My Fairy Growth System-Chapter 446 - 445: Extreme Blood, Three-Way Truce

When the Venerable Laiming saw the Peak Venerable fleeing, he also didn’t hesitate to use an Escape Technique to run away. The members of the Extreme Path Demon Sect, who were surrounding Cangyin Mountain below, heard the order from the Peak Venerable, and also quickly packed up their Origin True Bodies and beat a hasty retreat.

"Think you can escape that easily?" sneered Qing Holy Maiden, Yu Qingtan’s clone, as she employed the Origin Dao Technique, Shrinking Earth, to give chase. She instantly appeared in front of Venerable Laiming.

The Peak Venerable specialized in the Metal Dao, having cultivated the Metal Escape Technique to a highly advanced level, which made him very fast. Although Qing Holy Maiden could keep up, the Peak Venerable was clearly stronger and still had the Gold Path Sword in his hand, so she decided to leave him and focus on Venerable Laiming instead.

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Venerable Laiming hadn’t expected Qing Holy Maiden to suddenly use a near-instantaneous Escape Technique and was so scared that he hurriedly took out a Fourth Stage Escape Talisman.

"Spatial Confinement!" Anticipating his move, Qing Holy Maiden immediately used another Origin Dao Technique. At the same time, she thrust forth the Space-Shattering Sword, aiming directly at Venerable Laiming’s Dantian.

"Elder Brother Peak, save me!" Venerable Laiming shouted, but the Peak Venerable was unmoved and continued his rapid escape towards the Extreme Path Demon Sect, embodying the proverb, "A dead comrade’s death over one’s own poverty."

Seeing that the Peak Venerable did not care about him, Venerable Laiming harbored deep resentment, but as a top Venerable of the Extreme Path Demon Sect, he did not give up on a sliver of hope even at the brink of death.

In a desperate move, he blew up one of his legs to forcibly change his position using a Secret Technique, evading the lethal strike of the Space-Shattering Sword. At the same time, he exerted all his might to activate the Heavenly Lyre Flute, unleashing sound waves like a fierce storm in an attempt to break Qing Holy Maiden’s Spatial Confinement.

However, Qing Holy Maiden, as a master of the Third Level Space Origin, had refined her control to perfection. Her Spatial Confinement was like an invisible cage, firmly locking Venerable Laiming within it. Even the formidable sound wave attacks were useless against the Spatial Confinement, disappearing without effect.

"Laiming, today marks your end!" declared Qing Holy Maiden coldly, directing the Space-Shattering Sword in a fierce and precise motion toward Venerable Laiming’s Dantian once more.

Upon seeing this, a look of resolve flashed in Venerable Laiming’s eyes. Knowing he had no escape, he activated all his Spiritual Power and exploded violently.

Qing Holy Maiden quickly retracted the Space-Shattering Sword and used the Shrinking Earth Technique to widen the gap between them. The explosion of Venerable Laiming resonated through the heavens and earth. Even high above, the shockwave blasted a massive pit hundreds of meters deep on the ground below, though it left Qing Holy Maiden unharmed.

"Quite the character, too bad the loot was destroyed!" Qing Holy Maiden remarked from above, expressing her sentiments.

...

The Extreme Path Demon Sect, which had thought a previous day was the darkest in nearly a millennium, hadn’t anticipated an even darker day would follow.

That day, the Extreme Path Demon Sect lost two more Venerables. Besides Venerable Laiming, there was also Venerable Tu Wanxiong, who had accompanied the Lightning Honorable to the Blood God Cult and was forcefully slain by Fang Ling with a spherical treasure. The Lightning Honorable barely escaped alive, relying on the Thunder Path Sword.

Additionally, two Divine Transformation Mid Stage Cultivators, Venerable Bingyu and Venerable Falling Wood, who took the Frost Path Sword to confront Wei Cangsheng, suffered another defeat at his hands. Venerable Cangsheng used his Lifebound Artifact, the Cangsheng Record, for the first time, and it proved to be a Superior Dao Artefact with an enigmatic and formidable presence.

"It’s all my fault; we should have focused our efforts against one enemy at a time. I am sorry for Laiming and Wanxiong!" Venerable Bingyu said with deep regret in the meeting hall of the Extreme Path Demon Sect.

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"Ah, who could have anticipated that they would possess such formidable strength. Now, with four of our ten Divine Transformation Venerables gone, the situation is extremely perilous. Should we continue to confront the Blood God Cult and Sect of Commoners?" Venerable Falling Wood also spoke, his face full of dejection.

"Even if we were to deploy all our forces now, I’m afraid we would still be unable to contend with them, especially since they will surely be prepared, and we cannot afford to leave our Sect Gate undefended," the Peak Venerable said.

"Are we to simply swallow this insult? If so, I fear the reputation of our Extreme Dao Sect will be swept away!" the Lightning Honorable remarked.

"But if we continue fighting, our Extreme Dao Sect might face destruction. I suggest we consider a ceasefire and negotiations," Shouyu Venerable proposed.

In the council hall, the atmosphere was heavy, everyone’s face filled with worry and reluctance. After a long silence, Bingyu Venerable finally spoke, his voice low and resolute, "We cannot let a temporary defeat jeopardize the future of the Extreme Dao Sect. A ceasefire and negotiations are our only way out right now."

"But the bargaining chips..." Falling Wood Venerable expressed his concern.

"We are not without leverage," Bingyu Venerable’s eyes gleamed with a hint of sharpness. "First, we must acknowledge that the Extreme Path Demon Sect has been hit hard not because of our lack of strength, but because we spread our forces too thinly. Next, we need to consolidate our remaining forces, fortify our Sect Gate, and bolster our defenses. At the same time, we could exploit the weaknesses of the Blood God Cult and the Sect of Commoners in negotiations."

"Their weaknesses?" Peak Venerable asked, puzzled.

"Indeed," Bingyu Venerable nodded. "Despite their strength, the Blood God Cult and the Sect of Commoners have their weaknesses too. For instance, the Blood God Cult really only has Fang Ling single-handedly steering the situation, while the Sect of Commoners places undue importance on the low-rank laymen they regard as unworthy of succession.

"As long as we endure until Fang Ling, Wei Cangsheng, Qing Holy Maiden travel to the Central Domain, what we’ve lost, we can take back again!"

"Excellent idea!" everyone nodded in agreement.

"Then, let us proceed with a ceasefire and negotiations," Bingyu Venerable stood up, his gaze resolutely firm.

...

At the end of year 7109 in the Lichuan Calendar, the Extreme Path Demon Sect, Blood God Cult, and Sect of Commoners initiated ceasefire negotiations. After a prolonged battle of attrition through discourse, a consensus was finally reached.

The Extreme Path Demon Sect ceded the territories of the former Blood Shadow Demon Sect to the Blood God Cult, and those of the former Yin Corpse Demon Sect to the Sect of Commoners. Additionally, half the territory of the White Bone Demon Sect and half the territory of the Soul Refining Demon Sect were also wholly ceded to the Sect of Commoners.

The condition was that the Blood God Cult and the Sect of Commoners would not engage in war with the Extreme Path Demon Sect for a thousand years, nor would they expand their followers within the territorial influence of the Extreme Path Demon Sect; all existing followers had to be moved to the territories ceded to the Sect of Commoners.

All parties were satisfied with the outcome.

Though the Extreme Path Demon Sect had suffered major losses, those were primarily the sub-sects’ losses, and they believed they had instigated a conflict between the Blood God Cult and the Sect of Commoners because Congregation City was located on the former territory of the Blood Shadow Demon Sect.

As for Fang Ling, he didn’t place much emphasis on the Blood God Cult. His involvement was merely to fulfill the promise made for inheriting the legacy of the Blood God Cult. As for his dealings with the Sect of Commoners, thanks to the relationship with Qing Holy Maiden, an alliance had already been secretly agreed upon. Furthermore, the Blood God Cult, not being a demon sect, had ideals that were not entirely in conflict with those of the Sect of Commoners.

The Sect of Commoners, meanwhile, needed to assimilate the newly acquired territories, bring many of its covertly developed followers into the open, and continue to amass power.