The speaking monk was none other than Zhu Youmu, the Caiwei Monk, the leading disciple of Bai Mei Zen Master. His many lifetimes of cultivation had granted him profound Buddhist knowledge, and his strength was not inferior to that of the Three Immortals and the Two Elders.

He had two good friends: one was Divine Camel Yi Xiu, the True Master Da Fang, and the other was Jiang Xuejun, a disciple of Yan Yingmu from Xuanzhen Temple.

Having heard what he said, Jiang Xuejun also spoke with enthusiasm, "I'll go with Zhu Daoist brother. I've long heard that in Yellow Dragon Mountain of Shanxi, there's an Elderly Ape who has mastered the Yue Nu swordsmanship passed down from Publican Yuan during the Warring States Period, and even acquired the Jade Fire Scripture. He's unmanageably arrogant and proud; it would be just the right opportunity to see for ourselves."

After saying this, she chuckled, "If you ask me, we don't need to go through all this trouble. With so many of us here, we could simply march straight to Qiao Mountain and slay the Evil Dragon. Why bother with such maneuvers to deceive Heaven's Secret, calculating every move here!"

"No way!" Chen Yufeng said, "That Demon Dragon's magical prowess is vast, his mana is unfathomably deep; even my master has to give him some leeway. Back in the day at Star Constellations Sea, he showcased his mighty divine powers; even the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor was far inferior to him! He has cultivated the Nine Child Mother Sky Demon, and in his hands are the Nine Heavenly Demon Slaying Immortal Swords. Should he begin a massacre, the consequences are unthinkable. Our aim this time is merely to drive him away, to prevent him from possessing the treasures in the Holy Mausoleum. Master Fen Tuo said this fiend's destiny is not yet exhausted, and his time of death has not yet arrived; thus, we should not act rashly."

Although Jiang Xuejun was still unconvinced in her heart, Master Fen Tuo and Master You Tan, the two Divine Nuns, held Shi Feiyang in such high regard, she, being from a younger generation, did not say anything further.

Chen Yufeng pondered and slowly nodded, "Master Caiwei and Jiang Daoist are going to retrieve the sword from the Elderly Ape. We still need to think of ways to lure him away on this end."

Xuan Shu said, "Although we didn't manage to lure him away this time, we did manage to call out one of his Immortal Slaying Swords. Why not try again? You said he has nine Demon Swords, didn't you? We could use this method again to draw out as many of his Demon Swords as possible, to weaken his forces."

Chen Yufeng said, "That Demon Dragon is extremely cunning; if we try the same thing again, I'm afraid he'll be on guard..."

"What if he's on guard? This is a direct strategy," Xuan Shu replied. "Even if he knows, he only has two choices: either ignore it or bring out another Demon Sword. Then, when the Demon Sword is out of his hands, we'll seize the opportunity to take and destroy it."

Chen Yufeng, still deep in thought, nodded her head, "The Master said his set of nine Demon Swords even surpasses her own Heavenly Dragon Demon Suppressing Sword; it's indeed necessary to destroy them. Even if we only destroy one, it could significantly weaken his Heavenly Demon Sword Formation. However, we need to first figure out the whereabouts of Qingcheng Sect Leader Jiang Zhenren and Snow Mountain Sect's Ling Zhenren. If they've both rushed over here, then our plan won't work."

Everyone silently calculated, and the conclusion was that Jiang Shu was in Shu, and the Ling couple was in Jiangnan. With this information, they felt more certain.

This time, they decided to start with the Snow Mountain Sect!

After having dealt with the ugly Demon King Xing Kun last time, Chen Yufeng called upon the Evil Mute Yuan Da. These two had been beaten miserably by Huo Wuhai and Deng Bagu in the past, fleeing to Hua Mountain with the intent to incite the Huashan Sect to gang up on the two perpetrators; instead, their Fiery Fire Flag was taken.

Still haunted by their past, they dared not return directly to Zhuanlun Temple and witnessed its destruction from afar, panicking without a clue what to do.

The Fiery Fire Ancestor had intended to take them into the Huashan Sect, but they felt they were peers of the Fiery Fire Ancestor, and joining the Huashan Sect would only allow them to identify each other as brothers. Though their association with the Western Demon Cult through Poison Dragon Venerable and Shi Nanxi had been friendly, they felt it was like a stray dog seeking refuge and too much of a loss of face, so they had been hiding and continuing their cultivation.

This time, the Divine Nun Shi Hanxi conceived a ploy, "Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain," and several Buddhist big shots were reluctant to directly engage in these dark and cunning schemes. Having a history with secondary swordsmanship schools and the Demon Cult and a wide network of acquaintances, Master Caiwei was assigned to join forces with Xuan Shu, Ji Fan, and others to assemble the players for the strategic play.

Master You Tan informed Chen Yufeng that this mission's objective was to prevent Shi Feiyang from obtaining the treasures in the Holy Mausoleum, not to fight him to the death. With the received instructions, she first used Xing Kun to lure the Elderly Ape out of his mountain with the promise of a treasure, then advised the Elderly Ape to obtain a Treasure Bead from the abbot of Ba Qiao Temple, subsequently using this bead to lure out the Four Evils from Yangjiao Ridge to attack the Daoist Temple. The Elderly Ape would then intentionally release Jiang Xiaotie, instructing him to seek help at the Qiao Mountain Sacred Tomb, while the Elderly Ape himself would lie in wait, rushing to the Sacred Tomb at the forefront the moment Shi Feiyang left...

The elaborate layers of stratagems could be described as utterly ingenious, but they were all foiled by a single Demon Sword from Shi Feiyang.

It was not a complete failure, for it resulted in one less Demon Sword in Shi Feiyang's possession.

This time, Chen Yufeng had the Evil Mute Yuan Da take action, offering him a scheme, instructing him to replicate the strategy and head for West Kongtong, to incite the Kongtong Sect people to attack the Snow Mountain Sect's Daoist Temple in Xi'an City.

Both the ugly Demon King Xing Kun and the Evil Mute Yuan Da had Chen Yufeng's blessing, that if they succeeded, she would recommend them for conversion under Bai Mei Zen Master, thereby thoroughly reforming themselves and converting to the orthodox Buddhist path.

Yuan Da sensed Xing Kun's death but did not know how it happened. Feeling anxious with his Lifebound Demon, he was involved in the plot that seemed to promise a bright future, could provide him with an unparalleled powerful support, and potentially enable him to attain enlightenment. Yet something about it didn't feel quite right.

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