Immortal Dao is dead, I am the mastermind behind it all.

"Sit down, why aren't you sitting?"

"Junior brother is tainted by muddy waters, and may he sully your white jade throne, senior brother. Please forgive him."

With Xu Mingxuan and Shen Moyan both appearing as corpses, the atmosphere became slightly awkward.

"That's a pity for all this delicious food and wine," Xu Mingxuan sighed.

Shen Moyan didn't reply, but waved his hand, and the wine glass on the table suddenly flew into his hand.

Then, he raised his hand and silently poured out the wine in his glass, which dripped onto the deck.

On the boat, the wine sizzled and corroded as it hit the ground, releasing white steam and a pungent odor.

As the white mist dissipated, a pure white Gu worm was clearly revealed where the wine had dripped, its mouthparts ferocious as it struggled and wriggled.

"My senior brother's liquor is too strong; I can't handle it."

Shen Moyan stomped the Gu worm on the ground to death, his expression unchanged.

As a seasoned veteran, he saw through Xu Mingxuan's scheme at a glance.

"Brain Corpse Gu, if I drink this cup of Gu worms, will I be under your control?"

Shen Moyan said abruptly.

I had predicted in advance that I would pass through this place, so I came here early to wait.

They set up this trap to capture me. What are they plotting?

clap clap.

Xu Mingxuan clapped his hands helplessly and slowly got up.

"Junior brother is exceptionally intelligent. As your senior brother, I am truly proud of you."

He narrowed his eyes and looked directly at Shen Moyan.

"Junior brother, you should already know most of the details of what happened at the academy."

Shen Moyan's eyes narrowed. Sure enough, it was he who had placed that "Array Dao Atlas".

Since he did not contact Jiang Qingshui as he had planned, he naturally did not disrupt Yan Zhenjun's plan.

"Of course, do you have any instructions, senior brother?"

Holding the Heavenly Demon Sword in reverse, Shen Moyan confronted him.

"As you can see from the current situation, the sea has been overturned and countless lives have been lost. This matter must be reported to the Sword Sect. I urge you, Junior Brother, to take action immediately."

Xu Mingxuan also drew his sword, its light sharp and cold, yet the sword intent was all too familiar to Shen Moyan.

Shen Moyan's expression froze for a moment, then he retorted:

"Senior brother, can't you do it yourself?"

What a troublemaker, sending people to cause more trouble again.

"Senior brother, I have more important things to do. I'm entrusting you with the important task of contacting the Sword Sect." Xu Mingxuan explained in detail.

"As for the poison in the wine, I can explain, senior brother, it's because I'm afraid of you..."

"I'm sorry, but I can't comply." Shen Moyan shook his head, not wanting to listen to the other party's nonsense.

Xu Mingxuan's words were interrupted, and his eyes sharpened:

"Junior brother, you know which is more important, personal grudges or the sect's interests. Am I forcing you to make contact, or will you do it yourself?"

clap clap.

The Heavenly Demon Sword floated behind him, its blade pointing directly at his opponent. Shen Moyan clapped his hands, his smile enigmatic.

"The Biyang Sword Sect emerges once every ten thousand years, with a fixed number of members and very few disciples."

"Logically and emotionally, Senior Brother Xu couldn't possibly not recognize me, He Liang."

"Furthermore, Sword Sect disciples will never hesitate to take action if they can."

Shen Moyan stared at the other person's expression and began to speak slowly and deliberately.

Am I right?

"Prefect Gao, Lord Mingxuan Zhenjun."

Shen Moyan stared at the other person's long sword.

He was still suspicious from the very first time they met.

But now he sees it clearly.

The patterns on Xu Mingxuan's sword are the same as the sword mountain that was planted in the Daqi plane in his previous life.

The same.

A silence fell over the boat as large waves crashed against it, eventually causing it to sink to the bottom of the sea.

"Junior Brother He, you've put me in a difficult position."

Xu Mingxuan, no.

Gao Sheng smiled and scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"Prefect Gao, this must be one of your incarnations, right? Your true self is still in the Prefect's mansion, maintaining your role as the Prefect who saves people."

If two imposters are posing as sword sect cultivators, whoever is exposed first will be at a disadvantage in the interaction.

Shen Moyan remained completely calm. He kept circulating the "Scripture of Detachment from All Forms" without stopping, making it impossible for Gao Sheng to control his consciousness.

Even after a direct confrontation, the other party still didn't make a move immediately, seemingly genuinely believing he was a member of the Biyang Sword Sect.

Or rather, is it something the other party simply cannot do to win you over?

They even resorted to despicable methods like poisoning.

His every move as the Guicang Realm avatar was being watched by cultivators outside. Even here, if Gao Sheng used any supernatural power, it would be noticed by those with ulterior motives.

Shen Moyan narrowed his eyes. From the other party's perspective, he could easily solve his own problem by silencing him and extinguishing the soul lamp to attract the attention of the Sword Sect.

But that would be too uncertain, and there's no guarantee that the death of this "disciple" would bring down the Sword Sect.

"Junior Brother He, what do you want me to do for you to contact the Sword Sect?" Gao Sheng asked with a stern face and a gloomy expression.

Shen Moyan chuckled softly to himself.

The other party saw that he knew a little bit of the "Azure Sun Rising Technique" and regarded him as a member of the Azure Sun Sword Sect.

Little did they know that Shen Moyan himself was also an imposter.

"I can contact the sect, but Prefect Gao, please tell me your plan in detail, or rather, the Sword Sect."

"My Biyang Sword Sect is also interested. Once the formation of the Wild Goose Formation True Monarch is completed, what treasures could possibly attract someone as noble as a prefecture governor like yourself?"

Shen Moyan made an outrageous demand, activating the "Azure Sun Rising Technique," and a phantom image of a great sun slowly appeared behind him.

Gao Sheng stared at the strange phenomenon of the great sun behind Shen Moyan, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

Shen Moyan grinned, appearing completely open and honest.

In reality, he had long been prepared to write his final words at any time.

If the other party makes any unusual moves, I will restart the game.

"...The things from the old mountains and seas, Biyang, are indeed well-deserved of their reputation."

"So be it, let's make a good connection with the Sword Sect today." Gao Sheng sighed, slowly sheathed his sword, and gently stroked the inner wall of the small boat with his hand.

Very good, the fox borrowed the tiger's power very successfully.

Shen Moyan also sheathed his sword, but did not let his guard down.

The hull of the flatboat immediately became transparent, and the submerged buildings of Kongsang County beneath the seabed came into Shen Moyan's view.

The Dharma Boat is like a submarine, traversing beneath the surface of the sea.

"Do you see that thing?"

Gao Sheng reached out and pointed to the faint shadow that appeared and disappeared in the depths of the sea.

A giant tree is rooted in the seabed thousands of meters deep.

Shen Moyan narrowed his eyes and looked at the few human-shaped black shadows on the nearest branches.

He stared intently, then froze in place.

Those humanoid shadows were actually living people!

Looking out, hundreds of millions of living people appear to be suspended on the treetops of giant trees on the seabed.

Men, women, old, and young—everyone seemed to have an invisible noose around their necks, hanging from the branches of a giant tree. Together, they formed a nightmare scene that would make even a child weep.

And the flesh and blood of those living people were writhing, turning into round, human-faced fruits.