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Luandu County, Qiluo Mountain City Divine Temple.

"It takes time for the Soul-Searching Disc to conduct a large-scale search for Qi Cultivators, and that old wind fiend seems to be very aware of this fact,"

"Not only does he frequently change the location of the Market District, but each market gathering lasts at most for only an hour, never delaying."

"It seems he has also mastered some kind of secret technique to conceal his aura. We’ve given chase several times, all ending in his escape," Yuan Dong said, shaking his head helplessly.

"It looks like this mastermind, the Cloud-Ascending Dragon, is not simple," Li Buxian said thoughtfully, nodding. "To be so familiar with the operations of the Lock Dragon Courtyard, could it be an old friend from one of the houses?"

"Could it be that a major clan is using the Market District to trap and capture Qi Cultivators?" Yuan Dong’s complexion changed. "Could someone be striving to set up their own dojo covertly, luring the incense and Vital Energy for cultivation?!"

"No wonder they could evade the Soul-Searching Disc. If it were someone from inside Da Qian, they would indeed have ways to cover it up," Yuan Dong said with an ugly expression.

"Hard to say," Li Buxian remarked calmly. He simply couldn’t stand these kinds of underhand struggles, which is why he had retreated to the remote Luandu County.

"A bunch of parasites!" Yuan Dong said coldly, "I’ve already sent people to infiltrate the Qi Cultivator groups of the three counties. Soon, they should be able to sneak in and find the exact location of the Pingfu Market, and then we’ll see which house dares to be so bold!"

...

Incense and Vital Energy?

Could that stuff aid in the practice of the Underworld God Transformation?

Within the Divine Cave Heaven, Chen Mu watched the conversation between Yuan Dong and Li Buxian thoughtfully.

He couldn’t help but look up at the sky. As his experience with the Lingbao Pivot Scripture increased, the prohibitions of the City God Dojo became clearer in his vision.

Within that invisible net, various auras circulated ceaselessly. Apart from the most conspicuous white mist of Earth Spirit Element, there were many more unknown auras hidden in the depths, too indistinct to see.

"That incense and Vital Energy must be concealed among these auras!"

Chen Mu understood in his heart.

"If my level of the Lingbao Pivot Scripture were to increase by one, perhaps I’d be able to see it."

Moreover, Da Qian capturing Qi Cultivators is related to the construction of the City God Dojo?

Back in the Lower Courtyard of the Gan River, the horned creature that captured me, was it also for the construction of the City God Dojo?

Sacrifices?

Fodder?

Chen Mu’s complexion looked grim.

It was because of these people that he had been through life-threatening situations several times, forced to spend years in the Netherworld. And even now, back in the Yang Realm, he felt trapped inside the Divine Statue Cave Heaven as if he were in prison.

A bunch of bastards!

"The Cloud-Ascending Dragon comes from Da Qian? Has Pingfu Market been entangled with Lock Dragon Courtyard for nearly half a year due to internal strife among our own people?"

"Ha! What a stroke of luck!" Chen Mu’s face showed schadenfreude.

"Go ahead and fight, bash your brains out, that’ll be good for you!"

"Too bad my Divine Thoughts projection can only cover Luandu County, otherwise, I’d definitely go to check out the commotion!"

...

The western mountains of Luandu County.

Sun Ke, dressed in tattered black clothes, had a monkey-faced mask attached to his face, which was mostly damaged, revealing a face full of panic and confusion.

"Faster, faster, even faster!"

He muttered to himself while his legs were each affixed with a Armor-horse Talisman, and he did not begrudge expending mana to activate a secret technique, creating afterimages as he fled rapidly through the mountain streams and dense forest.

In a sudden moment.

With a soft "puff" sound, the Armor-horse Talisman abruptly burst into a handful of flames and dispersed.

The enhancement of agility on his body vanished abruptly, and caught off-guard, Sun Ke tripped and tumbled over.

Like a stone skipping across water, he collided and bounced along the ground, smashing through the underbrush and scattering mud and leaves everywhere.

Enduring the intense pain throughout his body and the feeling of mana depletion and dizziness, Sun Ke gasped for air and was just about to get up when a pair of black boots suddenly appeared before him.

"Mr. Gongsun?"

"I’m saved!"

His spirit drained, Sun Ke’s body, halfway risen, collapsed back down with a thud.

"How did you end up in such a sorry state, and nobody’s chasing you?" Chen Mu asked in surprise, looking at Sun Ke.

He had activated the Truthful Listening Technique the moment he appeared; within thirty li, there were no other pursuers, otherwise, he wouldn’t have shown himself.

No sooner had he spoken than Sun Ke ignored all his aches, scrambling to his feet.

"Mr. Gongsun, we need to move fast, I’ve been betrayed, and I fear a Tracking Secret Technique has been planted on me!"

"Those damn curs might be right behind us!"

Chen Mu’s face changed immediately.

But before he could react, a surge of malice suddenly assaulted him.

Chen Mu looked up sharply to see a black cloud tumbling rapidly towards them from the horizon, crossing fifty or sixty miles almost in the blink of an eye, and arriving instantaneously above their heads.

Then the black cloud churned, and from it a huge ghostly face with black hair, a red complexion, and two fanged teeth protruding from its mouth suddenly emerged.

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The swirling eyes the size of millstones fixed on Chen Mu, and upon seeing him and his companion, it immediately stretched into a wide grin, revealing a smile brimming with malice.

Chen Mu broke out in a cold sweat right then and there!

What the hell is this thing?!

"What exactly did you do to attract such trouble?" Chen Mu glared fiercely at Sun Ke.

Without waiting for a response, an invisible pressure suddenly emerged, locking down the area around Chen Mu.

The red-faced ghost burst into wild laughter as a pitch-black vortex formed on its forehead. The entire ghostly face spun rapidly, collapsing into a single black point in the blink of an eye.

Then, like a meteor falling from the sky, wrapped in black and red flames, it crashed heavily into the ground not far from Chen Mu.

As the dust settled, a five-meter-tall, brawny, completely red giant with a ghostly face appeared before the two of them.

A powerful aura burst forth, and Sun Ke, who had just managed to get up, was immediately forced back to sit on the ground with a thud.

Chen Mu’s face changed again.

"I am a secret agent under Yuan Dong from Lock Dragon Courtyard, tasked with intercepting a demon path practitioner. Thanks to your great effort in driving this thief out, now we can capture him and bring him to justice," he said, his hands clasped in a salutation, his face earnest as he spouted nonsense.

The red-faced giant looked at Chen Mu with a keen interest.

"A secret agent under Yuan Dong?"

"Ha!"

"I can tell at a glance that you are the demon path Cloud Dragon. How dare you lie and deceive here!"

"You reek of the Underworld God Martial Arts. Speak! Which family’s dead soldier spy are you?"

Me?

The demon path Cloud Dragon?

What does that mean?

Chen Mu was completely baffled.

"Won’t admit it?" The giant’s mouth twisted into a grim smirk.

"The old Wind-Traversing Freak risked his life to find you, and you still claim you’re not Cloud-Ascending Dragon Gongsun Sheng!"

Chen Mu stared incredulously at Sun Ke.

"You? The Wind-Traversing Freak?!"

The one who had the Lock Dragon Courtyard in a state of anxiety, could it be that Sun Ke was behind it all?

"To establish a market district, the name must be chosen with impact," said Sun Ke, whose half-broken monkey mask revealed a flattering smile.

Is this a matter of whether the name is impactful or not?!

"And what’s the deal with the real Cloud Dragon?" Chen Mu glared at Sun Ke, his look fierce.

"Well, you know, when you’re out in this world, power and backing matter, so..." Sun Ke said sheepishly.

"So you’ve been swindling people under the guise of Cloud-Ascending Dragon Gongsun Sheng?!"

Damn it!

"Didn’t you ask me to sell Elixir Pills? But there were too few people around; I had to establish a market district, otherwise I couldn’t sell them all," Sun Ke said with a look of grievance.

So you set up a market district right under the nose of the Lock Dragon Courtyard and committed these acts?

What the hell!

I must have been blind to think this guy was a kindred spirit well-versed in the ways of survival. Who would have thought he’d be so bold?

"This really has nothing to do with me," Chen Mu insisted earnestly to the red-faced giant, trying hard to explain.

"How about this, I hand him over to you. Considering we’re both from Da Qian, you could pretend I was never here. Would that be acceptable?"

"After that, whether Cloud-Ascending Dragon Gongsun Sheng belongs to the pillar general of the Jin family, or the Prime Minister Lin’s family, will be entirely up to you to decide," Chen Mu added.

"Ha! Even now you use cunning words, trying to provoke a greater conflict?" The giant looked indifferent. "Cloud Dragon demon, you certainly are devious and conniving."

"Once I capture you and break the Blood Pouch, draining your Essence, we’ll see if you still dare to argue!"

There’s no way to explain this!

Chen Mu’s complexion suddenly turned pitch black.