Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 27 Sneak Attack on Luo'an Town

To facilitate the Demon Hunters' operations, Zi Dong consulted with the sect leader and had already built several wooden buildings beside Dragon Saliva Lake to serve as the Demon Hunters' headquarters.

Although it's a bit rudimentary, it has the advantage of being spacious enough for the entire Demon Hunter team to train together, and the environment is also quite good.

After Zi Dong notified all members of the Demon Hunter Team to assemble, he, Zhou Xinyu, and Feng Qingwu quickly rushed to the headquarters by Dragon Saliva Lake. The people sent by Elder Yuan Chen also arrived shortly afterward.

The two Star Refining Realm elders, along with two stewards each from the Heavenly Profound Realm, Soul Breaking Realm, and Sea Transformation Realm, were completely under Zi Dong's command.

"Junior sisters, what method should we take for this operation?" Zi Dong asked Feng Qingwu and Zhou Xinyu while waiting for the group members to arrive.

"Of course we'll just charge in!" Zhou Xinyu didn't take the two Star Refining Realm demons seriously at all. Even with their cultivation sealed, she was confident she could defeat them.

"With the Demon Hunter Group's strength, they're just courting death!" Feng Qingwu glared at Zhou Xinyu with dissatisfaction. This group of demons numbered over a hundred.

"A sneak attack would be safer, catching them off guard and avoiding trouble for the sect!" Zi Dong had already come up with a plan.

Although the Eastern Purple Qi can help him defeat cultivators in the Star Refining Realm, he can only face one at a time; if there are two, he'll be dead.

"Zi Dong, the prestigious Yun Tian Sect resorts to sneak attacks, don't you feel ashamed?!" Zhou Xinyu immediately sneered.

She is a Void Breaking Realm cultivator, so naturally she should face the enemy head-on. If word got out that she would use a sneak attack, Zhou Yunting would despise her.

"This is a life-or-death battle, not a contest between disciples. As long as we can eliminate the enemy, what's shameful about it?"

Zi Dong has no sense of honor or righteousness. In a life-or-death battle, one must use any means necessary, otherwise one is a fool!
"How do you plan to launch a sneak attack?" Feng Qingwu agreed with Zi Dong, after all, the enemy was strong and we were weak, and we couldn't let the Demon Hunter Team suffer heavy losses.

"Junior Sister Qingwu, you lead ten squads to surround that demon's hideout. Junior Sister Xinyu and I will lead the special forces to infiltrate and lure out those two demon elders at the Star Refining Realm."

Zi Dong planned to eliminate the two Star Refining Realm demons first. If Zhou Xinyu could hold one back, he could defeat the other.

This operation will be led by the Demon Hunter Team. The sect's elders and deacons will not intervene casually; they will only assist when the lives of the Demon Hunter Team members are threatened.

In that case, it would be almost impossible for the Demon Hunters to annihilate this group of demons. Therefore, Zi Dong wanted to lure the demons' elders and deacons to the sect's elders and deacons.

The disciples of the Demon Hunter Group were being hunted down, and the elders and deacons of the sect could not stand idly by and would inevitably take action to fight back.

If the elders and deacons of the demons are dealt with, then the more than 1,000 members of the Demon Hunter Team will have an absolute advantage against the more than 100 demon disciples.

All of the more than 1,000 members were capable of flying on swords. Although the affiliated sect was not close to Dragon Saliva Lake, the members arrived quickly.

Zi Dong ordered an immediate departure. He and Zhou Xinyu led the special forces team ahead, while Feng Qingwu led ten squads to disperse and head out separately.

Although Zhou Xinyu was very unhappy about the sneak attack, Zi Dong and Feng Qingwu both agreed, so she couldn't say anything more.

The demons' hideout was located in the northern part of the Azure Dragon Mountains, which is on the edge of the region and borders the Luo Yun Kingdom, which is why the demons dared to gather in large numbers.

Zi Dong did not fly on his sword, but ran on the ground. Since it was a sneak attack, he naturally chose a dark and windy night for the murder.

"Zi Dong, when did your divine sense become so powerful?!" During a short rest, Zhou Xinyu couldn't help but ask curiously.

Throughout the journey, Zi Dong spread his divine sense to investigate, and with Zhou Xinyu's Void Breaking Realm cultivation, he was naturally able to sense her, and was not much inferior to her.

"It might be related to the Demon Hunter Group's Luck Tree." Naturally, Zi Dong wouldn't tell Zhou Xinyu that his Luck Tree could hold any grade of luck.

"Is it because of the luck the sect leader lent you?" Zhou Xinyu immediately guessed the problem; luck could nourish the soul. "Possibly." Zi Dong nodded perfunctorily, then immediately got up and continued on his way. It was best not to talk about such things.

"What do you mean 'possible'?!" Zhou Xinyu scolded angrily, and had no choice but to lead the special forces team to chase after Zi Dong.

Zi Dong timed it perfectly, and under Zhou Xinyu's guidance, he arrived outside Luo'an Town before dark.

Since they had left the Azure Dragon Mountains, the area around Luo'an Town was now hilly, and the forests were no longer dense.

Luo'an Town originally belonged to Luo Yun Kingdom. Because it borders the Azure Dragon Mountain Range, a large number of cultivators who wanted to join the Yun Tian Sect gathered there, and it gradually became a huge market town.

The countries in the Eastern Continent are also governed by cultivators, and each country has its own sect, though of course they cannot compare to the Cloud Heaven Sect.

The Azure Dragon Mountain Range is not a place that can be entered casually; there are small checkpoints along its long border.

Without a token issued by the Yuntian Sect or its affiliated sects, anyone who trespasses will be arrested, ranging from being expelled to being detained, and those suspected of being involved will be beheaded.

Therefore, there are many huge towns like Luo'an around the Azure Dragon Mountains, which are basically independent of various countries. Cultivators wait here for the tokens issued by the Cloud Heaven Sect and its affiliated sects.

The town's garrison is also a member of the Luo Yun Kingdom's royal family. Their main task is to send Luo Yun Kingdom citizens to the Azure Dragon Mountains for cultivation, and incidentally, to trade with the Yun Tian Sect and its affiliated sects.

Countries like Luo Yun Kingdom do not exclude the demon, monster, and witch races because the demon, monster, and witch races look down on the weak cultivators of these countries.

Therefore, it is not surprising that there are cultivators from both the demon and monster races in Luo'an Town; their target is the cultivators of the Yuntian Sect and its affiliated sects.

Zi Dong and Zhou Xinyu stood on a small hill, from where they could clearly see the low city walls of Luo'an Town and the lights in the town.

The city wall, less than three meters high, was meant to protect against wild beasts, but it was useless against cultivators and couldn't even stop spirit beasts from leaping around.

"Junior Sister Xinyu, how did you find your way here?!" Zi Dong looked at the bustling Luo'an Town and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Luo'an Town no longer belongs to the Azure Dragon Mountain Range. Even if a large number of cultivators from the demon, monster, and witch races gather there, the Cloud Heaven Sect generally will not send anyone to conquer it.

Although Luo'an Town does not belong to Luo Yun Kingdom and is basically independent, it is still guarded by the royal family of Luo Yun Kingdom.

If the Yuntian Sect were to actually come here to annihilate the demon, monster, and witch races, it would provoke hostility from the Luo Yun Kingdom and give other sects on the Eastern Continent an excuse to unite against the Yuntian Sect.

Although the Demon Hunter Group also belongs to the Cloud Heaven Sect, it is ultimately an organization of disciples, so it will not cause too much trouble. This is also the reason why Zi Dong advocated a sneak attack.

“The demon and monster cultivators in Luoan Town have been trying to enter the Azure Dragon Mountain Range. The patrolling cultivators have already fought with them several times, so they can easily find out the information.”

Zhou Xinyu enjoyed wandering around the Azure Dragon Mountains and became quite familiar with the patrolling cultivators from the affiliated sects.

"We'd better lure out the demonic cultivators of Luo'an Town first, so we'll have an excuse to attack!"

Zi Dong observed Luo'an Town carefully for a while and felt that he should be more cautious, since there were many cultivators from other sects in the town.

"Then I'll go and cause some trouble first!" Zhou Xinyu immediately perked up; she loved to cause mischief.

"Let's wait until Junior Sister Qingwu leads her people to surround Luo'an Town before we make a move. The two of us will go together!" Zi Dong quickly stopped him.

He was now very confident and couldn't let Zhou Xinyu take the risk alone. Moreover, he wanted to try out his nine flying swords!

(End of this chapter)