value for Yu Qingtan.
Additionally, Yu Qingtan spared no effort in bribing and wooing mbers of the Yin Corpse Demon Sect, White Bone Demon Sect, and Soul Refining Demon Sect to cover for her. As for the Blood Shadow Demon Sect, it had already beco Fang Ling's territory in secret.
Fang Ling broke through to the Divinity Transformation Stage a year ago, only two years behind Wu Di. Now, the Sect Master of the Blood Shadow Demon Sect was True Lord Dexiu, Zhen Dexiu, a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator, who had long been Fang Ling's loyal lapdog. Inside the Blood Shadow Demon Sect, anyone who opposed him had been covertly eliminated by Fang Ling.
The Vice Director of the Enforcent Hall of the Extre Path Demon Sect, the Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator Jade Foot Witch Bai Junjun, was Fang Ling's secret lover. Moreover, Bai Junjun was a disciple of the Rich Revenge Venerable, Qiu Fuzhe, of the Extre Path Demon Sect.
Yu Qingtan was also active within the Extremity Dao Demon Sect's Utensil Peak under the alias "Xu Kexin". Two years ago, "Xu Kexin" left the sect to gain experience and returned a year later, claiming to have encountered an extraordinary opportunity, having beco both a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator and a Fourth Stage Artifact Refiner. Consequently, "Xu Kexin" received thorough guidance from her master True Lord Yanhe and pointers from her grandmaster, Shouyu Venerable Wen Shouyu, the number one Artifact Refiner in the Southeast Region.
Six months ago, "Xu Kexin" successfully refined a Taoist Instrunt sword, which swiftly raised "Xu Kexin's" status within Utensil Peak and the Extre Path Demon Sect as a whole. Even among Fourth Stage Artifact Refiners, those who can craft a Taoist Instrunt are fewer than ten percent.
While Yu Qingtan had long beco a Fourth Stage Artifact Refiner, she had never forged a Taoist Instrunt. On one hand, her Lifebound Artifact had been promoted to a Taoist Instrunt through the system, and on the other, she possessed so many Taoist Instrunts as war spoils that she saw little point in forging her own, which would waste precious cultivation ti.
Two years prior, Shen Wanning made a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage. Yu Qingtan then attempted to forge a Taoist Instrunt for the first ti, successfully elevating her Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Fla Flow Gold Shadow Sword, to a Lifebound Artifact and incorporating the Pearl of Disaster Passage from the old swindler Du E.
Shen Wanning, who possessed the Fortune Cultivation Body, astonishingly improved the Heaven and Earth Borrowing Luck Technique, allowing her to lever the fortune of landscapes to accelerate her cultivation. After practicing the Hongluan Secret On, she was even able to predict good and bad luck accurately, much more so than Yu Qingtan when using the sa on.
The Qing Holy Maiden's smooth developnt of the Sect of Commoners couldn't have been achieved without Shen Wanning's assistance.
As a result, the Extre Path Demon Sect's response to the rampant growth of the Sect of Commoners was extrely sluggish. Even when so high-ranking mbers received tidbits of information, they dismissed it as a trivial concern. Moreover, the sect's main focus over these years had been on exploiting the newly acquired territories of the original Patriarch Hei Demon Honorable.
However, no secret can remain hidden forever. The Sect of Commoners had by now developed nearly a hundred Nascent Soul Stage leaders or deacons within the territories under the Extre Path Demon Sect's control. An Elder, from the Yin Corpse Demon Sect and a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator of the Extre Path Demon Sect, discovered irregularities while inspecting the Yin Corpse Sect. After a clandestine investigation, it was revealed just how powerful the Sect of Commoners had beco.
Thus, the Extre Path Demon Sect decided to suppress the Sect of Commoners imdiately. Falling Wood Venerable Duanmu Xiaoxiao, Wanxiong Venerable Tu Wanxiong, Lightning Honorable Ma Baoguo, and Peak Venerable Yang Dianfeng personally led the charge.
"Xu Kexin" received this information at the earliest possible mont and quickly relayed it to Wei Cangsheng, the Sect Hierarch of the Sect of Commoners. Soon, Cangsheng Venerable brought the elite and high-ranking officials of the Sect of Commoners to Blood Puppet Immortal City for a eting with Qing Holy Maiden and others to discuss counterasures.
"Qing Holy Maiden, you've still been too reckless in your actions. With ten Divine Transformation Venerables, the Extre Path Demon Sect is not a force we can contend with. Now that the Extre Path Demon Sect is sharpening its swords against our sect, what should we do?" said Great Faith King, one of the Sect of Commoners' Eight Great Law Kings, frowning at Qing Holy Maiden.
The Sect of Commoners' eight Nascent Soul Late Stage Law Kings were known as Great Filial Piety, Great Brotherliness, Great Loyalty, Great Faith, Knowing of Courtesy, Knowing of Righteousness, Knowing of Integrity, and Knowing of Sha.
"Great Faith King, your words are amiss. Our Sect of Commoners has been able to develop to this extent within a few years, much owing to the efforts of the Qing Holy Maiden. Since we aim to pave a clear path for the common people, confronting a power like the Extre Path Demon Sect is inevitable," countered the King Who Knows Courtesy.
"Well said, however, the strength of the Extre Path Demon Sect is formidable, and I think we should temporarily avoid their sharp edge," the Great Loyalty Law King remarked.
"How can we temporarily avoid? Should we just abandon billions of Sect mbers and flee?" pointed out the King Who Knows Sha.
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"Qing Holy Maiden, what do you think we should do?" After debating for a while, the Eight Great Law Kings, along with so Nascent Soul Stage leaders, failed to co to a consensus. The Sect Hierarch of the Sect of Commoners, dressed in a blue robe and wearing a black tallic mask, turned to the Qing Holy Maiden and asked.
"If the Extre Path Demon Sect wants war, then let's go to war!" The Qing Holy Maiden stood up, her force fluctuation at the early stage of Divinity Transformation evident, and she declared loudly.
"Although the Extre Path Demon Sect is strong, they also have many enemies and cannot possibly focus all their battle power on us. Among Divine Transformation Cultivators, I am confident I can hold off two. At most, there will be another two left, which I presu the Sect Hierarch can easily handle. As for those below Divinity Transformation, the sa principle applies; we are fully capable of holding them off."
"The Qing Holy Maiden has actually broken through to the Divinity Transformation!" All of the Eight Great Law Kings stood up in shock, being long-imrsed in the Nascent Soul Late Stage themselves, they naturally knew the difficulty of advancing to the Divinity Transformation Stage.
"Excellent, the Qing Holy Maiden truly possesses unmatched talent. Even the Fairy Qingtan, who ranks first on the double list, is probably no different!" The Sect Hierarch of the Sect of Commoners looked at the Qing Holy Maiden with a aningful gaze and praised loudly.
The Qing Holy Maiden was unfazed by the gaze of the Sect Hierarch of the Sect of Commoners. She had been ntally prepared for him to guess that she was Yu Qingtan, after all, Shen Wanning—who had changed her na to Shen Wan and altered her appearance—was by her side and surely wouldn't withstand the inquiry of the Sect Hierarch.
The Qing Holy Maiden smiled slightly, gently shaking her head, her voice soft yet firm, "The Sect Hierarch praises too highly. In this battle, we should strike first, attempting to annihilate one among the Yin Corpse Demon Sect, White Bone Demon Sect, and the Soul Refining Demon Sect, and then decide the outco with the Extre Path Demon Sect!"
"What?!" The Eight Great Law Kings were shocked once again.
"Why not wipe out the Blood Shadow Demon Sect, which is the closest to us?" The Sect Hierarch of the Sect of Commoners raised the question.
"Because the Blood Shadow Demon Sect no longer belongs to the Extre Path Demon Sect, and they will not interfere with the developnt of our Sect of Commoners," Yu Qingtan revealed a profound smile and stated indifferently.
This ti, even the Sect Hierarch of the Sect of Commoners was slightly taken aback, but he trusted that the Qing Holy Maiden did not speak without aim.
"Alright, let's then target the Yin Corpse Demon Sect first because their previous Sect Master has just died of old age, and the new Sect Master hasn't yet taken full control of the situation. The Sect is in considerable disarray, making them an ideal target for us!" The Sect Hierarch of the Sect of Commoners said gravely, clearly having his own sources of intelligence.
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