What is your relationship with Dao Zun?

The next day, at the martial arts training ground.

When Chu Yuan arrived with Yun Qingyao, the venue was already packed with people.

A quick glance reveals at least three or four hundred.

"So many people have signed up?"

Yun Qingyao stood on tiptoe to look ahead:

"Didn't you say you'd only choose ten?"

Chu Yuan remained silent, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

He quickly figured it out.

Most of the people who signed up were unfamiliar faces; they were all new disciples who had recently joined.

None of the senior disciples dressed in the uniform of the White Bone Hall came.

Everyone stood on the sidelines watching the spectacle.

Chu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

interesting.

Just then, a commotion arose at the front of the crowd.

Bone Palace Master Gu Ming walked onto the high platform, followed by three middle-aged men with profound auras.

"Quiet!"

Gu Ming raised his hand, and the room immediately fell silent.

He stood with his hands behind his back, scanned the room, and spoke in a loud voice:

"Today's selection is to choose ten disciples to accompany me to the Xuan Tian Sect to pay homage to the Demon Lord!"

"These three are the elders who led the team that went with you this time."

He turned to the side and pointed to the three people behind him:

"Elder Xu, late stage of Golden Core. Elder Zhou, mid stage of Golden Core. Elder Wu, early stage of Golden Core."

The three nodded slightly to the audience, their faces expressionless.

Chu Yuan's thoughts stirred slightly, and a golden light quietly flickered in his eyes.

Let's look at the one in the middle, surnamed Xu.

[Target: Xu Yuan]

[Cultivation Level: Mid-Nascent Soul Stage]

[Fate's Trajectory: An inner disciple of the Lingxiao Sect is ordered to infiltrate the White Bone Palace, using the identity of the team leader's elder to get close to the Demon Lord and gather intelligence...]

[Fortune: White]

Chu Yuan's lips twitched slightly.

Now look at the one on the left, surnamed Zhou.

[Target: Zhou Ming]

[Cultivation Level: Early Nascent Soul Stage]

[Fate's Trajectory: A core disciple of Hundred Flowers Valley, ordered to infiltrate the White Bone Palace...]

[Fortune: White]

The one on the right, surnamed Wu.

[Target: Wu Yong]

[Cultivation Level: Early Nascent Soul Stage]

[Fate's Trajectory: An outer sect deacon of the Divine Body Sect, ordered to infiltrate the White Bone Hall...]

[Fortune: White]

Chu Yuan withdrew his gaze, his face expressionless.

Three team leaders and three righteous undercover agents.

Where is the only true elder of the White Bone Hall?

Chu Yuan scanned the area but didn't see anything.

The three who came were all undercover agents.

On stage, Bone Demon was still speaking:

"The selection rules are simple: come up on stage and demonstrate the cultivation techniques you originally practiced, but you are not allowed to use the techniques from the White Bone Hall. I and the three elders will select ten people based on your performance."

He paused, then added:

"Let's begin."

The first disciple went up on stage and used a set of palm techniques, which were standard and common among independent practitioners.

The second disciple went up on stage and performed a set of sword techniques, but it was just a common, unremarkable one.

The third, the fourth, the fifth...

Chu Yuan stood in the crowd, and the more he looked, the more something seemed off.

On stage, Gu Ming maintained a calm expression throughout, giving everyone the same look.

The three Golden Core stage elders leading the team were also absent-minded, nodding occasionally and being very perfunctory.

They don't care at all how these people perform.

Chu Yuan's gaze swept over the disciples queuing to register.

Soon, he discovered something even more amiss.

He recognized several people in the queue.

Li Han is an undercover agent for the Tianyi Sect.

Wang Fang is an undercover agent for the Lingxiao faction.

Zhao Lian, an undercover agent in Hundred Flowers Valley.

Zhou Xu, an undercover agent of the Divine Body Sect.

There were a few more he had scanned on the mountain path yesterday; they were all spies from various righteous sects.

However, very few of the truly independent cultivators signed up.

Chu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

The White Bone Hall recruited over 800 disciples in three months.

He easily identified dozens of righteous undercover agents yesterday with a simple scan.

Logically, with so many people signing up, only a portion of them should be undercover agents.

But now?

Those queuing up to sign up were all undercover agents.

There wasn't a single true independent cultivator.

Chu Yuan then looked at the older disciples watching the spectacle from the sidelines.

They stood there, whispering among themselves in twos and threes, their faces showing an expression of anticipation.

No one signed up to participate.

The uneasy feeling in Chu Yuan's heart grew stronger and stronger.

Did the White Bone Palace know that these people were undercover agents?

wrong.

If they knew, why didn't they arrest them?

Keep it for the New Year?

Or is it...?

A thought suddenly flashed through Chu Yuan's mind.

Unless, of course, they specifically want disciples of the righteous path!

Those who are truly disciples of the White Bone Hall know this.

So they didn't sign up.

Chu Yuan took a deep breath.

I'll have to give it a try.

He turned to look at Yun Qingyao:

"My turn!"

Yun Qingyao was taken aback:

What martial arts technique are you going to demonstrate?

You'll find out soon enough!

Chu Yuan has already taken the stage.

He stopped and cupped his hands in greeting to Gu Ming and the three elders.

Then, raise your hand.

A pale golden spiritual energy appeared in his palm, warm and pure, carrying a righteous aura.

It is the outer sect cultivation method of the Heavenly Dao Sect.

This is a very basic set of techniques.

It's even circulating in the market outside.

Therefore, Chu Yuan was not afraid that they would suspect him of being an undercover agent.

Although he really was an undercover agent, he wasn't on the righteous path.

The audience erupted in chaos.

"Holy crap?!"

"This is... a cultivation technique from the Heavenly Dao Sect?!"

"Is he insane?! How dare he display righteous martial arts techniques here?!"

"He doesn't know that the Demon Lord and the Dao Lord had just fought a bloody battle three years ago?!"

Li Han stood in the crowd, his face turning green.

What's wrong with this junior brother?!

What happened to the plan to operate discreetly and covertly?!

You displayed the Heavenly Dao Sect's techniques in front of the White Bone Palace Master?!

No matter what, the Demon Lord and the Dao Lord are mortal enemies!

Wang Fang, standing nearby, gaped, and after a long pause, managed to utter:

"Wow...this guy is really brave..."

Zhao Lian covered her face, unable to bear to look.

On stage, Gu Ming's eyes finally showed a flicker of emotion, as if he were somewhat excited.

After a long silence, he nodded:

"Next."

That's all?

That's it?

The people in the audience looked at each other in bewilderment.

Chu Yuan stepped down from the stage without changing his expression and walked back to Yun Qingyao's side.

Yun Qingyao stared at him with wide eyes, as if looking at a monster:

"You...you...how do you know the Heavenly Dao Sect's techniques?!"

Chu Yuan said calmly:

"I learned it by stealing it."

Yun Qingyao didn't believe it.

Stealing knowledge?

You're kidding me!

The Heavenly Dao Sect's cultivation method is indeed very common, but its luck and techniques are numerous.

Unless personally instructed by a Daoist master, it would be impossible to operate so skillfully.

This guy...

Yun Qingyao narrowed her eyes and looked him up and down.

An undercover agent of the Heavenly Dao Sect?

No, yesterday he called the Heavenly Dao Sect trash.

Was he deliberately insulting her to conceal his identity?

Yun Qingyao found it increasingly suspicious.

I'll have to check that later.

Does the Daoist Master have a disciple outside...?

The selection process is still ongoing on stage.

But neither Gu Ming nor the three elders said anything.

The selection process ended an hour later.

Bone Demon stood up, holding a list in his hand, and read aloud:

"The following ten people will accompany me on a pilgrimage to the Xuantian Sect in three days."

"Li Han".

"Wang Fang."

"Zhao Lian".

"Zhou Xu"

"Yuan Shu"

"Yun Yao".

......

After the list was read aloud, Chu Yuan stood still, expressionless.

My heart was in turmoil.

All ten people were righteous undercover agents.

There wasn't a single true independent cultivator.

Moreover, those selected for the right path are all those who have shown positive performance recently.

He had completely understood Xue Lie's thoughts!