Xiaoxiao.

Chapter 174: Going deep into the enemy camp

Kuang Zheng deeply felt Zhu Xian's unpredictable personality—suspicious and fickle.

Through his observations over this period of time, he finally gained a general understanding of the internal situation of Noguchi Pass.

To outsiders, it appears that the lord of Zhuxian is leading the seven elders to jointly manage Yekou Ridge, but that's not actually the case at all.

Zhu Xian held absolute authority in Noguchi Pass, and the entire pass was essentially his personal fiefdom.

This amazing discovery gave him a better starting point for his plan.

The original idea was to sow discord between Zhu Xian and the seven elders, since a fortress is always easiest to breach from within.

But now it seems there's no need for that at all; their relationship has long been irreconcilable, and there's no need for any provocation.

Although restrained by Zhu Xian's tyranny, the seven elders all displayed humility and subservience far exceeding that of ordinary people.

But Kuang Zheng knew that beneath their humble exterior lay a heart ready for revenge at any moment.

No one can remain magnanimous after repeated, profound humiliation and exploitation; any genuine affection is merely superficial.

Because of this discovery, Kuang Zheng realized that everything was much simpler than planned.

If that's the case, then what are we waiting for?

Let's take action now!

So, how did Kuang Zheng end up hiding in the Zhu Guo Palace and happen to witness this scene?

This all started about two weeks ago:

With Kuang Zheng and his two companions achieving significant breakthroughs in their cultivation, the final battle against Noguchi Ridge has begun.

Having learned a painful lesson from their previous encounter with Ling Qi, they clearly realized that with their current strength, if they acted rashly, they would not be able to challenge a powerful opponent like Zhu Xian, let alone face the seven elders of Yekou Ridge; they would not return alive.

Although Kuang Zheng has become as powerful as the seven elders, don't forget that behind them is Yekouling, one of the three great lords of the wilderness!

Even though Kuang Zheng was able to defeat all the elders, when facing the even more powerful Zhu Xian, he barely had a chance to escape.

Noguchi Pass was the enemy's home ground. Whether it was personnel or terrain, they had no advantage in terms of timing, location, or manpower.

To cause trouble for the other party under such circumstances would be nothing short of courting death.

However, as the ancients said, "Preparation is the key to success, and lack of preparation leads to failure."

To win a battle, in addition to one's own strength, the most crucial factor is whether one has a full grasp of the enemy's intelligence.

Even without the advantage of being a generational leader, one must never neglect intelligence.

Even with an overwhelming advantage, the power of intelligence cannot be underestimated.

Throughout history, how many times have boats capsized in the gutter?

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated!"

Only by having a thorough understanding of the enemy, or even surpassing their own understanding of themselves, can one accurately strike at the enemy's vitals and even achieve a decisive victory!

However, intelligence gathering is not something that can be done overnight. It requires a long period of continuous acquisition and comparison in order to find the most critical information from a vast amount of intelligence.

Therefore, they must plan ahead and make arrangements as early as possible.

They didn't have this ability before; at that time, they were practically defenseless.

Let alone trying to infiltrate the core area of ​​Wild Mouth Ridge, even encountering a random Fruit Spirit would be a terrible disaster for them.

However, things are different now; the situation has undergone tremendous changes.

Not only has Kuang Zheng reached the initial stage of the Golden Core realm, becoming one of the top few in the Wilderness, but even Ying Yue and Wu Ren's cultivation has made a qualitative leap.

As long as they don't provoke the three lords, they can practically do whatever they want.

Therefore, the conditions that were not available before are now all in place.

Having just survived a near-death experience, it is almost impossible for Kuangzheng to achieve another major breakthrough in the short term.

After all, his previous breakthroughs were largely due to chance, and he is currently in a bottleneck period. It will be difficult for him to make another qualitative leap in the short term.

In contrast, Ying Yue was currently in the golden period of her cultivation growth.

Previously, due to being poisoned, her cultivation progress had almost stagnated for more than a year.

As the saying goes, the greater the pressure, the stronger the rebound!

Now all the negative factors have disappeared, and everything has returned to normal.

As a result, her cultivation level soared like a rocket.

As the saying goes, things will turn into their opposites when they reach their extremes. The more suppressed something is, the stronger it will be when it rebounds.

After her body fully recovered, Ying Yue's extraordinary talent was finally able to be fully unleashed once again.

As for Wu Ren, he has just experienced a major breakthrough, so it will be quite difficult for him to make further breakthroughs in the short term.

Given these circumstances, after careful consideration, the three decided to split into two groups, each heading toward their own goals.

Wu Ren and Ying Yue continued to search for a breakthrough opportunity in the wilderness.

Meanwhile, Kuang Zheng secretly infiltrated the core area of ​​Noguchi Ridge to gather intelligence.

However, Ying Yue expressed strong opposition to Kuang Zheng's risky actions from the very beginning.

She was fully aware of the enormous risks involved, and just how vast the disparity in strength between the two sides truly was.

Some time ago, it was because they misjudged the strength of their opponents that the three of them were almost wiped out by the Zhuwu brothers.

Now, although Kuang Zheng has successfully entered the early stage of the Golden Core realm, you must know that Zhu Xian is a top expert equivalent to the early stage of the sixth level of the Nascent Soul realm!

There is a whole realm between the two. As the cultivation level continues to improve, the gap in strength between each realm will become wider and more insurmountable. This is a common sense fact known to all!

Cross-level challenges only exist in the realms before the Heartbeat stage, when the strength gap between realms is relatively small.

Therefore, there are indeed examples of people with a solid foundation and outstanding skills who have successfully challenged opponents of higher levels.

But in the trillions of years of cultivation, has there ever been any cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage who dared to provoke a powerful being in the Integration stage?

It's not that we don't want to, it's just that the gap between us is too big, far beyond what our advantages in techniques and foundations can make up for.

Although the difference in strength between Kuang Zheng and Zhu Xian is not as vast as the difference between the Nascent Soul stage and the Body Integration stage, it is still very significant.

Faced with this situation, Kuang Zheng ventured alone into the Wild Pass Pass. What difference was there between that and suicide?

Therefore, Ying Yue strongly opposed Kuang Zheng's plan to risk entering the enemy's core area.