After changing his appearance, Gu Fei had turned into a skinny, unprepossessing swordsman who wore a greyish-white robe and carried an ancient sword on his back.
He had asked Yan 'er for this ancient sword. The style of the ancient sword was simple and unadorned, and the scabbard was engraved with ancient patterns. Although it was not a divine weapon, it was still a rare longsword.
Gu Fei had suppressed his cultivation base to the Ninth Heavenly Layer of Awakening Realm. Judging from the aura that Gu Fei exuded, it would be difficult to tell his true cultivation base if one was not a peerless expert of the Void Controlling Realm.
After changing his appearance, Gu Fei was not afraid of being discovered by the people of the Dongfang Clan. He swaggered into Beiling City.
The streets of Beiling City were not deserted in the early morning. The energy of cultivators was much more vigorous than that of ordinary people. Cultivators could be seen everywhere on the streets.
Gu Fei noticed that there were no truly powerful experts among the cultivators. They were all very young and seemed to be the younger generation who had left the mountain to gain experience.
Although Daoism was particular about tranquility and inaction, leaving the mountain to walk the Dao and enter the world to cultivate was also indispensable. It was difficult for cultivators who had not experienced wind and rain to become truly strong.
The doors of the shops on both sides of the street opened one after another. The shopkeepers and workers were busy with their work. Many of them placed their goods in front of the doors to attract customers.
Gu Fei went straight to the front of a restaurant. There were already many people dining inside. Looking in from the door, he saw that most of the people dining in the lobby were ordinary people.
The restaurant only had three floors. Gu Fei walked into the restaurant and found that although the restaurant was not big, the interior was decorated in an antique style.
When Gu Fei walked into the restaurant, a worker with a towel on his shoulder immediately came to greet him.
The worker quickly sized up Gu Fei. When he saw the ancient sword on Gu Fei's back, he immediately became unusually respectful.
"Sir, this way please!" The shop assistant seemed a little nervous. He directly led Gu Fei to the stairs. When they reached the second floor, the shop assistant did not stop and continued to the third floor.
Although Gu Fei was surprised by the waiter's attitude and behavior, he did not think too much about it. As he passed by the second floor, he glanced at the lobby and realized that there were already cultivators among the people dining on the second floor.
The lobby on the first floor was very noisy because it was a place for mortals to eat, but the second floor was relatively quiet. On the third floor, the waiter directly led Gu Fei to a private room.
On the third floor, there were no ordinary people. There were only a few cultivators eating. The food of the cultivators was usually very simple. There was no big fish or meat, not even any fishy meat.
Most of the cultivators' tables were filled with fruits and tea. Cultivators were humans too. They also needed to eat and drink.
Gu Fei casually ordered a few dishes and the waiter left. The private room of the restaurant was very quiet. Gu Fei had already vaguely guessed why the waiter directly brought him to the third floor.
Cultivators usually liked peace and quiet. It seemed that the waiter had served many cultivators before. Therefore, he knew how to treat these cultivators.
Soon, the dishes were served. Gu Fei began to drink by himself in the private room. His master, Wan Xiancheng, liked to drink a few cups when he was alive.
Like master, like disciple. This saying was true. Whenever Gu Fei went to a place like a restaurant, he also liked to drink by himself.
Although he was in the private room, he noticed that other than the cultivators in the lobby, there were also a few subtle waves of energy coming from the other private rooms.
Ever since Gu Fei's cultivation broke through to the fourth layer of the Ascended Mortality Realm, his vision, hearing, smell, and perception had all greatly improved.
He felt that among the cultivators on the third floor, there were no experts that could truly threaten him. It was no wonder that such a big shot would appear in such a small restaurant.
"Brother Chen, do you know why the people from the Three Great Daoist Sects came to the Northern Lands?"
Suddenly, a sentence from the private room next door caught Gu Fei's attention.
"I don't know. I just came to the Northern Lands to have some fun. Does Brother Song know the reason?" Another voice came from the private room next door.
"Hehe, of course I know." The cultivator with the surname Chen said with some pride.
"Hurry up and tell me!" The cultivator with the surname Song hurriedly asked.
Although the two cultivators in the private room next door spoke in low voices, every word they said fell clearly into Gu Fei's ears.
From the sound of their voices, the two cultivators in the private room next door shouldn't be too old. From the aura they emitted, their cultivation seemed to be between the eighth and ninth layer of the Awakening Self Realm.
"Yes! A few days ago, I met a distant cousin of mine that I haven't seen for many years. My cousin is a disciple of the Shang Qing Sect. "The cultivator with the surname Chen said.
"I didn't expect you to have a relative in the Shang Qing Sect. It's not that easy to enter the Three Great Daoist Sects." The cultivator with the surname Song said enviously.
"The people from the Three Great Daoist Sects didn't come to the Northern Lands for the rumored spiritual land or the great demon Chu Ge." The cultivator with the surname Chen said mysteriously.
"No way! Then why did they come? " The cultivator with the surname Song said in shock. After all, the news of the Demon Lord's son wreaking havoc in the Northern Lands and the rumor that the Northern Lands had discovered a spiritual land had already spread like wildfire in Northern Mountain City.
"Hmph!" The cultivator with the surname Chen chuckled. He seemed to want to whet the appetite of the cultivator with the surname Song.
"Hurry up and tell me!" The cultivator with the surname Song said anxiously.
The cultivator with the surname Chen said, "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you. The reason the people from the Three Great Daoist Sects came to the Northern Lands is to find someone."
"Find someone? Who is it that the Three Great Daoist Sects sent out experts to look for them? I heard that someone saw Daoist Chaoyang of the Supreme Mystery Sect in the city. "The cultivator with the surname Song seemed to be very surprised.
It wasn't just the cultivator with the surname Song. Gu Fei, who had been quietly listening to the conversation in the room next door, was also shocked. He had already vaguely guessed who the Three Great Daoist Sects were looking for.
"Who would have thought! The people from the Three Great Daoist Sects were all here for me. "After hearing this, Gu Fei was no longer in the mood to listen.
The words of the cultivator with the surname Chen shocked him. Daoist Chaoyang was the head of the Shaoyang Peak and one of the most powerful people in the Supreme Mystery Sect.
Gu Fei was very confused. It made sense that the Supreme Mystery Sect would come looking for him. After all, he was a disciple of the Supreme Mystery Sect and the only successor of the Ling Cui Peak.
If he died, the Ling Cui Peak would be lost. The sect leader, Daoist Xuantian, would definitely not want to see the Ling Cui Peak go extinct. Daoist Xuantian wanted to maintain the legacy of the nine great branches of the Supreme Mystery Sect.
But why did the Shang Qing Sect and the Guangcheng Celestial Sect come to the Northern Lands to find him? Gu Fei couldn't figure it out, and there was no one to answer his questions.
However, the words of these two people couldn't be trusted. This kind of rumor was full of uncertainty. Perhaps it was just groundless rumors.
"I have to find a way to verify it." Gu Fei thought to himself. He was not an impulsive person. He had to plan before he acted. Only then could he minimize the danger he was in.
As Gu Fei thought of this, he walked out of the room, paid the bill, and left the small restaurant. He didn't have any currency in the secular world, but that didn't mean he was going to dine and dash. The way he paid the bill was actually very simple. He threw a gem to the restaurant manager.
When Gu Fei came out of the Pill Cauldron Grotto-Heaven, he conveniently picked up a few gems and carried them with him. With those gems, not to mention a meal, they could even buy the entire small restaurant.
Encountering such a forthright customer, the innkeeper of the restaurant was overjoyed. As long as he encountered a few more generous customers like Gu Fei, he would be able to enjoy his old age in advance.
After leaving the restaurant, Gu Fei realized that he was being watched.
Gu Fei sneered, then quietly wandered the streets, looking here and there. It was like this was the first time he had traveled far away, and he didn't know anything about the outside world.
He realized that behind him, there really were two people following him. There were two people far behind him. Gu Fei couldn't help but feel a little strange. Logically speaking, the people from the Dongfang and Beitang families shouldn't have noticed his traces.
He had already changed his appearance. Even if Dongfang Chen and Beitang Ao stood in front of him, they probably wouldn't be able to recognize him.
"Who are they?" Gu Fei couldn't help but be a little curious. He pretended not to notice anything and slowly walked in the direction of the city gate.
At this time, it was already late in the morning. The streets of the city were crowded with people, shouting and hawking incessantly. There were even cultivators in twos and threes appearing on the streets.
The secular world was so fresh to those cultivators who cultivated in the mountains or sects all year round. Of course, the novelty of the secular world for Gu Fei had long since disappeared.
Gu Fei walked out of Beiling City without batting an eyelid. The two men were still following him from a distance.
After leaving Beiling City, Gu Fei gradually went further and further away. Then, he turned into a small path next to the main road and walked into the snow forest. In the snow forest, all that could be seen was snow. The leaves of the trees had long fallen off, and on the bare branches, one could see crystalline icicles hanging down.
The two people following behind Gu Fei were two young men in gray robes. They followed Gu Fei into the snow forest and continued to follow Gu Fei for a while. Suddenly, one of the two young men rushed into the snow forest next to the small path, while the other continued to follow behind Gu Fei.
Soon, the person who rushed into the snow forest took a shortcut and ran in front of Gu Fei. Then, he suddenly rushed out of the snow forest and blocked Gu Fei's path.
Gu Fei stopped. He couldn't help feeling a little amused. He was well aware of the actions of these two fellows. Could it be that these two fellows wanted to rob him?
"Kid, if you know what's good for you, then leave that treasured sword on you. Perhaps we can spare your life!" The young man who blocked Gu Fei's path approached Gu Fei step by step. He was tall and thin, and his face was sallow. He looked like a patient who had been ill for a long time.
However, Gu Fei sensed a powerful wave of magic power from this "patient" that did not match the "patient's" appearance.
When Gu Fei heard this, he realized that these two people had their eyes on the ancient sword on his back.
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