"The first step is to take advantage of the small sect's journey to Zhishen Valley to weaken the Hengduan Mountain Alliance and disrupt people's hearts and minds."
Qin Ran said to Gu Yueming and Liu Boxian, "The Hengduan Mountain Alliance is a force that is mainly composed of various small sects in Zhisheng Valley. We cannot move to Zhisheng Valley for the time being, but we can eliminate some of the small sects heading to Zhisheng Valley."
"Break the whole into parts and defeat them one by one." Gu Yueming nodded in approval of Qin Ran's strategy, but raised his doubts, "But I have two questions.
"First, if we attack a small sect, Zhishengu will definitely try to stop us. How can you ensure that Zhishengu won't take action? If Zhishengu takes action, it will be a direct battle with Zhishengu, and the casualties will remain the same.
"Secondly, if we kill too many small sects like this, it will have a huge impact on the reputation of the sect. After the war, will Daojian Sect become the enemy of the entire Immortal Relics? How will Daojian Sect gain a foothold in the Immortal Relics then?"
"Master, you are joking." Qin Ran replied, "Regarding the second point, these small sects have joined Zhishengu to prepare to kill Daojianmen, and the master is still talking about reputation and morality? Master, this is a war to the death. Either we die or Zhishengu dies."
Gu Yueming was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I was thinking about it wrongly."
"The leader is under too much pressure, so it's normal for him to lose his temper. You don't have to worry about it." Qin Ran consoled him and continued, "Besides, warfare is all about deception. Use the right tactics to win. In war, you must use any means necessary. Any means that can win the war are good means. No one cares about reputation or anything like that."
Liu Boxian looked at Qin Ran and asked, "Where did you learn all this? Does the sect's library have these things?"
"Yes." Qin Ran nodded. He was sure that someone like Liu Boxian would not go to the library to look for it.
He continued, "As for the first point you mentioned, I have considered it. The strategy I will adopt is the special forces tactics, bringing a small number of Tianjiao disciples to carry out this interception mission.
"We should reduce the frequency of ambushes as much as possible to prevent Zhishengu from having a stress reaction. We should cut the flesh with a blunt knife. If Zhishengu attacks and fails to find us, the gain will outweigh the loss; if Zhishengu does not attack, we will ambush a small number of sects.
"Moreover, we can also blame our actions on the Wuyin Sword Sect. No matter if anyone believes it or not, it was done by the Wuyin Sword Sect and has nothing to do with Daojian Sect."
"Good boy!" Liu Boxian laughed and scolded, "Why are all your moves so insidious?"
"In war, the key is to use the normal tactics to defeat the enemy and the unconventional tactics to win." Qin Ran said solemnly, "If you can't win head-on, you can only use the unconventional tactics.
"This method can reduce the strength of the Hengduan Mountain Alliance, confuse people's hearts, and make other small sects dare not wade into this muddy water again."
He finally told Gu Yueming, "To achieve accurate and safe killing, you need enough intelligence. Master, I need you to set up a wartime intelligence department to collect all the intelligence on Hengduan Mountain and send it to me.
"And I will personally lead the team, lead a few sword cultivators, pretending to be cultivators from the Infinite Sword Sect, to carry out this interception mission..."
At noon on May 20th, five people were resting on a giant tree in the dense forest of the Hengduan Mountains.
"Master, which sect is our target today?" Li Shiyin asked Qin Ran.
At this time, Li Shiyin was dressed in black, with her hair tied up, and had an ordinary appearance, which was very different from her original appearance and temperament. It was obvious that she had been disguised.
She sat on a tree branch, swinging her feet leisurely, one hand supporting her face, and tilting her head to look at Qin Ran beside her.
Qin Ran also changed his appearance, and because he had practiced the skills related to disguise, his disguise was more thorough. He became taller, stronger, and more ordinary, completely different from his original self.
He was concentrating on looking at the map, but when he heard Li Shiyin's words, he looked up and glared at her, correcting her: "Call me West Poison!"
"Oh, yes, you are the West Poison, the West Poison Sword Immortal." Li Shiyin stuck out her tongue. It was difficult for her not to call her master "Master". After all, she didn't even like to call her husband "Master". "Then West Poison Sword Immortal, West Poison Old Monster, what are we going to do today?"
"Based on the intelligence analysis we received today...
..." Qin Ran gestured on the map and said to Li Shiyin and a few others, "Today, there will probably be the Beast Form Sect of Beichu, the Xuanling Sect and the Huoyun Sect of Xuanqin, the Kongshui Sect of Yanhan... a total of seven sects will arrive at the Hengduan Mountains.
"Among them, the Fire Cloud Sect, the Sky Water Sect and other four sects will enter the Hengduan Mountains during the day, while the Beast Form Sect, the Mysterious Spirit Sect and other three sects will arrive at the Hengduan Mountains at night."
"Huoyun Sect, Kong Shuimen?" Li Shiyin asked, "So they are our targets?"
"No!" Qin Ran shook his head. "We intercepted three sects last night and are already very tired. Let's rest during the day and take action at night. Today's targets are the Beast Form Sect and the Xuanling Sect."
"Tired?" Li Shiyin looked at the other three and asked, "Are you tired?"
Lu Junxing, Liu Baiyun and Tian Wenjin all shook their heads.
"Master, the strength of these small sects is too weak. We can't take them seriously at all." Li Shiyin said, "Last night's level was similar to the normal sect mission. We were not tired at all."
"We are not just intercepting for one or two days." Qin Ran explained, "We will intercept until the day when Zhishengu launches a large-scale attack on Daojianmen. It will be around the end of the month.
"The mission is long, but more importantly, I have to ensure your safety. You can't have any accidents."
"But, with the strength of these sects, it is difficult for them to pose a threat to us?" Li Shiyin was puzzled.
Qin Ran really wanted to knock this stupid disciple on the head. But since Lu Junxing and the others were there, he still gave her some face.
He continued to explain: "What if the target we attack is a trap set for us by Zhishengu? What if a sect has a move that can destroy both sides? What if a sect has a special means of communication? These are all things we need to consider. I must ensure that the target we attack is not a trap, and there is no means of destroying both sides or communication. Even if there is, it cannot be used.
"You know, our mission this time is to kill only part of it."
"Oh!" Li Shiyin nodded and looked at the other people. Seeing that they all understood, she stopped asking stupidly.
When Qin Ran saw this scene, she suddenly realized that the silly disciple was not ignorant. It was just that she didn't need to understand him. She was asking for the other people.
He suddenly felt relieved.
After hearing Qin Ran’s explanation, the others felt relieved and sat cross-legged on the tree to rest and recuperate.
Kieran, on the other hand, stared at the map and the identity token (which had a communication function) and analyzed the situation and information for the entire day.
When night fell, Qin Ran led the four people who had rested for a whole day to leave the tree and fly out of the Hengduan Mountains.
“This time, our target is the Beast Faction.
"This sect is generally a body-refining sect, using the essence of monsters to refine their bodies. They absorb the essence of monsters to refine their bodies, and when they are about to fight, they can also transform part of their bodies into the appearance of monsters. According to the characteristics of their skills, the more parts of the body that are mutated, the better the talent and the stronger the strength."
As Qin Ran flew, he described the mission to the four people. "They sent a total of four Jindan cultivators and twenty foundation-building cultivators this time. Among them, two Jindan cultivators mainly absorb the spirit essence of wolves, one is an eagle, and one is a tiger. Among the foundation-building cultivators, ten are wolves, six are tigers, two are leopards, and two are snakes. Only the eagle is worthy of your attention. Don't let it run away."
"Is this sect very powerful?" Lu Junxing was puzzled, "They actually sent out four golden elixirs."
“No…” Qin Ran shook his head, “If they didn’t hide their strength, then they would only have five Jindan cultivators in total.”
Liu Baiyun couldn't help but sigh: "The more you cultivate your physical body, the more you rely on elixirs, and the less you support Zhishen Valley."
“Actually, it’s not like that. It’s just that the conscience of the cultivation world is in physical cultivation.” Qin Ran complained.
"This time, Shiyin and Baiyun will take action, while Junxing and Wenjin will be on guard." He began to arrange the details of the mission.
"I emphasize again, sword energy and sword intent cannot be used! Moves that may leave clues cannot be used! It is best not to use magic power, just use your flesh and blood.
"Stand up and use basic sword techniques to complete the task. Don't let anyone see that you were the one who killed him."
"Understood!" Li Shiyin and Liu Baiyun nodded in unison.
Qin Ran and a few others searched for a while at the edge of Hengduan Mountain and found the disciple of the Beast Form Sect.
This mission was even simpler than last night's, because when they arrived, more than 20 members of the Beast Form Sect were actually barbecuing and drinking there, creating a lively scene.
They waited quietly on the treetops, and when the sword came, they used their skills to move over there.
Lu Junxing and Tian Wenjin were on high alert and each drew a sword to prevent any accidents from happening.
Kieran monitored the entire scene, waiting for them to kill someone.
There were no surprises.
This was because several talented and powerful disciples were much stronger than the monks from these 18th-tier small sects, and they couldn't afford to play around, so they organized, premeditated, and planned sneak attacks and assassinations.
As a result, the Beast Form Sect's disciples were unable to offer any effective resistance and they ascended to heaven.
Qin Ran came over with a sword in hand. He was in the air, the tip of the sword was stained with blood, and he wrote those big words on the grass: "First kill Zhishen Valley, then destroy Daojian Sect!"
After doing all this, they briefly inspected the scene and left quickly.
After last night's action, they looked more well-trained today.
"Uncle Junior Master..." While searching for Xuanling Sect, Lu Junxing couldn't help but ask, "Will this really work? Will they think that it was the Wuyin Sword Sect that did it?"
"You have two questions." Qin Ran replied, "First, this is very useful. It will reduce the strength of the Hengduan Mountain Alliance, create panic, and make the sects that originally wanted to come to Zhishen Valley dare not come. It will allow us to smoothly carry out the next plan;
"The second question is that Zhisheng Valley is most likely connected to the Wuyin Sword Sect. They may know that it was not the Wuyin Sword Sect that did it. But it may also plant the seeds of suspicion among them. Other sects will most likely think that it was the Wuyin Sword Sect that did it.
"But the most important thing is that few people would think that it was Daojianmen who did it. Because there is no evidence."
Lu Junxing nodded thoughtfully.
The longer he stayed with his junior uncle, the more he realized that in the world of cultivation, brains were also very important.
In the past, he always believed that there was nothing that could not be solved by a sword, and if he could not solve it, it was only because he was not strong enough.
Now he gradually understood that strength is always relative. When he was in the Jindan stage, the enemies he faced were in the Jindan stage; when he was in the Yuanying stage, the enemies he faced were in the Yuanying stage. Therefore, the strength between him and his enemies was always about the same. When the strength is about the same, conspiracies and tricks are very effective.
What is the saying that when one's strength reaches a certain level, all conspiracies and tricks are a joke? It means that when he was in the Nascent Soul stage, the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators could not plot against him. However, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators could still plot against him.
Mortals plot against mortals, foundation builders plot against foundation builders, Nascent Souls plot against Nascent Souls, immortals plot against immortals, countries plot against countries, and sects plot against sects. These equal forces and conspiracies and intrigues always exist.
Just as he was sighing in his mind, the junior master in front of him suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice: "Stop!"
Lu Junxing came back to his senses and was about to ask something when his keen sense of smell detected the smell of blood in the air.
The smell of blood is very strong!
Someone died, a lot of people died!
The figure of the junior master in front of him flashed, and a clone made of water appeared in front of him, and the clone stretched forward. After a while, the junior master's face became more gloomy, and he used his body skills to fly forward.
Lu Junxing and the other three followed Qin Ran and flew forward. After flying for a while, they passed through the shadows of trees and their vision suddenly became clear. Lu Junxing looked forward in mid-air and saw corpses and blood all over the ground.
The people from Xuanlingmen are dead!
They were already dead before they made a move!
Someone is also intercepting and killing the sect members who are coming to support Zhisheng Valley!
I don't know who it is, no
Know who is friend or foe.
"Is it a surprise?" Lu Junxing asked.
"It can't be an accident at a time like this," Kieran replied in a deep voice.
"Was it the Wuyin Sword Sect who did it?" Liu Baiyun asked, "They followed our example and put the blame on the Daojian Sect."
Qin Ran shook his head and said, "The Wuyin Sword Sect only has sword cultivators. People from the Xuanling Sect don't die by sword."
"Who helped us?" Li Shiyin asked.
“Help?” Kieran’s face was terribly gloomy. “Not necessarily help… but, another powerful, mysterious force has entered the scene.”
The situation has become more complicated!
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