Two days later.
Outside Yudu Mountain, Yin City area.
In the scorching summer, Liu Zixuan and Luo Xi sat by a roadside tea stall, watching people come and go.
Before long, Zhao Yi came from the street entrance, sat beside them, wiped his sweat, gulped a few mouthfuls of tea from a big bowl, and said with a smile, "On such a hot day, having such a bowl of cool tea is really soothing!"
"How do you feel?" Liu Zixuan asked.
Zhao Yi gave a thumbs up to Liu Zixuan: "The battle array you set up in Yudu Mountain is really strong. Tiger and Xiao Hu teamed up to break it but couldn't find a flaw. If you hadn't specifically instructed to let us out after an hour, we might still be in the mountains now!"
Since two days ago when they arrived at the foot of Yudu Mountain, Liu Zixuan quickly completed the battle array. After that, he, Luo Xi, and Qiqi Sword Demon lived outside, letting Zhao Yi and the others hone in the battle array every day.
First, it allows Zhao Yi and the others to keep improving, and second, it makes the battle array more perfect.
"Where are Tiger and Xiao Hu?" Liu Zixuan asked.
"The two of them are resting at the mountain entrance." Zhao Yi put down the tea bowl: "By the way, these days it seems there are many unfamiliar faces around here!"
"Those who should come, and those who shouldn't, have almost all arrived. Just now, Gu Yu called me. According to the information he gathered from Celestial Secret Pavilion and his side, almost all foreign martial artists are now around Yudu. Of course, our previous arrangements have been very effective."
"Some small force martial artists and some not-so-famous sects and families have been almost wiped out by various hidden sects. Of course, those who come here are either very strong or extremely cunning."
Just as Liu Zixuan finished speaking, Sword Demon brought Qiqi over from the other side.
He continued with a laugh: "Exactly, now all sorts of wolves, tigers, and leopards have indeed come."
"Did you encounter them?" Liu Zixuan looked at Qiqi.
Qiqi nodded: "Just now, me and the old Sword Demon encountered a few guys from Tang Country's Spirit Institute."
"Did you fight?"
"We didn't fight them, but the Spirit Institute people killed a few other foreign martial artists. It seems apart from our efforts to exhaust them, they are also killing each other." Qiqi shrugged.
Liu Zixuan squinted his eyes and smiled: "No one knows how much treasure is in that treasure trove, but regardless of the amount, everyone wants to claim it for themselves and not share it with others. For us, they are collectively referred to as foreign martial artists."
"But for them, every force that doesn't belong to them is an enemy. Before opening the treasure, they naturally want to exhaust each other. The fewer people that go in, the more treasure they get, right?"
Zhao Yi nodded: "This is good for us; if they exhaust themselves, it saves us the trouble!"
"Since ancient times, there's an unchanged food chain, which is survival of the fittest; the weak are preyed upon by the strong. Large sects destroy small sects, small sects fight small families, small families swallow scattered martial artists, and in the end, those who benefit are still the top few. And those top few are balanced against each other."
Sword Demon shrugged: "Previously, Zixuan was right; according to the timeline, I estimate this war will break out tomorrow."
Liu Zixuan took a sip of cool tea and smiled profoundly: "This is Star Sea; all the initiative should be in our hands!"
Sword Demon asked intriguingly: "You mean..."
Liu Zixuan snapped his fingers: "Since the war will break out sooner or later, why not take advantage of the chaos now? It's a good time for us to 'sit back and watch the tigers fight on the mountain'!"
Sword Demon looked at Liu Zixuan's expression, laughed, and said: "I find myself growing more fond of you!"
Liu Zixuan disdainfully glanced at Sword Demon, then moved closer to Luo Xi: "I'm not interested in you."
"Alright, you two, don't keep us guessing at a time like this. What should we do now?" Luo Xi asked.
Liu Zixuan glanced at Sword Demon: "Senior, I think it's time for you to make a move."
Sword Demon pondered for a moment: "Alright, I happened to have learned a few Cultivation Techniques from Divine Court Sect earlier, and I think I can use them now."
"Then we'll wait here for your good news!" Liu Zixuan shrugged.
Sword Demon nodded slightly, got up, and walked directly to one side.
Zhao Yi and the others asked with confusion: "What does it mean? What is Senior Sword Demon going to do?"
"The situation is chaotic now. Although everyone knows that martial artists from all over the world are gathering here, they've just arrived and are still unfamiliar with the situation. They are in a state of high mental tension to avoid being ambushed."
Liu Zixuan shrugged: "So, at this very moment, let Sword Demon, this unfamiliar face, suddenly make a move under Divine Court Sect's name, to kill a few martial artists from other sects."
Zhao Yi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Incite internal conflict among those large sects?"
"Yes, earlier we exhausted the forces all being small fish and shrimp. Now it's time to exhaust these powerful ones. Only by doing this can we further take control."
"So should Tiger and I do something?" Zhao Yi asked with some excitement.
"Not for now. We have to see which sect Sword Demon plans to ambush. Once the ambush succeeds, we need to do something big!" Liu Zixuan said playfully.
"What big thing?" Luo Xi asked.
"After watching the tigers fight, very obviously, it's time to strike a mountain to intimidate the tiger! For example, if Sword Demon attacks the Spirit Institute under Divine Court's name, the two sides will inevitably have a contest. As soon as there is a contest, there will be casualties. When both suffer losses, we will gather our forces to wipe out one side."
Liu Zixuan turned his gaze to the people around: "Think about it, at such a sensitive time, once a large sect is destroyed, how will other top powers react?"
"They will certainly tread carefully and dare not take major actions!" Zhao Yi immediately clapped and praised.
No wonder it's his brother Zixuan; just by mobilizing one Sword Demon, he has the entire situation under control!
It can indeed be said to be strategically astute!
"If we act as you say, wouldn't the war start early?" Luo Xi frowned slightly: "But the Four Symbols Sect and other sects haven't arrived yet; would there be any negative effects?"
"No, not only won't it negatively affect us, it will give us more advantage. Once the war begins, everyone will be more anxious to move deeper into Yudu. As Four Symbols Sect arrive later, it will form an encircling posture, directly trapping the foreign martial artists within Yudu Mountain."
"Then, whether the treasure is opened or not, we will be in a state of being able to attack or defend!"