Sun Qiankun said calmly.
"Don't worry. Everything is under control. I'll stir up small disputes between them to keep their attention occupied."
"There are problems within the Daoist Sect as well. The two immortals gave remnants of the Underlying Logic to Tang Wanshan and Huang Wanchao separately."
"For the other four Children of Destiny, that's a very bad sign."
"There are already rifts between them. With a little nudging, they'll be at each other's throats, with no time to pay attention to the other three paths."
"So use whatever methods you like. They won't have a chance to stop you."
Li Qing nodded slightly. "Good. If you're that confident, my plan can proceed even more smoothly."
"Let's speak again next time," Li Qing's voice said softly.
Sun Qiankun slowly opened his eyes, a pensive look in them.
Then he began quietly issuing orders, taking another piece of Heart-Linking Jade from his robes.
It was his second link to the outside world.
A cultivator had been assigned specifically to relay his messages outside.
Those messages were meant for every cultivator and ordinary person under Li Qing's control.
Soon, orders passed down without a sound, spreading across the world through various channels.
As the seconds ticked by, something began to stir unseen.
Within the Infinite Sect's territory, along the borders where the forces of Tang Wanshan, Chen Shanhe, and Guo Wushuang met, people on each side were already itching to act.
Two military patrols encountered each other on a plain. Neither patrol numbered more than a hundred.
Both were led by captains who happened to be former gang members recruited into the army.
Both captains had received orders!
The light was fading; dusk had fallen.
The two patrols met unexpectedly and immediately fell into a tense standoff.
Watching each other warily, they