I run a casino in the immortal realm.

Zhao Wenyuan led Zheng Yifei through the tall, dark gold gate of Xiaoyao Palace, which was over ten feet high.

The moment you step inside, a wave of sound, a mixture of top-grade spiritual fragrance and extravagant atmosphere, hits you.

The interior space of the hall was expanded dozens of times by a high-level spatial array, resembling a small underground city. Countless spirit stone lamps emitting a soft glow floated on the dome, illuminating the entire space in a dreamlike manner.

"Yifei, please take a look."

Zhao Wenyuan was half a body length behind Zheng Yifei.

He pointed to the ring-shaped areas below, his tone filled with undisguised pride, and began to give a detailed report on the fruits of his labor over the past two years: "In the past two years, the five hundred core disciples of the Qingyun Sect that you secretly sent through the 'prisoner of war' channel have now been completely integrated into the Xiaoyao Palace."

To cover our tracks, I had them all take a special concealment pill made by the Heavenly Demon Sect, washing away the pure spiritual energy of their righteous cultivation methods and forcing them to practice the demonic concealment techniques. Now, even if the elders of the Profound Heaven Sect use their divine sense to investigate them directly, they will only see them as native demonic cultivators.

Zheng Yifei nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the waiters and managers dressed in uniform black brocade robes, moving between the various gambling tables and areas. Sure enough, he saw many familiar faces among them.

"I broke these five hundred people down into smaller groups and placed them in the most critical departments of the Xiaoyao Palace."

Zhao Wenyuan continued, "The first to third floors are for individual tourists, and the activities are a replica of those in Mirage."

The fourth to sixth floors are the VIP area, exclusively for cultivators at the Golden Core stage and above to gamble, playing life-or-death battles in cultivator arenas and secret auctions of rare and wondrous items.

All the dealers who deal the cards and the accountants who tally the chips are our own people from the Qingyun Sect.

"As long as a guest utters a single word in this Leisure Palace, even a whisper, as long as it reveals the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy, our intelligence network can detect it."

"What about security?"

Zheng Yifei asked, "Such a huge den of iniquity, if it weren't for absolute military suppression, would sooner or later be completely looted by those bloodthirsty demonic cultivators?"

"This is mainly the responsibility of Green Snake and White Deer, but the actual implementation is handled by Junior Brothers Sword Edge and Longevity."

Zhao Wenyuan turned to look at the two people behind him.

Li Jianfeng stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Senior Brother Zheng, I now command eight hundred secret guards of the Xiaoyao Palace. In the past two years, my brothers have been training day and night in the cruel environment of the Demon Sect. Not only have their cultivation greatly improved, but they have also mastered the Qingyun Sword Technique and the demonic killing techniques."

"With twelve hours of continuous patrolling, anyone who dares to cheat or cause trouble in the Leisure Palace will be shredded into mincemeat by the guards' sword formation within three breaths!"

Wang Changsheng also bowed and said, "Senior Brother Zheng, I spent two years using the vast resources of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the array blueprints from the Mirage to combine the foundation of the Free and Unfettered Palace with the spiritual veins of Black Dragon Lake. The entire Free and Unfettered Palace is actually a huge 'Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Absolute Killing Array'."

"Once the formation is fully activated, even if a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator dares to act recklessly here, I can use the power of the demonic vein to trap him for half an hour!"

After listening, Zheng Yifei's eyes flashed with genuine admiration.

Entrusting professional tasks to professionals was indeed a wise move. The execution and creativity of this elite group from the Qingyun Sect far exceeded his expectations.

However, Zhao Wenyuan's tone suddenly changed, and his originally excited expression became extremely solemn: "Yifei, tomorrow's opening ceremony is a concentrated display of our hard work over the past two years, but Jianfeng, Changsheng, and I, as well as those five hundred core disciples who have shown their faces before, absolutely cannot appear in public on stage."

Zheng Yifei stopped and turned to look at Zhao Wenyuan: "Because of the Xuantian Sect's spies?"

"Exactly!"

Zhao Wenyuan took a deep breath and lowered his voice, saying, "The construction of Xiaoyao Palace has caused quite a stir. It is known as the number one money pit in the Southern Wilderness. Not only will all the high-ranking members of the Heavenly Demon Sect be present, but also all the big and small demonic sects and rogue cultivators from the surrounding area will come here because of its reputation."

In such a diverse and bustling gathering, the Xuan Tian Sect's ubiquitous "Wind Listeners" spies would undoubtedly disguise themselves as casual attendees and infiltrate the area.

Zhao Wenyuan pointed to Li Jianfeng and Wang Changsheng: "Junior Brother Jianfeng and the others are listed in the Xuantian Sect's battle report as martyrs of the Qingyun Sect who were 'captured' or 'killed in battle' in Blood Soul Valley two years ago."

If the Xuan Tian Sect's spies were to see the supposedly dead chiefs of various Qing Yun Sect branches, alive and well, standing in the Tian Mo Sect's super gambling den as managers and secret guard commanders at the Xiao Yao Palace's opening ceremony... the consequences would be unimaginable!

Zheng Yifei's eyes instantly turned cold.

Zhao Wenyuan was right. Once this secret was exposed, Qin Cang would immediately understand that the Qingyun Sect and the Tianmo Sect were putting on a show together.

At that time, the wrath of the Xuantian Sect will be unleashed, and not only will the thousands of Qingyun Sect disciples on the front lines of Blood Soul Valley be slaughtered, but the Qingyun Sect headquarters far behind will also face annihilation.

"Therefore, we need you to preside over the opening ceremony. You are the Minister of the News Department of the Heavenly Demon Sect and also the nominal major shareholder of this Free and Easy Palace."

In the eyes of the Xuantian Sect, you are already a 'mortal enemy' who has betrayed the sect and turned to demons. Your public appearance is not only natural, but can also be a slap in the face to the Xuantian Sect.

"The overall direction of this opening ceremony is entirely yours, while we can only operate behind the scenes, cooperating with you through a telepathic array."

"I understand. You guys keep things under control from the shadows, and leave the things in front of you to me."

After explaining all the details, Zheng Yifei, led by two beautiful maids, took a private teleportation array and arrived directly at the most luxurious hall at the deepest part of the top floor of the Xiaoyao Palace.

Inside the main hall, demonic energy swirled, and Ye Tianqiong's majestic and towering phantom sat enthroned on the throne.

On both sides of the main hall, Night Owl, Green Snake, White Deer, and other high-ranking members of the Heavenly Demon Sect had been waiting for a long time.

"Your subordinate Zheng Yifei greets the Vice Sect Master!"

Zheng Yifei stepped forward and bowed.

"Hahaha! Yifei, quickly, no need for formalities!"

The illusory figure of Ye Tianqiong let out a hearty laugh, raising a hand to support him: "In the past two years, you have been infiltrating the front lines of Blood Soul Valley, not only helping the Blood Fiend Camp earn a massive amount of battle merits, but also making those self-righteous supervisory teams of the Xuan Tian Sect run amok, and even bringing this ingeniously crafted Xiaoyao Palace to my Heavenly Demon Sect. You deserve the greatest credit!"

"Vice Sect Master, you flatter me. This is all within my duty."

Zheng Yifei straightened up, his expression neither humble nor arrogant.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zheng Yifei cut straight to the point without beating around the bush: "Vice Sect Master, I rushed back on the occasion of the opening of the Xiaoyao Palace. Besides presiding over the ceremony, there is another extremely important matter that I need to report to you in person and request your support."

"Oh? What is it?"

Ye Tianqiong leaned forward slightly, looking at him with great interest.

"I intend to kill Zeng Ming, the captain of the Xuan Tian Sect's supervisory team stationed at Blood Soul Valley!"

Explain your reasons.

Ye Tianqiong was not angry; instead, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

He liked Zheng Yifei's ruthless and audacious style of doing things; that was the true nature of a demonic cultivator.

Zheng Yifei analyzed clearly: "Vice Sect Master, in the past two years, the Qingyun Sect, following my plan, has been secretly transferring benefits to the Tianmo Sect under the pretext of 'heavy casualties'."

But Zeng Ming, this venomous snake, remained firmly entrenched behind the Qingyun Sect like a nail.

Now that the Qingyun Sect's two-year garrison term has expired, they should be rotated out. However, Zeng Ming, carrying an imperial edict from Qin Cang, the Grand Elder of the Xuantian Sect, is forcibly detaining the Qingyun Sect and forcing them to continue serving as cannon fodder on the front lines.

"If Zeng Ming hadn't died, the Qingyun Sect wouldn't have been able to evacuate from Blood Soul Valley, and I would have been stuck on the front lines, unable to return to the Xuantian Sect's rear to build a deeper intelligence network and channels for transferring benefits for you."

Zeng Ming is blocking my path, and that blocks the future expansion of the Heavenly Demon Sect!

Zheng Yifei paused, his eyes flashing with murderous intent: "I have already discussed with Steward Tu Gang of the Blood Fiend Camp that the night after tomorrow, Tu Gang will lead 5,000 elite troops to launch a feint attack, and the Qingyun Sect will voluntarily give up a passage in the defensive line."

Tu Gang led his team to break through and storm the supervisory team's camp, killing Zeng Ming in one blow!

Afterwards, they fabricated a story that the Demonic Sect had successfully launched a night raid, and the Qingyun Sect "fought back desperately," leaving the Xuantian Sect with no choice but to suffer in silence!

After hearing Zheng Yifei's plan, the hall fell into a brief silence.