How can I have a heart of a demonic god in my body?!-Chapter 181 - 0178 Defiance of the Crowd

Chapter 181: Chapter 0178: Defiance of the Crowd Chapter 181 -0178: Defiance of the Crowd “Nephew Chen, as a true disciple of our sect, you must be mindful of your status and make a clear distinction between yourself and traitors like Chen Ying’er.”

The Yunyue Sect Master reminded him with an underlying significance.

“Rest assured, Sect Master.

Should we meet on the battlefield someday, I will show no mercy.”

Chen Yu replied, his face expressionless.

The Yunyue Sect Master nodded.

He, of course, did not believe Chen Yu would altruistically turn against the girl.

However.

Chen Yu bore the spiritual Sword Imprint from Lv Tiezu.

Should he attempt to defect to the Bone Demon Palace faction, there’d be no need for Yunyue Sect to personally execute justice.

“Chen Ying’er’s opportunity was also quite good, signing a life-and-death pact with the Purple Fox.

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She holds some value for both the Water Moon Sect and even the Bone Demon Palace…”

Chen Yu thought to himself.

At the moment, the Bone Demon Palace was trending toward a great unification among the Chu Country’s sects.

Defecting to this faction would be much more comfortable than staying with Yunyue Sect.

By comparison.

Chen Yu’s situation was ten times worse than Chen Ying’er’s.

With that in mind.

He stopped worrying about Chen Ying’er and focused instead on his circumstances.

Now.

Chen Yu’s greatest concern was whether Yunyue Sect and Iron Sword Sect could last for two months?

According to his plan with Elder Mao.

In two full moon nights’ time, Chen Yu would use the Ancient Transmission Array underneath the Ancient Moon Well.

“If within these two months, the Bone Demon Palace annihilates Iron Sword Sect and Yunyue Sect, or if they capture the territory of the Ancient Moon Well ahead of time…”

Chen Yu’s brows furrowed slightly.

If so, attempting to enter the Ancient Moon Well and use the Transmission Array would be exceedingly dangerous.

“Do not panic, everyone.”

Just then, the Yunyue Sect Master began to speak with a smile.

“Though the Water Moon Sect has betrayed the three sects, the remaining two sects will soon receive a powerful reinforcement.”

“A reinforcement?

Could it be…”

“Yes, it is none other than Qi Country’s Lingjian Sect!”

The Yunyue Sect Master spoke calmly.

“Lingjian Sect!”

The mention of these three words instantly dispersed the tense and oppressive atmosphere in the hall with a wave of surprise.

As everyone knew.

Among the nearby Qi, Chu, and Yan Three Kingdoms, Qi Country was the strongest.

And the Lingjian Sect, as the foremost sect of Qi Country, was even more powerful than the Bone Demon Palace.

Fifty years ago.

Just as the Bone Demon Palace was about to unify the Chu Country’s sect world, it was the aggressive intervention of Lingjian Sect that forced them to fail at the last minute.

“Of course, although Lingjian Sect is stronger than Bone Demon Palace, the situation in Qi Country is not stable either.”

The Yunyue Sect Master paused.

Seeing that the morale in the room had been somewhat restored, he took a slight breath of relief.

“The Lingjian Sect can only provide limited support.

If Yunyue Sect wants to survive this great calamity, we must rely on our own unity and fight.”

With that, the Yunyue Sect Master surveyed the entire room.

He exchanged a glance with Elder Mao and began to dispatch troops and issue orders.

Before long.

More than half of the middle and upper echelons in the hall, including the true disciples, were assigned relevant missions.

Most members went to support the battlefield.

Some were sent to guard some key resource areas near Yunyue Sect.

Soon, it was Chen Yu’s turn for his assignment.

“Nephew Chen, with your strength comparable to someone in the Postnatal Qi Transformation, you will lead a small team to guard the Tieling Mine…”

The Yunyue Sect Master instructed.

“Thank you for the trust, Sect Master.”

Chen Yu promptly responded, not surprised in the least.

This mission was precisely what Elder Mao and he had planned.

The Tieling Mine was relatively close to the Ancient Moon Well—only two hundred miles away.

Though near the front lines, it was more conducive to their plans.

If he were on the front lines.

With supervisors on the battlefield, attempting to leave for the Ancient Moon Well would be rather troublesome.

This mission, at a convenient location, was enabled by Elder Mao’s longstanding prestige within the sect, making it easy to position Chen Yu appropriately.

An hour later, in front of Yuntian Hall.

“Brothers, for this mission to guard Tieling, I will serve as leader.

I hope for everyone’s cooperation…”

Chen Yu stood before the team.

The group, including Chen Yu, numbered only about a dozen, with members at the Organ Refining and Meridian Passage Stages both represented.

Among the newer disciples, familiar faces such as Fang Haofei and Li Dakui could be seen.

Overall, the team was somewhat weaker compared to those who had gone to the Beishan Spirit Garden.

Apart from Chen Yu as the leader, there was also a deputy leader, a long-faced young man of about thirty, at the Peak of Refining Organ.

This long-faced young man eyed Chen Yu with skepticism.

In terms of cultivation and experience, he felt superior to the young leader, Chen Yu.

And he was not the only one.

Two other senior disciples with deep experience in the Organ Refining Stage were also not quite convinced by this young leader.

“Senior Brother Chang, this kid got lucky in the Blood Burial Garden, became a true disciple, and now he’s above you?”

“That’s right.

Leading is not just about strength; experience and wisdom are also indispensable.”

The two senior disciples, standing before the long-faced young man, complained.

The Chang surname young man, however, shrugged and said:

“Since it’s the Sect Master’s arrangement, we must obey.

Still, I do question the rumor that he can match someone in the Postnatal Qi Transformation.”

…

Two hours later.

Chen Yu led his team to the gate, assembling.

After a long wait.

Senior Brother Chang and the other three senior Organ Refining members were the last to arrive.

To this, some junior Meridian Passage Stage disciples harbored complaints, though they dared not voice them.

“What’s the deal with you three, arriving nearly an hour late from the agreed time?”

Li Dakui said, displeased.

As a sect sibling of the team leader, Chen Yu, he naturally needed to show support.

“Junior Brother Chen, it’s only the first day of the mission, and Senior Brother Chang and the others are already disrespecting you.

I think they need to be put in their place.”

Fang Haofei spoke in a low voice.

“I’m sorry for the wait, everyone.”

Senior Brother Chang arrived with a blank expression, showing no sign of apology.

Suddenly,

the atmosphere became tense.

“Ah, before we set out, we forgot to prepare elixirs for recovery and healing.”

One of the slick old-timers at Meridian Passage Stage by Senior Brother Chang’s side chuckled, trying to defuse the situation.

“Just this once,”

Chen Yu’s brow furrowed slightly as he gestured for the three men to join the line.

In the end, he didn’t follow Fang Haofei’s suggestion to put the three men in their place right away.

After all,

Chen Yu’s main intent was to use this mission to conveniently visit the Ancient Moon Well and didn’t want to be overly aggressive and harsh.

“Hmph!

Acting all high and mighty as team leader, it’s just a minor delay.”

Another slick old-timer at the Mid-stage of Refining grumbled.

And then,

over the next day or two, Chen Yu began to regret his decision.

During the journey,

Senior Brother Chang’s trio caused endless trouble, dawdling here and there for bathroom breaks or when hungry, suggesting they hunt for game.

Chen Yu certainly did not cater to every whim of the three men.

However, since the trio had deep seniority, it was difficult to pick on them for such trifles.

“When we get to the Tieling Mine, out of sight, out of mind.

I have also gathered all the auxiliary materials for the fourth Copper Statue Technique’s Body Refining formula…”

Chen Yu really couldn’t be bothered to quarrel with the three men.

…

On this day,

the team led by Chen Yu arrived at the Tieling Mine.

The Tieling Mine itself was overseen by a strong Postnatal Middle Stage practitioner.

However,

now that Yunyue Sect faced a life-and-death crisis, this Postnatal Middle Stage practitioner had been called to the frontline, replaced by Chen Yu.

In other words,

once Chen Yu arrived at the mine, he was the boss now.

His position was the highest.

“Leader Chen, please follow me…”

At the mine, there was an old steward with a beard, also at the Peak of Refining Organ.

This old steward, who was much more smooth and amiable, did not look down on the young new leader, Chen Yu, maintaining at least an appearance of obedience.

Under the old steward’s guidance,

Chen Yu took a quick tour of the Tieling mining area.

What he was interested in wasn’t the Spiritual Ore here, but the nearby terrain to facilitate later plans.

Apart from some low-grade Spiritual Ore, the Tieling Mine also had a special product, “Iron Xiang Wood.”

This “Iron Xiang Wood” was an auxiliary material in forging various precious tools and could also be used to craft some Half-precious Artifact clubs and staff weapons.

Seeing Chen Yu indifferent to the count of ores and Iron Xiang Wood, the old steward breathed a sigh of relief.

His smile brightened, and he accompanied Chen Yu with great enthusiasm.

“Senior Brother Chang, this Chen Yu is really too dull.

If I were the leader, I would definitely have knocked to try this old man’s bamboo stick.”

“Managing such an important resource, just a bit of graft would keep us busy for half a year.”

Two of Senior Brother Chang’s slick companions expressed their disappointment with exaggerated distress.

That evening,

Chen Yu’s team settled in at the Tieling Mine.

As it turned out,

when arranging accommodations, Senior Brother Chang’s trio forcefully occupied the three best independent courtyards.

Chen Yu reacted slowly and ended up in a solitary stone house.

Li Dakui and Fang Haofei had it worse, living in simple wooden huts.

“Junior Brother Chen, you let them walk all over you.

If you don’t want to make a move, let us do it.”

Li Dakui and Fang Haofei could hardly restrain themselves.

“Senior Brothers, if you’re absolutely certain of victory, I won’t stand in your way.

Just don’t let me catch you fighting,” Chen Yu said nonchalantly.

Senior Brother Chang’s trio were old and qualified; taking the better living quarters was not against any rules.

That wasn’t enough reason for Chen Yu to take action.

“Alright.”

Fang Haofei sighed, forced to put aside the idea for the time being.

Even if the two of them joined forces, they couldn’t be entirely sure of beating Senior Brother Chang and his two companions.

At the Blood Burial Garden,

Fang Haofei had received a Mysterious Water Moth Lotus from Chen Yu and later successfully broke through to the Late Stage of Organ Refining, entering the ranks of the True Disciples.

However,

Senior Brother Chang had been at the Peak of Refining for many years and was only half a step away from breaking into the Qi Transformation Realm, holding a bit of proud capital.

On the first day at the Tieling Mine,

Chen Yu hastily arranged everyone’s patrol duties, feeling exhausted, and went straight to sleep.

The next morning,

Chen Yu sorted through the materials in hand.

He had almost gathered all the materials for the fourth Copper Statue Technique’s Body Refining formula.

The only shortfall

was one of the three main materials, “Ice Snow Lotus,” of which he needed two, each 150 years old.

The requirements called for 200 years old.

Chen Yu planned to use two 150-year-old Ice Snow Lotus as a makeshift substitute for one 200-year-old plant.

Thus,

Chen Yu could only prepare one dose of the fourth formula.

He had enough of the other two main materials, Moon Spirit Ore and two hundred-year Fire Spirit Ginseng; only the Ice Snow Lotus was missing.

That morning,

Chen Yu concocted a new bottle of Body Refining elixir.

Just as Chen Yu was about to drink a mouthful of the Body Refining liquid and attempt to ascend to a higher level of the “Copper Statue Gang Body,”

“Leader Chen, something terrible has happened!”

“Senior Brother Chang and his group are fighting with Brothers Fang and Li.”

Two Meridian Passage Stage Disciples rushed over in a hurry.

“Fang Haofei and Li Dakui have really started a fight with Senior Brother Chang’s trio?”

Chen Yu was stunned.

At that moment, faint sounds of fighting and roaring could be heard from outside.