Taoist Mingxia's warning was no idle talk.
The matter she went on to speak about was indeed a major secret concerning the Green Lotus Temple.
And this matter was related to the Dragon Transformation Sect.
It turned out that although the Dragon Transformation Sect had declined over the years and hadn't caused any significant disturbances,
as understanding of the Dragon Transformation Sect deepened, sects like the Green Lotus Temple in Jingguo Country became increasingly alarmed and placed greater importance on this old foe that was making a comeback.
Eight hundred years ago, the ability to destroy the Dragon Transformation Sect was due to a combination of favorable conditions of time, place, and unity among various factors.
Even so, those sects also suffered no small losses in that battle.
The blood feud left by that battle also made it very difficult for them to reconcile with the Dragon Transformation Sect, making peaceful coexistence almost impossible.
Therefore, they absolutely could not sit by and watch the Dragon Transformation Sect continue to grow and strengthen.
Only now the Dragon Transformation Sect had placed its headquarters next to Dragon Abyss Marsh, and it was unknown to what extent they had collaborated with the Flood Dragon Clan inside the marsh.
If they rashly gathered their troops and attacked, alarming the Flood Dragon Clan within Dragon Abyss Marsh, and caused the Demon Clan to join the war to help the Dragon Transformation Sect, the consequences would be dire.
Therefore, while the various sects of Jingguo were stationing troops on the borders of Yunzhou to monitor and prevent the Dragon Transformation Sect's raids, they were also busy probing into the foundations of the Dragon Transformation Sect, trying to understand the depth of cooperation between the Dragon Transformation Sect and the Flood Dragon Clan.
Recently, the Green Lotus Temple was brewing a plan to plant an undercover agent within the Dragon Transformation Sect!
Taking advantage of the fact that the Dragon Transformation Sect was currently short-staffed and was using all manner of deceit to expand the number of sect members, they intended to infiltrate a spy into the Dragon Transformation Sect to gather intelligence.
Taoist Mingxia's plan was for Zhou Chun to be that spy!
If Zhou Chun agreed to this, he would be throwing himself selflessly in service of the Green Lotus Temple and of the entire Jingguo Country.
In the face of such great righteousness, neither the Jiang Family nor Tianjing Villa amounted to much at all.
The Green Lotus Temple would absolutely not allow them to ruin their grand plans because of their personal grievances.
"The sect offers very generous treatment to the cultivator willing to undertake this mission, not only bestowing a Foundation Establishment Pill to his family but also giving rewards of different degrees based on the value of the information he sends back,"
"And as long as the cultivator successfully infiltrates the Dragon Transformation Sect, his family will receive special care from the sect and will not suffer any unjust persecution during the mission!"
Taoist Mingxia looked solemnly at Zhou Chun and spoke earnestly of the benefits of being an undercover agent.
For such a dangerous mission as an undercover agent, of course the benefits had to be made substantial, or else nobody would take the job.
And the selection of an undercover agent is best made from among the cultivators of cultivation families.
Because these people all have families and careers, the possibility of their defection is even less than that of sect disciples.
In the eyes of Taoist Mingxia, Zhou Chun was undoubtedly an excellent choice for an undercover agent.
She knew the importance of Zhou Chun to the Zhou Family, the depth of his feelings for the Zhou Family, and the magnitude of the crisis Zhou Chun and his family were currently facing.
If Zhou Chun became this undercover agent, the possibility of his defecting or betraying them was almost nil.
And the best part was that Zhou Chun's own abilities were extraordinary, and he had the ability to manage a cultivation family. If he could successfully infiltrate the Dragon Transformation Sect, he would surely climb the ranks much faster than other cultivators.
In time, he would naturally be able to access deeper and more detailed intelligence from the Dragon Transformation Sect and pass it back to the Green Lotus Temple.
If Zhou Chun, this undercover agent, indeed became an important pawn for the Green Lotus Temple in the future, continuously providing valuable intelligence,
Taoist Mingxia, as the one who recommended Zhou Chun, would certainly benefit greatly from it.
At this moment, Zhou Chun, after hearing Taoist Mingxia's proposal, also restrained his enthusiasm, showing a look of shock and hesitation.
He admitted that Taoist Mingxia's method could indeed resolve the calamity he had caused.
But the danger involved was undoubtedly undeniable.
In any world, anywhere, being an undercover agent was always a high-risk job.
Once an undercover agent is exposed, death would be a merciful end!
The key question was, even if he successfully infiltrated the Dragon Transformation Sect, how long would he have to remain undercover?
If it turned out to be year after year, and he was still not finished even when he had cultivated to the late Foundation Establishment stage or had opened the Purple Mansion and become a protector,
that would truly be a headache!!
But this was not even Zhou Chun's biggest concern.
What concerned him the most was that the members of the Dragon Transformation Sect all had to practice the Secret of Dragon Transformation, and it seemed that once one practiced this secret technique, their life and death would be under the control of the higher-ups in the Dragon Transformation Sect.
Bearing this in mind, he quickly said, "I have heard that once one practices the Dragon Transformation Sect's Secret of Dragon Transformation, their life and death are in others' hands. If that's the case, how on earth would one speak of being an undercover agent?"
However, after hearing his words, Taoist Mingxia smiled and reassuringly gestured with her hand, "You need not worry about this, Taoist Friend Zhou."
"Our Green Lotus Temple also has a collection of this secret technique. It is only after practicing to the third level that one has the Dragon Soul Seed implanted by the higher echelons of the Dragon Transformation Sect, and from then on, the control of life and death is in their hands."
"So, as long as you, Taoist Friend Zhou, do not reach the Purple Mansion Phase while in the Dragon Transformation Sect and do not practice to the third level of the Secret of Dragon Transformation, there will be no such concerns. At most, if your identity is exposed, you will have very little resistance against cultivators who have practiced higher levels of the Secret of Dragon Transformation!"