Chapter 877: Yu Mo

The Ghost Kings naturally didn't want to touch such a thankless task.

And Chen Wang and the others watched the Ghost Kings leave quickly, their expressions ugly, but they had no other choice.

"Damn it."

They could only curse inwardly, but still obeyed the order and went to the outskirts to wait.

As for the Dao Yi Sect's Lingcheng, after Yu Mo and the other three returned, they told everyone the truth about what happened.

But after hearing this, Until Hong Zun and the others were somewhat dissatisfied:

"No, Junior Uncle, did you really negotiate peace with that old ghost?"

Clearly, Until Hong Zun and the others were not satisfied with the peace talks. The existence of Ghost Valley, to put it plainly, is a scourge.

How many human cultivators die at their hands every year? Moreover, these evil spirits aren't even ingredients; they have no use at all.

Taking advantage of such a great victory, they should have just killed them off; at least it would be a benefit to the region.

Hearing the opposition from Until Hong Zun and the others, Yu Mo turned to look at Ye Changqing, who hadn't said a word.

Although he hadn't said a word, it wasn't hard to see from his expression that Ye Changqing didn't approve either.

"What's wrong, Changqing kid? Do you not approve either?"

He hadn't intended to speak. Ye Changqing didn't get carried away just because Yu Mo and the others were fond of him. Until Hong Zun and the others could directly express their opposition in front of Yu Mo and the other three.

But as a disciple, in such an occasion, it clearly wasn't Ye Changqing's place to speak yet.

Only now, faced with Yu Mo's inquiry, did Ye Changqing speak:

"Yes, after all, the evil spirits in Ghost Valley have indeed harmed many people. Even if it has nothing to do with my Dao Yi Sect, regardless, we are human cultivators."

"If we didn't see it, that's one thing, but since we're here, if we turn a blind eye, we'll inevitably feel guilty."

Hearing Ye Changqing's words, Yu Mo didn't blame him in the slightest; instead, he laughed loudly:

"Haha, this is what a Dao Yi Sect disciple should look like! Not bad, not bad."

Then, he turned to look at everyone:

"But I think you guys are truly confused."

"Hmm???"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. Confused? Could it be...

Until Hong Zun was the first to react, especially seeing the smile on Yu Mo's face; he instantly understood that the Junior Uncle was up to no good.

"You guys, don't get complacent because of one victory. After all, we only have disciples from four peaks, tens of thousands of people."

"Although we won last night, luck played a big part. You don't really think we can defeat Ghost Valley head-on just by ourselves, do you?"

"Even if we could win, how many disciples below would die or be injured?"

"Then what does Junior Uncle mean?"

"If we can't fight them head-on, we must take them with wisdom."

"Hmm???"

Watching everyone still looking confused, Yu Mo said with a sense of "hate that iron doesn't become steel":

"Where is a fortress easiest to conquer?"

"I know, from the inside... Hmm? Junior Uncle, could it be..."

Xu Jie answered first, but halfway through, he instantly realized. No wonder, no wonder!

Seeing Xu Jie guess his thoughts first, Yu Mo nodded with satisfaction. This child is not bad; it seems the Divine Sword Peak has successors.

"Correct. Disintegrating and defeating the enemy from the inside is the simplest and easiest method."

"We've been on the outskirts, so it's hard to find an opportunity. But what if we were let into Ghost Valley?"

Good guy, so that's it. There's little that can be done on the outside, but once inside Ghost Valley, there's so much that can be done.

Even with Ghost Kings monitoring, there will always be opportunities. Moreover, with Yu Mo and the others covering for them, it would be even easier.

They thought this was Yu Mo's entire plan, but after a pause, they heard him continue:

"Moreover, Ghost Valley is still somewhat useful. Heavenly treasures like the Heavenly Fragrance Ghost Fruit only exist in a few places like Ghost Valley. If we let these evil spirits help us..."

Holy shit, his heart is truly big. He even wants to subdue Ghost Valley?

Watching Yu Mo's confident expression, young disciples like Zhao Zhengping and Xu Jie finally realized what "ginger is still spicier when old" meant.

A simple peace talk could actually involve so many twists and turns.

And yet, the Ghost Emperor was being handled perfectly.

They thought their generation was already extremely slick, but compared to Yu Mo and the others, they seemed to be lacking a bit.

However, Zhao Rou asked with concern:

"But Old Ancestor, these evil spirits are all extremely cunning; I'm afraid they aren't easy to control."

The best way is naturally to pull out the weeds and roots to end it once and for all. Trying to control them is very difficult.

Not to mention this is the Huangji Sect's territory; even if the Huangji Sect agreed, who could guarantee these evil spirits wouldn't rebel in the future?

Zhao Rou's concern wasn't without reason, but Yu Mo seemed not to care at all.

He even took this opportunity to start teaching the young disciples like Ye Changqing present:

"Do you know what the most loyal thing in this world is?"

"Power?"

"Wrong."

"Benefits?"

"Also wrong."

"Desire."

"Not that."

Everyone spoke one after another, but Yu Mo shook his head. Everyone had a point, but none could be considered truly correct.

Admittedly, power, benefits, and desire can make people loyal, but the degree of loyalty is definitely not high.

Watching everyone without an answer for a moment, Yu Mo said unhurriedly:

"It is fear."

"Fear?"

"Evil spirits are cunning, but so what? Sometimes the human heart is much more sinister than evil spirits."

"You must remember: whether it's evil spirits, demon beasts, or humans, the best way to control them is fear."

"Make them understand the consequences of betraying you."

"As long as you can suppress them and make them never develop a heart of resistance, you don't need to worry about the danger of betrayal."

"The beginning of betrayal is often hope. They think they have hope to get rid of you, hope to win against you, so they betray you."

"But what if there is no such hope? Would they still dare to do so?"

Yu Mo never worried about betrayal. For so many years, have there been any betrayals from the affiliated sects under the Dao Yi Sect? Yes, but that was before the Dao Yi Sect became the number one sect in the Eastern Continent.

Ever since the Dao Yi Sect became the number one sect in the Eastern Continent, there had never been any betrayal from affiliated forces.

The reason is simple: what reason do they have to betray?

Looking at the entire Eastern Continent, is there any sect stronger than the Dao Yi Sect? If they betray the Dao Yi Sect, could they have hope? Could there be a second result?

Therefore, the most critical issue of whether to betray or not lies solely in whether you are strong enough yourself.

This is true for a sect, for a country, and even for a person.

For example, a couple—if you are gifted, handsome, have strength, and have a background, would the other party betray you? You couldn't drive them away even if you tried.

After hearing Yu Mo's words, Ye Changqing and the others nodded in response:

"So, don't worry about betrayal. If there really is a fool who seeks their own death, then just kill them. It doesn't matter." ===== CHAPTER 878 =====