Fang Liebie and the others nodded repeatedly as they listened. Indeed, the sword cultivators' planning in this war had been utterly perfect, seamless as heaven's own garment. Not to mention the Golden Core disciples of the Council Hall—even if they themselves had faced Lu Ruochang head-on, they likely could not have escaped a crushing defeat.
Snowy Realm True Person paused, then continued, "From their earliest occupation of territory, which made us think the sword cultivators were training disciples as they had before; to their later attacks on spirit stone mines, which made us think they wanted to seize spirit stones; and even when they finally set up an array at the Sword Mound, which made us think they intended to ambush and kill disciples of our Daoist sects! Yet no one expected Lu Ruochang to add another stroke of divine inspiration and reveal their ultimate purpose! They wanted to occupy Lian Kingdom's land! Throughout the entire ten-year war, Lu Ruochang led the Golden Core disciples of the Council Hall around by the nose. Compared with her... the Council Hall's Golden Core disciples were simply a pack of Jura Beasts."
"I have no idea how that little girl planned it all. Even this old man cannot make heads or tails of what she is thinking!" Snowy Realm True Person sighed. "If only... ah, there is no 'if only' anymore! Tu Hong was assassinated by Xiao Hua, destroying the very foundation of our Daoist cultivators. How could the war possibly not end in defeat?"
Hearing Snowy Realm True Person speak entirely of the war, seemingly unrelated to Xunyunzi's matter, Jin Gang and Fang Liebie were somewhat puzzled. They listened and thought, yet still could not discern what Snowy Realm True Person intended to say.
"Now, all the sword cultivators of Huan Kingdom