The Rise of the Sect: I am the most persistent person in the world of immortal cultivation

"These demons are powerful and fearless. Although we were able to hold them off, we suffered heavy casualties!"

I heard Huo Bing Shuang say that.

Ye Yang nodded, and the next moment, he threw out the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Sword in his hand.

In an instant, an unparalleled cyan sword aura slashed out, condensing into the shape of a cyan dragon in mid-air.

The Azure Dragon roared out, a sight that shook the heavens and earth.

The men in black were about to make a move when, unexpectedly, they were instantly reduced to ashes by the violent Azure Dragon Sword.

"These demons are just the vanguard; there are probably even larger forces behind them."

Upon seeing the two demons dead, Ye Yang spoke.

"Notify all patrol teams to consolidate their defenses and concentrate their forces to protect the spirit vein mine, the herb garden, and the survivor camp. Do not disperse your forces and fall into the demon's trap."

After listening, Huo Bing Shuang nodded immediately and sent a message to each patrol team.

Ye Yang looked at the chaotic scene, and the next moment, he flicked his finger, and countless cyan sword energies flew out from his fingertips.

With a flick of his finger, Tianya Sword unleashed countless cyan sword energies that surged forth, weaving through the countless demons.

Each leap of sword energy could take the lives of several demons.

However, the number of these demons is increasing.

Seemingly endless, it surged in from all directions of the Demon Sea, completely surrounding the spirit vein mine.

Ye Yang knew that the demons' goal was not only the spirit vein mine, but also to tie down the troops in the rear, so that Qingyun Sanren and others on the front line could not fight with peace of mind.

"It seems that these demons were prepared in advance. They want to attack us from both sides and put us in a vulnerable position."

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"However, he underestimated our defenses."

Deep within the Demon Realm.

Inside the Black Crystal Palace, the residence of the Nine Nether Saint Venerable.

The demonic energy was as thick as ink, and three ghostly lamps made of vengeful spirits lit up the hall, making the figure on the throne of the hall master appear even more sinister.

The Nine Nether Saint Venerable was completely shrouded in a black light shield, with only a pair of scarlet eyes visible.

The mysterious woman who bowed to His Highness was dressed in a black gauze dress.

The skirt was embroidered with dark gold magic patterns, which belonged to the "Shadow Demon Envoy" in charge of the front-line battle.

"The offensive against the Sun and Moon Islands and the Three Rings Islands has not yet made any progress."

The voice of the Nine Nether Saint Venerable was like grinding iron, carrying an undeniable pressure.

Upon hearing this, the messenger below lowered his head and replied with a hint of caution in his voice.

"Your Majesty, the human race has set up multiple formations on the core island, with the Zhou Tian Star Formation and the Vermilion Bird Constellation Formation complementing each other."

"Our army's several strong attacks were all repelled, and it will be difficult to break through in a short time."

"waste."

The Nine Nether Saint Venerable snorted coldly, and a wisp of demonic energy overflowed from the black light shield, pressing a shallow pit into the ground.

"I raised you not so that you couldn't even take over a few small islands."

"How's the 'secret mission' I asked you to arrange going?"

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in the demon envoy's eyes, and he quickly replied.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, the spies we found among the human race have agreed to join the plan. All we need to do is provide sufficient resources as agreed."

"They will then disrupt the human race's formation at crucial moments."

"But he also said that the human cultivators are currently launching a fierce attack, so he can't easily intervene and needs the support of several demonic cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage."

The Nine Nether Saint Venerable remained silent for a moment, a calculating glint flashing in his scarlet eyes.

"I understand. Pass on my orders to mobilize the five newly promoted Nascent Soul Realm demonic cultivators from the past thousand years, erase their original marks, and infiltrate them into the front-line army."

"The target is not the core island, but the Four Star Islands in the Demon Realm."

"First, we'll take out their array's core, then attacking the main point will be a piece of cake."

"As Your Majesty commands!"

The messenger below bowed to receive the order, turned around and transformed into a black shadow, quickly disappearing into the demonic energy outside the hall.

Inside the Black Crystal Palace, the Nine Nether Saint Venerable gazed at the churning demonic clouds outside the palace, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"Human cultivators, your peace is about to end."

"You are not qualified to seize my Demon Realm's spiritual energy."

the other side.

In the vast sky.

Hundreds of thousands of demonic cultivators, like a swarm of black ants, attacked the human territory.

In an instant, black magic cannons rained down on the human formation.

The starlight on those human formations flickered violently, as if they were about to collapse at any moment.

"Quick! Replenish the spirit stones! The array's core is about to collapse!"

Many human array masters roared as they continuously embedded high-grade spirit stones into the array base.

However, the magic cannon's power far exceeded expectations, and the newly repaired array patterns were instantly blasted open again.

Qingyun Sanren, leading a group of cultivators, was standing on a huge spaceship, looking at the distant battlefield with a worried expression and a solemn face.

The Azure Sky Divine Thunder Mirror in Qingyun Sanren's hand flickered incessantly.

The number of demons reflected in the mirror of lightning in front of him was still increasing.

"Have the demons gone mad? Before, it was just small-scale harassment, but now they've amassed so many troops. They're clearly heading for our human race's main camp."

"Quickly! Ask the Dao Alliance for help and request that they send more people."

Qingyun Sanren had not expected that upon arriving at the front lines between the demon and human races, the two sides would immediately engage in this massive stalemate.

This battle lasted for three months.

It wasn't just a battle in the heart of the Demon Realm.

At this moment, above the Demon Sea, Ye Yang and the others were also subjected to a fierce attack by the demons.

The great battle never stopped, with one wave of fighting after another.

The corpses of countless demonic cultivators piled up like mountains outside the great formation.

On the island, many human cultivators also suffered heavy casualties.

In particular, many low-level cultivators coughed up blood due to the backlash from the formation.

Even the light emanating from the two spiritual roots of heaven and earth was getting weaker and weaker.

Although they managed to hold off the main force of the demons, they were already at their last gasp.

"The spirit stone vein is one of the key points of the Zhou Tian Star Array."

"Now that it has been broken, the defensive power of the great formation has been weakened by at least 30%."

The Valley Master of Hundred Flowers held the magical artifact in his hand, his tone heavy.

"Dao Ancestor, the number of demons coming here has been increasing recently, and they are fearless and their attacks are becoming more and more fierce."

Ye Yang stepped forward, pointed to the star map in the center of the hall, and said in a deep voice, "The Demon Clan's intention is very clear: to first remove the core of the outer Star Islands array and completely dismantle the Zhou Tian Star Array."

"Then we will concentrate our efforts on attacking the core areas such as the Sun and Moon Islands."

"Now that they are attacking us, their reserve forces are obviously insufficient. This is clearly an attempt to prevent us from defending ourselves from both sides."

The Valley Master of Hundred Flowers nodded in agreement.

"The Dao Ancestor is right. As long as we can hold on, the enemy will definitely find it difficult to continue."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and just as they were about to give the order, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall.

A cultivator stumbled into the hall, holding a communication talisman that was flashing red light in his hand, his voice trembling with tears.

"Dao Ancestor! Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

"Zhenshui Island... Zhenshui Island is under siege by the main force of the demon race, and the island's defensive formation is about to collapse!"

Above Zhenshui Island.

Hundreds of black-armored demon ships hovered, their cannons constantly spewing black flames, each strike causing the island's "Azure Water Array" to tremble violently.

The low-level cultivators inside the formation were backfired by the formation, spitting blood and collapsing to the ground, suffering heavy casualties.

Li Chengfeng, a Golden Core cultivator guarding the island, held a long sword and stared intently at the leading demon ship, his eyes filled with despair.

The three late-stage Golden Core cultivators beside him were covered in injuries.

The light of the Azure Water Array grew fainter and fainter, and cracks spread across the array's patterns like a spider web.

"Hold on! You must hold on! The distress call has been sent out, and reinforcements will be here soon!"

But the demonic cultivator's attacks became increasingly fierce.

Just then, a massive demon ship suddenly crashed into the Azure Water Formation.

The black ram at the bow of the ship, imbued with a dense demonic aura, smashed a huge gap in the array patterns.

All the demonic cultivators surged in like a tidal wave, and screams and sounds of fighting instantly echoed throughout the entire island.

And in the center of the two spiritual roots of heaven and earth.

The Valley Master of Hundred Flowers held the distress talisman from Zhenshui Island, his face ashen.

At this moment, everyone in the room remained silent.

Zhenshui Island is the key point of the Vermilion Bird Constellation Formation.

If it falls, the entire defense of the Vermilion Bird Palace will likely be compromised.

But if we send our main force to support them, we fear the demons might use a feint attack.

"Zhenshui Island must not be lost!"

Ye Yang spoke first.

"Continue the attack."

The Valley Master of Hundred Flowers shook his head, his brows furrowed.

"No. The Demon Clan's offensive this time is too strange. If we mobilize the forces of the five regions, and their main attack direction is not Zhenshui Island, but other areas, our central position will be left vulnerable."

He pondered for a moment, then his gaze fell on Huo Bing Shuang in the hall.

“Fellow Daoist Frost, we each wield Dao treasures, and our strength is enough to contend with a Nascent Soul demon cultivator. Why don’t we go and provide support?”

"This way, we can both defend Zhenshui Island and preserve our main force in other areas to deal with a possible main attack."

Huo Bing Shuang glanced at Ye Yang, then nodded in agreement.

“That works. We are fast and protected by magical treasures. We can deter the demonic cultivators in a short time.”

Seeing this, Ye Yang stepped forward and said.

"These demons attacked suddenly, there must be some unknown force controlling everything behind them. I will stay here in the center to ensure that nothing unexpected happens."

"If there are any changes, I will activate the grand formation in time to remotely assist you in supporting Zhenshui Island and ensure your safety."

Once the agreement was reached, the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers and Daoist Dinghai immediately set off, transforming into two streaks of light and flying towards Zhenshui Island.

After the two left, Ye Yang stood in the council hall, his brows furrowed, his unease growing stronger.

Seeing that his expression was off, Gu Xuan stepped forward and asked.

"Dao Ancestor, what's wrong? The Valley Master of Hundred Flowers and Fellow Daoist Dinghai are powerful, and they also have a large array providing remote support. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problems."

"I know they are strong, but I always feel like something is not right."

Ye Yang walked to the star map and traced his finger across the light spot representing Zhenshui Island.

“In previous years, when the demons attacked, they would first clear out the attached fourth-tier spirit islands to weaken the outer defenses before attacking the Starry Sky Islands.”

"This time they directly besieged Zhenshui Island, and we only sent two people to support them. It seems that we didn't disperse our main force, and the goal of 'luring the tiger away from the mountain' failed, but..."

He paused, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

"What if the Demon Clan's real target isn't Zhenshui Island at all? Or is Zhenshui Island just a decoy?"

Qingyun Sanren also fell into deep thought: "Now that you mention it, it is indeed somewhat unusual. Logically speaking, if they wanted to lure the tiger away from the mountain, they should have launched a larger-scale offensive."

"This forces us to send our main force to provide support."

“But now, they are only besieging Zhenshui Island, which we can handle with just two people. The defenses in other areas remain solid. This ‘luring the tiger away from the mountain’ strategy is pointless.”

Ye Yang nodded, but he still couldn't put his mind at ease.

"I hope I'm overthinking it. But we still need to strengthen our vigilance and have all the islands closely monitor the surrounding area, and report any abnormalities immediately."

Just as Ye Yang finished speaking, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall.
An elder rushed in, his face ashen, holding three blood-stained communication talismans in his hand, his voice trembling.

"Master Ye! Something terrible has happened! Three fourth-tier spirit islands in the south have been attacked simultaneously, and now... now they have fallen!"

"what?!"

Ye Yang could hardly believe it; his eyes were filled with shock.

"what happened?"

The elder, panting heavily, continued speaking.

"The defenses of the three spirit islands are not weak, but the demons arrived too quickly and with a huge force. Each island has at least fifty fifth-tier demon ships, and there are also demon cultivators at the Nascent Soul Realm leading the way!"

"The island's defenders didn't even have time to react; the island was breached in just half an hour!"

Ye Yang suddenly grabbed Zhang Yue's arm, his voice urgent.

"What is the cultivation level of the attacking demons? Have you discovered any trace of veteran demon cultivators?"

Zhang Yue paused for a moment, then nodded.

"The last message from the island-guarding cultivators said that the auras of those Nascent Soul demon cultivators were unfamiliar, unlike the veteran demon cultivators we'd seen before, but rather... like they'd only recently broken through!"

Ye Yang and Qingyun Sanren exchanged a glance, and their unease instantly turned into terror.

The demons weren't trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain; they were launching a multi-pronged attack.

The target is not the heavily fortified Starry Sky Islands, but the relatively weak Northern Spirit Island!
Although these spirit islands are not the core array points, they are widely distributed.

Once these defenses are breached one by one, the outer perimeter of the defenses will completely collapse.

At that time, even if the islands on the Demon Sea still exist, they will be isolated and helpless!

"Quickly! Notify all spirit islands to immediately reinforce their defenses!" (End of Chapter)