The demons, who were originally scheduled to launch their attack only after the medicine had fully covered them, were activated ahead of schedule.
The incident stemmed from an internal conflict among the blue-clad deacons of the Nine Infants.
Rather than an internal conflict, it's more accurate to say that they discovered one of the blue-clad deacons was an undercover agent lurking around Jiu Ying.
And this undercover agent's identity is quite unusual.
He is neither from India nor from the Great Xia Kingdom.
He was an undercover agent planted by another cardinal, Leng Jue, by a twist of fate.
Cardinal Leng Jue originally intended for his undercover agent to remain hidden until the very last moment, when he would gain Jiu Ying's trust and then strike against Jiu Ying.
However, an unexpected incident led another blue-clad deacon to discover that one of the trusted confidants serving Cardinal Jiuying in the group was actually an undercover agent.
They immediately launched a capture operation.
The operation was originally foolproof.
But this undercover agent was very popular within the team.
Isn't that strange?
Despite being a dark church devoid of any human warmth and with an extremely twisted mentality, it somehow has the entry "popular with people".
On the eve of his scheduled meeting as an undercover agent, he received advance notice that he had been exposed.
He fled quickly.
However, due to the advance interception by the other blue-clad deacons, they ended up being surrounded.
Since they were already surrounded and had virtually no way out, the undercover agent chose to fight a desperate battle.
Cardinal Jiuying had someone poison the ancient river, allowing the demons in the ancient river basin to harbor this potion.
It was merely a trigger, and the demonic frenzy it sparked was relatively small in scope.
Therefore, each blue-clad butler possesses the "key" to unleash the demons' rampage.
Coincidentally, this undercover agent had a batch of triggers that would cause the demons to go out of control.
After deciding to activate this ultimate weapon, the undercover agent did not head towards the Great Xia.
Compared to the nearest city in India, the border of Great Xia is much farther away.
The more the enemy wants to do something, the less he wants the enemy to succeed.
Weren't you planning to gather these billions of demons to put pressure on the border of Great Xia?
That's fine!
He did the exact opposite.
Not only should it trigger the alarm of Great Xia, but it should also cause a world-shaking tragedy within the territory of India, drawing the world's attention to this region.
The undercover agent turned around and arrived in Murcott city as quickly as possible to release the trigger.
In the end, the blue-clad steward under Leng Jue and two of the blue-clad stewards under Jiu Ying perished together.
Throughout the entire process, Ye Chang basically observed from the sidelines.
They only managed to stop the remaining few blue-clad deacons when they tried to halt the demon tide, allowing the demon riot to proceed smoothly.
After listening to Ye Chang's story, Su Lan frowned slightly.
"The Nine-Headed Serpent actually wants to unleash the demons of the Ancient River Basin to attack the borders of the Great Xia?"
Su Lan couldn't help but marvel at Cardinal Jiu Ying's audacity.
Although the purpose of the other party is unknown, Jiuying, who has been lurking for decades, would never create trouble without a reason.
It still triggered a riot of demons, numbering in the hundreds of millions.
The conclusion that Jiuying wanted to destroy the Great Xia Kingdom is unfounded.
Faced with such a large-scale attack by demons, the Great Xia Dynasty will not adhere to any rules and will directly deploy forbidden spellcasters.
Using forbidden magic to cleanse the land, without the presence of emperor-level demons, a billion demons would simply be releasing a few more forbidden spells.
Given the number of forbidden spell masters within the Great Xia territory, releasing forbidden spells would not necessarily cause a fatal blow to the Great Xia border.
Do you have any information on the Nine-Headed Serpent?
Su Lan looked at Serafina.
Serafina nodded and retrieved a real-time updated data file directly from her storage space.
Su Lan hugged Ye Chang and they watched it together.
The information collected by the Alien Hunters is very detailed.
Having learned in advance that the Southern Guardian of the Forbidden City Magic Association was actually Cardinal Jiuying, who was lurking in Great Xia, Su Lan naturally instructed the intelligence department of the [Alien] Hunting Grounds to pay close attention.
While the Alien Hunters' intelligence-gathering capabilities were somewhat weaker abroad, preventing them from conducting a thorough investigation, the Alien Hunters' authority within the country meant that the other party had no means to evade their analysis.
Soon, Su Lan discovered what Jiu Ying had been plotting in recent years—
He wanted to truly enter the upper echelons of the Great Xia Magic Association!
The Palace Magic Association is led by Chief Mage Pang Lai, who is the strongest and highest leader of the entire Palace Magic Association.
Under the Palace Magic Association, there are many positions with considerable status.
The four guardians—East, West, South, and North—are important functional departments of the Palace Magic Association.
Among the four guardians of the east, west, south, and north, there are also distinctions in rank.
The Northern Guardian holds a higher rank and more power than the other three Guardians. Once one enters the upper echelons of the Great Xia Magic Association, one can learn the true secrets concerning the life and death of Great Xia.
The position of guarding the north is now Bai Xu's goal in guarding the south.
The current Northern Guardian is a senior elder of the Palace Magic Association. He is completely unaware of the identity of the Southern Guardian, Bai Xu, and has always regarded Bai Xu as one of his important deputies.
They have even included Bai Xu in the list of candidates for the next Northern Guardian.
Generally speaking, the recommendations and opinions of the original Northern Guardian have a significant impact on Pang Lai's subsequent appointment of the new Northern Guardian.
However, it will not underestimate other, more powerful competitors.
Nan Shou Bai Xu, also known as Cardinal Jiu Ying, has only a 50/50 chance of winning compared to the other two competitors.
Even if the opponent has more and greater achievements, Jiuying's chances of winning will decrease over time.
In order to gain more support, a richer resume, and more battle achievements, Jiuying has been accumulating its own bargaining chips.
Based on the affairs of the Southwest Region managed by Jiuying, Su Lan deduced that this group of demons in the Ancient River Basin were stepping stones prepared by Jiuying for its own advancement.
Starting with the demons' attack on the southwest, by gaining more battle merits and higher reputation in battle, one can surpass the other two competitors and eventually be promoted to the position of Northern Guardian.
Although these are all Su Lan's guesses, Su Lan does not need more precise guesses.
If Su Lan were to tell Shao Zheng and Hua Zhanhong that Nan Shou Bai Xu was actually Jiu Ying, the two of them, based on their trust in Su Lan, would immediately capture him, or even kill him.
However, this is too cheap for Jiuying.
He wanted Jiuying to watch as his meticulously planned scheme, which he had painstakingly devised for thirty or forty years, was gradually dismantled by infiltrating the upper echelons of the Great Xia Magic Association and assassinating the pillars of Great Xia's military strength.
"Well, before that, let your colleague do his last bit of work for us."
Su Lan looked at Ye Chang, who rolled her eyes at Su Lan, not caring about her so-called colleague.
There is no concept of mutual assistance among cardinals; in fact, upon seeing each other, they all think about how to kill one another.
They didn't even feel any sense of belonging to the Black Church.
They joined the Black Church simply because they needed its resources and status to pave the way for their own agenda.
Therefore, she not only did not resist Su Lan's next arrangements for Jiuying, but was also very interested in them.
Before seeking revenge, sacrificing this "colleague" to the heavens is a good option.
Ye Chang thought to herself.