Faced with this scene, the other Path Seeking Realm cultivators present looked astonished. They wondered why this True Intent cultivator from the Southwest would act this way.
The three cultivators from the Yang Clan, however, were not particularly surprised.
The two reception cultivators Yang Yuanxing had previously suspected were among the eight who had now been singled out.
These eight ranged from the Essence Condensation Realm to the Spiritual Connection Realm. Judged by what they had achieved on their Dao Paths at their current ages, however, every one of them counted as a talent in the Southwest.
Clearly, the Dao Academy powerhouse had planned for this day. He knew the Demonic Path side would try every possible way to send people in to make contact with the cultivators newly arrived in the Southwest from the three regions.
It was a trick they had long relied on in the Southwest.
First, they seized any chance to befriend someone. Then, during later demon-extermination missions, they used expendable Demon Sect pawns to draw closer to that person and present themselves as trusted confidants.
Once the relationship was secure, they began catering to the person's tastes. Under the pretext of giving gifts, they used all manner of spiritual materials and treasures to slowly bewitch and erode their thinking, leaving them grateful.
Then, with only a little verbal guidance, those local Southwest cultivators would be swayed by their opinions and views, unconsciously taking the Demonic Path side's position.
Using this method, with agents working from within and without, they had managed to stir the Southwest into its present state right under the noses of the first group of True Intent cultivators from the Central Region.
If the Central Great Sects did not change how they governed the Southwest, and continued to rely on the old