Two great lords fought with overwhelming fury.
The soldiers around the Palace were caught in the shockwave of the battle, turning into clouds of blood, dead without any chance of resurrection.
The other demon patriarchs watched the spectacle from a distance, with no intention to intervene.
The slap mark on Lady Liuli's face had already disappeared.
She used a spell to protect herself and her daughter, then turned around to leave the Palace.
Since things had come to this point, she no longer wanted to stay there either.
It would be better to find a place to take refuge and regain inner peace.
"Mother, Brother Guiyue, he…"
Young Qingyue, who followed her mother, had tears filling her eyes.
That fiancé she liked so much and was so happy with—had he just disappeared like that?
In her heart, she even began to feel resentment toward her wrathful father.
Why could he have so many women?
Couldn't her mother share Brother Guiyue with her?
"Don't mention that matter again. Let them do whatever they want. In the days to come, we will have to rely on each other.
Lady Liuli was also deeply pained. Holding her daughter, she cried silently, distressed inside.
While they lamented,
the great demons Wang Quan and Gui Wu had already taken their fight from the seabed to the sky.
At that moment, the battle at the front was fierce.
And in the rear, suddenly, internal disputes arose.
The other great demons, noticing the commotion, had no choice but to approach.
Just as they understood the situation and tried to stop both, the furious sea surface instantly calmed.
Beneath the calm sea, a gigantic eye suddenly opened, fixing its gaze on the two great demons, Wang Quan and Gui Wu.
The two, who a moment ago were locked in a deadly fight, stopped immediately. They joined their hands in a gesture of respect and bowed before the great eye.
The many great demons present also bowed with serious faces.
It was not until the great eye closed and disappeared that the demons dared to straighten up.
"We already know your matter. Guiyue was, indeed, a human spy. Because of this fact, the Ghost Shark Clan will receive a mark against their record and will have merits deducted in the military camp.
"Wang Quan, you should also stop. Right now, we are at war and must be united. Leave this small conflict behind.
Said a high-ranking great demon.
"That's right.
"Let's finish this. Let's not make the human cultivators laugh at us.
"That lord no longer likes what he sees. If this continues, it will not be good for anyone.
The other great demons also expressed their position, for once, all in agreement.
Wang Quan, full of rage, left with a swipe of his sleeve.
Gui Wu let out a heavy sigh.
He still couldn't believe that Guiyue was a traitor, convinced it was a plot against the Ghost Shark Clan.
After all, the rise of the Ghost Shark Clan in recent years had been meteoric, and it was logical that it would generate envy.
Tang Yu, who had orchestrated the matter behind the scenes, had already hidden his merits and fame.
He and Wang Junhou met in secret at the Southern Palace after everything ended.
"Brother Wang, I've already delivered a great feat to you. Can we collaborate now?
After sitting in a private room in an inn, Tang Yu waved his folding fan with a smile.
"How shall we do it?
Having obtained an important feat, Wang Junhou was in a very good mood.
After all, catching a spy of that level was worth more than killing ten human cultivators of the same level.
"It's very simple. Our collaboration with the human cultivators is simply selling things, information, or other matters. Do you have any important information in your hands?
Tang Yu asked with a smile.
He had already discussed this matter with the high command of the Litang Sect.
If the information was valuable enough, the Inner Litang Sect would pay for it, and he would take the credit.
"I would never betray those of my own race.
Wang Junhou replied with a vigilant expression.
"Of course, this is for the good of our race's rise, how could we betray it?
Tang Yu closed his folding fan and slammed it on the table as he spoke.
"But information from the Demon Camp, that we can provide some.
In this great Sea war, the many forces did not attack in unison.
Instead, they were divided into three great military camps:
Heaven, Earth, and Demon.
The three are not hierarchically above or below each other; each is responsible for different tasks.
The Clan of the mermaids and tritons of Situ Yu, together with the Ghost Shark Clan and the Red Whale Clan, belong to the Heaven Camp.
The Heluo Clan, the Spinning Turtle Clan, and the Mountain Crab Clan belong to the Earth Camp.
The Sea Dragon Clan, the Seven Colors Clan, and the Fishmen Clan belong to the Demon Camp.
Each military camp manages different information according to the tasks assigned to them.
That is why Tang Yu specifically came to win over Wang Junhou, who holds a not low position in the Demon Camp.
"Yes, I do have some information about the Fishmen Clan. Those ugly old women have recently been manufacturing a formation-breaking artifact…"
Seeing that he did not need to betray the information of his own tribe, Wang Junhou did not hesitate to sell out his companions from the Demon Camp without a shred of morality.
He had already understood everything.
As long as the Sea Dragon Clan could rise and become the sovereign of the Sea…
What did he care about the life or death of others?
Tang Yu, after noting down this confidential information in detail, said:
"I will deliver this information to the human cultivators. As for the reward, there will be one hundred high-grade spirit stones at first. If the information is correct, more will follow."
"One hundred stones?"
Hearing that a single piece of information could be exchanged for so many high-quality spirit stones, Wang Junhou was a bit stunned.
Cultivation resources in the Sea are not exactly abundant, and spirit stones are even scarcer.
For demon cultivators, the value of a spirit stone here is ten times greater than on the mainland.
"Of course, otherwise, why would we take this risk? First, let's gather enough resources to ensure reaching the Integration Realm without problems, don't you think?"
Tang Yu, embracing Wang Junhou by the shoulders, smiled innocently while putting the spirit stones into his hand.
Wang Junhou, upon receiving those spirit stones full of spiritual energy,
also showed an innocent smile, suddenly feeling much closer to him, and said laughing:
"Too bad I haven't dedicated much time to researching those two Clans, but when we have a meeting at the Demon Camp, I'll find out more things."
"Perfect, perfect."
"And about what you said about selling things, how is that going?"
Wang Junhou asked with interest.
He had always considered himself a natural talent in cultivation; reaching the Integration Realm was just a matter of time.
Only that to reach that level, too many resources were needed.
And now that he had a path to wealth in front of him, what reason did he have to doubt?
"Well, you see, isn't it that according to current rules, resources like the Sea Flower are not given to demon cultivators below the Golden Core Realm?"
Tang Yu asked.
Wang Junhou nodded.
The Sea Flower, the Marine Spring Herb, the Three-Waters Butterfly, and other unique Sea resources had quite good effects for healing wounds.
According to the rules established by the three camps, only demon cultivators who have reached the Golden Core Realm and transformed into human form have the right to receive these resources.
This ensured that if they were injured in combat, they could recover quickly and save their skin.
"Take the Golden Core cultivators as an example: currently, each of those in charge of the three battlefronts against the Hehuan Sect receives five hundred-year-old Sea Flowers each month."
"I propose that, with the excuse that the war is going badly, we reduce that amount to three flowers, and also change their age to about fifty years."
Tang Yu had just finished speaking,
Wang Junhou hesitated a little.
"Aren't we going to get into some trouble for doing this?"
"What's wrong? Is a bunch of useless people in the Golden Core Realm dissatisfied?"
Tang Yu showed a sinister smile.
Wang Junhou understood the signal, and like an obedient student said, "Brother, continue speaking."
"This is only part of the plan, the front is tense, so we in the rear…"
"… must also 'eat tightly,' besides, let's talk about the warehouse."
"With so many things stored there, do you think they can use them all immediately? Even if we divert a tenth, that would already be enough for us to enjoy."
Tang Yu smiled like a true thief.
"Also move what's in the warehouse? If we do that, won't it be impossible to hide?"
Wang Junhou showed a serious expression.
The warehouse supplies were resources accumulated over centuries for times of war.
If they touched them, the impact on the war would be considerable.
"If the warehouse keeper is careless and causes some things to spoil, what's the problem? In the worst case, we punish him by extracting his soul and refining it."
"As long as everyone agrees to blame someone below, then it's not really a problem."
"Just by selling the first batch of supplies and making a big sum, the people we have to bribe won't be one or two…"
Tang Yu began explaining the plan to this little brother who didn't understand any of these intrigues.
As long as enough people were involved in this web of benefits…
Even if he didn't use Situ Yu's identity and acted as a simple demon of the Golden Core Realm…
Once he became the leader, all the power of the clique would be at his disposal!
When Tang Yu finished speaking…
Wang Junhou was completely stunned.
You could also play like this?
He had always thought that guy was a brainless fool, but now he realized that bastard was the best at hiding.
"Then… then let's follow Brother Situ's plan. If there is anything I should cooperate with, just tell me."
Wang Junhou's tone was already quite respectful.
"First, let's get the first batch of supplies."
Tang Yu waved his hand and parted from Wang Junhou to divide the work.
Two days later, when they met again, they already had several more storage rings.
"Brother Situ, you check."
After handing Tang Yu several storage rings full of resources, Wang Junhou was all courtesy.
Tang Yu received them with a smile and began checking them.
They were all typical medicines from the Yinming Sea, extremely valuable when brought ashore.
Just passing them from hand to hand was already a great fortune in spirit stones.
He took Wang Junhou to a hidden place and quickly prepared a teleportation circle.
After installing the two-way circle, he placed the rings inside and activated it.
With a white flash, the storage rings were teleported.
"That's all?"
Wang Junhou asked.
"Yes. These resources should exchange for about twelve hundred upper-grade spirit stones. According to our previous agreement, you keep fifteen percent of the profits. The rest we'll use to continue with the bribes."
"That fifteen percent isn't bad. We're just starting, in this first month you get almost a thousand upper-grade spirit stones, and then it will keep increasing."
Just as Tang Yu finished speaking, the teleportation circle lit up again and a new storage ring appeared.
Tang Yu took it and shook it: a large amount of upper-grade spirit stones poured out, forming a mountain.
"That's almost fourteen hundred stones now."
Wang Junhou's eyes shone with greed, with a totally avaricious expression.
These precious spirit stones had arrived too quickly.
He had never felt so happy before.
"Take your share first."
Tang Yu threw him about two hundred upper-grade spirit stones.
Wang Junhou received them with a grin from ear to ear, eager to talk about the next step of the plan.
At the same time, at a lake in the Jiuyue Kingdom, south of the Continent…
The lake's water had already been completely drained, revealing a gigantic formation at the bottom.
It was a teleportation circle, and the spiritual aura emanating from it indicated it housed an ancient residence.
And taking this formation as the center…
Within a radius of a hundred li, it had almost been completely razed.
Numerous cultivator corpses lay scattered on the ground, the storage rings in their hands, as well as their magical robes and treasures, had disappeared without a trace.
All because they rushed to be the first to enter the cave to obtain treasures and seek opportunities.
These people ended up fighting a great melee battle, and in the end, no one knew how many cultivators were dragged and died in it.
Those who managed to enter the cave were also not seen coming out, which made some who arrived later not even dare to enter.
Instead, they chose to wait patiently sitting outside the formation, waiting for someone to come out.
All to kill and steal!
While waiting to kill and steal...
The situation inside the cave was even worse than they imagined.
Of every ten cultivators who entered, nine died.
The multiple restrictions, formations, and mechanisms left anyone defenseless.
Cultivators below the Golden Core Realm were completely annihilated!
Even cultivators of the Nascent Soul Realm could barely advance, moving extremely cautiously to avoid falling into another trap.
Only a few old monsters in the Divine Transformation Realm could move with relative freedom inside the cave.
"Where did those two brats go?"
After searching for a while, several old monsters in the Divine Transformation Realm showed gloomy faces.
After so many casualties after entering the cave...
In the end, two insignificant cultivators from the Golden Core Realm were the ones who first managed to obtain a key.
"Keep looking! The two are seriously injured; if they activate some formation or restriction, they will die without remedy! When everything is over, we will share the opportunities inside this cave."
One of the old monsters in the Divine Transformation Realm spoke loudly.
The other old monsters responded one after another, but what they really thought... only the ghosts will know.
About a few dozen li ahead of them...
Two young cultivators from the Golden Core Realm were supporting each other as they walked through the fog.
"Junior Brother Lin Xuan, in your opinion, how much longer until we find the true location of this cave?"
Lin Nannian, of ordinary appearance, was supporting the equally injured Lin Xuan while asking.
They had known each other for more than three months, and upon learning of the opportunities here, decided to come together.
Along the way, they had supported each other, sharing life or death.
If it weren't for that, how would they have escaped the hands of those old monsters?
"It should be close. Didn't you deduce that if we continue southwest, we'd get there? I trust you."
Lin Xuan showed a faint bitter smile on his face.
"Then let's put more effort in. If we get this opportunity, let's do our best to reach the Divine Transformation Realm together."
Lin Nannian laughed a couple of times, but then gasped sharply from the pain.
"That damn formation is poisoned. I, a respectable cultivator, ended up with hemorrhoids! I cut them decisively, but they came back. Five jin of hemorrhoids, this is really unbearable!"
"When we get out, I'll think of something to help you."
Lin Xuan replied without much thought.
Lin Nannian sighed with regret.
If he couldn't get rid of that problem, even if he became an Immortal Emperor, he would still be a mockery. Imagine, being nicknamed "Emperor of Hemorrhoids," it would be worse than death.
Both struggled forward about three meters approximately.
Finally, a stone door appeared before their eyes.
Seeing the keyhole in the door, Lin Xuan took out the key and said with some doubt:
"This should be the place where the cave is located, but I don't know if there will be dangers inside. For safety, why don't you let me go in first to explore?"
"No need, I'll go with you. If anything happens, we can look out for each other."
Lin Nannian shook his head, then sniffed the air.
"Don't you smell something fragrant? It seems like the scent of a female cultivator."
"Maybe inside the cave there is a Celestial Fairy waiting for you to become her dual companion."
Lin Xuan laughed, and Lin Nannian laughed with him.
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