102: Chapter 101 Killing the Undercover Agent

Ling Yuan was currently in the midst of the situation, knowing only that Zhu Kun had disrupted the Hun Clan's plan to collect the ancient jade, but he was completely unable to predict Hun Tiandi's next move. He was even more unaware that the Hun Clan had already begun acting in secret to eliminate moles and prepare to destroy the Stone Clan.

On the side of Void Swallowing Flame, after receiving orders from Hun Tiandi, he immediately began to act.

Through the flame imprints he had previously left in the bodies of the moles, he secretly contacted the moles planted in the Gu Clan, Yan Clan, Lei Clan, and Medicine Clan, ordering them to leave their clans under various pretexts.

The Clan Chiefs of the various clans did not think much of it and did not stop them.

After all, there was no ancient jade for them to guard anymore, so if they wanted to go out, let them go.

Only Ling Niu, the mole in the Spirit Clan, was in a somewhat special situation.

Ling Niu was the Elder in charge of guarding the Spirit Clan's Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade. As a core figure in guarding the ancient jade, he could not leave immediately and had to apply to the Spirit Clan Chief, Ling Mie, and get approval before he could leave the clan.

These moles had exclusive flames planted inside them by him. Void Swallowing Flame only needed to secretly trigger the flames to instantly burn these moles to death. This was the fastest and most direct way to eliminate them.

But this method also had obvious drawbacks—it was easy to be discovered.

The Dou Di Clans had many experts with keen senses. If he directly triggered the flames to burn the moles to death, the moles would inevitably struggle before dying, and the aura of Void Swallowing Flame would erupt from their bodies. Once discovered by the experts of the various clans, they would inevitably pursue the matter to the end.

Therefore, Void Swallowing Flame had these moles leave their clans first, find a remote, uninhabited place themselves, and then kill them.

In this way, he could quickly eliminate the moles without leaving any traces, and would not be discovered by other Dou Di Clans.

Unsurprisingly, the moles in the Gu Clan, Yan Clan, Lei Clan, and Medicine Clan all followed Void Swallowing Flame's instructions and found remote places.

Void Swallowing Flame secretly triggered the flames in their bodies, instantly burning them all to death without leaving a trace.

No one noticed that these moles had been killed.

At this point, except for the moles in the Stone Clan and the Spirit Clan, the moles in other Dou Di Clans had all been cleared away.

The Stone Clan was his next target to destroy, so there was no need to kill them.

Void Swallowing Flame felt that the news of the Stone Clan being destroyed would not spread in a short time.

As for the mole in the Spirit Clan, him dying a little later would not affect the plan.

Having made up his mind, Void Swallowing Flame did not delay any longer and quietly headed to the Stone Clan with two Seven-Star Dou Sheng of the Hun Clan.

The Soul Essence that the Hall of Souls had collected for him previously had been snatched away by Zhu Kun, causing him to fail in his Breakthrough to the Emperor Realm Soul.

This time, he would use the Souls of millions of people from the Stone Clan to fill this gap and help himself make a Breakthrough!

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On the other side, in the Spirit Realm, Ling Yuan was sitting in the great hall with his father, Ling Mie, discussing the matter of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade.

Ling Mie wore a wry smile on his face and said slowly:

"This time, Zhu Kun broke into the Ancient World and defeated Gu Yuan, which has also made all the clans more vigilant. In the future, other Dou Di Clans might all be wary of our Spirit Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan."

Ling Yuan had told him before that he wanted to seek the Opportunity of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode. These words had indeed planted a seed in Ling Mie's heart.

Although he never dared to show it to the outside world, privately, he did have thoughts.

Once the Spirit Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan were strong enough in the future, they would strike directly, attack other Dou Di Clans, and seize their Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade.

As long as one could reach a Breakthrough to Dou Di and continue the Dou Di Bloodline, what did it matter if other Dou Di Clans were destroyed?

Between families, there was never any real friendship; all interactions were centered around interests.

But now, the Clan Chiefs of the various Dou Di Clans were personally holding onto their ancient jade, making it extremely difficult to seize it.

Perhaps it really was as Ling Yuan said: wait until he and Ling Yuan both reached Nine-Star Dou Sheng and had sufficient strength before planning to act.

"It's fine, Father. Anyway, we don't have the ability to seize the ancient jade yet, so whether they are wary or not doesn't make much difference."

Ling Yuan maintained an indifferent attitude, comforting Ling Mie there.

He didn't actually care at all about whether he could get the ancient jade. After all, he had merged with the Origin of the Emperor, so he never thought about opening the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode.

Whether the clans were wary or not, it really didn't affect him.

The father and son were talking about things that could not be known to the outside world, when someone came to report.

The two immediately stopped talking and composed their expressions. Ling Mie said: "Come in."

The person who came in was a Dou Zun expert guarding the ancestral hall. He bowed respectfully and said: "Clan Chief, Elder Ling Niu wants to apply to leave the clan. This is the application letter he submitted."

Ling Mie took the letter and opened it to examine it carefully. The content was roughly: Ling Niu had been responsible for guarding the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade for many years. Recently, he had some insights during his Cultivation and vaguely had signs of a Breakthrough, but he had always been stuck at a Bottleneck and could not successfully break through.

He hoped to be relieved of his duties guarding the ancient jade, go out for a walk, and travel the continent. Perhaps he could find an Opportunity for a Breakthrough during his travels. After a successful Breakthrough, he would return to continue guarding the ancient jade. He implored the Clan Chief to grant his request.

A look of joy appeared on Ling Mie's face as he smiled and said: "Elder Ling Niu is about to make a Breakthrough? This is a good thing."

As the Clan Chief of the Spirit Clan, he was naturally happy that a Dou Sheng Elder in the clan had a chance for a Breakthrough and could improve the overall strength of the Spirit Clan.

Ling Mie did not know that Ling Niu was a mole, so he did not think much of it.

But someone present knew!

Ling Yuan was more sensitive.

He looked at Ling Niu's application, and many questions immediately arose in his heart:

Ling Niu was a mole planted by the Hun Clan. Logically speaking, staying honestly in the ancestral hall and guarding the ancient jade was the most hidden way.

He could secretly observe the movements of the Spirit Clan without exposing his identity. Why would he risk being suspected and take the initiative to apply to leave the clan?

In Ling Yuan's mind, various guesses appeared one after another, but none of them made sense.

This matter had not happened in the original work, so he felt puzzled.

He was just a transmigrator, not someone who truly possessed a god's-eye view and could insight into all people and things on the continent.

Regarding the strange actions of the Hun Clan, he could not guess what the Hun Clan was trying to do for a while.

However, being sharp-minded, he knew this matter was definitely not simple.

Ling Niu applying to leave the clan at this time must have the Hun Clan's scheming behind it, and there might even be some conspiracy hidden.

Therefore, Ling Yuan said to Ling Mie: "Father, don't rush to let Elder Ling Niu leave yet."

Ling Mie was puzzled.

"The Elder wants to break through, why block him?"

Ling Yuan found an excuse and said: "Father, after Elder Ling Niu leaves the clan, there will be no one to guard the ancient jade in the ancestral hall. This position is crucial, so we must find someone absolutely trustworthy to take over. You have to carefully select a suitable candidate, and then let the newcomer familiarize themselves with the guarding process and precautions for a few days."