Chapter 1167 A Bit Slow
By the time Chen Yang and Wu Min arrived at the scene, they saw people already directing the onlookers to disperse.
It was Chen Shu, who controlled the entire formation of Hope Land.
Seeing Chen Yang return so quickly, Chen Shu simply handed over the dispersal work to others and immediately came to Chen Yang's side.
"A Foundation Establishment realm cultivator directly self-destructed."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yang's eyes widened.
Foundation Establishment realm? Self-destruct?
How could a person self-destruct for no reason?
Just then, Dong Cang, who had rushed over after hearing the news, also saw Chen Yang.
Seeing the person in charge arrive, Chen Shu stopped speaking and turned his gaze to Dong Cang.
Dong Cang did not explain to Chen Yang first but looked at Chen Shu with a puzzled expression: "Is the person dead?"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and he sighed helplessly: "You didn't tell me at all that this guy was determined to die!"
Seeing that both of them had strange expressions, Chen Yang immediately waved his hand and said, "Stop, stop, stop. Who can explain to me what's going on? How did a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator suddenly die?"
"And what does this have to do with the two of you?"
One was the intelligence king of Hope Land, and the other controlled the entire defensive formation of Hope Land.
These two were usually busy with many things; an ordinary Foundation Establishment realm cultivator could not have brought them together.
Dong Cang explained bitterly, "Didn't quite a few people from Yaogu City come to Hope Land some time ago? Later, people from other cities in Yaogu City also came upon hearing that there were human cultivators here."
The rules followed by Hope Land were: first, to protect the safety of all humans, and second, to welcome anyone who harbored no ill intentions towards humans.
Very simple and clear, yet these were the two most important principles for Hope Land to stand its ground on the ancient battlefield.
Chen Yang did not reject people from the human realm, as long as they did not harm human interests.
Chen Yang even welcomed them.
Previously, he had agreed to Mi Chuanyi's request to let his crew's descendants cultivate, which Chen Yang intended to use for certain experiments.
Under certain circumstances, it was "teach without distinction"!
This was the fastest ultimate method to increase the strength of Hope Land.
Now, facing Yaodu Prefecture from the human realm, Chen Yang had to find ways to block them, even to the point of unlimited slaughter.
But that was something Chen Yang least wanted to do!
Therefore, after Yaogu City withdrew, Chen Yang excluded dissidents and directly allowed a portion of the people from Yaogu City who had not harmed humans to do business in Hope Land.
The same applied to people from other cities.
Upon hearing that it was related to these people, Chen Yang's heart was immediately thrown into chaos.
If any problem truly arose from this, it could delay all his arrangements!
Chen Yang looked at Dong Cang very seriously: "Was it a spy sent by Yaodu Prefecture?"
Besides this, Chen Yang could not think of any other possibility.
"Still investigating..."
"However, since this guy committed suicide, it is highly likely that he was a spy."
Dong Cang felt a bit awkward. With the clues he currently had, he couldn't be sure that the person was a spy from Yaodu Prefecture.
"The seventh layer of Foundation Establishment is difficult for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators to follow secretly, so I asked Chen Shu to help me observe more."
"Who knew that this guy actually..."
Hearing this, Chen Yang immediately waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "This matter ends here!"
Dong Cang was startled by Chen Yang's sudden outburst of anger.
But he immediately nodded and said, "I will handle it now and strive to minimize the impact."
Although Chen Yang had not told anyone his actions, many arrangements were gradually taking shape.
As the one who obtained the most intelligence, Dong Cang could naturally guess some of Chen Yang's thoughts.
After Dong Cang left, Chen Yang looked at the people from the human realm on the periphery and found that their eyes were filled with fear.
This was not the expression that should appear in Hope Land!
A force that controlled others through fear could not last long.
When Dong Cang had just started processing intelligence, Chen Yang had said that those who infiltrated Hope Land must be dealt with carefully, and if they could not be put on the table, they should not be.
After all, those who infiltrated were not only people from the human realm but also some people from within the human race.
This was what Chen Yang was most worried about!
If Hope Land was divided, the human race could also be divided.
Chen Yang thought quickly in his mind; he had to use some things to divert everyone's attention.
Increase the cohesion of both sides.
Chen Yang returned and thought for a whole night. The next morning, he summoned all the Core Formation realm cultivators.
Of course, before that, Chen Yang specifically met with a few people alone.
"Hmm? Miss Qin finally shows herself. This old man hasn't seen you for a long time."
Few people knew Qin Yunlan's whereabouts, as she was in a废弃灵脉 (abandoned spiritual vein).
Qin Yunlan nodded faintly upon hearing this, "I went out to sea."
At this moment, Qin Yunlan's heart was filled with mixed emotions. She trusted Chen Yang, but the words Chen Yang had just said to her alone made her feel a little...
Just then, Chen Yang and Cang Jian walked out of the room.
Cang Jian, the Grand Elder of the Sword Sect, had an expression on his face that was very similar to Qin Yunlan's.
The two looked at each other and let out wry smiles.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Chen Yang directly used his Core Formation power to isolate the internal and external aura.
Even the lord of Yaodu Prefecture could not hear a single word at this moment.
Just as everyone sat down, Chen Yang's voice suddenly entered everyone's ears: "Everyone, the progress of the academy is a bit slow!"
Those who did not know the inside story were a little stunned.
Chen Yang today was not right!
His tone seemed very displeased?
All eyes fell on Chen Yang, and only then did Chen Yang continue, "The academy established by Hope Land back then cost quite a lot of spirit stones."
"But there hasn't been a single Core Formation realm cultivator appearing yet!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.
Not many people knew that Daozhi and the other two had broken through.
Chen Yang's words were indeed true in the ears of most people.
If so many spirit stones were invested in one or two people, they could definitely break through to the Core Formation realm.
Seeing that no one spoke, Chen Yang said directly, "We are now involved in the war between the barbarians and Yaodu Prefecture, so we must adopt a posture of preparedness."
"Most of the human race in the human realm has now arrived at Hope Land, and so have the genius cultivators from the human race's territory."
"The number of people cannot have a significant breakthrough, so I have an idea that can greatly enhance the baseline strength of Hope Land."