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

After saying goodbye to Jiang Zhiqi, Shen Yi returned to the Construction Department.

The night wind carried the distant bugle call of the city's garrison changing shifts, adding a touch of solemnity to the deathly quiet county town.

Just as he arrived at the gate, a figure had been waiting for him for a long time.

The newcomer was dressed in a faded, close-fitting outfit and had a tall, upright figure; it was Xu Mingxuan.

"Brother Ren." Xu Mingxuan cupped his hands in greeting and stepped aside to lead the way.

The two arrived at the courtyard of the Construction Department. The soundproof array in the department was activated, and all other officials had been dismissed.

Shen Yi raised an eyebrow.

Come again?

But that suited him perfectly.

"The situation in Langya Prefecture is extremely urgent. This matter must be reported to the Sword Sect. I urge you, Junior Brother, to take immediate action. I..."

Xu Mingxuan lowered his voice, wanting to continue explaining.

Shen Yi picked at his ear, his expression indifferent:

Let's speak frankly and openly.

"Prefect Gao."

As soon as he spoke, a gentle breeze swept through the courtyard.

An elderly man with white hair and beard and a gaunt face appeared out of thin air behind Shen Yi, standing with his hands behind his back.

The old man showed no signs of magical power and appeared no different from any other ordinary old man.

But Shen Yi could clearly sense that within that seemingly frail body lay a terrifying power capable of burning mountains and boiling seas.

"Junior Ren Wuchang greets True Lord Mingxuan." Shen Yi turned around, bowed, and greeted him respectfully.

Mingxuan Zhenjun lowered his eyes, his cloudy old eyes falling on Shen Yi, as if they could see through all illusions.

"The Azure Sun Sword Sect, Ren Wuchang?"

He spoke slowly, each word carrying an invisible pressure.

Xu Mingxuan stood to the side, his face cold and his hands behind his back.

Shen Yi met the other's scrutiny with composure: "What? Does True Lord no longer want to join the Sword Sect?"

The air froze instantly upon hearing this.

"Heh, as expected of Biyang's swordsmanship, you've got some nerve."

"Tell me, how did you discern my avatar?"

Mingxuan Zhenjun's eyes narrowed slightly, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a few degrees.

Shen Yi, however, seemed oblivious to the oppressive feeling of an impending storm, and continued:

"But my master is Master Xu Cheng, and he is a close friend of Master Zi Xu, the current Grand Master of the Sword Sect."

"I have come here on the orders of Grand Master Zixu to see Prefect Gao."

"The fact that you could see through your incarnation, True Lord, is naturally due to information provided by the True Lord."

As he spoke, he flipped his hand and took out a jade pendant.

The jade plaque is simple and warm, with the character "胥" engraved on the front and intricate cloud patterns on the back.

It was indeed Xu Chengzhen's identity token.

Mingxuan Zhenjun stared intently at the jade tablet.

There's no mistake, this is definitely a token of the Sword Sect!

The fact that this young man possesses this item suggests that his identity is far from simple.

Mingxuan Zhenjun's mind raced, and he instantly grasped the key to the matter.

To possess a True Person Token, one must be a core disciple of the Sword Sect's inner sect.

His attitude softened considerably after that.

Shen Yi put away the token and changed the subject: "This junior has come here not only to gather intelligence from the outside world, but also to make a deal with the True Lord."

"A deal?" True Monarch Mingxuan looked at him with amusement. "A mere junior in the Transcendent Realm wants to make a deal with this old man?"

"You, the person behind you, isn't weighty enough."

"This junior's cultivation is shallow, and the True Man is also aware of this. He is not qualified to trade with the True Lord." Shen Yi smiled faintly.

"But my Sword Sect has it."

He paused, then said, word by word:

"Is the amount of Nascent Soul Dao Fruit sufficient?"

boom!

The four words "Transformation into a Divine Fruit" seemed to explode like a thunderclap in the minds of True Lord Mingxuan and Xu Mingxuan.

Xu Mingxuan was horrified and almost lost his balance.

The fifth realm of the ancient immortal path: Deity Transformation!

Mingxuan Zhenjun's pupils trembled violently, and his mental state, cultivated for thousands of years, almost collapsed. An uncontrollable surge of power rose into the sky, crushing all the stone tables and benches in the courtyard into dust.

"What do you know!"

He took a step forward, closing in on Shen Yi.

The aura of the Guicang Realm gripped Shen Yi's neck like a withered hand.

A surge of violent magical power rushed into Shen Yi's body, as if it could tear him apart at any moment.

But Shen Yi remained expressionless, simply looking at him calmly.

"My Lord, you can probably tell that this body is not my true form."

Shen Yi casually revealed the fact that he had paper doll clones.

Gao Sheng captured him at this moment and performed a soul search on Shen Yi, but he found nothing.

Even if Gao Sheng used divination to find out Shen Moyan's true location, it would be difficult for him to teleport to Feiguang Prefecture in such a short time.

"If that's your attitude, then this incredible opportunity is out of your reach."

Mingxuan Zhenjun paused for a moment.

"Excuse me."

Mingxuan Zhenjun concealed his aura, but his gaze remained fixed on Shen Yi.

"True Lord of the Wild Goose Formation, I wonder if Prefect Gao knows of such a person?"

Shen Yi dropped another bombshell.

"After he resigned from his post in the Holy Court's Strategy Hall, he did not disappear from public view, but instead plotted something earth-shattering."

"He intends to sacrifice the lives of hundreds of millions of people in Langya Prefecture to refine the remains of Kuafu, thus helping him break through to the Nascent Soul realm!"

Mingxuan Zhenjun's face turned extremely ugly.

He had vaguely found out some of this information through his own channels, but he didn't expect that the Sword Sect was also paying attention to it, and that it was so detailed and accurate.

Zheng Quan plots to become a god!

Once this news is confirmed, it will be enough to shake the entire Langya Prefecture.

"What makes you think I should believe you?"

"The Sword Sect has already foreseen all of this." Shen Yi's tone was full of confidence.

"I also know that you, True Lord, are also planning your own path to enlightenment."

He glanced at Xu Mingxuan beside him and said meaningfully, "For example, that Fire Melting Bead."

Xu Mingxuan's body stiffened abruptly.

The Fire Melting Pearl was his backup plan, a preparation for seizing the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit. This was known only to Heaven and Earth, and no one else knew about it except for himself!

How...how did he know?

"Furthermore, Lord Zhenjun, you possess the bloodline of the Witch Clan, and you are constantly targeted within the system."

"Staying in a small county for a thousand years must be hard to endure," Shen Yi said with a slight smile.

The heart of True Lord Mingxuan was filled with turbulent waves.

What do you want?

The other person's witty remarks made him suddenly realize that he had always been a marginal figure in this game.

"It's very simple."

Shen Moyan finally revealed his fangs.

"I need the True Lord to do something for me."

"After this is accomplished, I, and the Great Master Zixu behind me, can not only introduce the True Lord to my Biyang Sword Sect, but also obtain the supreme sword inheritance and escape the predicament of being controlled by the Holy Court everywhere."

"It will also be able to lend a helping hand to the True Lord, allowing him to get a share of the spoils in that opportunity to transform into a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Upon hearing this, True Lord Mingxuan's face darkened.

This could very well be a trap, but the temptation is just too great.

"What do you want me to do?"

After thinking it over, he gave in.

"At that time, I will need the True Lord to help me capture someone."

"Who?"

Shen Yi slowly uttered a name.

"The Six Hells Demon Sect, Luo Changting."