The Senior Sister's Plan

"Senior Sister, is this your plan?"

"Nature."

"Liu and Gao only know about backup strongholds number three and four. The Immortal Cult will definitely relocate to backup stronghold number five, but the location of backup stronghold number five is currently unknown."

"Therefore, the three of you need to use the reasons I gave you to gain Tang Yunsheng's trust and get him to lead you to the original stronghold. The Immortal Cult's retreat was hasty, and there must be spies left behind by the Immortal Cult around the original stronghold. Tell those who haven't received the news how to get to the backup stronghold."

"The presence of the three of you and Tang Yunsheng in the vicinity will definitely attract the attention of the Immortal Cult members. In the eyes of the Immortal Cult, the three of you may have been Ask Dao Sect Seeking Sect and become counter-spies, and are therefore not to be trusted."

"But Tang Yunsheng is different. The Immortal Sect knows that Tang Yunsheng has been lurking outside the Ask Dao Sect and will not be captured by the Ask Dao Sect. He can be trusted. Only if he takes the three of you to the original stronghold will the Immortal Sect accept you and tell you the real location of the stronghold."

"The ultimate goal of this plan is to gain the trust of the Immortal Cult."

The Immortal Fairy listened from the side and nodded repeatedly, thinking it was a good idea.

Tang Yunsheng hid at the agreed meeting point near the Ask Dao Sect, anxiously awaiting news from the Vice Sect Leader.

He watched helplessly as the Ask Dao Sect saw off the Five Elements Sect, but still didn't see the Vice Sect Leader. He thought to himself, "This is bad."

"It's all over! Vice Leader Liu and Vice Leader Gao must have been captured by that despicable Ask Dao Sect!"

Tang Yunsheng waited for a whole day before Lu Yang and his two companions finally appeared and fled in disarray.

"Why are there only three of you? Where are Vice Leader Liu and the others?" Tang Yunsheng shook Lu Yang's shoulder.

Lu Yang's eyes were glazed over. When he heard Tang Yunsheng's question, his eyes welled up with tears, his lips trembled, and he burst into tears.

"Vice Leader Liu, Vice Leader Liu and the others... they failed! Vice Leader Liu took out a celestial treasure to unleash his divine power, but unexpectedly, there were hidden experts within the Ask Dao Sect who could resist the power of the celestial treasure and engaged in a fierce battle with Vice Leader Liu and the others!"

Meng Jingzhou, recalling the horrific scene, also burst into tears. "Vice Sect Leader Liu and the others refused to surrender and were brutally beaten to death by those damned Ask Dao Sect!"

Man Gu just cried, unable to speak for a long time—he had forgotten his lines.

The three of them were crying uncontrollably; it was clear that their emotions were genuine.

"What!" Tang Yunsheng exclaimed in disbelief, then collapsed to the ground.

Two vice-leaders and five high-ranking members have all fallen into the Ask Dao Sect. How are we going to explain this to them?!

"Wait, then why are the three of you unharmed?" Tang Yunsheng realized the problem. The vice sect leader and the higher-ups had entered the Ask Dao Sect through their barbecue restaurant, Ask Dao Sect would definitely suspect them.

Lu Yang composed himself. "Vice Leader Liu left a mark on our minds, disguising us as puppets controlled by his powerful mental energy, which is why the Ask Dao Sect let us go."

"Then the three of you should continue to lie low within the Ask Dao Sect."

These are three rare undercover agents.

Lu Yang shook his head. "Even if it wasn't our fault, people won't tolerate us after this experience. Our business has plummeted, and we're constantly being gossiped about behind our backs. There's no place for us left in the Ask Dao Sect."

Tang Yunsheng patted Lu Yang on the shoulder. "Thank you for your hard work."

Lu Yang's true feelings were revealed, a hint of hatred flashing in his eyes, as he continued, "Sacrificing myself for the Immortal Sect is nothing. But I absolutely cannot let the traitor go!"

"Traitor?"

Meng Jingzhou nodded vigorously, his eyes filled with hatred and ferocity. "Vice Leader Liu's plan was so perfect, and with us as inside agents, how could they have failed if there hadn't been a traitor?"

"Before his demise, Vice Leader Liu secretly transmitted a message to us, revealing the identity of the traitor and urging us to return safely to the Immortal Cult and find the traitor!"

Tang Yunsheng's expression turned grave. "Who is the traitor?"

This is no small matter. The surprise attack on the Ask Dao Sect is a secret operation, and only a few people within the sect know about it. They are all high-ranking and powerful, and suspecting anyone could lead to serious problems!

Lu Yang revealed the traitor's identity. "The third vice leader, Vice Leader Jin!"

"It's him!" Tang Yunsheng's voice rose several octaves. He thought about it again and realized it made sense.

There were three vice leaders in total. Two of them died, so the position of leader will eventually fall to the last person.

Everything makes sense now.

"Let's go, we need to report this to the leader immediately!" Tang Yunsheng realized the seriousness of the matter and knew there was no time to lose, so they set off right away.

These three people are no longer undercover agents, but witnesses.

Tang Yunsheng led the three on a flying boat southward. Upon reaching a large city, they disembarked and then led the three to a mountainous area about three hundred miles from the city.

"Inspector Tang, is the headquarters here?" Lu Yang searched the place that resembled a ruined cavern; was this the original stronghold?

Tang Yunsheng revealed a cruel sneer, "Three fools who don't know their own mortality, they think they can get to headquarters? We might get killed by assassins sent by Vice Leader Jin before we even reach headquarters!"

"Who can guarantee that the Cult Leader isn't behind this? Or that, for the sake of the Immortal Cult's stability, the Cult Leader has reluctantly agreed to Vice Cult Leader Jin's plan to eliminate us?"

"If we go to headquarters, our lives will be in danger, and we'll be walking into a trap!"

"This kind of power struggle between high-level officials is a death sentence for anyone who gets involved. I don't want to get involved in these things."

"The safest thing to do now is to kill you three little brats and then I'll escape to somewhere deserted!"

Tang Yunsheng was very rational. Finding the mole? What did that have to do with him? As a Devil Cultivator, survival was his top priority!

He could just find a deserted place, kill the three of them, and then grind their bones to ashes. That way, the Immortal Cult would have nothing to do with him anymore!

As Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, killing these three Foundation Establishment Realm brats would be a piece of cake for him!

Lu Yang: "..."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

Man Gu: "..."

This is quite different from the senior sister's plan; the second step has already run into problems.

They had indeed gained Tang Yunsheng's trust, but that didn't mean Tang Yunsheng was willing to take the three of them to the Immortal Cult.

"Senior Sister, what should we do?" Lu Yang asked his senior sister within the mental space, "Do you have any other clever ideas?"

Yun Zhi remained as indifferent as ever, but when faced with Lu Yang's question, her eyes darted around for a moment before she looked directly at Lu Yang and spoke calmly.

"It's alright, everything is going according to plan."

The senior sister's eyes changed very little, but Lu Yang, who had lived with her for a long time, was very sensitive to such changes.

This is clearly a sign of a guilty conscience.

Lu Yang suddenly recalled some past events, such as when his senior sister made him bathe in boiling water during his body-refining training, and how she always made him cultivate using tofu, and how she took the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace's request as a marriage proposal to him.

The eldest sister is a naive and innocent person.

She seemed to have everything under control, and acted with composure and perfection. In reality, this was only because her expression remained unchanged from beginning to end, giving people this illusion.