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In the pavilion, Chen Huan and the law enforcement disciple were conversing.
“Very well. Continue monitoring like this. Also, to avoid being discovered, do not come and report to me in the next few days.
“Remember your mission. Just follow him and record all his daily activities.
“Alright, you can leave now. Do your job well. I won’t mistreat you after this is done.”
Chen Huan’s gentle tone made this law-enforcement disciple involuntarily sink into their conversation.
Only when Chen Huan waved her hand did the law-enforcement disciple reluctantly leave.
Now alone, Chen Huan leaned softly against a pillar on the balcony, as if she had no bones in her body.
Under the sunlight, her beautiful figure exuded an endless charm.
“Lu Qingtian, Feng Changqing, I’ll let the two of you enjoy yourselves for a few more days. When I completely expel the fire poison in my body and advance to the ninth layer of the Divine Sea, I will definitely inherit the Law Enforcement Hall.”
In the Law Enforcement Hall, Chen Huan was the most powerful competitor for the Hall Master position. Almost no one could shake her position.
However, because of this, she was constantly plotted against, causing her cultivation to go wrong and the flame poison to accumulate in her body.
For so many years, Chen Huan’s cultivation had been stuck at the eighth layer of the Divine Sea realm, unable to advance.
This also gave Feng Changqing enough time to grow, giving him the possibility of threatening her position.
In fact, if the hidden problem in her body continued to remain unresolved, then as long as Feng Changqing’s cultivation reached her level in the future, he would naturally be able to snatch the Hall Master position from her.
Now, Jiang Chen’s appearance gave her a glimmer of hope.
Because of this, she had waited patiently for several months until the end of the tournament.
Originally, she had thought that Luo Cheng and Lu Qingtian would definitely engage in a fierce battle in the Grand Competition. Then, she could have taken the opportunity to act.
However, she had never imagined that Luo Cheng would die before he could even battle Lu Qingtian in the finals. On top of that, he had been killed by the cripple, Zheng Yun.
As a result, Lu Qingtian won the tournament unscathed.
Lu Qingtian was in cahoots with Feng Changqing, colluding against her.
The Law Enforcement Hall was an extremely important department in the sect; therefore, the position of Hall Master was naturally prioritized and highly sought after.
The factions behind these two men wanted to control the entire sect. Clearly, they weren’t willing to just give control of the Law Enforcement Hall to someone else, so they would do anything to prevent her from successfully expelling the flame poison in her body.
If the other party found out about Chen Huan’s plans, they would definitely try all means to obstruct her. By then, all of her efforts would be in vain.
This was also the reason why Chen Huan had chosen not to do anything despite knowing of Jiang Chen’s existence.
She had to be careful and vigilant.
Cautious and on her guard!
And now, her chance had come. Gu Changfeng of the Northern Demon Cult had already arrived at the Nanli Continent. He was about to ascend Flame Mountain and challenge Lu Qingtian at the Skyfire Sect.
This was a major event that would definitely be able to suppress most of Lu Qingtian’s supporting forces.
It was also her best chance, given that he and his supporters would have their hands full with Gu Changfeng.
When that time came, she planned to take Jiang Chen away.
By the time they reacted, she might have already advanced to the ninth layer of the Divine Sea. By then, even if they knew, she would have nothing to be afraid of.
With a cultivation at the ninth layer of the Divine Sea realm, it would be enough for her to secure the position of the Chief Law Enforcement Deputy of the Law Enforcement Hall. And after that, when she advanced to the Golden Bridge realm, she would definitely become Hall Master.
These were the rules of the sect. No one could go against them.
On Chen Huan’s exquisite face, the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up.
She was still fantasizing about her future, but what she failed to notice was that Jiang Chen had been watching and had seen everything. The final outcome had already been decided.
Days went by, and Gu Changfeng got closer to the Skyfire Sect. The atmosphere there became more and more solemn as time passed.
Every day, disciples would discuss Gu Changfeng and Lu Qingtian at every corner of the sect.
However, despite being the main character of this incident, Lu Qingtian rarely showed his face. He hadn’t said anything about this either.
The disciples of the sect had full confidence in Lu Qingtian in the beginning. However, as time went on, not once did Lu Qingtian make an appearance.
Meanwhile, more and more information and details about Gu Changfeng began to surface.
It was rumored that ever since Gu Chengfeng left the Northern Demon Cult, he had experienced over a hundred battles. Regardless of whether it was those on the Soaring Dragon Rankings or the famous experts from the various states, he had been able to defeat them all.
There was once a seventh-layer Divine Sea expert who brazenly attacked Gu Changfeng as he was confident in his strength since his cultivation was a layer higher.
Surprisingly, however, Gu Changfeng made a comeback and killed the man.
Although that expert was over two hundred years old and was also a Divine Sea-realm cultivator, he had almost reached his twilight years, and thus, his strength had already started to decline.
However, the fact that Gu Changfeng was able to kill him was already sufficient proof of his might.
Most of the news about him followed the same pattern. Gu Changfeng would always defeat and kill his enemies in a clean and thorough manner. Only a few of his opponents managed to escape from him.
As such news spread throughout the sect, the attitude of many disciples in the sect also gradually changed.
Lu Qingtian had yet to show his face or make a statement, which made them even more doubtful.
Just like that, as time passed and as Gu Changfeng got closer and closer, the atmosphere in the entire sect became even stranger.
Another new day.
At this moment, Gu Changfeng had arrived at a city less than five hundred kilometers away from the Skyfire Sect.
A certain hidden residence in Fengzhou City was actually one of the Northern Demon Cult’s Dark Demon Defense Strongholds.
A Dark Demon Defense Stronghold was a facility of the Cult that specialized in assassination and intelligence gathering and existed in various states.
The one here was responsible for gathering information about the Skyfire Sect and infiltrating it.
Gu Changfeng was dressed in black, with a black cloak fluttering behind him.
His figure was tall and straight. His face was so handsome that it seemed to have been carved out of stone. His entire body was filled with a perfect charm.
“Greetings, Sir!” A group of people came to Gu Changfeng and bowed.
On the surface, he appeared to only be the personal disciple of a powerful elder of the Northern Demon Cult, but in reality, he was also a Dark Demon Deputy of a Dark Demon Defense Stronghold.
Furthermore, he had deeper motives for coming to the Nanli Continent to visit the Skyfire Sect. His challenge against chief disciple Lu Qingtian was only a ruse.
“You can spare such formalities when we’re outside the cult,” Gu Changfeng said calmly. “How is it going with the tasks I have assigned you?”
As Gu Changfeng finished speaking, one of the men in black immediately said, “My lord, we have already spread damaging rumors about Lu Qingtian within the Skyfire Sect as instructed. It has already caused quite a reaction.”
“Yes! Well done.”