And now, the Fang family, the Yin Yang Sect, and the Kui Lian Sect, three major powers, had all issued decrees and released footage, informing the Lei Feng Realm that the Liu family had colluded with external enemies, and that the demon race had invaded again!
Some people cursed the Liu family for betraying their country, trying to overthrow the Lei Feng Realm and turn all its people into slaves of the demon race.
Others expressed disbelief. How could the Liu family, which had made great contributions in the first war against the demons and had held the demon marshal for nearly ten years, do such a thing?
How was this possible?
Immediately after, they received the second piece of news: the three families had gathered a large army and were heading to the desert, aiming to reach the first battlefield as quickly as possible to block the demon race.
Everyone saw that the number of demons arriving this time far exceeded the first time.
Clearly, unlike the hasty preparations of the previous encounter, this time, the demon race had long planned and was well-prepared.
As for why they were well-prepared, it was obvious that the Liu family had colluded with the demon race long ago.
Whether people believed it or not, everyone knew that
The second war against the demons began at this time of awakening, on this rainy night of lightning and thunder.
Many forces and rogue cultivators with a sense of justice set out for the desert, intending to annihilate the demon race before they could ravage the world, as they had done years ago, and destroy the teleportation channel.
Cultivators of the Lei Feng Realm were angered, shocked, and some even doubted the authenticity of the footage.
Under the deliberate propaganda and promotion of the Fang family, everyone in the Lei Feng Realm knew that Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu had risked their lives to infiltrate the desert and record the Liu family's crimes, allowing the people of the Lei Feng Realm to learn of this earth-shattering event in the first instance.
At the same time, people worried that once this matter was publicized, the Liu family would inevitably know about it, pushing Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu, who were lurking in the desert, into a fire pit.
In fact, the Fang family had also considered this problem but still publicized it.
This was because it was no longer necessary to conceal the whereabouts of Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu; they were about to undertake a more dangerous mission.
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu received intelligence that the teleportation array in Dongmo City, the closest city to the desert, had been destroyed beforehand by people from the Liu family.
They had to rush to Dongmo City immediately to repair the teleportation array there, ensuring that the armies of the three families and other supporting forces and rogue cultivators could arrive smoothly.
If the teleportation array could not be repaired, the armies of the three families would not be able to arrive until noon the next day at the earliest, by which time the demon race might already be spread throughout the Central Region.
The situation was critical and brooks no delay.
People were also fortunate that Wan Lei was the one investigating the intelligence; only he, with his strong strength and knowledge of formations, could simultaneously resist the demon race's obstruction and repair the teleportation array.
No one else could.
The demons in the sky continued to pour down incessantly. Liu Naiweng watched the demons swooping down, his heart filled with a mix of emotions.
Yes, he was from the Lei Feng Realm and had once contributed his strength to fight against the demon race. Now, having become a traitor and personally ushering in the enemies he once fought, even he felt a trace of guilt.
But soon, he calmed his emotions. He was a shrewd and ambitious man who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and he would not allow himself any wavering.
The first time he had guided demonic energy from within the Qing Xin Demon Marshal and integrated it into himself, causing his cultivation, which had remained stagnant for thousands of years, to increase by a sliver, he had decided to welcome the demon race.
He needed the demonic energy of the demon race, their cultivation techniques, and their treasures to help him break through his cultivation.
He had to break through. He was over nine thousand years old. He had personally witnessed his son, grandson, and even great-grandson grow old and die, while he, this ancient immortal, still remained strong.
The members of his family treated him with awe and trembled before him. He was the most revered ancestor in the family, and everyone feared him. No one was willing to be close to him. He had long lost the joy of enjoying his grandchildren. His descendants had all died.
Without the ties of blood, he devoted himself entirely to cultivation.
However, fate was too cruel. With his heaven-blessed talent, why had his cultivation remained stagnant for thousands of years?
And now, he was almost ten thousand years old.
If one does not become an immortal, one does not live past ten thousand years!
Although he had lived for a long time, the longer he lived, the more he understood the benefits of existence. He did not want to die; he wanted to become an immortal!
He must become an immortal!
Become an immortal!
Even if there was only a sliver of hope, even if it meant the entire Lei Feng Realm would be plunged into bloodshed for this sliver of hope, he would not hesitate.
As long as I can live, whether you die or not is none of my concern!
"Ancestor, urgent intelligence!"
Liu Naiweng, who was lost in his thoughts, was interrupted by the guard's report and could not help but feel a hint of anger.
"Speak."
"The matters we are undertaking have been leaked. The entire Lei Feng Realm now knows that we are welcoming the demon race!"
"What?! How is that possible!"
Liu Naiweng immediately turned his head, his fierce and sinister gaze fixed on the guard, causing the guard to immediately kneel on the ground, trembling.
"It is true. I just received a telepathic message from a friend who questioned whether our Liu family was welcoming the demon race and sent me footage of us doing so.
Ancestor, the Fang family, the Yin Yang Sect, and the Kui Lian Sect have already assembled their armies and are ready to march towards us to block the demon race."
"How could outsiders know? Wasn't this area under your strict control?
Liu Qi, come here!"
The Liu Clan Leader, who was shocked to the side, immediately came forward and cupped his hands in salute to Liu Naiweng.
"Ancestor, we did indeed set up defenses."
Then, the Liu Clan Leader looked at the guard and said fiercely,
"You insolent slave, don't gasp for breath when you speak. Explain what happened clearly!"
"Yes, yes, yes, it was Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu who secretly infiltrated nearby and recorded what we were doing, then sent the footage outside."
"Wan Lei?!"
The Liu Clan Leader frowned,
"How did he know we were welcoming the demon race? How could he have arrived so quickly?!"
"Hmph, don't forget, the final part of our teleportation array was set up by Wan Lei. He must have left some means, and he could detect when the teleportation array was activated, which is why he arrived so quickly.
Damn it, we shouldn't have let this brat set it up in the first place! You useless wretch, you still haven't managed to kill that brat!"
Liu Naiweng was so angry that he wished he could kill the Liu Clan Leader himself.
"Ancestor, please calm your anger, ancestor, please calm your anger."
"The armies of the three families must not arrive. Our side cannot be completed in a short time. Once the three families arrive, we might be disrupted, delaying our grand plan!"