This move was actually something Jiang Chen had privately told the Eternal Saint Ancestor. When it came to such tactics, Jiang Chen could pull them off effortlessly.
Sure enough, once this card was played, the traitors could no longer sit still. One after another they raised their hands, requesting to expose a companion in exchange for the condition of their own survival.
The principle of "better a friend die than I" became inevitable under such circumstances.
A farce of mutual accusation began to unfold.
After a moment, indeed a large number of people were pointed out. More and more faces gradually converged toward one faction—the Blue Smoke Island Domain.
Just as Jiang Chen had said, there was indeed something wrong with the Blue Smoke Island Domain.
Traitors continued to be found, but no more useful information could be pried from their lips.
Who their masters were, what plots they harbored—they knew nothing of the sort.
Their duty was to continuously relay news of Pingsha Island outward, with someone designated to receive intelligence from these moles.
Especially before the Taibai Splitting Light Convergence Formation had been broken, the intelligence from these moles had provided the enemy with considerable useful data and information.
Indeed, no more useful information could be pried from the lips of these traitors. All cultivators from the Blue Smoke Island Domain were placed under detention.
Even the higher-ups of the Blue Smoke Island Domain knew only extremely limited things.
The Ten Great Ancestors were somewhat disheartened. They had originally hoped to pry useful intelligence and information from the traitors' mouths, to figure out what exactly the enemy's plot entailed.
Unfortunately, reality left them feeling dismayed.
One Ancestor was utterly remorseful: "Had we known it would come to this, we should have held back and not slaughtered them all. We killed to our heart's content without ever thinking of capturing one alive."
"Alas, it's a pity we left no survivors."
Jiang Chen, however, smiled: "There is still a survivor."
With a snap of his fingers, the Black Tortoise Divine Beast once again swept up a column of water and sent the divine-path cultivator it had previously taken away back out.
However, at this moment, this divine-path cultivator was on the verge of death, utterly devoid of his earlier arrogance and pride.
When a tiger falls to the lowlands, even a divine-path cultivator was little different from a dog.
Under interrogation by the Ten Great Ancestors, it wasn't long before they obtained the intelligence they sought.
However, upon receiving all the intelligence, each of their moods sank to rock bottom once more. The relief of surviving disaster was again transformed into deep concern.
Just as Jiang Chen had anticipated, this ambush was truly nothing more than a stalling tactic. Of course, if they could inflict more casualties—or even trap and kill the people from the Ten Great Holy Lands—that would be even better.
Meanwhile, the enemy's main forces had already split up and headed toward each of the Ten Great Holy Lands, preparing to attack the very foundations of these holy lands.
Upon receiving this news, the people from the Ten Great Holy Lands were pale with shock.
When it came to the foundations of their holy lands, no one could remain calm. Even Jiang Chen could no longer sit still.
If the Eternal Holy Land were to be attacked, the consequences were simply unimaginable. Because at this very moment, Huang'er was still in her cave dwelling within the Eternal Holy Land.
And many members of the Yan family were still at the Eternal Holy Land as well.