147: The trend of confluence and the strategy of using one tiger to devour another.

The return of Wang Wu's team not only brought valuable intelligence, but also added three fresh soldiers to the Shelter's population. Although the space was slightly crowded, the morale of everyone was unprecedentedly high.

Wang Wu and his team quickly integrated into life at the Shelter, and the external knowledge they brought greatly enriched everyone's understanding of the current situation.

Wen Youyi carefully analyzed the intelligence Wang Wu brought regarding the internal conflicts within the Qingxuan Sect, and a bold plan gradually became clear in his mind.

"Elder Xuan Shi likely represents forces that either report directly to 'those above' or are deeply controlled; their goal is to completely eliminate 'viruses' like us," Wen Youyi analyzed in front of the altar. "Whereas people like Senior Sister Mu from Danxia Peak may not be fully aware of the inside story, or even if they are, they might feel dissatisfied with this intense 'investigation' due to their own interests (such as Sect stability and Disciple development)."

"Boss, do you mean... we can sow discord? Make the Qingxuan Sect fight amongst themselves?" Zhao Iron Pillar's eyes lit up.

"Not entirely sow discord," Wen Youyi shook his head. "We don't have the capability to directly incite infighting. But we can... use force against force, drive the tiger to swallow the wolf."

He detailed his plan:

"Doesn't Elder Xuan Shi want to find us? Then we will 'create' some clues for him, but these clues must cleverly point to those factions that are passive about the investigation, or... point to some shady dealings within Elder Xuan Shi's own faction!"

"For example, through the 'dandelion' plan, we can spread rumors in a market within Danxia Peak's sphere of influence, claiming that the 'Discipline Hall is using the name of investigation to eliminate dissent and line their own pockets.' The content should be half-true and half-false, so that no one can catch a handle, yet they can't help but be suspicious."

"At the same time, we can also disguise ourselves as people from Elder Xuan Shi's faction and create some small 'energy anomalies' in areas with weak surveillance, leaving behind slight traces that point to areas under the jurisdiction of Danxia Peak."

"In this way, Elder Xuan Shi's faction will either need to spend more energy to clarify and conduct internal investigations, or they will have friction with factions like Danxia Peak. Either way, it will distract them and buy us more time and space!"

The core of this plan is to create a fog of information, utilizing the bureaucracy and factional conflicts within the enemy to make them restrain themselves!

"Brilliant!" Senior Brother Zhang couldn't help but exclaim. "This is much smarter than us going head-to-head! Let them bite each other!"

Wang Wu also nodded in agreement: "I felt it when I was outside; the Discipline Hall has been acting increasingly overbearing lately, which has already caused dissatisfaction among many Disciples and peaks. This fire we set might really catch on."

The plan was set and immediately began detailed execution.

The 'spirit awakening stardust' content library for the 'dandelion' plan was updated, adding carefully compiled 'dirt' about the Discipline Hall. The dissemination scope was also adjusted, focusing on several small markets and Disciple gathering points under the influence of Danxia Peak.

At the same time, Wen Youyi took action himself, combining imitation techniques of the 'spirit net' energy fluctuations to create several extremely faint, fleeting 'abnormal energy flashes' in several selected surveillance blind spots located at the borders of different factions. In the residual energy, he deliberately left traces that were difficult to trace but vaguely pointed to the characteristics of the Cultivation Technique commonly used by the Discipline Hall.

These operations were like smoke bombs dropped in the dark; silent, yet potentially triggering a chain reaction.

After doing all this, the Shelter entered a silent state again, fully operating its 'internal circulation,' accumulating strength, and waiting for changes in the outside world.

A few days later, the effects began to show.

Through the secret channels Wang Wu's team brought that maintained minimal contact with the outside world, they learned that discussions about the Discipline Hall's abuse of power within the Qingxuan Sect were quietly increasing. An Elder from Danxia Peak even criticized the interference of recent investigation actions on how Disciples Cultivate during a Sect meeting, without naming names.

Although Elder Xuan Shi suppressed the dissent strongly, it was obvious that the Discipline Hall's subsequent actions had restrained somewhat, seemingly shifting some energy to internal rectification and dealing with questions from other peaks.

The surveillance pressure around the Shelter also seemed to have eased slightly.

The strategy of driving the tiger to swallow the wolf was beginning to show results!

"It seems that even the most solid fortress fears being dismantled from within," Wen Youyi said softly, looking at the steadily growing energy reserves on the altar.

They were no longer just rats that could only be beaten passively. They had learned to use the rules to find a fulcrum within the enemy's giant net where they could breathe and even strike back.

(End of Chapter)