160: The leader kills the demon

When Lu Chen and Protector Gu returned to Dongming Sect, the Grand Elder, Second Elder, Third Elder, Fourth Elder, and Sixth Elder had all gathered in the Main Hall of Mingjing Peak.

"How did it go?" The five Elders looked towards Lu Chen and Gu Wenzhao in unison.

"Some old guy from Spring and Autumn Sword Palace secretly intervened, concealing the heavenly secrets and taking that Sword Lord away. But young Lu did cut down four Yin God Sword Cultivators from Spring and Autumn Sword Palace," Gu Wenzhao said, still angry. "Have you found the Sect Leader?"

"Four Yin God Sword Cultivators, likely among the True Disciples of Spring and Autumn Sword Palace. For our Dongming Sect, it's not a total loss." The Fourth Elder felt a large part of the frustration in his chest dissipate.

Although the Sword Lord and others from Spring and Autumn Sword Palace had been running rampant in South Chu for a long time, on Dongming Sect's side, they only injured three True Disciples: Liang Tingsheng, Luo Tingwu, and Zhu Ziyao. Although they were severely wounded by Sword Intent corrosion, their lives were ultimately saved.

On the other hand, Spring and Autumn Sword Palace lost the lives of four Yin God Sword Cultivators. If you really calculate it, Spring and Autumn Sword Palace suffered a loss.

"Old Fifth has been out for a long time, but he still hasn't found the Sect Leader's whereabouts!" the Sixth Elder replied helplessly. "The communication jade slips also can't connect."

"What do you mean not a loss? What kind of place is Spring and Autumn Sword Palace? How can they be compared with our Dongming Sect!" Protector Gu glared at the Fourth Elder. "Smashing our Dongming Sect's Yuanzhou Mountain Gate is equivalent to declaring war on our Dongming Sect. Unless that Sword Lord's head is cut off in apology, there's no reason to let this go!"

The Fourth Elder, who wasn't easily angered, immediately lowered his head in shame.

Protector Gu then looked at the Sixth Elder. "I will personally go look for the Sect Leader."

With this Protector speaking to two Elders at once, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to become a bit more intense and chaotic.

"Why are you looking for the Sect Leader?" The Second Elder frowned. "Could it be that you want to ask the Sect Leader to personally make a trip to Spring and Autumn Sword Palace?"

Protector Gu nodded. "Precisely."

There are some old guys in Spring and Autumn Sword Palace. Protector Gu admitted that even if he joined forces with Protectorate Fan and went to their territory, it would be impossible to gain any advantage, and they might even be beaten soundly.

But if that Young Sect Leader were to make this trip personally, let alone those reclusive old fogies from Spring and Autumn Sword Palace, even if the old fogies who have already passed away came back to life, they wouldn't be able to cause any waves in the Sect Leader's hands.

No one knew how strong that Young Sect Leader was. Even the Elders of Dongming Sect could only guess and understand about twenty to thirty percent, but Protector Gu and Protectorate Fan, who had been to the Starry Sky Ancestral Land, knew more.

Because over at the Ancestral Land, there were also rumors about this Young Sect Leader.

Of course, this was only the tip of the iceberg.

In short, the Sect Leader was very strong, extremely strong.

Moreover, even when placed in the entire universe starry sky, he was among the most top-tier Prodigies.

Don't even mention the Heavenly Pride of South Chu; even if you look at the entire Azure Underworld, counting every single one, the so-called Heavenly Pride are not even fit to carry that Young Sect Leader's shoes.

Perhaps, only Lu Chen could compete with their young Prodigy Sect Leader.

"What Old Gu said is exactly what I was thinking." The Third Elder slapped his chair in agreement. "That Spring and Autumn Sword Palace doesn't follow the rules, so we should just go and attack them. It would also let those who practice swords know that our Dongming Sect's killing power is not inferior to Sword Cultivators."

The Grand Elder frowned. "So, where should we go to find our Sect Leader?"

After all was said and done, it still came back to the Sect Leader. Without this unreliable Sect Leader present, the trip to Spring and Autumn Sword Palace would not be secure.

Unless all those reclusive Supreme Elders were invited out, it might still be possible, but compared to the unreliable Sect Leader, inviting those reclusive Supreme Elders was actually more of a headache.

"The Sect Leader must be found as soon as possible. Even putting Spring and Autumn Sword Palace aside, the Ancient Demon Clan in the Ancient Demon Realm also needs the Sect Leader to be present to be stable."

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South Chu, Jiao Prefecture.

This place was originally the territory of Tianyuan Grotto-heaven. After the Nanchu Grand Wash, Jiao Prefecture fell into the hands of Dongming Sect.

Later, Dongming Sect, considering that Tianyuan Grotto-heaven and its Abode Master of Tianyuan Cave Abode, Yan Chenhu, had contributed by helping Dongming Sect clear the Twelve Phase Sect, granted Jiao Prefecture back to Tianyuan Grotto-heaven.

According to the news from Tianyuan Grotto-heaven, there was a nest of demonic creatures in this prefecture that came and went without a trace, appearing and disappearing mysteriously. However, every time they appeared, they would plunder the Human Race for blood food, including both Mortals and Cultivators.

Tianyuan Grotto-heaven mobilized large forces and searched many times but failed to root out this nest of demonic creatures. Instead, on one occasion, people from Tianyuan Grotto-heaven unfortunately encountered a Yang Spirit Great Demon from that nest, suffering significant losses, with two high-level Yin God Cultivators even being injured or killed.

After that, they were never seen again. They only knew that there was a Yang Spirit Great Demon in Jiao Prefecture but didn't know where it was hiding.

Today, Fan Yanbo arrived, transforming into a rainbow, filled with killing intent, and circled the entire Jiao Prefecture. He intended to use this nest of demonic creatures as a reward for his nephew, Lu Chen.

"There are quite a few minor demons in Jiao Prefecture, but where is the Yang Spirit Great Demon?" Protectorate Fan frowned.

His circuit around Jiao Prefecture was nearing its end, but let alone a Yang Spirit Great Demon, he hadn't even seen a single Yin God Great Demon.

Just then, Protectorate Fan was suddenly startled. He sensed an astonishing fluctuation erupt hundreds of miles away and saw a giant hand covering the sky descend from the clouds, as if trying to grasp the entire Human Realm earth within its palm.

Faintly, there were also terrified roars from a Grand Demon.

"A Great Power?!" Protectorate Fan's heart pounded violently.

It was rare to see the figure of a Great Power in the entire Azure Underworld. When did such a terrifying existence appear in this land of South Chu?

However, for some reason, Protectorate Fan inexplicably felt that this terrifying hand covering the sky was exceptionally familiar. The more he looked, the more familiar it felt. Finally, his eyes widened, and he suddenly remembered something: "Sect Leader!"

It was definitely that Young Sect Leader from Dongming Sect.

Then, everything could be explained!

Why would a Great Power surpassing the Yang God realm appear in South Chu?

Who else could it be but their Young Sect Leader from Dongming Sect?

The fear in Protectorate Fan's heart completely vanished, replaced by great joy. He transformed into a rainbow and disappeared from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already above the clouds. From afar, he saw a young Cultivator with a slender build, wearing a green robe, with thick black hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, wearing black boots with white soles, and a clear and handsome face. He was just retracting his hand, and in his palm, he seemed to be grasping many demonic creatures as small as soybeans. Wasn't it precisely the Young Sect Leader of Dongming Sect!

"Protectorate Fan, why have you come?" The Young Sect Leader looked at Fan Yanbo and gave a slight nod.

"Sect Leader, what is this?" Fan Yanbo was puzzled.

Wasn't it said that the Sect Leader was in secluded cultivation outside? How did he end up in Jiao Prefecture slaying demons?

The Sect Leader flipped his hand and put away the demonic creatures in his palm. He heard the question and said, "Earlier, I promised the Third Elder that I would slay some demonic creatures for Lu Chen."

Mm, that's right.

Anyway, since he wasn't planning to return to the Sect empty-handed, which would easily provoke the nagging of several Elders, he just wanted to casually kill a few Yang Spirit Great Demons to go through the motions.

'The Sect Leader is also here to help Lu Chen slay demons!'

Protectorate Fan thought to himself, this young Lu, he hasn't been in the Sect for long, but his influence is surprisingly great.

The unfathomable Sect Leader wants to slay demons for him, and even he, a Protector who just returned from the Ancestry Land, has to slay demons for him.

Who in Dongming Sect has ever enjoyed such treatment?

Unthinkable!