However, according to another part of the overall plan, Xiaoyun Temple should maintain a relatively low profile in front of all the sects in the world. It should not take the initiative to attack any sect or mediate any fighting or conflict without any moral stance.

These two things are inherently contradictory, and it is difficult to simultaneously meet the needs of both plans.

Xiao Linlin did not offer a clear solution.

This wasn't something Xiao Linlin couldn't foresee; it was a difficult problem she left for Lu Zhouming, a test of the young woman's wisdom.

And as it turned out, this problem was indeed no challenge for Lu Zhouming.

So far, Xiaoyun Temple has dealt with four large sects on extremely correct and non-offensive grounds, and has also acquired the resources and territories of these four sects to strengthen itself.

When dealing with these four major sects, Lu Zhouming suggested to Su Lin that morning: only punish the ringleaders, and do not kill the rest.

To put it bluntly, it's about creating children of hatred for Xiaoyun Temple and releasing more living people who hate Xiaoyun Temple.

These people were liberated, and the old sects were gone; they would definitely find their own way out.

They either join a family through their bloodline, or they join other sects based on their cultivation and family wealth... But no matter what they do, as long as they are alive, they will definitely not have a good impression of Xiaoyun Temple!

Those survivors who have a blood feud with Xiaoyun Temple will surely try every means to plunge Xiaoyun Temple into a new war.

Even though Xiaoyun Temple keeps a low profile and avoids trouble, problems still keep coming their way.

Xiaoyun Temple happens to need these "troubles"!

I kindly let the prisoners go, but I still got beaten up by the remaining spies?

Is it okay for me to fight back?

Xiaoyun Temple doesn't cause trouble, but we've never said we wouldn't fight back when we're attacked!

The existence of these children of hatred provides the perfect excuse to take action.

Over the course of a decade, several sects, large and small, had secretly made contact and formed a new anti-Xiaoyun alliance. They began to frequently launch attacks and sabotage against Xiaoyun Temple's outposts, mines, shops, and territories.

They are clever; instead of acting openly, they secretly hinder the development of Xiaoyun Temple, employing a strategy of gradual encroachment to reduce its potential and strength.

However, as Lu Zhouming noticed the anomaly, he sent Tian Shu cultivators to investigate the matter. They quickly uncovered the secret organization and exposed it to the public. Using this as an excuse, they launched successive attacks on these sects.

With the current strength of Xiaoyun Temple, dealing with these troublesome matters is extremely simple; to put it bluntly, it's a matter of sweeping them aside!

Despite the sweeping conquest, Xiaoyun Temple still adhered to its core sectarian principles: do not kill everyone! Do not annihilate the entire sect!

Oh, right! There were survivors again!

After destroying these sects, the resources and territory seized were distributed among the eight major immortal sects. The eight major immortal sects were happy and satisfied with Xiaoyun Temple's "sensible" behavior. Xiaoyun Temple itself suffered no loss and gained a large amount of resources for free.

For all sects under heaven, Xiaoyun Temple had its own "difficult reasons" for taking action, and it was "only out of necessity" to take action. Moreover, it still acted with "benevolence and righteousness" in mind, and did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, which further deepened and solidified its reputation.

Compared to the chaotic world where all sects are now engaged in strife and killing entire families at the drop of a hat, Xiaoyun Temple is practically a saint in this era!

Therefore, Xiaoyun Temple has an explanation to the eight sects and also to all sects under heaven.

The only ones who suffered were the survivors who were released.

If you said they were all killed, that would be one thing, but they're all still alive!

Among the survivors were many direct descendants of the high-ranking members of the destroyed sects. They hated Xiaoyun Temple to the core, as it had ruined their good days, and they wished nothing more than to tear Xiaoyun Temple to shreds.

What a coincidence!

The new children of hatred are the reason why Xiaoyun Temple will make its next move.

The cycle of revenge is endless, and Xiaoyun Temple has always been able to "properly handle the interests of various parties and its own needs with extremely high moral standards for cultivating immortality."

Furthermore, since the children of hatred are slow to retaliate, they need a great deal of time to precipitate and construct their conspiracy.

This also gives Xiaoyun Temple enough time to digest and grow stronger, while the low frequency of counterattacks and annexations greatly reduces the wariness of all sects and the eight great immortal sects towards Xiaoyun Temple.

Xiaoyun Temple, which doesn't act very frequently, is not a major threat to either side and can even be considered a "friend"!

The eight major immortal sects need Xiaoyun Temple to do things, and all the sects in the world think that having Xiaoyun Temple is not bad. At worst, it provides a place for the losers to go.

Thus, amidst the chaos and strife of the world, a tacit understanding gradually formed among various parties involved in matters centered around Xiaoyun Temple.

This is an undeniable understanding amidst the chaos, and a subtle balance within the chaos.

This balance was painstakingly planned by several wise men of Xiaoyun Temple, which enabled Xiaoyun Temple to achieve stable development and growth for a very long period of time.

I won't try to get rich overnight, and I certainly won't arouse suspicion from all sides.

This is an extremely safe development path with a very solid foundation, but it also has a single difficulty: it requires a very long time.

And coincidentally, the eight-sect siege battle led by Xiao Linlin requires the most time!

The stronger the Myriad Laws and Universe Pavilion becomes, the less likely the Eight Sects will be to personally handle the chaos of the world, thus giving the Cloud Pavilion more precious time.

Although Xiao Linlin and Lu Zhouming were not in the same place and had not had detailed exchanges on the overall plan, they were still able to cooperate silently with each other from afar, with their plans echoing each other and forming foreshadowing, realizing the interlocking links in this game of chess.

Two hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Three hundred years have passed since Su Lin's team entered the game, and the main objective of this game, the [Immortal Source Stone], which was almost forgotten by everyone, has resurfaced at this juncture! Appearing before the eyes of all the survivors!