Chapter 188

Su Chen cultivated with peace of mind for a period of time, and on this day, after finishing his cultivation, he called the little demon on duty.

"Go and invite Demon General Yan Que and Luan Erjie Luan over."

"Yes, Advisor!"

Not long after, Yan Que and Luan Erjie Luan came together.

After working together for these days, the two were already quite tacit.

Yan Que was also very satisfied with this new deputy who was meticulous and did things without leaving any leaks, whom Su Chen had personally arranged.

"Advisor, you are looking for us?"

"Sit." Su Chen pointed to the stone stool beside him, "How is the intelligence network built now?"

Yan Que replied: "Back to Advisor, it has already taken shape. We have inserted personnel in the cultivator markets of the Four Great Continents. Although we still cannot inquire about the core secrets, some public news has already been able to be passed back in time."

"Very good." Su Chen nodded and looked at Luan Erjie Luan, "Is there any news about the two people I asked you to focus on?"

Luan Erjie Luan stepped forward and replied respectfully: "Back to Advisor, not yet. Regarding the Curtain-Lifting General of the Heavenly Court, there is almost zero news about him from the outside world. And Jin Chanzi of the Western Fomen has been cultivating in Lingshan and has no movement either."

"Don't slack off." He exhorted, "Keep watching them closely. If there is any movement, report to me immediately."

"Yes!" The two responded in unison.

"In addition," Su Chen pondered for a moment and added, "Besides these two people, all personnel changes in the Heavenly Court and the Fomen, news about demotions, reincarnations, and tribulations of immortals and Buddhas, must all be treated as the highest priority intelligence and reported as soon as possible."

"Understood!"

Looking at the backs of the two leaving, Su Chen's gaze became deep.

Neither the Heavenly Court nor the Fomen rose through normal means.

The two most powerful forces in the Three Realms today can be said to have risen by taking advantage of the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods back then to divide the Jie Sect.

Back then, the ten thousand immortals of the Jie Sect were all forced to join these two forces in unavoidable circumstances.

So neither of these two forces was of one piece internally, which gave Su Chen many opportunities.

Back then, these two forces rose by borrowing the quantity tribulation, and now that the quantity tribulation is coming again, as long as they operate properly, they might not necessarily decline because of the quantity tribulation.

But it was too early to say this; with Su Chen's current strength, he didn't have the qualifications to sit at the chessboard; he was still in the stage of getting rid of the status of a chess piece and trying to jump out of the chessboard.

But everything needs to be planned for a rainy day; if you want to sit at the chessboard, intelligence is particularly critical.

"Can't be anxious." Su Chen whispered to himself.

Time passed day by day, and Flower Fruit Mountain remained calm.

The Demon Alliance was in good order under the management of Su Chen and the Bull Niu Mowang and others; Su Chen spent most of his time on his own cultivation besides handling the daily affairs of the Demon Alliance.

His cultivation had reached the perfection of the Mystic Immortal, and although because of the gold and water elements of the Hunyuan Jin Dan, he was slow to condense the five qi in his chest and break through to the Jin Xian, his comprehension of the Dao had already reached the level of a Taiyi Jin Xian.

He only needed to make up for the missing gold and water elements of the Hunyuan Jin Dan, and he would be able to condense the five qi in his chest, open the three flowers on top of his head, and enter Taiyi in one step.

At the same time, he did not fall behind in the cultivation of the "Thirty-Six Axes of Heavenly Gang."

This cultivation technique was more difficult the further he cultivated.

Su Chen cultivated to the thirtieth style with the help of massive evil energy in the Netherworld, and the speed of cultivation became slower and slower.

The last six styles were very difficult to cultivate, but after these days of cultivation, he still successfully comprehended the thirty-first and thirty-second styles.

This increased his combat power by another point; now he could fight a mid-stage Taiyi Jin Xian without falling behind by combining his Dao cultivation with his physical body cultivation.

On this day, Su Chen was practicing axe techniques in the mountains when he suddenly felt something and stopped his movements.

Only to see a stream of light flying from the direction of Water Curtain Cave, landing in front of him; it was Luan Erjie Luan.

"Advisor." Luan Erjie Luan was very anxious, even forgetting to bow, "There is news!"

Su Chen felt a stir in his heart and asked calmly: "Which one?"

"Curtain-Lifting General!" Luan Erjie Luan replied, "Our scouts just sent back news that three days ago, the Curtain-Lifting General accidentally broke the Jade Emperor's glazed lamp."

"What was the Jade Emperor's reaction?" he asked.

"Dragon face was furious!" Luan Erjie Luan said, "It is said that the Jade Emperor ordered on the spot to strip the Curtain-Lifting General of his immortal status, beat him down to the mortal world, and every seven days, he must suffer the pain of a flying sword piercing his chest!"

"This Jade Emperor is too ruthless!" Luan Erjie Luan on the side couldn't help but evaluate, "This is not punishment at all, this is clearly torture. This Jade Emperor's heart is too small; it was just breaking a glazed lamp, he..."

She felt that the Jade Emperor's move was too vicious, completely not the mind of a master of the Heavenly Court.

Su Chen was as clear as a mirror in his heart.

He knew that this must be a bitter meat play between the Jade Emperor and the Curtain-Lifting General, one willing to hit and one willing to suffer.

"It seems the Jade Emperor is also full of vigilance against the constantly growing Fomen, wanting to use a bitter meat play to let the Curtain-Lifting General infiltrate the interior of the Fomen." Su Chen thought to himself, "If it weren't for the fact that the two Saints, Jade Pure and Tai Pure, agreed to the request of the Western Two Saints in order to break the Ten Thousand Immortals Array back then, the Heavenly Court could never have cooperated with the Journey to the West quantity tribulation."

"You did very well this time." He nodded approvingly at Luan Erjie Luan, "This intelligence is very timely, you go back first."

"Yes!" Luan Erjie Luan took her leave.

"Now that Sha Seng is in place, it's just waiting for you, Jin Chanzi." After Luan Erjie Luan left, Su Chen's gaze looked toward the west.

Time passed, and several months had passed since the Curtain-Lifting General was demoted.

The intelligence network of Flower Fruit Mountain, under the careful management of Yan Que and Luan Erjie Luan, became more and more efficient.

Every day, news from all over the Three Realms was continuously gathered to Water Curtain Cave.

Tianpeng was still cultivating hard in the mountains; after this period of cultivation, he was about to re-enter the immortal path, recovering extremely fast.

Everything was moving in a good direction.

And Su Chen, besides cultivating, had been waiting for Luan Erjie Luan's news.

On this day, he was discussing Demon Alliance matters with the Bull Niu Mowang when Luan Erjie Luan ran in from outside the cave.

"Advisor! Great Sage Bull!" She walked quickly to the two and presented a jade slip, "From the west, there is news!"

Su Chen took the jade slip, swept his spiritual sense, and a smile appeared on his face.

"What's wrong, brother?" Seeing him smile after reading the news, the Bull Niu Mowang couldn't help but ask, "Why so happy?"

"Brother Bull, see for yourself." Su Chen handed the jade slip directly to him.

The Bull Niu Mowang took it and read it, his eyes widening instantly.

"Did I read it wrong? Tathagata Buddha's second disciple Jin Chanzi, because he didn't listen to the Dharma at the Ullambana Assembly, was demoted to the mortal world by Tathagata on the grounds of 'slighting the Dharma', to be reincarnated for ten lifetimes and suffer all kinds of hardships?"

The Bull Niu Mowang's voice was full of disbelief.

"This is too ridiculous!" He couldn't help but burst out a swear word, "How big a deal is it, is it necessary?"

Su Chen just smiled faintly at this.

Slight the Dharma? It was just an excuse.

This was actually Tathagata giving this disciple a chance; after ten lifetimes of reincarnation, he could achieve the Buddha fruit status; such a good thing, who wouldn't want to go?

"Brother Su Chen, why do you want this intelligence?" The Bull Niu Mowang looked at Su Chen after complaining, "This Jin Chanzi was demoted, does it have anything to do with us?"