Shi Feiyang considered that Grandmaster Ha Ha knew that he was no match for him in a fight alone, and that considering his own status, messing with his disciples was also pointless, not to mention it would inevitably lead to a confrontation in the end.

After the incident at Wildman Mountain, Grandmaster Ha Ha indeed had the intention to capture Shi Feiyang's disciples, especially when Shi Zhu was born, and even more so after four of his own disciples were killed, strengthening his resolve.

But he had once "personally witnessed" Shi Feiyang dueling with Elder Kuzhu in the Void Illusion Realm. Elder Kuzhu had kidnapped Mo Zhui, luring Shi Feiyang to Great Wilderness Mountain, only to end up utterly defeated.

Therefore, Grandmaster Ha Ha felt that targeting Lin Han and Shi Sheng would not help him achieve his goal, and might also lead to his own downfall, just like Elder Kuzhu.

So, after years of preparation, he decided to take a different path, using the world as a chessboard to start a new game with Shi Feiyang.

Shi Feiyang had millions of merits, and even the big shots of both Buddhism and Daoism dared not touch him; so, Grandmaster Ha Ha's plan was to undermine these merits!

Grandmaster Ha Ha had spied on Shi Feiyang teaching his disciples the Immortal Law, known as the "Purple Ying Immortal Scripture." He then found two other experts, and together they set up an extremely complex series of schemes. Creating a fake "Purple Ying Immortal Scripture" to throw Jianghu into chaos was just the first step—there were many more cunning moves to follow.

Shi Feiyang, who often secluded himself in the mountains away from worldly affairs, was kept in the dark as the conspirators obscured the signs of fate. By the time Shi Feiyang found out through Xiong Man, the fake Immortal Scripture had already been circulating in Jianghu for many years, totaling seventeen fragments, widespread and well-known.

Grandmaster Ha Ha and his accomplices aimed to tarnish Shi Feiyang's reputation, and the best way to do this was to take the high road, hoping Shi Feiyang would expose himself by denouncing their claims publicly as the State Preceptor of Great Ming.

But this played right into their hands, paving the way for the next move.

The true "Purple Ying Immortal Scripture" contained the pure Great Dao of China and Immortal Techniques, nothing belonging to the Demon Cult or Buddhism.

Yet, Grandmaster Ha Ha twisted it into a combination of Buddhism, Daoism, and the Demon Path.

If Shi Feiyang publicly denied it, they had a thousand ways to prove that he had practiced Demon Path techniques, claiming that the Immortal Scripture contained his true teachings, and that there were merely unspeakable reasons why he could not admit it openly.

Rumors are more persistent and often more sophisticated than debunking them; in the end, he could only be led by the nose by his opponents. Moreover, these Immortal Scripture fragments all had issues—they were imbued with magic spells and subtle Demon Curses.

Those fighting over the fragments included knights of Jianghu and Sword Immortals. Practicing according to the techniques described would lead to a series of problems eventually, providing Grandmaster Ha Ha opportunities to manipulate events, with each move leading to the next.

Shi Feiyang, who kept denying the rumors, could only be manipulated, ending up vilified as a hypocrite and utterly disgraced, becoming a villain... After all, there was much room for maneuvering in the future.

Shi Feiyang couldn't possibly play according to the role they wanted him to. His strategy was, "You play your game, and I'll play mine." He had to make a surprise move from a direction they wouldn't expect.

After considering and calculating for several days, he came up with a plan. He called his disciples to him and had them go their separate ways, even telling Qiu Yuan and Shi Zhu to find other places to cultivate.

The temporary Daoist Temple set up by the Nine Child Mother Sky Demon was thus abandoned.

He left alone and headed to a desolate mountain ridge in the southwest, finding a smooth rock face. Forming a Spiritual Formula with his hands, he split the rock face open.

Inside, there was a youth in blue robes.

He looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, sitting cross-legged, eyes closed, as if in silent cultivation. However, his face had no color, his heart didn't beat, and there was no breath.

This was a flesh body left behind by Elder Kuzhu's past reincarnation, sealed by spells and still fresh, as if he had just breathed his last.

Shi Feiyang took out the Jade Box, had the body collect it, and then ordered the rock face to close up and return to its original state. Transforming his appearance, he took on the likeness of the blue-robed youth.

He had to use the Geng Metal Evil Qi to search the mountain for iron elements and refine them into a sharp treasure sword. Naming it Blue Wind, he carried it on his back, dressing himself as a Jianghu youth.

First, he went to Jinting Mountain Jade Pillar Cave by Suzhou's Tai Lake, where he had calculated that a fragment of the Immortal Scripture resided.

He was not far from Miao Zhen Temple, and Sikong Zhan was also nearby. Shi Feiyang pondered, wondering whether he should visit Yan Yingmu and see what the old lady was up to at home.

According to the original text, Madam Yan should have ascended by now, and it was uncertain how long she would be staying there. If he showed up unannounced, it was unclear whether her face would turn red or green, but it was certain that Jiang Xuejun would turn green.

He just thought about it for a moment; for now, maintaining this appearance, he wasn't keen to provoke annoyance.

After making some inquiries nearby, he heard that two heroes of Wu lived here: Jiang Weiyu and Pan Xiuhu.

They were renowned knights in Jianghu who, years ago, had spent all their wealth in Mingyu Immortal Market to buy Daoist books, learning a few spells. After years of effort, they had each forged a treasure sword.

Despite years passing by, they had not mastered Sword Control, although their swords had become increasingly sentient, vibrating to signal danger, even unsheathing automatically and emitting a Sword Light a foot long. Still, they were unable to control them through the air to behead someone from a hundred paces away.

However, the True Qi in their Dantians grew stronger as they practiced, and their swordsmanship improved, inventing a Combined Attack Skill with the Dual Sword Fusion.

Shi Feiyang had heard about their martial arts but wasn't particularly interested.

This time, he wasn't worried about the level of their martial arts or the strength of their Mana; no matter how strong they were, they couldn't be stronger than him.

Arriving at the foot of Jinting Mountain near Jade Pillar Cave, he called from outside: "Are the Wu heroes there? Please come out to meet!"

He called out twice, but there was no response from inside.

However, Shi Feiyang clearly felt that there were four people inside, two of them holding weapons, quietly hiding behind the cave entrance.

The other two held flint and steel, lighting a type of incense, puffing their cheeks blowing air non-stop, trying to disperse the smoke as much as possible.

Shi Feiyang said, "If you don't open the door, I'm going to be impolite! Even if you don't open, at least make some noise, what kind of behavior is this, hiding inside like that?"

Still, the people inside remained silent.

Shi Feiyang drew his treasure sword from behind with a reversed grip, swung it forward twice with a "swoosh, swoosh," and then sheathed it with a resounding clang.

The door in front, a stone slab half a foot thick, was cleaved into a large cross shape, immediately shattering and falling downwards, accompanied by a cloud of dust that crashed to the ground!

Finally, the two people inside leaped out, swords pointing at Shi Feiyang: "You really did come!"

Shi Feiyang was somewhat puzzled: "You knew I was coming?" he thought to himself. These two people are quite capable, actually predicting that he would come knocking.

By rights, the Circulation Transformation Technique was specifically used to evade calamity, and after transforming, even a Heavenly Immortal couldn't recognize him, along with a change in Heavenly Number that made it impossible for others to predict.

He had just changed his appearance to enter the game, letting Grandmaster Ha Ha and the others search for him everywhere, going about his business openly so he could catch them off guard when he finally revealed his identity.

It was highly unlikely that these two had predicted his arrival; more probably, they had calculated their own fate, foreseeing that uninvited guests would come to rob them.

Shi Feiyang asked them: "Are you the Twin Heroes of Wu? What are your names? One of you is surnamed Jiang and the other Pan, right?"

"Indeed! I am Jiang Weiyu, and this is my brother Pan Xiuhu!"

"Okay, I should also introduce myself. My surname is Long, and my name is Long Zhengshuo..."

Pan Xiuhu asked, "May I know what position you hold in the sect?"

"The sect?" Shi Feiyang realized something was amiss, "I am alone, without any sect affiliation. Perhaps you've mistaken me for someone else."

"Hmm?" The Twin Heroes of Wu exchanged a glance, "Aren't you a special envoy sent by the Divine Dragon Sect? There's no mistake! Aren't you the disciple of Hierarch Hong?"

"What Divine Dragon Sect? Who is Hierarch Hong? Worthy of being my master? In all the world, I've only ever acknowledged one person as my master, and that person ultimately became my grandnephew."

The Twin Heroes of Wu were utterly confused; the more they looked at Shi Feiyang, the more convinced they became he was the envoy from the Divine Dragon Sect, with the right age, appearance, and even a similar name.

"Then what are you here for?" asked Jiang Weiyu, "You seem to be up to no good!"

Shi Feiyang said, "I heard that the honorable brothers once obtained fragments of the Purple Ying Immortal Scripture, and I specifically wanted to borrow it to take a look. I wonder if you are willing to share?"

"You still say you're not from the Divine Dragon Sect!" Pan Xiuhu exclaimed angrily, "How dare you play us for fools! This is absolutely outrageous!"

Shi Feiyang asked, "Does the Divine Dragon Sect also want the Purple Ying Immortal Scripture fragments?"

The Twin Heroes of Wu no longer intended to listen to him, "Boy, if you've come to snatch the scripture, speak straightforwardly, what's with the mysterious act! Come on, let's see the unique skills of your Divine Dragon Sect!"

After speaking, the brothers simultaneously leaped forward, closing in on Shi Feiyang, swords thrusting together – one targeting his throat, the other slashing at his ribs with extreme speed and impeccable coordination. Before the swords even reached him, a foot-long Sword Light had already shot forward!

These two indeed had excellent martial skills, and their swords were also formidable; another person, even if practiced in Immortal Cultivation, might have been killed by such an attack. Of course, a Sword Immortal could just think, and the Immortal Sword would fly out, likely cutting them together with their swords into four pieces.

Shi Feiyang naturally wouldn't use Immortal Law right now. He swayed his body lightly, drifting away like a shadow from their attack, retreating several feet to create distance. Then, drawing his long sword from behind, he stepped forward to counter-attack.

With a touch and a flick, he touched Jiang Weiyu's sword tip and flicked it away, then flicked Pan Xiuhu's sword spine, breaking its momentum.

Then with a "swish, swish, swish," he executed three consecutive sword circles, trapping Jiang Weiyu inside.

Jiang Weiyu felt the chill close in, Sword Qi cutting painfully against his skin, dazzling lights before his eyes, swiftly twisting his body to dodge, his sideburns already sliced off.

At the same time, Shi Feiyang brought his sword back and thrust, flicking out three sword tips, simultaneously aiming for Pan Xiuhu's throat, chest, and abdomen.

Pan Xiuhu hastily parried with his sword and twisted backward, retreating to one side, only to find that his clothing over his chest was already bloodied from the puncture.

Fortunately, the wounds were not deep, but enough to scare him into a cold sweat.

The brothers exchanged looks, seeing alarm and despair in each other's eyes. They only knew the Divine Dragon Sect for using poison and witchcraft, and for their formidable Evil Skills, not expecting such profound swordsmanship. This had turned into a dire situation.

However, with things having reached this point, and with no path of retreat, the brothers had no choice but to bravely advance and fight for their lives with their swords.

Shi Feiyang unfolded his long sword and engaged both men in combat. He was the creator of sword techniques for both the Wutai and Emei Sects, having collected a vast number of Jianghu martial arts. He integrated and absorbed them all, instinctively mastering various techniques and improvising as the fight carried on, his single sword overpowering the two opponents.

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