Xia Xueyi... had become Cao Jinxing.
From an expert of the Five Poisons Cult's Spirit Snake lineage, he had become Patriarch Lü's successor, wielding the Heavenly Dao Sword.
The threat had skyrocketed!
Thinking of his past exploits, all three found him an incredibly thorny problem-this was a man who dared to take the Heavenly Dao Sword to a Faxiang!
"So it was him..."
Recalling how his spear had been seized in a single move that day, Ji Shaoqin's expression darkened. "Who would have thought that one of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's renowned Thirteen Guardians would stoop to such underhanded business! Colluding with the Five Poisons Cult to seize the [Wandering Immortal Coin] by force. He really will... stop at nothing!"
"He seems able to change his appearance at will... and this isn't the first time he's used someone else's identity to achieve his own ends..."
Li Chonglou frowned. "The question now is how to stop them... since he's here, Song Chengxi must have arrived too. The Five Poisons Cult's gu arts are almost impossible to guard against. They might already know our target... seizing that [Wandering Immortal Coin] certainly paid off..."
Ji Shaoqin pondered. "The three of us definitely can't stop them. We might even get in the way. We can only turn to Senior Heavenly Secret and the others..."
"Not necessarily."
Jiang Yuebai, who had remained silent, spoke up. "Cao Jinxing is famous. After the incident with the Pure Yang Stone Inscription, I heard of him even on Mount Tai and gathered some information... haven't you heard? Something interesting happened recently. It might let us stop him without shedding a drop of blood!"
Jiang Yuebai smiled faintly, a playful glint crossing her exquisite smile.
"You mean..."
Neither Li Chonglou nor Ji Shaoqin was a fool. They immediately thought of