Reincarnated as the Death Spider Queen, sacrificing Bibi Dong at the start

"Even if it's just a few thousand pigs, the amount of food, water, and waste they produce every day is astronomical, let alone a few thousand living people?"

"The flow of supplies, the movement of people, and even the unusual movements of the surrounding soul beasts... these are all clues."

"Whether it can be found is only a matter of time."

"One month? Two months?"

"When the Spirit Hall's army has plowed through every inch of land, do you think your so-called top-secret base will still be able to hide?"

Tang Yuehua's face turned deathly pale instantly, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

She knew he was right.

The survival needs of several thousand people cannot be completely concealed. As long as the Spirit Hall is willing to spend a lot of money to find them, it's only a matter of time before they are exposed.

"So what?!"

Tang Yuehua gritted her teeth, forcing out her last breath, "The Haotian Sect has already retired! They have already expelled Tang Hao from the sect! We have already made the greatest concessions!"

"If the Spirit Hall intends to exterminate us all, aren't they afraid of incurring public wrath?!"

"The three upper clans are of the same bloodline! This isn't something you say to the dead!"

"If we are driven to a dead end, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School will never sit idly by! They both understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'!"

"Even if our Clear Sky Sect can't defeat you, if the three sects join forces, plus the Heaven Dou Royal Family... your Spirit Hall won't have an easy time either!!"

"Slap, slap, slap."

Nan Feng actually let go of one hand and clapped lightly a few times.

"Well said, that makes a lot of sense."

"Indeed, if the Spirit Hall were to launch a campaign without a legitimate reason and insist on destroying the Clear Sky Sect, which has already backed down, it would indeed force all the spirit master forces in the world to rebel, and might even lead to a deadly alliance between the two great empires and the three upper sects."

"That would indeed be a big problem for the Spirit Hall."

At this point, Nan Feng suddenly lowered his head and looked into her eyes.

"But, Yuehua..."

"Shouldn't all of this be based on the premise that the Haotian Sect truly closes itself off from the world and truly expel Tang Hao, that sinner, from the sect?"

Tang Yuehua's pupils suddenly contracted, and her heart seemed to skip a beat.

"What do you mean?"

"It means..."

Nan Feng leaned close to her ear, his warm breath brushing against her earlobe, yet it felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave:

"What if we find Tang Hao in the group that the Haotian Sect is secretly transferring?"

"What if we find the murderer of the former pope among that group of elderly, weak, women and children?"

"What if the Haotian Sect openly expels Tang Hao, but in reality is secretly protecting and transferring this criminal?"

Tang Yuehua's pupils dilated instantly, and her face turned ashen.

"You...you're trying to frame me?!"

"Framed? No, no, no, this is called conclusive evidence."

Nan Feng chuckled, "As long as everyone is dead, and as long as Tang Hao appears, that's irrefutable evidence!"

"At that time, the Clear Sky Sect will be seen as deceiving the entire world! Harboring serious criminals! Becoming an enemy of the Spirit Hall!"

"At that time, the moral high ground will be in our hands!"

"Do you think Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and that old dragon Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus, would risk their lives for a sect that is full of lies and harbors criminals, against the Spirit Hall, which is in the right and powerful?"

"They'll just stay far away to avoid suspicion!"

Tang Yuehua was utterly desperate.

This is a complete dead end!

Regardless of whether Tang Hao is present or not, as long as the Spirit Hall claims he is, and as long as the Spirit Hall produces "evidence," the Clear Sky Sect will be unable to clear its name even if it jumps into the Yellow River!

"You...you're so cruel..." Tang Yuehua shed tears of despair.

"poison?"

Nan Feng shook his head, reached out to wipe away her tears, his movements as gentle as a lover's, but his words were as cold as a devil's:

"I don't deny that once the Clear Sky Sect is destroyed, the remaining forces will definitely band together for mutual support and be wary of the Spirit Hall."

"But what does that have to do with the Haotian Sect?"

"By then, the Haotian Sect was already gone."

"Even if the whole world hates the Spirit Hall and fears the Spirit Hall, so what?"

"Ten years, twenty years, fifty years... or one hundred years."

Nan Feng's gaze became deep and distant:

Time heals all wounds. Hatred, fear, and so on.

"In a few decades, when the new generation of Soul Masters grows up, they will only remember the power and glory of the Spirit Hall."

"As for the Haotian Sect?"

"They will only become a cold line of text in history books, a topic of conversation over tea, or even... be completely forgotten."

"Like now, how many people still remember those sects from a thousand years ago?"

These words were like a heavy hammer, shattering the last glimmer of hope in Tang Yuehua's heart.

Forgetting.

This is an ending more terrifying than death.

Looking at the beautiful woman before her, she felt as if she were looking at a demon in human skin.

She has calculated human nature, the ways of the world, and the hearts of men to the extreme!

"What...what exactly do you want..."

Tang Yuehua finally broke down, two lines of tears sliding down her cheeks, her voice filled with endless despair and pleading.

"tell me."

Nan Feng bent down again and gently wiped away her tears, his voice becoming incredibly seductive:

Where...is that place?

“Just tell me, and I can make you a promise.”

“I will not kill the old, weak, women and children, and I can even… preserve the Haotian Sect’s flame.”

"..."

Chapter 54 I still have to thank Tang Hao.

……

"Yuehua, you must understand."

Nan Feng gently stroked Tang Yuehua's trembling shoulders, "If we are made to find that place ourselves, it won't be called surrender, it will be called encirclement and annihilation."

"Several thousand frightened birds, facing the sudden arrival of the Spirit Hall's army, what will fear make them do? Resist? Fight to the death?"

"The Spirit Masters of the Spirit Hall, after experiencing the bloody battle with the Power Clan, are filled with hatred for the Clear Sky Sect. Once the war starts, it will be a massacre to the death."

"In the chaos, swords have no eyes. Those children, those elderly people... who can guarantee their safety?"

"Only if you tell me where that place is, let me go there in advance, and let me take the absolute initiative, and control the situation before the two sides make contact and before the hatred is fully ignited."

"Only in this way can we stop this pointless war."

"stop?"

Tang Yuehua gave a bitter laugh, "You want me to tell you the location in advance so you can lay a trap and extinguish the last embers of the Haotian Sect, right?"

"Destruction?"

Nan Feng looked on incredulously, "Why would I want to destroy the Haotian Sect?"

What good will this do me?

"I've already analyzed it for you. If the Spirit Hall were to exterminate the Clear Sky Sect, it would inevitably cause panic and banding together among all the spirit masters in the world, which would be a huge problem for the Spirit Hall."

"Moreover, killing a thousand enemies will result in eight hundred casualties on our own. Even if the Clear Sky Sect is in decline, it is still a tiger with teeth. If we really fight to the death, how many soul masters will my Spirit Hall lose?"

"The act of killing each other is an extremely stupid and inefficient behavior."

"Why sacrifice so many innocent people for that deadbeat Qian Xunji, or that troublemaker Tang Hao?"

Nan Feng sighed, a hint of pity appearing in his eyes:

"This war was a mistake from the very beginning; it should never have happened."

"..."

Tang Yuehua was stunned.

She looked at the pope who had been so murderous just moments before, but now wore a compassionate expression, and was completely bewildered.

What does this woman really want?

"Destroying the Clear Sky Sect would result in heavy losses for the Spirit Hall, and would also bring endless fear and hostility upon them. It's not worth it."

Nan Feng shrugged. "I am the Pope. I am responsible for the future of the Spirit Hall. I will not do this kind of unprofitable business."

"but……"

Nan Feng changed the subject, leaning forward again:

"What if we were to incorporate the Haotian Sect into our ranks?"

"What?!" Tang Yuehua's eyes widened.

"Think about it."

Nan Feng patiently persuaded, "If the Clear Sky Sect submits to the Spirit Hall, we'll all become one family. Since we're one family, why fight? Why die?"