After receiving Lan Hong's warning, both Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect secretly heightened their vigilance and dispatched people to investigate the Spirit Pagoda.
They wanted to uncover evidence of the Spirit Pagoda colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult, strike first, and put pressure on the Spirit Pagoda.
However, the Spirit Pagoda's ties to the Holy Spirit Cult were extremely well concealed, and neither Shrek Academy nor the Tang Sect's investigations yielded any results.
Qian Gu Dongfeng also noticed Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect investigating the Spirit Pagoda.
It gave him a sense of urgency. The plan had to be carried out sooner.
Yet openly, Qian Gu Dongfeng brought the matter into the open and rebuked Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect for secretly investigating the Spirit Pagoda.
He also placed a huge accusation on their heads: with soul beasts threatening humanity, Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect's actions were harmful to human unity and amounted to betraying humanity.
With such a massive accusation hanging over them, Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect could not bear it either. They hurriedly issued statements declaring that they had never done anything detrimental to human unity.
It was all just pointless wrangling. Meanwhile, Qian Gu Dongfeng, Yun Ming, and Cao Dezhi sat down together.
"Qian Gu Dongfeng, what exactly do you mean by this?"
"I don't mean anything. You secretly investigated the Spirit Pagoda—am I not even allowed to say so? Then you're being far too overbearing."
"Stop trying to change the subject. Do you dare say you don't want the Spirit Pagoda to become the continent's number one power? Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect are both obstacles to your ambitions, aren't they?"
Faced with Yun Ming's questioning, Qian Gu Dongfeng generously admitted to his ambitions.
"You're right. I want the