Inside the Litang Sect.
The moment everyone emerged from underground, Wang Yuan and the experts of the Litang Sect were already waiting at the side.
Upon seeing everyone come out of the ground safe and sound, Wang Yuan glanced at them:
"Did everything go according to plan?"
"It went well, as expected. We originally calculated that we could completely wipe out the more than one thousand sea dragons. However, halfway through the slaughter, Young Master Tang suddenly ordered us to stop and return. Therefore, we would appreciate it if the deputy master of the Hehuan Sect could provide an explanation."
One of the elders, short and shaped somewhat like a winter melon, spoke angrily.
Upon hearing the words of the winter melon-shaped elder,
the high-ranking members of the Litang Sect present at the scene frowned in displeasure and stared fixedly at Tang Yu.
To abandon the battle in the middle of combat and let the enemy escape was undoubtedly an act equivalent to treason.
Even if he wasn't a member of the Litang Sect, he had to be held accountable under the law.
"Why did the deputy master of the Hehuan Sect do this? Did he do it on purpose or was it...?"
Ji Cheng, who was standing nearby, was the first to speak, a cold gleam in his eyes.
Tang Yu had a very close relationship with Wang Yuan. For Ji Cheng, this was a great opportunity to put pressure on his nephew.
"I did it on purpose."
Tang Yu gave a faint smile and said, "Can we speak in private?"
"Alright. I thank you all for your hard work on this mission. Do not mention the matter of the deputy master of the Hehuan Sect again. He is one of our own and has his own reasons for acting this way."
Wang Yuan dismissed the many elders present, then placed two layers of restrictive barriers to prevent their conversation from being overheard.
"I am negotiating a deal with the sea dragon race. If the plan goes well, the ten races of the Yinming Sea will turn on each other, weakening their strength from within."
Once everyone had left, Tang Yu began to briefly explain his plan.
After hearing Tang Yu's plan, Wang Yuan remained silent for a moment and then said:
"If it works, the deputy master of the Hehuan Sect will have achieved a great feat."
Ji Cheng smiled from the side without saying a word, though his gaze was somewhat complex.
"I hope so."
Tang Yu smiled, said goodbye, and returned to the battlefield to continue launching large-scale attacks while feigning ignorance.
In the days of ceaseless fighting, day and night,
the Yinming Sea was once again covered with the corpses of countless demonic beasts, as the front lines advanced with great difficulty.
After seven days had passed,
Wang Junhou was moving alone along the bottom of the Yinming Sea.
Although he had already made a firm decision, at that moment his mood was still somewhat uneasy.
After all, taking that step meant there would be no turning back.
He hadn't told his uncle anything about it either.
"I'll investigate thoroughly first, to see who the infiltrator is. If it turns out to be a nobody, then it's not worth the risk."
Wang Junhou muttered to himself, and his gaze grew much more determined as he accelerated toward the South Water Palace.
For demonic sea beasts, living at the bottom of the sea was like living on land for human cultivators.
Humans build cities; demons do as well.
Upon entering the South Water Palace, Wang Junhou concealed his aura, moving within as if invisible.
With his cultivation level in the Divine Transformation Realm, he was undoubtedly one of the most powerful in the Yinming Sea.
And by suppressing his aura in this way, no one in the entire South Water Palace noticed his presence.
Upon walking into the palace, there was already someone inside, seated with eyes closed, meditating.
Recognizing the person's face, Wang Junhou's heart skipped a beat.
Wasn't that good-for-nothing Situ Yu?
They held similar positions, so they occasionally interacted.
But he had never respected that useless man, who had only risen thanks to his father's influence.
"Well, well! Useless for important matters, but number one at being a traitor?"
Suppressing the urge to beat him up, Wang Junhou approached with a dark expression and said, looking at Situ Yu:
"Isn't this Brother Situ? What are you doing here?"
As soon as he spoke, Situ Yu — or rather, Tang Yu — opened his eyes and looked at him with a mysterious smile.
Last time, when Situ Yu and other demons were trapped in a formation,
Tang Yu had intentionally left him alive, and after entering with his main body, had refined him with a beast control technique.
By turning him into his second avatar, Tang Yu's plan was finally taking shape.
"You and I both know what's going on, there's no need to keep testing each other. If Brother Wang is willing to cooperate, it will benefit both our clans. We also welcome your arrival."
Tang Yu said this with a slight smile.
Upon hearing the word "we," Wang Junhou trembled inwardly once again.
We?
Could it be that other members of the Ten Tribes were involved as well?
"Besides you, who else?"
In the end, Wang Junhou lacked the composure and couldn't help but ask.
"Brother Wang has yet to achieve any merit, and is already probing such sensitive secrets. I fear that's not very appropriate."
Tang Yu, from who knows where, pulled out a folding fan, and sitting there fanning himself with elegance, truly resembled a noble young master.
This made Wang Junhou feel a twinge of envy.
That Situ Yu!
He normally seems useless, but privately he's been hiding so much? And now he even masters the tricks of human cultivators?
"We can cooperate, but what about your sincerity? I can't take such a risk for nothing, right?"
Wang Junhou asked with a grim expression.
Tang Yu took out a jade scroll he had prepared and tossed it to Wang Junhou.
"This is one of the important pieces of information I possess: Guiyue of the Phantom Shark Clan has been secretly contacting human cultivators, seeking benefits for his clan."
"If Brother Wang is willing to cooperate, I can give you this merit as a show of sincerity."
Wang Junhou caught the jade scroll and scanned it with his spiritual sense.
The image inside showed Guiyue, standing within a formation, stepping on the corpse of a comrade, speaking with a human cultivator, and accepting a storage ring from him.
This made him even angrier.
He even began to suspect that, aside from his own Sea Dragon Clan, the other tribes of the Ten Tribes might also secretly be colluding with human cultivators for profit.
"Alright. As long as I can obtain this merit, cooperation is negotiable."
He agreed without much hesitation and put away the jade scroll.
"In that case, I'll go discuss this with my uncle first. Later, when we capture Guiyue, will you help us too?"
"Of course. If we are allies, we advance and retreat together. Our two clans will share this great undertaking."
Tang Yu agreed quickly.
Even though it meant sacrificing Guiyue, who was quite a valuable chess piece.
But once Guiyue was dead, his game board would start moving again. From that moment on, Situ Yu would be his true trump card!
Once everything was agreed upon, both of them left the South Water Palace together in search of the Dragon King.
When they found him, the Sea Dragon King was discussing future plans with the high-ranking members of the Sea Dragon Clan.
Seeing his nephew rush in, he made a sweeping gesture to pause the meeting, and looked at Wang Junhou.
"Junhou, do you have something to report?"
"I have something important to report, uncle. Guiyue of the Phantom Shark Clan has been in contact with human cultivators. I already have proof. I request that my uncle eliminate this traitor!"
These words from Wang Junhou left all the cultivators of the Sea Dragon Clan present in shock.
Guiyue of the Phantom Shark Clan, a traitor?
This young talent who had earned so many merits since the start of the war was actually collaborating with human cultivators?
"And the evidence?"
The Sea Dragon King extended his hand and smiled: "If it's only words, it will be hard to act on."
Wang Junhou handed him the jade scroll.
The Sea Dragon King examined it, and after pondering for a moment, gave his favorite nephew a firm pat on the back and burst out laughing.
"With this proof, the merit is yours, boy. Don't worry, your uncle will make sure you're rewarded for it."
Catching a spy was undoubtedly a great feat! After all, the damage an infiltrator could cause was enormous.
All the more so when that person had almost become his son-in-law!
The Sea Dragon King sent a message to the leaders of the other nine tribes of the Dark Sea, summoning them to resolve the matter.
Meanwhile, in the Palace, in the lady's chamber—
Three figures were entangled in a fierce battle, attacking each other relentlessly, determined to fight until one of them fell.
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