Chapter 1240: Finding the True Culprit

The Demon Cultivator leader personally took Ye Liuyun back to his own main tent to rendezvous with Ma Teng.

Ma Teng had already brought his men there. As soon as Ye Liuyun arrived, they immediately left the forefront camp.

Before departing, Ye Liuyun absorbed a Magic Crystal imbued with evil aura and affixed that evil aura directly onto his body surface, using it to deceive the gate‑keeping Foreign Tribe.

"Huh, Ma Teng, you're leaving already? Weren't you just back a short while ago?"

The Foreign Tribe Team Leader was still there. Seeing Ma Teng and his group emerge again, he became curious.

"How would I know! The leader told me to go, so I went!" Ma Teng pretended to look both innocent and helpless, answering the Foreign Tribe's inquiry.

The Foreign Tribe was indeed cautious, immediately producing a Transmission Talisman to verify with the Demon Cultivator leader. After receiving confirmation, he relaxed.

At the same time, he examined Ye Liuyun, and upon noticing the evil aura on his body, he finally gave full permission for Ye Liuyun and his party to leave.

After exiting the forefront camp, Ye Liuyun's group sprinted at full speed. After covering some distance, Ye Liuyun donned the Invisibility Cloak, left the squad alone, and returned to the army camp he had originally infiltrated.

Meanwhile, Ma Teng led his squad to circle around outside.

Along the way, his split‑self was already inspecting the storage spaces obtained this time.

"We've struck it rich! This is the three‑month supply for an army of over a million!" the split‑self exclaimed excitedly within the Space World.

"Immediately inform Emperor Xia! Let him seize the chance and see if he can recapture some lost territories!" Ye Liuyun ordered his split‑self to use a Transmission Talisman to contact Emperor Xia and relay the news.

As for the arrangements and timing of the attack, that is Emperor Xia's concern.

Ye Liuyun also conveyed to Emperor Xia the information that Qin Peng and he would coordinate internally and externally to assault the Foreign Tribe's army camp.

Emperor Xia promptly ordered the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, who were nearest to Ye Liuyun, to dispatch troops to cooperate with him, at least to hold back reinforcements from other Foreign Tribe armies.

At this moment, less than two days remained until the attack time agreed upon by Qin Peng and Ye Liuyun.

Qin Peng was still making final preparations in Yi Cheng of Moyu.

Within the Foreign Tribe's forefront camp, three Demon Cultivators of the Tianzun Realm stood blocking the main tent where supplies were allocated. They did not assign any supply missions, so they had not yet been discovered by the Foreign Tribe.

However, after half a day, things became uncontainable. Some of the army's supplies hadn't arrived on schedule, and the opposite side sent a message inquiring about it.

Thus, a Foreign Tribe Leader of Tianzun Realm, accompanied by men, personally went to inspect the main tent where supplies were being allocated.

Seeing the three Demon Cultivators blocking the tent, he asked puzzled, "What are you doing here? Why haven't you arranged anyone to transport the supplies?"

Speaking that, he proceeded to enter the tent to investigate.

The supply‑allocation tent was protected by a Formation that barred outside observation, so he could only enter it to learn the situation.

The three Demon Cultivators under Ye Liuyun's control realized the truth was about to be exposed. They exchanged glances, steeled themselves, and suddenly launched an attack on the Foreign Tribe Leader.

The order Ye Liuyun gave them before he left was to delay as much as possible; if delay became impossible, they were to kill the Foreign Tribe Leader.

Under the effect of the Nine Nether Prelude, they obeyed Ye Liuyun's command completely.

Thus, they now attacked the Foreign Tribe leader with a resolve to die.

The Foreign Tribe leader had already been suspicious of the three, and upon seeing their sudden strike, he was also on guard.

But their realms were equal, and he faced three opponents alone, so naturally he was at a disadvantage.

Moreover, those Demon Cultivators were reckless and fearless of death, offering no defense, fighting recklessly.

At the moment he struck one Demon Cultivator, he was simultaneously hit by all three Demon Cultivators.

A Foreign Tribe leader and a Demon Cultivator fell at the same time. The guards beside the leader had no time to intervene.

Next, the remaining two Demon Cultivators killed the on‑site guards, then rushed into the Foreign Tribe's garrison and began slaughtering the Foreign Tribe.

After killing more than a dozen Foreign Tribe members of the Earth Sovereign realm, they were themselves slain by a joint attack from the Foreign Tribe's Tianzun‑level elites.

Although the three Demon Cultivators did not kill many Foreign Tribe, the impact was enormous.

First, the overall leader of the Foreign Tribe at the front line was killed. Changing commanders mid‑battle is a major taboo for strategists. The new leader's deterrence and knowledge of the army will inevitably be weaker.

Second, the entire army's supplies were looted. In an instant those resources became hard to gather, and without supplies the army could not hold out for long.

They now face a choice between retreat and holding the position. Holding risks total annihilation of the whole army; retreat would render the captured cities a wasted effort.

Finally, a rift emerged between the Foreign Tribe and the Demon Cultivators. The Foreign Tribe gathered all Demon Cultivators for thorough investigation to prevent any remaining allies, which sparked widespread discontent among the Demon Cultivators.

The Foreign Tribe still didn't know Ye Liuyun was behind it, merely suspecting that a spy had infiltrated the army.

The Foreign Tribe guard at the gate immediately reported upward, suspecting Ma Teng and Ye Liuyun of colluding with those three Demon Cultivators.

Consequently, the Foreign Tribe dispatched a dedicated squad of soldiers to pursue Ma Teng's unit.

Ma Teng was in the same situation; the mission Ye Liuyun gave him was also to delay as much as possible and then fight to the death.

So after running for a day, he was finally caught by the pursuers and fought until the last man fell.

Although the Foreign Tribe exterminated them all, they captured not a single survivor.

When they brought the corpses back to the forefront camp, the gate‑keeping Foreign Tribe finally noticed that Ye Liuyun's corpse was missing.

He immediately reported Ye Liuyun's status upward.

Coincidentally, the Foreign Tribe had recently investigated Ye Liuyun, so upon hearing about the Golden Pupil they confirmed it was Ye Liuyun.

However, all this back‑and‑forth cost a lot of time. Even if they now realize it's Ye Liuyun, it's already too late.

"Ye Liuyun still hasn't left our occupied zone. Immediately order the entire army to sweep through the Demon Cultivators for those with the Golden Pupil. Once found, kill them without mercy!"

After receiving the news, the supreme Leader of the Foreign Tribe army promptly issued the order.

Thus, all Foreign Tribe armies began to mobilize.

Their steps were uniform: first, without stating a reason, they gathered all Demon Cultivators together, then began checking them one by one, leaving the Demon Cultivators bewildered.

The Foreign Tribe army where Ye Liuyun was present acted the same way.

When they began the inspection, Ye Liuyun realized they were looking for him.

But he remained completely unflustered. Seeing the Foreign Tribe gather all Demon Cultivators together, he instead smiled.

"The timing is perfect! What a rare opportunity!"

Seizing the chance, Ye Liuyun used his Soul to play the Nine Nether Prelude, affecting all Demon Cultivators present and preparing to incite a collective betrayal.

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