In this regard, it naturally cannot compare to Cultivator Shen Yu.

Therefore, the candidate was decided just like that.

Cultivator Shen Yu was a little nervous as well.

This time, although only a small part of his consciousness was infiltrating, carrying not much power, this small part of consciousness still needed to independently bear most of his thoughts to achieve the goal.

This meant that too much memory and cognition could not be erased.

If discovered, it was very likely that they could use various means to reverse-engineer some intelligence about the Association from him.

"We can use Gray Mist to seal off some of the most important intelligence, such as the existence of the Gray Mist Space and the true power of the First-level Association," Shen Yu seemed to have read Cultivator Shen Yu’s thoughts and spoke up, "However, considering the consumption of the Gray Mist, some less important intelligence will not be kept confidential. You still need to be very careful. Even if discovered and caught, you should minimize the possibility of secrets being lost as much as possible."

"I understand." Cultivator Shen Yu nodded and went to make preparations.

He had to conduct extremely minute divisions of his memory and cognition to ensure the safety and reliability of this consciousness avatar.

Meanwhile, Shen Yu also mobilized the Association’s Gray Mist to give Cultivator Shen Yu the greatest possible help.

After everything was ready, this wisp of Cultivator Shen Yu’s consciousness, with the help of the Gray Mist, quietly blended into the opposing camp and, following a certain individual’s "fortune," converged at the opponent’s headquarters!

The entire process was far simpler than anticipated.

In this confrontation among All Heavens Forces, the other side had not yet discovered any falsehood about the Association, while the Association had already not only understood the basic situation of the opponent but had also long locked onto their location.

Indeed, if deeper infiltration were possible, the intelligence that could be obtained would only increase.

And at this moment, this wisp of Cultivator Shen Yu’s consciousness was completely submerged in the Great Wind Empire’s national destiny.

There was no movement at all.

Merely being in the national destiny actually wasn’t safe. Civilizations at the level of the Great Wind Empire even have a certain inspection mechanism for their national destiny.

Of course, this inspection mechanism wasn’t intended for infiltrators like Cultivator Shen Yu.

But rather to examine and extract certain malicious emotions according to the laws of national destiny.

In other words, since recycling is needed, further processing is naturally required.

This makes it purer and more efficient to use.

However, among the vulnerabilities obtained by the Association through the Gray Mist, this process’s loophole was also included.

Therefore, Cultivator Shen Yu was able to pass through silently, undetected.

This dwelling state lasted until the Great Wind Empire divided and allocated the portion of the national destiny that belonged to Cultivator Shen Yu.

At the very moment the user began refining it to increase their own cultivation, this wisp of Cultivator Shen Yu’s consciousness awoke.

Upon awakening, he immediately understood his situation.

And then, he was overjoyed.

Because the person refining this portion of the national destiny, containing his consciousness, had an extraordinary background.

It was the thirteenth son of a prince.

Do not underestimate this identity. One must know that this wisp of Cultivator Shen Yu’s consciousness was like a drop of water blending into the entire ocean.

And eventually, this ocean flows into numerous branches, with countless grass-roots officials among them.

In such a situation, to be able to encounter someone with a strong but not extremely powerful identity, the probability is imaginable.

Even at Cultivator Shen Yu’s level, he couldn’t help but be amazed at his own luck at this moment.

So, Cultivator Shen Yu quickly settled on the next step of his strategy.

He planned to replace this person!

Because it was the counterpart’s initiative to absorb him, the depth of Cultivator Shen Yu’s consciousness infiltration was extraordinary. Even if this civilization had high-level counter-infiltration methods, it was futile in the face of such an unprecedented infiltration method.

Everything went very smoothly.

This consciousness avatar of Cultivator Shen Yu successfully replaced this person, becoming a prince’s son without alarming any existing entity!

"Though referred to as a prince, in reality, he didn’t have royal blood," Cultivator Shen Yu immediately grasped deeper intelligence.

In the Great Wind Empire, royal blood was naturally prestigious, but this prestige didn’t manifest in institutional advantages.

Instead, it’s reflected in others’ loyalty to the Emperor.

In other words, royal blood didn’t receive any preferential treatment institutionally; they were simply more respected on a personal and social level.

The position, glory, and power of the Great Wind Empire came not from hereditary bloodlines.

But from personal sacrifice and contribution.

The father of the prince’s son whom Cultivator Shen Yu had now replaced was a typical example.

— As a powerful explorer, he had explored and conquered countless worlds over many years, achieving illustrious military accomplishments, thereby earning prince entitlement along the way.

And having such an identity meant his own power was undoubtedly exceptional.

While he hadn’t reached the Twelfth Realm, he was at the level of a Saint.