Little Yellow’s words left Mo Fan struggling to believe his ears.
In Mo Fan’s view, this was simply too difficult. Building a vast intelligence organisation in the Southern Border, a land crawling with great demons, was undoubtedly harder than ascending to the heavens.
Especially since Little Yellow’s cultivation was so weak. One careless mistake and he would probably be devoured by those great demons, not even bones remaining.
Faced with Mo Fan’s doubt, Little Yellow merely smiled. He gazed towards the distant city and calmly said, “Great King, it was indeed extremely hard at the beginning. I was hunted several times by great demons. My life hung by a thread more than once.”
“Perhaps my luck was simply good. In any case, I did not die. Instead, by selling intelligence, I gradually gained a foothold in every major city.”
“Do not assume these demon cultivators from Moon-Gazing Valley are all of one mind. In truth, they each have their own schemes. Some great demons even bear grudges and enmities against one another. I profited by providing them with intelligence they lacked.”
“I could even sell the same piece of information to both sides, or to a third party!”
“As for gathering intelligence, that was simpler. As long as I paid enough, plenty of frustrated lesser demons were willing to join the Demon Net!”
“Later, when the intelligence network grew large, it sparked internal strife among many great demons of Moon-Gazing Valley. Some then tried to purge the Demon Net.”
“By that time, however, the Demon Net had already infiltrated their ranks. They could not completely eradicate us, nor could they find me. In the end, the matter was dropped.”
“It was precisely because of this that Moon-Gazing Valley came to recognise the Demon Net’s existence, which drew the attention of that demon ancestor surnamed Di.”
“I do not know what exact role he plays in Moon-Gazing Valley, but his position is very high. One word from him silenced all the great demons who had previously suppressed the Demon Net. Suppression gradually turned into support.”
“There were conditions, of course.”
“At first, he uncovered some of our Demon Net scouts and left word demanding that the Demon Net submit to Moon-Gazing Valley. I refused.”
“I thought he would fly into a rage, but in fact he did not. Instead, he directly bestowed these three Moon-Gazing bone tokens and made another request.”
At this point, Little Yellow grew quiet, then looked at Mo Fan and continued, “He wanted the Demon Net to immediately forward all news from the Southern Border to his subordinates in future.”
“He also encouraged me to continue expanding the Demon Net. He was very happy to see me develop the Demon Net model into human territories and even the other eight great demon domains!”
“So that is how it is!”
Mo Fan nodded in understanding. Everything finally became clear.
There was no doubt that the reason the Demon Net could flourish in the Southern Border, appearing to thrive because it was too pervasive to be fully eradicated, was actually due to the support of that demon ancestor surnamed Di within Moon-Gazing Valley!
“Great King, do you know who that demon ancestor surnamed Di is?”
Little Yellow suddenly turned to Mo Fan and asked.
“You already have the answer in your heart, do you not?”
Mo Fan smiled without giving a direct reply, but the moment Little Yellow mentioned the fellow, he already knew who it was.
The surname Di.
It was an extremely rare surname. In the entire Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, only one being bore it.
None other than the Lord of Moon-Gazing Valley, the Heavenly Wolf Saint King, Di Shitian!
Mo Fan had only learned the name Di Shitian recently, from Granny Sparrow during the last Demon King Grand Ceremony.
After learning of Mo Fan’s conflict with Dragon King Sea, Granny Sparrow, worried that Mo Fan might one day provoke the other great demon sacred lands, had briefed him on the basic information of the remaining demon saint kings.
It was precisely because of this that Mo Fan now understood why Little Yellow’s Demon Net had developed so rapidly in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
“I do indeed have the answer. To be able to remove all obstacles for the Demon Net with a single word and produce three Moon-Gazing Tokens, I fear only that one exists in the entire Moon-Gazing Valley.”
Little Yellow gave a bitter laugh, then frowned. “What I do not understand is why, after I clearly refused his condition, he not only refrained from anger but supported the Demon Net even more vigorously?”
“It is actually very simple. For him, it does not matter who the Demon Net belongs to. What matters is that the Demon Net can be used by him. That is enough!”
Mo Fan smiled. In his view, there was only this one explanation for why Di Shitian supported the Demon Net.
“But in that case, are we not still indirectly working for Moon-Gazing Valley?” Little Yellow laughed bitterly.
“That is indeed so. Yet it brings enormous benefits to the development of your Demon Net, so we have no reason to refuse.”
“We borrow his influence to grow the Demon Net, while he uses our hands to obtain the intelligence he desires.”
“At least in the short term, this is a win-win situation.”
Mo Fan nodded, then immediately flew towards the distance and said gravely, “Still, you must be more careful in future. Try not to use the Moon-Gazing bone token unless absolutely necessary. The more often you use it, the sooner your identity will be exposed!”
“The reason that saint king has not moved against you yet is that he is still unsure whether you truly are the leader of the Demon Net. To avoid alerting the enemy, he will certainly not act without absolute certainty.”
“The more times you use the Moon-Gazing bone token, the greater the danger to you!”
Mo Fan’s words instantly made Little Yellow’s heart turn cold. He quickly nodded and said, “I understand!”
“Of course, you need not worry excessively. With that one’s ability, if he truly investigates, he will eventually trace us back to Black Wind Mountain. As long as you remain useful to him, you will actually be safe,” Mo Fan said with a smile.
Little Yellow nodded. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly asked, “Great King, are you not worried at all that I might betray you?”
“Will you, then?”
Mo Fan turned his head and looked at Little Yellow with a smile.
“Of course not. But I do not know about the future,” Little Yellow replied with a bitter laugh.
“You are very honest. In truth, this king has countless ways to control you, but this king disdains to use them.”
“The human race has a saying: when you employ someone, do not suspect them; when you suspect someone, do not employ them.”
“This king has great confidence in you. You were once a filial child, and now that you have grown, you will surely be a half-demon loyal to this king!”
“So how could this king ever doubt you?”
“Even if one day you truly chose to betray me, you would surely have your own reasons. This king would still not blame you.”
“That, too, is this king’s own choice.”
“However, the bones of a traitor can never be buried on Black Wind Mountain, nor can his name ever be engraved upon the Demon Soul Stele!”
Mo Fan spoke with a smile, but the instant he turned his head, a sharp glint flashed deep within his eyes.
Was he worried Little Yellow might betray him?
Of course not!
If he could build one Demon Net, he could naturally build countless more!
Mo Fan’s words moved Little Yellow deeply, yet also filled him with some trepidation. He immediately swore to Mo Fan, “Great King, rest assured. Little Yellow will never dare forget the grace you showed me in the past!”
“That is your affair. Still, this king is very happy to hear you say so.”
Mo Fan gave a faint smile.
At the same moment, far away on Black Wind Mountain, inside the Spring Pool Cave where he was in seclusion, Mo Fan suddenly opened his eyes.
“Is Erha there?”
“Great King, do you need something?” Erha immediately rushed in from outside the cave.
“Summon White Elephant to see me!”
