Chapter 469: Yu Mo's Plan

Such a thankless, labor-intensive task, the ghost kings naturally don't want to get involved.

As the Chen King and they watched the ghost kings quickly leave, each one's expression was grim, yet they had no way to intervene.

Damn it.

They could only curse silently, yet still obeyed orders to go to the outer region and wait.

As for inside the Divine Sword Peak of Dao Yi Sect, after Yu Mo and the others returned, they truthfully told everyone what happened.

Upon hearing this, Hong Zun and the others were somewhat displeased.

"Not Master Uncle, you actually went and negotiated with that old ghost?"

It's obvious that Hong Zun and the others are dissatisfied with the negotiation; the existence of Ghost Valley, bluntly speaking, is nothing but a disaster.

How many humans die at their hands each year? Moreover, these evil entities aren't even usable as ingredients; they're completely useless.

Taking advantage of this great victory, we should just kill them outright—at least that would benefit one side.

Hearing the opposition from Hong Zun and the others, Yu Mo turned to look at the silent Ye Zhangqing.

Although he didn't say a word, it's not hard to see from his expression that Ye Zhangqing likewise does not approve.

"What's up, Little Qing, you don't agree either?"

He hadn't intended to speak, but Ye Zhangqing didn't get carried away just because Yu Mo and the others usually dote on him; Hong Zun and the others could directly voice their opposition in front of Yu Mo and the three.

But as a disciple, in this setting, it's clearly not yet Ye Zhangqing's turn to speak.

But when faced with Yu Mo's inquiry just now, Ye Zhangqing finally spoke up.

"Well, after all, the evil entities of Ghost Valley really have harmed many people; even if it has nothing to do with my Dao Yi Sect, regardless, we are human cultivators."

"Not seeing it would be fine, but since we've come, if we turn a blind eye, we'd inevitably feel guilty."

Hearing Ye Zhangqing's words, Yu Mo not only didn't blame him at all, but instead laughed out loud.

"Haha, this is exactly how a disciple of my Dao Yi Sect should be; not bad, not bad."

Immediately, she turned her head to address everyone.

"However, I think you're really clueless."

Huh???

Hearing this, everyone was stunned—'What clueless? Could it be......'

Hong Zun was the first to react, especially upon seeing Yu Mo's smile, he instantly realized Master Uncle was hatching something nasty.

"You guys, don't get conceited just because of one victory; after all, we're just disciples of the four peaks, numbering tens of thousands."

"Although we won last night, luck played a large part; you wouldn't really think we could defeat Ghost Valley head-on just by ourselves, would you?"

"Even if we could win, how many casualties would the lower disciples suffer?"

"So what does Master Uncle mean?"

"We can't win by force, so of course we must win by strategy."

Huh???

Seeing everyone still clueless, Yu Mo said somewhat frustrated.

"From where is a fortress easiest to breach?"

"I know, from the interior........... Huh? Master Uncle, could it be............"

Xu Jie blurted out an answer, but only halfway through he suddenly realized, 'No wonder, no wonder.'

Seeing Xu Jie first guess her idea, Yu Mo nodded satisfied, 'This one's not bad; looks like Divine Sword Peak has successors.'

"Not bad, undermining the enemy from within is the simplest and easiest method."

"We've always been on the outskirts, hard to find an opportunity, but what if we let ourselves enter Ghost Valley?"

Good fellow, now I see; outside there's little we can do, but once inside Ghost Valley, there's so much we can do.

Even with ghost kings monitoring, opportunities will exist; moreover, with Yu Mo and them providing cover, it's even easier.

I thought that was Yu Mo's whole plan, but after a pause, I only heard him continue speaking.

"Moreover, Ghost Valley still has some use; things like the Heavenly Fragrant Ghost Fruit and other natural treasures exist only in Ghost Valley and a few other places; if we let these evil entities help us............"

Holy shit, you really have big ambitions, still want to subjugate Ghost Valley?

Seeing Yu Mo's confident expression, Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie and the other young disciples finally understood what 'old ginger is still spicy' means.

A simple negotiation, yet they could think of so many twists and turns.

And yet that Ghost Emperor was firmly grasped.

I thought their generation had already reached the sixth level and soared, but compared to Yu Mo and them, they seem still lacking a bit.

However, Zhao Rou asked with concern.

"That old ancestor, these evil entities are each incredibly cunning; it's probably hard to control them."

The best method is naturally to eradicate them root and branch, settle it once and for all; if you want to control them, it's very difficult.

Never mind that this is Huang Ji Sect's territory; even if Huang Ji Sect agreed, who could guarantee these evil entities won't turn traitor later?

Zhao Rou's concern is not without reason, but Yu Mo seems not to care at all.

She even took this opportunity to start teaching the present Ye Zhangqing and other young disciples.

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

"Power?"

"No."

"Interest?"

"Not either."

"Desire?"

"No."

People spoke up one after another, Yu Mo just shook her head; what they said made sense, but none could be considered truly correct.

Indeed, power, profit, desire—these can make people loyal, but the loyalty is absolutely not high.

Looking at the crowd that had momentarily run out of answers, Yu Mo spoke calmly.

"It's fear."

"Fear?"

"Evil spirits are cunning, but what of it? Sometimes the human heart is far more sinister than evil spirits."

"Remember, whether it's evil spirits, demonic beasts, or people, the best way to control them is fear."

"Make him understand the consequences of betraying you."

"As long as you can suppress him so he never dares to resist, you need not worry about the danger of betrayal."

"The start of betrayal is often hope—he thinks he has hope to escape you, hope to defeat you, so he betrays."

"But if he had no such hope, would he still dare to do so?"

"Yu Mo never worries about betrayal; over these many years, have any of the subordinate sects under the Dao Yi Sect betrayed? Yes, but that was before the Dao Yi Sect became Dongzhou's top sect."

"Since the Dao Yi Sect became Dongzhou's top sect, there has never been any betrayal by its subordinate forces."

"The reason is simple—what reason do they have to betray?"

"Looking across Dongzhou, is there any sect stronger than the Dao Yi Sect? If they betrayed the Dao Yi Sect, could they still have hope? Could there be any other outcome?"

"So, the crucial question of whether betrayal occurs depends solely on whether you yourself are strong."

"This holds true for a sect, for a country, and even for a person."

"Take a dao couple, for example: if you have extraordinary talent, handsome looks, strength, and background, would the other still betray? You couldn't drive them away even if you tried."

"After hearing Yu Mo's words, Ye Zhangqing and the others all nodded in agreement."

"So, don't worry about betrayal; if there really is a fool foolish enough to seek his own death, just strike him down—it's no problem."