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Chapter 56: Unlikely Circumstances
Chapter 56: Unlikely Circumstances
The Second Elder's words snapped everyone back to reality.
The Yunyang Sect is now facing a crisis, with demonic creatures even appearing within the sect's territory, causing disturbances.
What's the point of dwelling on past grievances?
"I've already made my decision," she continued, "We'll deploy the core disciples and direct disciples to join the demon-slaying campaign. Within half a month, we will eradicate all demonic creatures within the sect's region and its defense lines."
"With just Jian Yun and Xing Wan, they should be able to eliminate over a hundred demons. Even if we bring in more disciples, half a month should be sufficient."
Sun Xue Rong paused for a moment and turned to the Third Elder beside her.
"Senior Brother, I'd like you to lead the demon-slaying campaign. While you're away, I'll use this time to intensify the training of our scout disciples. Once we cultivate a new generation of excellent scouts, the sect's situation will stabilize."
"We can address other matters later, once everything is under control."
The Third Elder nodded in agreement.
Given the current situation, they needed to unite and overcome this challenge together. Even if there were grievances among them, this wasn't the time for arguments.
When Sun Xue Rong heard that Su Chen was the one spreading the news at the watchtower, she felt a sense of frustration. However, deep down, she couldn't bring herself to believe it.
The issues facing the Yunyang Sect seemed more like systemic, major problems.
It was impossible for a single disciple to cause such a crisis.
In fact, Sun Xue Rong's judgment was not wrong.
The impact of Su Chen's departure shouldn't have been this significant, affecting the entire sect.
The reason it had come to this was because of their own actions.
After Su Chen joined the Yunyang Sect, information about demonic creatures, their traces, and movements became easier to obtain.
Not only that, but the accuracy of the reports he submitted was incredibly high.
With precise intelligence, dealing with the elusive demons became significantly easier.
Even the most powerful demons, at most, were only at the Eighth Stage Essence Refinement Perfection.
Golden demons, at the Seventh Rank, could be matched in strength.
If not for the demons' nocturnal ambushes and elusive traces, would they be this difficult to handle?
Over the past two years, Su Chen's value had largely been taken advantage of by other team leaders and squad commanders.
As dealing with demons became easier, the capabilities of the Yunyang Sect's scout disciples steadily declined.
True talent couldn't compete with good connections.
Scouting and intelligence-gathering tasks were now dominated by the incompetent.
These so-called leaders and commanders, unaware of their reliance on Su Chen, even blamed him for taking credit that they believed belonged to them.
Sun Xue Rong thought that by deploying the sect's core and direct disciples, all problems would be solved.
But when faced with the facts, she would finally understand the true state of affairs.
Every demon-slaying campaign led by Fu Jianyun and Xing Wan seemed exceptionally successful.
But in reality, takes a deep breath and begins, "The truth is, people below are just trying to please the two of you. They know that you will be the pillars and core of the Yunyang Sect in the future."
"Every time you go to the frontline, you always encounter demons that are surrounded or blocked by ambushes. At such a young age, reaching the Sixth Stage Mountain Furnace Realm, you indeed deserve the title of geniuses."
"However, when it comes to demon-slaying, you're not as formidable."
"In one month, the Yunyang Sect will see. Our genius disciples are actually powerless against demons."
Tian Gang City, Frontline.
These days, Su Chen has been helping with the defensive fortifications, setting up various hazardous facilities.
The first time Wu Yi and the others saw Su Chen setting up traps, they were left in awe of his skill.
【Skillful Hands】
After the activation of his heavenly will, Su Chen's ability to take action significantly improved.
For others, it sometimes took half a day to set up a single trap.
But for Su Chen, he could usually finish the task in less than half an hour.
The defensive line on both sides was constantly reinforced, with fortifications improved and traps added.
Originally, the four-mile defensive line now only required them to focus on two miles of defense.
Among them, they intentionally left a gap for the demonic creatures to attack.
Su Chen had been on the frontline for nine days, relying on this gap in their defenses.
Three batches of demonic creatures had already fallen into the ambush, and at most, only two creatures managed to escape each time.
Following Su Chen's defensive strategy, everyone felt much more relaxed now.
Previously, demonic creatures would often attack during the day.
But recently, they hardly saw any traces of these creatures.
At noon, everyone gathered together and cooked some food to enjoy.
Ever since Su Chen's arrival, the difficulty of guarding the defensive line seemed to be decreasing.
"These creatures are bullies, always picking on the weak. After we repeatedly slay their attacking groups, they probably got scared." Su Chen spoke up, explaining that he had witnessed a similar situation in the Yunyang Sect.
"I thought only humans would bully the weak, I didn't expect demons to do the same."
The senior brothers and sisters beside him ate their food while vaguely responding to his words, as if agreeing with his observation.
Their casual words seemed to hold some truth.
"After suffering losses on our side, it's likely that those demonic creatures will change their target.
The defensive lines of our fellow disciples on either side may face some trouble.
When we have the time, we might need to go and help the others."
Taking advantage of everyone being together, Wu Yi also shared his plans.
Previously, their small team had frequently asked for help from Senior Sister Gong Zhiyun and her team.
It was time to return the favor.
Moreover, among the entire defensive line, they had let a demonic creature escape.
For the civilians behind them, this could be a significant disaster.
The Tiangang City disciples carried a sense of responsibility.
No one objected to Senior Brother Wu Yi's arrangement.
The defensive line was now more than secure enough, and with half the number of people guarding, it was even safer than before.
As the afternoon drew to a close, Senior Brother Wu Yi, Su Chen, and Senior Sister Yao Xiaoyu headed towards the left side of the defensive line.
After the arrival of spring, the sky darkened much earlier.
As their four-mile defensive line became more stable, they heard that many demonic creatures had started to cause trouble for Senior Sister Gong Zhiyun's team.
Walking along the defensive line, after crossing the four-mile boundary, Su Chen discovered numerous traces and markings left by the demonic creatures.
Some of these markings indicated an impending ambush.
These creatures, like wild beasts, marked their territory with urine, signaling an imminent attack.
Among these markings, Su Chen noticed a grave issue.
Outside Senior Sister Gong Zhiyun's defensive line, there was a marking from a Golden Demon.
This was a serious situation that required their utmost attention.
When a Great Demon ascends to become a Golden Demon, their strength undergoes a massive increase.
At the initial stage of Golden Demon strength, the problem might not be too severe.
Senior Brother Wu Yi and the others possessed Seventh Rank strength and could contend with Golden Demons.
However, if the Golden Demon's strength was exceptional, or even nearing perfection, the Seventh Rank Valley Embrace Realm senior brothers and sisters would be safe, but the others might face mortal danger.
Furthermore, these demonic creatures always attacked by ambush.
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