Chapter 1371: 1012: Scouting (Part 2)

What the hell, you still think you can compare yourself to my master? Don’t even mention the elite troops sent by the Ancient Ten Great Sects—just the Tribulation Crossing Realm experts under my master, one man can stand against a million! Add on all those Divine Artifacts—woof woof—there’s no way I can even finish bragging to you!"Qu Luming hurriedly tugged him when he saw this. "Cut it short, will you? You’re just begging to get scolded."

Du Li’s mouth twitched; he braced himself and asked, "Since even the spoils of war have already been distributed, I’d like to ask, sir: in such a vast Snow Cloud Valley there must be many innocent people, and there are also those Little Demon Cultivators who haven’t yet committed evil, but are enjoying the resources gained through evil acts. How should they be dealt with?"

Righteous Cultivators have always shunned slaughtering the innocent.

Evil Cultivators and villains—killing them is killing, but that’s called acting in accordance with heaven’s will, and it leaves one’s heart unburdened. Yet the people of this world aren’t purely black or white. How to deal with those whose crimes don’t warrant death is a true test of the heart.

"Alliance Leader Du, rest easy. Now that I’ve obtained this Mirror of Evil, I can naturally distinguish who deserves death and who deserves to live." Jiang Yuan smiled. "Demon Cultivators whose crimes don’t warrant death can leave of their own accord, or go live in the new world. As for the Demon Beasts, the migration plan I mentioned earlier can now be put into motion, starting with the Demon Beasts of Snow Cloud Valley."

There was no need to tell Du Li any more of the plan. He intended to start right here in Snow Cloud Valley, setting right what had gone wrong.

Once the entire Snow Cloud Valley was cleaned out, he’d first ask whether the Celestial Sword Sect was willing to migrate over—this place was excellent! The environmental issues could be altered through Arrays. The Demon Cultivators who’d occupied the Wilderness World for so many years were going to have to return the Blessed Land Cave Heaven to the Human Race Cultivators.

Finally hearing the topic he’d been waiting for, Du Li hastily declared, "Mr. Jiang is absolutely right. Once I’ve taken the Heart Mirror today and thoroughly straightened out the Demon Realm Alliance, I’ll immediately begin assisting with the construction of the migration Teleportation Arrays."

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions barely changed, but as their gazes met they’d already exchanged countless bewildered doubts.

No one believed Du Li had suddenly changed his nature, yet they truly couldn’t figure out what medicine he was hiding in his gourd. The Ancient Ten Great Sects had merely gone into seclusion—they hadn’t declined. They were overflowing with people capable of building Arrays. Could Vice Alliance Leader Du really think he could tamper with the Teleportation Arrays without anyone noticing?

Only Jiang Yuan understood clearly—Du Li was still indulging in his grand dream of collective Ascension!

He turned his head and glanced back at Yan Xuan, who was in closed-door cultivation within the Turquoise Pool; the glowing cluster there had expanded yet another ring, and the progress bar for purifying polluted Spiritual Energy was about to hit ninety percent.

At this Speed, in at most another week, it would be ready to attempt Ascension of the Divine Beast Black Tortoise. At that time, by splitting off one-quarter of the Power of the Celestial Dao, it should be enough to wake the Demon Realm Alliance from its beautiful dream.

The urgent task now was to take two trusted aides and first go make a scouting run through Snow Cloud Valley.

If that brat You Lai tried any tricks in secret, the Great System Appraisal Technique could expose them outright; if it truly offered up Snow Cloud Valley sincerely, then everyone would naturally be all smiles.

"Sir, take me with you!" As the faction leader on the Spiders Valley side, Miss Little Eight was participating in Jiang Yuan’s secret meeting with the Sect Leaders of the Ancient Ten Great Sects and the members of the little courtyard.

Hearing that they were going to scout the area, she was both excited and nervous. "I may not have abundant combat experience, but first, my Realm and strength are decent;

second, I’ve recently acquired a Secret Technique that lets me use spider silk to make skins that can disguise someone as another person. Unlike false appearances conjured by Magic, these can easily fool many Magical Treasures that inspect the body. Back in the day, Spiders Valley custom-made these items for sale, and they could fetch prices of a million Spirit Stones apiece.

Furthermore, I can lay down spiderwebs while we’re scouting..."

As she spoke, she flicked a finger and a thin, tiny, snowflake-like, utterly inconspicuous spiderweb quietly hid itself in the crevice of a stone, vanishing without a trace. But once Miss Little Eight formed a hand seal, that patch of web suddenly surfaced and rapidly grew larger; the fine strands gleamed with a cold light. Any ordinary Cultivator who ran into it would be tangled up and find it hard to break free.

The little fox stared wide-eyed. "Little Eight, you’re amazing now!"

"A-actually it’s all inherited power, not something I cultivated myself." Miss Little Eight’s cheeks flushed slightly as she said shyly, "Miss Jiu is the truly amazing one—she relied on her own Cultivation to reach the Body Forging Realm."

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan was pleasantly surprised and nodded. "Good. In any case, we’re only scouting this time, not launching an expedition. We just need to act steady and low-key."

Ling Di, afraid of missing a chance to earn merit, hopped about and seized the second slot.

Taking the token found in You Lai’s Storage Bag, Jiang Yuan clicked to equip the skin Miss Little Eight had rushed to make according to You Lai’s appearance, and disguised himself as a Mi Family direct-lineage young master. Then, with Miss Little Eight and Ling Di in tow, he Teleported to the marked coordinates.

[Snow Cloud Valley, Mi Clan Direct Lineage Restricted Area: forged to be like an iron bucket, the only weak point in Snow Cloud Valley; from here one can Teleport freely without restriction]

"Seems that bastard You Lai wasn’t lying." Jiang Yuan saw the system appraisal details at a glance, then waved the token. "Let’s head out and take a stroll."

Miss Little Eight cautiously sent a Secret Communication. "Sir, I can sense the aura of the Spider Race. It’s not far from here. There are many people, but their condition doesn’t seem good."

"Hold your breath and don’t panic. Once we finish scouting, we’ll strike from inside and out to break Snow Cloud Valley and rescue your clansmen." He replied in the private channel, thinking to himself that the Spider Demons had been captured and turned into slaves to be squeezed—how could they possibly be doing well?

Bringing back a group of old, weak, sick, and disabled to Spiders Valley, Miss Little Eight’s role as Valley Master was likely not going to be easy.

According to the map, Snow Cloud Valley covered an enormous area, but the city located at its center was fairly small and compact. Emerging from the restricted area, they were met with warm winds; the flower trees in the forest were blooming with lush blossoms. Clearly, in order to improve Snow Cloud Valley’s harsh environment, the Mi Family had put considerable effort into Arrays.