"Wasn't this the strategist who served beside the Sacred Origin Kingdom's Dragon Lord?"
Li Ling's expression tightened slightly. He turned incorporeal and descended into the room, drawing closer to examine their mental fluctuations.
Unfortunately, prying into secrets through dreams actually depended on the dreamer's mind.
The Mister Wu before him seemed lifelike, but he was merely a manifestation of Bu Fang's mental power, representing the impression Bu Fang held of him.
Even if Li Ling controlled this figure and seized his dream spirit, what he obtained would only be Bu Fang's dream spirit, not Mister Wu's.
For now, Li Ling refrained from acting rashly and patiently listened to their discussion of this trip to Beyond-the-World Valley.
Sure enough, they mentioned various actions intended to provoke trouble and sound out reactions. Mister Wu and Senior Han also instructed him to stir up public opinion immediately if anyone attacked him, using it to strike back.
These were all aspects of the covert struggle between the two kingdoms. To seize more of Mystic Xin Kingdom's territory while its patriarch was weakened, the Sacred Origin Kingdom truly stopped at nothing.
Naturally, they could also see that Beyond-the-World Valley's gathering place for rogue cultivators supplied Mystic Xin Kingdom with considerable talent. Now that the Fushan Five Friends had moved in, it also meant tighter control, potentially adding dozens or even hundreds of rogue cultivator attendants to the front lines out of thin air.
Though these covert battles over public opinion involved no blades or armies, they could invisibly diminish the quality of recruits and weaken Mystic Xin's forces.
If they could also provoke conflict between grassroots rogue cultivators and the authorities, so much the better.
"Once the task is done, remain in the market district for half a month. Wait until at least the end