Using the Enemy's Scheme Against Them

"Suddenly upgraded, yet a Sect Leader who hadn't drawn the attention of any Ascension Experts, along with two Ascension Experts of unknown origin who had suddenly appeared..."

Luo Jun pondered. "This Six Paths Sect runs deep. Just what is the background of that mysterious deity?"

"Ashina's memories revealed that she didn't know much about that deity either. She only knew that after Mahaduo received the divine oracle and blessing, he became incomparably devout toward the deity..."

"Then why did they come to form an alliance with our Hundred Rivers Sect?" Tong Wenjie asked. "We have no connection with them at all, do we?"

"Sect Leader Mahaduo did indeed intend to contact us," Zhuge Chi said. "After arriving in the Central Plains, they learned that our Hundred Rivers Sect possessed the ability to 'create' miraculous artifacts, ones even more powerful than the weapons they forged after receiving their divine oracle. That made them interested in exchanging knowledge with us. However, the Sect Leader originally intended to send an envoy to make contact. Ashina had never had a chance to distinguish herself after entering the Central Plains, so after learning of the Sect Leader's intentions, she came here on her own... From that perspective, the other members of the Six Paths Sect, Mahaduo included, probably don't know that she came to the Hundred Rivers Sect..."

"So if we get rid of her here, no one may even know?" Xu Pingfei said.

"Not necessarily." Luo Jun shook his head. "The Six Paths Sect has three Ascension Experts. She's only newly at the Peak, so it wouldn't have been easy for her to slip away without anyone knowing. I suspect they have some grasp of her movements."

"What about other information?" Xu Pingfei pressed on. "Things like the sect's code words and signals, or