Had he been exposed?
Chen Yan's thoughts raced.
No, there was no way he could have been exposed.
He had already reconstructed his appearance through the Great Evolution Art and concealed his karma with the Void Annihilation Method.
Even if an Ascension Realm cultivator came in person, they would be unable to detect anything amiss.
So had the Plain White Daoist Robe he was wearing aroused the other man's suspicions?
Chen Yan had certainly considered disguising himself as an Immortal Cultivator from another sect, but doing so would only increase the likelihood of giving himself away or being exposed.
And the Kunwu Continent was so vast that its cultivation sects numbered far beyond the thousands upon thousands.
There were surely countless obscure little sects among them.
That was precisely why Chen Yan had put on this Plain White Daoist Robe and claimed to be a cultivator from the Beiguan Sect.
Chen Yan quickly collected himself, then feigned panic as he backed toward the railing behind him:
"S-Senior, please spare my life!"
The mysterious cultivator in the gray-black Daoist robe, who appeared to belong to the Xiguang Sect, observed Chen Yan's reaction. Rather than lowering his dark-silver spear, he kept it pressed against Chen Yan's throat:
"That robe of yours—which sect are you from?"
He had come here to conduct inspections on True Lord Mei's orders, to prevent the brat who had single-handedly destroyed True Lord Wuxiang's tomb from escaping.
Naturally, he had prepared thoroughly before coming, familiarizing himself with the styles and distinctive features of the Daoist robes worn by every cultivation sect within a million li.
For a Guiyi Realm cultivator's spiritual sense, committing this information to memory could hardly have been easier.
His spiritual sense had long since enveloped everyone aboard the ferry ship. A single glance at