The rewards for the mission to attack the Celestial Demon Sect were definitely not low.

The Elders of Battle Peak were all extremely motivated.

For the past twenty years or so, the Elders of Battle Peak had received relatively few missions, and they couldn’t afford to purchase certain cultivation resources.

This was the perfect opportunity to earn Sect Contribution Points.

Feng Tianrui began announcing the assignments, and the Battle Peak Elders were the first to speak up.

"I was too slow to speak up. A real shame."

"Elder Shen, you’re only in the early-stage Foundation Establishment. This mission is a bit dangerous for you. How about you give your spot to me?"

"I’ll just be careful. I appreciate the thought, Elder Jin."

"There isn’t just a mission to attack the Celestial Demon Sect; there’s also one to defend against the Demon Spirit Sect," Feng Tianrui said, gesturing for silence.

The Supreme Elder and the Sect Leader had given him two main directives.

First, they were to attack the Celestial Demon Sect and force their Demons to retreat from the Dragon Demon Palace. Second, they were to keep an eye on the Demon Spirit Sect.

It was highly likely that the Celestial Demon Sect had made some sort of deal with the Demon Spirit Sect when they went to reinforce the Dragon Demon Palace.

Therefore, while attacking the Celestial Demon Sect, they absolutely had to guard against the Demon Spirit Sect.

"I’ll take the mission to defend against the Demon Spirit Sect’s Foundation Establishment Demons."

"Me too."

"That doesn’t count yet. For the mission to defend against the Demon Spirit Sect, we have to wait for their Foundation Establishment Demons to actually show up. They haven’t appeared yet, so how can you claim a mission to defend against them? What if they don’t end up helping the Celestial Demon Sect?"

The Battle Peak Elder who had been too slow to speak this time quickly came up with an excuse, arguing that it wasn’t the right time to accept the mission to defend against the Demon Spirit Sect.

As soon as he said this, the other Battle Peak Elders who hadn’t yet secured a mission all voiced their agreement.

"Elder Feng," an Elder asked, "do our affiliated Foundation Establishment Influences whose territories border the Demon Spirit Sect know that their Foundation Establishment Demons are likely to make a move?"

"After the meeting, I will personally relay the message and tell them to be extra careful and vigilant," Feng Tianrui said, reassuring the Elder.

As the Management Elder of Battle Peak, he was responsible for many external affairs. He would ensure that all necessary arrangements were made.

「Two hours later.」

The Battle Peak meeting officially concluded.

The end of the meeting marked the time for Fang Yun and the group of Elders led by Bai Qinying to begin their operation.

Bai Qinying and Fang Yun conferred with each other first while the other Elders waited.

They began by discussing the timing of their move.

It hadn’t yet been decided when Bai Qinying and her group should set out.

"Senior Sister, you and the others should wait within the sect’s territory first. After I eliminate the Foundation Establishment Demons at Iron Tiger Manor, I’ll send word to you immediately. At that point, you can move out, take the route through Iron Tiger Manor’s lands, and set an ambush along the shortest path their reinforcements can take."

"An ambush on the shortest path... Junior Brother, we’re on the same page. The Celestial Demon Sect’s Foundation Establishment Demons would never expect us to ambush them inside their own territory."

It was always the Foundation Establishment Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect and its affiliated influences who ambushed us in the Celestial Cloud Sect’s territory. This time, the roles were reversed.

"This will certainly give them a ’surprise’," Bai Qinying couldn’t help but say.

"Also, you need to remain concealed while you’re preparing in our own territory. This will best prevent the Demons from learning about our operation. The Celestial Demon Sect is currently reinforcing the Dragon Demon Palace, so they’re most likely on guard against us."

"Yes, I’ll be extra careful about that."

Fang Yun had Bai Qinying and the other Battle Peak Elders wait within the sect’s territory precisely to prevent the Demons from discovering their movements.

If their movements were exposed, the difficulty of him eliminating Iron Tiger Manor would increase significantly.

Once the two had come to an agreement, Bai Qinying took charge of informing the other Battle Peak Elders. Faced with a plan devised by Fang Yun and the third-in-command of Battle Peak, they naturally had no objections.

’They were lucky to get the mission; now, all they had to do was follow orders.’

After making some preparations, Fang Yun left the Celestial Cloud Sect.

Not long after leaving the sect, Fang Yun put on the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots, an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Back in the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, he had to be mindful of how long he could use the Upper Grade Half-Hidden Spirit Boots and could get by without using them inside the sect’s territory.

But now, at the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, he no longer had this problem.

After his breakthrough to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, not only had his own Spiritual Power increased, but the Spiritual Power consumed by the Upper Grade Half-Hidden Spirit Boots had also been greatly reduced.

With one increasing and the other decreasing, using the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots at this level now gave him incredible endurance.

He didn’t have to worry about Spiritual Power consumption at all.

If the Spiritual Power in his Qi Sea ran low, he had Upper Grade pills that could replenish it very quickly.

These pills were mostly a precaution; in most situations, he wouldn’t need to use them.

While concealed, Fang Yun didn’t move at his top speed.

He was afraid that if he moved too quickly, Bai Qinying and the other Battle Peak Elders wouldn’t have reached the designated location within the sect’s territory by the time he had finished off the Foundation Establishment Demons of Iron Tiger Manor.

The location he and Bai Qinying had agreed upon was quite close to the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory.

After entering the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory without issue, Fang Yun moved quickly toward Iron Tiger Manor.

As he moved, he reviewed the information he had on Iron Tiger Manor.

According to the latest intelligence, Iron Tiger Manor currently had a total of six Foundation Establishment Demons. The most recent one had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage four years ago.

Of the six Foundation Establishment Demons, only one was at the Late-stage Foundation Establishment and one at the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment; the other four were at the early stage.

He recalled the operation at Vortex Cave over two decades ago. Although there was one fewer Foundation Establishment Demon there compared to Iron Tiger Manor’s current lineup, killing them had awarded more Combat Talent Points than the Iron Tiger Manor Demons were worth.