Chapter 417: Allied Forces Intelligence: Our Intelligence is Quite Accurate
In the dream, there was a vague silhouette of a woman.
It felt distant yet close, her face both real and illusory.
Sang Zhe instinctively wanted to reach out and touch her.
In the end, he just opened his eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling.
“…Hmm.”
“Nian Nian, did I fall asleep last night?”
“Yeah,” Nian Nian’s voice rang in his ear. “I was curious if the host was really that tired since you closed your eyes and zoned out.”
Sang Zhe fell silent.
Suddenly, Nian Nian’s voice carried a hint of mischief: “Hey, could it be that the host really misses their mommy?”
Sang Zhe remained silent.
“Speaking of which, I’ve never heard the host talk about their family.”
Still no response.
Nian Nian stopped asking and quietly said, “Fine, if you don’t want to talk, let’s get up quickly. It’s almost noon.”
“…Yeah.”
With half-closed eyes, Sang Zhe suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly: “It’s indeed time to get up.”
If he didn’t get up now, he’d miss the demon clan’s battle meeting today.
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After finally shaking off Long Huan’s tearful requests to go out and give hugs, Sang Zhe arrived at the Thunder Abyss Palace, where he could already see many tribes gathering their warriors into the Myriad Thunder Abyss.
Unlike the human clan, the demon clan is born with bloodline powers that allow them to achieve realms that many human cultivators can’t reach in a lifetime.
They grew up in the wild mountains of the West, encountering only barren lands or hostile tribes apart from their own.
For them, the notion of war hardly requires mobilization.
Every demon is a natural warrior born in the wild, and survival and battle are instinctively engraved within them.
Thus, when Long Xiao decided to go to war with the human clan, there was almost no opposition from the entire demon clan.
They were already fed up with staying on this barren land west of the Unusable Mountain.
If given the chance, they wouldn’t mind stepping onto that rich and prosperous human land, conquering and plundering everything from the humans.
And the human clan had been living too comfortably.
The vast majority of sects and families had lost their vigilance against the demon clan. Even if informed of a potential invasion, many sects wouldn’t respond.
Everyone continued to live under the protective barrier established by the First Holy Emperor and Li Shanyan, completely oblivious to the approaching crisis.
All Sang Zhe could do now was watch and wait.
……
Pushing open the door to the conference room, a rising number of demon elders and warriors from various tribes were gathering inside.
“Everyone. The Shadow Demons have sent word.”
Long Xiao said solemnly, “On the human side, aside from the Demon Cult, there are also several forces stirring, even sending personnel towards the Unusable Mountain.”
“In other words, it’s highly likely that we’ll first clash with human cultivators at the Unusable Mountain before we can continue.”
“If the human cultivators are fortifying the Unusable Mountain, I’d like to ask everyone to brainstorm ideas on how we can catch them off guard.”
After his words, the room erupted into chaos, with voices rising like a marketplace.
“I have a plan! We can bypass the Unusable Mountain and attack from the south! This way, we don’t have to face the human cultivators!”
“What a terrible plan! I say, if we’re worried about ambushes, let’s just blow up the Unusable Mountain. Then the human cultivators won’t have a place to set up traps!”
“It’s not that simple! Why not find some flying demons to lead us over from the sky? Those human cultivators will surely think we’ll only approach from the ground, let them wait foolishly!”
Everyone shouted excitedly, with each idea more ridiculous than the last.
Watching Long Xiao facepalming in exasperation, Sang Zhe felt a twinge of sympathy for the demon clan leader.
…It was quite clear.
The demon clan had basically poured all their skill points into bloodline cultivation and physical strength.
Their intelligence was practically negative.
Poor Long Xiao even hoped for some collective wisdom from his followers—who knew they were a bunch of brain-dead strategists?
Being a leader of the demon clan wasn’t easy.
“Lord,” beside him the fox demon clan leader Hu You spoke, “The biggest difference between the human clan and our demon clan is that for them, each has their own master and thoughts.”
“Even while resisting our invasion, they may not be unanimous.”
“If we can find some rifts among them to exploit, it might make this battle a lot easier.”
His words caught the attention of everyone in the room, including Long Xiao, who looked enlightened, while Sang Zhe perked up his ears in vigilance.
“Go on.”
Hu You quickly explained, “According to information from the Shadow Demons, there are currently three human factions on the move: Sword Flower Palace, Holy Kingdom, and the Demon Cult.”
“And from what I know, the reason these three factions can unite against us is precisely due to that Demon Cultivator Sang Zhe, who has been stirring up trouble with the Palace Master of Sword Flower Palace and the Empress of the Holy Kingdom.”
“Coincidentally, on paper, Sang Zhe’s wife and concubines are all from the Demon Cult.”
Long Xiao pondered, “So… what’s the problem?”
“Think about it, Lord,” Hu You quickly replied. “The Palace Master of Sword Flower Palace and the Empress of the Holy Kingdom—what kind of figures are they? They’re both powerful leaders of the human clan, ruling their territories.”
“And now they team up against our invasion for the sake of one man, Sang Zhe. Why is that?”
“Of course, it’s out of jealousy, to compete for the affection of their beloved man!”
“Human women are the most jealous; they are figures of great renown, who would want to lower themselves to being a concubine? They will naturally want to show their superiority and fight for their position in their beloved man’s heart.”
“If that’s the case, we should exploit this,” Hu You continued to fan the flames. “Our ace, the Sovereign Pill, is still in our hands, right?”
“When the time comes, let the Sovereign Pill whisper sweet nothings in Sang Zhe’s ear, stirring up disputes between the Palace Master and the Empress over their jealousy, so they can engage in their own fighting before we even arrive.”
“If we can also involve the Demon Cult Sect Leader, who secretly has feelings for Sang Zhe, that would be perfect! The entire human alliance will collapse from within!”
A deathly silence fell over the room.
Even Sang Zhe was dumbfounded, mouth agape.
“Hmm… not bad! That makes sense!”
Long Xiao was overjoyed, patting Hu You on the shoulder in appreciation: “You fox demons are truly cunning and crafty. You make a compelling argument!”
Hu You smiled, “You flatter me, my Lord.”
Huh?
Is there… some logic to this?
Sang Zhe felt something was off but couldn’t quite put his finger on it.
Just.
If even a part of this plan’s intel is correct, Sang Zhe would genuinely have to be cautious.
But how is it that you demons always manage to get your intel correct except for the key points?
Are you also using allied intelligence agents?
“Alright, the matter involving the Sovereign Pill will be entrusted to you.”
“Let’s contact Ying Huan now,” Long Xiao waved his hand, “Everyone else, go back and prepare!”
“Understood!”
As the deafening cheers rang out, Sang Zhe left the conference room in a daze.
He couldn’t shake the feeling that maybe he had overestimated this bunch of demons a bit too much?
