"As the saying goes, one mountain cannot hold two tigers. How could anyone tolerate another sleeping soundly beside his bed?"
Jiang Yan set down his teacup and asked Su Qingxuan in return:
"Your Highness, imagine this: if another equally powerful anomaly suddenly appeared within the sect, one that also fed on sect disciples and competed with Thousand Faces for prey, how do you think Thousand Faces would respond?"
"An excellent plan!"
Upon hearing this, Su Qingxuan immediately understood and exclaimed in admiration:
"Anomalies do indeed have an extremely strong sense of territory. It is their nature, their instinct. No matter how high their cultivation rises, this tendency engraved into their very marrow will never change."
"If a second anomaly of comparable strength appeared within the sect, I imagine Thousand Faces would be unable to restrain itself. It would do everything possible to find its own kind, kill it, and devour it to protect its territory."
Although some anomalies developed intelligence no different from that of ordinary living beings after growing exceptionally powerful, they still possessed immutable tendencies inherent to their nature.
Anomalies were like wild beasts, with a sense of territory all their own. If another powerful anomaly entered their domain, conflict would inevitably erupt between them until one was driven out completely.
Thus, Su Qingxuan grasped Jiang Yan's meaning at once.
"Precisely."
Jiang Yan nodded slightly and said:
"My idea is that we could arrange for a new anomaly to appear and lure Thousand Faces into showing itself."
"A splendid plan!"
Brimming with excitement, Su Qingxuan immediately said:
"Elder Jiang, leave this matter to me, then. I happen to want to move around within the sect anyway. I can disguise myself as this anomaly and draw Thousand Faces out."
"Heh, this would be a rare bit of fun. I