Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 527 - 72 Using an Opponent’s Strength Against Them

Chapter 527: Chapter 72 Using an Opponent’s Strength Against Them

Regarding this new mission, Richard showed little reaction. The Wizards and the Wild Beastmen had already engaged in direct combat, and the force the Wizards deployed was powerful enough to plow through the Wilderness Great World.

The only possible surprise was the Demon Sect that had always lurked beneath the surface.

The history of the Demon Sect was very ancient. According to the records of Wuxiang Valley, the Demon Sect had appeared even before the Pioneers were completely gone.

After the Pioneers disappeared, the Six Great Saint Sects rose to the stage of the Wilderness Great World.

The Six Great Saint Sects inherited the relics of the Pioneers, while the Demon Sect aimed to destroy those relics. This irreconcilable conflict led to the first Holy Demonic War.

With the concerted siege by the Six Major Sects, the Demon Sect was forced to shift from the public eye to the shadows.

Subsequently, several Holy Demonic Wars occurred, but each time they ended with the defeat of the Demon Sect.

The most recent Holy Demonic War took place twenty thousand years ago, and aside from the first one, it was the most intense Holy Demonic War.

During this war, the Demon Lord fell in battle, and only one in ten of the gathered followers survived. On the side of the Holy Sects, the former Sect Leader of the Heavenly Punishment Saint Sect underwent Soldier Disintegration after the battle, and the disciples suffered heavy losses.

Now, twenty thousand years have passed, and the strength of these Demon Sect rats should have recovered to a respectable level.

Therefore, to make the conquest more stable, they must be eradicated.

Having learned of the mission, Richard had procured a strategic map and a set of integrated intelligence from the Great Wizard of Fantom, and he then left Wuxiang Valley.

Wuxiang Valley had already been taken over, and there was no need for him to continue staying here.

Leaving Wuxiang Valley, Richard immediately headed towards Dingtian Sacred Sect, following the directions on the map.

Though the Wizards’ power could seemingly crush the Wild Beastmen, crushing still took time. After numerous cities were destroyed, the Martial Artists inside ran out and began to engage the Wizards in guerrilla warfare.

While this kind of fighting was futile, it was easy for them to ignite the rebellious spirit of the Wild Beastmen.

If the ordinary Wild Beastmen were incited, then the casualties for the Wizards would be significant—the surrendered Wild Beastman warriors, as well as the civilian Wild Beastmen, were seen as wealth by the Wizards.

So after the Wizards cleared all the sects within the territories of the three Holy Sects, they would rest for a while, purge the internal resistance, and incidentally study the relics and history of the Pioneers.

And during this time, the Black Wizards would investigate the Demon Sect.

The Black Wizards had to take advantage of this period to unravel the details of the ancient organization known as the Demon Sect as much as possible to prevent them from causing any trouble.

Dingtian Sacred Sect was next to Great Sun Saint Sect, and as a sect of the Evil Path specializing in Essence Dao, Richard had long coveted the various Martial Arts Secret Manuals within its walls.

The Evil Path sects, despite their extreme actions, were full of the spirit of exploration.

According to the information Richard knew, there were often people within Dingtian Sacred Sect who risked their lives to test their powers or medicines.

Though such slightly reckless experimental methods seemed foolish, their outcomes were extremely useful. Whether studying the Bloodline of the Wild Beastmen or researching Physique Evolution, these results were of considerable significance.

When Richard first sneaked into the Wilderness Great World, he had hoped to enter the territory of Dingtian Sacred Sect, but the headquarters assigned him to Great Sun Saint Sect. Now, about to undertake another infiltration mission, he could fulfill his initial wish.

Traveling due north from Wuxiang Valley, Richard walked for a month before finally reaching Dingtian Sacred Sect.

Along the way, Richard thoroughly impersonated a Wild Beastman evading capture, ensuring that upon reaching the territory of Dingtian Sacred Sect, his story would not fall apart.

Upon arriving at the territory of Dingtian Sacred Sect, Richard didn’t delay and immediately made contact with Dingtian Sacred Sect. No other reason but to investigate the Demon Sect did he need the power of Dingtian Sacred Sect.

For this purpose, Richard had specifically prepared a big, black pot for the Demon Sect to be slapped with.

"You’re saying that these Wizardly Demons and the Demon Sect have reached a cooperation?"

In a grand hall of a branch of Dingtian Sacred Sect, a burly man standing three meters tall with bulging muscles and prominent veins retorted.

In front of him, a disheveled and distraught Richard replied, "Yes, if it weren’t for the cooperation of these Demon Sect rats, Wuxiang Valley wouldn’t have been taken without even opening the Mountain Gate Array, and my master wouldn’t have died at the hand of that Heavenly Demon!"

Upon hearing this, the burly man’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he paced back and forth within the hall. Finally, he turned to Richard and said, "Sect Master Chu, please rest for the time being, I will go to see the Sect Leader."

Unlike the Heavenly Demons from the outside, the Demon Sect was an ancient power rooted in the Wilderness Land for over a million years, their insides undoubtedly filled with countless secrets of the Six Great Saint Sects.

If the Heavenly Demons collaborated with the Demon Sect, the situation for the Six Great Saint Sects would undoubtedly worsen. Moreover, the burly man’s mind was currently flashing with an even worse possibility—that these Heavenly Demons were summoned by the Demon Sect.

He considered that the Demon Lord Seal in the Underworld might have already cracked, and that the Demon Lord, an ancient and dreadful Demon Head from the extinguished Pioneers, was about to awaken in the Wilderness Land.

At this thought, the burly man’s body violently shuddered.

If the Demon Lord were to awaken, then they were truly doomed.

Watching the burly man leave, Richard’s lips curved into a subtle smile.

Those sewer rats from the Demon Sect were universally loathed in the Wilderness Land. Now with this hefty false charge he had thrust upon them, there was no chance these guys could collaborate with the Holy Sects again.

The power of the Wild Beastmen was already meager, and with his intervention causing division, the forces resisting the Wizards became even fewer. Moreover, he could take this opportunity to join Dingtian Sacred Sect’s forces in pursuing the Demon Sect—a win-win situation.

Suppressing the curve of his lips, Richard’s expression once again became one of deep sorrow and hatred.

Soon, a disciple of Dingtian Sacred Sect led him to a side palace and warned him not to wander around, lest he fall into a Qi Men Array.

Now that Dingtian Sacred Sect had fully activated its protective sect array, even though he was in a branch of Dingtian Sacred Sect, the power of the array once activated was enough to kill a Grandmaster.

After the disciple left, Richard closed the door to the side palace. Then, the figure of Ulysses emerged from the Void.

"How is this branch?"

"Not bad, but the array is tightly sealed, and it took me quite an effort to circumvent these arrays," Ulysses replied.

Richard nodded and responded, "After all, this is a Holy Sect; the complexity of the Qi Men Arrays is far beyond what small sects like Wuxiang Valley can muster."

"What do you plan to do next?" Ulysses asked. And Richard’s answer was a single word.

"Wait."

At the moment, he was within the territory of the Dingtian Sacred Sect, where the martial artists who resided could be described as hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Although both he and Ulysses were Grandmasters, their strength was still insignificant in front of the Sacred Sect.

So, all Richard could do now was to wait, wait for the Dingtian Sacred Sect to summon him, wait for the Dingtian Sacred Sect to start purging the Demon Sect’s forces within their territory.

Wait for the Dingtian Sacred Sect to step by step send him to the guillotine.

...

The headquarters of the Dingtian Sacred Sect was located on the highest peak of the Wilderness Land—Heavenly Pillar Mountain. It was said that this mountain was originally a master that reached the skies, created by the ancestors to prevent the collapse of the heavenly vault at the dawn of heaven and earth.

Later, when the Demon Lord invaded, the Heavenly Pillar was fractured in half, thus becoming the current Heavenly Pillar Mountain.

Within Heavenly Pillar Mountain, the Sect Master of the Dingtian Sacred Sect, the Martial Saint of Dingtian, was quietly cultivating in a Crystal Pool. The Crystal Pool was not large, filled with a light green liquid. This liquid carried the scent of fresh grass, and abundant life energy continuously emanated from the pool, yet it was confined by the room.

This was a sealed room constructed of gold-patterned metal and black crystal, the diffusing life energy firmly trapped inside, ultimately being absorbed with the Martial Saint’s breathing.

The Martial Saint sat in the pool, breathing rhythmically. As he breathed, the liquid in the pool slowly lightened, finally transforming into a pool of clear water.

The Martial Saint opened his eyes and stepped out of the pool. The next moment, a light screen appeared before his eyes.

[Life Energy Source Number: Tomb Guardian No. 2 (Ninth Generation)]

[Origin Nourishing Liquid Rating: 5]

[Absorption Time: Three minutes and twenty-one seconds]

[Cell Vitality Rating: 6]

[Treatment Suggestion: None]

Looking at the light screen, the Martial Saint, accustomed to the routine, responded, "Confirmed."

The light screen disappeared, and the Martial Saint left the pool, or rather, the Holy Pool.

In the tradition of the Dingtian Sacred Sect, this pool was called the Hundred Herbs Sacred Pool. Connected to a massive Crystal Creation, they only needed to insert precious medicines and materials into the Crystal Creation, and the kind of light green liquid that was mentioned before would flow out into the Hundred Herbs Sacred Pool.

In the heritance of the Dingtian Sacred Sect, that light green liquid was referred to as Holy Medicine.

For ordinary martial artists, a single dose would significantly increase their Essence Dao cultivation in an instant, without any side effects. Even for a Grandmaster, the Holy Medicine had the effect of nurturing their origin.

Externally, the Dingtian Sacred Sect’s most precious treasure was the Great Dingtian Cauldron, but internally, this Hundred Herbs Sacred Pool was the sect’s true treasure.

The wall sensed the arrival of the Martial Saint and automatically opened a large door, beyond which was a corridor made of crystal.

Upon exiting the doorway, a voice immediately sounded in the ears of the Martial Saint.

[Honored Tomb Guardian, during your rest, a Tomb Guardian with ID number 2513 has made a meeting request to you.]

Hearing this ID number, the Martial Saint’s brow slightly furrowed.

"2513? Isn’t that someone from a branch? And I don’t remember giving him the right to report directly to me."

[The main control decided that the crisis evaluation of the request is upper-level, therefore, an exception was made.]

"Upper-level?" the Martial Saint was shocked, "Bring him to me immediately."

The only upper-level crisis evaluation the Martial Saint had seen was once, twenty thousand years ago, during the demonic catastrophe that resulted in the fall of two Martial Saints.

...

In the grand hall of the Dingtian Sacred Sect, the stout man who had conversed with Richard in the branch was standing uneasily at the edge of the hall.

To be honest, when he made the request to the mysterious main control, he didn’t hold much hope. After all, between the branch Sect Leader and the Sect Master, there were the ranks of Elder and Deputy Sect Master to bridge.

But with matters of the Demon Sect, the more people who knew, the greater the risk of leaking information. He did not dare to wager whether his message would be held up at some level, or whether some demon infiltrated within the sect might reveal it.

Fortunately, the main control agreed to his request.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the middle of the grand hall. The stout man looked closely and immediately knelt to the ground.

"Disciple Niu Qi, greets the Sect Master."

The Martial Saint nodded slightly and then asked, "What matter have you come to me with?" The stout man raised his head and quickly relayed the information he had found out from Richard.

After hearing the news, the Martial Saint’s face immediately changed.

"Did you tell anyone else about this?"

"No, disciple came to you as soon as I found out."

"Where is he?"

"At the branch."

"Good, show me the way, I want to meet this Wuxiang Valley Sect Master."

"Yes."

The stout man led the Martial Saint away, and soon, a figure appeared in the grand hall.

The Martial Saint looked at the empty grand hall with some puzzlement and said,

"Where is he?"