The Marshal's study.
"Ling Tuo is the Lunar Moon Lord and has administrative authority over the Spirit Realm. That Heaven-rank coward is nearly impossible to flush out," Fu Qingxuan said.
"As for besieging the Sovereigns and demigods of the evil faction to force Ling Tuo to show himself, that won't work either. A demigod war would inevitably bring devastation and the collapse of order. Besides, even if a war truly broke out, Ling Tuo might not necessarily emerge."
"It really is troublesome." Fu Qingyang sat cross-legged opposite his white-haired sister, indicating that the siblings could talk through the night by candlelight. He had ample time and patience.
Fu Qingxuan conjured an enormous cup of milk tea and gulped it down, speaking with satisfaction:
"But it's fine. As long as we understand the enemy's needs and objectives, we can lure the snake from its hole. At this stage, whether it's Ling Tuo or the evil faction, they all want to control the sun and obtain supreme authority."
She took another sip of milk tea. "You know what the Light Compass Fragment does, right?"
Fu Qingyang vaguely understood. He nodded slightly. "The key to communicating with the sun."
Fu Qingxuan asked again, "Then have you heard the classified intelligence that once the lunar star returns to its proper place, the Sun Instance can be opened?"
So that was it... Fu Qingyang's expression relaxed slightly as he said:
"You want to gather the Light Compass Fragments and open the Sun Instance?"
Fu Qingxuan shook her head.
"There's no need to gather every fragment. We've calculated that eight fragments are enough to open the Sun Instance. Then, the Taiyi Sect Master will carry those fragments into the instance and attempt to fuse with the sun, becoming the Sun Lord.
"Once that happens, Ling Tuo