[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou":3,"chapter-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-209":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ink Saint of Great Zhou",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292172,4481,"Chapter 209: Disguise","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-209",209,"\u003Cp>After making up his mind, Lu Fang suppressed his inner excitement, patiently read through the White Feather Eagle Demon’s journal, gained a general sense of its temperament, then transformed into the White Feather Eagle Demon’s form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to its corpse, his disguise was nearly flawless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the White Feather Eagle Demon’s voice—he had heard it before, and during his time in Da Zhou, he had specifically practiced mimicking voices, so after a few attempts, he found its distinctive tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journal described the White Feather Eagle Demon as distant, rarely speaking, and when it did, its words were extremely brief; moreover, as a demon race that revered strength, it spoke even less to its subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Lu Fang needed to say very little—most of the time, a nod, a frown, or a shake of the head sufficed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undeniably, his extraordinary power—Conceal Heaven and Cover Sea—was powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was his earlier disguise as a fourth-rank martial cultivator or his current disguise as fourth-rank demonic qi, both were utterly authentic, impossible to distinguish from the real thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having completed all this, Lu Fang did not immediately head to the entrance to seek out the demonic barbarians; instead, he deliberately waited here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the White Feather Eagle Demon was the leader of these demonic barbarians—if it remained absent too long, some would surely come searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang felt it wiser to first confirm whether he could deceive others before rashly entering the demonic barbarians’ main camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not wait long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three eagle demons flew toward this direction; unlike the White Feather Eagle Demon, their wings were not white but brown and gray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their manner of approach suggested they had come specifically to reinforce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang was pleased with this encounter—three sixth- and fifth-rank eagle demons; even if they discovered he was an imposter, he could still escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he flew out and blocked their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One gray eagle showed delight, bowed, glanced around, and said, “After we returned, we couldn’t stop worrying about you, so we came specifically…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang cut him off with a cold expression: “Return!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” The three eagle demons replied nervously, turned, and flew back toward the main camp, daring not to ask Lu Fang what had happened or whether the four humans had been killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang flew faster, swiftly overtaking the three eagle demons, heading straight for the demonic barbarians’ main camp; after observing them, he was certain none had doubted his authenticity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably because demonic hierarchy was rigid—even among their own kind, few were familiar with the White Feather Eagle Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This eased his mind considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Lu Fang had no need to worry excessively—as long as he didn’t slip up linguistically, he was certain even the mysterious Song Ce could not detect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Song Ce could detect him, he would have done so already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang only needed to conceal his own unique extraordinary power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the three gray eagles vanish ahead in a dozen breaths, Lu Fang sighed in relief and said to his two companions beside him, “Xie’s speed seems even faster—no wonder he has ancestral blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long ago, demonic beings had no names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the past few thousand years, most demons with any status bore honorific titles, names, or personal names, signifying their nobility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, these gray eagles were mostly addressed by their size and features—this was how their superiors referred to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only among peers or when not in direct presence could they use each other’s names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang did not know the three eagles behind him were discussing him; after flying at full speed for a quarter-hour, he calmly approached the demonic barbarians’ main camp head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly a hundred demonic barbarians were present—over a dozen guarded the entrances; the others had somehow passed through the poisonous mist, while Song Ce stood there with his hands behind his back, overseeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing Lu Fang’s gaze, Song Ce grinned and called out, “Oh, you’re back so soon? Looks like you’ve already killed those four weak humans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly mockery—within such a short time, finding the four bearded Confucians and killing them was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also revealed that he indeed had a poor relationship with the White Feather Eagle Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang snorted coldly at Song Ce, spread his white wings, and flew directly through the poisonous mist without a second thought; his physique and scholarly aura rendered him immune to such toxins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his time in the ancient lands of the Seventh-Rank Upper Realm, he had encountered far deadlier poisons within the bubble barrier and had already developed resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang’s silence did not raise Song Ce’s suspicions—after all, had he been in Lu Fang’s place, he too would have remained silent after boasting and then failing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the two disliked each other anyway, they might as well ignore each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Lu Fang’s disguise as the White Feather Eagle Demon carried considerable status among demons, several fourth-rank demons immediately gathered around him upon his arrival, treating him as their leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang used his disguised voice and said gravely, “How goes it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A horse demon with a horse’s body and a half-human, half-horse face whispered, “After we emerged from the poisonous mist, the small barrier ahead grew farther away. That human, Song Ce, forbade us from advancing further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wolf demon added, “That human seems to know this place well—he says this isn’t the way into the barrier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Ce must have overheard the demons’ murmurs; he spoke directly to Lu Fang: “While you chased those four weak humans, I inspected this area—it truly isn’t the path into the barrier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m not mistaken, the closer we get to the small barrier we see, the farther we are from it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang replied coldly, “These are merely your guesses. Whether right or wrong, we must test it—send your barbarian subordinates to try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the journal, he knew the White Feather Eagle Demon had a poor relationship with Song Ce and these barbarians; moreover, given its nature, it would respond exactly this way upon hearing Song Ce’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the White Feather Eagle Demon and Song Ce held equal rank was because the higher demonic authorities assigned Song Ce to command fewer barbarians, while assigning the White Feather Eagle Demon to command the demon clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang cared nothing for the lives of these demonic barbarians—he had already heard Jiang Yuan say that the closer one got to the small barrier, the more dangerous it became, and impossible to approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Lu Fang hadn’t expected was that Song Ce did not argue—he sneered instead: “Since you don’t believe me, then test it. But once you confirm I’m right, I hope you’ll listen to me more in the future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of you, return,” Lu Fang said gravely. “Let’s see whether Song Ce is right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the demons obeyed the White Feather Eagle Demon—his single command caused the scattered eagle demons nearby to immediately gather at his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, if he didn’t speak, Song Ce couldn’t command a single demon.\u003C\u002Fp>",1176,"2026-06-20T03:56:22.339Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ed3273a83787f4e0810f740fe67b2e869588773025c556939a4f9128eb509c21","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-210","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-208",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]