Mortal: My divine sense has mutated.

After disposing of the Golden-Winged Demon Mantis's corpse, Chen Liang entered the cave that reeked of a foul stench.

Not far from that pile of bones, Chen Liang discovered the remains of that unfortunate Core Formation cultivator.

Because he had not been dead for long, his facial features were still recognizable.

After Chen Liang used his spiritual power to retrieve the storage bag from the person, he burned it with a fireball spell.

It must be said that a Core Formation cultivator is still a Core Formation cultivator. The spiritual stones and materials he carries are worth more than three thousand spiritual stones, and his most valuable magic treasure is still waiting for Chen Liang to take it.

Thinking this, Chen Liang turned and walked out of the cave. Since the Golden-Winged Demon Mantis was here, the Core Formation cultivator probably wouldn't be too far away.

Chen Liang's divine sense now covers a range of several miles, making it extremely convenient to find people.

Soon after, Chen Liang spotted his target.

Because that cultivator was really bad at hiding himself. His cultivation level was clearly only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, but when Chen Liang's divine sense swept over him, he showed obvious signs of panic.

Unless the Qi Refining cultivator's divine sense had also been mutated, Chen Liang couldn't understand why a Qi Refining cultivator could sense a Core Formation level divine sense.

When Chen Liang, dressed in the Foundation Establishment robes of Huangfeng Valley, rode the Wind Spirit Shuttle to the Qi Refining cultivator, the Qi Refining cultivator looked at Chen Liang with some suspicion, thinking that the newcomer would be a Core Formation cultivator.

Soon, the Qi Refining cultivator respectfully said, "So it is an esteemed master from Yellow Maple Valley who has graced us with his presence. This junior has failed to greet you properly, please forgive me."

Chen Liang, too lazy to play any probing games with this Core Formation cultivator who had possessed the body of a refined young man, said, "Senior from Spirit Beast Mountain, I followed the clues left by Senior Xu Xuan through the recording bead, and came here specifically for you. Why bother with your prestige now, lest you tarnish the reputation of a Core Formation cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, the Core Formation cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain's expression shifted, and he said, "You... your Yellow Maple Valley already knows everything?"

Chen Liang: "Yes, the news of the demonic invasion and the betrayal of the Spirit Beast Mountain was sealed by Senior Xu Xuan in a recording bead and hidden in the body of a poisoned spirit pet, which then came into my possession. You can only blame the Spirit Beast Mountain for even selling the resources of spirit pets that died in battle."

Upon hearing this, the Core Formation cultivator finally lost his temper and unleashed a string of furious curses. Of course, these curses weren't directed at Chen Liang, but rather at another Core Formation cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain who was chasing Xu Xuan.

Chen Liang continued, "Senior, I have already dealt with your spirit pet, and the storage bag you had it guarding has also fallen into my hands."

"I wonder what your plans are now, senior? Will you surrender and come back with me to meet the elders of Yellow Maple Valley, or do you wish to fight me?"

The Core Formation cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain suddenly calmed down and sneered, "Boy, you're courting death. A Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to cause trouble for a Core Formation cultivator all by himself. You've made me worry for nothing."

Today I will show you the difference between a Core Formation cultivator and a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After saying that, a green flying sword magic weapon flew out from the dantian of the Core Formation cultivator and went straight for Chen Liang.

Chen Liang simply raised his hand and unleashed a golden beam of light, which instantly brought the green flying sword magic weapon back.

And so, under the dumbfounded gaze of the Core Formation cultivator, Chen Liang successfully acquired the green flying sword magic weapon, or perhaps it should be called the Green Locust Sword.

Then, Chen Liang took out the Light Chasing Sword and used it to attack the Core Formation cultivator.

Seeing this, the Core Formation cultivator could only grit his teeth and mobilize the spiritual power of his Golden Core in his dantian to create a spiritual power shield to resist. In this state, his Qi-refining body could not hold out for long, but he had no other choice.

However, the Light Chasing Sword's ability to break through spiritual energy shields is specifically designed for such shields. Once the Core Formation cultivator's spiritual energy shield was broken, he was unable to dodge and perished once again.

Seeing that everything had settled down, Chen Liang took out the Soul Gathering Bowl magic weapon and collected the remnant soul of the Core Formation cultivator.

Then he extracted the shattered golden core of the Core Formation cultivator from the body of the young man Wenxiu and carefully sealed it in a jade bottle.

That Core Formation cultivator was forced to possess another body to rebuild his cultivation because his Golden Core was shattered by Xu Xuan.

After burning the body of that unfortunate young scholar as well, Chen Liang then steered the Wind Spirit Shuttle towards the direction of Yellow Maple Valley.

Now that he has obtained the three known gift packages within the Yue Kingdom, Chen Liang also has a lot of valuable refining materials. It will take time to refine them into treasures of sufficient weight, so Chen Liang still has a lot to do.

Moreover, after Chen Liang returned to his sect, many people came to him asking him to refine weapons, making Chen Liang even busier.

While Chen Liang was busy refining weapons, the situation outside became increasingly severe.

First, regarding the Yue Kingdom, Huangfeng Valley and Yanyue Sect jointly investigated all traces within the Yue Kingdom and identified some suspicious targets.

Aside from Spirit Beast Mountain, there are some cultivation families that have close ties with the demonic path, but the other four major sects are more credible.

Therefore, Linghu Laoguai and the Grand Elder of the Yanyue Sect secretly invited the Nascent Soul Ancestors of the four major sects—the Giant Sword Sect, the Blade Transformation Valley, the Heavenly Palace Fortress, and the Pure Void Sect—to a meeting to discuss how to deal with the Spirit Beast Mountain.

Ultimately, they decided to first unite Spirit Beast Mountain to fight against the invasion of the demonic path, and then find a suitable opportunity to use this traitor to set a trap for the six sects of the demonic path.

If they can severely damage the army of the six major demonic sects, then the six sects can retreat unscathed.

Afterwards, the Nascent Soul Grandmasters of the six major sects joined forces and, together with the Spirit Beast Mountain, carried out a purge of the suspicious forces within the Yue Kingdom, thereby unifying the forces within the Yue Kingdom.

At the same time, they also contacted some reputable major sects within the Yuanwu Kingdom, asking them to unite the forces within the Yuanwu Kingdom in order to deal with the invasion of the demonic path.

However, things did not go smoothly, because the righteous path of Yuanwu Kingdom had already made an agreement with the Righteous Path Alliance that they would return as soon as war broke out.

Well, things have really gotten worse; the Yuanwu Kingdom has already split apart before the war even started.

As for the states of Jiang and Chechi, they are in an even worse state, completely beyond saving.

When Lei Wanhe and Fengyun Zhenren went to investigate, the border between the two countries had already been sealed off by the allied forces of cultivators.

More than half of the seven or eight major sects and cultivation families within the two countries have already sided with the demonic path. The remaining major sects and cultivation families are besieged by the allied forces of these traitors, and it is only a matter of time before they are forced to submit or are destroyed.

Seeing that they would ultimately have to rely on themselves, the entire Yue Kingdom became even more proactive in preparing for war.

However, as the Yue Kingdom and the Yuanwu Kingdom made grand preparations for war and sent a coalition of cultivators to block the border, even without the message from the Spirit Beast Mountain or other traitors, the demonic path soon realized that its invasion attempt had been exposed.

The six sects of the demonic path simply stopped pretending and launched a war.

The states of Jiang and Chechi were wiped out in a single battle, and the armies of the six demonic sects were now poised to strike the very front of the state of Yue.

At this time, more than a year had passed since Chen Liang presented the memory pearl, and the seven factions and even the entire Yue Kingdom had officially entered a state of war.