Chapter 629: Tip of the Iceberg

The Iron Army, along with the disciples of Lingyun Pavilion, seized the branch's assets and returned to the Holy Martial Academy to recuperate.

Their battle uprooted the foundation of the Dark Night Demon Hall throughout the Northern Region, a great contribution to the North.

From now on the entire Northern Region will return to normal order. With the Corpse Demons also eradicated, the North will enjoy a period of peace.

Lei Ming and the others stayed to keep Ye Liuyun company while waiting for Lin Feier to recover.

Her injury is to her Soul, not something that can be fully healed instantly. After a brief breath‑regulation, speaking and acting are unaffected.

After recovering, seeing that she was still lying in Ye Liuyun's arms, she simply kept her eyes closed and rested for a while longer.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Soul Power is far stronger than hers. The moment she finished her breath‑regulation, Ye Liuyun immediately sensed that she had awakened.

Seeing that she had not opened her eyes, Ye Liuyun assumed she still needed time to recover and refrained from moving, fearing to disturb her.

Only after Lin Feier had rested enough did she open her eyes.

"How do you feel? Better? The Soul injury may require more time to heal," Ye Liuyun said concernedly.

"Don't worry, it's not really damaged—just over‑used, needing a little recovery time," Lin Feier smiled.

It was still her first time being so close to Ye Liuyun, especially seeing his Golden Pupil up close.

She felt the Golden Pupil seemed to have a magical pull, capable of drawing a person's soul away.

Being stared at by Lin Feier made Ye Liuyun a bit embarrassed; he quickly helped her to her feet and, with an awkward expression, changed the subject.

"How did you get to the Dark Night Demon Hall?"

Lin Feier's face was flushed as well.

Wu Qingcheng and Yu Er merely gave a faint smile. They have seen countless women who admire Ye Liuyun, so it no longer surprises them.

Lei Ming was completely indifferent. Only Su Miaoyin still gets jealous often.

"Hmph!" she snorted coldly, turning her head aside and no longer looking at Ye Liuyun or Lin Feier.

Lin Feier glanced apologetically at Wu Qingcheng and the others, gave a brief greeting, then readjusted her clothing, draped her black robe again, and began speaking to Ye Liuyun.

"After leaving the Five‑Region Alliance, I roamed looking for a Sect suitable for my cultivation. Unexpectedly, midway I encountered a powerful Demon Cultivator named Cui Wuming."

Lin Feier paused, then said, "You might find this hard to believe, but that Demon Cultivator isn't from our Cangyun Continent; he comes from the Outer Region, from a powerful Sect called the Night Demon Sect."

"Night Demon Sect?" Ye Liuyun couldn't help but repeat it.

Lei Ming and the others, upon hearing it, gathered around to listen to her continue.

"What? You also know this Sect?" Lin Feier was now the surprised one.

"I not only know it, I've even sparred with them! You keep talking, and then I'll tell you the full story."

"Alright, I'll continue," Lin Feier said, proceeding with her tale.

"At first I didn't know about the Night Demon Sect, but later learned that the Night Demon Sect is actually the backer behind the Dark Night Demon Hall, the true controller of the Hall."

Seeing my own qualifications were good and suitable for a Demon Cultivator, he let me join the Dark Night Demon Hall and gave me abundant support.

After arriving at the Dark Night Demon Hall, I learned of many of their schemes—plotting the Northern Region and even the entire Cangyun Continent, colluding with the Demon Race and Corpse Demons, seizing the Cangyun Martial Competition's Shura Hell inheritance, and so on.

I only became this strong after entering the Shura Hell to receive the inheritance; before that my realm was not so high.

Because my realm advanced quickly, my Soul cultivation hadn't kept pace.

All of this was orchestrated behind the scenes by Cui Wuming.

However, he never appears personally; Lu Jinzhou has always acted as his proxy.

"I see!" After Lin Feier's brief explanation, Ye Liuyun realized that the Night Demon Sect's influence had already reached the Cangyun Continent and even controlled the Dark Night Demon Hall.

He finally understood why Lin Feier's realm was so high—it was because she had received the Shura Hell inheritance.

"Then what's your relationship with the Night Demon Sect?" Lin Feier asked Ye Liuyun.

"I only encountered the Night Demon Sect after I entered the inheritance," Ye Liuyun said, briefly recounting the events in the Qinghuo Inheritance Secret Realm to Lin Feier.

"So the entire Qingxiao Domain falls under the jurisdiction of those three great Sects?" Lin Feier realized this about Qingxiao Domain and the three great Sects.

For the Cangyun Continent, those three great Sects are colossal; the power they currently display is merely the tip of the iceberg.

Ye Liuyun nodded, then said anxiously, "If the Night Demon Sect has already intervened in the Cangyun Continent, what about the other Sects?

After all, for them, managing an island like Cangyun is a simple matter—just sending a disciple or two.

With years of accumulated foundation, who knows how many Yin‑Yang Realm disciples they have cultivated?

"You mean there might be another two great Sect forces on the Cangyun Continent?" Lin Feier asked directly.

Ye Liuyun nodded, "Given the strength and competition among these Sects, I think it's very possible. It's just that they may, like Cui Wuming, be hiding in the shadows, looking for a powerful proxy."

"Then the only force on the Cangyun Continent capable of opposing the Dark Night Demon Hall would be the Cangyun Alliance! Could the Cangyun Alliance…?" Wu Qingcheng analyzed.

"It's unclear whether the Cangyun Alliance has covert support from the Outer Region, but regardless, their ultimate goal is to plunder the continent's cultivation resources, which is no good for the Cangyun Continent!"

After speaking, Ye Liuyun turned to Lin Feier, "What about you? Any plans? Now that the Northern Region branch has been wiped out, can you still stay in the Dark Night Demon Hall?"

Lin Feier said confidently, "I've already decided! Now that Lu Jinzhou is dead, I have no reason to leave.

I will not only stay, I can even return to vie for the Hall Master's position. I now have that strength.

I reckon Cui Wuming will back me."

"You still intend to return to the Dark Night Demon Hall?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

Lin Feier, fearing Ye Liuyun might think she's blindly joining the Hall, hurriedly explained, "Returning to the Dark Night Demon Hall will give me resources, accelerate my realm advancement, and when you later assault the Hall, I can aid you.

Rest assured, after this loss the Dark Night Demon Hall won't have enough manpower to redeploy to the Northern Region anytime soon.