Chapter 203: Luring the Snake Out of Its Hole

As the four were chatting, a bearded giant suddenly appeared before He Pingsheng.

"Hey…"

The giant glanced at He Pingsheng and said, "Damn it… weren't you not coming?"

"Now you're lining up here?"

He Pingsheng's face twisted in pain.

Though he hadn't recognized him at first glance, the voice told him instantly: Wang Dun.

"I just went to the courtyard looking for you—and you were gone!"

"You sneaked off here?"

Wang Dun stared at He Pingsheng, face grim.

He Pingsheng rubbed his forehead and said, "Brother Wang… I just came to watch the spectacle."

Wang Dun asked, "So—are you going or not?"

"If you go, my mission's done… Brother, I'll even kneel to you, alright?"

Wang Dun wore a bitter smile.

He Pingsheng said, "Brother Wang… I'll just return your hundred thousand spirit stones."

"Ah no—" Wang Dun rushed forward, grabbing He Pingsheng's arm: "No no no… Brother, let's talk this through—this… this… I… fine, I don't want the spirit stones anymore… will you just come with me?"

"I mean no harm!" Wang Dun fixed He Pingsheng with a hard stare: "You'd better be sensible—don't make me force you."

"Or I'll bind you!"

"You dare!" Zi Lan suddenly unleashed a sharp battle aura; her flying sword snapped open with a bang, her almond eyes blazing as she glared at Wang Dun: "Right here in broad daylight, you dare bully someone?"

Wang Dun's gaze flickered, studying Zi Lan for a breath, then chuckled: "Hmm… not bad. Foundation Establishment twelfth layer."

"You think Foundation Establishment twelfth layer lets you stick your nose in?"

"Heh…" the White Dragon Daoist chuckled beside him: "You vastly underestimate her. This is Zi Lan—she ranks sixty-fourth on the Dragon Roar List."

"What?" Wang Dun raised an eyebrow.

White Dragon straightened his posture: "Sixty-fourth."

Hssss…

Many cultivators around drew sharp breaths, regarding Zi Lan with newfound respect.

Sixty-fourth on the Dragon Roar List? That was a top-tier expert.

A prodigy.

Zi Lan stared confidently at Wang Dun, pointing her three-foot sword at him: "May I ask your name, sir?"

Wang Dun said coolly: "I am Wang Dun."

"Who?" Zi Lan shuddered: "Wang Dun?"

"The Wang Dun who ranks first on the Dragon Roar List?"

"What?"

Everyone around stared at Wang Dun in terror.

This was the number one on the Dragon Roar List.

Even He Pingsheng was stunned: "Aren't you fourth?"

Wang Dun sneered coldly: "That's ancient history—I've been number one for half a year."

At that moment, a withered voice echoed from the Lord's Mansion: "Ladies and gentlemen, please enter the Lord's Mansion in orderly fashion!"

With a thunderous boom, the great magical barrier at the mansion's entrance vanished.

Cultivators outside surged forward into it.

He Pingsheng naturally joined the crowd.

He asked Wang Dun: "Why are you dressed like this?"

Wang Dun said: "I'm scared. The rules changed—now forces from remote regions have sent people into Dingxiang City. If my enemies recognize me, I'm done for."

Though strong, he was still just a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Disguise was basic procedure.

Hearing this, He Pingsheng decided he should disguise himself too.

He pulled out a disguise talisman, slapped it onto his body, and in moments, his appearance changed completely.

This disguise talisman had been bought from Qiao Hui Zhu's stall long ago; later upgraded to two copies—one used in the Cuiping Mountain secret realm, this was the second.

It could evade spiritual sense scans from Foundation Establishment cultivators.

No choice.

Only this would do.

Still, He Pingsheng thought it should suffice—even the Beast Taming Immortal Sect wouldn't scan every cultivator with spiritual sense.

As long as he recognized them early and kept distance, it'd be fine.

"Check this out…" He Pingsheng asked Wang Dun: "Can you see through it?"

Wang Dun's spiritual sense swept over He Pingsheng's face, then shook his head: "With my cultivation, I wouldn't notice unless I looked closely."

As they spoke, the group entered the Lord's Mansion.

The Lord's Mansion was huge!

In the front section stood a vast square, where disciples gathered in groups, seating themselves according to their sects.

He Pingsheng extended his spiritual sense, scanning the surroundings.

Good—within five hundred zhang of his position, he saw no sects from the Daoxuan Alliance.

Soon after He Pingsheng sat down, several figures passed nearby.

They wore robes bearing the Tianfu Mountain emblem—men and women alike.

He Pingsheng nearly leapt to his feet; his spiritual sense shot out and within two breaths, he spotted Qiao Hui Zhu.

Qiao Hui Zhu was at the rear of the group, walking beside Qiao Xiaoqiao and a man: Xiao Xuan.

He had half-risen to approach them, but then he saw another group in the Beast Taming Immortal Sect's robes.

Instantly, he sat back down.

The Beast Taming Immortal Sect came too?

If he went to greet them now, he'd be caught red-handed.

He Pingsheng spread his spiritual sense, scanning every Beast Taming Immortal Sect disciple—and spotted many former Grand Void Gate disciples.

Senior Brother Xiao Xuejian, Yang Qingyun.

Many disciples of Xuanyang the Ancestor—even he saw the Hollow Wood True Person.

Hssss…

He Pingsheng clearly felt Wang Dun's body tremble the moment he saw Hollow Wood True Person.

He placed a hand on Wang Dun's shoulder: "Brother, don't get worked up."

"Mm…" Wang Dun took a deep breath, whispering: "Hope the bastard enters Divine General Mountain—I'll kill him."

Many disciples from Tianfu Mountain, the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, the Ice Extreme Immortal Sect, and other Daoxuan Alliance sects soon sat down.

Fortunately, they were far away—beyond five hundred zhang.

No worry about their spiritual sense scans.

…

In the Beast Taming Immortal Sect's camp, not far from He Pingsheng.

Two figures sat at the very back—one old man, one woman who looked barely twenty.

Yet the old man called her "sister."

"Sister… watch closely!" the elder said, scanning the crowd: "If He Pingsheng is here, he'll almost certainly head toward the Tianfu Mountain disciples."

"Don't worry," the woman said: "I deliberately sent Xiao Xuan to stand beside Qiao Hui Zhu—to stir up that brat's jealousy."

"Young men can't resist this trick. When he shows himself, our greatest enemy in the Beast Taming Immortal Sect is gone."

"Hmph!" the elder said: "I still don't get it—he's just a Foundation Establishment beginner, and a disciple of that old Grand Void Gate master. Why the fuss?"

"You don't understand," the woman smiled faintly: "You don't need to know the reason—just know this: if he grows, our entire Beast Taming Immortal Sect will never rest."