"But after so many years of preparation, our Zhang Household naturally has appropriate countermeasures. We certainly won't disappoint our fellow cultivators when the time comes."
"All of you possess hearts of iron and loyal devotion, willingly coming here to brave danger. How could the Zhang Household disappoint you?"
"However, for the sake of secrecy, we cannot reveal them just yet, lest we ruin the entire undertaking in the end. Please bear with us, fellow Daoists."
Standing on a large boulder among the trees, Zhang Tao spoke at an unhurried pace.
With dozens of pairs of eyes fixed on him, he did not reveal the plan ahead of time merely because of the pressure.
Although everything had proceeded smoothly so far, it remained unclear whether any "human traitors" were among them.
Yet this possibility could not be left unguarded against.
After all, the demon race could cultivate spies even within the Zhang Household. Why couldn't these cultivators of complicated backgrounds become "human traitors" as well?
If information leaked and the demon race prepared in advance, wouldn't it ruin the entire undertaking?
Zhang Tao stood with his hands clasped behind his back, bearing the air of a scholarly general tempered by countless trials, far beyond that of an ordinary cultivator.
Facing pressure from forty or fifty cultivators of the same realm, he remained clear and methodical, without the slightest panic in his words.
Like many other cultivators, Liu Yu felt somewhat disappointed that he had not obtained the information he wanted.
Still, the answer was barely satisfactory.
Something this important should indeed not be disclosed casually. If he revealed it after a simple question, he would hardly deserve to have so many Golden Core cultivators entrust their lives to him.
"You make a reasonable point, Fellow Daoist Zhang Tao. I won't ask