Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 18 Better to be the tail of a phoenix than the head of a chicken
Zi Dong tried to use the spirit sword for a long time, but he couldn't get a chance to intervene. Zhou Xinyu's dozen or so flying swords were just too fast, and he couldn't find a single gap.

Then let's leave it all to Zhou Xinyu. Anyway, I can also inexplicably gain luck, so I might as well learn her techniques.

The purple aura from the east can slow down the opponent, which is equivalent to a slow-motion function, allowing Zi Dong to clearly observe Zhou Xinyu's techniques.

Last time in Baijia Village, when he was being chased by that innate realm demonic cultivator, Zi Dong unexpectedly discovered that the Eastern Purple Qi could slow down his opponent, so he used up his luck to bring it into his eyes.

Not only does it have fast and slow playback functions, but it can also adjust the magnification, although the higher the magnification, the more luck it consumes.

Zi Dong immediately consumed 1,000 points of first-grade luck to bring the purple aura from the east into his eyes and adjusted it to slow down tenfold.

Zhou Xinyu's hands moved extremely fast, and she kept repeating the movements. Zi Dong quickly memorized more than a hundred incantations.

Although I didn't understand any of it, I'll go back and slowly try to understand it. It will definitely be of great help in controlling my flying sword.

The Cloud Sky Technique also contains techniques for controlling flying swords, but compared to Zhou Xinyu's, the speed difference is far too great.

Seeing that the deacon and his disciples had suffered heavy casualties, the demonic cultivators at the Star Refining Realm had long lost their will to fight, not to mention they were worried that the enemy would receive reinforcements.

He spared no effort to expend his true essence to force back the Star Refining Realm elder of the affiliated sect, and quickly led his remaining troops to escape.

The cultivators from the affiliated sects didn't dare to give chase, including the Star Refining Realm elder; they all watched Zhou Xinyu, who had more than a dozen flying swords hovering above her head.

"Have these demonic cultivators harmed the villagers?" Zhou Xinyu asked the Star Refining Realm elder with a very serious expression after retrieving her flying sword.

"I was surprised by their arrival, and they were outnumbered. These demonic cultivators did not use the villagers to threaten me."

The elder of the Star Refining Realm glanced at Zhou Xinyu's white dress, and although he was somewhat annoyed, he still took the initiative to answer.

Although he knew perfectly well that Zhou Xinyu was definitely not at the Qi Refining Realm, her cultivation level was still lower than his, but he still didn't dare to put on airs.

Who can blame them when someone else has a cloud embroidered on their chest while he has a mountain? The Cloud Heaven Sect's signboard is right there, and subordinate sects are considered inferior.

"How dare you barge in with so few people?!" Zhou Xinyu breathed a sigh of relief, but still questioned her.

"The intelligence said there were only two demon deacons leading a dozen or so disciples here, but I didn't expect there to be an elder at the Star Refining Realm as well, and the group is over thirty people!"

The elder in the Star Refining Realm was even more furious when questioned. If the person who sent back the information wasn't a disciple of his own sect, he would suspect that this bastard was secretly colluding with the demon race.

"Alright, clean this place up, then reassure the villagers and continue your patrol!"

Zhou Xinyu waved to the Star Refining Realm elder as if instructing an unimportant subordinate, and then beckoned Zi Dong, who was deep in thought, to walk out of the village.

"Elder, those two are at most at the Innate Realm, yet they dare to be so arrogant towards you!"

Once Zi Dong and his companion disappeared from sight, the Heavenly Profound Realm deacon immediately began to angrily rebuke them in a low voice.

"Sigh, the disciples of Yuntian Sect can at least cultivate to the Integration Realm, and they do so very quickly. They are either elders of Yuntian Sect or sect leaders of affiliated sects. If you want to survive in the Azure Dragon Mountain Range, you can only swallow your pride!"

The Star Refining Realm elder sighed to the sky. There was a saying in the Azure Dragon Mountain Range: "I'd rather be a disciple of the Cloud Heaven Sect than an elder of an affiliated sect."

"Zi Dong, what are you thinking about?!" They had already reached the village entrance, but Zi Dong was still deep in thought with his head down. Zhou Xinyu curiously nudged him.

"The Heavenly Dao sent me the Devil Hunter Group's Destiny Tree and gave me 10,000 points of second-grade Destiny. I'm studying it now," Zi Dong said, frowning.

"Is there a problem?!" Zhou Xinyu was even more puzzled when she saw Zi Dong's serious expression. "You got the most luck, then the two patrol team members, and I got the least, not much more than those team members who didn't come!"

Zi Dong was very disappointed. He, the leader of the Demon Hunter Team, was not as good as the team members. He had taken a huge risk, almost the same as those team members who did not come.

"Of course, you get more luck from participating in battles!" Zhou Xinyu said matter-of-factly.
"Why didn't you make a move just now? If you had, we would have gained even more fortune. You are the crucial leader!"

"You've got over a dozen flying swords flying all over the place. If I make a move, I'll get riddled with holes!"

Zi Dong glared at Zhou Xinyu with dissatisfaction. If he could find even the slightest opening, how could he possibly hide on the sidelines and watch the show? He was the leader of the Demon Hunter Squad!
"Among so many disciples from affiliated sects, have I injured even one?!" Zhou Xinyu was immediately furious; this showed extreme distrust towards her.

"Those disciples were running ahead the whole time, of course you couldn't hurt them!" Zi Dong curled his lip, thinking that he wouldn't be able to hurt them either.

"Zi Dong, this is the last time I solemnly declare to you that my divine sense is extremely powerful, no weaker than that of a Void Breaking Realm cultivator, and my control over flying swords is even stronger!"

After gritting her teeth and finishing her sentence, Zhou Xinyu took out a flying sword and flew straight into the Azure Dragon Mountain Range, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Zi Dong quickly flew away on his sword to give chase. If he encountered any more demon cultivators, he would only face certain death. He must never offend a woman again!

After a thrilling but safe journey back to Yuntian Peak, Zi Dong returned to his cave and immediately fell into a deep sleep. His nerves had been too tense, and he needed a good rest.

After sleeping soundly until dawn, Zi Dong hurried to Zhou Xinyu's cave. After apologizing profusely, he began to discuss forming a team.

It's impossible for more than a thousand cultivators to act together, so Zi Dong plans to divide them into ten small teams and form a special operations team.

"What is a special forces team?!" Zhou Xinyu had already forgiven Zi Dong, who was extremely sincere, and was very curious about the new thing he had come up with.

"It's a team composed of strong individuals." Zi Dong explained simply: a special operations team is a special combat team that completes missions that other teams cannot.

"Zi Dong, do you want the elders to join the special forces?!" Zhou Xinyu looked at Zi Dong in surprise.

"The Demon Hunter Team is formed by disciples, and the sect leader would definitely not allow elders to join. I'm referring to disciples at the Core Formation Realm," Zi Dong quickly explained again.

"What's the difference between them and the other teams!" Zhou Xinyu scoffed. How strong could a disciple at the Core Formation Realm be?

"Special forces disciples at the Core Formation stage must all have a special skill, such as your powerful divine sense, and they must also practice battle formations and achieve perfect teamwork."

Zi Dong had some understanding of Earth's special forces; they not only needed strong individual skills but also a strong team spirit.

Zhou Xinyu wasn't interested in the special forces. No matter how strong the spiritual sense of a Core Formation Realm disciple was, could it be stronger than that of a Void Breaking Realm cultivator?

No matter how powerful the battle formation is, it's still only at the Core Formation Realm. No matter how well they coordinate, even if they're like one person, they're still only at the Core Formation Realm. The Demon Hunting Team still needs her, a Void Breaking Realm cultivator.

Zi Dong began to get busy, running between various affiliated sects. He first needed to select special forces members, and then form teams.

Zhou Xinyu used cultivation as an excuse to avoid running around with Zi Dong. The higher her cultivation level, the greater the help she would be to the Demon Hunter Team, and Zi Dong certainly understood this.

But before he could even assemble the special forces team, he received a notice from the Deacon's Office that the Demon Extermination Division was going to have a competition with the Demon Hunter Group.

This is also the sect's intention: disciples should not have too many groups; they should focus on high-quality groups. Of course, Fengyuntian played a significant role in this.

Each side sends out three disciples. Zi Dong and Feng Qingwu must fight each other. The winner of two out of three battles will determine which of the Demon Hunter Group and the Demon Extermination Division will disappear.

(End of this chapter)