Chen Wentian set two different plans in motion after meeting Jasmine's mother. The first plan was still the point gathering operation but with an extra emphasis on safety. This was facilitated by the shadow fox reaching the Spirit Lord Realm. Chen Mo now had enough spiritual energy to stay outside for a month and could even fight against other Spirit Lords for a short time.
Jasmine was responsible for sweeping monsters the same way they had done it so far. A little more than a month was left in the competition and it was almost time to start reaping the rewards of the plan. They could not let the points go to waste.
The shadow fox would go into the wilderness and lay down an early warning network with shadow anchors. With his new strength, he could lay down shadow anchors as easily as marking territory. It simply needed direct touch and did not require much spiritual energy for anchors that expired in a week or so. The aim was to be notified of any stray monster immortals that came into the province.
It did not matter if they came to investigate the deaths of their allies or to investigate Jasmine. It didn't matter even if only one came. If they came, then Jasmine would pull all the disciples back to Black Rock City. It was better to be safe because Chen Wentian would not be there.
The reason for this was the second plan, which he would take on by himself. He had occasionally kept in touch with Immortal Embracing Python Mei Qiaofeng and the second plan involved her as well as one other.
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Chen Wentian arrived at a familiar desert town. It was Death Town, home of the missing immortal that was part of the Snake Lord's faction. He saw a familiar figure floating in the air and approached.
"You're late." The middle-aged woman said simply.
"Woman, I had to travel across half the continent to get here." Chen Wentian said. "Is that guy here yet?"
Mei Qiaofeng snorted in annoyance. She ignored him and took out a small mirror to adjust her makeup. She took just long enough to get him aggravated.
"Tie Buqun is already here. He's just being a silly boy." She finally replied, "He's been hiding deep underground all this time. He thought He Zicheng or Qu Shen were waiting for him to pop his head out so they can slap him dead. I'm ready, let's go."
Chen Wentian had nothing to say to that and followed her down, past the town and into a deep canyon. At the very bottom was an unassuming hole. Once they landed, a small statured man with clean shaven face emerged. He had on a dusty brown colored outfit that made him blend in with the surrounding rocks. He seemed like a teenager and a middle-aged man at the same time.
"Little brother!" Mei Qiaofeng rushed up and gave him a very touchy hug.
The unfortunate Tie Buqun squirmed in her arms, looking very uncomfortable. Chen Wentian would also have felt the same being felt up by such a woman.
"Senior sister… hello… long time no see." Tie Buqun said. "Oh, is this the esteemed Immortal Blue Dragon you mentioned?"
"Chen Wentian, nice to meet you." Chen Wentian replied.
"Likewise, senior sister… get off!"
Mei Qiaofeng finally let him go and they finished their greetings. They both looked at Chen Wentian who started to discuss the second plan.
It was another attack on Beast God Sanctum and their capital city. Tie Buqun had heard of the first attack and had finally emerged from the ground to contact his senior sister. He wanted revenge for the Snake Lord as well and agreed to participate in any future action.
This new plan had two goals. The first was to cause as much damage to the immortal strength of the Lion and Eagle factions. After the first attack, both sides had called a truth and no longer fought with each other. Without a civil war, the only other power within the subcontinent that could challenge their power was the monster invasion.
This was where Jasmine came in. Chen Wentian revealed that Jasmine would be a perfect bait to lure the three beast kings to Beast God City. Those beasts would not be able to resist the temptation of obtaining a nine tailed fox and they also would not want the humans to get their hands on her. Within the mayhem of Spirit Kings fighting each other, Chen Wentian, Mei Qiaofeng, and Tie Buqun would aim to cause as much damage as possible.
"How are you going to make them believe Jasmine is in Beast God City?" Tie Buqun asked.
"Don't worry it, the plan I have is foolproof." Chen Wentian said vaguely. "Plus, I'm taking on all the risk if the plan fails. You can always just fly away."
He didn't tell them about the broken control plate that had been roughly repaired. It could not reestablish the master-slave contract with the beasts but the beasts still had a residual bond with the control plate due to the power of Jasmine's mother.
There was one thing within it that still worked, a beacon function. It was intended to be setoff if Jasmine was in extreme danger. The enslaved beasts would be compelled to immediately head in that direction and save her.
Now that they were no longer under control, they would not react so drastically. However, the beasts still had memories from when they were first enslaved and would know what the beacon meant. The hope was that they would launch an attack to try and take her for themselves.
"Fine, let's say they attack, what then? What are you gaining from this plan?" Tie Buqun asked.
"Ah… my dear brother, this handsome immortal has a soft spot for the fox." Mei Qiaofeng giggled, "He isn't attracted to a fine woman like myself but he desperately pines for a furry beast with four legs. Some people indeed have strange tastes."
Both Chen Wentian and Tie Buqun had disgusted looks on their faces, for different reasons.
Chen Wentian chose to ignore her and continued, "You both are free to choose the targets that you want to attack. I will be aiming for those that are doing well in the Monster Fighting Competition."
"You mean…"
"No way!"
"Yup, my disciples are in need of some assistance in terms of ranking. They would benefit greatly if some competitors above them suddenly disappeared." Chen Wentian said with sly grin.