Logan Ao rolled up the map, looked at the five Great Grandmasters of Divine Moon Sect and Sky-Net Gate, and asked, "What do you all think of my plan?"
"With our three sects working together, what big task could we possibly fail? I support Brother Logan's plan!" Mason Ming spoke up first.
"We three sisters have no objections either," said May Hall, the eldest.
"Elder, a secret report has arrived!"
The voice of Logan Ao's bodyguard came from outside the door.
"Bring the report in!" Logan ordered.
Logan Ao took the report and opened it. Hugh Ao, sitting next to him, couldn't help but crane his neck to look. When he saw the contents, his rage exploded—he slammed the table with his palm and roared, "It's that brat again! Damn it!"
Mason Ming and the five others were all surprised. Who was this 'brat' Hugh Ao was talking about, and why did he make Hugh so furious?
"Brother Logan, did something happen?" Mason Ming asked.
"Take a look, Brother Mason."
Logan Ao handed the report to Mason Ming.
After Mason Ming finished reading, his expression grew complicated, but he said nothing and simply passed the report to the Hall sisters.
"Big brother, no matter what, we can't let Leon Huang off this time! When we catch him, I'm tearing him apart!" Hugh Ao snarled viciously. Last time, he and Logan Ao had nearly succeeded in snatching the Sanctum Admission Tokens from Pristine Way Sect, only for their plan to be ruined by this Leon Huang kid.
The whole fiasco had left the Ao brothers utterly humiliated.
Later, unwilling to let it go, they hired Ethan Ye, the Poison Emperor, to assassinate Leon Huang. But instead of killing Leon, Ethan Ye ended up dead himself, and Leon's fame only grew.
It had been more than half a year since then, and they'd almost forgotten the name 'Leon Huang.'
Who could have guessed that Leon Huang's name would pop up again in this secret report—and to make things worse, he's the one who led the capture of ten cities.
Mason Ming had heard of Leon Huang's reputation too. After all, it was Leon who led Pristine Way's delegation to Sea Emperor City, and he knew the Ao brothers had lost face because of him.
But in just over half a year, Leon had gone from the eighth level of Qi-Refining all the way to Grandmaster.
This made Mason Ming feel both jealous and envious, secretly thinking: Pristine Way has really produced a monster talent.
Hearing Mason Ming's explanation, Logan Ao finally relaxed and took out the map again.
He pointed to a city and said, "Broadedge City is only about a thousand li from Heavenly Peace City. It should be Pristine Way's next target. Let's set an ambush here, kill Leon Huang, and wipe out Pristine Way's army! Show them the strength of our three sects!"
How many troops are you planning to send, Brother Logan?" Mason Ming asked.
Logan Ao considered for a moment. "There are six thousand alliance troops stationed in Broadedge City. Each sect should send three thousand more, but to avoid alerting Pristine Way, the nine thousand reinforcements shouldn't enter the city. When Pristine Way attacks, we'll strike from inside and out."
Excellent, Brother Logan! This plan is flawless. I support it!" Mason Ming said loudly.
We have no objections either!
In that case, let's mobilize our troops for Broadedge City immediately. To keep it secret, we should march by night.
After discussing the plan, everyone went their separate ways.
Heavenly Peace City.
Ian Song stood beneath the city walls with his three Martial Saints, each wearing a bronze mask.
These Martial Saints had originally served in the military. If the authorities found out they'd defected to him, it would cause a huge stir. So, considering this, Ian Song had special masks made for them.
Pristine Way now had full control over Heavenly Peace City.
But having retaken eleven cities in just over ten days, Pristine Way was already running short on manpower.
So, Ian Song decided not to keep recovering cities one by one. Instead, he planned to force the Sea Emperor Sect alliance to return the rest on their own.
The Sea Emperor Sect’s mountain gate lay in a mountain range a hundred li outside Sea Emperor City.
Sea Emperor Sect was a newer sect—stronger than Pristine Way, but its founding mountains weren’t as grand. Still, after years of expansions, its gate had become extravagant and luxurious.
Even the stairway leading up the mountain was made of precious stone.
On the thousands of stone steps, every few meters stood two Sea Emperor Sect disciples.
More than two hundred disciples stood guard—a show of strength even Pristine Way never attempted at its peak.
“Who goes there? No outsiders allowed near the Sea Emperor Sect’s gate!”
Ian Song led his three Martial Saints to the gate, but before he could speak, the gate guards barked at him.
From this small scene, it was clear how arrogant and domineering the Sea Emperor Sect had become—no wonder Logan Ao and Hugh Ao once dared to humiliate Pristine Way’s delegation in Sea Emperor City.