First Day

He rarely revealed his trump cards so readily. He had spelled it out to them only to steady their hearts.

He had deliberately said he still had people on the inside to give everyone confidence.

The three were half-convinced, half-doubtful. They believed him when he said he had people within the seven kingdoms.

But if he claimed that every force from the seven kingdoms entering the Tiandu Secret Realm had his people among them, then how vast a force would he have needed to cultivate outside the Tiandu Secret Realm for every chosen entrant to happen to include one of his own?

Yun Huan tentatively asked, "Brother Niu, you're not joking, are you? Are you sure that every force from the seven kingdoms that entered has your people among them?"

Niu Youdao said, "You hid away on Cloud-Crossing Mountain while I contended among the seven kingdoms. We were never on the same level, so it's normal that you don't understand. Forget the seven kingdoms—even the Demon Cult has our people. Do you believe that?" His gaze drifted, seemingly by chance, toward Wu Zhaoxing.

Yun Ji and her son exchanged a look, clearly unconvinced.

Wu Zhaoxing slowly turned his head aside. He believed it, but he was utterly speechless.

"Talking more is useless. Let's find people first!" Niu Youdao swept out a hand.

Yun Ji looked around. "With no destination in sight, where are we supposed to look?"

Niu Youdao gazed out over heaven and earth, a bold spirit seeming to rise within him. "Fortune leans upon misfortune, and misfortune gives rise to fortune. Ending up in this state may not be a bad thing. Perhaps it's a new beginning. The road lies ahead; it depends on how we walk it. Search. Search however you like—anyone will do."

Yun Ji shot