Chapter 52: I Suspect He Is an Undercover Agent from the Demonic Sect

The profound ancestor sent a voice transmission, summoning Du Julong to his side.

"Sect Master, how is the progress of the Azure Cloud Mystic Realm? Brief the ancestor." The profound ancestor said.

Du Julong had not expected that even the ancestor was paying attention to this matter. He immediately turned serious and said in a deep voice, "Ancestor, the major sects have already arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect, and the Azure Cloud Mystic Realm will open tomorrow."

Chen Pingan looked shocked and scratched his ear.

"What? Did I hear that right? When our Azure Cloud Mystic Realm opens, what does it have to do with other sects?"

In his impression, the Azure Cloud Mystic Realm had always been a training ground exclusively for the young disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect, never open to outsiders.

Now, after ten thousand years, why had things turned upside down?

This change was so drastic that it was a bit too much for an old man like him to accept...

Seeing the ancestor lose his composure for the first time, the profound ancestor blinked and motioned for Du Julong to explain quickly.

Du Julong thought to himself that things were bad; if he failed to explain this properly, his tenure as Sect Master would likely come to an end.

His face was ashen, his calves trembled, and cold sweat streamed down his back as he pondered how to phrase his words so as not to provoke the ancestor's thunderous wrath.

Seeing that Du Julong was extremely uneasy, Chen Pingan frowned and asked, "Little Long, do you have something difficult to say?"

Du Julong dropped to his knees with a thud.

"Ancestor, the eight righteous sects of the Northern Prefecture have now formed an alliance, so the mystic realms of each sect are open to the disciples of all allied sects."

He explained in a panic.

"So you've formed an alliance..."

Chen Pingan's thoughts drifted far away.

It seemed that if his ex-girlfriend wasn't in the Azure Cloud Sect, she must be within one of the other seven sects.

The profound ancestor also knelt down and said with a hardened scalp, "Ancestor, this matter is not Julong's fault. If you want to blame someone, blame me!"

Chen Pingan waved his hand and smiled, "Get up, all of you. Forming an alliance is also a good thing. Every major sect has a mystic realm, and by opening them to each other, we won't be at a disadvantage."

He looked at Du Julong with considerable admiration.

If they hadn't formed an alliance, the disciples of the major sects wouldn't have come to the Azure Cloud Sect, and where would he go to find his ex-girlfriend?

Seeing that the ancestor was not placing blame, Du Julong and the profound ancestor let out long sighs of relief and stood up.

The profound ancestor looked at Du Julong and said, "Sect Master, the ancestor is deeply nostalgic for the Azure Cloud Mystic Realm and wishes to enter as well. Make the arrangements."

"Right, I want to enter the Azure Cloud Mystic Realm. Arrange a new identity for me and make sure outsiders don't find out," Chen Pingan added.

The ancestor wanted to enter the Azure Cloud Mystic Realm?

Du Julong was startled, thinking that with the ancestor's lofty status, should anything go wrong inside the mystic realm, even ten heads wouldn't be enough for him to lose.

"Ancestor, you know that the Azure Cloud Mystic Realm suppresses cultivation down to the Golden Body Realm. For the sake of fairness, only disciples at the Golden Body Realm are currently allowed to enter. Would you like me to arrange a few disciples to accompany you?"

Du Julong asked tentatively.

"No need."

Chen Pingan refused.

He was entering the mystic realm to find his ex-girlfriend, and having others tagging along would be inconvenient.

"Very well."

Du Julong felt helpless.

Pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back while thinking about the mystic realm, Chen Pingan asked, "Do you have any treasures for disguise?"

Because of the concubine-taking incident, most of the Azure Cloud Sect disciples had already seen him, so he absolutely could not appear in the mystic realm with his true face.

"Ancestor, I have a skin mask here that can change facial features according to your will."

The profound ancestor handed over a human-skin mask.

"Good, Little Xuan, you are very thoughtful."

Chen Pingan took the mask and, noticing that the spiritual imprint on it had already been erased, praised it admiringly.

He squeezed a drop of blood onto it, and after the treasure acknowledged him as its master, he placed it on his face.

After a few seconds, his peerlessly beautiful visage transformed into the appearance of an ordinary person.

"Cough, cough..."

The profound ancestor coughed twice. Having grown accustomed to the peerless beauty of the ancestor, he truly found it hard to get used to this sudden drastic change in appearance.

"Ancestor, this is a robe for Azure Cloud Sect disciples."

Du Julong quickly handed over a cyan long robe as well.

Upon entering the Azure Cloud Mystic Realm, Azure Cloud Sect disciples were required to wear a unified uniform and don the exclusive Daoist robe.

"Good."

Chen Pingan accepted it, smiled, and said, "Come pick me up tomorrow." With that, he entered his room in high spirits.

Du Julong hastily agreed.

Early the next morning, acting like a thief, Du Julong quietly brought the ancestor into a grand hall on Azure Cloud Peak.

There was no other way.

He could not let anyone in the sect know that the ancestor was entering the Azure Cloud Mystic Realm—this was something the profound ancestor had repeatedly instructed.

Stealing a glance toward the direction of the plaza, Du Julong said, "Ancestor, please keep this token safe. There aren't many people in the plaza right now, so you can head over and wait inside our Azure Cloud Sect area."

"Rest assured."

With a knowing look, Chen Pingan patted Du Julong's shoulder and comforted him, "Don't be nervous, I'm just going in for a stroll."

Du Julong nodded repeatedly.

With a flash, Chen Pingan stepped out of the hall and arrived at the plaza.

At that moment, the morning light was faint and the area was exceptionally desolate.

Chen Pingan located the exclusive zone of the Azure Cloud Sect and waited quietly.

Before long.

As the morning sun rose, disciples from various major sects arrived at the plaza one after another.

The eight righteous sects of the Northern Prefecture were the Azure Cloud Sect, the Wind and Moon Sect, the Ancient Sword Sect, the Spirit Beast Mountain, the True Words Sect, the Hundred Herb Hall, the Profound Clarity Temple, and the Great Zen Temple.

Among them, the Hundred Herb Hall specialized in refining pills, and the Spirit Beast Mountain specialized in raising demonic beasts.

The Profound Clarity Temple belonged to the Three Pure Ones Daoist school, and the Great Zen Temple was an orthodox Buddhist sect.

These eight righteous sects possessed deep foundations, and some had been founded even earlier than the Azure Cloud Sect.

The plaza grew increasingly crowded.

Soon, it became bustling and packed.

A young man looked at Chen Pingan, frowned, and asked, "Who are you? Why have I never seen you within the Azure Cloud Sect?"

Seeing that this young Azure Cloud Sect disciple was quite vigilant, Chen Pingan was not annoyed at all; instead, he felt deeply gratified.

In a large sect like the Azure Cloud Sect with numerous disciples of varying quality, it was very easy for undercover agents from other sects or evil factions to infiltrate.

That was only normal.

Chen Pingan smiled and said, "I only recently joined the Azure Cloud Sect, so it's normal that you haven't seen me."

"Has anyone seen him?"

The young man asked the surrounding Azure Cloud Sect disciples.

"Never seen him..."

Everyone shook their heads.

The commotion on the Azure Cloud Sect's side also attracted the attention of disciples from other sects.

Most of them looked on with gloating amusement, pointing and whispering as if mocking the Azure Cloud Sect for letting a spy slip in.

"What is going on?"

An Azure Cloud Sect elder suddenly descended.

Pointing at Chen Pingan, the young man said in a deep voice, "Elder, this person's background is unknown. I suspect he is an undercover agent from an evil sect!"

An evil sect undercover agent?

Du Julong, who was disguised as an elder, almost vomited blood from anger. Damn it, you little brat, you actually called the exalted ancestor of the Azure Cloud Sect an undercover agent—this is sheer rebellion!

Though furious inside, Du Julong managed to hold it in.

He stared at the young man with an aloof expression and said indifferently, "This is a new disciple I recently took in. It's only normal that you don't recognize him."

"So he's the elder's newly accepted disciple..."

A look of realization dawned on the young man's face.

"I'm sorry, Junior Brother, it was my impulsive behavior. My apologies!" He hurriedly bowed with cupped hands toward Chen Pingan.

"No blame to those who don't know."

Chen Pingan smiled slightly.

If all Azure Cloud Sect disciples were this vigilant, any infiltrated spies would find it very difficult to survive.

From the perspective of the ancestor, he thoroughly appreciated this young man.

Chen Pingan looked toward the elder, wondering if this person had been arranged by Du Julong.

"Ancestor, it's me, Little Long..."

Du Julong blinked and sent a quiet voice transmission.

So it was you, kid!

Chen Pingan was almost tickled into laughter.

The dignified Sect Master of the Azure Cloud Sect disguising himself as an elder to clear the name of a "little disciple"—if word of this got out, it would become quite the joke.