Infiltrating the Ye Family Guards

At this moment, the doppelganger Chen Fan, who was outside Wannan City, released the guard's corpse from the Myriad Things Space.

He cast the Ignition Art, tossing a fireball onto the corpse, which slowly turned into ashes.

After finishing everything, the doppelganger Chen Fan entered the Myriad Things Space.

When he appeared again, he was already inside Chen Ze's mansion.

"Master, everything has been taken care of."

"Good, well done. I don't have any use for you here for the time being. Go to the Qingyun Sect; it's almost time for them to recruit disciples."

"Master, should I use your name, or...?"

"Use your own name, and there is no need to hide your cultivation level. Although you only have a Low-grade Spirit Root, a cultivation level at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer should be enough to secure a spot as an Outer Disciple in the Qingyun Sect."

"Understood."

"After entering the Qingyun Sect, remember to look for that steward and see how he is doing."

"Master, do you have any other instructions for me at the Qingyun Sect?"

"Just be a good disciple while you are there."

"Yes, Master."

Sending Chen Fan to the Qingyun Sect was a plan Chen Ze had made long ago. He still intended to fulfill the original owner's long-cherished wish. Besides, the Qingyun Sect was a cultivation sect, and Chen Ze, having transmigrated here, also wanted to see what it was like. Furthermore, there were Ye Family members within the Qingyun Sect, and he needed to probe their true strength. Not being one to let a grudge go unavenged was simply not Chen Ze's character. Although the incident started with Shopkeeper Tong, the root of the problem was the entire Ye Family. Moreover, the Ye Family's ambition was ultimately a disaster waiting to happen. If Chen Ze wanted to live peacefully in Wannan City, he could not avoid dealing with the Ye Family.

Inside the Ye Family's Mysterious Iron Ore mine.

The doppelganger in the guise of a guard had just left the Mine Tunnel where the doppelganger Zhao Yun and the others were located when several other guards approached. The leader was an old man with a cultivation level at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer. He frowned and asked, "What's going on? There was a fluctuation of spiritual energy just now."

"It's nothing, just a miner trying to fake illness to slack off; it's already been taken care of," the doppelganger guard replied.

While the leading old man was speaking, other Ye Family members had already entered the Mine Tunnel to investigate. However, inside the tunnel, they only saw Zhao Yun and the others cowering, looking as if they had been disciplined, and they discovered nothing unusual. The people who came out after checking the tunnel gave the old man a look.

"It's good that there's nothing wrong. Zhengping, how has your cultivation been lately? When will you be able to break through?"

Hearing the old man call his name, the doppelganger realized that the Ye Family guard whose identity he had assumed must be called Ye Zhengping. The doppelganger Ye Zhengping replied, "It should be soon; there have been signs of loosening in my cultivation level recently."

"Good, the younger generation is to be feared. The future of our Ye Family depends on you young people. Alright, there's nothing else here, everyone go back to your cultivation! The family is currently in need of people, and the Patriarch has already issued an order that everyone's Cultivation Resources have been increased. Do not let the family's expectations go to waste."

"Yes."

All the Ye Family guards left, and the doppelganger had successfully infiltrated the Ye Family.

The doppelganger Ye Zhengping returned to his usual post and pretended to cultivate. This was all information that Zhao Yun and the others had gathered during this time. Chen Ze's plan was proceeding smoothly, and what happened next would depend on the doppelganger Ye Zhengping.

Over the next two days, the doppelganger Ye Zhengping spent his time pretending to guard the doppelganger Zhao Yun and the others while observing the situation inside the mine. From time to time, he would chat with other Ye Family members to fish for information he didn't know. The more he learned, the more familiar the doppelganger Ye Zhengping became with his new identity. He also gained a clearer understanding of the Ye Family's arrangements at this Mysterious Iron Ore mine. He had now completely integrated into the Ye Family, and no one suspected him at all.

On this day, the doppelganger Ye Zhengping, who was pretending to cultivate, heard someone calling him.

"Zhengping, take a few men out for patrol. Be careful while you're patrolling."

The one speaking was the leading old man who had come to investigate the other night.

"Yes," Ye Zhengping replied simply.

The Ye Family guards stationed inside the mine tunnel had a standing order to patrol the exterior of the mine in rotations every day.

The Ye Family patrol teams were always organized into groups of three.

The purpose of arranging personnel to patrol the outside was to ensure that this Mysterious Iron Ore mine remained undiscovered.

Patrolling alongside the doppelganger Ye Zhengping were two men he had become quite familiar with over the past two days.

One was named Ye Jiang, and the other was Ye Tong.

The cultivation levels of the three were roughly the same, all at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.

As they walked, the three chatted about the recent situation within the family, eventually turning the conversation to Ye Feiyang, the most important prodigy of the Ye Family at present.

As they spoke, expressions of envy would flicker across the faces of the other two from time to time.

However, there seemed to be a hint of jealousy mixed into that envy.

"Ye Feiyang has been going a bit too far lately; he even dares to disobey the Patriarch's orders."

"Indeed, I heard that when the family called for a council meeting last time, he refused to return."

"There's no helping it. Since he has a good father, he probably consumed a massive amount of resources to cultivate that quickly."

"That's true. His cultivation speed wasn't this fast before."

Listening to their words, the doppelganger Ye Zhengping heard this for the first time and, not knowing the details, could only chime in with agreement.

These were things these men would never dare to say inside the mine.

Ye Feiyang was the junior most valued by the Ye Family right now; if anyone found out about their gossip, they would inevitably face punishment.

However, now that they were outside, they were a bit more unbridled.

Furthermore, they were getting further and further away from the mine, so they weren't afraid of anyone eavesdropping.

"Zhengping, why are you so quiet today? You used to be the one who cursed Ye Feiyang the loudest."

"That's right! We're already this far from the mine, what are you afraid of?"

The doppelganger Ye Zhengping gave a dry laugh. "Heh, is that so?"

Ye Jiang and Ye Tong looked at Ye Zhengping in confusion, feeling that he was acting a bit strange today.

"Zhengping, what's wrong with you?"

"Heh." Ye Zhengping didn't speak, merely smiling.

He smiled because these two were already as good as dead, yet they remained oblivious.

"It's been a while since I've moved my muscles. 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 the doppelganger Ye Zhengping's sudden move, frozen in their tracks.

The moment the Roaming Dragon Spear appeared, they sensed the aura radiating from it.

"A Profound-tier Magic Artifact?"

"Heh, I suppose you two have a good eye."

The doppelganger Ye Zhengping didn't waste any more words; he knew the Nine Heavens Dragon Roar Spear as well.

He raised his spear and pointed it forward, executing the move Dragon Roars Nine Heavens. The spear tip opened like the maw of a dragon, emitting a thunderous roar as the shaft of the weapon suddenly erupted with a powerful dragon's cry.

The spear tip lunged toward Ye Jiang and Ye Tong at blinding speed, the fierce offensive swift and unerringly accurate, like a violent dragon tearing into the two men.

"Ye Zhengping, have you lost your mind?"

Seeing the spear thrust toward them, Ye Jiang and Ye Tong knew they couldn't block it.

They frantically unleashed every life-saving technique they had to defend themselves, all while shouting loudly.

They couldn't fathom why Ye Zhengping, a fellow family member, would suddenly turn on them.

Moreover, he was using a Profound-tier Magic Artifact, and they had never seen this technique before.

In an instant, the doppelganger Ye Zhengping struck repeatedly with the move Dragon Roars Nine Heavens.

Ye Jiang and Ye Tong were soon riddled with spear wounds, their defenses proving completely ineffective.

Of course, it was ineffective; not to mention that the doppelganger Ye Zhengping's cultivation was two layers higher than theirs.

The Nine Heavens Dragon Roar Spear, mastered to the level of a Grandmaster, was simply not something they could withstand at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.