After finishing his meeting with the Three Giants, Chen Cang wandered around the Pill Tower Headquarters by himself before finally leaving at a leisurely pace.
On his way back to the courtyard, Chen Cang reported the results of the meeting to the Eighth Heavenly Venerate through his Communication Jade Slip. He emphasized his appointment as Second Elder and explained that the Pill Tower intended to retaliate, telling the Soul Hall to prepare.
As for how they would retaliate, or which Branch Hall they would target, Chen Cang did not breathe a word.
Deep down, he hoped the Branch Hall in the Northwest Region would be destroyed sooner rather than later. Having a Branch Hall there was always a hidden threat.
After all, there were still people in the Northwest Continent whom he cared about or had ties to.
Tianying City in the Tianxing Empire, for instance.
Or Xiao Yi Xian's mother, Queen Medusa's Snake-People Tribe, and so on.
Weakening the Soul Hall's control over the Northwest Region would bring more benefits than drawbacks to his future plans.
The Eighth Heavenly Venerate did not keep Chen Cang waiting. His reply came almost instantly.
"Excellent!"
That single word made it clear that the Eighth Heavenly Venerate was very pleased with the outcome.
He probably had not expected the seed he had just planted in the Soul Hall Core to begin proving its worth so quickly.
The Eighth Heavenly Venerate did not ask about any more specific plans. Presumably, he also felt that Chen Cang, having only just entered the Pill Tower's inner circle, could not know very much yet.
Looking at the reply, Chen Cang merely smiled.
Given the Soul Hall's scale, even setting aside the Heaven, Earth, and Human Halls, there were twenty-four Earth Fiend Halls alone.
Terrifying as the Soul