202: Demons Attack

"Holy crap, it's actually Lu Xingchen! If I'm not mistaken, he joined the Inner Sect less than a year ago, right?"

"Now, Lu Xingchen can be said to be the number one Disciple of the Cangxuan Sect, and he can even rank among the best in the entire Qingzhou!"

"Lu Xingchen is awesome!"

Lu Xingchen also saw the message on the spirit tablet, only then understanding the origin of the bell.

At the same time, a surge of joy filled his heart, and he was quite tempted by this extra reward.

After the guard on the last floor was defeated, a streak of light flashed, and a woman in green appeared before Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen looked at her head, and it clearly displayed "One-Star Martial Ancestor."

Lu Xingchen hurriedly cupped his hands in a bow to her, smiling, "Junior Lu Xingchen greets Senior. May I know Senior's esteemed name?"

The woman in green smiled faintly, "I am the Spiritual Artifact of the Heaven Burning Tower, without a name. The reason I am here is to give you your clear reward."

With that, she waved her sleeve, and three Spiritual Artifacts appeared before Lu Xingchen.

"Choose one!" the woman in green said with a faint smile.

Lu Xingchen immediately examined the three Spiritual Artifacts, which were: the yin yun bell he had previously escorted, a earth rank high grade close-fitting inner armor, and a earth rank high grade spirit sword.

Lu Xingchen already had close-fitting inner armor, which he had taken from Lin Yuan.

As for the spirit sword, it was not of much use to him, as he already had the shadow sword and the immortal slaying sword.

The only useful one was the yin yun bell.

Although its grade was only earth rank mid grade, it could attack the enemy's Soul body, and its rarity was not inferior to a earth rank high grade Spiritual Artifact.

When combined with his Initial Spirit Realm Soul Power, it could unleash powerful destructive force, even capable of changing the outcome of a battle.

Lu Xingchen picked up the yin yun bell and said with a smile, "Thank you, Senior, for the treasure. I choose this yin yun bell."

The woman in green smiled, "Young man, your eyesight is quite good. Alright, my mission is complete, it's time for me to leave."

With that, the woman in green put away the other two Spiritual Artifacts, then transformed into a streak of light and disappeared before Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen placed the yin yun bell into his Storage Ring, bowed to where the woman in green had disappeared, and then walked out of the Heaven Burning Tower.

In the time that followed, Lu Xingchen Cultivated in seclusion within the Spirit Gathering Pagoda, refining his Soul Power and accumulating experience points for the Spirit Array Master profession.

Half a month passed just like that.

During this period, he had leveled up his Spirit Array Master profession to Sixth Rank, and Xiao You had also completed her Breakthrough, entering the ranks of Sixth Tier.

One day, Lu Xingchen was AFK in the Spirit Gathering Pagoda when a message suddenly appeared on his spirit tablet: "All Disciples and Elders of the Cangxuan Sect are requested to gather at the Sect Plaza!"

Seeing this message, Lu Xingchen's brows furrowed.

Gu Chen had actually summoned everyone from the Cangxuan Sect. What major event could have happened?

But speculating was useless, so he immediately headed to the Sect Plaza.

He was very fast, among the first to arrive at the Sect Plaza, and he unhesitatingly stood at the very front.

The other Disciples and Elders had no objections, as his current strength indeed qualified him for that position.

A quarter of an hour later, Yun Li also arrived at the Sect Plaza.

Lu Xingchen looked at her head, and it clearly displayed "Nine-Star Martial Emperor."

He was immediately greatly astonished.

In just half a month, Yun Li had broken through to Nine-Star?

She had advanced two minor Realms in one go, even faster than he, who was practically cheating.

Truly terrifying!

Lu Xingchen looked at Yun Li and chuckled, "Miss Yun Li, you've broken through again?"

Yun Li nodded slightly and said softly, "I have to thank your bodhi fruit for helping me cross two minor Realms. But that's not important. What's important is that the bodhi fruit improved my Cultivation Aptitude, allowing me to understand the Thunder Roar Physique more deeply."

"This help to me cannot be measured by Realm changes; my future Cultivation path will be much smoother."

Lu Xingchen smiled, "That's wonderful! With you by my side, my journey to Zhongzhou will be much easier. Speaking of which, Miss Yun Li, do you know why the Sect Master summoned us? This is quite a large-scale gathering; everyone in the Sect has been called."

Yun Li shook her head slightly, "I don't know either. Since I joined the Cangxuan Sect until now, I've never seen the Sect Master so serious. It seems our Cangxuan Sect has encountered big trouble."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster; if it's a disaster, it can't be avoided. Let's wait for the Sect Master's instructions! No matter what we face in the future, I will walk through it with you."

Yun Li nodded slightly and said softly, "Me too."

Half an hour later, all members of the Cangxuan Sect had arrived, and the Sect Plaza was truly packed with people.

Sect Master Gu Chen stepped forward, his authoritative voice echoing throughout the entire Sect Plaza.

"I believe everyone is very curious why I summoned all members of the Sect. That's right, the Cangxuan Sect has encountered a huge crisis—no, it should be said that the entire Human Race has encountered a huge crisis!"

"Just yesterday, outside the Demon-Rejecting Pass, Demon Race armies began to gather in large numbers. As of now, hundreds of thousands of troops have assembled, and all these Demon Race soldiers are above the Devil King Realm."

"Members of the Cangxuan Sect, the fifth great war between the Human and Demon Races has begun!"

Upon hearing this, all members of the Cangxuan Sect present were in an uproar.

"Holy crap, the Demon Race is making a comeback again?"

"I remember the fourth Human-Demon Great War was only twenty years ago. Numerous Human Race experts guarded the Demon-Rejecting Pass, and War God Xiao Yuxin sacrificed herself to her sword, barely repelling the Demon Race. Now they're attacking again?"

"Our Human Race has only risen for a few hundred years, and our foundation is too weak, while the Demon Race has existed since the formation of the Tianyuan Continent. Before the emergence of Emperor Tian, the Human Race was merely slaves raised by the Demon Race."

"The Demon Race harbors great hostility towards the Human Race, always wanting to turn us back into slaves, and has launched four great wars over the past century. In all four of these wars, the Human Race could only huddle within the Demon-Rejecting Pass, barely holding the Human Race's gate. Moreover, each war saw a War God sacrifice themselves to the city, which is why the Demon-Rejecting Pass was not breached."

"Yes, the Demon Race's strength is simply too powerful! Once this war begins, tens of thousands of Human Race elites will die at the Demon-Rejecting Pass."

"According to past practice, the Human Race will use the strength of its entire race to resist the Demon Race's attack, and experts from all nine provinces will rush to the front lines. It seems the purpose of the Sect Master's assembly is to conscript for the Human Race."

"I don't want to go to the battlefield; the death rate is too high. That Demon-Rejecting Pass is completely a meat grinder! I'm only 25 years old and haven't even been in love yet; my life has just begun."

"Dude, you're too cowardly. Defending the Demon-Rejecting Pass and guarding the Human Race's gate is a glorious achievement that will bring honor to one's ancestors. If I ever get a chance to participate, my family's genealogy will have a separate page just for me!"