I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 294 - 254: More Support

The Celestial Demon Sect.

The hall where the Elders’ Demon Jars were stored.

When the large-scale operation began, the Celestial Demon Sect Elder in charge of this place was closely monitoring the condition of the Demon Jars.

Suddenly, with a CRACK...

The Demon Jar belonging to Lu Hongyu shattered.

"That’s Elder Lu’s Demon Jar!"

The early-stage Foundation Establishment Demon’s face was filled with disbelief.

Honestly, he had never imagined that the Demon Jar of Lu Hongyu, a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Elder, would be the first to break.

It was normal for Elders to be killed or injured in large-scale operations like this. The crucial part was what results their sacrifices would yield.

But Late-stage Foundation Establishment Elders were not supposed to die easily.

Among the Foundation Establishment Elders, those in the early stage undoubtedly had the highest mortality rate.

After a moment’s hesitation, the Celestial Demon Sect Elder managing the Demon Jars immediately relayed the news of Lu Hongyu’s shattered jar to the Soul Destruction Hall.

At that moment, inside the Celestial Demon Sect’s Soul Destruction Hall.

Not many Elders were present, as a good number from the Soul Destruction Hall had joined the operation.

"What?"

When the Spirit Destruction Hall Master received the report, he couldn’t believe it was true.

In their operation against the eleven Foundation Establishment Influences affiliated with the Celestial Cloud Sect, there were three they considered most likely to be annihilated.

They were the Xiao Family, White Crane Castle, and the Spring Spirit Sect.

Late-stage Foundation Establishment Elders from the Celestial Demon Sect had been dispatched to all three locations, and a Peak of Foundation Establishment Elder was even participating in the attack on the Spring Spirit Sect.

Of the five locations they were primarily responsible for, three were assigned this level of force. As for the four locations the Demon Spirit Sect had agreed to handle, the Spirit Destruction Hall Master held no hope for them.

The Demon Spirit Sect’s involvement was only intended to help divert the Celestial Cloud Sect’s support forces.

"Hall Master Jiang, what happened?"

"Elder Lu Hongyu has been sacrificed," the Spirit Destruction Hall Master announced.

The other Foundation Establishment Elders in the Soul Destruction Hall had much the same reaction when they heard the news.

They were all stunned.

"To think Elder Lu was the first to die... He was leading the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators from the Cyan Flood Dragon Sect against the Spirit Refiners of the Xiao Family. They should have been able to break the Xiao Family’s protective Grand Array with relative ease, then annihilate them."

"That was the best-case scenario, and the most likely one. Who would have thought Elder Lu would be the first to be sacrificed?"

"The Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Cyan Flood Dragon Sect... see if you can contact them," the Spirit Destruction Hall Master quickly commanded.

"Yes, sir."

If they could contact the Sect Leader or Supreme Elder of the Cyan Flood Dragon Sect, they could find out what had happened during the attack on the Xiao Family of Spirit Refiners.

If they couldn’t be reached, it meant the worst-case scenario had come to pass.

It was a scenario they did not want to see.

"Hall Master, we can’t get through."

HUFF. "I understand."

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master exhaled slowly, feeling the need to calm himself.

Receiving news of an Elder’s death—a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Elder, no less—so soon was, to say the least, an inauspicious start.

"Elder Lu is dead, and no message was sent back. The same goes for the Sect Leader and Supreme Elder of the Cyan Flood Dragon Sect..."

"Are you suggesting that the Spirit Refiner who killed Elder Lu is the same one who annihilated the Feng Family and was involved in that incident with the Stone Demon Sect?"

"Elder Di previously speculated that this person was the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Long Xiangwen."

"A Late-stage Foundation Establishment Long Xiangwen killing Elder Lu? That seems a bit of a stretch, don’t you think?"

The Elders of the Soul Destruction Hall began to analyze the situation.

As they discussed it further, they realized that the Celestial Cloud Sect had a highly skilled Spirit Refiner who was also an expert at concealment.

But as for which Celestial Cloud Sect Elder this Spirit Refiner was, they had no idea.

’Just who could he be?’

"Is it possible that he’s not an Elder from the Celestial Cloud Sect, but a Spirit Refiner from another Core Formation Sect?"

"Now that you mention it, that’s possible, but I don’t think it’s very likely."

They discussed this mysterious Spirit Refiner for a long time but came to no conclusion.

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master silenced them.

At his command, the Elders of the Soul Destruction Hall immediately fell silent, waiting for good news to arrive.

As soon as even one of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s affiliated Foundation Establishment Influences was annihilated, the news would reach them immediately.

The silence lasted less than an hour.

Then, new information was received by the Spirit Destruction Hall Master.

This time, the Spirit Destruction Hall Master’s expression grew even uglier.

Clearly, it was not good news.

Even if it wasn’t good news, the other Elders in the Soul Destruction Hall still wanted to know what it was.

"Hall Master, what’s the situation now?" a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Elder asked, breaking the silence.

"Elder Fan and Elder Wei have also been sacrificed."

"This..."

"But Elder Fan was at the Peak of Foundation Establishment! His overall strength ranked in the top three among us Elders. For him to be sacrificed just like that... could it be that a Core Formation cultivator from the Celestial Cloud Sect made a move?"

"Impossible! The Celestial Cloud Sect’s Core Formation cultivators absolutely would not dare to interfere."

"Mm, that’s right. As long as our Supreme Elder doesn’t make a move, there’s no way the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Core Formation cultivators will."

This was a conclusion drawn from a thousand years of experience. Of course, they also understood the real reason the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Core Formation cultivators wouldn’t act.

It was simply because they feared a massive response from the Celestial Demon Sect’s own Core Formation cultivators.

"Elder Fan and Elder Wei were both at the Spring Spirit Sect. Not only has the Spring Spirit Sect managed to hold out until now, but they’ve even managed to kill two of our Elders."

"What is the status of Elder Wen and Elder Xu?"

Both were mid-stage Foundation Establishment Elders from their Celestial Demon Sect.

"There’s no news yet, which probably means they escaped successfully."

"Then let’s wait for word from those two Elders."