My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1123 Intelligence Before Troops Move

In contrast to the exhilarating atmosphere at Jade Void Palace, the intelligence center of the Golden Spirit Immortal Sect's main base on Lishan Floating Island was a scene of calm busyness.

There was no ethereal mist or divine light swirling within; only rows of sophisticated instruments were in operation, with various data and images flashing on the screens. The demon alliance intelligence officers, dressed in uniform, were intently analyzing each piece of information.

Wen Rui, dressed in a simple blue long robe, stood in front of the central circular screen, calmly browsing the latest intelligence summary.

Beside him stood the Chief of Intelligence, Shui Ning'er, his former junior sister from the Immortal Path of Lishan, who was holding a paper report and presenting it methodically:

“Senior brother, according to feedback from our intelligence points throughout the Three Realms, we have fully grasped Guang Chengzi’s recent activities: Three days ago, he went to Nuwa’s Palace and tried to persuade Nuwa to support the Chan Sect. In his words, he repeatedly incited the people by saying that ‘mixed-blood races threaten pure-blooded humans’ and ‘the incense offerings of the goddess would be cut off.’ The relevant conversations have been recorded using hidden recording talismans.”

"Two days ago, he went to the Tushita Palace to see Laozi again. He was harassed by the Green Ox and the Golden Horn and Silver Horned Boys outside the palace gate. Although he eventually met Laozi, he was refuted by Laozi with the ideas of the Tao Te Ching, who pointed out that the Chan school had no name. The video of this process was filmed by the miniature camera that the Golden Horn and Silver Horned Boys installed on the Bagua Furnace."

Unlike the few useless Golden Immortal disciples under the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning who always required him to clean up their messes, Wen Rui had an elite team of highly educated and qualified people under his command. He didn't need to gather intelligence himself; the Second Military Intelligence Division of the Demon Alliance's Internal Affairs Department had already completed the task long ago.

Shui Ning'er, the intelligence chief of the Demon Alliance, is a slime mold that has become a spirit. Now, her clones are spread to every corner of the prehistoric world, every inch of soil, and every stinking ditch, where Shui Ning'er's strains are constantly and slowly growing.

Often, there's no need to send intelligence personnel to the scene. Just ask Shui Ning'er, and she can instantly report the situation using her five senses.

Furthermore, slime molds have a very logical and efficient way of thinking, making them adept at processing complex information.

As she spoke, Shui Ning'er raised her hand and operated the control panel. The circular screen immediately switched to a clear video. In the video, Guang Chengzi's words and actions outside the Nuwa Palace, his embarrassment in front of the Doushuai Palace, and even his urgency and confusion when talking to Laozi were all recorded in their entirety. Even Guang Chengzi's retelling of Yuanshi Tianzun's words was restored word for word through sound analysis technology.

"Golden Horn and Silver Horn descended to the mortal realm to drink and frolic in order to earn intelligence fees. They'd sell anything..." Wen Rui frowned and said, "Trying to tamper with Laozi's alchemy furnace and plant spy devices? Do they think the saints are blind?"

"They shouldn't have noticed, right?"

Shui Ning'er said nervously, "Didn't the Doushuai Palace order a set of Bagua Furnace temperature intelligent detection system before? It uses the best measurement technology of the Demon Alliance, which ensures that the alchemy no longer needs to rely on the experience of the 'master' to observe the heat and the balance of Yin and Yang. Since the system was installed, the efficiency of the Golden and Silver Boys who are responsible for fanning the fire has increased many times, and Laozi's success rate in making pills has tripled. He even gave it a five-star review in the purchase evaluation column."

"The hidden camera was disguised and installed on the intelligent detection system. Unless you are an expert in the field of electronics, you will not be able to see anything unusual."

The Demon Alliance's technological products have long since taken over the Heavenly Court market and have even been installed in Laozi's Tushita Palace. After all, useful things are not about good or evil, nor are they about right or wrong; they are simply objectively useful.

Although Laozi was a sage, he valued following fate and was never rigid, and did not insist on "ancient alchemy methods" to the point of wasting precious natural resources. This gave the Demon Alliance's spy department an opportunity to install this intelligent device, which not only transmitted all of Laozi's alchemy data through a backdoor to the Demon Alliance's pill research and development department to counterfeit it, but also secretly installed audio and video recording devices.

"That's because the sage was too lazy to bother with us, so he probably turned off the camera remotely! What about Nuwa's situation?"

Wen Rui asked softly, his gaze falling on the video clip on the screen showing Nuwa sending the Azure Phoenix female official to the Gene Research Institute of the Free City Academy of Sciences.

"After Guang Chengzi left, Goddess Nuwa sent Qingluan, a female official, to retrieve the complete set of data on the 'Hybrid Gene Fusion Project' from Junior Sister Luan. As you instructed, we presented all the experimental data and medical system details. Qingluan stayed in the data room for three hours, and her reading trajectory and the chapters she focused on during that time have been monitored and analyzed."

Shui Ning'er added, "Judging from her browsing records, Nuwa was most concerned about the 'reproductive health protection system' and the 'gene defect screening process,' which shows that she has become interested in our model of 'protecting life through systems,' rather than completely agreeing with Guang Chengzi's 'bloodline theory.'"

After a pause, Shui Ning'er pulled up another intelligence report: "In addition, through the indirect information transmitted by the Green Ox, we confirmed the attitude of the Supreme Lord Laozi towards this conflict. Although he did not explicitly support us, he also rejected the alliance request from the Chan Sect. Furthermore, through the words of the Golden Horned Boy, he revealed to us the key judgment that 'the Chan Sect lacks popular support,' which is consistent with our previous analysis."

"What about the Heavenly Court? Is there anything unusual about Venus's movements?" Wen Rui turned his gaze to the area on the screen marked "Heavenly Court".

“Venus departed from the South Heavenly Gate yesterday, traveling to Mount Ling in the Heavenly Court’s exclusive auspicious cloud chariot. But that was just a decoy; the convoy was a false target, and only his clone was on board.”

Shui Ning'er explained methodically, "I have confirmed his itinerary through the bacterial clones scattered throughout the mortal realm. His true destination this time is the Jade Palace on Kunlun Mountain. He is there to convey the Jade Emperor's decision to Yuanshi Tianzun that 'Heavenly Court supports the Chan Sect.' Although I was unable to directly overhear the conversation, judging from the subsequent movements at the Jade Palace, the Chan Sect has begun to gather its forces and is preparing to join forces with the Western Sect to encircle and annihilate us."

Her tone was calm as she turned a page of the report in her hand: "Our intelligence network even intercepted some of his communication runes with the Jade Emperor. It is said that the Jade Emperor wrote a secret edict, which he carried with him as a token. After Venus arrived at the Jade Palace, he handed it over to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable."

"How dare you, you scoundrels!"

Even though Wen Rui had heard the previous intelligence, he remained calm. But upon hearing the imperial edict, he immediately lost his composure and angrily exclaimed, "Your Majesty is plotting a rebellion!"

"You brat, aren't you the one who's trying to rebel?"

But a stern, angry rebuke came from behind; it was Wen Zhong who spoke.

Wen Rui was appointed as the executive vice leader of the Jie Sect. Wen Zhong, as a counterbalance, was given the "Shangfang Treasure Mirror" by the Tongtian Sect Leader to control him. Therefore, when Wen Rui was studying the war situation, Wen Zhong responsibly followed him throughout the process, supervising his every move.

(End of this chapter)