Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 462: Unease Lurking
In the recent duel of magic, Liu Yu did not miss any details. The female cultivator he chose from the Heavenly One Sect seemed to be highly skilled in support-type spells.
In terms of strength, she might be relatively weaker, making her easier to deal with.
Picking the softest persimmons first, Liu Yu had already memorized the "Summary of Demonic Cultivation," so he naturally wouldn’t hold back.
When out and about, it’s better to be cautious.
A careful journey lasts a thousand years; if he could exert less effort, he would, and if he could conserve more strength, he would try to do so.
Having his trump card in hand, using it at a critical moment is usually foolproof.
The atmosphere in the woods relaxed slightly but remained tense.
Liu Yu and the female disciple named Purple Robe were dealing with the support-type female cultivator from the Heavenly One Sect.
Tang Tianbao and Uncle Yang faced the scarred female cultivator, while Zhou Ziwen took on a male cultivator, and the remaining two late-stage foundation establishment disciples dealt with the last male cultivator from the Heavenly One Sect.
Seven people against four should have been fairly easy.
However, everyone had witnessed the performance of the Heavenly One Sect cultivators earlier.
Even a third-tier mid-grade puppet had been destroyed; although there was an element of trickery involved, it was enough to indicate their strength.
Thus, the seven did not dare to be the slightest bit careless. After assigning targets, they immediately discussed the details of their battle plan.
“Don’t rush; let’s get closer first.”
“Like this, like this.”
Tang Tianbao slowly spoke the plan he had in mind.
If anyone felt there were aspects that were inappropriate, they would bring it up for discussion. Uncle Yang and Zhou Ziwen occasionally shared their insights.
Tang Tianbao quickly pondered, accepting some opinions while rejecting others.
Liu Yu rarely spoke, observing everything in silence, his heart calm and unperturbed.
He understood that although he had used various means to gain trust over the past year, entering the heart of the Holy Flame Sect, he still wasn’t truly part of the core like Zhou Ziwen and Uncle Yang.
But Liu Yu had no regrets about this.
A year was too short, and there were limits to what could be accomplished, and being able to sneak into the secret realm had already achieved his goal.
To advance further, the effort and reward were completely disproportionate.
Being able to blend into the Holy Flame Sect and be with Tang Tianbao and the others made Liu Yu quite satisfied; this year was not wasted.
If he had entered alone, facing the puppets in the first layer of the secret realm, he wouldn’t have had any good way to deal with them and might have faced life-threatening dangers.
After all, he didn’t possess the high-level invisibility techniques like the browless male cultivator from the Demon Sect, and he had no confidence in evading the puppet’s senses; mishandling that could lead to serious trouble.
“Circumstances outweigh brute force.”
At this moment, Liu Yu remembered a saying from Master Yi in his past life, deeply resonating with it.
Before possessing absolute strength, cunning strategies became very important; relying solely on brute force was unwise.
The seven exchanged divine sense sound transmissions rapidly.
Before long, they had discussed their countermeasures and specific action details, using spells like "Invisibility Technique" to minimize noise while approaching Holy Flame Peak.
……
“High-grade spiritual stones!”
From the remains of the Black Tiger Puppet, two almost transparent spiritual stones were taken out, causing a fleeting joy on the scarred female cultivator’s face.
These two spiritual stones were almost transparent, small and exquisite, emanating an astonishing amount of spiritual energy.
Based on their appearance and performance, they were undoubtedly high-grade spiritual stones.
Even if their internal spiritual power had been largely depleted, they were still rare treasures for low-level cultivators. Together, they barely compared to a complete high-grade spiritual stone.