Sect Master’s Immortal Journey - Chapter 473: Engagement

Outside Grand Lion Ridge, Meng Zhang and the other two were not surprised at all when they encountered the demon army led by Lion Demon General. From the beginning to the end, they never trusted Lion Demon General at all. If even humans deceive each other, how can one expect trust between humans and demons?

Lion Demon General instigated human cultivators to attack Dark Crow Demon General, and to say there was no scheming involved would be an insult to everyone’s intelligence. However, Northern Desert Qi Family did not consider Lion Demon General as the primary enemy and thought they could cooperate temporarily. On the other hand, Flying Swan Sect and Taiyi Sect, from the beginning, intended to eliminate Lion Demon General first. All their calculations were for this moment.

While Taiyi Sect and Flying Swan Sect plotted against Lion Demon General, Lion Demon General also wanted to take advantage of the human cultivators being busy fighting Dark Crow Demon General and launch a surprise attack on them from behind.

Lion Demon General took the initiative to lead the demon army away from Grand Lion Ridge, which saved Taiyi Sect a lot of effort and spared them from attacking a place that the enemy had been managing for many years.

At Meng Zhang’s command, all the flying boats immediately lowered their altitude and prepared to land. Even before the flying boats touched the ground, disciples of Taiyi Sect jumped out one after another and formed an array on the ground.

In the fleet of flying boats, besides the disciples of Taiyi Sect, there were also cultivators from surrounding cultivation forces gathered by Taiyi Sect, such as Qiaoshou Sect and Land Walk Sect, with their Sect Masters leading them personally.

Among Taiyi Sect’s forces were nearly twenty Foundation Building stage cultivators and thousands of Refining Qi stage cultivators.

Taiyi Sect disciples naturally followed the commands of the high-ranking members of their sect and arranged themselves into a Base Formation.

The cultivators from outside Taiyi Sect were prepared according to the previous plan, standing in strict formation, ready to engage the enemy at any moment.

Lion Demon General soon led the demon army and attacked Taiyi Sect’s forces, and the fierce battle began.

On the demon side, there were three Third Rank demons – Lion Demon General, Vulture Demon General, and Fierce Crocodile Demon General. Lion Demon General was a Third Rank middle-grade demon.

On the human side, among Meng Zhang, Gu Yue Huaidie, and Daoist Master Luo Ye, only Gu Yue Huaidie was at the Gold Core mid-stage cultivation level.

The demon army had an absolute numerical advantage, while Taiyi Sect’s cultivators were of higher quality and better organized.

Lion Demon General’s strength was greatly enhanced by the support of its own demon clan, making it extremely formidable.

Gu Yue Huaidie, coming from a major family, not only possessed profound inheritance but also had many treasures protecting her. With her own strength, she held back Lion Demon General and its group.

Fierce Crocodile Demon General was the first to engage with invading human cultivators when it guarded Demon Wind Gobi and the borders of Flying Swan Sect. When it was defeated by Flying Swan Sect, it abandoned its own clan and escaped alone. Now, without the support of its clan’s strength and with lingering injuries, it felt somewhat inadequate when facing Daoist Master Luo Ye.

Taiyi Sect’s disciples deployed several Base Formations, one of which was presided over by Niu Dawei, called the Universe Reversal Formation.

Meng Zhang stepped into the formation and took over the control of this Base Formation method from his senior disciple.

Vulture Demon General gathered the strength of its subordinates and rushed aggressively towards them.

Meng Zhang controlled the Base Formation and took the initiative to meet the attack.

One side exhibited the innate talents of demons, bolstered by the strength of their clan. The other side possessed brilliant formations created by human cultivators, also enhanced by the power of formations.

When Meng Zhang and Vulture Demon General clashed, they immediately entered a white-hot state of battle.

The Fierce Yang Sword hung high in the air, resembling a radiant sun, exuding both extreme Yang and extreme hardness. The Shadow Killing Sword lurked in the darkness, ready to strike with treacherous and cunning moves.

One righteous, one peculiar; one bright, one dark – there was a subtle Yin and Yang meaning to it. Even though Daoist Master Meng Zhang was still unable to directly use the power of the Grand Dao, he had already comprehended some true essence of the Grand Dao. Meng Zhang’s constitution originally contained both Yang and Yin attributes, and he practiced the “Sun-Moon Wheel Turning Sutra.” Now, as he presided over the Universe Reversal Formation, there was a hint of Yin and Yang reversal.

In the midst of the great battle, Meng Zhang suddenly had a realization and truly grasped some essence of the Yin Yang Grand Dao. The power of the Fierce Yang Sword and the Shadow Killing Sword greatly increased, and the Strange and Upright Sword Art was pushed to its extreme.

Facing a formidable Third Rank demon like Vulture Demon General, Meng Zhang gradually gained the upper hand. The cultivators of Taiyi Sect were well-organized and bolstered by formations. Against the seemingly overwhelming demon army, they stood firm like a solid pillar, inflicting heavy casualties on the approaching demons.

The battle between Taiyi Sect and the demon army reached a stalemate, with no clear winner in a short time. Meng Zhang wasn’t worried; he had already entangled the demon army, and once the reinforcements from Flying Swan Sect arrived, the two sects would naturally be able to defeat Lion Demon General.

On the other side, Lion Demon General was also not anxious. Currently, the demon army had the advantage of numbers and was on the offensive, so they were the ones taking the initiative. Furthermore, Lion Demon General had a trump card and was about to arrive on the battlefield.

Flying Swan Sect’s fleet of flying boats wasn’t too far from Taiyi Sect’s, just less than a hundred miles away. When Taiyi Sect engaged in battle with the demon army, the Flying Swan Sect’s fleet was already closing in.

During Lion Demon General’s time in the Deadly Sea of Sand, it had sought refuge with a Fifth Rank great power. Not only did it obtain the opportunity to evolve into a Third Rank middle-grade demon, but it also learned a way to contact that great power. Upon receiving news of the large-scale invasion by human cultivators, Lion Demon General urgently contacted the Fifth Rank great power for help. Although the great power couldn’t leave the Deadly Sea of Sand, it could still provide assistance to Lion Demon General.

However, this assistance came with a price. If not for being forced, Lion Demon General wouldn’t have wanted to seek help from this great power. Only after learning of Dark Crow Demon General’s stance from Long-hair Demon General did Lion Demon General angrily decide to pay a sufficient price and obtain a supporting army from that great power.

Seeing the appearance of Flying Swan Sect’s warships, Lion Demon General didn’t show any signs of panic. In the not-so-distant sky, yellow tornadoes appeared, stirring up swirling sand.

The Flying Swan Sect warships, which were originally on their way to reinforce Taiyi Sect, immediately halted their advance and turned to face the approaching tornadoes. The disciples of Flying Swan Sect were all too familiar with this scene; it was clearly the formation of a sand monster army.

Having fought against sand monsters for hundreds of years, Flying Swan Sect was extremely familiar with these creatures. Countless cultivators from Flying Swan Sect had lost their lives in the war against the sand monsters. Among the disciples participating in this battle, most of them held deep grudges against the sand monsters.

Even though the Flying Swan Sect cultivators knew that sand monsters were mindless puppets, their hatred towards them was hard to conceal. Upon seeing the sand monster army, Flying Swan Sect no longer cared about reinforcing Taiyi Sect. Whether out of hatred or the reality of the situation, Flying Swan Sect had to deal with the sand monster army in front of them first.

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