"It's best if you don't leave Nine Peaks City as often as possible."
Looking at Zhang Ya, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he spoke.
Afterwards, he ignored Zhang Ya, turned around, and left the place.
Watching Chen Heng leave, Zhang Ya stared at him in confusion, not knowing what to say.
She seemed to understand something, but she was also quite confused.
"Could it be that something is about to happen?"
In the next moment, looking at Chen Heng's departing figure, she thought to herself and felt somewhat nervous.
After turning and leaving, Chen Heng walked around the spirit garden by himself.
The scenery around him seemed incredibly familiar.
Over the past few months, even though he had not put in too much effort, he had still put in a lot of effort.
The surrounding scenery was reflected in his eyes. It seemed so harmonious and familiar.
There did not seem to be anything special about it.
However, it also made one's heart throb and feel at ease.
After walking around for a while, Chen Heng turned and left this place.
In the following period of time, Chen Heng did not do anything else and just silently sat there without doing anything.
However, he was also secretly gathering information from the Fourth Bureau.
Even though he was here, this was not important; there were naturally people running around for him to keep an eye out for information.
Back in the Flowing Cloud Sect, in order to avoid being too eye-catching, Chen Heng did not dare to go too far.
However, after coming to a remote place like Nine Peaks City, Chen Heng did not have to worry too much.
On the surface, he was just an ordinary Spirit Garden Deacon and a highly skilled Weapon Refiner, but in the dark, he was doing other shady business.
Over the past half a year, many independent cultivators had obtained fortuitous encounters, allowing them to soar to the sky.
On the surface, it seemed that these people had obtained fortuitous encounters, but in actuality, they were all related to Chen Heng.
This was what Chen Heng had done before.
In order to obtain as many Simulation Points as possible, just cultivating was not enough; he also had to influence others.
In order to influence others, just relying on him was not enough. As such, he needed to recruit more subordinates.
Only by doing this and expanding one's influence as much as possible could one influence as many people as possible.
In order to achieve this, it was necessary to establish a force that belonged solely to him.
For this, Chen Heng had long since begun to do so.
Some things had already been prepared.
Although it wasn't perfect, it wouldn't be a problem for him to gather some information.
"If that's the case … something did happen."
In just a few days, news came from all over the place.
Many demonic cultivators appeared in various places. They were suspected to be from other demonic sects and not cultivators from Yue Country.
These people had been hiding among the five sects of the State of Yue. Overnight, they suddenly erupted. It was as if they had agreed beforehand, and they suddenly rebelled together.
In just an instant, the Five Sects of the Yue Kingdom, including the Flowing Cloud Sect, suffered heavy losses, and they were all defeated.
He did not know the situation of the other four sects, but the situation within the Flowing Cloud Martial School was very serious.
According to the information that Chen Heng had gathered, within the Flowing Cloud Sect, there were even a few Elders who had betrayed the Flowing Cloud Sect and led their disciples to attack the Sect Master's people, injuring them.
The Sect Master was heavily injured and was forced to retreat to a secret location. Following this, he was almost unable to protect the Flowing Cloud Sect and was chased away by those demonic cultivators.
Speaking to there, the person in front of him had a look of disbelief on his face.
"Isn't it strange?"
Chen Heng raised his head and looked at this person, "So many people in the Flowing Cloud Sect have betrayed us."
Standing in front of him was an elder who had been an independent cultivator around Nine Peaks City. Because his talent was not good enough, he had only been at Spirit Refining Level 2.
A few months ago, Chen Heng had taken a liking to him and subdued him, placing him in charge of a region.
"That's not it."
In front of him, Huang Nong shook his head with a respectful expression. It was just that he felt quite confused, "It's just that for so many Elders to betray us, isn't this …"
This was something that he could not understand.
In his opinion, the elders of the Sky Cloud Martial School were all very powerful, and all of them were in the upper echelons of the Sky Cloud Martial School. They held great power in the Sky Cloud Martial School, and they did not lack anything.
If it was an ordinary independent cultivator, it would not be impossible for them to risk it all for their future cultivation. However, for the Flowing Cloud Sect's Elders, there was no need for them to do so.
What were they after?
Huang Nong looked quite confused, unable to understand.
"People are always like this; they can't be satisfied no matter what."
Chen Heng shook his head and said softly, "From how you see it, the Flowing Cloud Sect's Elders lack nothing and do not need to do this. However, for them, this is not enough and they need more.
"Moreover, their betrayal might not be voluntary."
"They might not be voluntary?"
Hearing these words, Huang Nong felt quite confused.
When it came to something like rebellion, was it not voluntary?
Could it be that someone had something on them?
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but he did not dare to ask too much. He only stood there respectfully, waiting for Chen Heng's orders.
Compared to him, Chen Heng knew much more.
The Demon Seed from that day was still lurking in his body, perfectly fine.
From the demonic seed in his body, there were many people like him in the Flowing Cloud Sect. There were definitely many people like him who had been planted with demonic seeds.
Perhaps those who had betrayed them had not done it willingly, but they had already been planted with demonic seeds. Even if they had not done it willingly, there was nothing they could do.
Of course, ordinary demonic seeds would not be able to affect people like the Flowing Cloud Sect's Elders, and they would be quickly discovered and removed.
However, it was clear that there was more than one type of Demon Seed. For those elders, perhaps there were even stronger people who directly planted the Demon Seed on them, causing it to sprout in their bodies.
This was entirely possible.
The appearance of a demonic seed meant that there was at least a Demon Sovereign.
An existence like a Demon Sovereign evidently surpassed the level that the Flowing Cloud Sect could deal with.
At the very least, within the Flowing Cloud Sect, there was not a single person who could rival a Demon Sovereign.
After all, Yue was only a small country and did not have many cultivators. Compared to other places, their cultivation levels were not very high, and this was the case even for the top five sects.
Within the State of Yue, they could indeed proclaim themselves to be kings and rulers.
However, this was not the case for those from the outside world.
A Demon Lord was clearly beyond what the five sects of the State of Yue could handle.
Thinking to there, Chen Heng inwardly shook his head.
Not far away, someone hurriedly walked over, walked in front of Huang Nong, and spoke for a while there.
Following this, Huang Nong's expression immediately became quite unsightly.
"My lord."
Huang Nong's expression changed as he looked at Chen Heng and said, "There are demonic sect disciples coming."
Right now, outside Nine Peaks City, a wave of battle cries sounded out.
The demonic sect's people had not come to Yue without a purpose.
They had come to Yue to take the blood qi of the Yue Kingdom's mortals for food.
For ordinary cultivators, the most important things for cultivation were spirit qi and spirit stones.
This was the same for demonic cultivators.
However, for demonic cultivators, there was another important thing that was on par with spirit qi and spirit stones.
That was food.
Mortals' blood, flesh, and souls were incredibly important resources for demonic cultivators.
This was why demonic cultivators were called demonic cultivators.
As long as they had enough food and enough mortal souls, demonic cultivators would be able to quickly grow and break through their current stage.
This was why the demonic sect had attacked Yue.
When they attacked the State of Yue, apart from the various properties of the five sects of the State of Yue, they also wanted the lives of all the mortals in the State of Yue.
These were the things that they truly valued.
Even though spirit stones and spirit qi were important to them, mortal food was also important.
As such, after suppressing the five sects, they immediately started to move, activating demonic cultivators to attack in all directions.
Along the way, magic tools swept out, and tens of thousands of living beings were directly reduced to bones, sucked dry by the magic tools. Even their souls were not spared. They were directly absorbed by special treasures, directly refined into demonic essence, and then devoured.
The demonic cultivators rolled out in all directions, wanting to engulf the entire Yue Kingdom.
This group of people slaughtered along the way. Wherever they went, they would slaughter all living creatures, causing people's hair to stand on end.
During this process, there were naturally people who resisted and those who were unwilling to give up used their own strength to resist. However, it was useless, and all they did was add a few heads to their numbers.
Nine Peaks City was located in a remote area, but it was also a large city with a large population, so it was naturally targeted.
Within Nine Peaks City, within a spacious hall, people were discussing.
"The demonic sect's invasion will arrive soon."
Within the hall, a person stood by himself and looked at the people below with a serious expression as he said, "Everyone here is a local hero of Nine Peaks City. If they're not local heroes, then they're clan leaders."
"Now that the demonic sect's people have come, what should we do?"
"Everyone, please give us an idea."
His expression was serious as he spoke, seeming incredibly nervous.
In actuality, it was not just him; everyone else was the same. All of their expressions were quite tense, and none of them looked good.
As the Zhang clan's clan leader, Zhang Chong was naturally here.
Standing in the crowd, he could be considered to be near the front. However, at this moment, his expression was also extremely ugly and ashen.
"The demonic sect's people are coming in ferociously, and we … won't be able to stop them."
Within the crowd, someone thought for a moment before slowly speaking.
"We have to stop them even if we can't."
At the front, the City Lord who was in charge of presiding said with a livid expression, "Otherwise, when the people from the Devil Sect attack, we will all be killed. The savings of several generations will all go to waste."
"The most important thing right now is to find out just how strong the demonic artifact is before we can discuss this."
Someone frowned as he spoke.
Only by knowing oneself and knowing the enemy could one emerge victorious.
Even if they wanted to fight, they first had to know just how many people they had and what kind of strength they had.
Otherwise, if they did not even know just how strong they were, wouldn't they just be sending themselves to their deaths?
"This … I do know a bit."
Hearing this, Jiufeng's City Lord nodded and said, "From what I understand, there are two at Spirit Enhancement Level Five and one at Spirit Enhancement Level Nine."
"Spirit Enhancement Level Nine …"
Hearing this, everyone's gazes became serious.
"The two of you are at the fifth level of Spiritual Cultivation.
Zhang Chong stood within the crowd and frowned, "But there's still one at Spirit Enhancement Level Nine …"
Spirit Enhancement Level Nine.
This was the peak of the Spirit Enhancement Realm, and they were only a step away from Foundation Building.
This sort of existence's strength completely surpassed that of ordinary Spirit Enhancement Realm cultivators, and ordinary people would not be a match for him.
Out of everyone present, the most powerful person was Jiufeng's City Lord, but he only had Spirit Enhancement Level Seven Cultivation and was not a match for him at all.
Moreover, the Fiendish Cultivator had killed countless people along the way, and it was unknown how many mortals' souls he had collected.
To the demonic cultivator, this was a massive boost.
With these things, the demonic cultivator would be greatly boosted. He would probably be able to match up to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Thinking to there, everyone felt a headache coming on.
"No matter what, we have to think of a way to stop him."
Hearing this, Jiufeng's City Lord nodded and said, "From what I understand, there are two at Spirit Enhancement Level Five and one at Spirit Enhancement Level Nine."
"Spirit Enhancement Level Nine …"
Hearing this, everyone's gazes became serious.
"The two of you are at the fifth level of Spiritual Cultivation.
Zhang Chong stood within the crowd and frowned, "But there's still one at Spirit Enhancement Level Nine …"
Spirit Enhancement Level Nine.
This was the peak of the Spirit Enhancement Realm, and he was only a step away from Foundation Building.
This sort of existence's strength completely surpassed that of ordinary Spirit Enhancement Realm cultivators, and ordinary people would not be a match for him at all.
Out of everyone present, the most powerful person was Jiufeng's City Lord, but he only had Spirit Enhancement Level Seven Cultivation and was not a match for him at all.
Moreover, the Fiendish Cultivator had killed countless people along the way, and it was unknown how many mortals' souls he had collected.
To the demonic cultivator, this was a massive boost.
With these things, the demonic cultivator would be greatly boosted. He would probably be able to match up to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Thinking to there, everyone felt a headache coming on.
"No matter what, we have to think of a way to stop him."
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