"Thanks for your concern. The family head is doing fine," Sima Ye said and stole a glance at Lee Zhen Ren, who was sitting in front of him.

"I should visit him one of these days, share with him my journey towards immortality," Lee Zhen Ren said and stretched out his hand, gesturing for Sima Ye to take a seat by the side of the room.

Sima Ye cupped his hands at him and took a seat.

Servants who were waiting for him to sit down quickly came over, poured tea and placed some dessert on the tea table by the side.

"The family head would be more than happy to have you grace our mansion," Sima Ye said, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Lee Zhen Ren gave out a long sigh and there was only silence.

He knew that his path to immortality had stopped.

There was realistically no chance for him to ascend to Nascent Soul Level.

If not, he wouldn't be sent here by his sect to be stuck here in Hong Feng City with all these mortals.

His sect, the Six Pulse Sword Sect, had sent him here to protect Hong Feng City.

And in return, the emperor of Da Qian Dynasty would reward them with Spirit Stones and cultivation resources that they needed.

And usually, they would be sending cultivators in their sect who had no chance of ascending to the next level.

The sects would rather keep cultivators who still had the chance to ascend under their control.

Competition between the sects was tough and everyone wanted the best with them.

Unfortunately, Lee Zhen Ren was one of those that didn't make the cut.

Sima Ye waited with the bustling sound of the activities happening outside.

"Be careful, don't break it! We can't put it back if it's broken!"

The shouts from the servants in the distance broke the silence, and Lee Zhen Ren began to speak again.

"Pardon me. I must be feeling tired from the preparations. I've told them to keep things simple but yet..." He stroked his white beard and said apologetically.

Sima Ye nodded his head and said, "I will get straight to the point then. I'm here, representing the Qing Feng Sect instead of the Sima Family, to discuss some matters with you."

"Qing Feng Sect?" Lee Zhen Ren's hands froze and stopped stroking his white beard.

Qing Feng Sect was the most powerful sect in Da Qian Dynasty.

He figured that Sima Ye was trying to make use of its name as leverage for what he wanted.

Sima Ye went on and briefed Lee Zhen Ren on what had happened.

And after he was done, Sima Ye asked, "I would need your help to exterminate them tomorrow at your birthday celebration."

Lee Zhen Ren put down his hand and placed it onto the tea table by his side.

He started to weigh his options.

If he worked with Sima Ye, the Six Pulse Sword Sect might not be pleased.

The rewards from the emperor would most likely go to the Qing Feng Sect alone.

But if he didn't work with Sima Ye, this last birthday celebration of his, which would be his last, would go awry.

And that's not how he wanted to pass and be remembered.

He was more concerned with his legacy at this stage of his life.

Sima Ye took another sip from the teacup while he waited for Lee Zhen Ren's response.

Finally, after a few moments of deliberation, Lee Zhen Ren made his decision.

"The Six Pulse Sword Sect would help the Qing Feng Sect in whatever ways we could," he nodded at Sima Ye and said.

In the world of cultivators, even if you were at a higher cultivation level, you need to keep in mind the background of your opponent.

If you trifle with the wrong sect or clan, your path to immortality will end soon.

He was someone that the mortals had to look up to, but compared to the other cultivators, he was nothing.

"Tomorrow, we shall..."

Sima Ye began to brief Lee Zhen Ren on his plan.

...

Inside a dark and wet cave, Lee Yi Hong and Eunuch Xin sat in lotus position.

And in front of them stood a man looking young in his early twenties, wearing a dark robe with long flowing dark hair.

The man had skin that was white and fair like porcelain.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Lee Yi Hong and Eunuch Xin.

"That's interesting," the man raised an eyebrow and rubbed his chin.

"Yes, Yuan Kai, that's what happened.

"Please let the Dark Lord know that I didn't mess it up for him," Eunuch Xin said and looked up at the young man, Yuan Kai, with an apologetic expression.

His weird and prideful demeanor was gone in front of Yuan Kai.

Yuan Kai glanced over at Lee Yi Hong and waited for his response.

Cold sweat trickled down Lee Yi Hong's forehead.

His eyebrows were locked, and his face was coming together in a painful expression.

"Yes, Yuan Kai, that was what I've witnessed too. I've told this eunuch to stop fooling around but he wouldn't listen," Lee Yi Hong replied.

Yuan Kai shook his head and brushed his long, flowing hair behind his shoulders.

Thud.

Both Lee Yi Hong and Eunuch Xin collapsed on the ground after he did so.

Yuan Kai was using his Soul Question Technique on them to see if they were possessed by other cultivators.

"They've got the Qing Feng Tracking Mark on you," Yuan Kai pointed at Eunuch Xin and said.

"Yuan Kai, I swear that I didn't know... Please let me off..." Eunuch Xin knelt and pleaded to Yuan Kai.

Yuan Kai shrugged and said, "Relax, they have their ways and so does the Dark Lord."

"So, will we still execute our plan? But if we do so, they would be prepared for our arrival in Hong Feng City by now," Lee Yi Hong said.

Yuan Kai smirked and said, "Here's the change of plan..."

Lee Yi Hong and Eunuch Xin listened to him and took note of what they had to do.

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