The True Purpose

Within the Immortal Sect, there were hidden enemies opposed to him!

This, Shen Changchuan had realized long ago, when he first learned of that bizarre gale of public opinion that had swept through the entire Immortal Sect's inner sect.

These 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 these people, perhaps there were those who looked down on him because of his origins and status, or perhaps certain inner sect factions whose interests conflicted with his, or else, Situ Yuan, who had left his master's tutelage, along with the descendants and disciples of enemies who bore grudges against his master—or even the undercurrents lurking deepest beneath the surface, those who did not wish for Ten Thousand Blade Peak to show any signs of rising!

As for which of those guesses was true, or whether all of those targets had taken part in the previous siege against him, Shen Changchuan had no way of knowing.

But he was utterly certain that, within the vast Immortal Sect, he had no shortage of enemies!

That was also one of the reasons why 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!

As early as when Xuan Tianxing had come to challenge him, Shen Changchuan had understood this and made his calculations.

And this

was the foremost reason why he had held back and put on a "performance" when facing Xuan Tianxing this time!

Defeating Xuan Tianxing through an evenly matched battle and a lucky strike, making him think he had lost only