The elder beside him turned to Xuan Zi.
"Tang Ya is still in their hands. If you do this, you're gambling with that girl's mind that Zhongli Wu will pinch his nose and swallow this bitter pill."
The muscles in Xuan Zi's face tightened again.
Of course he understood.
But if he kept strictly to the agreement and had the Shrek Supervisory Group turn a blind eye to the Holy Spirit Cult for an entire year, the guilt of letting Evil Soul Masters run rampant would weigh just as heavily on him when disaster struck across the land.
Mu En listened to the argument around the table with his eyes closed. Only then did he make his decision.
"Starting today, withdraw the large-scale, public missions to purge the Holy Spirit Cult." Mu En opened his clouded eyes and looked at Xuan Zi, who was still standing.
"A few covert operations may continue, but you must personally review every list and target. Send only the most dependable people. Meanwhile, have the Shadow Network keep searching Ming Capital for Tang Ya and a way to remove the restriction on her Heart Meridian."
After giving his instructions, Mu En let his gaze rest on Xuan Zi's face for a moment.
"You gave your word to this one-year agreement. You'll have to judge for yourself how far to go from here."
"I understand."
After the Sea God Pavilion Meeting ended, several prepared mission dossiers for purging Evil Soul Masters were withheld from the Inner Court mission hall before they could be issued.
Several supervisory squads out on patrol also received orders through their Communication Soul Tools to change course.
The Holy Spirit Cult thus entered a golden age of growth.
Gu Mingyuan waited in the courtyard for three days before the Communication Soul