Truth and Deception, Guiche Makes His Move

Bai Ze nodded to Demon Master Kunpeng. "Reporting to the Demon Master, Hong Ze did indeed say so."

Demon Master Kunpeng nodded. "Then how credible do you think this matter is?"

Bai Ze had long expected that Demon Master Kunpeng would question him, so he had already prepared an ambiguous answer.

"Logically speaking, no one in the Primordial World would dare swindle others under the Dao Ancestor's name.

Therefore, this matter is highly credible. It is possible that the Dao Ancestor truly sent them.

However, after observing Hong Ze and Mother Wu Dang's cultivation just now, I felt that something was not quite right.

Mother Wu Dang's cultivation has already reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, so she can naturally enter the chaos and reach Zixiao Palace.

But Hong Ze's cultivation is merely at the peak of the True Immortal realm. How could he possibly reach Zixiao Palace?"

Demon Master Kunpeng frowned again after hearing this. "How could the Dao Ancestor send a True Immortal to deliver a message for him? That does not seem reasonable."

Bai Ze nodded as well. "Moreover, as far as I know, Hong Ze is a Direct Disciple of the Jie Sect. Though he is an Innate Human Race, he holds the esteemed position of the Jie Sect's Eldest Senior Brother.

As the Jie Sect's Eldest Senior Brother, he naturally has access to all of the sect's cultivation resources, and Sage Tongtian would personally instruct him. How could his cultivation be no more than that of a True Immortal?"

"Demon Marshal Bai Ze, are you saying that they are not Sage Tongtian's disciples? That they are merely impersonating Jie Sect disciples and using the Dao Ancestor's name to deceive me out of my Hetu Luoshu?"

Bai Ze neither nodded nor shook his head. He merely spoke with a troubled expression.

"This is only my suspicion; I do not have absolute certainty. If I am right, all is well. But if I am wrong, I fear it will bring a catastrophic disaster upon our North Sea."

Demon Master Kunpeng nodded. He knew Bai Ze was not being alarmist.

If Hong Ze and Mother Wu Dang were genuine Jie Sect disciples and had truly come under Hongjun Daozu's orders, then he would have no choice but to hand over the Hetu Luoshu.

Otherwise, a Sage would personally come next. At that point, it would no longer be as simple as surrendering the Hetu Luoshu.

But if they truly were impostors and he handed the Hetu Luoshu over to them, would he not become the laughingstock of the world?

Thus, Demon Master Kunpeng was caught in a dilemma. Even he himself had no idea what to do.

And that was precisely the effect Bai Ze wanted—to tell Demon Master Kunpeng everything he had discovered.

As for how Demon Master Kunpeng would choose, that was not something Bai Ze needed to worry about.

At that moment, Guiche stepped forward directly. "Demon Master, why not let me test them?

If they have come to the North Sea to deceive us, I will turn them directly to ash.

If they truly came under Hongjun Daozu's orders, it will not be too late for the Demon Master to step in and resolve the matter then."

As though he had seized a lifeline, Demon Master Kunpeng immediately nodded at Guiche.

"Then I shall trouble you, Demon Marshal Guiche. But you must be extremely careful. Do not let yourself fall into danger."

Demon Master Kunpeng naturally knew that Master Tongtian had reaped an enormous harvest at Treasure Distribution Cliff back then.

Even the combined magical treasures of Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and the Two Sages of the West might not have equaled what Master Tongtian had obtained.

Thus, most Jie Sect disciples possessed powerful treasures, and a moment of carelessness could cost one's life.

Guiche naturally understood the danger involved and immediately nodded to Demon Master Kunpeng.

Then, with a flicker of his body, he transformed into his true form—the Guiche Bird, a Nine-Headed Bird.

The Guiche Bird spread its wings and flew directly toward Above the North Sea.

As soon as Guiche left, Demon Master Kunpeng activated his magical power and directly sent the Demon Master Palace above the North Sea.

However, it did not emerge from the surface, remaining hidden beneath the seawater.

There, Hong Ze and the others would not be able to discover the Demon Master Palace, while Demon Master Kunpeng could clearly see everything happening outside.

Hong Ze had no idea that Demon Master Kunpeng had devised such a test.

He still stood in midair with Mother Wu Dang, waiting for Demon Master Kunpeng's reply.

But at that moment, a Demonic Wind suddenly swept through the sky, and a gigantic nine-headed bird descended from above.

Amid deafening cries, the nine-headed bird's sharp claws had already reached for Hong Ze.

Hong Ze could not help but be greatly startled. He hurriedly poured all the magical power around his body into the Water Fire Daoist Robe.

But Mother Wu Dang beside him acted at once.

With a wave of her hand, a streak of light shot directly toward the nine-headed bird.

The streak of light revealed its true form in midair. It was actually a flying knife.

The flying knife was no bigger than a palm, yet it shot straight toward the Nine-Headed Bird with lightning speed.

Hong Ze did not sense anything formidable about the flying knife. He even felt that it was rather ordinary.

Mother Wu Dang's magical treasure is way too lame. How could it compare to the treasures Zhao Gongming and the others wield?

At the same time, he understood why Investiture of the Gods had never mentioned Mother Wu Dang's magical treasure. It turned out to be nothing worth mentioning.

But in the very next moment, Hong Ze's newly formed impression was instantly overturned.

The palm-sized flying knife split directly into five.

Each flying knife carried a different Five Elements aura.

Moreover, these Five Elements auras were Innate, not acquired Five Elements auras.

Just as Hong Ze was greatly shocked, Guiche also sensed the extraordinary nature of the five flying knives.

With a flash of his body, he flew directly to one side, hoping to evade the flying knives Mother Wu Dang had fired.

Yet no matter which direction Guiche tried to dodge, he could not shake off the flying knives pursuing him.

Left with no choice, Guiche could only sacrifice the lesser to save the greater. With a flap of his wings, more than ten feathers flew from them.

In the blink of an eye, those feathers transformed into little Guiche Birds and charged directly at the five flying knives.

Meanwhile, Guiche's true form, the Nine-Headed Bird, took the opportunity to vanish from midair.

When he appeared again in the next instant, Guiche was already behind Hong Ze. Extending claws as sharp as blades, he slashed toward Hong Ze's back.

Hong Ze only felt a fierce wind coming from behind him, but it was already too late to dodge.

He could only activate all his magical power and pour it into the Water Fire Daoist Robe, hoping that the Innate Spiritual Treasure his master had bestowed upon him, the Water Fire Daoist Robe, could save him once more.

At the same time, Demon Master Kunpeng beneath the North Sea could not help but be greatly alarmed.

"Not good! Guiche is going to cause trouble. The two of them truly are Sage Tongtian's disciples, because that Innate Five Elements Spirit Knife was obtained by Master Tongtian at Treasure Distribution Cliff."

Unfortunately, Guiche's feathers had now been severed, and he had been completely enraged.

No matter how anxious Demon Master Kunpeng was, it was already too late to stop Guiche.

He could only hope that Hong Ze was not truly at the True Immortal realm. Otherwise, he would certainly die at the hands of Guiche, an early-stage Quasi-Sage.