"Why is that guy here?! Damn it, ruining my plans again!"
In a private room of an inn, the Thousand-Faced Demonic, wearing Third Young Master Ye's face, could no longer suppress the shock in his heart.
It felt like he had been utterly screwed over.
As for that Sword Immortal Descends, Thousand-Faced Demonic could identify him as that troublesome opponent among the hostile Reincarnators from their previous mission, thanks to his distinctive sword qi, Sword Intent, and the steady comparison of their strengths.
After that mission ended, Thousand-Faced Demonic had originally entertained thoughts of revenge.
But the first news he received about the other party in the World of the Living was that the man had reached tenth place on the Human Ranking.
Fine, someone who had entered the top ten of the Human Ranking with Four Apertures was clearly beyond his reach.
However, he followed the path of Nurturing Evil God. His identity could change in countless ways, and as long as his furnace vessel did not die, he could keep regenerating. Thus, he was not worried that the other party would come looking for trouble.
The martial world was vast. At worst, they could simply stay out of each other's way.
Yet this encounter, which made him question his entire life, had also shown him that the martial world seemed far smaller than he had imagined!
For his scheme in Yi City, Thousand-Faced Demonic had expended an enormous amount of effort and Kung Fu.
After much difficulty, he had chosen this place: a city with both a top sect's affiliated force and a top aristocratic family's affiliated force, protected by a Treasure Soldier yet lacking any Half-step Outer Scenery experts.
The city was not large, yet it was prosperous, with a suitable population.
After carefully selecting it, he