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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nAt the Xuantian Mountain Range…

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nAfter receiving the order, the Grand Elder immediately brought a group of disciples with him. They practically flew at full speed and transversed from the other side of the east region to arrive at the Xuantian Mountain Range in less than a day.

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nThe Grand Elder led this group of Golden Core disciples through the forest.

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nThese Golden Core disciples were obviously the Qian Emperor Dao Sect’s elite disciples.

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nAs for why these disciples had been sent along, the reason was simple.

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nFirstly, he wanted these disciples to act as the Qian Emperor Dao Sect’s face and let the Sect Leader of the hidden sect know that their sect’s foundation was deep.

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nSecondly…

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nWhat if one of these disciples caught the eye of this Sect Leader of a hidden sect with 10,000 years of heritage?

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nWith such a thought, the Qian Emperor Dao Sect thus sent out a group of Golden Core Stage elite disciples.

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nThe Grand Elder gave instructions to these disciples as he led them on the way.

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n“All of you must remember that the person we’re going to pay a visit to this time is a peerless expert. All of you must pay attention to your own attitude. Of course, we’ve come here to ‘coincidentally encounter’ him this time, and our attitude must not be too humble. It’s fine as long as we act normally. Do all of you understand?”

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nThe Grand Elder instructed them carefully. He was afraid that these disciples would accidentally offend the Sect Leader of the hidden sect.

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nIf they became enemies with the hidden sect because of these Qian Emperor disciples, he would cry to death.

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n“Don’t worry, Grand Elder. We understand.”

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n“We understand everything you have said.”

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nThe disciples responded one after another with excitement in their eyes.

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nSeeing this, the Grand Elder nodded in satisfaction and continued to lead the group forward.

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nThe Xuantian Mountain Range was only a medium-sized mountain range near Springfield City. The demons that were born there were mostly weaker demons. It was very rare to see strong ones there.

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nTherefore, not many cultivators came to this place.

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nTo be precise, not many powerful cultivators came to this place. Those who came to this area were mostly low-level or independent cultivators.

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nThus, the Grand Elder did not place this mountain range in his eyes. His only thought was to find the Sect Leader of the hidden sect.

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nThey finally discovered something after searching for nearly an hour.

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nTwo figures were walking slowly in front of them.

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nOne of them was the person they saw in the portrait…

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nThe person within the mysterious pitch-black world was holding the sun and moon in his hand, looking down on the world with an indifferent gaze!

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nIt was this person!

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nSurprisingly, the temperament of this person was completely different…

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nHowever, this must be the peerless expert’s disguise. The one depicted in the portrait must be his true self.

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nThe Grand Elder waved his hand and said nervously, “He’s here! That person is right in front. Everyone, pay attention and don’t panic. Pretend that you’re merely here to travel!”

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nWhen the disciples heard this, they quickly adjusted their mental states.

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nAfter the adjustment, they then walked toward Chu Yuan.

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nOn the other side…

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nChu Yuan was leading Zhang Han through the mountains.

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nHe was searching for cultivators.

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nAs for why they were looking for cultivators…

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nDon’t ask—it was to murder and rob them!

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nChu Yuan’s gaze swept the surroundings. He was simultaneously using his vision and divine sense.

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nFinally, he found his targets ahead!

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nThere were cultivators near them!

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nHere we go, here we go—time to let the killing begin.

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nChu Yuan mobilized all his Dharmic power, and his robes fluttered despite the lack of wind. He was ready to make his move.

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nHe then used his divine sense to take a closer look.

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nWhat the hell!? It is not just a lone cultivator but a squad of at least 20 cultivators!

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nIn this day and age, is it the norm for immortal cultivators to travel together?

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nChu Yuan’s eyes widened, and his hand trembled as he hurriedly withdrew his Dharmic power. He could not afford to go against a group of more than 20 people at once.

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nJust as he was about to leave with Zhang Han, that group of people rushed straight at them.

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nIn the blink of an eye, they all descended from the sky and landed in front of Chu Yuan.

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nChu Yuan was stunned.

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nI am just about to leave, yet you guys are not planning to let me go?

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nCould it be that these people also want to kill and rob me?

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nThat’s impossible too. I am poor, so what is there for them to rob?

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nHe had no Dharmic treasures, no gold and silver, and no cultivation manuals or secret techniques. He was a prime example of a poor fella.

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nOh, wait… He still had a few taels of silver in his boots.

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nAlso, his clothes were quite valuable—they were worth 100 gold taels.

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nHowever, other than these, he had nothing else.

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nWhat was the point of killing him?

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nCould it be that they were after his clothes?

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nChu Yuan was nervous till his face turned stiff. However, from the outside, his face looked cold, as if he was angry.

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nThe Grand Elder and the others who landed in front of Chu Yuan naturally noticed the change in his expression.

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nEveryone was shocked and worried.

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nThey thought that their arrival had caused this hidden powerhouse to feel uncomfortable.

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nThe Grand Elder didn’t have time to react. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, “This… Fellow Daoist, I am the Grand Elder of the Qian Emperor Dao Sect. This time, I have brought my disciples out to travel around. When I passed by the Xuantian Mountain Range, I discovered a divine light flickering here. I guessed that there must be a god within the mountain range and thus came here to specially search for him.

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n“I never expected that fellow Daoist actually emitted the divine light. I was shocked by fellow Daoist’s handsome appearance and couldn’t help but bring my disciples to greet you.

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n“Please forgive me if we have offended you in any way!”

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nAfter speaking, he gave Chu Yuan a deep bow, with his face almost touching the ground.

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nThe moment this was said, not to mention Chu Yuan, even Zhang Han was stunned.

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nAs for the 20-odd disciples, their eyes widened as if they had seen a ghost.

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nThe solemn Grand Elder was actually such a bootlicker!?

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nWhat a hidden old bootlicker!

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nHe had hidden himself so well!

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nThey had never realized that the real bootlicker was the Grand Elder!

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nChu Yuan, who was standing at the side, took a deep breath.

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nThere were many questions in his heart.

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nDidn’t they say that the cultivation world had always been a place of mutual deception, where people fought till the other party died?

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nWhy was this old man bootlicking him right from the start?

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nChu Yuan couldn’t figure it out, so he didn’t say anything. He decided to wait it out and see what this old man still had to say.

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nAfter the Grand Elder saw that Chu Yuan was silent, he felt even more terrified.

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nWas he really angry at them for disrupting him?

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nAccording to the behaviors of hidden experts, he probably did not want to reveal his strength now, which was why he did not act. When they left later, he would probably use some way to kill them from tens of millions of miles away, especially the one before him.

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nOn the portrait, it was even written: “Grasping the stars and plucking the sun and moon from the sky, I am invincible in this world!”

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nAfter they left, would he throw a star down to smash them to death?

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nThe Grand Elder seemed to have already seen the scene of a star falling from the heavens, smashing them into nothingness.

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nNo!

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nHe had to satisfy this hidden expert!

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nThen…

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nHe could only use his wealth to avoid disaster!

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nThe Grand Elder counted his assets.

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n10,000,000 Spirit Stones…

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nHundreds of Dharma treasures…

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nDozens of profound techniques…

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nA Dao companion…

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n…

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nThis can’t work!

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nThese are all items meant for those at the Soul Formation stage. This hidden expert definitely wouldn’t be interested in them!

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nOh no, oh no!

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nI have offended a hidden expert!

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nWhat should I do?

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nCan anyone help me!?

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