Xu Tong had figured it out.
So-called strategy often amounted to nothing more than bold conjecture. Compared to evidence, daring guesses were what mattered most.
Judging by the soul's behavior and his own understanding of this realm, a soul without a body could not cultivate by comprehending laws.
Then the other party's options were either to let the smoke and fire of mortal life permeate him, shaping him into something that belonged to this world...
Or to pursue something related to his objective.
That was, as Zhang Yuanrang had said, something involving demons.
"How did you determine that his objective involved demons?"
Xu Tong asked, "I'd like to hear the details."
Zhang Yuanrang nodded. Even if Xu Tong had not asked, he would have explained. "I reached that conclusion based on his behavior."
"Whether he conceals his intentions or does unrelated things, if that person is under some sort of restriction like you, Senior, his first action will definitely be connected to it."
The restriction was something Zhang Yuanrang had deduced himself. Xu Tong had never told him about it.
But from what his daughter had said, Xu Tong's attitude toward the soul, and what had happened during the Spiritual Qi Tide, he could naturally deduce that such a restriction existed.
"Although we hardly knew him, he approached the Wang Family and told them some of the Yuan Family's secrets. At the same time, he appeared before us as a helper of the Yuan Family."
"From that, I can infer that he probably became the Yuan Family's helper first. After all, his strength must be exceptional. Whether through intimidation or other means, getting what he wanted from the Yuan Family wouldn't have been difficult."
"Afterward, he told the Wang Family that the Yuan Family had allied with demons. That brought