Chapter 637: Disguise, Infiltration, and the Number One Beauty

The Tianhuo Domain is divided into five regions: East, West, South, North, and Central.

Except for the Northern Territory, the other four regions all have top-tier forces to Suppress them.

Among them.

The Central region is the most affluent and is also the region with the strongest overall power in the Tianhuo Domain.

The Divine Fire Alliance was established in the Central region and is one of the strongest forces in the Central region.

Its sphere of influence is vast.

Within, geniuses gather like clouds.

Within the area controlled by the Divine Fire Alliance.

The Qingzhu Mountain Range.

A youth of medium height and a stout build is constantly shuttling through the mountain range.

The youth is named Li Dabao.

He is an Inner Sect Disciple within the Divine Fire Alliance, with a cultivation base at the Golden Core Late Stage.

Although the Divine Fire Alliance has abundant resources, it also has many disciples, and the competition is fierce.

As an Inner Sect Disciple, Li Dabao might be an enviable heaven-gifted genius in the eyes of Outer Sect Disciples or Cultivators outside the Divine Fire Alliance.

But looking at the Inner Sect Disciples, his strength and talent can only be considered middle-of-the-road, neither high nor low.

He is an existence like an invisible person.

"Rui'er is on the verge of a breakthrough, and it is rumored that Thunder Bamboo has appeared in this Qingzhu Mountain Range; I wonder if it is true or false."

"If I could obtain the Thunder Bamboo to refine into a Magic Treasure, it would certainly help Rui'er safely pass the Heavenly Tribulation."

Li Dabao is constantly looking around while traveling through the mountain range.

Whoosh!

At a certain moment.

A figure suddenly rushed out from a patch of grass.

Sword Light flashed.

Li Dabao failed to react in time, and his chest was instantly pierced through.

"Lin Xiao!"

"You and I are both disciples of the Divine Fire Alliance."

"How dare you slaughter a fellow disciple~"

"Are you not afraid of punishment from the sect?"

Li Dabao stared wide-eyed at the youth who attacked him, his face filled with disbelief.

The youth called Lin Xiao sneered.

He stepped forward, picked up Li Dabao, and arrived outside a mountain cave.

The interior of the cave entrance was pitch black.

A powerful aura of a demonic beast faintly emanated from within the cave.

This was clearly a demonic beast's lair.

Lin Xiao looked at Li Dabao, his face filled with thick mockery.

"Slaughter a fellow disciple?"

"Li Dabao, you were clearly attacked and killed by a demonic beast and devoured as food; do not try to frame me, Lin."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiao threw Li Dabao directly into the mountain cave.

His figure flashed and disappeared.

In the pitch-black mountain cave.

Li Dabao lay on the cold ground, his eyes dull.

His heart meridian had already been severed by Lin Xiao.

His vitality was constantly slipping away.

It would not be long before he turned into a cold corpse.

Furthermore.

He could feel it.

A demonic beast with a tyrannical aura was approaching him from the depths of the cave.

Perhaps.

Before his vitality was extinguished, he would be devoured alive by this demonic beast.

A moment later.

A giant demonic beast resembling a green wolf appeared beside Li Dabao.

The green wolf opened its large mouth, revealing ferocious fangs as it bit toward Li Dabao.

At this moment, Li Dabao's consciousness was already blurred, and he could barely move a single finger.

Just as the demonic beast opened its large mouth and was about to devour Li Dabao, a figure suddenly flashed out.

A palm pressed into the air toward the demonic beast.

A burst of scorching power appeared.

The giant body of the wolf-type demonic beast paused, and then it was enveloped by a large area of blue flames.

It was instantly vaporized before it could even let out a scream.

After killing the demonic beast, Wang Jianqiang looked at Li Dabao.

A faint voice entered Li Dabao's ears, "You and I had no enmity, but you are already in a situation where you must die."

"Since that is the case, then just hand over your memories to me while you're at it."

As he spoke, Wang Jianqiang pointed his finger toward the center of Li Dabao's brow.

Just as his finger was about to land on the center of Li Dabao's brow.

A voice, barely perceptible yet filled with unwillingness, suddenly came from Li Dabao's mouth.

"Re~~venge~~"

Wang Jianqiang's finger paused.

"Wang here accepts your memories today, so it can be considered a stroke of fate."

"If it is convenient, I can consider helping you take revenge."

Once the words fell.

His finger continued to tap onto the center of Li Dabao's brow.

A moment later.

Li Dabao's Soul dissipated.

Wang Jianqiang stood up.

His gaze flashed.

Li Dabao, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Divine Fire Alliance?

The one who killed him is named Lin Xiao, a cultivator at Golden Core Stage Perfection, also an Inner Sect Disciple.

According to what was learned from Li Dabao's memories.

He had come here this time to do one thing.

To find Thunder Bamboo for Zhao Ruier.

Zhao Ruier, a Golden Core Stage Perfection cultivator, whose Soul Power has already been cultivated to the limit, is about to attempt the breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Among the Inner Sect Disciples of the Divine Fire Alliance, whether in strength or talent, she is top-tier.

Speaking of this Zhao Ruier, she actually has a very deep connection with Li Dabao.

Before joining the Divine Fire Alliance, Li Dabao was once a direct-line genius of a cultivation family.

He had a maid by his side.

When the Divine Fire Alliance was selecting disciples, that maid of his was also selected by a stroke of luck.

After joining the Divine Fire Alliance.

That maid of his displayed astonishing talent, with talent even stronger than his own.

That maid was Zhao Ruier.

After Zhao Ruier displayed her powerful talent in cultivation, she immediately received the sect's attention.

Her status underwent a heaven-shaking change.

She leaped from being Li Dabao's maid to becoming a heaven-gifted prodigy heavily focused on by the sect.

Her status surpassed Li Dabao's.

What Li Dabao felt fortunate about was that after her status rose, Zhao Ruier did not distance herself from him.

They supported each other and progressed together, successively entering the Inner Sect of the Divine Fire Alliance.

However.

In recent years.

Li Dabao suddenly noticed that Zhao Ruier's attitude toward him had, for some reason, begun to grow cold.

Although he tried his best to curry favor, it had no effect at all.

In the last half year.

He had gone to find Zhao Ruier several times, but he couldn't even get to see her.

In order to curry favor with Zhao Ruier.

He inquired several times and accidentally learned the whereabouts of the Thunder Bamboo.

That was why he came to the Qingzhu Mountain Range.

Scenes of Li Dabao's memories flashed through Wang Jianqiang's mind, and he finally made a pertinent evaluation.

"Simp~"

He shook his head.

Spirit Light flashed over his body, and he transformed into Li Dabao's appearance.

After putting away Li Dabao's Space Ring and Identity Token, he looked at Li Dabao's corpse.

He pointed a finger.

A wisp of Blue Spirit Flame fell, and Li Dabao's corpse was instantly ignited and burned to ashes.

Afterward, he cautiously wiped away the traces of his presence and flew out of the Qingzhu Mountain Range.

……

The Divine Fire Alliance was built on seven massive mountain peaks over ten thousand zhang high.

All seven mountains pierced straight into the clouds, their upper portions submerged in the cloud layer, making it impossible to see their specific height.

The seven mountain peaks correspond to the seven branches of the Divine Fire Alliance.

Ziling Peak, Mysterious Jade Peak, Lingxiao Peak, Artifact Peak, Pill Peak, Array Peak, and Flame Moon Peak.

Each of the Seven Great Alliance Leaders manages one branch.

Li Dabao was precisely a disciple of Ziling Peak.

After Wang Jianqiang disguised himself as Li Dabao, he spent over half a month traveling back from the Qingzhu Mountain Range.

In reality, if traveling normally, one could return in seven days at most.

However.

Li Dabao was, after all, severely wounded by Lin Xiao.

To deceive others, he deliberately delayed for a few days, reserving time for a "chance encounter."

Wang Jianqiang's gaze swept over the seven mountain peaks one by one.

Finally, he looked toward the one in the very center among the seven peaks.

This peak was named Lingxiao Peak.

It was the strongest branch among the seven branches of the Divine Fire Alliance.

It was also the direct lineage branch of the Divine Fire Alliance.

The Divine Fire Alliance General Alliance Leader and the Divine Fire Alliance Forbidden Land were both on this mountain range.

He looked at this mountain range and pondered for a moment.

Then, he flew toward Ziling Peak.

After returning to Ziling Peak.

Wang Jianqiang followed Li Dabao's memories and quickly found Li Dabao's residence within the Inner Sect of Ziling Peak.

After entering the residence, he revealed a look of deep thought.

The purpose of his trip was to investigate news of Luo Yunshang and the purpose behind the Divine Fire Alliance collecting the blood of living beings.

And to clarify these two matters, there was one place he absolutely had to go.

That was the Forbidden Land of the Divine Fire Alliance.

Therefore.

He now had only one goal, which was to find a way to sneak into the Divine Fire Alliance Forbidden Land.

Sneaking in would be too dangerous.

It would be best to find a legitimate reason to enter.

Knock, knock, knock~

Just as Wang Jianqiang was wearing a look of deep thought, his door was suddenly knocked upon.

His Spirit Sense subconsciously swept outside the door.

His expression shifted.

Xiao Longtao?

Xiao Longtao was Li Dabao's best friend in this Inner Sect.

His cultivation was the same as Li Dabao's, also at the Golden Core Late Stage.

The news about the Thunder Bamboo in the Qingzhu Mountain Range was something Xiao Longtao had helped him scout out.

Thinking of this, a cold sneer flashed across Wang Jianqiang's face.

"What a 'good friend' indeed."

He pondered for a moment.

He stood up, walked to the door, and opened it.

Immediately.

A young man appeared in his field of vision.

"Junior Brother Li, you really have returned?"

Upon seeing Li Dabao, Xiao Longtao was stunned, and a flash of astonishment crossed his eyes.

"Why? Is Senior Brother Xiao surprised that I could return alive?"

Wang Jianqiang said indifferently.

Xiao Longtao reacted at once.

He hurriedly used a smile to cover up his lapse in composure and laughed it off, "Junior Brother Li, don't joke around. Of course I'm happy that you could return."

"You went to the Qingzhu Mountain Range for so long without returning, I thought you had met with an accident and was worried sick."

"Is that so? Many thanks for your concern, Senior Brother Xiao."

Wang Jianqiang smiled and stepped aside, "Please come in, Senior Brother Xiao."

"No need, I have other matters, so I won't come in. As long as I've confirmed that you've returned, Junior Brother Li, I can rest easy."

Xiao Longtao waved his hand with a smile.

Wang Jianqiang nodded and did not insist further.

Xiao Longtao bid farewell to Wang Jianqiang again and turned to walk toward the distance.

At the very moment he turned around.

Although a smile still hung on his face, his eyes had turned cold.

At the same time.

They also revealed a trace of confusion and doubt.

Didn't Senior Brother Lin already slaughter him?

Why was he able to return alive?

"What?"

"Li Dabao returned alive?"

In a spacious hall, a youth in blue robes looked at Xiao Longtao, a look of astonishment appearing on his face.

If Wang Jianqiang were here, he would certainly recognize him at a glance.

This person is precisely the one who killed Li Dabao in the Qingzhu Mountain Range... Lin Xiao.

Xiao Longtao nodded, "Originally I didn't believe it either, but I heard some fellow disciples say they saw someone go up the mountain, and it seemed to be Li Dabao."

"So I went up personally to check it out."

Speaking of this, he looked at Lin Xiao, "Did Senior Brother really finish him off with your own hands back then?"

Lin Xiao's brows immediately furrowed tightly.

A moment later, he said slowly, "I threw him into a beast lair at the time; although he hadn't stopped breathing yet, his heart meridians were severed, and he didn't have long to live."

"Not to mention that the beasts couldn't possibly let go of this food delivered to their mouths, even if he hadn't been devoured by the beasts, it would be impossible for him to survive."

Xiao Longtao shook his head, "Theoretically that is so, but there are countless opportunities in this world; who can say for sure?"

"Perhaps this guy is hiding some kind of opportunity we don't know about, and used it to escape a Tribulation."

Lin Xiao's expression shifted, and he nodded.

That was the only way to explain it.

Immediately after.

His expression sank.

"I didn't expect this Li Dabao's life to be so tough."

"I have already passed the news to Young Master Feng, and Young Master Feng has already given us the rewards; if he finds out that this Li Dabao is still alive..."

"We..."

Speaking of this, Lin Xiao's complexion became ugly.

Upon hearing this, a look of shock and fear flashed across Xiao Longtao's face.

Although this matter was an accident.

But from Young Master Feng's perspective, they were deceiving Young Master Feng.

Given Young Master Feng's personality, he likely wouldn't let them off easily.

Lin Xiao took a deep breath and continued to speak.

"Li Dabao must die."

"Otherwise, even if Young Master Feng doesn't take our lives, we probably won't have an easy time from now on."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Longtao nodded heavily.

After Xiao Longtao left.

Wang Jianqiang closed the room door, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Li Dabao going to the Qingzhu Mountain Range to search for Thunder Bamboo was clearly a setup.

The people behind the setup were not just Lin Xiao, but also this Xiao Longtao.

If he wanted to kill these two to avenge Li Dabao, it would be easy.

He was also confident that he could leave safely after killing these two.

But he did not come to the Divine Fire Alliance to avenge Li Dabao.

Although he agreed that he could help Li Dabao take revenge.

It must be under the condition that it does not affect his own plans.

At this moment, it was clearly not the time.

In the following time.

He had been walking around the Inner Sect of Ziling Peak.

Wanting to find an opportunity to enter the Forbidden Land of the Divine Fire Alliance.

This day.

Wang Jianqiang was passing by a Square.

Not far away.

A burst of excited voices suddenly entered his ears.

"It's Senior Sister Zhao!"

"As expected of the number one beauty of the Inner Sect, Senior Sister Zhao is still so peerlessly elegant!"

"It is said that Senior Sister Zhao is already preparing to undergo the Nascent Soul Tribulation; presumably, it won't be long before she breaks through to the Nascent Soul Stage and becomes another Core Disciple of our Ziling Peak lineage."

Zhao Ruier?

Hearing the crowd's discussion, a name suddenly surfaced in Wang Jianqiang's heart.

He subconsciously looked toward where the crowd was gathered.

At this moment.

The crowd was moving to both sides to make way, and a path was formed through the crowd.

A figure passed through the crowd.

And was revealed.

Seeing that figure, Wang Jianqiang raised his eyebrows.

This Zhao Ruier, her appearance was indeed quite good.

No wonder Li Dabao was so obsessed with her.

It's just that...

This woman had been his maidservant since before Li Dabao entered the Divine Fire Alliance.

During this period.

Li Dabao had actually never touched her.

Instead, he wanted to win her heart first, and then have her willingly become his Dao Companion.

To the point that he hadn't even touched a single finger of hers before he died.

This train of thought...

It's truly something else!

He could be called the overlord among simps, the king of simps.

Thinking of this.

Wang Jianqiang couldn't help but sneer.

His way of thinking was the complete opposite of Li Dabao's.

When the meat is already at your lips, what the hell are you hesitating for?

Eat it first, then talk.

Just at this moment.

Zhao Ruier seemed to sense Wang Jianqiang's unscrupulous gaze.

She turned her head to look over.

Upon seeing Li Dabao's round figure, her brows furrowed.

She was about to withdraw her gaze.

But immediately after.

She suddenly detected a trace of mockery on Li Dabao's face.

Her brows furrowed instantly.