CHAPTER 194: CHAPTER 194: ENCOUNTERING HENGYUE SECT AND TANG FAMILY AGAIN

In the next day, Lu Ping kept an eye on the Outer Realm demons on the battlefield, selecting targets and directing Lu Yuanshan to make the kills.

Eighty percent were at the seventh to ninth layer of Qi Cultivation.

Occasionally, he would take action against two or three Foundation Establishment Evil Demons.

For Second-Layer Foundation Establishments, he wouldn’t act unless necessary.

At Celestial Fire Palace, the dispatching of squads is quite humane, as no team is kept on the battlefield all day long.

For example, Lu Yuanshan’s C-level squad can enter the battlefield up to three times a day, with each battle lasting about two hours.

The remaining time is used for recovering magical power and discussing battle strategies among squad members.

Under Lu Ping’s guidance, Lu Yuanshan killed a total of nine Outer Realm Demons.

Seven at the Qi Cultivation stage, and two at the Foundation Establishment stage.

After temporarily leaving the battlefield for the second time and resting at Celestial Fire Palace, Lu Yuanshan’s team received their next battle assignment.

This time, their mission location changed. They were to relocate and enter the Outer Sea of the Sea of Chaos, tasked with cleaning up the remaining demons from the first wave of Outer Realm Demons.

In the Inner Sea battles, more than a dozen Foundation Establishment Evil Demons had escaped, causing significant damage to the D Group in the Outer Sea, resulting in considerable casualties.

The D-level teams were predominantly composed of late-stage Qi Cultivators.

These cultivators were mostly from cultivation clans and sect disciples, with the team leaders having Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivation.

These Qi Cultivators were already struggling against Tier One Evil Demons, making it an experience to temper themselves. Once faced with Tier Two Evil Demons, they were clearly outmatched.

According to reports, over a hundred cultivators have perished in the Outer Sea.

Bear in mind, this was just the battle against the first wave of Outer Realm Demons.

In the Lost Vortex, more Outer Realm Demons were still breaking through the seals, surging out madly.

Master Yufeng and other Golden Core Ancestors were fiercely battling the high-tier demons, ensuring no Tier Four Evil Demons escaped the Lost Vortex’s bounds.

Receiving the mission to battle in the Outer Sea, Lu Yuanshan was surprised but quietly relieved, finding the task quite manageable.

Fighting in the Inner Sea where Foundation Establishment Evil Demons, mostly middle to late-stage, were everywhere was challenging for Lu Yuanshan.

A few times, he had narrowly escaped ambushes from the Black Demon Race, thanks to timely warnings from Lu Ping.

In that Inner Sea battle, there had already been one death and one injury in the team, casting a heavy and somber atmosphere over them.

This time, being dispatched to battle in the Outer Sea felt more like a headhunting spree.

Yes, a headhunting spree.

When learning about this mission dispatch, that’s what Lu Ping thought too.

Killing Outer Realm Demons and completing hidden tasks was one goal.

The second was to amass Demon Beads, exchange them for Merit Points, and ultimately use those points to acquire Celestial Fire Purple Gold Copper.

Why not kill more Tier One Evil Demons and acquire numerous Demon Beads?

On that day, following Lu Yuanshan’s team into battle were thirteen other teams, all dispatched at the same time, departing from Celestial Fire Palace together.

Among them, two teams were notably worth mentioning.

One was a D-level team composed of Hengyue Sect cultivators.

This team was led by Foundation Establishment Cultivator Wei Yuan, a senior elder of the Hengyue Sect.

Upon seeing Lu Yuanshan on the same flying ship, Wei Yuan was genuinely surprised.

He hadn’t expected Lu Yuanshan would leave the Cyan Mountain Sect and travel all the way to Qingli Sea for Celestial Fire Palace’s invitation.

When reporting to Celestial Fire Palace initially, due to the overwhelming number of people and Lu Yuanshan’s rare appearances, Wei Yuan hadn’t noticed him.

Now, seeing Lu Yuanshan, Wei Yuan’s pupils contracted, and he realized Lu Yuanshan was in a C-level team.

"A C-level team, has he broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage?"

According to Celestial Fire Palace’s classification, only those with Foundation Establishment Cultivation are placed in C-level teams and choose a Crystallization Cultivator as the small team leader.

It’s impossible for a Qi Cultivator to be included in a C-level team.

Qi Cultivators aren’t fools; who would willingly join a C-level team and fight in an Inner Sea full of Foundation Establishment Evil Demons?

That’s a death wish!

Would Lu Yuanshan be foolish enough to seek death? Wei Yuan could hardly believe it.

Upon careful examination and sensing the aura emanating from Lu Yuanshan, Wei Yuan frowned.

He found that Lu Yuanshan had indeed reached the Foundation Establishment level!

By his aura, he wasn’t at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment; his stage seemed to be at the Second-Layer Foundation Establishment, on par with himself.

How could he reach Foundation Establishment so quickly?

How did this guy cultivate?

While Wei Yuan observed Lu Yuanshan, Lu Yuanshan naturally noticed Wei Yuan but merely locked eyes briefly without further attention.

The Hengyue Sect is still a Foundation Establishment Sect with only two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

One of them is Wei Yuan at Second-Layer Foundation Establishment.

Wei Yuan has been at the Foundation Establishment stage for nine years, being a Three Spirit Root Cultivator, he initially relied on resources from his cultivation clan through his position as the clan leader’s son.

Coupled with several fortunate opportunities, he joined the Hengyue Sect and, with family support, obtained a Foundation Establishment Pill, advancing to Foundation Establishment and becoming an elder of Hengyue Sect.

This allowed his Wei Family, leveraging his status in Hengyue Sect, to become one of the influential cultivation clans in Lushan County.

Compared to the Tang Family, the Wei Family has an edge.

"The Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Hengyue Sect, whose strength matches yours, is also at the second layer of Foundation Establishment. Should things come to blows, you might not necessarily lose, so don’t dwell on it,"

Lu Ping noted Wei Yuan’s presence, glanced briefly, then communicated with Lu Yuanshan.

"I’m not too bothered. I just didn’t expect Hengyue Sect to also attend Celestial Fire Palace’s invitation and come to Qingli Sea."

"Hengyue Sect has only two Foundation Establishment Cultivators and no Sect Establishment Order protection."

"Now sending Wei Yuan out of the sect, leaving only one Foundation Establishment Cultivator to hold the fort, is Hengyue Sect really so unperturbed?"

Lu Yuanshan appeared relaxed, unconcerned about Wei Yuan’s thoughts or expressions.

The grievances and disputes between the Hengyue and Cyan Mountain Sects cannot be resolved here due to cooperative regulations prohibiting fellow cultivators from mutual slaughter.

Wei Yuan, being cautious by nature and avoiding reckless actions, clearly realized that attacking Lu Yuanshan here would be self-destructive.

The small Hengyue Sect, a mere Foundation Establishment Sect, cannot contend with the Celestial Fire Palace.

"Not only Hengyue Sect, but the Tang Family also came?"

Lu Ping spoke casually, shifting his gaze to another D-level team and spotting cultivators from the Tang Family, among them a familiar young cultivator.