77: Night Raid: All-Out Mobilization

After Jiang Donghua completed his task, he turned and walked towards the Alchemy Department.

The senior student guarding the gate of the Alchemy Department merely nodded slightly, not even asking an extra question.

After all, this young Alchemist was already a regular here, and in some aspects, his status had subtly surpassed that of ordinary instructors.

Passing through the main hall and the corridor, Jiang Donghua walked directly to his exclusive alchemy room.

This alchemy room was specially prepared for him by the academy and was equipped with a Spirit Gathering Array, which could assist in cultivation.

"Click—"

The stone door slowly closed, isolating all the noise from the outside world.

With a casual wave of his hand, Jiang Donghua activated several restrictive runes, ensuring no one could snoop.

He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, and the Dou Qi within his body circulated slowly, like a hibernating flood dragon, ready to break through its shackles at any moment.

"Almost there."

A slight smile played on his lips; Jiang Donghua could clearly feel that the Dou Qi within his body had reached a critical point.

With just a little more guidance, he would be able to break through in one go and step into the realm of a Five-Star Dou Shi!

"Indeed, I’ll be able to break through tonight."

A hint of excitement flashed in Jiang Donghua's eyes.

He took a deep breath, formed hand seals, and the Dou Qi within his body began to circulate along a specific path.

The surrounding heaven and earth energy was drawn in, slowly gathering, forming a faint energy vortex around him.

"Boom—"

The liquid within the Dou Qi cyclone in his Dantian suddenly accelerated its rotation; each rotation caused his aura to climb a notch.

"Crack!"

A certain shackle was broken, Jiang Donghua's body trembled, and an aura several times stronger than before suddenly erupted!

Five-Star Dou Shi!

He opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing within them, and the smile on his lips could no longer be concealed.

"Hehehehe!"

A low chuckle echoed in the alchemy room, carrying a hint of pride and anticipation.

"At this rate, in another seventeen or eighteen days, I'll be able to challenge the Six-Star Dou Shi realm!"

He stood up, stretched his limbs, and felt the surging power within his body.

【Host: Jiang Donghua】

【Realm: Five-Star Dou Shi (0/5000) Currently idling】

【Main Cultivation Technique: Heaven Burning Art (profound rank mid-level)】

【Idling Income】

Clone 1: 4 points/hour

Clone 2: 4 points/hour

Clone 3: 4 points/hour

【Current Total Income: 12 points/hour】

【Dou Technique: Roaming Cloud Steps (perfected), Blazing Flame Palm (perfected), xuan-rank high-tier fist Dou Technique, Heavenly Stellar Overlord Fist (not yet getting Started), xuan-rank high-tier body tempering technique, Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Art (not yet getting Started), Earth Grade Mid-Tier Movement Dou Technique, Lightning Flash Shadow Step (not yet getting Started)】

【Pill Formula: bone-mending pill (perfected, no further improvement possible), qi burst pill (perfected, no further improvement possible), mysterious spirit pill (10/1000) perfected】

Jiang Donghua sat cross-legged in the center of the Spirit Gathering Array, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing long and even.

He had already prepared dry rations and clear water in his storage ring, enough to sustain him for more than half a month of secluded cultivation.

The path of cultivation was inherently a tedious and boring bitter practice, especially at the Dou Master stage, where every breakthrough required long periods of accumulation and refinement.

Two days passed.

The Dou Qi within his body flowed slowly through his meridians, each cycle making his aura more condensed.

At this rate, in a few more days, he would be able to completely stabilize his Five-Star Dou Shi realm, and even advance towards Six-Star.

However, just as he was immersed in cultivation, his heart suddenly constricted sharply!

"Hmm?!"

Jiang Donghua frowned, his eyes suddenly snapped open, an inexplicable sense of dread swept over his entire body; something was secretly peeking at him, or it was like some invisible crisis was approaching.

"Strange?"

He carefully sensed his surroundings, his Soul Power quietly spreading, covering the entire alchemy room, even penetrating beyond the walls.

But apart from the faint fluctuations of the array's operation, there was no abnormality whatsoever.

"An illusion?"

He shook his head, closed his eyes again, and continued to circulate his cultivation technique.

"Perhaps I've been cultivating too hastily recently, and my mind is a bit tired."

After all, Dou Qi cultivation was not just about brute force; sometimes an unstable state of mind could also affect the cultivation's effectiveness.

"Never mind, continue!"

He took a deep breath, suppressed the inexplicable unease, and once again entered a state of cultivation.

However, just as he had calmed his mind, that sense of dread struck again!

This time, it was clearer, more intense!

"Something's not right!"

Jiang Donghua suddenly stood up, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

"This dread doesn't feel like cultivation deviation; instead, it feels like some kind of warning!"

But where did this feeling come from?

Black-Corner Region, Blood Demon Sect main altar, the night was as dark as ink, and a sinister wind howled.

The mountain range where the Blood Demon Sect was located was perpetually shrouded in crimson blood mist, the mountains were rugged like ghostly claws, and a huge altar made of piled white bones stood on the peak.

At this moment, on the altar, Old Ghost Blood Demon stood with his hands behind his back, his crimson robes rustling, his pair of cold eyes overlooking the dense crowd of Blood Demon Sect disciples below.

"Jie jie jie..."

A low laugh echoed through the valley; Old Ghost Blood Demon slowly raised his withered palm, clenching his five fingers, and the blood mist of the entire mountain range suddenly boiled, transforming into countless ferocious blood-colored skeletons, roaring and howling in the night sky.

"Tonight, Jia Nan Academy—shall be destroyed!"

As his voice fell, the entire Blood Demon Sect mountain gate shook violently!

"Rumble—"

The earth trembled, and countless blood-colored figures rushed out from all parts of the mountain gate, densely packed, converging like a tide.

The Blood Demon Sect disciples all had ferocious expressions, their bodies entwined with a bloody killing aura, and the weapons in their hands gleamed with a chilling cold light.

"Blood Demon Sect disciples, heed my command!"

A Dou Huang-level Blood Demon Sect elder stood in the air, his voice like thunder, echoing through the sky.

"The Sect Master has ordered a bloodbath of Jia Nan Academy tonight! Anyone who kills one person will be rewarded with a Blood Pill! Those who slay Inner Academy Students will be granted a volume of the Blood Fiend Art! If anyone can capture and kill an elder-level figure, this blade will be his!"

He sneered, flicked his sleeve, and a blood-colored long blade floated in the air, its body entwined with a rich scent of blood, clearly a sixth-tier treasure blade!

"Roar—!"

Below, countless Blood Demon Sect disciples' eyes instantly surged with madness, their roars shaking heaven and earth!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Black-Corner Region, all major powers were shaken!

The Blood Demon Sect's all-out movement almost instantly alarmed the entire Black-Corner Region!

"Boom—!"

Blood mist churned, obscuring the sky and sun, and countless blood-colored figures, like a swarm of locusts, pressed forward in a mighty torrent towards Jia Nan Academy!

Along the way, the various major and minor forces of the Black-Corner Region were all horrified and changed color!

"What is the Blood Demon Sect trying to do?!"

In a city, a certain Dou Wang-level City Lord stood on the city wall, looking at the overwhelming blood-colored flood in the distance, his face pale, his legs trembling uncontrollably.

"City Lord, should we close the city gates?"

The guard beside him spoke with a trembling voice.

"Close your ass!"

The Dou Wang City Lord cursed angrily, but his voice carried an undeniable fear.

"The Blood Demon Sect has come out in full force, even a Dou Zong has been mobilized; how dare a small force like us block their way?"

"But..."

"Shut up!"

The City Lord gritted his teeth and growled.

"Pass down the order, no one is to act rashly! The Blood Demon Sect's target isn't us, don't court death!"