Chapter 156 The Plan to Follow the Shadow
Suiying didn't actually have that much ambition. He just wanted to trick his old subordinates in the spirit world into helping him find materials to reshape his body. If all else failed, he could find someone with similar talent for him to possess.
As for what kind of commotion it might cause, he couldn't be bothered to care.
These former subordinates were working for the Demon Lord Wei Lan and had done their share of bad things, so it wouldn't be unfair for them to be arrested.
Or rather, it's better if things get out of hand.
The great war between the two realms has begun. Judging from the results of the last great war, the top combat forces on both sides have basically perished together. If he hides well and comes out after the war, with his cultivation at the early stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, he might be able to seize the position of Demon Lord.
But right now, the most important thing is to find a body.
He needs someone to help him.
And this Third Elder is the highest-ranking demon spy in the spirit realm that Sui Ying knows.
And she knew him before.
Then Suiying said to the Third Elder:
The Third Elder's eyes were deep and dark.
The speech begins with the image:
The first step for the demon realm to invade the spirit realm is to open a large rift, allowing a massive influx of demon forces into the spirit realm.
Even in the Upper Spirit Realm, there are very few people who can reach the Tribulation Transcending stage; they are all top-tier experts. The more numerous Mahayana stage cultivators are generally high-level members of the Spirit Realm and belong to the high-end combat force.
To avoid arousing suspicion from the spirits before the demon realm's attack, they would at most target some rogue cultivators without powerful backing, and they couldn't commit crimes continuously in a short period of time, so it's normal that the gaps between realms increased slowly.
Sui Ying was somewhat annoyed at being interrupted, but considering his current situation, he forced himself to remain patient and said...
This last sentence already carries a subtle threat.
The Third Elder remained silent for a long time before finally agreeing:
Suiying doesn't really want to wait:
Third Elder: ...
Honestly, he was speechless.
He must be insane to kill someone with his own hands.
Shadow Demon King: ...What Venerable Venerable? Wei Lan is dead beyond any doubt.
However, he still needed to act under the banner of the Demon Lord Wei Lan, so he agreed to first collect the rare and precious materials needed to reshape his physical body. But if the timing and personnel were right, then the Third Elder would have to cooperate with him to possess the body.
On the other side, after arriving in the Upper Spirit Realm, Su Yu did not hesitate for a moment and immediately sent an urgent letter to Xiao Qi through the Wuzhi System.
Xiaoqi, who received the letter: !!!
Parents' curfew time has arrived.
Seeing Xiao Qi's shocked expression and her unconscious, frantic wandering, System 236 couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you?"
Xiao Qi stammered, "I'm an incompetent manager..."
It didn't go back immediately after its host emerged from seclusion, and it didn't call it back right away after its host came out of seclusion...
System 236: "...Your host has emerged from seclusion and woken up? Well, it's almost time for him to make his appearance."
Xiao Qi swayed up and down, which was roughly equivalent to nodding: "Bye-bye, Xiao Liu, I'll come find you to play again next time."
After sending the letter, Su Yu waited a moment, and soon, Xiao Qi's overly lively voice rang in her mind.
It must be a competent leader!
Su Yu paused subtly for a moment:
Xiao Qi has been playing with System 236 lately, and she's also been keeping track of Su Yao and the others' storyline progress.
In short, Su Yao is steadily investigating the increasingly frequent incidents involving evil cultivators according to the plot. She has almost found some traces of spies from the Demon Realm. In a while, she will discover the Third Elder of the Xuanling Sect, the biggest spy planted by the Demon Realm in the Spirit Realm. At the same time, the Demon Realm will no longer hide and will openly kill cultivators from the Spirit Realm to open up more rifts.
However, this is the original storyline, and given the current situation, it's hard to say what the future holds.
The Third Elder of the Xuanling Sect: Very good, we have obtained new intelligence from the spy.
Su Yu said to Xiao Qi in a kind and gentle manner:
Xiaoqi thought for a moment and said:
It, System 236, and You Fujun all knew the truth, but You Fujun had to cooperate with the plot's progress, so she could only subtly hint at Su Yao little by little. To be honest, the three of them were almost suffocating from holding it in.
Fortunately, Su Yao, being the main character, grasped things very quickly, so their progress was relatively fast.
Su Yu pondered slowly, recalling the information about the Shadow Demon King that Feng Huaijin had sent him through the system channel not long after he left.
The Shadow Demon King is now just a soul, unable to perform any major actions. If his soul is separated from his body for too long and is not nourished by special rare and precious materials, it will gradually decline until it dissipates.
The Shadow Demon King is impatient but treacherous. He belongs to the earth element and his talent, gained through bloodline awakening, is the ability to manipulate shadows.
If he cannot find a suitable body to possess after arriving in the spirit world, he is most likely to find Wei Lan's former subordinates in the spirit world and use them to find a new body for himself.
The most likely place to go is the Third Elder.
However, according to the information, this Third Elder seems to have some grudge against Ying.
Suiying might also go to find other people.
However, judging from the rapid opening of the rifts in the later part of the story, Wei Lan has planted people ranging from Nascent Soul to Mahayana cultivators in the Spirit Realm, and these spies have also developed their own downlines. All of them combined are at least several hundred, if not a thousand.
However, compared to the combined population of over 100 million in the three spirit realms (upper, middle, and lower), it's actually not that many.
But there are quite a lot.
Su Yu fell silent in thought: ...
How are we supposed to find them? The upper spirit realm must be riddled with holes, right?
No wonder the main battlefield in the story is in the spirit world, not the demon world.
It's time to bring out the ghost market.
This isn't about taking sides; this is about upholding world peace.
The focus is on collecting information on those severely injured during the Mahayana stage, as these are potential targets for possession by the Shadow.
There are also rare and precious materials needed to reshape the physical body, and the person who acquires them or collects them personally may be the one who directs the Shadow.
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