The Grey Rat's Demon Path

Chapter 254: Chapter 222: The Fall of Red Cloud Mountain, Late-stage Core Formation

Xu Chang’an did not stop Yanyue True Monarch’s Nascent Soul from escaping.

In truth, in his current state, even if he had the will to stop it, he lacked the strength.

The small sword in his hand still looked the same, but without its Sword Spirit, it was now worthless.

It could only be considered a sturdy, sharp collectible.

’Yanyue True Monarch’s Nascent Soul escaped, and with all the commotion from the battle, this place is no longer safe!’

Xu Chang’an took several Healing Elixirs from his Storage Bag and swallowed them one after another.

Then, forcing his weakened body onward, he took the Storage Bag and Beast Taming Pouch from Yanyue True Monarch’s corpse.

As one would expect of items carried by a Nascent Soul Realm Great Cultivator, these two—the Storage Bag and the Beast Taming Pouch—were extraordinary and of an extremely high grade.

With no time to inspect their contents, Xu Chang’an activated a Third-tier Escape Demon Talisman, chose a direction, and fled.

The Escape Demon Talisman created a considerable commotion. With so many Human Race Core Formation Zhenren nearby, his action was incredibly risky.

But it was a risk he had to take.

His injuries were extremely severe. If he tried to move stealthily, he knew that once the battle for Red Cloud Mountain was over, the many Human Race True Men would scan the area with their Divine Sense. He would have nowhere to hide, and his location would be exposed.

’Better to risk it all for a chance at survival now than to be caught later!’

A Third-tier Escape Demon Talisman was incredibly fast; once activated, an ordinary Core Formation Zhenren would find it nearly impossible to give chase.

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A bombshell piece of news exploded like a thunderclap across the Red Cloud Mountain Range.

On the day of the Red Crocodile Demon King’s wedding, Yanyue True Monarch of the Human Race led dozens of Core Formation Zhenren in a surprise attack on Red Cloud Mountain!

Red Cloud Mountain was annihilated!

In a final, desperate gambit, the dying Red Snake Demon King shattered the light barrier of the trapping Magical Treasure, allowing the Yellow Wind Demon King to luckily escape by relying on his own Magical Treasure, the Smoke and Cloud Barrier.

The other Demon Kings—Sihorn Demon King, Red Crocodile Demon King, and Red Flame Demon King—were not so fortunate; all of them were killed on the spot!

In addition, the many Quasi-Demon Kings from the major powers who attended the Red Crocodile Demon King’s wedding all perished!

The Red Crocodile Demon King, a rising star among the Demon Kings of the Red Cloud Mountain Range, had fallen!

Like a shooting star—brilliant, but tragically brief.

The affairs of the world are unpredictable, and the same holds true for the Demon Path.

One might enjoy a moment of glory, but in the end, no one ever knows what will come next.

A day of high spirits could be followed by a plunge into the depths of despair.

Not long after news of Red Cloud Mountain’s fall spread, another piece of bombshell news arrived from the Thundering Mountain Range.

Thundering Mountain had been caught in a surprise attack led by a Nascent Soul True Monarch and over a hundred Core Formation Zhenren from the Human Race’s Xuanwu Pavilion, suffering grievous losses.

The Unparalleled Demon King of Thundering Mountain broke out with a small number of Demon Kings and Great Demons, retreating deep into the Thundering Mountain Range.

According to rumor, two Nascent Soul True Monarchs from Xuanwu Pavilion had participated in that battle!

The tables had turned in the conflict between the Demon Race and the Human Race!

Aside from these two bombshells, smaller, fragmented pieces of news also began to circulate.

The Gray Rat Alchemist from Peacock Mountain’s Cloud Sea Peak, who had achieved Tier Three Alchemy Skill, had perished in the battle at Red Cloud Mountain!

Of Thundering Mountain’s thirteen Demon Kings, nine had fallen. Only four managed to escape!

The Unparalleled Demon King, Thunderous Demon King, was gravely wounded!

Celestial Pool Cave stepped in to manage the situation!

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As reports like these spread through the Red Cloud Mountain Range, they caused widespread panic.

The standoff between the Thundering Mountain Range, the Red Cloud Mountain Range, and the Human Race’s Yanyue Sect had escalated; the Xuanwu Pavilion had now officially intervened!

Clearly, the two great human powers had already divided their targets.

Xuanwu Pavilion would take the Thundering Mountain Range. The Yanyue Sect would take the Red Cloud Mountain Range.

Although Thunderous Demon King of the Thundering Mountain Range was severely injured and its combat strength greatly reduced, they still had Cyan Pool Demon King of Celestial Pool Cave to take charge.

The Red Cloud Mountain Range, however, had no Unparalleled Demon King to lead them.

With Yanyue True Monarch of the Yanyue Sect watching them like a hungry tiger, how could the Red Cloud Mountain Range possibly defend itself?

Before, the Red Cloud Mountain Range had managed to survive by relying on the power of the Thundering Mountain Range. But now, the Thundering Mountain Range could barely protect itself. What did the Red Cloud Mountain Range have to stand against the great army of Human Race Cultivators?

Just as they braced for a thunderous strike from the Yanyue Sect, the sect suddenly went quiet.

This left the various powers in the Red Cloud Mountain Range deeply confused.

The various factions deployed their hidden agents, sending out members of the Demon Race to investigate.

Eventually, they gathered some vague and contradictory pieces of information.

Yanyue True Monarch of the Yanyue Sect was rumored to be gravely injured!

’Yanyue True Monarch... gravely injured?!’

’Who in the Red Cloud Mountain Range could possibly threaten a cultivator of the Nascent Soul Realm like Yanyue True Monarch, let alone gravely injure him?!’

The various powers in the Red Cloud Mountain Range grew suspicious, suspecting it was false information deliberately spread by the Yanyue Sect.

’But a careful analysis showed the power gap between the two sides was so obvious. Why would the sect need to spread such a rumor?’

「Half a month later.」

The Human Race’s Yanyue Sect launched a full-scale invasion!

The Human Race Cultivators switched from defense to offense. Throngs of them began to move freely in and out of the Red Cloud Mountain Range, hunting members of the Demon Race with abandon.

Lacking the deterrence of high-level experts, the many demons of the Red Cloud Mountain Range became nothing more than cultivation resources for the Human Race Cultivators.

The pelts, claws, fangs, and flesh of the Demon Race became Cultivation Resources, Alchemy Spiritual Materials, and Array Materials for the Human Race Cultivators.

The order that had been maintained in the Red Cloud Mountain Range for many years completely collapsed.

The countless members of the Demon Race, especially the low-level Little Demons, suffered miserably.

The situation only saw a slight improvement after the Peacock King emerged from seclusion and powerfully struck down several Late-stage Core Formation Zhenren from the Human Race.

From that point on, Peacock Mountain replaced the former Red Cloud Mountain as the power in charge of the Red Cloud Mountain Range.

However, with the Human Race ascendant and the Demon Race in decline, Peacock Mountain and the other major powers could only struggle to hold their ground against the numerous sects and families represented by the Yanyue Sect.

From then on, the lands west of the Red Cloud Mountain Range became the Human Race’s private garden. Its demons, Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Materials, mines, and Spirit Veins were all theirs for the taking.

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In a remote mountain forest, a colossal ancient tree stood, its lush branches and leaves teeming with vibrant life.

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