Lu Ye had originally planned to wait until the commotion here died down before leaving, but who would have thought that instead of gradually quieting down, Liyuan only became more and more bustling?
He could not hide any longer!
It was not that he had already been exposed. Rather, Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators constantly passed nearby or overhead every day, including quite a few Divine Sea Realm masters.
Some cultivators were even searching for the Flying Swords that had escaped from the Secret Realm, carefully inspecting every corner of Liyuan. Several times, they had nearly found where he was hiding.
Under such circumstances, trying to remain hidden in one place was simply harder than ascending to the heavens.
And once the Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators discovered his trail, things would become very complicated.
After a brief moment of thought, Lu Ye made his decision.
Since he could not stay hidden, he might as well stop hiding altogether!
In this situation, acting openly and aboveboard would let him blend into the crowd better than skulking about. But before that, he needed a little disguise.
First of all, he absolutely could not use his original appearance and identity.
Lu Yiye's great name was like thunder in the ears of Myriad Demon Ridge. Even many Divine Sea Realm masters regarded him as a thorn in their eye and a nail in their flesh. If he were exposed, his circumstances would not be much better than Nian Yuexian's.
He could not use the identity of Niu Meng either.
He had entered Lone Mountain Pass as Niu Meng before, and many Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators had seen him then. Moreover, Ying Wuji knew of that identity as well.
That left him with no choice but to assume another identity.
After thinking it over, Lu Ye