Sect Master’s Immortal Journey - Chapter 479

While resting, both Taiyi Sect and Flying Swan Sect did not forget to gather intelligence about the enemy. The Gold Core Daoist Masters personally went out to investigate the surroundings and naturally did not miss the battlefield where the Northern Desert Qi Family fought against the Dark Crow Demon General.

Regarding the misfortune that befell the Northern Desert Qi Family, no one felt any sympathy. Although Taiyi Sect and Flying Swan Sect had tricked the Qi Family this time, from the subsequent developments, their actions turned out to be beneficial for the overall situation.

If Taiyi Sect and Flying Swan Sect had not taken the initiative to attack the Lion Demon General and instead allowed the Lion Demon General to launch a surprise attack from behind, not only would it have been difficult for the Northern Desert Qi Family to survive, but even Taiyi Sect and Flying Swan Sect would have suffered.

It was precisely because the Northern Desert Qi Family was entangled with the Dark Crow Demon General that Taiyi Sect and Flying Swan Sect had enough time to prioritize dealing with the Lion Demon General.

The Northern Desert Qi Family sacrificed themselves for the greater good, ensuring the victory of the human cultivators. Of course, Taiyi Sect and Flying Swan Sect might not remember their sacrifice and contribution.

After suffering a major defeat from the Northern Desert Qi Family, the Dark Crow Demon General voluntarily retreated to its nest, preparing to face the human cultivators’ next attack.

The nest, called the “Crow’s Nest,” was located ahead of the former lair of the White Lion Demon King and served as a forward base. When the Dark Crow Demon General was a trusted guard for the White Lion Demon King, it placed its nest in this location to protect the White Lion Demon King.

Although the White Lion Demon King had died many years ago, as a Fourth Rank demonic beast capable of rivaling a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, there were likely some special arrangements near its lair.

The Dark Crow Demon General, with the advantage of this strategic location, would be challenging for the human cultivators to defeat, even if its strength was weaker.

How to attack the Crow’s Nest required careful consideration and planning.

Meng Zhang personally took action and captured a Second Rank Dark Crow that was patrolling outside the Crow’s Nest. Meng Zhang did not harm the Second Rank Dark Crow but instead had it deliver a message to the Dark Crow Demon General.

The message informed the Dark Crow Demon General that the Lion Demon General and the Long-hair Demon General had joined forces and ambushed the Golden Tiger Demon General. The human cultivators’ act of eliminating the Lion Demon General was considered helping the Golden Tiger Demon General seek revenge.

Dark Crows were highly intelligent demonic beasts, even at the Second Rank, possessing considerable intelligence and understanding of human speech. After Meng Zhang released the Second Rank Dark Crow, it flew directly back to the Crow’s Nest and conveyed all of Meng Zhang’s words to the Dark Crow Demon General.

Meng Zhang’s purpose was not to dispel the Dark Crow Demon General’s hostility but to sow discord between it and the Long-hair Demon General. If the Dark Crow Demon General and the Long-hair Demon General did not trust each other, it would be challenging for the Dark Crow Demon General to get assistance from the Long-hair Demon General.

Meng Zhang’s plan quickly showed some results. After the Dark Crow Demon General received the news from its subordinates, it knew that it should not believe the human cultivators’ words. They were probably lying to sow discord between it and the Long-hair Demon General.

However, when it thought about how the Long-hair Demon General had left the Crow’s Nest with the Golden Tiger Demon General and that the Golden Tiger Demon General had died while there was still no news of the Long-hair Demon General, it became filled with doubts.

To dispel its doubts, the Dark Crow Demon General specifically sent one of its trusted Second Rank Dark Crows to fly to the Long-hair Demon General’s lair and invite it to the Crow’s Nest.

This Second Rank Dark Crow, as a messenger highly valued by the Dark Crow Demon General, had traveled back and forth between the Crow’s Nest and the Long-hair Demon General’s lair many times, delivering messages between the two sides. As former subordinates of the White Lion Demon King, the Dark Crow Demon General and the Long-hair Demon General had a lot of communication and occasional message exchanges.

The Second Rank Dark Crow arrived at the Long-hair Demon General’s lair but did not find Long-hair Demon General there. Instead, it was met by a foolish and clumsy long-haired demon elephant. The long-haired demon elephant repeated the same statement over and over again.

Long-hair Demon General and Golden Tiger Demon General were ambushed by human cultivators and returned with severe injuries. Currently, Long-hair Demon General was in seclusion, unable to meet visitors.

No matter what tricks the Second Rank Dark Crow used, the foolish long-haired demon elephant remained unmoved and did not give it a chance to meet Long-hair Demon General.

Helpless, the Second Rank Dark Crow left a message inviting Long-hair Demon General to the Crow’s Nest and then unwillingly departed, returning the situation to the Dark Crow Demon General.

Upon hearing the news from its subordinate, Dark Crow Demon General indeed felt suspicious. Why would Long-hair Demon General avoid meeting its envoy if it had nothing to hide? Although the suspicion arose, Dark Crow Demon General could not question Long-hair Demon General since it was not present, so it had to temporarily put this matter aside.

The guilty Long-hair Demon General did not dare to meet Dark Crow Demon General’s envoy and, after hearing the message left behind, had no intention of going to the Dark Crow Demon General’s nest. If Dark Crow Demon General thought it conspired with Lion Demon General to harm the Golden Tiger Demon General, it would certainly not spare it. Long-hair Demon General would not even get close to the area around the Crow’s Nest.

Meng Zhang was surprised that his casual action unintentionally played such a significant role and completely cut off the Dark Crow Demon General from getting reinforcements from the outside.

Over this period, several Gold Core Daoist Masters had repeatedly gone outside the Crow’s Nest to conduct careful reconnaissance.

The reconnaissance results were not very encouraging, as the area had many sophisticated arrangements. Compared to the Third Rank mountain guarding great formations in the human Cultivation World, it was not inferior.

However, the human cultivators had overwhelming strength, and the demons’ arrangements were still too crude and sparse. After all, it was not a genuine Third Rank mountain guarding great formation.

Meng Zhang believed that, with their combined efforts, the Gold Core Daoist Masters would be able to find the enemy’s weaknesses if they launched a full-scale attack. After discussing their plans, the Gold Core Daoist Masters prepared to launch an offensive.

As long as they captured the Crow’s Nest and eliminated the Dark Crow Demon General, the Demon Wind Gobi would be mostly pacified, Taiyi Sect would get rid of future troubles, and Meng Zhang could focus on managing the Grand Lion Ridge.

The cultivator armies of the two sects began to mobilize, ready to advance towards the Crow’s Nest.

However, at that moment, Fei Yu Daoist Master urgently notified Meng Zhang that there were anomalies in Fire Cloud Sect. Fei Shi Daoist Master alone couldn’t handle the situation, so he had to rush back to reinforce Fei Shi Daoist Master.

After informing Meng Zhang, Fei Yu Daoist Master immediately led the main force of Flying Swan Sect cultivators and departed on a flying boat.

Flying Swan Sect left only a small team to handle the territory they had occupied in the Demon Wind Gobi and the spoils they had obtained.

The sudden withdrawal of Flying Swan Sect caught Meng Zhang off guard and disrupted all his plans.

The joint attack plan of the two sects against the Crow’s Nest was naturally canceled.

Now, it was up to Taiyi Sect to face Dark Crow Demon General alone.

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