"The Unorthodox Path must have some far-reaching plan to act like this. What we don't know is whether, as last time, they intend to awaken the venerables within their sect."
Throughout history, Successors such as the Shadow King had also taken steps to awaken their sect's venerables. But because they believed the time to act had not yet come, most such efforts were intended to rescue their lineage from peril and preserve its teachings. They were unwilling to clash lightly with the great sects and aristocratic clans of the age, so outsiders knew little of the details.
However, after Fang Qianyuan ordered an investigation, the Heavenly Dao Alliance had begun uncovering some of their secrets. It even sought to find their lair and tear them out by the roots.
Although they had never found where these people hid, nor learned exactly who was concealed there, Wu Longjie and the others had likewise discovered many secret Demon Alliance strongholds. Following the vines to the melons, they had implicated both famous and obscure figures from the righteous and demonic paths.
He considered that although this mission had failed, he could still report what he had seen and the clues he had gathered for further consideration.
Soon, this information reached the Heavencrystal Snowfield.
Fang Qianyuan was paying close attention to these matters, monitoring the movements of the righteous and demonic paths in Central Province.
Previously, after using Wen Wei and others from the Eight Qiyun Families to infiltrate the Demon Alliance and make contact with the Shadow King and his companions, he had come exceedingly close to their upper ranks.
The Shadow King and the others thought Fang Qianyuan had retreated after a single strike because he could do nothing against them. They never imagined that this brief contact alone had allowed him