At that moment, Chen Fan's Doppelganger outside Wannan City released the guard's corpse from Myriad Things Space.
Using the Ignition Art, he tossed a Fireball onto the corpse, which slowly turned to ashes.
After finishing everything, Chen Fan's Doppelganger entered Myriad Things Space.
When he appeared again, he was already inside Chen Ze's residence.
"Master, it's all been taken care of."
"Mm, well done. You're not needed here for the time being. Go to Qingyun Sect. It's almost time for Qingyun Sect to recruit disciples."
"Master, should I use your name, or...?"
"Use your own name. There's no need to conceal your cultivation either."
"Though you have a Low-grade Spirit Root, with Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivation, becoming an Outer Disciple of Qingyun Sect should not be a problem."
"Yes."
"After entering Qingyun Sect, remember to look for that steward and see how he's been doing."
"Master, do you have any other instructions for my trip to Qingyun Sect?"
"You only need to be a proper disciple in Qingyun Sect."
"Yes, Master."
Sending Chen Fan to Qingyun Sect had been part of Chen Ze's plan from the very beginning.
He still had to help fulfill the original owner's long-cherished wish.
Besides, Qingyun Sect was a cultivation sect after all. Chen Ze, who had crossed over into this world, also wanted to go and broaden his horizons.
Moreover, there were disciples from the Ye Family within Qingyun Sect. He needed to probe their depths as well.
If he did not repay every grievance down to the smallest detail, he would not be Chen Ze.
Although the matter had started with Shopkeeper Tong, its roots lay in the entire Ye Family.
And the Ye Family's ambitions would eventually become a disaster.
If Chen Ze wanted to keep living steadily in Wannan City, he could not avoid the Ye Family.
Inside the Ye Family's Mysterious Iron Ore Mine.
The guard-disguised Doppelganger had just left the Mine Tunnel where Doppelganger Zhao Yun and the others were when several other guards approached.
The Lead Elder was an old man at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer. He frowned and asked, "What happened? There was a fluctuation of spiritual energy just now."
"It's nothing. A miner tried to feign illness and slack off. It's already been dealt with," the guard Doppelganger said.
While the Lead Elder was speaking, several other Ye Family Members had already entered the Mine Tunnel to inspect it.
However, all they saw inside were Zhao Yun and the others cowering. They looked as though they had been taught a lesson, and nothing unusual was discovered.
The people who emerged from the Mine Tunnel gave the old man a meaningful look.
"As long as nothing happened, it's fine. Zhengping, how has your cultivation been lately? When will you be able to break through?"
Hearing the old man call his name, the Doppelganger now learned that the Ye Family guard whose appearance he had taken was apparently named Ye Zhengping.
Doppelganger Ye Zhengping replied, "It should be soon. My cultivation has shown signs of loosening lately."
"Good. The younger generation is formidable. Our Ye Family will have to rely on young people like you in the future."
"Alright, there's nothing else here. Everyone, go back and cultivate!"
"The Lineage is in need of people right now. The patriarch has already given the order: everyone's Cultivation Resources will be increased."
"Do not disappoint the Lineage's expectations."
"Yes."
All the Ye Family guards departed, and the Doppelganger had successfully infiltrated the Ye Family.
Doppelganger Ye Zhengping returned to the place where he usually stayed and pretended to cultivate.
This was all information Zhao Yun and the others had noticed over the past few days.
Everything in Chen Ze's plan had gone smoothly. What came next depended on Doppelganger Ye Zhengping.
Over the next two days, Doppelganger Ye Zhengping pretended to guard Doppelganger Zhao Yun and the others while observing the situation within the Mine.
From time to time, he chatted with other Ye Family Members, gathering information he did not yet know.
The more he learned, the more familiar Doppelganger Ye Zhengping became with his new identity.
He also gained a clearer understanding of the Ye Family's arrangements in this Mysterious Iron Ore Mine.
He had now completely blended in among the Ye Family Members. No one suspected him in the slightest.
One day, as Doppelganger Ye Zhengping was pretending to cultivate, he heard someone calling him.
"Zhengping, take your group out on patrol. Be more careful while patrolling."
The speaker was the Lead Elder who had come to inspect the Mine Tunnel the night before last.
"Yes," Ye Zhengping replied simply.
The Ye Family guards inside the Mine Tunnel had a rule: every day, they took turns patrolling outside the Mine.
The Ye Family guards always patrolled in groups of three.
The purpose of sending people outside to patrol each time was also to ensure that this Mysterious Iron Ore Mine would not be discovered.
The two people patrolling alongside Doppelganger Ye Zhengping were also men he had become fairly familiar with over the past two days.
One was called Ye Jiang, and the other Ye Tong.
The three had roughly similar cultivation, all at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
As they walked, the three chatted about recent events within the Lineage. They even brought up Ye Feiyang, the Ye Family's most important prodigy.
As they spoke, the other two occasionally revealed envious expressions.
Yet within that envy, there seemed to be a trace of jealousy.
"Ye Feiyang has been getting a little too outrageous lately. He even dares to disobey the patriarch's orders."
"Yeah. I heard that when the Lineage gathered to discuss matters last time, he wasn't even willing to come back."
"There's nothing to be done. Who told him to have such a good father? Maybe he burned through quite a lot of resources to cultivate so quickly."
"That's true. His cultivation speed was never this fast before."
Listening to them, Doppelganger Ye Zhengping was hearing this for the first time. Not understanding much, he could only echo their words.
These were things they did not dare discuss inside the Mine.
Ye Feiyang was the Ye Family's most highly valued junior. If others learned of their gossip, they would certainly be punished.
But now that they were outside, they became much more unrestrained.
And they had gone farther and farther from the Mine, so they were not afraid of anyone overhearing them.
"Zhengping, why aren't you saying anything today? You used to curse Ye Feiyang more viciously than anyone."
"Yeah! We've already gone this far from the Mine. What are you afraid of?"
Doppelganger Ye Zhengping gave a dry laugh. "Hehe, is that so?"
Ye Jiang and Ye Tong looked at Ye Zhengping in confusion, feeling that he was acting somewhat strange today.
"Zhengping, what's wrong with you?"
"Hehe." Ye Zhengping said nothing, merely smiling.
He was smiling because these two were about to die, yet they knew nothing of it.
"It's been a long time since I've stretched my limbs. Shall we spar?" As he spoke, a long spear appeared in Ye Zhengping's hand—the Roaming Dragon Spear.
Ye Jiang and Ye Tong were stunned by Doppelganger Ye Zhengping's sudden move and froze where they stood.
The moment the Roaming Dragon Spear appeared, they sensed its aura.
"A Profound-rank Magic Artifact?"
"Hehe, at least you two know your stuff."
Doppelganger Ye Zhengping did not waste any more words. He could use the Nine Heavens Dragon Roar Spear as well.
With his spear raised and pointed forward, he unleashed Dragon Roars Nine Heavens. The spear tip was like a dragon's head opening its jaws, releasing a thunderous boom as the spear shaft erupted with a powerful dragon's roar.
The spear tip shot toward Ye Jiang and Ye Tong at blinding speed. Its fierce assault was swift and incomparably precise, like a furious dragon tearing into the two of them.
"Ye Zhengping, have you gone mad?"
The moment Ye Jiang and Ye Tong saw the spear thrust coming, they knew they could not block it.
They frantically used every life-saving method they had to resist while shouting at the top of their lungs.
No matter how hard they thought, they could not understand why Ye Zhengping, a fellow Lineage member, had suddenly turned on them.
And he was even using a Profound-rank Magic Artifact, along with a move they had never seen before.
In an instant, Doppelganger Ye Zhengping thrust out Dragon Roars Nine Heavens in rapid succession.
Ye Jiang and Ye Tong were already covered in spear wounds. Their resistance had been utterly useless.
Of course it was useless. Setting aside the fact that Doppelganger Ye Zhengping's cultivation was two layers higher than theirs,
even the Nine Heavens Dragon Roar Spear at Grandmaster proficiency was not something a pair at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer could withstand.
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