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"The Wu family is the hidden line of the Yunshui Sect in Xiao State. We can destroy them if we want."

Cao Rui thought to himself, "The Yunshui Sect will definitely not turn against the Spirit Beast Sect just because of a small Wu family."

However, this is not necessarily the case for the individual Yunshui Sect cultivators who came to investigate.

He was well aware that this action might arouse the Yunshui Sect's vigilance.

After all, after the Wu family's secret line was removed, the Yunshui Sect would inevitably notice something unusual and respond accordingly.

So, he decided to wait here for a few more days to make sure everything was safe.

As the tacit buffer zone of the three major clans, Xiao State has a very special status.

Cao Rui's deployment of a signal tower here was actually a borderline behavior.

However, the Spirit Beast Sect did not actually occupy the spiritual veins and spiritual mines in Xiao State or establish a market town. It only set up a signal node. It was difficult for the Yunshui Sect and Miaoyin Temple to find a suitable reason to object.

However, during the stage when Xiao State was setting up the signal tower, Cao Rui needed to remain vigilant and be ready to deal with any possible situation at any time.

The reactions of Yunshui Sect and Miaoyin Temple are of paramount importance.

Cao Rui needs to pay close attention to the developments of Yunshui Sect and Miaoyin Temple so as to adjust his strategy in time.

Fortunately, Lu Jiuxiao also fully supported Cao Rui, which gave Cao Rui the confidence to set up the signal tower.

On the other side, Chen Rui led the disciples of the Equipment Refining Academy and quickly found a suitable location for setting up a signal tower nearby.

Since the Wu family was destroyed, they could only set up a node nearby and deploy a signal tower on their own.

Cao Rui rushed over to check.

The location where Chen Rui found the signal tower node was located on a remote and uninhabited mountain.

This mountain is so high that it reaches the clouds, and its terrain is so steep and rugged that it is simply beyond the reach of mortals.

It would be perfect to open up a cave for cultivation here, set up an illusion array to cover it up, and place a signal tower at the same time.

After getting Cao Rui's approval, the ten disciples from the Equipment Refining Academy immediately took action.

As expected of the elite disciples of the Equipment Refining Academy, they were skilled in their movements and coordinated well with each other. It only took them a few hours to successfully complete the arrangement work.

A cave for cultivation was opened up, with an illusion array covering the outside and a signal tower placed firmly inside it.

Then, the signal tower was quickly activated, emitting a faint but steady light and connecting with nearby signal towers.

The disciples present were pleasantly surprised to find that the Lingyin Jade Pendants in their hands had regained their communication function with the Moon Kingdom.

The signal tower was activated and placed in the cultivation cave.

The disciples in the sect who were responsible for guarding the stronghold had not arrived yet, so only one disciple from the Weapon Refining Academy could stay behind to help guard the stronghold.

Until the disciples from the sect who have accepted the stronghold mission come over.

For the remaining eight strongholds, Cao Rui handed over the signal towers to Chen Rui and asked Chen Rui to lead his disciples to set up them.

Cao Rui himself was lurking near the ruins of the Wu family, quietly waiting for the cultivators from the Yunshui Sect to arrive.

in this way.

A few days passed.

During this period, there was a heavy rain, which turned the Wu family manor into a complete ruin.

Cao Rui was wondering whether the people from Yunshui Sect would never come here again.

On this day, a figure came from the sky riding a flying weapon.

The figure slowly stopped above the Wu family ruins.

"Sure enough, an accident happened. Was it the Spirit Beast Sect's fault?" The person who came had a serious expression on his face.

This person is Gongsun Zhi, the weapon refining master of Yunshui Sect.

"It should be that the people from the Spirit Beast Sect discovered the abnormality."

"According to Wu Tong's previous report, the Yunshui Sect should have deployed a signal tower nearby."

Gongsun Zhi expanded his spiritual sense and began to search the surrounding area carefully.

Cao Rui, who was lurking on the side, used his invisibility skills to the fullest and actually avoided Gongsun Zhi's spiritual detection.

Soon, Gongsun Zhi detected something unusual on the mountain where the signal tower was located nearby.

"Hmm? Level 0 Illusion Formation?"

Gongsun Zhi flew up with his flying weapon and headed towards the mountain.

Arriving at the top of the mountain, Gongsun Zhi's spiritual sense easily penetrated the 0-level magic circle and detected the signal tower and disciples of the Spirit Beast Sect inside.

The Spirit Beast Sect disciples in the stronghold also stood up quickly. A strange Foundation Establishment cultivator locked onto him, which made him shudder.

"Get out!" Gongsun Zhi shouted in a stern voice.

"Fellow Daoist from the Yunshui Sect, please calm down. Why are you so angry?" A figure flew out from the air and passed behind Gongsun Zhi.

Gongsun Zhi was startled and turned around to look. The man looked very young, wearing the purple robe of the high-ranking officials of the Spirit Beast Sect, and was looking at him indifferently.

The Wu family must have been destroyed by this boy...

"Fellow Daoist from the Yunshui Sect, what brings you here? What brings you here?" Cao Rui asked first.

Gongsun Zhi frowned and said, "The Wu family, a nearby immortal cultivation family, and I have a history, but was it destroyed by you?"

Cao Rui admitted generously: "I killed him. I negotiated a business deal with Wu Tong, the head of the Wu family, on behalf of the Spirit Beast Sect. But this guy was not very honest. He agreed on the surface, but secretly colluded with others to steal the second-level magic weapon of my Spirit Beast Sect. So I was furious and killed his entire clan."

Cao Rui admitted it generously, and Gongsun Zhi was speechless for a moment. It was impossible that he would really go to war with the Spirit Beast Sect just for the Wu family.

After a moment of silence, Gongsun Zhi said, "You are going too far, fellow Daoist."

"Could it be that fellow Daoist wants to stand up for the Wu family? Is this a personal grudge or a sect grudge?" Cao Rui said with a slight smile.

Gongsun Zhi looked at Cao Rui, who appeared and disappeared mysteriously in his spiritual sense, and finally gave in.

He is a weapon refiner, and he can fight very toughly when he uses his realm to overwhelm others, but facing Cao Rui, whose true strength he cannot tell, he backs down.

When did such a young and unfathomable Foundation Establishment cultivator appear in the Spirit Beast Sect?

"Since the Wu family was at fault first, I have nothing to say."

"But, what are you, the Spirit Beast Sect, doing?" Gongsun Zhi pointed to the stronghold on the mountain.

Cao Rui smiled faintly: "This is not a market protected by a high-level formation, nor are there a large number of cultivators stationed here. It is just a temporary base set up by our Spirit Beast Sect. It can be used to provide rest for sect disciples and pass messages. This does not count as breaking the rules, right? Don't say that your Yunshui Sect does not have a similar base in Xiao Country."

Gongsun Zhi was silent again. The Spirit Beast Sect was too cunning. After setting up a stronghold with the help of the Lingyin Jade Pendant, Gongsun Zhi could predict that as the number of people using the Lingyin Jade Pendant increased, the independent cultivators of Xiao State would inevitably be heavily inclined towards the Spirit Beast Sect.

"The signal base is an important location for our Spirit Beast Sect."

"Our sect leader once said that if someone attacks our Spirit Beast Sect's signal base at will."

"We don't mind starting a war again, so I hope this fellow Taoist will not make similar dangerous moves."

"If you continue to provoke our Spirit Beast Sect, the consequences will be disastrous." Cao Rui warned in a serious voice.

What Cao Rui was referring to, of course, was Gongsun Zhi's previous act of showing off his power in front of the stronghold.

If Cao Rui was not there, Gongsun Zhi might have rushed into the cave, killed people and seized the signal tower.

At this time, Cao Rui made his attitude clear. If the Yunshui Sect dared to do so again, it would really touch the bottom line of the Lingshou Sect.

Gongsun Zhi was indeed shocked by Cao Rui's words.