The news came so suddenly that Xia Ji was extremely shocked.
Sure enough, something had happened over there. The captives had escaped and were charging toward them. Although the Green Lotus Society was not afraid, the dozen or so Dao foundation realm cultivators were definitely a force that could not be underestimated. If they did not deal with it well, it would definitely ruin their plans.
"The captives have escaped? Could it be that the sisters we left behind to guard them were all killed? Is that why Senior Sister Qi sent out three green smoke signals? "
The female Dao foundation realm cultivator from before exclaimed.
A layer of frost covered Xia Ji's bright face.
The sudden change in the situation was undoubtedly a huge setback for her. Although there were coincidences involved, as the Holy Maiden in charge of the entire situation, she undoubtedly had an unshirkable responsibility.
This would undoubtedly be a stain on her reputation.
"Holy Maiden, I request to bring a group of sisters to intercept and kill them!"
The female Dao foundation realm cultivator from before volunteered herself.
Xia Ji said solemnly, "Although we have the advantage in numbers, we'll have to send out at least twice as many people to completely kill this group of Dao foundation realm direct disciples."
We can use the old method of using poisonous smoke or setting up traps.
We can't set up a temporary trap now. Moreover, the twelve of them are gathered together. It's different from the previous method of killing them individually. Low-quality traps won't be able to do anything to them. As for poisonous smoke, they've already suffered from it once. I'm afraid the same method will not work. "
Although the situation was urgent, Xia Ji did not give the order blindly.
If they sent people to intercept and kill them, they would have to send at least twice as many people. In this way, the manpower on their side was bound to be stretched thin.
"Holy Maiden, they're coming very quickly. We must attack quickly."
Xia Ji's beautiful eyes flashed with determination. "Don't attack. Let them enter the underground palace and annihilate them in one fell swoop."
"Let them in? If they work together, won't that mean … "
"If we can't defeat them individually in the underground palace, let them meet up. They've become our captives outside and don't know that we've set up a trap here. So let them meet up and we'll kill them all in one fell swoop! "
Xia Ji's decision was very bold.
It was extremely risky to let two groups of true disciples from the Yanluo Region meet up.
If this trap failed to trap them, the Green Lotus Cult would have to fight them head-on.
Even though the Green Lotus Group still had the advantage in numbers, this advantage was not particularly obvious.
The most important thing was that the Green Lotus Sect's strategy was to enlist all the geniuses from the seven countries of the Yan Luo Region with the least amount of sacrifice.
Now, the casualties of the Green Lotus Society had obviously exceeded their expectations.
If all the sisters who were responsible for guarding the Green Lotus Temple were killed, it could even be said that the casualties of the Green Lotus Temple would not be less than that of the seven countries of the Yan Luo Region.
Xia Ji felt an inexplicable sense of vexation at the thought of this.
For this operation, the higher-ups had high hopes for Xia Ji. They had assigned Xia Ji to coordinate and control the entire operation from behind the scenes.
But now, the development of the situation was full of twists and turns, and it had already slightly deviated from the original established track.
If they couldn't take down these two groups of people in one fell swoop, their plan might even fail.
This was something that Xia Ji could not accept no matter what.
Therefore, she wasn't willing to give the order to intercept the group of true disciples from the seven countries of the Yan Luo Region. Because if they intercepted, it would be hard to avoid a head-on collision.
In a head-on clash, not only would it be easy to expose one's strength, but there would also inevitably be a large number of casualties.
The more casualties there were, the more this operation would undoubtedly fail.
It wasn't just the casualties of the Green Lotus Society. The higher-ups' request was to ensure that there would not be a large number of casualties among the true disciples of the seven countries. It would be best if they could be subdued and recruited into the Green Lotus Society.
These geniuses of the seven countries were the future pillars of the seven countries. If they could be recruited into the Green Lotus Society and then released back into the seven countries of the Yan Luo Region.
These chess pieces would be very important to the layout.
After a few decades, when this group of geniuses grew up and became the pillars of the seven countries, they would control the words of the seven countries. At that time, the Green Lotus Society's plan to attack the Yan Luo Region and control the Yan Luo Region would undoubtedly succeed!
This was the goal of this operation of the Green Lotus Society.
This was also why the Green Lotus Society didn't care much about geniuses below the Transcendent Mortal realm. If they could capture them, they would capture them. If they couldn't, they would kill them.
If they couldn't capture them, they wouldn't kill them all. They wouldn't waste a large amount of manpower to hunt them down.
Of course, Qin Yi was one of the exceptions.
He was a Transcendent Mortal genius personally selected by the Green Lotus Society's sectmaster. That was why Xia Ji took action personally. But in the end, she still failed.
Given Xia Ji's personality, if she didn't have to take charge of the overall situation, she definitely wouldn't give up on pursuing Qin Yi.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Qin Yi was very suspicious.
If anyone below the direct disciples of the seven countries could really sneak into the Blood Flame Valley, Xia Ji felt that Qin Yi was the most suspicious.
Of course, this was only a guess. She naturally wouldn't say it out loud.
When the sect members heard Xia Ji say that she wanted to lure the group of direct disciples into the underground palace, they all became hesitant.
"Holy Lady, split them into two groups. We can still take them down one by one. If they meet up, the risk is not small. "
"I have full authority over this matter. If anything goes wrong, I will bear the full responsibility. You just have to do as I say. "Xia Ji's tone turned cold.
"Holy Lady, please reconsider. What if this group of people who have escaped already know about the trap here? Won't that ruin the plan? "
"How do they know? How do they know? Are you suspecting that the fellow sect members guarding the entrance will leak the secret of our sect? "
Xia Ji stared coldly at the person who was trying to persuade her.
Seeing the Holy Lady's anger, the others didn't dare to persuade her anymore.
"Holy Lady, please calm down. I will give the order to not stop them along the way. Let them enter the underground palace."
Xia Ji nodded. "After they enter the underground palace, use all methods to separate them. Try not to let them gather together."
The best way to deal with these true disciples was to disperse them.
As long as they were separated, one or two of them wouldn't be a threat.
What they were afraid of was that there were too many of them. If they gathered together, the destructive power would be greater. One or two Dao foundation realm cultivators wouldn't be able to cause any trouble in the underground palace.
…
Qin Yi followed the group to the periphery of the entrance of the underground palace.
"Senior Brothers, please allow me to say one more thing. We can't see the end of this place, so the terrain inside must be extremely complicated. Once we enter, I'm afraid everything will be difficult to control. Based on my guess, there must be a trap set up by that group of demon women waiting for us below. Have you made up your mind to barge in? "
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