The elite team dispatched by Lingxu Market rushed back with their significant discovery in the mysterious valley. Upon learning of the Dark Alliance's plot to awaken an ancient artifact, Lin Yang and the leaders of various factions immediately realized the gravity of the situation, and an emergency response meeting was quickly convened.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was heavy. Lin Yang scanned everyone with a serious expression: "'The Dark Alliance' is attempting to use the power of ancient artifacts to deal with us. This is an unprecedented crisis for the Lingxu Market. We must immediately discuss a countermeasure."
The president of the Linghe Chamber of Commerce spoke first, his expression worried: "At present, it seems that the 'Dark Alliance' may accelerate the implementation of other conspiracies because the ritual was disrupted, or search for a new way to awaken the artifact. Our Chamber of Commerce will further strengthen its intelligence gathering efforts, casting a wide net of intelligence throughout the entire cultivation world, closely monitoring the 'Dark Alliance's' every move, and striving to grasp their next plan in advance."
The head of Wanbaoge Pavilion continued, "From the situation in the Mysterious Valley, we know that the 'Dark Alliance' is searching for evil spiritual power to awaken the artifacts. Our Wanbaoge Pavilion will conduct in-depth research into relevant ancient texts to find ways to restrain this evil ritual and the ancient artifacts. At the same time, we will accelerate the development of magical treasures that can resist the erosion of evil spiritual power, enhancing the defensive capabilities of everyone in the Spirit Ruins Market. In addition, we will also consider how to utilize the weaknesses of the artifacts, so that we have corresponding countermeasures if we really have to confront the artifacts."
The elder of the Spirit Sword Sect stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "The sword cultivators will intensify their training, especially in techniques for resisting and countering evil spiritual power. We will combine the magical artifacts developed by the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to perfect the 'Spirit Concealing Demon-Suppressing Sword Formation,' enabling it to unleash even greater power when facing formidable evil forces. In addition, we will dispatch sword cultivator teams to conduct continuous patrols around the Spirit Ruins Market to prevent the 'Dark Alliance' from secretly carrying out similar evil rituals again."
After intense discussions, all parties quickly formulated a series of countermeasures and immediately took action.
The Linghe Chamber of Commerce spared no effort in perfecting its intelligence network. They not only established more intelligence outposts in towns and villages surrounding the Lingxu Market, but also extended their reach to every corner of the cultivation world. The Chamber dispatched wave after wave of shrewd and capable intelligence agents to infiltrate areas where the "Dark Alliance" might be active, making contact with informants in various locations and gathering every possible clue.
Meanwhile, the Chamber of Commerce launched an emergency intelligence cooperation plan, reaching in-depth cooperation agreements with intelligence organizations of other neutral forces and friendly sects. Through exchanging intelligence and sharing resources, they attempted to piece together the complete conspiracy of the "Dark Alliance." To improve the efficiency and security of intelligence transmission, the Chamber of Commerce also developed a new type of spiritual communication talisman. This talisman can transmit information rapidly over long distances and has encryption capabilities, effectively preventing intelligence interception.
Inside the Wanbao Pavilion, the weapon refiners and researchers worked day and night. They immersed themselves in the pavilion's ancient book archives, flipping through one ancient book after another, searching for records related to ancient artifacts and evil rituals. After several days of effort, they finally discovered some clues in a long-forgotten ancient book.
Ancient texts record that ancient artifacts often possess specific weaknesses, which are closely related to their birthplace, forging materials, and the spiritual energy they contain. In order to find a way to counter the ancient artifacts that the "Dark Alliance" is attempting to awaken, Wanbaoge decides to send an investigation team to explore mysterious places that may be related to the artifacts.
Meanwhile, the weapon refiners accelerated the development of defensive magical artifacts. Based on a rare spiritual material called "Purifying Cold Iron," and combined with the concealment principle of the "Spirit Concealment Illusionary Void Technique," they developed a "Purifying Evil Shield." This shield can not only resist the erosion of evil spiritual power, but also automatically release a concealment effect when attacked, allowing the user to avoid a fatal blow at a critical moment.
Within the Spirit Sword Sect, the training intensity for sword cultivators has been raised once again. Based on their combat experience in the Mysterious Valley, the elders have designed a special training program targeting evil spiritual energy. In a training ground filled with a simulated environment of evil spiritual energy, the sword cultivators continuously hone their willpower and combat skills.
To enhance the power of the "Spirit Concealment Demon-Suppressing Sword Formation," the Spirit Sword Sect and the Myriad Treasures Pavilion forged a closer partnership. They incorporated the "Spiritual Resonance Talisman," developed by the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, into the sword formation. This talisman allows sword cultivators to achieve a deep resonance of spiritual energy within the formation, exponentially increasing its power. Simultaneously, sword cultivator teams began conducting thorough patrols around the Spirit Ruins Market, using the "Spirit Concealment Illusionary Void Technique" to conceal their presence and vigilantly search for any possible evil aura.
However, upon learning that the ritual in the mysterious valley had been disrupted, the Dark Alliance descended into chaos and fury. The Bloodblade Sect Master, enraged, vented his anger on the leader of the men in black who was in charge of the operation.
"Useless trash! You managed to botch such an important mission, how dare you show your face to me?" The Bloodblade Sect Master's eyes widened in fury, and the Bloodblade Staff in his hand gleamed with a bloodthirsty light.
The leader of the men in black knelt on the ground trembling, bowing his head and saying, "Sect Master, please calm down. We didn't expect the people from the Spirit Ruins Market to be so vigilant, ruining our plans. But please rest assured, Sect Master, we already have a new idea."
"Oh? Tell me about it." The Bloodblade Sect Master suppressed his anger and said coldly.
The leader of the men in black raised his head, a sinister glint in his eyes: "Since they ruined our ritual in the Mysterious Valley, we might as well turn the tables on them. We'll deliberately spread rumors that we've given up on activating the ancient artifact and are instead preparing to attack the Spirit Ruins Market from another direction. In reality, we'll secretly find another suitable location to re-prepare the ritual to activate the artifact. Once the Spirit Ruins Market lowers its guard, we'll succeed in one fell swoop."
Upon hearing this, the Bloodblade Sect Master pondered for a moment, then a sinister smile gradually appeared on his face: "This plan is excellent. Issue the order to all members to act according to the plan. At the same time, strengthen the surveillance of the Spirit Ruins Market, and report immediately if they make any unusual moves."
A new conspiracy by the "Dark Alliance" is quietly unfolding, and while the people of Lingxu Market are actively responding, they are unaware of this enemy's scheme. Can Lingxu Market remain vigilant against the "Dark Alliance's" meticulously planned plot, and promptly uncover and resolve the crisis? Or will it be misled by the enemy and fall into an even more dangerous situation? A more thrilling battle between good and evil is about to begin, and the entire Lingxu Market is once again shrouded in a tense atmosphere.
At the Lingxu Market, Lin Yang and his team actively implemented various countermeasures while awaiting intelligence from the Linghe Chamber of Commerce. However, several days passed, and the intelligence agents had not delivered any crucial information regarding the "Dark Alliance's" new movements.
“Strange, the ‘Dark Alliance’ can’t be completely silent. Could they be plotting something deeper?” Lin Yang said with a furrowed brow at another meeting with the leaders of various factions.
The head of Wanbaoge also expressed concern: "Our research on ancient artifacts and the development of magical treasures are underway, but if we cannot keep track of the actions of the 'Dark Alliance' in time, all our preparations may be put on the defensive."
The elder of the Spirit Sword Sect suggested, "Why don't we take the initiative and send out more people to expand the search area? Maybe we can find some clues."
Just as everyone was discussing, an intelligence agent from the Linghe Chamber of Commerce rushed over and reported in a panic: "President, we have received news that the 'Dark Alliance' seems to have abandoned its plan to awaken the ancient artifacts and is instead preparing to unite more forces to launch a large-scale attack from the east side of the Lingxu Market."
"What? Attacking from the east?" Lin Yang was startled, but then he felt that this was too strange. The Dark Alliance had been so obsessed with awakening the ancient artifact, why would they suddenly give up?
The president of the Linghe Chamber of Commerce also noticed something amiss: "Is this source reliable? Could it be a false message deliberately released by the 'Dark Alliance' to mislead us?"
The intelligence officer hesitated for a moment before saying, "The information came from an informant within the 'Dark Alliance,' but our contact with this informant has become somewhat unusual recently, so I'm not entirely sure about the authenticity of the information."
After a moment of contemplation, Lin Yang said, "It's better to believe it than not. On the one hand, we should prepare defenses based on the possibility of an attack on the east side; on the other hand, we should continue to investigate the veracity of this news. The Linghe Chamber of Commerce should intensify its intelligence gathering efforts and be sure to find out the true intentions of the 'Dark Alliance.' The Wanbao Pavilion should accelerate the development of magical artifacts to ensure sufficient defensive capabilities. The Lingjian Sect should strengthen patrols and defensive deployments on the eastern front, while also remaining vigilant for movements from other directions."
The leaders of each faction nodded in agreement and immediately began operations according to Lin Yang's instructions. The Lingxu Market bustled with activity once more, everyone preparing for the potential attack from the east. However, behind this tense preparation, the true conspiracy of the "Dark Alliance," like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, was quietly waiting for the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow. Could the Lingxu Market see through the enemy's scheme and emerge victorious in this perilous game? Everything was fraught with unknowns and uncertainties.
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