A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 763: The Hidden Hand

“Capture him alive? Brother Fang, you must be joking! As you know, Fellow Daoist Zhong once tried to deal with this person before. But not only is he skilled in thunder escape, he also possesses a blood escape technique we’ve never seen before. It’s simply impossible to stop him from fleeing. Moreover, his other magical abilities are formidable. Capturing him alive is about as difficult as capturing someone at our level. Fellow Daoists, do you really think it’s possible? If we just kill him and seize the golden thunder bamboo magical treasure, that we might have some chance,” the gaunt old man said grimly.

“If capturing him alive is so difficult, then death is no matter,” the man in the black robe said after a brief hesitation, surprising the old man.

The gaunt old man exchanged glances with the scholars and others, transmitting a few words in secret, then agreed to the plan.

Following that, they discussed some details.

…

At the same time, in the Tian Nan camp, Master Zhiyang and Wei Wuya, along with others, were also convened in a hall, discussing the upcoming battle.

There were fewer people than the spellmasters’ side.

Besides the three major cultivators and Long Han, there was also a beautiful woman in a red dress and a white-bearded elder with hawk-like eyes and a bald head.

The elder’s eyes were half-closed, and on one of his fingers was a jade ring.

The jade ring was a vivid green, with runes faintly flickering on it—clearly a rare exotic treasure.

“Fellow Daoist Heavenly Resentment, this battle relies heavily on a few of you. We will drag the main force of the spellmaster army here. You only need to infiltrate Tian Tian City and loot all the resource warehouses. Without the spirit stones, materials, and other resources painstakingly gathered by the Mulan people, even if they gain the upper hand in battle, we can wear them down through attrition afterward,” Master Zhiyang said with a smile, as if there had never been any ill will between him and the famous ‘Heavenly Resentment Old Monster’ before.

“As long as you can keep the Mulan divine masters stationed at the border, infiltrating Tian Tian City will be no problem. Moreover, with the teleportation formation provided by Fellow Daoist Wei, entering the city directly will be effortless. My only concern is why the Mulan people would leave all their resources inside the city. Could it be a trap, waiting for us to fall in?” The hawk-eyed elder’s voice was metallic and unpleasant.

“You can rest assured about that. According to our undercover agents among the Mulan people, though the Mulan Tribe occupies Fengyuan Kingdom and Yu Country, the Nine Nations Alliance had already prepared to withdraw in advance. They destroyed all the spirit stone mines and raw material sources. While the spellmasters forced the Mulan mortals to repair them as best they could, the short time meant very few were restored—barely enough to matter. The spirit stones consumed now come from the combined reserves of several tribes. These supplies are centrally managed and stored in a secret warehouse guarded by several grand masters with a powerful Restraining Great Formation. That’s why they’re so confident the warehouse can withstand any direct assault. With the formation’s delay, they have enough time to move the goods. This setup is rock solid,” the Heartsong Old Demon said lightly.

“But what they never expected is that after dealing with the Mulan people for so long, our Nine Nations Alliance can also send people to infiltrate the spellmasters’ ranks. One of the grand masters guarding the resource warehouse is our inside man. When the time comes, he will disable the formation’s restraining seals. Fellow Daoist Heavenly Resentment, if your team acts with stealth, you can completely take them by surprise,” Wei Wuya sneered.

“If you all are so confident, then I suppose I have no choice but to make this trip. After success—”

“After success, our four major powers will decide and assign Xu Country to you. You can establish your own sect there. We will not interfere in the slightest. From now on, you may be called the founder of a sect,” Long Han said with a smile, cutting in.