This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

It was their Sword Sect's newly appointed Young Sect Leader, Lu Qingshan.

But this did not resolve his confusion.

"The Northern River Border... hasn't fallen?"

"What exactly happened here?"

"...What on earth did he do?"

......

Incessant City.

This is a city of the Demon Race located at the rear of the battlefield outside the Yumen Pass, and it is the closest city to the boundary passage between the two realms.

At this moment, the City Lord's Mansion is presenting an unprecedented bustling scene.

Seated at the main position was Chi Venerable, one of the top three Demon Lords of the Jian Luo Royal Family.

Below him stood nearly a hundred figures, each holding a significant position within the Burning Moon Domain.

And the original City Lord of Incessant City, at this time, did not even have the qualification to be among them.

"Greetings to Chi Venerable," the demonic cultivators respectfully said.

Chi Venerable nodded slightly and asked the demonic cultivators before him, "What is the situation?"

The Mo Ming Demon Venerable, responsible for the deployment of this operation, stepped forward and reported, "This time, we have mobilized nearly forty thousand demonic cultivators from the Yanling King Realm and divided them into seventeen routes to launch surprise attacks on the Human Race's small and medium-sized fortresses on the battlefield outside the domain.

They were caught off guard and couldn't withstand our offensive. So far, sixteen routes have sent back victory reports and have already captured the human fortresses."

"Sixteen routes? Which route hasn't sent back news?" Even though sixteen routes reported victories, constituting a grand success, Chi Venerable seemed unsatisfied and asked with a frown, his voice carrying immense authority.

Mo Ming Demon Venerable dared not hide anything and said truthfully, "The third route led by Kulong, which attacked the Northern River Border, has yet to report back."

"The Northern River Border?" Upon hearing this, Chi Venerable narrowed his eyes slightly, "If I recall correctly, this should be the most important small to medium-sized fortress of the Human Race, heavily guarded, which is why you specifically requested Kulong to take three Seventh Grade Black Demon Flowers with the army."

"Exactly...." Mo Ming Demon Marshal noted the dissatisfaction in Chi Venerable's tone and felt immense pressure.

"Among the seventeen forces, the third route army is the most powerful, yet you tell me that only the third route has yet to report victory?"

"I have no idea what happened, maybe there's a delay on Kulong's side?" Mo Ming Demon Venerable replied cautiously.

Even at this moment, he never considered the possibility of failure on Kulong's side.

At this time, a figure appeared at the doorway.

A Seventh Grade Demon Cultivator, head lowered, walked briskly into the hall, approached Mo Ming Demon Venerable, handed over a sealed Demon Letter, and whispered a few words.

The expression on Mo Ming Demon Venerable's face changed abruptly.

The Seventh Grade Demon Cultivator quickly retreated.

"What happened?" Chi Venerable noticed the unusual look on Mo Ming Demon Venerable's face and knew something significant had occurred.

"It is news from the third route army," Mo Ming Demon Venerable stepped forward, handing over the Demon Letter, gritting his teeth to speak, "They... they failed!"

Chi Venerable reached out, and the Demon Letter flew into his hand automatically.

He opened the Demon Letter and examined it carefully.

It was a detailed battle report.

Moments later, the sealed letter in Chi Venerable's hand turned into powder, scattering with the wind.

"Worthless!" He squeezed out the word through his teeth, expressing his dissatisfaction.

Did Chi Venerable really care about whether the Northern River Border fell?

Obviously not.

After all, it was just a small to medium-sized fortress without even an Eighth Realm Cultivator. Why would he care?

Moreover, whether the Northern River Border was captured or not mattered little to his plan.

Because the reason for such a large operation, with even a personal appearance on the battlefield outside the domain, had only one purpose....

To coordinate with the actions of the Heart Demon Clan.

The War Demon Clan wanted to establish a position of possibly reigniting the war with the Human Race on the battlefield outside Yumen Pass, creating an atmosphere of readiness for battle.

This way, after the Heart Demon initiate the "Soul Snatching," they could justifiably dispatch Seventh Grade and above demonic cultivators in large numbers, posing a full-scale war as a feigned attack for cover!

Although Chi Venerable didn't care much about the gains and losses of the Northern River Border, he was someone who never accepted failure.

Even if it was an insignificant failure.

So, he was still discontented, extremely angry.

"Sword Sect's Young Sect Leader... Lu Qingshan!"

His gaze slightly narrowed as he silently recited the name of the person prominently mentioned in the battle report, a barely perceptible killing intent emerging in his heart.

As a top-tier Demon Lord of the War Demon Clan, harboring a killing intent toward a Sword Cultivator with merely a Divinity Transformation cultivation....

This was like an elephant holding a grudge against an ant, a terrifying matter, and it's uncertain whether this "elephant" has a small heart or this "ant" is too remarkable.