Chapter 586: Shocking News

"Great King, urgent reports have arrived simultaneously from Xiqi and Qingzhou."

Yao Chen, never one to mince words, said urgently: "The Qingzhou Marquis and the Xibohou have respectively obtained the support of Goddess Nuwa and Yuanshi Tianzun, acquiring countless cultivation resources. They are vigorously training cultivators with the intent to raise an army and rebel."

"What!"

Even with Yin Qi's composure, he was shocked enough to stand up, asking urgently: "What are the detailed intelligence reports?"

"Here."

Yao Chen stepped forward and presented a Jade Slip with both hands: "Your subject has received dozens of reports and has compiled them together."

Yin Qi quickly took the Jade Slip and probed it directly with his Immortal Sense.

Soon, a stream of information flooded his mind.

There were sixty-five reports in this Jade Slip, forty-two of which came from Xiqi and twenty-one from Qingzhou.

As Xiqi was the primary target of Yin Qi's precautions, the number of spies infiltrated there was naturally high.

Logically speaking, having obtained the support of Saints, both Ji Chang and the Fengyun Sect should have acted with caution to avoid being discovered by the Imperial Court and inviting an expedition from the Great Shang army.

In fact, that was indeed how they had acted.

But unfortunately, they lacked counter-espionage awareness, to the extent that many in their core circles were spies from Tianluo Hall.

Or, the trusted aides in their core circles were also spies from Tianluo Hall.

From the forty-two reports from Xiqi and twenty-one from Qingzhou, one could see how severely Xiqi and Qingzhou had been infiltrated by Tianluo Hall; it was as if they had no defenses at all.

Soon, Yin Qi finished reading the sixty-five reports.

The sixty-five reports varied in content; some from less central personnel simply stated that Qingzhou and Xiqi had suddenly distributed a large amount of cultivation supplies, including Immortal Pills, techniques, and Immortal Artifacts, for unknown reasons.

Meanwhile, the spies who had squeezed into the core circles sent detailed intelligence, including how the Fengyun Sect and Ji Chang had summoned them, telling them that the Great Shang's fate was exhausted, that the Saints had chosen them, and instructing them to replace the Great Shang.

During this time, they even formulated plans including training Immortal Dao cultivators, secretly expanding their armies, deceiving the Great Shang, and bribing Great Shang ministers and generals, with the expectation of raising an army to rebel against Shang in three to five years.

At the same time, the intelligence also included the techniques those spies had obtained, totaling over a hundred volumes.

Yin Qi's expression was cold and stern, but he was not panicked.

In fact, from the moment he had previously seen Jiang Ziya, he had already guessed that Yuanshi Tianzun knew the Great Shang's true strength; otherwise, he would not have sent Jiang Ziya down the mountain ten years early.

And knowing the Great Shang's true strength, it was impossible for Yuanshi Tianzun not to support Xiqi; otherwise, with Xiqi's strength, they could not be the Great Shang's match unless the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Sect led the troops themselves.

Now that the Great Shang had over a thousand experts in the Immortal Realm, the resources bestowed by Yuanshi Tianzun should also be enough to cultivate at least a thousand Immortal Realm experts, if not more.

He had anticipated the matter of Xiqi, but he had not expected that Goddess Nuwa would actually support the Qingzhou Marquis.

However, thinking about it carefully, this was within reason.

Although he had not neglected Hu Xian'er over these three years, there were no signs of him being bewitched, and as his true strength was exposed, Goddess Nuwa would certainly take new measures to vent her anger.

As for the new measures, they were nothing more than supporting rebel forces.

Looking at all the feudal lords of the Great Shang, only the Feng Family of the Qingzhou Marquis possessed the bloodline of Fuxi, so Goddess Nuwa naturally felt a natural affinity for them.

As for the Fengyun Sect choosing to rebel, he was not surprised.

Firstly, the Fengyun Sect could not refuse Goddess Nuwa; secondly, they could not refuse the temptation of the position of Human Emperor.

As for the bond between father-in-law and son-in-law.

What was that worth, and how much did it cost per pound?

Yao Chen's eyes were sinister as he said coldly: "Great King, they have only just obtained those resources; we can completely strike first. We don't need the Martial Hall; my Tianluo Hall can also wipe out Xiqi and Qingzhou. Hehe!"

The people of Tianluo Hall were inherently skilled in assassination, and the number of Immortal Realm cultivators they possessed exceeded the total of Xiqi and Qingzhou combined, so wanting to wipe out the high-level figures of Qingzhou and Xiqi was as easy as turning over one's hand.

They could even wipe out their high-level figures without exposing themselves, and then the Imperial Court could easily take over these two fiefs.

Yin Qi shook his head: "Wiping them out has little meaning, because our enemies are the Saints. Without Xiqi and the Qingzhou Marquis, Yuanshi Tianzun and Goddess Nuwa could still support Donglu and the Jizhou Marquis. Even if we wiped out all the feudal lords, there are still countless Human Race forces in the Eight Desolations, unless we can unify the Honghuang."

Yao Chen was stunned, frowning and thinking hard.

Yin Qi waved his hand and said: "I have my own plans for this matter. You go down first and increase the infiltration of Xiqi and Qingzhou. Since they are going to expand their armies next, send people into their ranks and occupy important positions. But remember not to be too hasty, so as not to alert them."

If they were alerted, Ji Chang and the Fengyun Sect would certainly carry out a top-down purge.

By then, who knows how many spies would be exposed.

"Yes, Great King, this subject takes his leave."

Yao Chen bowed in acknowledgment, then turned and left.

Coming to the window, Yin Qi stood with his hands behind his back, his expression cold and stern, thinking of countermeasures.

There was no point in sending troops early; it would only invite even more intense measures from Yuanshi Tianzun and Goddess Nuwa. Therefore, the best countermeasure was to drag the Jie Sect into the water and use the Jie Sect to drag the war into a protracted one.

The ideal situation would be to assist the Jie Sect in defeating the Chan Sect, completing the Fengshen War, while he continued to sit firmly in the position of Human Emperor.

"Must find an opportunity to meet Tongtian Jiaozhu in person!"

Yin Qi thought to himself.

In the original story, Tongtian Jiaozhu did not care about the Fengshen War at all, thinking that by ordering his disciples to go into seclusion and not come out, he could avoid this calamity, but in the end, he was beaten into a war of attrition.

Later, he relied on his status and was concerned about brotherly affection, leading to many disciples being killed one after another.

Take Qiongxiao and Bixiao, for example.

If Tongtian Jiaozhu fought with all his might, even if the Chan Sect, the Ren Sect, and the Western Sect joined forces, the Jie Sect would have a firm grasp on victory as long as the Saints did not appear; the Jie Sect simply had too many people.

Although Yin Qi did not have much affection for the Jie Sect either, the Great Shang and the Jie Sect had long been tied together.

Of course, to forge iron, one must be strong oneself.

During the upcoming Fengshen War, he must continue to expand his territory and vigorously cultivate Mysterious Immortals, because the world was not lacking in Earth Immortals and Heavenly Immortals, which could be absorbed into the Martial Hall during the expansion process.

But Mysterious Immortals were each overlords of a region, and absorbing them would not be easy.

However, these Mysterious Immortals could not appear in public for a short time, so as not to arouse the wariness of the various Saints. One must know that even in the Chan Sect, there were no more than twenty Golden Immortals, and in the Jie Sect, no more than fifty.

Soon, Yin Qi determined his basic plan:

1: Drag the Jie Sect into the water, use the Jie Sect to restrain the Chan Sect, and try to prolong the Fengshen War as much as possible.

2: Continue to expand territory and secretly cultivate Mysterious Immortals.

3: Refine as many Mysterious Immortal Class Warships as possible to provide for the Martial Hall to expand its territory and replace Mysterious Immortals.

Dragging the Jie Sect into the water cannot be rushed; unless the Jie Sect loses some experts, Tongtian Jiaozhu will not be awakened, at least not until the Ten Heavenly Lords are killed.

Refining Mysterious Immortal Class Warships requires a large amount of materials, which the Martial Hall needs to collect.

As for cultivating Mysterious Immortals, the most direct and fastest method is to have the Luck Altar first refine Eleventh-Tier Evolution Fluid and Six-Turn Golden Pills, then have the Luck Altar perform an Analysis to obtain the Refining methods.

Once the Refining methods are obtained, hand them over to the Immortal Court Warship for production; in this way, Mysterious Immortals can be cultivated on a large scale.

"Altar, how much Luck is required to refine Eleventh-Tier Evolution Fluid and Six-Turn Golden Pills, and are the raw materials in the Immortal Court Warship complete?"

"Also, how much Luck is required to perform an Analysis of the Evolution Fluid and the Six-Turn Golden Pills respectively?"