The improved female villains regained their memories.

Song Panning laughed in exasperation: "You can break through the tribulation clouds, but you want him to break through one?"

Yang Pingsheng suddenly said, "Stop arguing, Panning, set up another formation, and I'll try again."

As he spoke, he stood up again and dusted himself off.

With a flick of her finger, Song Panning set up a large formation once again. Yang Pingsheng stepped in, but was blasted away shortly afterward.

This time the beating was fierce. Wen Shihan steadily supported him and glared angrily at Song Panning.

Song Panning asked, "Does it hurt a lot?"

Yang Pingsheng laughed: "It's alright, let's do it again."

Su Murong looked at it and curled his lip.

Luo Benmo stood there, without saying a word.

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The Heavenly Guardian Sect.

In the empty hall, Dionysus reported the situation to Ling Tianxin.

"Tian Bulian's popularity has been replenished and has recovered. Weaver Girl Granny also went to see Gu Zi'ang and used many secret treasures and pills. Finally, she was able to repair his broken consciousness."

"Chaos's injuries are also fine, but they were too severe. Even if it recovers, its strength will probably be difficult to return to its peak."

The situation of the Guardian Heaven Sect is not optimistic.

Leaving aside the newly introduced Heroes Alliance, the Guardian Sect itself suffered heavy casualties, with its protectors dying in battle and only one of the Four Fiends remaining. Even if Ling Tianxin were to command all the divine beasts, they would be unlikely to play a significant role given the damage to the Heavenly Dao's origin.

Ling Tianxin asked, "Has Tian Bulian woken up?"

The God of Wine shook his head: "No, Mu Xiaobai is taking care of her. Perhaps her popularity has been damaged too much. Even if it is replenished, the lost foundation cannot be repaired."

Ling Tianxin sighed: "Su Murong's methods are too terrifying. Once she comes here and releases all the death energy in her body, it will spread like a plague, and we have no way to defend against it."

The God of Wine also said helplessly, "Yes, her Ghostly Sorrowful Killing Move has both offensive and defensive capabilities, and it is specifically designed to target cultivators. Popularity is fundamental and cannot be lost."

Even if it's a direct confrontation with Luo Benmo, it's better than being attacked by Su Murong. The former is fair and square, while the latter is a direct attack.

If forced to choose, Dionysus would prefer the former.

After all, cultivators work hard to achieve their goals, and everyone is afraid of losing their foundation.

The Heavenly Guardian Sect wasn't without ways to defend against the loss of their vital energy, but they couldn't defend indefinitely. The battlefield was ever-changing, and they couldn't just focus on Su Murong alone. Their defense had costs, but Su Murong could drain their vital energy at no cost whatsoever; he could do it whenever he wanted.

Even now, they still don't know the effective range at which Su Murong draws their popularity.

Besides, even if we prevent the release of a powerful aura, so what? As I said before, once Su Murong is pushed to the limit and releases the death energy of the entire world, who knows who will win, but everyone will definitely die together.

Ling Tianxin rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on: "Su Murong is difficult to deal with. The best way to deal with her is to find a fast or stealthy immortal to assassinate her, but Song Panning will definitely think of that. Moreover, Su Murong also has the Four Heavenly Spirits by her side, so assassination is not that simple."

The villains are all incredibly difficult to deal with.

If these people were separated and acted independently, Ling Tianxin would have a million ways to deal with them. But now that they've banded together and complemented each other's weaknesses, Ling Tianxin really can't find a starting point.

Dionysus suggested, "Song Panning is their brain, and Yang Pingsheng is their backbone. Should we take them out first?"

Ling Tianxin shook her head: "It's difficult. The capital has now become a complete prison for the villains, and it's hard for our people to get in."

They know the importance of Song Panning and Yang Pingsheng, and the villains will know it too.

The capital city now has Xu Anlu's Shadow Kingdom and Song Panning's Grand Array. If it were only the former, they could still find a way, but with both combined, they have no way to deal with it.

Song Panning's mastery of formations was too high. She devoted herself to the task for two years, investigating and setting up formations in the capital. Now, she launched an attack and directly eliminated all the pawns arranged by the Guardian Sect in the capital.

This includes hotel waiters, leaders of beggar gangs, street vendors, top courtesans, and so on.

I don't know how she found out.

Anyway, after the battle of Beijing was over, Ling Tianxin lost all contact with the spies.

As the two were discussing, a spatial fluctuation suddenly flashed from the direction of the main hall entrance.

The God of Wine's expression changed, and he shouted "Insolence!" before raising his hand to press down.

Zhiyuan appeared, his spiritual energy erupted, and he fought against the God of Wine.

Ling Tianxin raised her hand to stop the God of Wine, and looked calmly at Zhiyuan: "Old sir, you must understand that we are partners. If you need to find me, you can knock on the door or have someone notify me, instead of teleporting in with a spatial killing move."

Zhiyuan cupped his hands in greeting: "In times of emergency, we must act expediently. I have come to discuss with you a strategy for dealing with the villains."

Ling Tianxin waved her hand, her face calm, but she was already displeased: "I will think of a strategy myself. The old gentleman has used the Wind and Cloud Pool and his body is still unstable. It would be better for him to rest for a while longer."

Zhiyuan did not back down and stubbornly said, "Song Panning is good at planning. She has now turned the capital into an ironclad city, so assassination is no longer possible. That's why I have a candidate to recommend if you want to deal with her."

With a wave of his hand, the spatial portal opened, and a man walked out. Before Ling Tianxin could see the man's face clearly, the man knelt down and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency."

He was unremarkable, with an ordinary appearance and low strength. Perhaps due to his transmigration, his spiritual energy cultivation had even fallen to the level of body tempering and purification. His first impression was that he was glib and shrewd, and Ling Tianxin sensed a strong worldly air about him.

"How can an ordinary person like him possibly take on a villain, or even Song Panning?" Ling Tianxin chuckled and said, "Old sir, let alone Song Panning, he can't even beat me."

Zhiyuan pretended not to hear Ling Tianxin's sarcasm and stubbornly said, "This person is called Song Ming. He has a way to deal with female villains."

“Okay,” Ling Tianxin said, “then tell me about it.”

The god of wine beside him exuded an oppressive aura. Song Ming had never seen such a terrifying presence before, and he trembled in fear. It wasn't until Zhiyuan kicked him that he said in a trembling voice, "This humble man is not very capable. After learning about the current situation and the characteristics of the various villains from Lord Zhiyuan, I have formulated some strategies."

Ling Tianxin didn't say anything on the surface, but she had already completed the deduction in secret.

The result of the deduction surprised her slightly, and she looked at Song Ming again.

'This person is strange,' she thought to herself. 'I originally thought Zhiyuan wanted to use this person for some kind of scheme, but I didn't expect the turning point to actually be this person. Judging from the deduction, he might actually have a way to deal with Song Panning.'

She looked at it repeatedly, feeling hesitant.

Despite the pressure, Song Ming forced himself to say, "These are just some crude opinions. After all, you gentlemen are all immortals, and you must have considered things more than I have."

Ling Tianxin narrowed her eyes slightly. Since things had come to this point, she didn't want to waste time, so she said, "Go ahead and speak."

"Yes."

Song Ming took a breath and began his story.

"I learned the general situation from Lord Zhiyuan. I think that the villains now each have their own forces and are cooperating with the royal family. Although the True Immortals are few in number, each one is worth ten and extremely powerful. In the battle of the capital, we were well prepared, but we were still defeated, which is enough to explain the problem."

"But that doesn't mean we have no chance. The villains have advantages and disadvantages. We shouldn't try to exploit their advantages, but rather focus on attacking their disadvantages."

"They actually have many disadvantages. They each have their own power and act independently. They cooperate on the surface, but in their hearts, none of them are convinced of the others. The reason they can barely come together now is only because the human chess piece has also become the villain. But since the human chess piece has just become the villain, it is unable to lead them. This has led to the villains being outwardly harmonious but inwardly at odds. This is our opportunity."

"As long as we seize the opportunity, we can defeat the villains one by one and take the initiative. Why should we worry about them attacking us?"

"Therefore, I came up with twelve strategies to deal with the villains, which I named the Twelve Strategies for Combating Villains."

Chapter 502 Twelve Strategies for Suppressing Rebellion

The twelve strategies for suppressing rebellions during the Song and Ming dynasties are as follows:

"First, although the villains each have their own talents, they also have their own preferences and flaws. We can find the villains' preferences, expand upon them, and let them become arrogant. We can then guide them to create distance between them."

"Secondly, the villains' forces are not united, so we can start by targeting their individual forces and divide their power."

"Third, Xu Weibang has already established a crown prince, but due to the villains, the power of the court is now basically in the hands of the third princess and the fourth prince. We can try to establish contact with the crown prince, support him, and make the royal court situation even more chaotic."

"Fourth, to encourage the villains' arrogance after this victory, send out envoys, present precious treasures, and use humble words to appease the villains, indicating that the Guardian Sect is willing to admit defeat and try to cater to their wishes."

"Fifth, each villain's desires are different, so after expressing their surrender, they send different messengers to different villains. Some are humble and obedient, some deliberately delay, and some make promises in private. They always use different words to target villains with different personalities."

"Sixth, find the villains' confidants, lobby them, and find ways to sow discord between the villains and their confidants, causing them to fall into chaos."

"Seventh, spread a large amount of wealth and treasures among the people of Qian Kingdom, disrupt their prices, make their transactions chaotic, devalue their currency, and encourage the people to spontaneously use silver and gold for transactions, thereby indirectly weakening Xu Weibang's dragon vein energy."

"Eighth, use secret treasures to bribe other sects, and use mortal wealth to bribe the grasslands, snow-capped mountains, deserts, and small mortal countries overseas. In order to harass the borders of the Qian Kingdom, Xu Weibang will weaken the dragon vein energy of the Qian Kingdom once again."

"Ninth, give each villain a prestigious title, publicize it widely, call them the reincarnation of saints, give them the most venerable titles, and restrict their actions among the people."

"Tenth, send people to the local areas to sow discord between the local and central governments, and support ambitious local figures under the guise of immortals, so that the Qian Kingdom will be engulfed in chaos."

"Eleventh, do everything possible to cut off the villains' eyes, so that they have no source of intelligence, while secretly publicizing the villains' crimes and calling on the righteous to jointly punish them."

"Twelfth, spread a lot of false information to keep Song Panning busy making judgments, while reaching agreements with other cultivation sects in Qian Kingdom, promising benefits, and waiting for a favorable opportunity to jointly attack the royal family and the villains."

Ling Tianxin listened patiently. Whether it was useful or not, Song Ming was quite knowledgeable about the main world and the villains.

She glanced at Zhiyuan, who had his head bowed, and then at Song Ming, who was kneeling below, and said, "Your statements are too general. Leaving aside where these villains' forces are located and who their confidants are, how would I know about their personalities?"

Song Ming swallowed hard and forced a smile, saying, "The Guardian Heaven Sect has devised a plan to outmaneuver each villain. In order to write a good script, they will naturally analyze the villains. You, sir, have the system and the method of deduction. It's a piece of cake for you to know these things."

Ling Tianxin narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at Song Ming, but her gaze was actually directed at Zhiyuan: "You know a lot."

Inside the main hall, a violent pressure swept through, pelting everyone like hailstones. The God of Wine stepped forward and said coldly, "Where did you all learn all this?"

Song Ming coughed up a mouthful of blood and lay prostrate, not daring to move. Zhiyuan just stood there, seemingly unaffected by the pressure from the God of Wine.

Zhiyuan remained silent, but Song Ming forced himself to speak, saying, "My lord's target is the villain. Our Heroes Alliance is neither the villain nor an enemy of the Heavenly Guardian Sect."

He then shouted, "My lord, have you forgotten that you are willing to cooperate with all of you heroes?!"

Ling Tianxin was slightly taken aback.

She said this in a telepathic conversation with Zhiyuan. Now that Song Ming has shouted it out, is it because Zhiyuan made him say it, or because he knew about Zhiyuan's conversation with him and said it intentionally?

Ling Tianxin waved her hand, and the oppressive aura of the God of Wine disappeared.

She smiled brightly, her voice clear and resonant: "In that case, let's give your plan a try."

Song Ming breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for your trust, sir."

Ling Tianxin nodded and said to the God of Wine beside her, "Uncle God of Wine, go with him and listen to his detailed plan. Find out how many secret treasures he needs and how much gold and silver he needs. Help him get them. If he needs an envoy, come and tell me, and I will arrange it."

Dionysus nodded, walked down to the two, and said, "Come with me."

Song Ming bowed again, got up and walked with the God of Wine. Zhi Yuan followed closely behind. When they reached the door, they heard Ling Tianxin's secret message.

Ling Tianxin: "You can't be here to be tricked into giving away the secret treasure, can you?"

Zhiyuan: "Hasn't the lord already made the deduction? Does he need me to explain?"

Ling Tianxin: "Where did you dig this person up from?"

Zhiyuan: "People are everywhere, but the key is how to use them."

Ling Tianxin: "Hmph, what a load of nonsense. This person's spiritual root, spiritual sea, and spiritual veins are all ruined. If he were to cultivate immortality, he would find it difficult to achieve the right path."

Zhiyuan did not reply.