Han Li Establishes His Foundation, Wang Yue Forms His Golden Core!
The hidden threat posed by the Black Fiend Cult was closely connected to the imperial court. After all, the cult was made up of remnants of the former royal family, and its goal was naturally to overthrow the court.
To overthrow the court, they had to conspire with its officials, use them to cause all sorts of trouble for Great Han, and then secretly gather their forces in hopes of reclaiming control of the empire.
While handling the affairs of the court, Wang Yue had uncovered a few clues.
For instance, there were places plagued by frequent bandit attacks where the court's forces never managed to find the bandits, as well as places where rebellions broke out again and again, only to flare up once more soon after being suppressed.
It was easy to find officials with ties to the Black Fiend Cult by investigating those places.
So while Han Li openly attacked the Black Fiend Cult's strongholds, drawing the cult's attention, Wang Yue had already made his arrangements in secret, ready to wipe out the remnants of the former dynasty in one fell swoop!
The Seven Profound Sect now served as an official organization of Great Han, much like the Imperial Guards of Da Ming—except even more terrifying.
Under the Seven Profound Sect's watch, the Great Han army was mobilized in secret, making it easy to arrest the officials connected to the Black Fiend Cult.
Once those officials were thoroughly interrogated, the cult's members could no longer stay hidden. So after the Great Han army began its operation, it took little more than a month to uproot the Black Fiend Cult completely.
Great Han settled into peace once more. Wang Yue left his wife and children behind and