I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 372 - 212: Not Long, Just Served as an Undercover for Thirty Years

Chapter 372: Chapter 212: Not Long, Just Served as an Undercover for Thirty Years

"Hissss—friendly fire?" Gu Shanhai blurted out.

"What person! Come out." The other’s expression changed, heavy with intent to kill.

"Friendly, friendly, I’m the Five Elements Sect Leader, here to ambush the Feather Transformation Sect..." Gu Shanhai spoke cautiously.

When they heard that Gu Shanhai was the Five Elements Sect Leader, the hostility of the other party dissipated by half before they said, "What proof do you have?"

"Here, this is the proof." Gu Shanhai said, retracting the trap.

Seeing this, a chill went through the other, knowing that a few steps forward would have meant their end. They could see how deadly the Array was—if caught, survival would be impossible.

"Phew—your move is really insidious, well done."

"My master, Yuanlu Taoist, I am sent by the Sect Leader’s decree to infiltrate the Feather Transformation Sect as an insider, my Taoist name is Bai Lu."

Bai Lu bowed slightly as he spoke.

"I see, this is also good luck, otherwise I would have had to kill one more." Gu Shanhai smiled wryly, feeling somewhat reluctant about the two dead Feather Transformation Sect disciples; even a few more would be better than nothing.

"Not really, the Sect Leader covertly issued a decree, stating that if someone from Juxia Sect or Feather Transformation Sect comes to East Floating Mountain, I am to assist unfailingly, and I volunteered to come." Bai Lu spoke earnestly.

"So that’s how it is, thanks, Elder Bai Lu... maybe Uncle?" Gu Shanhai hesitated, not quite understanding the hierarchy.

"Although I do not know the Sect Leader’s intentions, coming to East Floating Mountain Range must be due to a special identity that cannot be exposed, so he asked me to assist, hence, I’ll just call you ’fellow Daoist’ for now." Bai Lu was straightforward, not appearing as someone who could be an undercover.

He was sincere and did not inquire deeply into Gu Shanhai’s identity.

"So, what do you plan to do next, Fellow Daoist Bai Lu?" Gu Shanhai asked.

With these two people dead, the Feather Transformation Sect would get the news immediately, even the image of killer Bai Lu might be transmitted back, making it highly unlikely that he could continue as an undercover. The best that could be done was to delay time.

"Do not worry, when I killed these two, I used the ’Life Reflection Mirror’ to intercept the news of their deaths, so the Feather Transformation Sect is unaware for now."

"It’s strange to mention, for your sake, the ’Life Reflection Mirror’ actually made a rare move to intercept."

Bai Lu looked seriously at Gu Shanhai, surmising if he was just a relation placed there by the Sect Leader, it was normal to cover for him, but if even the ’Life Reflection Mirror’ took action, it signified that Gu Shanhai was genuinely meritorious, just that his identity couldn’t be revealed, but the upper echelons were aware of his contributions.

Otherwise, for just a relation, none of the Elders or Hall Masters would agree to use the ’Life Reflection Mirror’, which is currently with a Supreme Elder, opposing secret treasures of the Feather Transformation Sect and Juxia Sect.

"Perhaps I am just a relation," Gu Shanhai smiled wryly.

"Relations don’t get the treatment you have, I’ve seen them before," Bai Lu spoke bluntly.

"Okay then, you’ll get to know my identity later, these two’s deaths have been intercepted, what next?" Gu Shanhai asked.

"I will remain disguised as one of us, matching your strength, to delay time."

"According to the original plan, we were not to start by attacking you directly, but to gradually infiltrate through local Loose Cultivators and eventually control them, then deceive and infiltrate to kill you."

"Thus, this operation could take decades at most, or a few years at the shortest, entirely sufficient to buy time."

Hearing Bai Lu’s words, Gu Shanhai gained an understanding of the span of a Cultivator’s operations; the work behind enemy lines was outrageously deviant.

"Then, if we go by this plan, killing them directly seems a bit inappropriate," Gu Shanhai hesitated, it seemed better to keep them at close watch, not only to monitor them in real time but also to demand resources from the Feather Transformation Sect as operational funds.

"The issue is they didn’t plan to comply, thinking of directly leading those thirty-plus Loose Cultivators to strike your Five Elements Sect, and that’s why they had to be killed," Bai Lu thought to delay time, but his two ’junior brothers’ were not willing, so he could only regretfully kill them.

"We can still continue to delay; anyway, we’ll stick with the original plan, it’s unlikely that the Feather Transformation Sect will pay much attention to East Floating Mountain, this place is too remote; had it not been for a Spirit Vein and your Five Elements Sect here, it’s uncertain if they would have sent anyone to probe, we can still proceed with the cover-up," Bai Lu continued to add.

"So it is." Gu Shanhai nodded, still keeping a vigilant mindset toward Bai Lu; although the other spoke convincingly, what if he defected?

Even if Bai Lu had no substantial malice towards him, caution was still necessary.

Gu Shanhai then estimated the other’s strength; truly formidable among Loose Cultivators, but in Gu Shanhai’s view it was just a matter of a sleeve’s flair.

Thus, after chatting for a bit more, he took the other up to the Five Elements Sect.

They couldn’t just keep chatting outside, of course.

Naturally, before leaving, Bai Lu also searched the bodies, not for his two ’junior brothers’ property, but to obtain the communication magical tool with the Feather Transformation Sect; otherwise, how could he impersonate that these two disciples were still alive?

"I must say, you’ve chosen a good place," Bai Lu followed him up the mountain and also noticed the uniqueness of East Floating Mountain. After entering the Five Elements Sect and seeing the Mountain Gate Array, he was truly impressed: "With this Mountain Gate Array, even if I brought those two and over thirty Loose Cultivators, we couldn’t breach your Mountain Gate Array in a short time, and if you activated the Array, you could wipe us out completely."