374: Heaven is helping me!

However, this matter still sounded an alarm in his heart.

"It seems I need to be more careful in the future. I must be more cautious when using the human emperor banner, especially when its mysteries need to be revealed!"

"Even if I must use it, I must ensure no survivors are left to eliminate any possibility of a leak!"

Lu Ming inwardly warned himself.

Fortunately, he had always been very thorough in this regard.

Pulling up the roots to eliminate the weeds was his fundamental principle.

Composing himself, Lu Ming refocused his gaze on Murong Jingyang.

According to the information he had previously learned from Mu Han's memories, the reason the Six Desires Demonic Sect generously spread the lower chapters of a core Cultivation Technique like the Six Desires Heavenly Demon Art was by no means an act of kindness; it was a malicious plot!

Their purpose was to let Outer Domain Cultivators Cultivate this technique themselves, like sowing seeds and waiting for them to grow wildly.

Once they took root, sprouted, flowered, and bore fruit, it would be time for harvest!

At that time, an old Devil Head could use the special connection between the techniques to seize their cultivation, capture their Divine Soul, and swallow their Dao fruit, turning the Cultivator's entire essence into their own resources.

Now that Murong Jingyang had already achieved a Breakthrough to the Late Golden Core Stage, he had clearly "grown vigorously" and was about to reach the stage of "bearing fruit."

"So, Murong Jingyang has likely already attracted someone's attention by now, hasn't he?"

Lu Ming's eyes narrowed slightly as his thoughts raced.

For those Six Desires Demonic Sect Cultivators who specialized in this path, a "high-quality talent" at the Late Golden Core Stage was definitely a great supplement that could not be missed.

Thinking of this, instead of feeling any tension or worry, a faint sense of excitement rose in Lu Ming's heart!

"This is truly... Heaven helping me!"

He had already planned to have Murong Jingyang take the Tianli Cult out to stir up trouble and tear a large piece of flesh from the soon-to-be-unstable Lancang Li Family.

But this would inevitably touch the existing interest structures, and it was even more likely that the Tianli Cult's treacherous style of action would cause various forces to be wary or even join together to attack them.

Therefore, Murong Jingyang's situation was actually very dangerous.

But now, with the factor of the Six Desires Demonic Sect, the situation was quite different!

How could those old Devil Heads sit idly by and watch the "fruit" they had painstakingly cultivated and which was about to ripen be destroyed by others?

The answer was, absolutely not!

Not only would they not, but they might even secretly provide Murong Jingyang with some protection to ensure he could smoothly "grow" to the optimal state for harvesting.

"In this way, the Six Desires Demonic Sect will naturally be dragged into the fray." Lu Ming's mind became increasingly active.

Don't forget, as one of the Thirty-Six Blessed Lands, the Lancang Li Family has countless ties to the Grotto-Heavens of the Inner Domain.

According to the information Lu Ming obtained, the Lancang Li Family's backer at the Grotto-Heaven level was the Yujing Dao Court of the Seven Grotto-Heavens of the Inner Domain.

The Grotto-Heavens are divided into seven: four righteous and three demonic.

Their strength from strongest to weakest is roughly: Taixuan Grotto-Heaven, Zixiao Immortal Sect, Qingwei Dao Sect, and Yujing Dao Court.

While the Demonic Path consists of the Soul Devouring Demonic Sect, the Six Desires Demonic Sect, and the Hunyuan Demon Cave.

So, according to the comparison of forces on the surface, the overall strength of the Six Desires Demonic Sect should be slightly stronger than the Yujing Dao Court, which is ranked on the Righteous Path side.

Coupled with the ancient opposition between the Righteous and Demonic Paths and their deep-seated animosity, if they could take this opportunity to harvest a high-quality "talent" while also making things difficult for their rival, it would be a killing-two-birds-with-one-stone, guaranteed-profit deal for the Six Desires Demonic Sect!

What reason would they have not to enter the fray?

"Therefore, Murong Jingyang's action this time might not be as dangerous as imagined."

"On the contrary, he can leverage the power of the Six Desires Demonic Sect to seize the maximum benefit in this gluttonous feast!"

A sharp light flickered in Lu Ming's eyes as he instantly grasped the changes in the situation, and his gaze toward Murong Jingyang became increasingly satisfied.

Now this is a true stirrer of chaos!

"Sovereign!"

Just as Lu Ming was pondering, Murong Jingyang on the dharma altar was the first to react.

Immediately, he restrained the phenomena flowing around him, and his face returned to its original appearance.

He then stood up immediately and bowed deeply and respectfully toward the direction of Lu Ming's dharma body, his posture humble and devoid of the majesty of a cult leader.

At the same time, the thousands of black-robed followers below also seemed to receive an order, simultaneously withdrawing their gazes and lowering their heads again, returning to a state of silence.

"Well done."

Returning to his senses, Lu Ming looked at the changes around him and then nodded with a smile.

Upon receiving the Sovereign's praise, a look of joy immediately appeared on Murong Jingyang's face. Just as he was about to say a few humble words to show his loyalty, Lu Ming changed the subject.

"Now, there is an important task that needs to be entrusted to you."

"Please give your orders, Sovereign! This subordinate will not hesitate even if it means ten thousand deaths!"

Murong Jingyang's expression immediately turned solemn, his words resolute and without the slightest hesitation.

"You know of the Lancang Blessed Land's Li Family, don't you?" Lu Ming said in a calm tone. "Their Old Ancestor, Li Daoxuan, who is at Golden Core Perfection, ran into some trouble recently and likely won't be coming back."

"Won't be coming back?"

Murong Jingyang was stunned, not quite understanding what those words meant.

"Yes, you don't need to worry about the details."

Lu Ming didn't explain much, simply issuing the task instructions.

"You just need to find a way to inadvertently leak this news so that everyone who should know knows, and then closely monitor the movements of all parties in the Northern Border."

At this point, Lu Ming's voice suddenly turned cold, his gaze staring directly at Murong Jingyang as he spoke with unquestionable authority.

"What I want you to do is to find an opportunity to take them down when the Li Family is being carved up and devoured, and completely take control of the Lancang Blessed Land!"

Though the words were brief, their content was earth-shattering!

This was no different from asking Murong Jingyang to plot against a Blessed Land family with a long-standing Legacy.

The difficulty and danger involved were self-evident!

However, Murong Jingyang didn't even hesitate for a second before immediately bowing to accept the order.

"This subordinate obeys! I will surely seize the Li Family for the Sovereign and take control of the Blessed Land!"

To him, whether the task was difficult or how many risks there were was not the focus of consideration.

As long as it was the Sovereign's command, even if the road ahead was a dead end, he would execute it without hesitation!

However... seeing a look of hesitation flash across his face as if he wanted to say something but stopped, Lu Ming couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"What? Is there some difficulty?"

"No! Absolutely no difficulty!" Murong Jingyang hurriedly waved his hands to explain. "Sovereign's orders, this subordinate will certainly do his best. It's just that I remembered something I need to report to the Sovereign."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Lu Ming became slightly interested and signaled for him to continue.

"Previously, the Sovereign ordered me to monitor the movements of the Duan Family. It seems there have been some new developments there recently."

"The Duan Family?"

Lu Ming was startled for a moment, then realized.

That's right. When he went to intercept and kill Li Daoxuan, he had casually ordered Murong Jingyang before leaving to pay more attention to Duan Tianxiong's situation.

However, Lu Ming hadn't actually taken it much to heart; it was just a casual instruction.

But looking at Murong Jingyang's expression now, it seemed there really was an unexpected discovery.