"How dare you!"

Bai Zheng slammed the table in anger, staring at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen feigned a panicked expression and recounted everything in detail.

Upon hearing this, Bai Zheng truly wanted to kill Lin Chen on the spot.

"Fine, fine, fine, you did such a thing and still dare to tell me?" Bai Zheng's voice wasn't loud.

He was contemplating how to handle this matter.

First, to conceal it.

Second, to hand Lin Chen over to Shi Feng to deal with.

But Lin Chen spoke up, "Sect Leader, I did this for the bigger picture."

"The bigger picture?" Bai Zheng sneered, "Do you know what the bigger picture is?"

"Not only us, but surely the Demon Race knows the three factions are not united," Lin Chen said.

Bai Zheng frowned, but he was still angry.

What Lin Chen said was, in fact, nonsense.

The manpower of the three big forces occupied nearly half, the rest being civilian warriors, coming forth with hot-blooded enthusiasm to fight.

In plain terms, the three sides are now vying for dominance.

"Does the Sect Leader want the dominant position?" Lin Chen asked directly.

"Do you have a plan?" Bai Zheng squinted, seeing Lin Chen as someone who wanted to maneuver into a higher position.

"How about this..." Lin Chen said, "Today's battle will surely reach the Demon Race, they will see it as an opportunity, why don't we continue to maintain this..."

"You want me to listen to Shi Feng and choose defense?" Bai Zheng was not having it.

"Sect Leader, please let me finish," Lin Chen said, "Attacking and defending are actually the same, the key is victory. Win the battle, and you can gain people's support."

Bai Zheng pondered.

At this time, Lin Chen said, "If the Sect Leader doesn't know how to start, how about sending me over."

"Aren't you afraid he'll kill you on the spot?" Bai Zheng asked.

"If my death can exchange for a great victory, I'm willing," Lin Chen said firmly.

Seeing Lin Chen like this, Bai Zheng's attitude greatly changed, saying, "Good, worthy of being a South Mountain Sect disciple."

....

That evening, Bai Zheng took Lin Chen to Shi Feng's residence.

"Bai Zheng, you old thief, you still want to keep fighting?" Shi Feng got angry at seeing Bai Zheng.

Bai Zheng replied, "That's why I say your North Courtyard can't hold its temper, acting rashly, unlike a disciple under our Sect."

"What did you say?" Shi Feng got even angrier.

Lin Chen hurriedly spoke up at this point, recounting the matter again.

When Shi Feng heard Lin Chen caused trouble voluntarily, he indeed felt a murderous intention, saying, "Disturbing morale during wartime, he should be executed!"

"Can't you at least listen first?" Bai Zheng directly shielded Lin Chen and Xiaobai behind him.

At the time of Late Taichu, whether Shi Feng or Bai Zheng, both had cultivation, able to cultivate, thus possessing astonishing strength.

Lin Chen dared not delay, explaining the matter.

"You're suggesting we pretend to part ways?"

"Yes," Lin Chen said, "Once you part ways, the Demon Race will surely take action. At that time, use this as the main battlefield..."

Shi Feng felt somewhat tempted upon hearing this, but Bai Zheng said, "What are you hesitating for? This is a national matter, win this battle first, then whoever they listen to, that's up to them."

"Alright," Shi Feng finally nodded and then asked, "Should we tell Yin Quan about this?"

"Of course, to make a credible act, just the two of us can't defeat the Demon Race," Bai Zheng said.

That day, the three of them secretly went to Yin Quan's tent, and the next day, Yin Quan's tent burst open directly.

The next day, the news spread that Bai Zheng and Shi Feng had completely split; Bai Zheng declared on the spot he was taking the South Mountain Sect's people away.

Yin Quan also announced immediately that he would leave with Bai Zheng's army.

The three's act was very convincing, almost to the point of a great battle.

In the evening, Lin Chen also left with the team.

While appearing to leave, in fact, the main force including Bai Zheng and Yin Quan secretly returned to the mountain.

They traveled inside a carriage, so outsiders could not see.

Indeed, he was feeling quite anxious...

If their scheme were uncovered, their entire team would die.

This way, Lin Chen's solution would also fail.

Just three hours into their departure, rumors of a large battle from behind emerged, and the disguised team hurried back, taking two hours to return.

Once they returned to Cang Mountain, they saw the ground covered densely with corpses, humans, demons, and spirit beasts...

Using rivers of blood to describe it was not an exaggeration.

Just as Lin Chen was lamenting the cruelty of war, suddenly there was a commotion in the distance.

"We won!"

"We won!!!"

It was a human voice.

Lin Chen was pleasantly surprised. Before he could confirm it, suddenly his mind was dizzy, and the hollow voice of the Tree Ancestor resounded again:

[Calculating the chessboard...]

[You have changed the game, preserving eighteen key pieces, a total of 153,701 white pieces.]

[Evaluation: S]

"Is it... over?" Lin Chen was astonished.

Lin Chen never expected that his idea of using small moves to influence the larger game would actually succeed.

....

The most surprised was Ding Feng. Compared to Lin Chen, he watched Lin Chen's conquering method from a God's-eye view from start to finish.

Last time, Lin Chen's approach was not considered crafty, but this time it genuinely impressed Ding Feng.

At that time, there were many apprentice Beastmasters like Lin Chen, and many ordinary Beastmasters like Wild Boar...

But it was just these two people who managed to change the nightmares of the deadlock in Cang Mountain?

Small moves influencing large, this, in Ding Feng's view, was simply unimaginable.

Even now, countless people focus on researching the Cang Mountain campaign, some even inferring that to conquer Bai Zheng and the others, it would require someone even stronger to suppress them.

Everyone thought only experts could change this game.

But now Lin Chen did it...

With the power of an apprentice Beastmaster.

Ding Feng knew, this time, the matter had escalated...

With the break of the Cang Mountain Campaign, Lin Chen would surely be recorded in the Spirit Academy's archives.

Thinking of this, Ding Feng took a deep breath.

He never imagined he would see someone break the Cang Mountain deadlock.

Even though this was just a game, history would not be rewritten, but it was significant.

This proved one thing...

Cang Mountain was not a deadlock.

Using oneself as a piece, all deadlocks can be broken.

When Ding Feng entered the room, Lin Chen had already opened his eyes, still recalling the events that just happened until Ding Feng's presence interrupted his thoughts.

Lin Chen got up and bowed, and Ding Feng said excitedly, "Amazing, truly amazing! How did you think of it?"

Lin Chen also smiled, replying without hesitation, "I didn't expect to succeed, just thought to try my best."

Lin Chen also explained his analytical approach:

"First is face, the leaders of the three major forces don't want to lose face, each one striving for power."

"So I picked on the Beastmaster of the Wild Boar, certainly drawing Bai Zheng's attention."

"This way the small piece can enter the eye of the larger piece."

Ding Feng suddenly realized, Lin Chen's step-by-step strategy was indeed skillful.

"Instructor Ding, what about my reward..."

"Rest assured," Ding Feng said, "You are the first in the Spirit Academy to break the Cang Mountain Campaign, your reward will certainly not be lacking."

"Besides evolution materials, do you need to cultivate spiritual power with the Enlightenment Tree?"

"Of course," Lin Chen nodded.

Xiaobai's cultivation in spiritual power is a long journey.

"Very well, follow me." Ding Feng took Lin Chen and Xiaobai to cultivate under the Phoenix Enlightenment Tree, then said, "Wait here for a moment, I'll go arrange for your reward, I'll be right back."

"Thank you, Instructor Ding," Lin Chen said gratefully, bowing.

Ding Feng nodded and quickly headed towards Zhu Tong's Dean's Courtyard.

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