Chapter 343 The Beginning of Revenge

Zhongzhou, as the core area of ​​the entire continent, is rich in spiritual energy, rich in resources, and is covered with countless secret realms and treasures. This is a holy place that practitioners dream of, and it is also a stage for countless powerful people to compete. A few years ago, in order to destroy the Demon Emperor, all major sects and forces joined forces and even used their long-standing heritage. After this catastrophe, although Zhongzhou suffered heavy losses, it also obtained some resources left by the Demon Emperor.

In the battle to destroy the Demon Emperor, the various participating forces divided up a large amount of resources. These resources included precious spiritual materials looted during the Demon Emperor's reign, as well as spiritual veins and secret treasures from the core of the Demon Realm. After these resources were distributed to the major forces, they were quickly transformed into their own strength.

Tianjian Sect: As one of the main forces to destroy the Demon Emperor, Tianjian Sect obtained a complete spiritual vein and several peerless spiritual swords in the Demon Realm. These spiritual swords contain strong demonic energy, but after being purified by Tianjian Sect, they were successfully transformed into artifacts suitable for cultivation. As a result, the cultivation of Tianjian Sect's sword disciples has been rapidly improved, and the overall strength of the sect has reached a new level.

Danxia Valley: Danxia Valley was good at alchemy and obtained a large number of rare spiritual herbs and elixir recipes from the Demon Realm after the war. These spiritual herbs were used to refine high-level elixirs, which greatly improved the cultivation speed of Danxia Valley disciples and even cultivated several talented alchemists, greatly boosting the reputation of Danxia Valley.

Xuanwu Palace: Xuanwu Palace obtained a Demon Realm ruins containing a special formation. They transformed this ruins into a defensive secret realm for training core disciples. It is rumored that Xuanwu Palace's mountain protection formation has been greatly enhanced and is almost impregnable.

Xingyue Auction House: As a neutral force, Xingyue Auction House also participated in the resource allocation. They quietly acquired a batch of rare minerals and secret treasures, and then accumulated a huge amount of wealth through auctions. Xingyue Auction House has a more far-reaching influence in Zhongzhou, and almost controls the flow of materials between major sects.

Blood Blade Sect: Although the Blood Blade Sect only participated in the battle on the periphery, they were also allocated some low-level resources. Their disciples used these resources to improve their cultivation, but they still seemed weak compared to the powerful forces.

The distribution of these resources significantly improved the overall strength of Zhongzhou, and the competition between the sects became more intense. Many small sects that were once unknown rose to prominence, while the already powerful sects further consolidated their positions.

However, although the Demon Realm had been destroyed and the Demon Emperor's body had been annihilated, his soul had not been found, which became a sharp sword hanging over the heads of all the major forces.

The leader of the Tianjian Sect said solemnly at a sect meeting: "The soul of the Demon Emperor has not been destroyed, which means he may come back at any time. His existence is a threat that we cannot ignore."

The master of Danxia Valley was also deeply worried: "If the Demon Emperor finds a new host and is reborn, all our efforts will be in vain. We must prepare for the rainy day."

The elders of Xuanwu Palace even proposed to join forces to find the trace of the Demon Emperor: "Instead of passively defending, it is better to take the initiative to attack! If there is any fluctuation of demonic energy, we must not take it lightly."

Despite this, the alliance between the major forces no longer exists. The struggle for interests after the war has destroyed their trust in each other. Each sect is busy developing its own strength, and the pursuit of the Demon Emperor remains at the surface.

Strong people gather: Due to the distribution of resources, many talented strong people emerge in each sect. The young generation of practitioners emerge one after another, competing for the glory and status of Zhongzhou.

Fierce competition: There are constant open and covert struggles between the sects, and the former alliances are fragile. No one wants to see the other side rise because of post-war resources.

Legend of the Demon Emperor: Rumors about the Demon Emperor are endless. Some say he is hiding in an uninhabited place, secretly recovering his strength; others believe he has long been destroyed, but the various sects are using this as an excuse to strengthen their control.

The rise of the Xingyue Auction House: As a neutral force, the Xingyue Auction House has gradually become an important presence in Zhongzhou with its rich resources and vast network. They are behind almost every large transaction.

Although Zhongzhou was prosperous on the surface, the Demon Emperor was still a time bomb. All the major sects sent out spies to search for clues, but there was no definite news. For ordinary practitioners, the name of the Demon Emperor gradually faded from their sight, but among the high-level strongmen, he was still an existence that could not be ignored.

Ye Fan's name was gradually known by more and more people in this wave. Although he kept his name secret, as his resources continued to accumulate and his strength grew, his whereabouts would eventually be noticed by those who cared. The soul of the Demon Emperor was always lurking in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to reappear in the world.

Zhongzhou is shrouded in prosperity and shadow, and a new storm is quietly brewing.

Under the prosperous appearance of Zhongzhou, there are countless people who have been sacrificed. Ye Fan has witnessed many major forces in Zhongzhou invading and expanding in the name of suppressing the Demon Emperor. They are under the banner of justice, but they have spread the flames of war to the hometowns of civilians, wantonly plundering spiritual veins and resources, and turning rich land into wasteland. Ye Fan has witnessed such scenes and knows that those forces that claim to be "righteous" are actually a group of jackals in hypocritical cloaks.

He looked at his hands and said coldly: "Since they can do it on the first day, then I will do it on the fifteenth. It's time to pay back the debt they owe."

In order to make these hypocritical forces pay the price, Ye Fan needed a careful plan. He gathered several core masters of the Nirvana Sect, as well as Lin Yue, Medusa, and a remnant soul of the Demon Emperor to discuss specific strategies.

"These forces are well-defended and have many powerful warriors. We cannot directly attack their main forces." Ye Fan said, "But their foundation - their spiritual veins - is something they cannot abandon. If we can seize or even destroy their spiritual veins, their foundation will be greatly weakened."

The Demon Emperor's voice was low and somewhat sarcastic: "Boy, I admire your determination. However, the spirit veins of these forces are not so easy to move, especially those high-level spirit veins, which are protected by powerful formations. What can you do?"

Ye Fan raised his lips slightly and took out a shining array plate: "This is the 'Spirit Vein Extraction Array Plate' I bought from the Xingyue Auction House, specially prepared for such a task. We only need to destroy the vein protection array, and then use the array plate to quickly extract the essence of the spirit vein and convert it into our own resources."

Medusa frowned slightly: "Doing this will cause the wrath of heaven and people, and those forces will not sit idly by."

"God is angry and people are resentful?" Ye Fan sneered, "When they destroyed my home and killed my people, did they ever care about other people's feelings? They are giving them a taste of their own medicine. This is just the retribution they deserve."

After discussion, Ye Fan decided to start with a weaker but resource-rich sect, called "Chiyun Sect". Chiyun Sect was once one of the main forces to encircle and suppress the Demon Emperor, but they did not have many strong people inside, and relied on a medium-grade spiritual vein to support the prosperity of the sect. Ye Fan sent out spies to get information and confirmed that Chiyun Sect's defense was relatively lax recently, so he decided to take action decisively.

A bright moon was hanging high in the sky, and the gate of the Chiyun Sect was shrouded in the thick darkness of the night. It was extremely quiet all around. At this moment, a black shadow silently passed through the night sky, followed by several figures. They were Ye Fan and his group.

Although the Chiyun Sect's mountain protection formation was strong, it was soon broken by the joint efforts of Ye Fan and the Demon Emperor. Ye Fan led his men to sneak into the sect quietly and headed straight for the place where the spirit vein was located.

"It's right here." Ye Fan looked at the spiritual vein in front of him, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He took out the spiritual vein and extracted the array plate, activated it, and a stream of spiritual light quickly gathered, and the essence of the spiritual vein was madly absorbed into the array plate.

The abnormal movement of the spirit vein quickly attracted the attention of the powerful people of the Red Cloud Sect. Countless figures flew over from all directions, led by the leader of the Red Cloud Sect, a powerful person in the God Transformation Stage.

"Who dares to break into my Chiyun Sect!" The Sect Master of Chiyun Sect roared, and the fluctuations of spiritual energy swept over like a landslide.

Ye Fan snorted coldly, raised his hand and waved it, the residual soul of the Demon Emperor instantly possessed his body, and a monstrous demonic energy surged out, colliding head-on with the leader of the Chiyun Sect.

"You are just a Spiritual Transformation Stage cultivator, and you dare to stop me?" Ye Fan said coldly, and he raised his hand to send the Sect Master flying. Behind him, Medusa and Lin Yue also attacked and repelled the other cultivators who surrounded them.

In just a short moment, the essence of the spiritual vein was almost completely drained, and the ground vein that was originally rich in spiritual energy became dry and exhausted. The mountain gate of the Red Cloud Sect was crumbling, and many buildings were damaged due to the collapse of the spiritual vein.

The leader of the Scarlet Cloud Sect watched all this, his face full of despair and anger: "Who are you and why are you so cruel!"

Ye Fan sneered, his voice low and mocking: "When you were besieging the Demon Emperor, did you ever think of those innocent people? Today, I am just asking you to pay for it."

He said nothing more and quickly evacuated with his men, leaving behind only a destroyed Chiyun Sect.

The news of the destruction of the Chiyun Sect's spiritual vein quickly spread throughout Zhongzhou. Countless people were shocked by this and speculated on the identity of the mastermind behind it. And those forces that had participated in the suppression of the Demon Emperor began to feel uneasy - this was by no means accidental, and they might be the next target.

At the same time, Ye Fan quietly returned to Nirvana Sect and distributed the resources obtained from Chiyun Sect to the disciples of the sect. Seeing their cultivation level improve rapidly, Ye Fan felt no guilt at all.

"This is just the beginning," Ye Fan muttered to himself, "I'm going to make those so-called righteous people in Zhongzhou feel the pain of being destroyed!"

Behind him, Medusa and Lin Yue stood straight, their eyes firm and complicated. Although they had reservations about Ye Fan's actions, they could not deny his determination and strength.

The situation in Zhongzhou is getting tense again, an undercurrent is brewing, and everything indicates that a more intense confrontation is about to come.