Chapter 4607: Gathering Intelligence (No More Today)

The Wokotai Tribe, which has a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, is the strongest tribe under the jurisdiction of the Chahar Tribe.

Wang Changsheng pondered for a moment and said, "This plan is good, but I'm worried about alerting the enemy. Our main target should be the Chahar Tribe; we shouldn't jeopardize the larger objective for a small one. Let's have eight Grand Luo Golden Immortals invade Chahar City to destroy the Chahar Tribe first, and then the Wokotai Tribe."

In terms of overall strength and underlying foundation, the Chahar Tribe was superior to the Wokotai Tribe.

Wang Changsheng had initially intended to annihilate all the Grand Luo Golden Immortals from both tribes, but if forced to choose, he would select the Chahar Tribe.

"The Chahar Tribe poses a greater threat to us," Wang Ruyan said. "By concentrating our superior forces to eliminate them, other tribes won't be able to stop us. We plan to establish a Sky City on the Chahar Tribe's ancestral land. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Nangong?"

Wang Ruyan spoke. Both the Wang Family and the Nangong Immortal Clan were immortal clans and in-laws. It was important to clarify everything to avoid future disagreements over the division of spoils after the Chahar Tribe was defeated.

"No problem," Nangong Dezhi replied. "However, we want seventy percent of the items in the Chahar Tribe's treasury, with priority to select three items."

"Agreed!" Wang Changsheng responded. "Provided that Fellow Daoist Nangong kills Mi."

Wang Changsheng agreed to the terms.

"Naturally," Nangong Dezhi continued, "whoever kills Mi will get the lion's share, depending on their contribution. I know you've been concealing your strength, but this time, when dealing with the Chahar Tribe, there's no need to hold back. The Chahar Tribe is closely allied with the Tianga Tribe and are even in-laws. If we delay too long and the Tianga Tribe's reinforcements arrive, we'll be in trouble."

"That's natural," Wang Changsheng replied, "but before the major battle, we should first gather some intelligence. The Chahar Tribe can't be completely unprepared."

Wang Changsheng suggested this. Logically, the overt strength of the Wang Family and the Nangong Immortal Clan far surpassed that of the Chahar Tribe. The whereabouts of Fu were unknown, and Wang Changsheng hadn't mentioned killing him. It was impossible for the Chahar Tribe not to be suspicious, so they would likely strengthen their defenses.

Putting himself in their shoes, Wang Changsheng realized that if he were a high-ranking member of the Chahar Tribe and his neighbors were growing increasingly powerful, he would also make other preparations. Simply strengthening defenses wouldn't be enough; the best solution would be to have a Grand Luo Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beast that had undergone four mutations.

"Gathering intelligence on the Chahar Tribe?" Nangong Dezhi asked curiously. "Fellow Daoist Wang, can your spies placed within the Chahar Tribe access their core secrets?"

"No," Wang Changsheng replied, "but I want to try, and this will require Fellow Daoist Nangong's cooperation."

"How do we cooperate?" Nangong Dezhi asked, puzzled.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong," Wang Changsheng explained, "so many years have passed; your family must have new Grand Luo Golden Immortals by now, right? Spread the word that they have advanced to Grand Luo Golden Immortal and plan to hold a Grand Luo Celebration."

He had already upgraded his Golden Prismatic Mirror to a top-grade immortal artifact, significantly enhancing its eavesdropping capabilities.

"That's no problem," Nangong Dezhi asked, somewhat puzzled, "is that all?"

"Yes," Wang Changsheng confirmed, "the rest depends on how the Chahar Tribe responds."

They discussed tactics and various contingencies in detail.

More than two hours later, the four of them reached an agreement. They unanimously decided to concentrate their superior forces to first eliminate the Chahar Tribe, then the Wokotai Tribe, and subsequently notify forces like Ten Thousand Treasures City and Ten Thousand Buddhas City to prepare for the expanded conflict.

The destruction of the Chahar Tribe would have a significant impact. The Hunye King Tribe couldn't possibly ignore it, and they might face attacks from other Chaos Beast tribes. With the assistance of forces like Ten Thousand Treasures City and Ten Thousand Buddhas City, the pressure on them would be relatively less.

They made multiple assumptions based on the potential course of the war and devised several contingency plans.

After reaching an agreement, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan left Tianfeng City and returned to Qinglian City.

"Fellow Daoist Wang actually advanced to the mid-Grand Luo Golden Immortal stage so quickly, surpassing me," Nangong Yueshuo exclaimed.

"Immortal Lord Wanmu is an immortal alchemist, capable of refining fourth-tier immortal pills," another voice said. "It's normal for his cultivation speed to be faster. The transition from mid-stage to late-stage is the tricky part; if he encounters a bottleneck, it could take millions or even tens of millions of years."

Nangong Yueshuo took out a silver-glowing magical disc, cast a spell into it, and with a joyful expression, said, "Yunyan has advanced to Grand Luo Golden Immortal! Haha, our family also has a fourth-tier immortal alchemist now. We won't have to worry about fourth-tier immortal pills anymore."

Millions of years ago, Nangong Yunyan had already reached the late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal, remaining at a bottleneck for many years. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, he finally resolved it, entered secluded cultivation to break through to Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and successfully opened all three hundred and sixty immortal apertures, advancing to Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

"Release the news of Yunyan's advancement to Grand Luo Golden Immortal," a voice instructed. "Hold a Grand Luo Golden Immortal celebration fifty thousand years from now, to cooperate with Fellow Daoist Wang in gathering intelligence."

"Their family wouldn't have a Six-Eared Macaque at the Grand Luo Golden Immortal stage, would they?" Nangong Yueshuo speculated. "If so, stealing intelligence would be quite convenient."

"I don't know," the elder replied. "It's better to be a bit less perceptive sometimes. Everyone has secrets; as long as it doesn't harm us, let them be."

"Yes, Ancestor," Nangong Yueshuo replied.

Soon, the news of Nangong Yunyan's advancement to Grand Luo Golden Immortal spread rapidly.

In Qinglian City, Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Wang Qingshan, and Wang Qingbai were conversing in a green stone pavilion.

Both Wang Qingshan and Wang Qingbai had opened ten apertures and comprehended the Law of Time, which was an unexpected bonus. This also highlighted the preciousness of high-level aperture-opening secret techniques. Many Grand Luo Golden Immortals practiced secret techniques that opened nine apertures, without comprehending a supreme law. Opening one more aperture significantly increased the chance of mastering a supreme law.

"At that time," Wang Changsheng said, "Qingling will remain in Qinglian City, and the two of you will join us in attacking Chahar City to wipe out the Chahar Tribe in one fell swoop."

"Ninth Uncle," Wang Qingshan asked with some concern, "there won't be a Chaos Beast that has evolved four times in the Chahar Tribe, will there?"

"I don't know," Wang Changsheng replied. "We'll see. We'll gather information on the Chahar Tribe, hoping there isn't one."

After chatting for a while, Wang Qingshan and Wang Qingbai returned to rest.

In Chahar City, within an underground cave, Qu was reporting to Yu.

"What?" Yu's voice was heavy. "Nangong Yunyan has advanced to Grand Luo Golden Immortal and is holding a Grand Luo Celebration?"

The Wang Family had four Grand Luo Golden Immortals, and the Nangong Immortal Clan had five. This was only their superficial strength; according to the usual conduct of immortals, their true numbers were certainly higher.

This meant the combined Grand Luo Golden Immortals of the Wang Family and Nangong Immortal Clan already exceeded ten, while the Chahar Tribe only had three, putting them under immense pressure.

"Absolutely true," Qu said. "Many high-ranking members of the Wang Family are in secluded cultivation, so their Grand Luo Golden Immortals definitely number more than four."

"Never mind," Yu said. "We'll deal with whatever comes. With the Ancestor here, it won't be easy for them to deal with us. However, let's still be cautious. Strengthen our defenses; allow people to leave, but no one to enter."

Qu agreed and departed to carry out the order.