Going Undercover in the Supreme Simplicity Sect!

Black-Yellow Sect.

Ye Chen hurried to see his master, Lin Ye. "Master, your disciple has run into trouble."

"What trouble?"

Lin Ye asked.

Ye Chen took out the Supreme Simplicity Sword and handed it to his master. "When I was coming down the mountain, my enemy Xu Yan ambushed me. I severely injured her, but she escaped by some unknown means, and I couldn't track her down. She left this sword behind, and it has the words 'Supreme Simplicity' written on it. It's very likely a weapon from the Supreme Simplicity Sect, a four-star sect in the Chu Kingdom."

"Xu Yan? The maid who took a powerful expert as her master and even asked her master to cripple you?"

"Yes, Master."

Ye Chen was panicking. That was a four-star sect! Could his master handle it?

"Don't worry. That Xu Yan should only be a Body Forging Realm martial artist. Martial artists like her don't hold a high position in the Supreme Simplicity Sect. The entire Supreme Simplicity Sect couldn't possibly mobilize its experts to threaten our Black-Yellow Sect over a disciple's personal grudge. Besides, our Black-Yellow Sect hasn't offended the Supreme Simplicity Sect. It was their disciple who ambushed you. With the Martial Alliance's rules in place, the Supreme Simplicity Sect won't attack our Black-Yellow Sect." Lin Ye's explanation eased much of Ye Chen's worry.

Just then, the system's voice rang out.

"Ding! The Heaven and Earth Devil Sect has drawn the attention of a major four-star righteous sect. Host, please send a devil dao disciple to infiltrate the Supreme Simplicity Sect, a major four-star righteous sect, as a spy and gather intelligence on it. Each time the spy sends back a piece of intelligence, the host will be rewarded according to its contents. This is a long-term mission. There is no penalty for failure."

A devil dao spy!

Lin Ye raised an eyebrow. The devil dao did often do this sort of thing. The Mystic Blood Devil Sect, for instance, had been suppressed until it had barely any room left to survive, yet it had sent spies into the Blazing Sun Sect. It might have even sent disciples into the Supreme Simplicity Sect!

Now the system wanted the Black-Yellow Sect to send a devil dao disciple into the Supreme Simplicity Sect as well. That disciple would have to be chosen from among his five disciples.

I have to take this mission. If one of my disciples enters the Supreme Simplicity Sect, we can at least obtain plenty of intelligence. The Black-Yellow Sect knows far too little about the Chu Kingdom and this world, and with so few disciples, it's hard for the sect to grow. But by infiltrating the Supreme Simplicity Sect and using it as a platform, we can obtain a great deal of useful intelligence.

Lin Ye promptly summoned all five disciples.

"Master."

All five disciples came.

Lin Ye told them about Ye Chen's situation, then explained his plan. "I intend to send one disciple to join the Supreme Simplicity Sect and learn about its circumstances. If the Supreme Simplicity Sect plans to deal with our Black-Yellow Sect, we'll at least know at the first opportunity. Which of you is willing to go?"

"Master, I can go," Yang Yang said quickly.

"No." Lin Ye shook his head. "Yang Yang, you're a male disciple. The Supreme Simplicity Sect is an all-female sect and doesn't accept male disciples."

"I see!" Yang Yang scratched his head. He really didn't know much about the Supreme Simplicity Sect. So it only accepted female disciples!

"In that case, doesn't that mean only Third Junior Sister can go?" Ye Chen said.

Of the five disciples, four were men. There was only one female disciple, so what choice was there?

"I think Second Senior Brother can go too!" Han Bing suggested.

Dongfang Bai froze. "I'm a man. Would the Supreme Simplicity Sect accept me?"

Han Bing smiled. "Second Senior Brother, if you told those people in the Supreme Simplicity Sect you were a man, would they believe you?"

"..."

Dongfang Bai had no rebuttal. He had always been a man with a woman's looks, and ever since he started cultivating the Sunflower Body Refining Technique, his chest muscles had grown considerably, and he had become more and more feminine. With the Formless Secret Method on top of that, even Lin Ye couldn't tell he was a man now.

As long as he didn't say anything, he looked like a girl from every angle!

"Ahem, Dongfang Bai could indeed enter the Supreme Simplicity Sect too. Now it's up to you two to decide who's willing to go." Lin Ye looked at Dongfang Bai and his younger sister, Dongfang Rou.

"I'll go!" Dongfang Bai knew his younger sister didn't have the temperament to be a spy. If she really went to the Supreme Simplicity Sect, something might go wrong, and he didn't want her to be in danger.

"Brother..." Dongfang Rou wanted to say something, but held back. She didn't actually want to go to the Supreme Simplicity Sect either. The Black-Yellow Sect was so nice, and everyone was already familiar with one another. She liked staying here too. If she went to the unfamiliar Supreme Simplicity Sect, she would be a little nervous.

"All right, then Dongfang Bai will go," Lin Ye decided.

Dongfang Bai said, "Master, I'm going all the way to the Supreme Simplicity Sect. Could the sect give me some benefits?"

"You lot go out first." Lin Ye sent the other disciples out, leaving only Dongfang Bai. "Disciple Dongfang Bai, this mission is important, and I will let you go for nothing."

He took out a set of Law Treasures. "This is a set of needle-type Law Treasures. There are six in all, and every one of them is a high-grade Profound-rank Law Treasure. Once refined, they can be controlled as you please."

"Needle-type Law Treasures!!!"

Dongfang Bai was excited. These Law Treasures were simply perfect for his Earth-rank martial art, the Taiyi Devil Needle!

"These are 1,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Keep them as reserve funds."

"There's also the Heaven-rank Secret Method, the Shadowless Breath-Returning Technique. It's an advanced version of the Formless Secret Method, with even better effects. Once your cultivation reaches the True Qi Realm, you'll be able to cultivate this Secret Method."

The Shadowless Breath-Returning Technique was simply the Devil Shadow Breath-Returning Technique; he had only changed its name.

"There are also ten Ten-Thousand-Li Communication Talismans. If you obtain important intelligence, you can use one to send word back without making a separate trip."

These Ten-Thousand-Li Communication Talismans were among the items he had won in a lottery a few days ago. He entered the lottery once every month. The prizes were generally mediocre, but some things were quite good, such as these Ten-Thousand-Li Communication Talismans.

"Thank you, Master."

Dongfang Bai put everything away, delighted. He no longer had any dissatisfaction whatsoever about entering the Supreme Simplicity Sect as a spy.

"Go on. Remember not to expose yourself. If you sense any risk of being exposed, escape from the Supreme Simplicity Sect immediately. Whatever else happens, as long as you return to the Black-Yellow Sect, I'll have no problem protecting you."

Lin Ye wasn't just boasting. He would soon be able to break through to the peak of the ninth level of Innate. Once his disciples' cultivation advanced another few minor realms, their combined gains would let him break through to a realm above Innate without any trouble. By then, there wouldn't be many people in the entire Supreme Simplicity Sect who could surpass him.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot this." Lin Ye handed Dongfang Bai an item. "This is Black-Yellow Jade. If you encounter someone with an affinity for our Black-Yellow Sect, it will glow red. When you meet talented people like that, find a way to talk them into joining our Black-Yellow Sect."

Black-Yellow Jade?

Dongfang Bai was curious about it, but he put it away. Once he entered the Supreme Simplicity Sect, he would have a good look for suitable disciples.

Dongfang Bai then left. He needed to make some preparations and would set out the next day.

"Black-Yellow Jade? That's not Black-Yellow Jade. It's Devil Jade."

He had won this Devil Jade in the lottery a few days ago. It could sense people within a few hundred meters who were suitable as disciples for the Supreme Devil Dao System. It was somewhat useless to him, since he could sense them himself through the system. But if he gave the Devil Jade to his disciples, they could search for suitable disciples on his behalf.

Five disciples were still too few. Naturally, he wanted more, but he was also lazy. He would leave the job of finding disciples to his disciples.