Sect Master’s Immortal Journey - Chapter 478

In the beginning, the Lion Demon General spent countless efforts, along with its Third Rank demonic beast subordinates, to gather such a large army of demonic beasts in the Demon Wind Gobi. Even after such depletion, there were still numerous demonic beasts fleeing in all directions. The Grand Lion Ridge was the ultimate goal of Taiyi Sect’s invasion of the Demon Wind Gobi, and that place was still in the hands of the demonic beasts, so the battle was not yet over.

Meng Zhang assembled a team of elite cultivators and had them board flying boats to follow the three Gold Core Daoist Masters directly towards the direction of the Grand Lion Ridge. As for chasing down the remnants of the enemy and clearing the battlefield, Meng Zhang assigned the task to Niu Dawei. He commanded a large group of cultivators left behind to handle the subsequent affairs.

Led by the three Gold Core Daoist Masters, the small but highly efficient team flew towards the Grand Lion Ridge. The place was just a few hundred miles away, and they hadn’t flown for long when a majestic and vast mountain range appeared before them.

During the previous discussions with the two Gold Core Daoist Masters of the Flying Swan Sect, Taiyi Sect, lacking a Third Rank spirit vein, had strongly requested to obtain the Grand Lion Ridge. Taiyi Sect made concessions elsewhere and paid a considerable price before the Flying Swan Sect agreed to Taiyi Sect’s demand.

Although Meng Zhang had Fei Yu Daoist Master’s promise, they had to seize the opportunity first. Meng Zhang didn’t even have the time to pay attention to the battle between the Flying Swan Sect and the sand monster army. He needed to occupy the Grand Lion Ridge before anything else. A Third Rank spirit vein was irreplaceably essential for both him and Taiyi Sect.

Originally, the Grand Lion Ridge was an unnamed mountain range. It was only after the discovery of the Third Rank spirit vein that various demonic beasts were attracted, especially Third Rank demonic beasts from all over, contending for it. These Third Rank demonic beasts were all of Third Rank lower grade, and their strengths were not much different from each other. As they fought each other, they experienced wins and losses, with no one maintaining an unbeaten record.

As the scale of the Third Rank spirit vein was not large, it could only accommodate 1-2 Third Rank demonic beasts for cultivation at a time. Helplessly, these demonic beasts had to take turns to practice here, absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit vein.

If any Third Rank demonic beast absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy and significantly advanced its cultivation base, wanting to monopolize the spirit vein, it would immediately be attacked by other demonic beasts in a joint effort.

Later, after the Lion Demon General advanced to a Third Rank middle-grade demonic beast, it decisively subdued the other Third Rank demonic beasts, completely occupying the place and naming the mountain range the Grand Lion Ridge.

Though it settled its tribe in the Grand Lion Ridge and established its territory, the Lion Demon General still maintained the previous rule to win over the Third Rank demonic beasts under its command, allowing them to take turns to cultivate within the spirit vein.

This time, when the Lion Demon General led the army of demonic beasts to battle, it took not only all the Third Rank demonic beasts under its command but also the majority of the lower-level demonic beasts.

When Meng Zhang’s group arrived at the Grand Lion Ridge, they encountered very weak resistance. They almost didn’t expend much effort and completely occupied the place, annihilating the demonic beasts stationed there.

Although demonic beasts generally didn’t use human cultivator formations, some demonic beasts, due to their innate talents, could create certain formation effects. The Grand Lion Ridge was transformed by the Lion Demon General’s demonic energy. The dense demonic energy covered the entire mountain range, stirring the spirit vein underground and driving the natural restrictions similar to a formation by mobilizing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

If the Lion Demon General had not led a large army outside but stayed in this place, taking advantage of the geographical position, Taiyi Sect and Flying Swan Sect would not have found victory so easy even if they joined forces to attack.

Occupying the Grand Lion Ridge was just the first step; there was still much work to be done. Meng Zhang called the three Gold Core Daoist Masters, and together they destroyed the prohibitions set up by the Lion Demon General and dispersed the dense demonic energy. As for the subsequent transformation of the Grand Lion Ridge, that required careful planning.

Deep EarthSpirit General, who was proficient in the art of Feng Shui, now had the opportunity to make use of his expertise as a Geomancer. Meng Zhang called him over and had him carefully survey the surroundings of the Grand Lion Ridge to formulate a transformation plan.

The Grand Lion Ridge was the Lion Demon General’s lair, and Meng Zhang’s group obtained quite a lot of spoils from inside. Some scattered ores collected by the demonic beasts, along with many transplanted spirit herbs, were valuable. Gu Yue Huaidie had previously obtained the corpse of the Lion Demon General, which could be considered the most abundant spoils of all. Taiyi Sect obtained the corpse of the Ferocious Crocodile Demon General, which yielded similarly impressive gains.

Regarding the spoils inside the Lion Demon General’s lair, Meng Zhang and Gu Yue Huaidie let Luo Ye Daoist Master make the first selection. Having successfully slain the Golden Tiger Demon General and acquired the treasure, Luo Ye Daoist Master was already satisfied. She didn’t pay much attention to the other spoils. However, with Meng Zhang and Gu Yue Huaidie showing such enthusiasm, she also casually picked a few items as additional income.

After Luo Ye Daoist Master made her selection, Gu Yue Huaidie randomly picked a few items and handed the rest to Meng Zhang. Meng Zhang didn’t hurry to count them; instead, he handed the items to his disciples for safekeeping as he had other things to attend to.

While Taiyi Sect emerged victorious, Flying Swan Sect paid a considerable price to finally wipe out the sand monster army. Sand monsters were different from demonic beasts; they wouldn’t escape and only fought to the death. Furthermore, killing sand monsters hardly yielded any spoils.

By the time Fei Yu Daoist Master and Fei Jiang Daoist Master led their disciples to the Grand Lion Ridge, the battle here had already ended, and Taiyi Sect had completely occupied the place. The two Gold Core Daoist Masters from the Flying Swan Sect didn’t intend to break the previous agreement and acknowledged that the Grand Lion Ridge belonged to Taiyi Sect.

In this battle with the Lion Demon General, Taiyi Sect had gained abundant rewards, almost obtaining all the spoils, while the Flying Swan Sect suffered losses but gained little. Meng Zhang originally felt a bit guilty and wanted to share some spoils with the Flying Swan Sect to avoid an awkward situation. However, Gu Yue Huaidie, who was adept at handling people and matters, dispelled Meng Zhang’s thoughts with a single sentence.

She explained that such a small amount of spoils couldn’t bribe the Flying Swan Sect, nor would it change the thoughts of their high-ranking members. Meng Zhang realized that she was right. The relationship between Taiyi Sect and Flying Swan Sect was purely based on interests, and personal feelings were of little importance.

What mattered most was that they managed to completely eliminate the Lion Demon General and remove the threat from the Demon Wind Gobi, which was the greatest gain for the Flying Swan Sect. Now that both Taiyi Sect and Flying Swan Sect had successfully concluded their respective battles, the next step was for each sect to rest and prepare for the coming situation.

Taiyi Sect gathered the scattered cultivators who had chased the fleeing demonic beasts and prepared them for the next battle. Those fleeing demonic beasts were unorganized, and without the leadership of Third Rank demonic beasts, they were inconsequential.

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