When ng Zhang heard this news, his first reaction was to seek help from Twin Success Valley. However, he quickly realized that it wouldn't be of much use. Green Bamboo Mountain attacked Taiyi Sect more than two years after the incident, which was already giving Twin Success Valley so face. They clearly didn't want a large-scale conflict with Green Bamboo Mountain.
In warfare, one can only be a thief for a thousand days, but cannot guard against thieves for a thousand days. Even if ng Zhang managed to get Twin Success Valley involved this ti and stop Green Bamboo Mountain's actions, what about the next ti? Twin Success Valley wouldn't keep obstructing Green Bamboo Mountain for the sake of Taiyi Sect forever. Sooner or later, Taiyi Sect would fall prey to Green Bamboo Mountain's sneak attack.
The initiative was in Green Bamboo Mountain's hands, and they would strike whenever they pleased. ng Zhang regretted underestimating Green Bamboo Mountain's strength and leaving too many loose ends. The vengeful nature of Green Bamboo Mountain far exceeded his expectations, and he had overestimated Twin Success Valley's deterrence.
If Green Bamboo Mountain truly destroyed Taiyi Sect, would Twin Success Valley risk a large-scale war over just one Taiyi Sect? Even if Twin Success Valley wanted to do so, Flying Swan Sect would never allow them to act recklessly.
ng Zhang realized that he had underestimated the power and thods of these major forces in the Cultivation World and failed to understand the true relationships between various cultivation forces under Flying Swan Sect's rule.
If it weren't for Jue Ying's tily warning, Taiyi Sect might have suffered annihilation. After Jue Ying analyzed the situation for ng Zhang, he discovered his previous oversights. However, ng Zhang still believed that recruiting Yang Family cultivators, especially talents like Yang Xueyi, was the right decision, even if it ca with great risks.
His only mistake was underestimating Green Bamboo Mountain and not employing more secure ans to rescue the Yang Family mbers.
Currently, Green Bamboo Mountain was planning to destroy Taiyi Sect, but for them, the Mirage Secret Realm was even more critical. The realm would open in a little over a month, much earlier than usual due to recent changes. Consequently, Green Bamboo Mountain was too preoccupied to deal with Taiyi Sect imdiately.
With this buffer of ti, ng Zhang had more opportunities to prepare. After much contemplation and discussion with Jue Ying, he decided to take the initiative and disrupt Green Bamboo Mountain's arrangents.
ng Zhang had formulated a plan, but it required a formidable fighting force, at least two cultivators at the Foundation Building level. Hiring Foundation Building cultivators from the black market was no longer an option, and Jue Ying's master, Luo Ye, couldn't move freely due to the demonic aura's influence.
As for Twin Success Valley, aside from the uncertainty of obtaining Foundation Building-level cultivators from them, ng Zhang needed to keep his actions highly confidential to prevent any leaks.
ng Zhang summoned Deep Earth, the Spirit General, and asked, "Deep Earth, you have displayed Foundation Building-level combat power before. If I provide you with enough stone stalactites, what level of strength can you reach?"
Deep EarthSpirit General pondered briefly before answering, "Suppressing ordinary early-stage Foundation Building cultivators shouldn't be a problem. However, it's best not to engage in prolonged battles."
Satisfied with Deep Earth's response, ng Zhang still needed another Foundation Building-level combatant. When devising the plan, he had already considered this and decided to ask Shi Weiming for help.
Leaving Jue Ying at Taiyi Sect, ng Zhang hurried to Singing Sand City to et Shi Weiming.
Seeing ng Zhang, Shi Weiming's face lit up with delight. "Sect Master ng, have you changed your mind? Are you ready to enter the Mirage Secret Realm?"
Over the past two years, Shi Weiming had visited Taiyi Sect several tis, trying to persuade ng Zhang to change his mind and enter the Mirage Secret Realm to gather spiritual herbs. However, ng Zhang had politely declined each ti. With the opening of the Mirage Secret Realm approaching, Shi Weiming had beco increasingly anxious. So when ng Zhang appeared before him, he thought that ng Zhang had changed his mind.
ng Zhang shook his head slowly and said, "Brother Shi, I'm still firm in my decision not to enter the Mirage Secret Realm. I have co here this ti with an urgent request for your help."
Shi Weiming looked disappointed and asked listlessly, "What do you need, Sect Master ng? Please speak freely. As long as I can do it, there will be no ambiguity."
"I want to borrow soone from you to keep a Foundation Building-level elder from Green Bamboo Mountain occupied," ng Zhang directly stated his purpose without any ambiguity.
"No, no, absolutely not. I've said it before; we only want to do business peacefully and won't get involved in the disputes between your local sects," Shi Weiming kept shaking his head at ng Zhang's request.
"And besides, our people are too weak; how could they contend with a Foundation Building-level elder from Green Bamboo Mountain?"
ng Zhang smiled and said, "Let's be straightforward. I ca here to ask for the help of Senior Gu Tanghai."
"With your intimate relationship, this request shouldn't be difficult for you to fulfill."
"How do you know about Gu Tanghai's connection with us?" Shi Weiming's expression imdiately darkened.
ng Zhang remained silent and maintained a mysterious deanor. During the last encounter, when Shi Weiming introduced Gu Dashan, Gu Tanghai's nephew, as a witness to the conflict between Taiyi Sect and Zhao Family, ng Zhang used Mind Reading to gather information from Gu Dashan without his guard up.
He discovered that Gu Dashan's family and Shi Weiming's group were closely related and belonged to the sa secret faction. Although ng Zhang couldn't unearth the deepest secrets of this faction from Gu Dashan's mind, he was now employing Mind Reading again to read Shi Weiming's thoughts. While he couldn't access deeply buried information, he could glean so surface thoughts that Shi Weiming couldn't hide from him.
Seeing ng Zhang's enigmatic expression, Shi Weiming fell silent for a mont before saying, "I don't know how Sect Master ng found out about this matter, but please keep it a secret for us."
"If Sect Master ng intends to use this matter to threaten us, then you've made a mistake."
"I assu Sect Master ng wouldn't want to gain another enemy, right?"
ng Zhang replied with a serious tone, "I have no intention of threatening you, Brother Shi. I simply seek a fair trade."
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