Volume 8: Demon Suppression Chapter 14: Enemies of the Underworld
Recently, among the major forces of the human race, an astonishing piece of news spread quickly, causing a huge stir.
The Southern Territory Zhishoulou dispatched a large-scale "troop dispatch" that swept across the fourteen states of the Southern Territory and wiped out all the branch halls of the Southern Territory Underworld that were deeply rooted in each state.
The speed of the action and the brilliant results were unprecedented, which shocked many monks who were well aware of the relationship involved.
More knowledgeable people were not shocked by Zhishoulou's battle results, but were surprised by Zhishoulou's source of intelligence.
The underworld branches in the fourteen states were eradicated in one day. The intelligence support required behind this was so huge that it was unimaginable.
How could the monks from the underworld, who have always acted cautiously, reveal such a big flaw without any major action?
It's all a mystery and incomprehensible.
All major forces immediately used their own methods to investigate the inside story and the truth.
The details involved are not easy to find out, but they are not difficult either.
So, soon, these all-powerful forces got two names.
Lu Qingshan and Tan Tai Qingrun.
One is Monk Xiuchun, and the other is the strongest of the four realms who was once killed by Monks from the six realms of the underworld.
Soon, one of the two names was eliminated.
Compared to Tan Tai Qingrun being the person who provided the information, it is obviously more likely that Lu Qingshan is the mastermind behind the scenes.
After all, if only one monk Xiuchun could do this, the underworld would have been destroyed long ago.
The problem arises again.
Then why does Lu Qingshan have this confidential information?
Did he discover it on his own?
Impossible. Even Zhishoulou couldn't do it, but Lu Qingshan could do it?
Then this information should come from the forces behind him.
Is it the Sword Sect... or the Xia Daoyun lineage?
If it was from the Sword Sect, how could the Sword Sect, the overlord of the Eastern Region, have such a deep grasp of the intelligence of the Southern Region? When did the Sword Sect become so powerful?
If it was from Xia Daoyun's lineage, then they would have to re-examine it. In their eyes, Xia Daoyun's lineage was the weakest among the Great Xia royal family.
Being able to provide such information, he must have a deep background...
And if Lu Qingshan really represents Xia Daoyun's lineage, does it mean that Xia Daoyun is trying to win over Zhishoulou?
complex.
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Southern Region, the main hall of the underworld.
"Can anyone tell me what's going on?" A low voice, but with anger that could hardly be concealed, rang out in the hall.
"Gezhou, Ningzhou, ... a total of fourteen branch temples were emptied by Zhishoulou. Among them was the Beizhou branch temple. That was an important branch temple of ours. It was not only a breeding ground for cultivating "human" monks, but also a place that breeds Yin Vipers. Yet, all of them were wiped out like this!
This loss has completely destroyed our nearly a thousand years of hard work and accumulation!"
The leader of the Southern Region Underworld, Palace Master Ziren, exuded a sinister aura that spread in all directions as his furious mood pressed down on the other Underworld cultivators in the hall.
Everyone was trembling with fear and dared not speak.
"What is going on? How was the information leaked? One or two branch halls can be considered an accident, but these are fourteen state branch halls!" The voice of Palace Master Ziren was still echoing in the hall, questioning: "Then are the locations of our other state branch halls also within their control?"
You know, in their Southern Underworld lineage, there are only twenty-four state-level branch halls.
The blow this time was so severe that even breaking bones could not be described as it was basically like peeling off half of their skin.
"Palace Master..." Finally, a cultivator from the Underworld cautiously answered, "According to the information from the main palace, this time, someone provided the Zhishou Tower with information about our state branch..."
"Someone provided information?" Palace Master Ziren took a deep breath and asked in a cold voice, "Who is it?! He actually has such ability , could it be the master of Tianji Temple?"
According to his understanding, only the mysterious spiritual practitioners in Tianji Temple could possess this ability.
"It's... Lu Qingshan." The underworld cultivator who answered the question, Zhe Yi, stammered.
"Lu Qingshan?" When Palace Master Ziren heard this familiar name, his brain suddenly went blank. "Which Lu Qingshan?"
"It was Lu Qingshan, the one that the Soul-Seeking Division sent out their Divine Transformation cultivators to kill, but all ended in failure..." Zhe Yi felt that his words would offend his own palace master. His voice trembled a little, and he felt bitter and unlucky in his heart.
“It’s him…” Mansion Master Ziren took a deep breath, and his heavy breathing echoed with a whirring sound.
After a moment, "Even if it is him, who can tell me how a fourth-level cultivator like him can know so much confidential information about my underworld?"
"Palace Master, Lu Qingshan is now a fifth-level cultivator..."
Zhe Yi continued, "In addition, there is another piece of news from the headquarters. After they carefully investigated this person, they found that whether it was the Corpse Puppet Rebellion or the Monster Tomb, there were traces of this person's involvement, and he played an important role. They also said..."
Zhe Yi looked up at Palace Master Ziren and stopped talking abruptly.
"What else did you say?" Palace Master Ziren asked in a cold voice, his eyes grim.
"They also said that Lu Qingshan interfered with our plans so many times, so why didn't we notice his existence until now when a big mistake was made? Now they have to remind us..." Zhe Yi said cautiously.
In fact, the original words from the headquarters were much sharper than what he said: Are all of you in the Southern Region Underworld useless? Lu Qingshan has disrupted your plans several times, and you didn't even notice his existence?
Palace Master Ziren was silent for a long time, and the gloom in his eyes grew deeper and deeper.
The accountability sent from the headquarters undoubtedly made Mansion Master Ziren, who was already in a bad mood, even more depressed.
Also, where did Lu Qingshan get this information?
This is a question he has never been able to figure out.
After learning that the fourteen state branch halls had been cleared out, the first thing he did was to check the work done within the palace in recent years to see if there were any flaws, but he found nothing.
They always act with caution and precision.
Then, he conducted several investigations on the high-level monks in the underworld to see if anyone had betrayed the underworld.
Likewise, no traitor was found.
There was no trace of any intelligence leak.
This is the most terrifying thing.
Because the means by which the enemy obtains intelligence is still unknown at present.
He pondered in his mind.
"Give the order to have the other branch halls in the Southern Region relocate immediately." After dozens of breaths of silence, Palace Master Ziren finally made a decision and spoke slowly.
This is not an easy decision.
Migration is not as easy as you might think.
Moving the branch temple will not only lose its hidden effect, but also expose many things, which is tantamount to disregarding hundreds or thousands of years of investment and hurting one's own vitality.
If there was no other way, he would not make this choice no matter what.
Then, a deep murderous intent emanated from Palace Master Ziren, causing all the cultivators from the underworld present to feel a chill rising in their hearts.
"Also, search for Lu Qingshan with all your strength," Palace Master Ziren's voice became increasingly low and hoarse, "Then, kill him. Don't worry about the loss, as long as you can kill him, this kid..."
"You are my enemy in the underworld, you should not stay here for long!"
