Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Sect Leader Liu Xuan’s Hidden Worry

Qinghan Mansion.

Bilin Courtyard.

“Elder Lü, how is the cleanup of the Three Major Sects’ spies in Taiyu City progressing?”

Bilin Courtyard was the residence of Sect Leader Liu Xuan and also the place where important matters were discussed. It was guarded by numerous Elite Disciples, each of whom had been investigated multiple times to confirm their loyalty.

These guards ensured that discussions within Bilin Courtyard would not be known to outsiders, unless it was information they intentionally wanted to spread.

The matter of Elder Lü Zhenghai going to the Mausoleum Mountain Range to set an ambush, for example, was the kind of event that would be deliberately exposed.

The reason for such stringent measures was that too many secrets had been leaked in the past, ruining many of the Cyan Yuan Sect’s plans. This prompted them to be extremely selective with their personnel.

“We’ve rooted out quite a few people in Taiyu City, and we’ve also found many among the maids and servants here in Qinghan Mansion. These spies had been dormant, but they were forced to activate after we eliminated their contacts within Qinghan Mansion.”

“They’ve basically all been purged now, unless there are still some who haven’t been activated by the Three Major Sects.”

Lü Zhenghai reported on the situation from his end.

After killing a large group from the Three Major Sects in the Mausoleum Mountain Range, the rival sects had pulled back. They didn’t dare send any disciples down the mountain, giving the appearance of simply defending their gates.

Under these circumstances, Sect Leader Liu Xuan and the others did not rush to besiege and annihilate the Three Major Sects. Instead, they began clearing out the enemy’s eyes and ears in Taiyu City. Before long, a few more Cyan Yuan Sect Elders would arrive, and then they would crush the Three Major Sects with overwhelming force.

The current goal was to blind the Three Major Sects, keeping them ignorant of this intelligence, so they could be caught completely off guard.

This was why Sect Leader Liu Xuan and the others were besieging the Three Major Sects in the Mausoleum Mountain Range without attacking. If anyone dared to come down the mountain, they would be immediately surrounded and killed, given no chance whatsoever.

Clearing out the spies in Taiyu City also served to eliminate this possibility.

“Last night, the Three Major Sects’ people in Taiyu City arranged for more than ten assassins to go after Yang Chan. However, most of them were killed by traps that Yang Chan had set up. The two remaining men, both at the External Refining stage, were captured by our Elite Disciples and are currently under interrogation.”

“Although we haven’t extracted much useful information from them yet, we’ve investigated their identities and, in the process, found a few more spies.”

“What I didn’t expect was that the Three Major Sects still had people hidden among the Cyan Yuan Sect’s Official Disciples. It seems our cleanup wasn’t thorough enough. I will arrange for further investigation.”

Lü Zhenghai reported on the previous day’s events, which was one of the benefits of making Yang Chan a public target.

Speaking of Yang Chan, he was still somewhat surprised by the disciple’s various methods, which were far more ingenious than he had anticipated.

An ordinary person, no matter how careful, would likely have been poisoned by now in some accident. But Yang Chan was cautious to the extreme. He tested his food and water for poison every single time, and if he suspected anything was wrong, he would simply throw it away. This drove the poisoners to despair; such a person was truly rare.

In all his years, this was the first time he had ever seen someone so prudent.

Because of Yang Chan’s behavior, the Three Major Sects’ spies in Taiyu City had no choice but to take matters into their own hands and dispatch Official Disciples who had grasped Power, as well as Elite Disciples at the External Refining stage, to assassinate him.

As for Direct Disciples, the Cyan Yuan Sect had already confirmed they were all in the Mausoleum Mountain Range. Being able to send out Elite Disciples at the External Refining Steel Rebar stage was already extremely difficult for them.

At the same time, the discovery that spies from the Three Major Sects were still hidden among the Cyan Yuan Sect’s Official Disciples made Lü Zhenghai even more vigilant. He resolved to secretly investigate the sect’s disciples and give the Three Major Sects no opportunities.

Only after clashing with the Three Major Sects did Sect Leader Liu Xuan, Elder Lü Zhenghai, and the others discover that their enemies had quite a few hidden experts. Otherwise, they couldn’t have held on for so long under the Cyan Yuan Sect’s powerful offensive. It was clear the Three Major Sects had long been harboring sinister intentions.

If not, they wouldn’t have prepared so many schemes. Therefore, the attitude of Sect Leader Liu Xuan, Elder Lü Zhenghai, and the others was to completely annihilate the Three Major Sects, not giving them the slightest chance and ensuring their legacies were severed for good.

“Although Yang Chan’s cultivation is relatively weak, he has made significant contributions to the Cyan Yuan Sect this time. Give him more rewards later.”

“His talent as a Pharmacist is good. Have Xu Gaocen and the others focus on nurturing him. He might even become the Cyan Yuan Sect’s next Advanced Pharmacist. So, we must protect his life and not let him be assassinated.”

Sect Leader Liu Xuan had also been hearing Yang Chan’s name recently. It could be said that at first, he had only vaguely heard of him, but now he had heard the name so many times that he naturally remembered the person.

Anyone who could accomplish so much was a fine talent worthy of nurturing.

In this day and age, talent is an advantage, but the ability to survive in the face of adversity is a skill in itself. After all, only a living person can be considered a genius. The dead are useless.

“I know. I’ve already arranged for the Direct Disciple Luo Yu and several Elite Disciples to secretly guard his safety.”

“I will arrange for a few more people in the coming days. If any more agents from the Three Major Sects show up, I’ll make sure they never return.”

Lü Zhenghai replied subconsciously, but he quickly understood the Sect Leader’s meaning and continued speaking.

After all, during last night’s incident, Yang Chan had killed the assassins with his own methods, not by relying on the Direct Disciple Luo Yu and the others. Therefore, Liu Xuan’s meaning was that he wanted more people arranged to prevent such an incident from happening again.

Thankfully, Yang Chan was unharmed last night. Otherwise, the Direct Disciple Luo Yu and his men would have been punished.

At a time like this, they had to ensure that nothing went smoothly for the Three Major Sects. This would frustrate them and make them impatient, forcing them to reveal their tracks so they could all be cleaned out, leaving none behind.

“As long as you understand. Medicine Hall Master Gu An, Instructor Hall Master Han Zhengcheng, and Artifact Refining Hall Master Qi Yuansheng will be arriving soon. It’s time for the Three Major Sects to be completely destroyed. During this period, you should focus your efforts on clearing out these hidden obstacles. This will also buy the Cyan Yuan Sect more time to prepare.”

“The situation in the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty is too turbulent right now. I don’t know if it can survive this ordeal.”

Sect Leader Liu Xuan looked toward the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty’s Capital City, his gaze heavy.

The chaos caused by the Three Major Sects was actually nothing. But turmoil within the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty itself wasn’t a problem confined to a single state; it was a problem concerning all Thirty-Two States of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty. When that time comes, even powerful forces like the sects and Noble Families of each state will make their move, and the situation will become utterly chaotic.

Such chaos was recorded in the annals of the Cyan Yuan Sect. In those times, even a powerful force might be expanding one day, only to be wiped out the next, replaced by a new power that took its territory.

In such times, even a sect like the Cyan Yuan Sect would have no choice but to be drawn into the fray, and it could face the danger of complete annihilation. This was why Liu Xuan had been in seclusion, trying to break through to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster realm. However, he had not yet succeeded; he was still a ways off from his breakthrough.

In a chaotic era, the cultivation of a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster would at least give the Cyan Yuan Sect the ability to protect itself.

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