Our eldest brother never hides good things from us.

"Do you have some kind of secret you're hiding?"

Seeing Chang Wen's troubled expression, Ye Qingliu kindly inquired.

"Um."

Chang Wen nodded.

Ye Qingliu...

I know that what I'm doing will cause you trouble.

Ye Qingliu stared at Chang Wen for a while, then continued, "But as I just explained, your safety is of utmost importance. Rest assured, I can swear an oath to the heavens that no matter what happens, I will never reveal your secret."

Chang Wen...

It's clear that Ye Qingliu is genuinely concerned for his safety.

To be honest, I'm a little touched. But now is not the time to talk about that; we must deal with this matter as soon as possible.

"You said it yourself."

Chang Wen looked at Ye Qingliu and said this.

Ye Qingliu nodded, wondering why Chang Wen was being so mysterious.

Then she saw multicolored magical smoke billowing from Chang Wen's body...

Ye Qingliu's expression froze.

no……

You didn't say that the secret you didn't want to reveal was that you're a demonic cultivator!

If you had said this earlier, why would I have made a vow to Heaven?

However, although……

Ye Qingliu immediately became alert, asking incredulously, "What's going on?"

"It's not a big problem, he's just turned into a demon."

Chang Wen didn't explain much to her. He simply pointed and transmitted his conversation with the eleven red-robed elders to Ye Qingliu.

Ye Qingliu ignored him, still reeling from Chang Wen's shock and anger at becoming a demon, and questioned, "What do you mean by 'becoming a demon isn't a big deal'?"

That's exactly what I mean.

After Chang Wen finished speaking, he transformed back into a human under Ye Qingliu's gaze.

Ye Qingliu...

Her brain isn't quite up to par right now.

After thinking for a while, she decided to ignore Chang Wen for now and focus on the information he was conveying to her.

After reading Chang Wen's conversation with the old man in red robes, her expression softened slightly.

Although Chang Wen has become a demonic cultivator, at least his stance is still on the side of the human race, so there is still hope for him.

wrong!

Chang Wen seems to be able to switch between human and demon races?

After the initial shock, reason returned. She looked up at Chang Wen, "You can transform from a human into a demon?"

"These are just minor tricks, nothing to brag about."

Chang Wen remained calm.

Ye Qingliu...

"You also know demonic illusion magic?"

Thinking of Chang Wen instructing the red-robed elder and the others, Ye Qingliu couldn't help but be shocked.

He not only comprehends the Great Brightness Sutra, but he also knows advanced demonic illusion techniques?

What kind of freak is Chang Wen?

"Stay calm."

Chang Wen's expression remained unchanged.

Ye Qingliu...

She was certain that she had never been so speechless before meeting Chang Wen.

How come this person knows everything?

Can they even freely switch between human and demon races?

Is this correct?

"Can we go now?"

Chang Wen looked at Ye Qingliu, pulling her back to reality. He was afraid that if he didn't speak up, she would remain in shock for a while longer.

"Tell me first, are you a human or a demon?"

Ye Qingliu looked directly at Chang Wen, her expression serious. This issue was of paramount importance to both her and the Haoran Immortal Sect.

"Of course it's the human race, otherwise why would I go through all that trouble to find the array's core?"

Without hesitation, Chang Wen continued, "We'll discuss this further after I locate the array's core. You should go back and wait for me; it'll be difficult to get things done with you here."

"Then be careful, I'll be there to meet you from 100,000 miles away."

Ye Qingliu felt somewhat relieved after hearing Chang Wen state his position.

"Okay, I'm going now!"

Chang Wen did not refute, and directly led the eleven red-robed elders away.

Watching Chang Wen's departing figure, Ye Qingliu clenched her jade-like hand tightly in her sleeve and murmured softly, "The tragedy of Senior Brother Zhou Qing a thousand years ago must never be repeated..."

……

Chang Wen was unaware of these things.

After leaving Ye Qingliu, he released the red-robed elder and the others from their senses and asked them to lead the way to the rendezvous point.

Because Chang Wen was too strong, the red-robed elder didn't dare to ask what had just happened and obediently led the way.

soon.

The group then arrived at a huge castle.

"This castle..."

Upon seeing the castle, Chang Wen inexplicably thought of an old friend. A social wolf.

It's not just identical, it's practically a huge, enlarged version of Wolfsburg, directly transplanted over.

Getting back to the main point, Chang Wen quickly noticed that there were magic cultivators on guard duty in the watchtower at the top of the fortress.

Their cultivation levels mostly range from the Refining Void Realm to the Integration Realm.

This puzzled Chang Wen greatly.

Since the old man in the red robe is usually responsible for reporting tasks here, this place can be considered a small base.

Is this all the sentry is capable of at such a small base?

On second thought, it must be that they were all sent to corrupt the cultivators of the Northern Wilderness; that's the only explanation.

"Halt!"

Just then, a sentry spotted Chang Wen and his twelve companions and approached them.

After a quick glance and finding nothing amiss, he asked in a businesslike tone, "Which branch is it? What are they here for?"

"Reporting to you, sir, this is the Whale's small branch."

The elderly man in red robes clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, then introduced, "This is an esteemed gentleman from the main headquarters. He has business with our branch leader. Could you perhaps introduce him...?"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing that Chang Wen was from the main headquarters, the sentry immediately straightened up and clasped his hands in greeting to Chang Wen, saying, "Sir, please show your identification."

"Do I need a waist tag to meet people?"

Chang Wen turned to the sentry, his tone indifferent yet incredibly imposing.

Just as the sentry was about to say something, his peak Tribulation Transcending aura descended directly upon him.

"My apologies, sir. I will take you to see the branch leader immediately."

The sentry panicked.

No, bro, we only have one sentry. You don't need to get violent with us.

If you don't have a token, just say you don't have one. What am I supposed to do but take you? Look at you... sigh.

The eleven red-robed elders watched with envy. When would they be able to possess such strength?

Chang Wen was unaware of these things and followed the sentry into the castle.

Contrary to Chang Wen's expectations, the place was not as smoky and chaotic as rumored; on the contrary, it was very clean.

It is no different from human dwellings.

soon.

The group arrived at the castle's council hall.

Seated in the main hall was an elderly man in blue robes, whose strength was at the first level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm. He was the branch leader of this region.

Hearing that Chang Wen came from the main headquarters, the old man rose with some skepticism, and in a flash appeared a short distance in front of Chang Wen, clasping his hands in greeting, "May I ask what business this young friend has with me?"

Two things.

Chang Wen looked at the old man in blue robes, then pointed to the old man in red robes and the others, "They did a good job, give them a promotion."

Upon hearing this, the old man in the red robe immediately wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Chang Wen. This was definitely a very important person!

"this……"

The old man in blue robes looked troubled. "In our clan, personnel transfers have always required an application to the headquarters..."

Chang Wen didn't waste any words; his peak Tribulation Transcending aura descended directly upon the blue-robed elder.

"Yes, sir!"

The old man in the blue robe made a complete 180-degree turn in attitude, "I will arrange positions for them shortly. What is the second thing you mentioned, sir...?"

Chang Wen stopped paying attention to the red-robed elder and his companions, and continued, "Take me to the location of the array's core to inspect the internal affairs of our clan."