The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

Lu Ya was shouting commands as experts from various sects relentlessly attacked the mountain-protecting formation.

"Everyone, give it your all! This tortoise shell is about to shatter! When that happens, not a single member of the Heavenly Evolution Sect will be spared!"

The protective array of Cangwu Mountain has been bombarded again, and cracks have begun to appear in the light shield.

At this moment, on Mount Cangwu, all the disciples of the Tianyan Sect gathered in the square, preparing to meet the enemy.

Gu Yunyan stood in front of the main hall of the main peak, her face pale and her forehead covered in cold sweat.

She had been supporting the mountain-protecting formation for three days and three nights, and her magical power was almost exhausted.

Blood Shadow stood beside her, also desperately channeling demonic energy into the great formation; his complexion was no better.

Ao Ying and the others stood by, anxious but helpless.

"I can't hold on much longer," Gu Yunyan said through gritted teeth.

Blood Shadow nodded. "At most, he can last for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"When is that bastard Shen Yifei coming back?!" Gu Yunyan cursed.

No sooner had he finished cursing than a sharp shriek came from afar.

A black sword aura descended from the sky, directly striking the group of Ba Dao Sect disciples who were bombarding the mountain-protecting formation.

"boom……!"

With a deafening roar, a huge crater was blasted open in the ground, and more than a dozen disciples of the Overlord Blade Sect were instantly blown away, their limbs flying everywhere.

Everyone was shocked and stopped attacking, looking in the direction from which the sword energy had come.

A young man stood in mid-air, holding a long sword, facing Lu Ya!

"Lu Ya, you old man, your grandpa's back!"

Lu Ya stared at Shen Yifei and looked behind him, only to find him alone.

"Shen Yifei, you've come at the perfect time!" Lu Ya sneered. "I've been looking for you. You colluded with the demons, harbored demons, and murdered Ye Qianqiu, the master of Wanjian Manor. The evidence is irrefutable. Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven!"

After Lu Ya finished speaking, Shen Yifei applauded him, "Alliance Leader Lu, well said! But there's one thing you're wrong about! I am a demon, how could I be colluding with the demon race!"

After saying that, Shen Yifei stopped hiding his true intentions and was immediately surrounded by black energy, his eyes turning blood red!

"A demon! He really is a demon!"

"Alliance Leader Lu is right! This kid really is a remnant of the Demon Clan!"

Looking at Shen Yifei's expression, Lu Ya's smile grew increasingly smug.

"Shen Yifei, you've finally shown your true colors!" Lu Ya shouted. "Everyone sees it, right? This brat is a remnant of the Demon Clan! The Tianyan Sect is a den of demons! Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven and eliminate this scourge!"

"Acting on behalf of Heaven? Hahaha..." Shen Yifei laughed loudly, "Lu Ya, you old bastard, you dare to talk about acting on behalf of Heaven? Back then, you colluded with Wanjian Manor to besiege Tianyan Sect, killed my father Shen Changtian, and caused my mother Youlan to go missing. Wasn't it all just to steal the Covering Umbrella!"

Lu Ya's expression changed slightly. "Shen Changtian defied the heavens and deserved to die! His wife was a demon princess and should have been sealed away! Your demonic aura is the best evidence!"

"Demons, huh? What about demons? I'd like to ask you all, have demons ever killed your parents? Whose sect was destroyed by demons?"

He looked around, and none of the indignant cultivators could answer the question.

"Have you ever seen a demon? Do you even know what a demon looks like? You haven't even seen a single hair of a demon, yet you're following this old bastard Lu Ya, shouting for war? Just because he says I'm a demon, does that make me a demon? Just because he says the Heavenly Evolution Sect is a demon's lair, does that make it a demon's lair? Where are your brains? Did they get eaten by dogs?"

This series of questions left everyone present speechless.

Indeed, the vast majority of the cultivators present had never seen a real demon in their entire lives. Their understanding of demons came entirely from ancient texts and legends, as well as the embellished descriptions given by Lu Ya.

Seeing that things were going wrong, Lu Ya quickly shouted, "Don't listen to his lies! You've all seen the demonic energy on him! How could it be false?"

"So what if I saw it?" Shen Yifei sneered. "I may possess demonic energy, but I'll ask you one question: Have I ever killed a single innocent person from your Golden Crow Sect? Have I ever slaughtered a single ordinary citizen? For so many years, Lu Ya, under the banner of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path, how many despicable things have you done, and how many disobedient minor sects have you wiped out?"

Shen Yifei's words stirred up a hornet's nest, causing a great deal of discussion among the cultivators.

"What Sect Leader Shen said... seems to make some sense..."

"The Golden Crow Sect has indeed been domineering these past few years; those who submit prosper, and those who resist perish..."

"I heard that the Tianyan Sect was wiped out back then because Shen Changtian refused to hand over the Sky-Covering Umbrella to the Golden Crow Sect..."

"Shh... Keep your voice down, are you out of your mind?"

As Lu Ya listened to the discussions, his expression grew increasingly grim.

"Gentlemen!" Lu Ya's voice boomed like a bell, silencing all the discussions.

"This little devil is incredibly eloquent and adept at bewitching people! As you just saw, the demonic aura emanating from him is clearly that of the purest demon royal blood! His father, Shen Changtian, colluded with a demon princess to father this half-demon hybrid! If we don't eliminate him today, he will surely become a great scourge to the cultivation world in the future!"

As soon as Lu Ya finished speaking, the Golden Crow Sect disciples behind him shouted in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

However, the cultivators from the smaller sects all looked hesitant, exchanging glances without any intention of making the first move.

Shen Yifei's words just now really resonated with them.

For many years, these small and medium-sized sects have been suffocated by the Golden Crow Sect. Every year, they have to hand over a large amount of spirit stones as "offerings," and if they have any dissatisfaction, they will be labeled with all sorts of accusations.

At the demon-slaying assembly, Lu Ya said that the Golden Crow Sect would supply all sects that needed spirit stones and pills.

In reality, which sect would dare to go to their door to ask for it? They'd be skinned alive if they did.

Lu Ya also talked about eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path, but in reality, he was just eliminating dissidents. He said that if you were colluding with the demons, he would wipe you out in a minute.

An elder from the Overlord Blade Sect whispered to an elder from the Heavenly Sword Sect beside him, "Brother, do you think what this kid is saying makes any sense?"

"What a load of nonsense!" The Heavenly Sword Sect elder glared at him. "Didn't you see the demonic aura on him? He's a genuine member of the Demon Clan's royal bloodline! Even if Lu Ya isn't a good person, this kid isn't exactly innocent either. Let's not help either side and just stand back and watch the show."

The elder of the Overlord Blade Sect thought for a moment and nodded. "That makes sense. Let them fight like dogs, without taking sides."

Similar sentiments and thoughts spread among many sects. Some sects that had originally followed Lu Ya to besiege the Tianyan Sect were now having second thoughts.

Seeing that his words had some effect, Shen Yifei continued, "Lu Ya, you used the same methods to besiege the Tianyan Sect back then, causing the death of my father. Today, let's settle things once and for all!"

Lu Ya laughed loudly after hearing this, "You? You think you can avenge your dead father? You should ask them if they agree first."

After speaking, he pointed to the Golden Crow Sect disciples he had brought behind him, including four old men dressed just like the six Golden Crow Sect patriarchs.

"Braised duck, I've asked around. Your Golden Crow Sect has six more old guys who look exactly alike," Shen Yifei pointed behind Lu Ya, "They were stubborn, so I killed them all! Also, I set fire to your Golden Crow Sect while I was at it!"