Chapter 225: Sowing Discord

In an instant, brilliant light burst on the ground, and a huge white formation totem tens of zhang in diameter suddenly appeared. The totem was pure white, like carved from mutton-fat white jade, covered densely with runes and lines, emitting a palpitant aura.

The wolf demon elite soldiers had no time to react before falling into the illusion.

Yuan Yao quickly summoned back the Phantom Spirit and the Golden Egg.

She returned to her previous hiding place.

Xiao Hu had already stripped the wolf demon's clothes and taken his identity token, handing it to Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao quickly took off the Eagle tribe soldier's outer garment, then put on the wolf demon elite soldier's clothes.

She took another Disguise Pill, making herself look like that wolf demon elite soldier.

She smeared the wolf demon elite soldier's fresh blood on her face, feigning defeat and appearing gravely wounded, then swiftly headed toward the main gate of the Lord Mayor's Mansion.

The main gate of the Lord Mayor's Mansion was tall and imposing; the front square was spacious and clean, with exquisite sculptures and splendid stone pillars standing on both sides.

A blood-soaked, ferocious-looking wolf demon staggered toward the Lord Mayor's Mansion, his face covered in blood and grime, his fur torn to shreds, bloodstains blotching his body.

He staggered forward, shouting hoarsely: 'Enemy attack! Quickly, save everyone!'

"They are all trapped by the formation!"

The Wolf Tribe guards and Eagle Tribe soldiers on duty at the Lord Mayor's Mansion gate heard the shout and turned to look; seeing the wretched wolf demon, they were all startled.

The burly Wolf Tribe guard captain, without hesitation, strode forward, swiftly descending the stone steps and rushing straight to the wolf demon, demanding urgently: 'What exactly happened?!'

"We were ambushed; I know who the attacker is. The attacker's identity is special—I must see the Wolf King to speak!" the wounded wolf demon said weakly.

Hearing this, the Wolf Tribe guard captain, while sending reinforcements, told him: 'Come with me.'

Soon, the Wolf Tribe guard captain personally led the wounded wolf demon into the Lord Mayor's Mansion, passing through the courtyard and corridors, finally arriving before the main hall.

But at that moment, the Wolf King and the Eagle Tribe Commander Cangming had not yet returned.

"Would you like to tend to your wounds first?" the guard captain said, "Then come see the Wolf King."

The wounded wolf demon was Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao shook her head sharply: 'This concerns the alliance between the Monster Tribe and the Demon Tribe; I must wait for the Wolf King's return to report in person!'

The guard captain's face changed.

"The Demon Tribe?! Could the ambusher be from the Demon Tribe?"

Yuan Yao seemed to be considering something, so her expression was somewhat hesitant.

In the end, she still nodded.

Hearing this, the guard captain sucked in a cold breath, instantly realizing the matter was of great importance.

The guard captain had clearly seen the wolf demon Yuan Yao had disguised as, so he did not doubt her identity; instead, he advised her to report cautiously: 'If you have no evidence, you must not speak recklessly!'

Yuan Yao's face turned pale, and she said nothing more.

The guard captain thought she had been frightened silly, and patted her shoulder.

They were merely insignificant nobodies; if they misspoke during the Monster-Demon alliance, or were suspected of undermining it, they would surely lose their lives.

If they failed to report truthfully, they would be dragged out and killed should any problem arise later.

At that moment, a guard hurried up and said to the guard captain: 'Guard Captain, the elite troops stationed behind the Lord Mayor's Mansion have fallen into an illusion formation barrier; we cannot break it at all.'

Hearing this, the guard captain glanced at Yuan Yao, then rose: 'I'll go see for myself.'

Afterwards, he exchanged a few words with the main hall guards, then left Yuan Yao behind and departed.

Yuan Yao lowered her head, keenly sensing many gazes fixed on her, whether overt or covert.

She staged this act in order to enter the Lord Mayor's Mansion.

And she intended to gradually lay out a grand formation across the entire Monster Tribe's territory.

A formation capable of destroying most of the Monster Tribe's forces!

This formation must at least reach Saint level!

But the formation barrier Yuan Yao is currently deploying can only reach High level!

Therefore, she must supplement the High‑level formation with something else to achieve the power of a Saint‑level formation!

Sowing discord between the Demon Tribe and the Monster Tribe, causing internal strife, would prevent them from uniting against the Human Tribe.

How to sow discord between the Demon and Monster Tribes, that is——

To place the two tribes in an unequal position.

If the Monster Tribe loses most of its forces, then, given the Demon Tribe's ambition and greed, they will certainly not continue to split everything in the cultivation world evenly with the Monster Tribe, and may even turn around and devour the Monster Tribe.

And the Monster Tribe, being at a disadvantage, will begin to fear the Demon Tribe.

Moreover, the Human Tribe is not weak either.

If the Monster Tribe receives few resources, there is no need for it to risk great cost in fighting the Human Tribe while constantly guarding against the Demon Tribe's treacherous betrayal.

Of course, this is merely her perfect supposition.

As for the concrete situation, it remains unknown.

After all, not only she has entered the Flowing Light Secret Realm and knows what happened over seven hundred years ago.

Others will naturally not sit and wait for death.

Yuan Yao suddenly felt that, in the Flowing Light Secret Realm, not only strength is tested, but also wit and strategy.

Her mind involuntarily conjured the image of Zhou Zhanzhou.

Zhou Zhanzhou……

His thoughts and schemes are certainly not simple either.

I also don't know where the Eldest Senior Brother and the others are now.

Given their personalities, they certainly will not sit and wait for death.

When Yuan Yao thought that the Eldest Senior Brother and the others were also here, her tense mood relaxed considerably.

Because she believes they have the ability to control the overall situation!

Thinking and thinking, that person's figure unexpectedly surfaced in her mind again.

Yuan Yao lowered her eyes, concealing all emotion in her gaze.

The next instant——

An object appeared in her hand, then slipped from her fingertips.

The wolf demons present instantly went on alert.

And indeed, just as they had imagined, Boom— the entire area was instantly shrouded in thick mist.

"Not good!"

"They are disguised human spies!"

The wolf demons surrounded the area shrouded in the white mist, daring not to enter lightly.

They launched a fierce attack only at the white‑mist area.

Amid the flashing blades, the faint sound of the barrier rebounding attacks could be heard.

"It's a formation!"

The wolf demons exchanged a glance, then immediately sent one of their own into the white‑mist area.

But the next moment, the entire white‑mist area suddenly erupted with a strong stench, making the wolf demons cover their noses in disgust.

A figure flashed out of the white‑mist area, she raised her sword and in an instant beheaded two wolf demons, then sped like lightning toward the main hall of the City Lord's Manor.

"Chase after her!"

"Catch her!"

Yuan Yao lifted her hand, and her sword fell.

"Primordial Wasteland Sword Technique, Cross Cut!"

In an instant, the ten‑character sword blade surged forth like a flood dragon emerging from the sea, its momentum fierce, it struck the wolf demons, irresistible, and in the blink of an eye slew several of them.

She was light as a swallow, leapt up, lightly tapped on the artificial hill, and with a slight flick of her wrist, her sword qi became as icy as a cold wind.

"First Layer of Drunken Life and Death!"

Snow‑white sword light blazed like a bright full moon; she struck down, and the surrounding spiritual energy instantly congealed, as if time itself ceased to flow at that moment.

With a boom, the wolf demons were suddenly flung to the ground, and everything before their eyes instantly twisted.