Inside the Secret Chamber.
The atmosphere had changed completely.
When Xu Yuan spoke, the managers and Commanders at every level listened closely, with far less scrutiny in their eyes.
They had no choice.
He was the only Netherworld Passage user on the organization's side.
What was more, he could have killed Qi Canghai but had spared him. Now he wanted to save him, and he had found intelligence all the bigwigs agreed was credible.
The organization was running more smoothly than before, too.
He truly had what it took.
His cultivation was just a little too low.
Yet when they remembered he was only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, they felt they could trust and rely on him all the more.
He was a living, breathing person, not a demon, not a madman favored by the Old Gods!
Xu Yuan's voice echoed through the Grand Array in the Secret Chamber:
"Weakening Xu Chengan serves our organization's interests. On that point, Qi Canghai and I agree."
"Where we differ is—"
"He botched it and can do nothing but run from Xu Chengan."
"So now I need everyone to work together on a plan. We'll split into two groups: one to harass and ambush Xu Chengan, the other to map out an escape route for President Qi, replenish his pills, and provide him with a Spirit-Gathering Array and a room so he can recover every moment he gets."
A beat of silence passed.
Xu Yuan looked around. Only when he saw everyone nodding did he speak again:
"Everyone, I'll ask one last time:"
"Will you follow my orders and carry out this operation to save President Qi?"
The moment Xu Yuan asked, he already knew the answer.
This battle
served the interests of every Aristocratic Clan beneath the Ninefold Nether.
It