Somewhere in the Barren Forbidden Area.
Chu Kuangren slowly walked on the mountain path. With his Treasure Locating Skill activated, he could immediately sense any treasures around him and went to collect them.
Whether it was the Barren Forbidden Area or the Ten Thousand Wonders Grotto-Heaven, they were all excellent places for Chu Kuangren to search for treasures.
Suddenly, his communication artifact vibrated.
He picked up the compass and checked the message. Then, his lips curled into a playful smile. "Since Jian Daozi noticed Jian Changfeng's abnormality, it seems he's not that stupid after all."
Chu Kuangren was not too surprised by that.
Not to mention Jian Changfeng, even if the Magic Sword Guards were discovered, it would not be a loss to him.
Both of them were members of the Swordsmen. Whether they betrayed him or died, the Swordsmen would only feel sorry for them.
As for Chu Kuangren, he was only treating it as a game.
"Jian Daozi, help me search for the Sword Emperor's Opportunity of Fortune."
Chu Kuangren chuckled.
…
At another place.
Jian Daozi had led a group of Swordsmen to a mountain range.
"At the end of this mountain range is where the Azure Sword Emperor is. Rumor has it that the Azure Sword Emperor died in closed-door meditation, unable to live a second life. Once I refine the Four Divine Water and Fire Sword Primordial, my Four Divine Sword Dao will be able to reach the Full Completion Level."
Jian Daozi said excitedly.
The Four Divine Sword Dao was the Dao that he walked on. It was inherited from an ancient inheritance that he obtained many years ago.
The Four Divine Sword Primordial was a treasure that Jian Daozi found in the ancient books of his tribe. It contained the power of the four Sword Daos of earth, wind, water, and fire. However, during an ancient war, it was divided into four parts. Among them, the Wind Sword Primordial was in Jian Daozi's inheritance.
After searching for many years, he finally found the Earth Sword Primordial and went into closed-door meditation to refine that Sword Primordial.
The last Water and Fire Sword Primordial were said to be in the hands of the Azure Sword Emperor.
That was also the reason why he wanted the Green Glass Magic Lamp. It was the only way to find the Azure Sword Emperor.
Beside him, Jian Changfeng's eyes flashed when he heard Jian Daozi's words.
Jian Changfeng followed behind the group and sent a message to Chu Kuangren, telling him the location of the Azure Sword Emperor.
Not long after, Jian Chang Feng discovered that something was amiss.
They had already passed the mountain range, but they did not stop. Instead, they continued to move forward into the distance.
The Azure Mystic Sword Emperor was nowhere in the mountain range Jian Daozi had mentioned.
He wanted to continue reporting to Chu Kuangren, but he was being watched by the Concealed Sword Guards, so he had no chance to do so.
Jian Changfeng felt extremely anxious but there was nothing he could do.
He knew that Jian Daozi had already sensed that something was off about him.
He had fallen into Jian Daozi's trap. Jian Daozi had used him to send Chu Kuangren false information.
Along the way, Jian Daozi sent people to keep an eye on Jian Changfeng. Then, they arrived at a strange forest shrouded in black mist.
The black mist in the forest was a kind of restriction.
It was not a natural restriction of the Desolate Forbidden Land, but a man-made restriction.
"Found it, this is the true location of the Azure Profound Sword Emperor!"
"Lord Daoist, this black fog seems a little strange."
The Phantom Sword Guard looked at the black mist and frowned.
"Let the traitor go in and test the waters first."
Jian Daozi said indifferently. The traitor he was referring to was naturally Jian Changfeng.
Soon, Jian Changfeng was escorted by the Concealed Sword Guards.
"I'm curious, what did Chu Kuangren offer you to betray the Swordsmen for him?"
Jian Daozi said coldly.
As soon as he said that, the news of Jian Changfeng being a traitor spread throughout the crowd, causing an uproar among the Swordsmen.
However, Jian Changfeng merely smiled. "Jian Daozi, you can't defeat our master."
"Master?!"
Jian Daozi's expression turned grim. "You've acknowledged him as your master?!"
Being bought by Chu Kuangren and acknowledging Chu Kuangren as their master were two completely different concepts. The latter would be a bigger blow to the Swordsmen.
The Swordsmen's top sky-pride had acknowledged someone else as his master, and that person was the Swordsmen's enemy. If word of this got out, the reputation of the Swordsmen would be greatly affected.
"Throw him in!"
Jian Daozi yelled. The Concealed Sword Guard immediately slapped Jian Changfeng's body, sending him into the black mist.
The sudden appearance of an outsider caused the black mist to react.
The black mist rumbled and formed surges of black sword qi that flew towards Jian Changfeng.
The surges of sword qi were extremely sharp.
Even though Jian Chang Feng's strength was outstanding, he was quickly defeated by the encirclement of the Sword Qi.
With a loud crack, Jian Changfeng's arm was torn apart by one of the sword qi.
Jian Changfeng's momentary distraction caused him to be completely torn apart by the sword qi, and he died on the spot.
Jian Daozi's expression did not change at all.
All he had done was kill a traitor.
However, this black mist was a little tricky to deal with.
"These sword qi are too powerful. It won't be easy to break in."
Jian Daozi frowned. Then, he looked at the Evergreen Fairy Lamp in his hand. Suddenly, he thought of something and channeled his spiritual power.
Within the Evergreen Fairy Lamp, a flame shot out.
Wherever the flame went, the black mist automatically retreated.
"As expected, this Evergreen Fairy Lamp is the key to isolating this black mist."
Jian Daozi's eyes lit up. Then, he lifted the Evergreen Fairy Lamp and walked deeper into the black mist. Wherever he went, the black mist automatically retreated.
The Swordsmen behind him followed suit.
The only thing left was Jian Changfeng's corpse.
After a while, a small wooden puppet the size of a palm suddenly walked out of the corpse.
"Fortunately, I had a stroke of luck in my early years and obtained a Soul Transfer Technique. Before I died, I transferred my soul into this wooden puppet. Otherwise, I would've died here today."
That wooden puppet, which was Jian Changfeng, said with lingering fear.
However, at that moment, the surrounding black mist began to circulate, and the black mist sword qi once again condensed.
"No way. I'm already in this state, and this black mist sword qi still wants to kill me?!"
Jian Changfeng's wooden puppet had a horrified look on its face.
If this wooden puppet were to shatter, there would be nothing he could do to save the situation.
The sword qi shot out.
Since Jian Changfeng's physical body had been destroyed, the remaining wooden puppet's combat power was almost zero. It could not fight back at all.
Just as the sword qi was about to shatter the wooden puppet, a sword qi suddenly shot out from the sky and protected the wooden puppet, shattering the black mist sword qi one by one.
"This sword qi is Master!"
Jian Changfeng was overjoyed as he turned to look into the distance.
He saw Chu Kuangren stepping on the air and slowly walking towards Jian Changfeng. He looked at him playfully. "How did you turn into a figurine?"
Figurine?
What was that?!
Jian Changfeng was puzzled.
However, he did not think too much about it and knelt in front of Chu Kuangren. "Greetings, Master. My identity has been exposed …"
Jian Changfeng then told Chu Kuangren everything that had happened.
"Alright, I know everything now."
Chu Kuangren was not surprised by Jian Changfeng's words at all.
Instead, it was Jian Daozi who surprised Jian Changfeng.
Besides, Jian Daozi had clearly given him the wrong location, so how did Chu Kuangren find his way here?
Could it be …
Jian Changfeng suddenly thought of something. "There are still spies within the Swordsmen?!"
"Yes." Chu Kuangren nodded.
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