Chapter 2465: A Beautiful Misunderstanding!

The Immortal Elder of the South Pole no longer urged Jin Ling Shengmu; he felt Hong Yun had already voiced all he wished to say, even things he himself hadn't thought of.

Jin Ling Shengmu sat alone pondering, while Hong Yun and the Immortal Elder of the South Pole walked to the side.

Hong Yun spoke bluntly: "This time, the Immortal Elder of the South Pole may be dealing with a demon clan's scheme to use Jin Ling Shengmu to seize the Break-Heaven Hammer, or another possibility: internal strife within the demon clan."

"What makes you think so?"

The Immortal Elder of the South Pole looked at Hong Yun in confusion, unsure of his basis.

"It's simple: if these two are truly from the demon clan, the Demon Emperor would never devise such a plan—they both look down on such tricks."

"Then it's even more likely there's chaos among the Ten Demon Saints, disobedient to orders, hence sending these two to impersonate the Witch Clan and provoke conflict with us."

Hong Yun said: "If possible, they'd kill us en route; even if they can't kill us, they'd ambush us—then they'd seize both the Ten Golden Pearls and the Break-Heaven Hammer."

"And simultaneously eliminate all three of us—that's three gains in one stroke. Do you think this has nothing to do with the demon clan?"

Hearing Hong Yun's words, the Immortal Elder of the South Pole was startled—he knew it wasn't that simple.

But he hadn't expected the demon clan had already descended into infighting, and that Hong Yun had deduced it merely from a few words spoken by those two.

This exceeded his expectations, but the Immortal Elder of the South Pole knew Hong Yun never joked.

"Then what should we do?"

"Protect Jin Ling Shengmu. Since the Break-Heaven Hammer has already recognized her, as long as she lives, the hammer remains in our hands throughout the Honghuang."

No matter how the demon clan and Witch Clan fight, they cannot involve us—we only need to reach Taishang Laojun.

Hong Yun's plan was feasible, yet the Immortal Elder of the South Pole found it difficult.

"The path to the Thirty-Three Heavens Above has been blocked by these fake Tian Wu and Weng Zi—can we still get through?"

"I know another route, but it's perilous." Hong Yun glanced at the Immortal Elder of the South Pole's face; seeing his expression unchanged, he continued.

"This path goes through Bombarding Lingshan; from there, we cut the distance in half—but Bombarding Lingshan lies within demon clan territory…"

The Immortal Elder of the South Pole understood: Bombarding Lingshan was in demon clan lands; if the demons discovered them passing through, they'd likely capture them.

Yet after weighing all options, the Immortal Elder of the South Pole decided to follow Hong Yun's plan.

"We'll take the Bombarding Lingshan route, but stay cautious—Jin Ling Shengmu's spirit has been stabilized, but she still feels deeply insecure."

"No problem. I'll watch over him."

Hong Yun felt this was repayment to Luo Fu and to the Witch Clan; once Jin Ling Shengmu reached the Thirty-Three Heavens Above safely, his debt would be settled.

Neither the Immortal Elder of the South Pole nor Jin Ling Shengmu knew Hong Yun's true thoughts—they only believed he was helping them.

Both were deeply moved by Hong Yun.

This was indeed a beautiful misunderstanding—but even if Hong Yun learned the truth, he never considered explaining; let them remain mistaken, for it aided his plans.