Knowing There Were Tigers on the Mountain, They Marched Toward It

"What happened?"

At that, Ye Xiu and True Person Huai Jin both frowned.

They were counting on the tilting mountain range to weaken Dragon Soul's strength. The interests tied to Dragon Soul's existence were simply too immense. Recruiting a batch of trustworthy people from the Alliance was already the limit; any further moves would likely draw the attention of others.

Everyone understood the principle of quietly making a fortune. If the two of them vanished together for no apparent reason, would people not suspect they were seeking some benefit? Cultivators had always respected the strongest fist. As long as the prize had not fallen into someone else's stomach, there was always room to maneuver.

Ye Xiu's current combat strength was formidable, and True Person Huai Jin was no easy opponent either.

But relying on the strength of just the two of them to directly stand firm against cultivators from those great sects would be nothing more than a joke.

Not to mention that this was a remote wilderness, where Ye Xiu could not make use of the favorable terrain he relied on most.

Going back and forth like this truly gave him a splitting headache.

"Tell me exactly what happened."

Ye Xiu spoke.

"Originally, during the first phase of the plan, when we planted the explosive talismans, the strange beasts in these mountains showed no abnormalities. Even after the mountains collapsed, those creatures simply fled for their lives."

"But starting from the second day of the second phase, whenever our people went up the mountain, those strange beasts attacked them like mad."

"Worse still, the trees and grasses in the mountains were helping them. Those things hide far too well; we simply cannot guard against them. Sometimes, we would send people to deal with the strange beasts, only to discover