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Chapter 924 Lü Lu's Identity

Inside the Big Dipper Immortal City.

Today it was exceptionally lively and bustling, with many unfamiliar foreign cultivators present.

Qin Ming walked along the main road, heading towards the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce.

But suddenly, his brows furrowed.

But unexpectedly, I ran into an acquaintance and brushed past him.

To be precise, they were his fellow disciples in the Lingmiao Sect.

This person had put on a sophisticated disguise, but it was nothing more than a facade in the face of Qin Ming's powerful divine sense.

'It's actually Lü Lu? How did he come here, and why is he not showing his true face?'

Lu Lu, however, was completely unaware of Qin Ming's presence. She simply passed by him in a hurry, like an ordinary rogue cultivator, and headed towards an alley in the east of the city.

Qin Ming sensed something strange and immediately left a divine imprint on Lu Lu's body, wanting to see what Lu Lu was up to.

With his current divine sense strength, even the most remote corner of the Big Dipper Immortal City, with its high-level protective barriers, cannot escape his detection.

After half an incense stick had burned.

However, Lu Lu, disguised as a rogue cultivator, entered a secluded bridal chamber. After staying inside for a short while, he made contact with someone and came out, accompanied by four or five other cultivators.

The group gathered briefly in the restaurant before heading out of Beidou Immortal City.

But when Qin Ming's divine sense landed on the other few people, his brows furrowed:
'These people, without exception, are all demonic cultivators.'

It seems that each of them possesses a treasure that conceals the demonic energy within them, making it undetectable even by the external array.

After leaving the city, the group summoned a magic boat and fled far away to the outskirts.

Qin Ming pondered for a moment, then immediately concealed himself and followed, wanting to see what Lü Lu was up to.

He actually ended up associating with demonic cultivators.

After all, they were from the same school, and their relationship was quite good, so he was naturally concerned about him.
After Lu Lu and his companions left the Immortal City, their magic boat traveled to a remote and sparsely populated area, and flew for thousands of miles before entering a mountain range.

Suddenly.

A ripple spread across the void.

The magic ship disappeared into a transparent light curtain, seemingly passing through an array of restrictions.

Qin Ming followed, only needing to scan the area with his divine sense to think to himself: 'A fifth-tier, high-grade concealment array, indeed well-hidden?'

However, this level of concealment formation is now child's play for Qin Ming.

He took out a sixth-order teleportation talisman and slapped it onto himself, directly bypassing the array's obstruction and disappearing into the empty void in front of him.

next moment.

Qin Ming's vision blurred for a moment, and then a cliff appeared in front of him. There was a hidden cave entrance on the cliff face, and Lu Lu and the others went inside.

He infiltrated silently.

The passageway inside the cave was intricate and complex, and numerous alarms and restrictions were carefully set up, all of which Qin Ming perfectly avoided.

Before long, after Qin Ming entered, he discovered that in the deepest part of the cave, there was an extremely spacious area where many demonic deities were enshrined.

At this moment, the demonic cultivators who had followed Lü Lu in asked him:
"Senior Brother, why did you suddenly contact us? This is risky. If your identity is exposed, all the identity you've painstakingly built up in the Lingmiao Sect will be reduced to ashes."

"By the way, what are the movements of the three major sects in Tianyuan Domain? Is there anything we should pass on to the Ancestor?"

At this moment, Lü Lu had also shed his disguise, revealing his handsome face and the aura of his cultivation. He was now at the late stage of the Refinement Realm.

This surprised Qin Ming as well. This guy's disguise skills were so good that they were comparable to his own. He hadn't even noticed it before.

The next moment, however, Lu Lu said in a very solemn tone:

"There's no news yet, but I've gathered some information that there seems to be some unusual activity at the upper echelons of Beidou Immortal City recently, probably within the next few days. However, I haven't figured out the specifics yet, so I've come here at great risk to ask for your help in investigating."

The others all looked enlightened and immediately nodded in agreement, clearly indicating that Lü Lu held a very high position in their hearts.

Qin Ming was puzzled as to how Lü Lu managed to conceal her cultivation aura.

So he continued to secretly spy on Lü Lu, and discovered that he had an extremely powerful treasure inside him that could completely block the detection of the divine sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator. He was immediately astonished.

'What a brilliant deception!'

'It seems that Senior Brother Lü, whom I met along the way, is no ordinary person!'

'Could it be that the ambush and attack on Tianyuan Domain by the demonic forces and the Tianjiao Clan was related to him?'

'And could these so-called ancestors mentioned by the demonic cultivators be the Ren Shui Ancestor of the Tianhe Sect? Could it be that the spy who leaked the return route of the three sects' disciples was Lü Lu?'

In an instant, countless clues came together, and he suddenly guessed everything.

When Qin Ming infiltrated the Tianhe Sect under the guise of Yin Lingzi, he knew that besides himself, the Ren Shui Ancestor had another senior disciple who had never shown his face.

His status was even higher than that of Yin Lingzi.

Now it seems highly likely that this person is Lü Lu.

"Hehe! This guy Lü Lu concealed his identity and infiltrated the Lingmiao Sect. His actions are actually quite similar to those of our master." The Devouring Rat was watching the show from the Little Spirit Realm, not wanting to miss out on the excitement.

Qin Ming, however, disagreed.

Although both of them infiltrated the Lingmiao Sect under false pretenses, their purposes were different. Qin Ming was only planning to reach the Integration Stage, while the other party had other intentions.

Seeing that Qin Ming didn't react for a long time, the Devouring Rat thought he was angry, and hurriedly tried to smooth things over:
"However, my master loves peace and is known as the peace ambassador of the cultivation world. How could he possibly be compared to those demonic cultivators who instigate wars and betray humanity?"

"I think this Lü Lu has probably gone astray! How pitiful and lamentable!"

……

Inside the cave.

"Where are the ancestors and the others now?" Lu Lu seemed quite concerned about this matter and asked the group.

The demonic cultivators hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Senior Brother, our Ancestor has settled the remaining fellow disciples in the Demon Realm. According to the last message we received, he may personally return to the Human Realm. He asked us to wait here for your contact, saying that he must collect some interest from the three major sects to avenge the destruction of our Heavenly River Sect."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming's heart skipped a beat, immediately confirming his own thoughts.

These people are indeed remnants of the Tianhe Sect.

Just as he was contemplating whether or not to take him down, he glanced at Lü Lu, who was deep in thought, and remembered some things that had happened at the Lingmiao Sect.

He immediately decided to leave a divine imprint on him.

Clearly, Ancestor Renshui is still harboring evil intentions and actually wants to make a comeback, secretly brewing a grand plan targeting the human cultivation world.

The mark left by Qin Ming is so strong that even cultivators at the Integration Stage cannot detect or erase it, let alone Lü Lu.

Do it all.

He then quietly slipped away.

……

Half a day later, Qin Ming returned to Beidou Immortal City and arrived at the Chamber of Commerce branch at the agreed time.

Chairman Ge and the others had been waiting for a long time and led Qin Ming to a private villa behind the Chamber of Commerce.

"Oh! Fellow Daoist Long, you've finally arrived. You're just in time. The other fellow Daoists who came with us have also arrived. We were just missing you."

When Qin Ming arrived, he saw that the hall of a pavilion in the villa was already full of people, all of whom had strong auras and were at least in the mid-to-late stage of the Void Refinement realm.

There were even two Nascent Soul stage experts sitting in the head seats, causing the crowd below to fall silent and behave extremely obediently.

One of these two was Elder Gu Cangxuan of the Nine Dragons Chamber of Commerce, whom Qin Ming had met not long ago.

The other red-robed elder must be the "Fire Element Ancestor" of the Taiyi Sect mentioned by City Lord Feng.

The Fire Ancestor appeared extremely dignified, and even glanced at Qin Ming a few times when he entered.

The hall was protected by high-level restrictions to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

After everyone arrived.

Qin Ming saw that among the elders of the Immortal City, only City Lord Feng Xuyu, Fairy Qi, and the round-faced old man surnamed Yu were present.

He then recalled how Elder Gu Cangxuan had tested his strength at the Nine Dragons Chamber of Commerce, suggesting that the other elders from the Immortal City had been eliminated and were not qualified to be selected for this escort team.

Qin Ming also sat down next to City Lord Feng and greeted the three of them.

After all, they had invited him before.

"Lord Feng."

"Fairy Qi".

"Fellow Daoist Yu."

After Qin Ming greeted them one by one, they returned the greeting with clasped hands, and seemed quite surprised that he had come here today.

"Fellow Daoist Long has also come. That's wonderful! Now we can look out for each other on this trip." City Lord Feng was displeased that Qin Ming hadn't informed him, but instead showed a hint of joy.

"Several days after Fellow Daoist Long left, I sent someone to invite you again, but found that you were in seclusion. So I thought Fellow Daoist Long did not intend to get involved in this matter."

Qin Ming smiled slightly and replied, "Actually, it was a coincidence. My family needed to purchase some items from the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce, but then this incident happened, and we had no choice but to go, otherwise they wouldn't sell to us."

He also took the opportunity to explain, and the three of them, including City Lord Feng, suddenly realized what was going on.

"That's not necessarily true. It just means we're destined to be together," Fairy Qi said with a smile.

After exchanging pleasantries with the others, Qin Ming sat down and looked around at everyone in the hall.

They discovered that they were all top talents in the Void Refinement stage. Among them was a young man with a proud demeanor, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and a pair of heterochromatic blue eyes that attracted particular attention. He had reached the peak of the Void Refinement stage.

This person was sitting next to two powerful cultivators at the Integration Stage, and Gu Cangxuan and Huo Xing Laozu treated him with extreme courtesy, clearly indicating that he held a high status in the cultivation world.

Seeing this, Feng Xuyu secretly explained to Qin Ming, "This is Xiahou Yun, a core disciple of the Star Palace of the three holy lands. He holds a high position and great power. Don't underestimate him just because he is only at the peak of the Void Refinement stage. With the Star Palace's inheritance and treasures, he probably has supernatural abilities at the Integration stage."

"Therefore, the two seniors also treat him as an equal cultivator. This cargo escort mission will be led by the three of them, and we must all obey their orders."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming couldn't help but glance at Xiahou Yun a few more times. He had originally planned to find an opportunity to inquire about Xiao Xun's situation.

However, this person had an extremely arrogant attitude and didn't even glance at them, these rogue cultivators, so they immediately gave up on the idea.

'Forget it, better to avoid trouble.'

'Once this matter is settled, I might as well pay a visit to the Star Palace in person,' Qin Ming thought to himself.

Before long, everyone had arrived.

The seat at the head of the table in the hall.

After giving a brief introduction, Gu Zangxuan of the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce began to explain the escort mission and the various precautions to be taken.

The Fire Ancestor remained silent throughout, seemingly having been invited from the Taiyi Sect at great expense by the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce.

However, after listening to the story and observing Elder Gu Cangxuan's attitude towards Xiahou Yun, a disciple of the Star Palace, Qin Ming had a feeling that this escort mission was probably related to the Star Palace.
Those present had more or less understood the escort route and the risks involved.

However, he was only responsible for the protection work, and Elder Gu did not mention a word about the contents of the goods.

The allure of the opportunity to unite them was so strong that even the greatest dangers could not deter them.

After Elder Gu Zangxuan finished speaking, half a cup of tea had passed.

Seven or eight cross-domain spirit ships belonging to the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce hovered majestically at the air port of Beidou Immortal City.

Qin Ming and the others also boarded the deck.

But the next moment, he saw many cultivators inside wearing silver star-patterned robes from the Star Palace, which confirmed his idea.

The cultivators who had just entered the hall had also formed their own small groups.

Qin Ming then walked with Feng Xuyu and Qi Xianzi, and they entered a luxurious room that had been arranged for them. The four of them then chatted with each other.

"Fellow Daoist Long, you must have seen it as well. I never expected that there would be so many Star Palace cultivators on the Nine Dragons Chamber of Commerce's inter-domain spirit ship."

"I was wondering what kind of important goods could warrant such a huge fuss from the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce, going to great lengths to find high-level cultivators to escort them and even crossing the territories of the Demon Clan and the Heavenly Horn Clan. It seems that things are more complicated than we imagined!"

"It's most likely related to a behemoth like the Star Palace."

The round-faced old man surnamed Yu, who was standing to the side, nodded and said, "City Lord Feng is right. When Chairman Ge first came to us, the requirements were not so strict. But later, Senior Gu personally tested our cultivation and strength. If it weren't for the fact that both I and Fairy Qi have sixth-level skills, we probably wouldn't have been able to participate in this matter."

“Even a big shot like Xiahou Yun from the Star Palace has personally intervened. The real mastermind behind this might very well be the Star Palace itself,” Fairy Qi said slowly as she poured spiritual tea for the three people present.

Qin Ming seemed to be deep in thought. It seemed that there was something strange about the Nine Dragons Chamber of Commerce this time, but he didn't care. If any unforeseen circumstances occurred, he would just run away to the demon race.
He wouldn't take on such a job without a certain level of certainty.

Buzz!
As a massive array of light screens rose, the enormous hulls of seven or eight inter-domain spirit ships erupted with dense runes, and then vanished into thin air.

Qin Ming sighed, only a super human power like the Nine Dragons Chamber of Commerce could afford to raise such a massive gold-devouring beast.

Near Beidou Immortal City.

Shortly after the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce's spirit ship set sail, the few demonic cultivators who had met with Lü Lu secretly gathered together.

"Why did the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce suddenly dispatch eight large spirit ships? Could it be that they are going to the front lines to transport support supplies to the human race?"

"I recently heard that several high-ranking officials in Beidou Immortal City have also disappeared. Could it be related to this matter?"

"Alas! It's a pity that the speed of the inter-domain spirit ship is beyond our reach!"

A monk sighed.

However, he suddenly realized something and immediately said:

"Isn't Senior Brother Lü still here? Go and inform him quickly; perhaps he has a way to intercept the message."

Before the words were even finished, a voice simultaneously rang in the minds of the several demonic cultivators:
"No need, I already know. I will pass this on to the Ancestor alone. I will not be returning to the Lingmiao Sect for the time being. Keep a close eye on things."

The instant the telepathic communication ended, the group instinctively felt a ripple in the void flash past them, without even a clear view of the figure, heading towards the Tianji Mountain Range.

……

(End of this chapter)