Chapter 1779 - 1764: The Perfect Plan

The news of the Demon Clan army’s regimented invasion spread like wildfire, reaching all relevant authority departments in the shortest time possible.

The official documents exchanged between departments were as numerous as snowflakes.

Within half a day, the West Patrol Office located in Qingzhou State City received nearly a hundred inquiries and urgencies regarding the regimented invasion of the Demon Clan army.

However, despite receiving these urgent documents, Xio Qiangu of the West Patrol remained cheerfully unperturbed, without a trace of urgency on his face.

Sorting through almost a hundred of these urgent documents unhurriedly, he selected over fifty and tossed them to the Left Assistant of the West Patrol Office, Chii Jingshan.

"Forward these documents from various government offices to the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy and let them see for themselves."

"Additionally, under the name of our West Patrol, order Ye Zhen to have the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy find the whereabouts of the invading Demon Clan army within three days and provide intelligence for the Border Army to swiftly annihilate them.

If they fail, they will face military law!" With these words, Xio Qiangu’s mouth curled into a cold smile.

"Yes, I will handle it immediately!" Left Assistant Chii of the West Patrol also wore a stern expression.

"Furthermore, send a notice to the Lingzhou State Governor Mansion stating that, due to the gravity of the situation, our West Patrol Office will dispatch fifty Heavenly Patrol Divine Hunters and three hundred Wind Scouts to assist the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy in investigating the regimented invasion of the Demon Clan army," Xio Qiangu ordered again.

Hearing this order, Chii Jingshan of the West Patrol was slightly taken aback, "Sir, do we really need to send so many people to help?"

"It’s about appearances!"

"Do you understand what appearances mean?"

"Between Qing State and Ling State, there is no direct Ancient Teleportation Formation. Our dispatched forces would take at least three days to arrive through multiple detours.

In three days, whether the invading Demon Clan army is found or not, Ye Zhen’s crime will be confirmed! Moreover, it will be a crime worthy of imprisonment!" Xio Qiangu sneered.

"Brilliant, sir. I will take care of it right away." Chii Jingshan quickly departed.

Watching Chii Jingshan leave, Xio Qiangu revealed a contemplative expression.

Chii Jingshan may lack some abilities, but he is obedient and loyal. Otherwise, with his abilities, how could he have held the position of Left Assistant of the West Patrol for so long?

Once Chii Jingshan had departed, Xio Qiangu diligently set up multiple layers of arrays in his room before cautiously retrieving the mother conch from the Mother-child Magic Conch.

Given their background in intelligence, the West Patrol naturally understood the preciousness of the Mother-child Magic Conch, which allows for communication across distances within One Realm without any constraint.

For years, generations of the West Patrol, namely the Xio Family, had spared no cost in searching for these Mother-child Magic Conches.

Through the efforts of several generations, the Xio Family successfully collected multiple sets of Mother-child Magic Conches, using them in critical moments.

This time, the plan was extremely crucial, and being Xio Qiangu’s trusted aide, Wei Gang always carried a Mother-child Magic Conch that could contact Xio Qiangu at any time.

As the Mother-child Magic Conch emitted a faint Spirit Light, Wei Gang’s voice resonated from it.

"Sir, all is normal, any instructions?"

"Where are you now? Has your location been compromised? Are those guys obedient?" Xio Qiangu inquired.

"Sir, we are currently hidden underground, securely concealed since before dawn, with no one detecting our location. Those Demon Clan folks aren’t entirely obedient, but it’s been dealt with," Wei Gang reported.

"Good. Tonight, proceed according to the plan, especially the final step, which must be executed with utmost caution. No mistakes are allowed!" Xio Qiangu instructed.

"Rest assured, sir, I understand," Wei Gang replied.

After this conversation, Xio Qiangu closed the Mother-child Magic Conch, his eyes filled with sinister malice, thinking, "Let’s see how Ye Zhen escapes this calamity this time!

Even if that Old Emperor wishes to protect you, he won’t have the capability to do so!"

Meanwhile, the snowstorm of arriving documents threw the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy Office in North Sea County into disarray.

Every minute, a document arrived, either reprimanding or urging, leaving Master Gu Tieqi and Liuu Feng overwhelmed.

Heavenly Patrol Divine General Fengg Jiumo stomped anxiously, "Any progress in contacting the sir?"

Sweating profusely, Gu Tieqi never expected such a situation could occur.

"We’re close. We haven’t been able to reach the sir, but we’re contacting Princess Changle, and once we reach Her Highness, we can connect with the sir."

"Hurry up!"

"This situation is extremely grave; if we don’t sort this out, all of us will face military law penalties, and execution will be the least of our worries, as it would involve our families," said Fengg Jiumo anxiously.

Suddenly, Liuu Feng, who had remained silent, spoke in a firm voice, "Don’t panic. The more crucial the moment, the more we must not lose our heads!"

"Regardless of whether we can contact the sir, we must mobilize our personnel immediately. Gather and analyze all available intelligence to the best of our ability to track the invading Demon Clan army’s trail."

With Liuu Feng’s words, the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy Office found a sense of direction, with everyone’s eyes turning to Liuu Feng.

"The last site of the Demon Clan army’s crimes occurred here." Liuu Feng circled a large area on the Military Spiritual Map, "In one night, under normal circumstances, the Demon Clan army’s movement capability would not exceed fifty thousand miles."

"But notice, the time interval between the first massacre in Pingshan Town and the second in Xihua Town was roughly half a quarter-hour, yet the direct distance is two hundred thousand miles."

"What does this indicate?"

"It indicates that the invading Demon Clan army possesses an astonishing marching speed of two hundred thousand miles per half a quarter-hour, and since the incident, four half a quarter-hour periods have passed.

Judging by this speed, the invading demon clan army may have moved over eighty thousand miles.

So the range we need to search is around eighty thousand miles around Waimu Town, the last area where the demon clan rampaged." Liuu Feng arranged.

"Eighty thousand miles is too vast; our Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy lacks the manpower." Fengg Jiumo frowned.

"As for manpower, I have a solution." The calm Gu Tieqi spoke up.

"Firstly, currently North Sea County has a million county soldiers. From these soldiers, we’ll form a three thousand-strong elite force entirely composed of Divine Communication Realm captains and generals, and send them to search the area at maximum speed.

Meanwhile, we’ll mobilize an army of thirty thousand to be transported via spirit boats, conducting a carpet search."

"Moreover, we can enlist the help of the three hundred sacrificial guards left by the adult in North Sea County. These three hundred guards include two Realm King Realm experts, and the rest are Dark Palace Realm martial artists, incredibly powerful." Gu Tieqi said.

"Mobilize three hundred sacrificial guards? Without the adult’s orders, that might not work, right?" Spirit Scout Niu Er frowned.

"Don’t worry, before departing, the adult specifically instructed the guards that if things are urgent, they must unconditionally cooperate with us." Gu Tieqi said.

Upon hearing this, Fengg Jiumo nodded, "If that’s the case, manpower should be sufficient. Our people from the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy are already gathering in that area."

"If everything goes smoothly, we will pin down the demon clan’s retreat." County Captain Tang Biao said.

Liuu Feng remained deeply frowning, "Not necessarily."

"Why?"

Amid County Captain Tang Biao’s confusion, Deputy Envoy of the Second Route Wind Patrol Liuu Feng fixed his gaze on Commander Niu Er, "Commander Niu, I need to know as soon as possible why none of our agents planted in the three towns have sent back any messages."

Niu Er tensed, "I’m already investigating! According to our secret agent protocols, if something major happens, we must not engage recklessly but rather send intelligence out first.

But the contacts around them haven’t received a single talisman communication, which is peculiar."

"I believe this might be crucial in how the demon clan’s army managed to invade systematically." Liuu Feng emphasized again.

Liuu Feng and Gu Tieqi simultaneously issued orders, triggering high-speed operations in North Sea County. Gu Tieqi personally led troops to the affected area.

Teams of soldiers boarded spirit boats, then soared into the sky, streaking toward the incident site.

Inside the Ancestor God Temple, Princess Changle frowned deeply at the jade scroll sent by Gu Tieqi.

Ye Zhen is at a critical point in breakthrough, yet even she cannot reach him, leaving her anxious.

Now she only hopes that Ye Zhen can achieve breakthrough in the shortest time possible.

According to reports from North Sea County, the impact of this incident is enormous.

Simultaneously, the enraged Grand Celestial Official Wu Yu, unable to contact Ye Zhen, dispatched a team of Heavenly Patrol Divine Hunters led by the Void Hunting King, heading to Lingzhou.

This Void Hunting King received orders to assist Ye Zhen’s team from the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy in swiftly locating the invading demon clan army and annihilating them.

If unsuccessful, the entire team from the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy office would be detained and held accountable.

At nightfall, while all forces moved at once, a small town in eastern Lingzhou gradually fell asleep under the night, only to be disrupted by the infiltration of ten black figures, followed shortly by the descent of the demon clan army.

Screams, cries, laughter instantly composed a tragic song on earth.

In half a quarter-hour, this town, called Warm Spring Town, turned into hell on earth.

Well-rehearsed, the demon clan soldiers captured many women, boarding the spirit boat under the orders of the Double-headed Demon General.

After all, the Double-headed Demon General knows well that operating this way on Great Zhou lands, without black-clad people’s sheltering and spirit boats hiding their tracks, they wouldn’t last long.

Watching demon clan soldiers board the spirit boat one by one, black-clad leader Weis Gang’s eyes flashed icy.

Soon after, all the demon clan soldiers entered the spirit boat. As the spirit boat’s guardian barrier rose, the martial artist steering the boat suddenly had blood-red eyes.

Death Soldier!

With a grim smile, he activated the Fiery Explosion Formation engraved and modified long ago within the spirit stone chamber.

Meanwhile, the spirit stones inside had somehow been replaced with fire attribute spirit stones full of explosive energy.

In an instant, the spirit stone chamber erupted with furious blaze.

"What are you doing? You insidious human clan...."

The Double-headed Demon General growled furiously, but his roar soon vanished under the wave of sound from tens of thousands of high grade fire attribute spirit stones exploding.

Soon, the Double-headed Demon General’s flesh and divine soul both turned to ash within the horrific shockwave from the exploding spirit stones.

The spirit boat that recently carried over a thousand demon soldiers instantly vanished, leaving only a blazing fireball and an inexplicable burnt odor in the void.

Witnessing this, Weis Gang slowly pulled down his black face cover and softly applauded.

"Destruction of evidence, the invading demon clan army completely disappears from this world, perfect!"

"This time, Ye Zhen, even if you have three heads and six arms, you won’t find a trace of the invading demon clan army!"

"Perfect plan...."