The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

July is scorching hot, a time when people should be preparing for the autumn harvest, but the Wushang Sect is almost deserted.

Jun Dingfu in Dingjiu City also closed its gates, which was unusual, and there were far fewer people on duty.

Lin Du stood atop the fortress, looking down at the scene reflected in the silver mirror.

"It seems like we're not very prepared, but we shouldn't let our guard down and should be prepared for a long battle."

Yuan Ye nodded. "I told you, it takes us mortals years to conquer a country. Now it's the entire Demon Realm. I estimate it will take at least three to five years."

Lin Du turned to look at Wei Zhi, "Would you like to cast a divination?"

Wei Zhi shook his head. "A battle we're certain to win isn't necessary."

Lin Du withdrew his gaze. "That's true."

On the map hanging on the wall, dozens of fortresses lit up one after another.

"The sects and aristocratic families have all arrived," Yan Qing said after glancing around.

Mo Lin nodded. "We've arrived as scheduled. It's time to set off."

"A while ago, several lines of defense broke down and weren't repaired in time. The demons seized the opportunity... and slaughtered a city." He raised his hand and pressed his temple. "That's the line of defense we've chosen now."

"If Yuan Ye's fortress hadn't been so sturdy, the array masters who came to repair it would have been wiped out."

After a moment of silence within the fortress, Mo Lin spoke again, "It's alright. After passively defending for tens of thousands of years, this time, it's our turn to launch a general offensive."

He carried a sword and staff on his back, his figure upright, his brows firm. "A hundred years from now, there will be no demons in the world, and a golden age will be within reach."

Ju Yuan smacked his lips. As expected of his eldest disciple, he had such a good temperament.

If you're not convinced, then let's fight!

He brandished his spear. "Leave?"

Feng Chao's voice came from the disciple's token, "I'm telling you, you should at least learn from your disciple and be more composed. How many times did you say 'wait for notification' before you left? So you've completely forgotten all the plans and arrangements we've made?"

Ju Yuan: ...

Mo Lin looked up at the ceiling, pretending nothing had happened.

Ni Jinxuan shook her head and sighed. This planning task can basically be divided into two parts.

The senior and junior masters stood at the front, suppressing the enemy with their strength, while the younger generation arranged precise and large-scale attacks from behind.

This is perhaps what Junior Uncle meant when he said that the strong rely on brute force, while the weak rely on strategy.

Although Lin Du is very strong now, he still hangs out at the children's table.

Until the disciple token sounded again, led by Lin Du, all the hundredth generation disciples left the fortress. Mo Lin swiftly and decisively dealt with the evil spirit that had been lurking nearby.

Lin Du threw Chu Guanmeng out directly, "One hundred paces to the northwest, the black crystal in the middle of the stone wall is the eye of the demon, block it."

The six people quickly split into three groups.

Yan Qingmolin placed defensive magical artifacts along the way, and Yuan Yejinxuan quickly set up large-scale long-range magical artifacts and mechanisms behind them. Lin Du set up rest stops along the way and then quickly recalled Chu Guanmeng.

After confirming that the children had finished setting up the infrastructure, the 99th generation disciples in the fortress left the fortress and flew straight into the depths of the Demon Realm. Among them was Jiang Liang, who rarely showed his face.

The answer is simple: demons are not human, so there is nothing to fear.

There, demons had already flown out, like surging dark clouds, rolling forward with a bloody aura.

Ju Yuan and Hou Cang rushed to the front line with their magical treasures.

Having successfully advanced after learning the entire legacy of the ancient gods a few years ago, Feng Yi unleashed a handful of spirit talismans. Like a chaotic rain of flowers, the space distorted in the blink of an eye, releasing the sealed spirits of heaven and earth and sending a large number of demons flying.

Ju Yuan and Hou Cang were drenched in sweat. They looked at each other, and Ju Yuan burst out laughing first. He wiped his face and rushed forward again.

Hou Cang didn't even wipe his face, and swept his sword across.

The two people in front were incredibly fast, their movements like butterflies flitting among flowers, their sword flashes dazzling the eye.

But the people behind them seemed to be standing still, completely at ease.

Cang Li held the jade flute in one hand and advanced step by step. With his sonic attack, he easily ruptured the demonic fetus.

Jiang Liang remained expressionless, carrying a small medicine box on one side. He was empty-handed, with only a silver thread in his hand. In the blink of an eye, the demons were decapitated. If anyone got close, he would throw a punch or a kick, his fists flying in a powerful, round motion. With each push and swipe, a large number of demons had already retreated.

The Supreme Sect has only eight members, yet they have formed a vacuum zone, and few evil spirits dare to approach.

Although no evil spirits dared to come over, He Gui, carrying an iron chain, looked peaceful and could easily sweep away a group of evil spirits in the blink of an eye.

Mu Chen and Qiu Ling quickly followed and entered the field to reap the rewards.

Just then, a loud splashing sound was heard. Hou Cang looked up and saw the familiar "oil fryer" in the distance. His lips twitched, and even the sword in his hand froze for a moment.

Sure enough, Cang Li's disciple was just that stubborn and didn't believe in superstitions.

Several other figures landed almost silently at the edge of the Thunder Pool, and quickly set up an array amidst the chaos of the demon army.

A terrifying pressure rose from the ground, and the moment the array patterns appeared, five figures flew up. An insulated sky-devouring frog leaped high and quickly caught the five people.

Yuan Ye's cheerful voice echoed from inside the Devouring Frog, "See? It's me again, remote control! Just wait! The next wave of fire is coming! We'll cook them to death today!"

Mo Lin, Tian Wu, and Yuan Ye were in charge of controlling the rear transit base and large mechanisms. The grenade throwing earlier was done by the three of them. At this moment, inside the Devouring Frog, Lin Du, Jin Xuan, Yan Qing, a majestic snow wolf, and the humanoid Wei Zhi were squatting.

Lin Du's gaze fell on Wei Zhi. "No... you're a dragon! You're a dragon, are you afraid to cross the line? You're hiding here too?"

Wei Zhi thought about it seriously for a moment, then said, "Go with the flow."

The Thunder Pool and a killing formation instantly annihilated thousands of demons within its range.

Lin Du calmly waited for the explosion. "Three, two, one, charge!"

The next instant, a sea of ​​lava and fire poured down, and the five people took off at the same time. After crossing the sea of ​​fire, another killing formation was set up. This time, only Lin Du hid in the Devouring Frog to replenish his divine sense and spiritual power. The other four surrounded him, guarding him while killing the nearby demons.

Lin Du downed a bottle of spiritual liquid, added a handful of spiritual pills, and after confirming that he had fully recovered, he left the mobile "rest chamber" again.

A group of people worked together seamlessly, advancing steadily.

On the other side, inside a fortress, all the sect leaders, family heads, alliance leaders, and clan chiefs were sitting together.

"The sect with the fewest people must be the Supreme Sect. Can they manage to take charge of such a large area?" one person asked worriedly.

Feng Chao sat in the middle and said, "It's alright, everything seems fine for now."

Through the Heavenly Eye, the two areas where the Supreme Sect was located were visible to the naked eye, shrouded in smoke and dust. Upon closer inspection, one could see corpses scattered everywhere and billowing demonic energy—the injured were all demons.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Sect's incense offerings had already reached the central region of the Demon Realm, which was much faster than others.

"Fifth Brother!! Fifth Brother!! Give me some medicine, it's not enough!!" Ju Yuan shouted at the top of his lungs.

Jiang Liang silently knocked away the demons along the way and walked over. A silver thread quickly wrapped around Ju Yuan's wrist, startling him.

"Don't mix up the silk threads! Those who heal and those who kill don't mix up!"

As Jiang Liang kicked away a demon, he quickly channeled his spiritual power into the demon through the silver threads and tossed him a bottle of pills. "Step back. You were injured by the great demon. Refine the medicine, meditate for an hour, and then come back. I'll have He Gui escort you."

Ju Yuan grimaced, clutching his bloody chest wound. "I don't need him to take me. I can manage on my own. An hour is an hour. If I'm even a moment late, I'm a coward! Be careful."

Mu Chen and Qiu Ling, who had been protecting Jiang Liang, tossed a defensive magic item to Ju Yuan upon hearing this, saying, "Be careful."

Ju Yuan turned and left, only to find that people from other sects were healing people in the defensive array they had set up when they arrived at the transit area. There were also demons outside that had taken a detour to attack. Mo Lin was guarding outside and dealing with them.

He raised his hand and stabbed a demon to death with his spear. With his last breath, he went inside. "Second nephew, I'm sorry to trouble you. I'll have to rely on you for the external wounds."

Xia Tian rushed over to bandage the wound, and when she looked up, she met Mo Lin's worried gaze. She quickly made a gesture and shook her head to indicate that Ju Yuan was alright.

Mo Lin then turned around and killed a demon with three sword strikes.

Three days later, the ninety-ninth generation disciples retreated under the cover of the younger disciples.

They saw wounded soldiers and demon corpses all along the way. The group rescued as many as they could, but it still took them a whole day to get back to the city.

"On the demon side, there are many strange poisonous mists and demonic artifacts, as well as traps and formations," Lin Du began to summarize in the fortress. "But the overall plan is effective and doesn't need major changes; it just requires defensive measures."

"The weapon refiners' alliance and the formation masters' alliance will receive what I wrote soon. They should be able to improve it and create better defensive and anti-poison magic weapons. The demons probably won't let up. Let's hold the fortress for now. I'll repair the broken formations."

Feng Chao's voice came from the other end of the disciple token, "The losses are still within our expectations. The people of Jishi Sect are already developing an antidote. You should rest first."

After Lin Du finished reporting to the disciple token, he looked up and found that everyone in the fortress was covered in dust and dirt. Except for Yuan Ye, who was still somewhat presentable, the robes of the others were not in good condition, not to mention their appearance.

Even Wei Zhi's monk's robe was gnawed by a dog, and Chu Guanmeng was almost a black dumpling.

She paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Chu Guanmeng was so angry she was practically spitting fire. She burned herself back to white, yelling, "If you laugh again! Your white hair will almost turn gray!"

"It's alright, I'm just a bit disheveled, my senior brothers and sisters are all wrapped up like puppets."

The puppets, led by Ju Yuan and Hou Cang, stiffly raised their heads: ?

Feng Yi made a gesture as if to knock Lin Du's head, but instead knocked him to the ground.

Everyone in the room burst into laughter, looking at each other before finally collapsing to the floor to rest, none of them bothering to change their clothes or do a cleaning—they were all too exhausted.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, everyone sensed a strong demonic aura. First, Lin Du leaped up, and before the people lying haphazardly could regain their senses, they all sprang up, and those who were in meditation also woke up.

Lin Du leaned closer to the window and saw that swarms of demons were pouring out from under the fortress.

Meanwhile, a man dressed in a plain hempen monk's robe stood beneath the fortress, single-handedly holding off tens of thousands of demons that had transformed into their original forms.

Lin Du's gaze fell on the golden vajra at its four corners, and he was suddenly taken aback.

It is a dangerous situation.

No wonder they slept so soundly that they heard almost nothing, not even the alarm bells.

Wei Zhi had already sensed the attack of these demons and calmly stood in front of them.

Wei Zhi sent the row of demons flying, his gaze sharp. After noticing that Lin Du had woken up, he transmitted his thoughts through divine sense, "They are risking their lives to fill the gap. Once the line is broken, demons will enter the spirit realm and lie in wait, like planting the seeds of evil, waiting to take root and sprout."

"Like cockroaches, they seize opportunities to steal food, but their food is our spiritual practice." Lin Du brandished the Floating Life Fan. "Therefore, not a single one can escape."

At that time, it will not be the high-level cultivators who suffer, but the common people at the bottom.

"What's so difficult about that? Let's block them out and kill them all!" Ju Yuan ripped the bandages off his body. "Let's go!"

Lin Du shouted, "Put on your mask."

Hou Cang had already descended from the fortress with his sword, and upon hearing the commotion, he pulled out his mask the instant he opened the door.

He's listening to advice now, really.

As Lin Du fought, he realized something was wrong. "They're deliberately surrounding us. These are all demons with armored bodies, and there's a domain that isolates us from the outside world. There's a powerful demon among them."

Wei Zhi raised his hand and shattered a demon. "They know we're difficult to deal with, so they trapped us. Their goal must be to exploit our weaknesses."

Lin Du raised his hand, summoning seven short blades. He tried to break through the domain, but the moment the blades touched it, the space surged, and countless demons rushed forward to try and block the blades.

Lin Du frowned and scanned the area, but did not find the Great Demon.

Wei Zhi spoke up, "I understand. We've transformed ourselves into a domain; we're inside the demon's body."

Upon hearing this, Chu Guanmeng jumped up, "What?! The demon ate us alive?"

Lin Du sneered, "What do you mean by eating it raw? You just think we can't fight to the death. If we break through by force, we'll damage the fortress and the front line. And if we want to find an angle to break through, we won't be able to determine the location of the front line."

"But, the demons have ultimately underestimated our Supreme Sect."

Lin Du met Feng Yi's gaze across the horde of demons.

In a flash, a hint of understanding appeared in Feng Yi's deep-set eyes.

They are all successors of the Tiangong Building.

The two raised their hands simultaneously, forcing out their essence and blood, and drew a talisman in the air.

"With my essence and blood, and the spirit of heaven and earth, I command all the gods of the eight directions to cleanse the universe."

"With my essence and blood, and the spirit of heaven and earth, I command all the gods of the eight directions to restore heaven and earth to their original state."

The two drew the shape simultaneously, and in the next instant, the blood-red runes in the air burst into golden light.

In an instant, the spiritual power of the two people surged into the golden talisman, almost draining all the spiritual power from the Qian Yuan Realm cultivator and the Wu Xiang Realm cultivator.

Wherever the golden light touched, the filth in this world was quickly swept away, along with the demon that had "swallowed" the entire earth. All the demonic energy dissolved in an instant, like... a miracle.

Meanwhile, another golden talisman silently enveloped the entire world. The building that had been knocked down and damaged by the demons, along with the damaged sections of the battle line, was instantly repaired and restored by the spiritual power of heaven and earth.

In the instant they were stunned, Xia Tianwu and Jiang Liang began frantically pulling out pills—spirit-restoring pills, blood-replenishing pills—and stuffing them directly into the man's mouth.

Are you kidding me? Such powerful talisman energy? You'd be courting death!

Just then, Jinxuan felt uneasy and nudged Yuan Ye with her elbow, "Give me your all-seeing eye."

Yuan Ye obediently took it out for her.

Ni Jinxuan picked up the All-Seeing Eye and looked inside, then exclaimed, "They've not only trapped us, but other fortresses seem to have also been isolated from our divine senses, as if they're preparing to... besiege the two fortresses where the Jishi Sect and its leaders are located."

"These people are really good at tailoring their strategies to their own interests," Yuan Ye exclaimed. "And they've even learned to capture the leader first. This is quite a leap in the evolution of demons."

Cang Li went up and slapped his unreliable disciple on the head, then withdrew his hand and returned to his gentle demeanor. "Let's go, let's go help."

Yuan Ye: ...