"Report!!!"
Near the Blood Altar in the Hongjiang Demon Sect outpost, a figure dressed in black rushed in with a face full of urgency and fear.
Upon seeing the incense master of the outpost, he knelt on one knee, clasping his fists, and spoke in a grave voice: "A sword cultivator has infiltrated from the south! Our sect has suffered heavy losses! More than a dozen scouting and guard disciples have already been killed. Moreover, it seems that the sword cultivator isn't here to destroy our sacred altar but rather…"
"What is it?!"
The incense master was visibly shocked and surprised, asking in disbelief.
How could this be?
According to the intelligence from the main altar, if the Three Great Sects were to infiltrate the outpost, their primary goal would almost certainly be to destroy the Blood Altar and thwart the plan to awaken the Holy Lord!
But now, this sword cultivator who had broken into the Demon Sect outpost didn't seem to be targeting the altar?
Could it be that… he had another purpose?
The incense master wasn't the only one confused; the other Demon Sect disciples present, including the Foundation Establishment hall master overseeing the area, were all baffled.
"He's here to destroy our outpost!"
The Demon Sect disciple's words shocked everyone.
"What?!"
Everyone present was taken aback: "He's not here to destroy the altar but to… destroy the entire outpost?"
"What do you mean by that?"
The incense master, still uncertain, quickly pressed for more information: "Our outpost has many members. If the Three Great Sects sent a large force to eliminate us, it would be understandable. But this time, they've only sent twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators. It's laughable to think twelve people could destroy our entire outpost."
"Exactly!"
The hall master, who had a stern expression and was seated in the main chair, also nodded: "While our outpost may lack truly powerful experts, in terms of numbers and core strength, we can rival some large cultivation families! To think that twelve individuals could destroy us is absurd!"
"Simply by using overwhelming numbers, we can exhaust their spiritual energy! Even if they use elixirs to replenish themselves, digestion still takes time. Once they've consumed too much energy, we won't even need the altar master to intervene. The hall masters and incense masters together could easily suppress them!"
The Demon Sect members, who were hidden in the underground tunnels surrounding the Blood Altar, discussed the situation among themselves. They clearly didn't believe the report brought by the black-clad disciple.
"Every word I've said is true!"
The black-robed disciple insisted: "That sword cultivator hasn't made any move toward our central altar. Instead, he's been sweeping through the outer areas. All the disciples sent to subdue him have been killed! And that's not all!"
"Everything he encounters along the way is destroyed!"
"Eighteen of our disciples' residences, and countless demonic beasts cultivated by our Beast Master disciples over decades, have been completely wiped out!"
"What?!"
The crowd was shocked again.
"Why is he doing this?!"
"What does he gain from it?"
"Doesn't he fear wasting too much spiritual energy on these trivial matters?"
Everyone began talking at once, voices full of confusion and disbelief.
"Sirs! Please make a decision quickly!"
The black-robed disciple urged anxiously: "I was only able to escape because the sword cultivator was momentarily overwhelmed by the horde of demonic beasts. The southern district of our outpost has already been devastated by him!"
"Hall Master, what should we do?"
The incense master, unable to make an immediate decision, turned to the hall master for guidance.
The structure of the Demon Sect differed from that of the Seven Great Orthodox Sects and was more akin to a martial organization.
Aside from the sealed Holy Lord, the highest authority was the Chief Altar Master!
Below him was his successor, known as the Holy Son!
Beyond that, the leadership included Guardians and Kings at the Core Formation stage.
Beneath them were the forty-nine outposts.
In each outpost, the leader was the altar master.
Under the altar master were guardians, followed by hall masters, incense masters, and then the disciples.
At this moment, the hall master who was in charge of this area thought for a moment before standing up and declaring: "The altar master's order to ambush around the Blood Altar must not be changed!"
"But we also can't let that sword cultivator wreak havoc on our Demon Sect unchecked!"
"Incense Master Qigu, take a team of ten and go suppress that sword cultivator! I'll also notify the deputy hall master to assist."
"Understood!"
…
Meanwhile, in the southern district of the Hongjiang Demon Sect outpost—
"Hahahahaha!"
Lin Li, his hair disheveled and body drenched in blood, let out a crazed, maniacal laugh: "Come! All of you, come! Who's next?!"
His eyes were filled with a menacing, almost tangible killing intent that seemed to pierce through everything in his path!
Surrounding him was nothing but a sea of blood and a mountain of corpses!
All the Demon Sect disciples nearby had already learned that a sword cultivator had stormed in, destroying their homes and slaughtering the demonic beasts and poisonous creatures they had spent years, even decades, cultivating. They rushed over in groups, determined to subdue him!
When they saw their homes and precious collections of demonic creatures completely obliterated, the Demon Sect disciples were furious beyond belief!
They launched a full-scale assault!
Poisonous insects, demonic beasts, and zombies of all kinds swarmed toward Lin Li!
But—
To everyone's despair…
When the poisonous creatures, demonic beasts, and zombies surrounded the sword cultivator, they all believed that, no matter what, this crazed sword cultivator would finally be subdued and killed.
However!
In the midst of the encirclement, the sword cultivator's body radiated golden light!
The golden light transformed into sword energy!
Like a storm of blades, the sword energy tore through all the approaching poisonous creatures, demonic beasts, and zombies, shredding them into countless pieces!
The sight of this left all the Demon Sect disciples who witnessed it trembling with fear!
By now, Lin Li had already destroyed eighteen of the Demon Sect disciples' residences and killed countless demonic beasts and poisonous creatures they had stored.
Moreover, with the remaining Demon Sect disciples pouring in to stop him, bringing their finest demonic beasts, poisonous insects, and zombies to fight…
Lin Li received an immense amount of energy fed back from Ye Fan's sword!
Ye Fan, too, reaped incredible rewards!
In this short period, from the destruction of eighteen residences full of demonic beasts and poisonous creatures, as well as the elite forces the Demon Sect disciples sent, Ye Fan had gained over 100,000 evolution points!
At this moment!
Ye Fan was filled with overwhelming excitement!
He eagerly looked at the data on the system panel:
[Evolution Points]: 189,756 / 200,000
[Energy]: 9,875