Within the Immortal Sect,
there were hidden enemies opposed to him!
Shen Changchuan had realized this long ago, when he learned of that bizarre gale of public opinion that had swept through the entire Inner Sect.
Those enemies were deeply concealed; even Senior Brother Hou Ping had found it difficult to uncover any trace of them.
But one thing was certain: there were quite a few of them, and they harbored immense malice toward him!
Among them,
there might be some who looked down on him because of his origins and status,
or Inner Sect factions whose interests conflicted with his,
or perhaps
Situ Yuan, who had left Master's lineage, along with the descendants and disciples of enemies who bore grudges against Master—even the undercurrents lurking beneath the surface, hidden in the deepest shadows, that did not wish to see Ten Thousand Ren Peak show any signs of rising!
As for which of those possibilities was true, or whether every one of those targets had taken part in the earlier siege against him,
Shen Changchuan did not know.
But he was utterly certain that in this vast Immortal Sect, he had no shortage of enemies!
That was also one of the reasons he had decided some time ago to leave the Immortal Sect!
And with enemies watching from every side,
revealing all of his strength was absolutely not a good choice!
Back when Xuan Tianxing had come to challenge him,
Shen Changchuan had already understood this and made his calculations.
And that
was the true reason he had held back and put on a "performance" during this battle against Xuan Tianxing!
Defeating Xuan Tianxing through an evenly matched battle and a lucky strike, making him believe that he had lost only because of bad luck and carelessness, so that Shen