Xian Tian Palace's Elder Lu fell into despair.
The changes just now were beyond his knowledge.
It wasn't that he was surprised because he was inexperienced, but because no one had ever seen the 'Soul' Heavenly Tome, the Blood God Pearl, and the Fusang Tree Heart gathered together. So, it was difficult for him to estimate the outcome.
At this moment, Lu Jian was sure that the other sacred grounds had joined forces to fight against the Xian Tian Palace.
His heart was filled with anxiety, but there was nothing he could do.
Under the influence of Chen Luoyang's ritual, Lu Jian's mind was in a trance and his thoughts were sluggish, making it even harder for him to calm down.
Chen Luoyang picked up the Xian Tian Palace's elder and silently followed behind Xie Buxiu.
Zhong Yue heaved a breath of relief.
The Blood God Bead imitated his flesh and bones, the Fusang Tree Heart acted as a substitute, and the 'Soul' Heavenly Book dealt with the problem of his soul.
With so many methods, he should be able to hide from the Xian Tian Palace's defensive array formation and most people's eyes and ears.
Even if the Xian Tian Palace's experts were skilled in divination, it would still be difficult for them to detect him.
Fortunately, Lu Jian's cultivation base wasn't the strongest or it wouldn't be easy to deal with him.
But now wasn't the time to relax, he would have to take it one step at a time.
Chen Luoyang stood on the hill and looked at Xie Buxiu's Lu Jian, who had regrouped with the carriage and continued on their journey.
He focused his mind and communicated with the 'Soul' Heavenly Book with his psyche. His soul seemed to have split apart and gained another perspective.
It was Xie Buxiu's perspective.
Xian Tian Palace's' Elder Lu 'proceeded with light footsteps towards the Xian Tian Palace.
Low profile, secret.
Before they arrived at the outer area of the Xian Tian Palace, someone from the palace came to pick them up and arranged for 'Lu Jian' to sneak into the Xian Tian Palace.
Chen Luoyang heaved a breath of relief upon seeing this.
As expected, Lu Jian's return to the Xian Tian Palace was a secret affair. There were people in the palace to pick him up and secretly pass through the Xian Tian Thousand Elephant Array Formation.
In this way, under the double protection, Xie Buxiu wouldn't be exposed.
At least, there wasn't any danger in the outer area.
What came next was the truly difficult first test.
Xie Buxiu followed the Xian Tian Palace's disciple and sneaked into the palace before arriving at a side palace.
There was already another old man sitting in the hall.
The old man was tall and wore simple and unadorned clothes. His face was refined, but he looked a little ill.
Even without Lu Jian's introduction, Chen Luoyang and Xie Buxiu knew this old man.
Elder Xun Feng of Xian Tian Palace, Le Zhengbo.
Everyone in the mortal world knew that there were eight elders in the Xian Tian Palace.
The Eight Great Elders of the Outer Sect guarded the eight directions separately. They were like officials of a region, dealing with the affairs of various places. Their status was similar to that of the Protectors of the Ancient God.
Unlike the Ancient God, Xian Tian Palace was an independent nation with vast territories.
The Xian Tian Palace had always been semi-secluded from the world, located within the Southern Chu Dynasty's territory. Compared to the other sacred grounds, the Xian Tian Palace kept a low profile.
But outside of the palace, he had many properties, and at the same time, he had to deal with the Southern Chu Dynasty and other forces.
Lu Jian and the other elders who were guarding the outside were in charge of this.
Therefore, in addition to cultivation strength, they also needed to have good management skills and be good at doing things.
There had to be a balance between these two aspects, so it wasn't rare to see someone like Lu Jian who made an exception.
The Eight Great Elders of the Inner Sect had higher positions. They were respectively called Qian Tian, Kun Di, Xun Feng, Zhen Lei, Kan Shui, Li Huo, Gen Shan, and Dui Ze.
To some extent, it was similar to the Celestial Demon Union of the Ancient God, or the union of the four temples and the Doyen Pavilion.
The Xian Tian Palace's current Palace Lord's prowess was slightly weaker than the other Mortal World's magnates, and Mister Tianji didn't return to the Xian Tian Palace all year round. This brought about a very real problem, and that was, the Xian Tian Palace's Elder Council's power was much greater than the other sacred grounds' grand elders.
There was a certain degree of balance between the Palace Lord and the Eight Great Elders.
Although the Palace Lord still had the highest authority, he couldn't be like the Hierarch of the Ancient God, Jiang Yi, Monarch Chu, Monarch Qin, and Patriarch Blood River.
The Le Zhengbo that Xie Buxiu was meeting now was one of the Eight Great Elders, Elder Xun Feng.
According to Chen Luoyang's research on Lu Jian's life history, Le Zhengbo was Lu Jian's old superior.
Lu Jian was able to reach where he was today because of Le Zhengbo's support and promotion.
He was also Le Zhengbo's confidant.
Now that there were only two of them in the palace, how Xie Buxiu should greet Le Zhengbo became a problem.
However, the "Lu Jian" that he turned into naturally kneeled down and greeted Le Zhengbo, "Greetings, Le Weng."
Although the status of the Eight Great Elders in the Inner Sect was higher than the Eight Guardian Elders, the greetings between them wouldn't be so formal.
It was only because of Lu Jian's special relationship with Le Zhengbo.
In a valley outside of Xian Tian Palace, Chen Luoyang looked at Lu Jian with a smile.
The latter's face was filled with helplessness and resistance.
The greeting of "Greetings, Le Weng" came from his mouth almost at the same time as Xie Buxiu.
The "Greetings, Le Weng" in front of Chen Luoyang was frozen stiff, but the Xie Buxiu in the Xian Tian Palace had perfectly recreated the way he greeted Le Zhengbo every time.
When Chen Luoyang said that he, Lu Jian, would definitely help, he finally believed that Chen Luoyang was telling the truth.
Whether Lu Jian was willing or not, he had to help Le Zhengbo no matter what, and he couldn't do anything even if he wanted to.
Meanwhile, in the Xian Tian Palace, in a secluded side palace, Le Zhengbo, who was standing in front of Xie Buxiu, reached out his hand to help Xie Buxiu.
"You are an old man, there is no need to be so polite. I know that you are a man who remembers old times and favors," said Le Zhengbo.
The "Lu Jian" in front of him answered, "It's all thanks to Le Weng and You Weng that I am where I am today."
Le Zhengbo then said, "Go and rest, the time will be in a few days."
"Lu Jian" answered, "Yes, Le Weng."
As soon as he finished, he left the side palace and a disciple immediately came up to him and led him to his quarters.
It was a place that was specially arranged to be secluded and quiet.
Xie Buxiu, who was disguised as "Lu Jian", dared not to be careless even when he was alone, fearing that someone was spying on him in the dark.
But relatively speaking, he was more or less relieved.
It seemed like he had passed the first test.
Le Zhengbo was a Martial Saint, and he was also Lu Jian's old benefactor. If he could hide from Le Zhengbo's eyes and ears, then there was no need to worry about the others.
This was all thanks to the help of the real Elder Lu, who had helped him respond appropriately.
Le Zhengbo didn't have any suspicions, as there was no risk for Xie Buxiu to pass the test.
It was also thanks to the Fusang Tree Heart, the "Soul" Heavenly Tome, and the other treasures.
The connection between Xie Buxiu and Lu Jian was maintained under the watchful eyes of the Innate Thousand Phenomenon Array and Le Zhengbo, but in the end, they managed to fool the other party.
Xie Buxiu paced back and forth in the quiet room, and he seemed to be very anxious.
This was not his habit, but Lu Jian's.
In front of others, Elder Lu always tried his best to appear calm and steady.
But when he was alone, he couldn't be very patient if he had something on his mind.
Sitting quietly was not his style, so pacing back and forth and thinking at the same time could make his mind more agile. As time went by, it became a habit of his.
Now, Xie Buxiu was completely immersed in his role.
After all, he was the one who was in the tiger's den, not Chen Luoyang.
Once his identity was exposed, there were plenty of people in the Xian Tian Palace who had the ability to kill him with a slap. Some of them didn't even need to move their hands to kill him.
As for defecting to the enemy and confessing, Xie Buxiu couldn't bring himself to do that.
What's more, his powerful Deputy Hierarch had made Deer Sword into such a state and established such a wonderful connection between them. Xie Buxiu was also worried that a certain Deputy Hierarch with the surname Chen could kill him from a distance as soon as he tried to defect to the enemy, leaving him speechless.
Under such a dilemma, Xie Buxiu could only give full play to his subjective initiative and do his job well.
Now, he only hoped that he wouldn't be killed by Chen Luoyang after knowing too many secrets …
"Well done."
At this time, Chen Luoyang's voice sounded in Xie Buxiu's mind.
He concentrated slightly and felt that his thoughts and consciousness seemed to have split into two.
One part was still walking back and forth in the body that was disguised as Lu Jian, while the other part seemed to have entered an illusory space that was flashing with light.
Here, he could see the remnant of a scroll flashing in the air.
Under the light, Xie Buxiu realized that he had returned to his original appearance.
And in front of him, there was still Chen Luoyang and a tree.
The tree looked like the legendary Fusang Divine Tree.
The surface of the tree was twisted, and a human face could be vaguely seen.
It was Lu Jian's face, with his eyes closed and unconscious.
"It's my honor to be able to serve you, Hierarch. I'm just afraid that I won't be able to do a good job and delay your great plan," Xie Buxiu said with a flattering smile.
Chen Luoyang's tone was indifferent. "I believe in my own judgment. Do you believe me?"
Xie Buxiu felt bitter in his mouth and could only say with a dry smile, "Hierarch Chen, thank you for your kindness. If you say it can be done, then it can definitely be done. I will do my best and spare no effort."
"My first principle is to reward meritorious service and punish those who make mistakes," Chen Luoyang said, "I never mistreat those who work hard."
He leisurely looked up at the glowing page of the Heavenly Book with the word "Soul".
Xie Buxiu's heart skipped a beat. He found that he seemed to be able to understand a lot of principles from the illusory page of the Heavenly Book. However, everything was like looking at flowers through a fog, and he couldn't see it clearly for a moment.
Therefore, he was even more tempted.
Such a reward was independent of the Ancient God and the Demonic Palace.
It was a rare opportunity.
But he wasn't sure if he would be able to enjoy it …
Xie Buxiu smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still quickly thanked Chen Luoyang loudly, "Thank you, Hierarch, for the reward. I will do my best."
Chen Luoyang nodded, "I only care about the results."
Xie Buxiu's mind was in a trance, and his consciousness returned to his body.
He calmed himself down and waited patiently in the Xian Tian Palace.
Two days later, at noon, someone came to inform him.
"Elder Lu, please follow me. The palace meeting is about to begin."
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