Infiltrating the righteous path? Just another place to be a sycophant.

"Master, are you still there?"

Lu An called out to the storage ring, but the storage ring did not respond at all.

I almost forgot, the mist of Yunhuang Mountain can block all communication methods in the cultivation world.

For example, his divine sense shrank here to the size of someone in the Qi Refining stage.

Several streaks of light flashed by, and Lu An immediately became alert upon seeing them.

He knew that they were members of the Heavenly Demon Sect who were hunting him down.

Although this place can block divine sense from probing, it is still the territory of the Heavenly Demon Sect and he cannot stay there for long, so he must leave quickly.

So he put another talisman on his body and then took a pill that could restore his spiritual energy.

Before stepping on the gas to the red zone, he had to fill up the tank first, even though he didn't know if his spiritual energy reserves, or the fuel tank, would be completely drained.

When Lu An first used the Azure Sword, he realized how terrifyingly efficient it was at extracting spiritual energy.

Lu An took a deep breath, then stood on the Azure Sword, channeling his spiritual energy into it. He then shot out like lightning.

"Holy crap, something just whizzed by!?"

"It's Lu An! Quick, after him!"

"Damn it, Lu An is too fast, we can't catch up!"

Upon seeing the cyan light, the group tried to give chase, but even with their spiritual energy output maximized, they couldn't even see the tail of Lu An's sword.

Even the azure sword light disappeared from their sight.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu An finally left the misty Yunhuang Mountain, and his consciousness finally returned to normal.

And those members of the Heavenly Demon Sect who were chasing him could no longer be seen.

Surrounded by a deep, verdant primeval forest, he flew over the forest on his azure sword. His astonishing speed and sword energy startled countless birds and even caused many rare and exotic beasts to look up at the sky.

That was such a terrifying aura of a magical artifact! If the aura of that artifact was already so terrifying, then its owner was definitely not someone they wanted to provoke.

However, for safety's sake, Lu An flew over several mountain ranges before finding a cave and stopping.

The sun had already set, and the entire mountain range and forest had fallen into tranquility.

Inside the cave, a campfire was lit, and Lu An sat in front of it, reflecting on his experiences of the day.

This is fucking insane! Today was probably more exciting than ever before.

Lu An had a feeling that he had wasted his life.

"Disciple, have you already left the Heavenly Demon Sect?" A voice came from within the storage ring.

This time it was a cool, clear female voice, not that of the old man.

"Master, you've really put me in a difficult position! If it weren't for the Azure Sword's speed, I probably would have been done for here!"

"Don't cry, my disciple, everything's fine now."

"Oh, everything was fine, but I'm suffering a lot of emotional trauma now!"

"Don't worry, my disciple. Take a look at the image recording function of the storage ring. There are some good things inside. I'll transfer them to you now. They might be able to soothe your wounded heart."

As soon as Li Podao finished speaking, the storage ring projected a scene that made Lu An's blood boil.

"Big...Senior Sister...?"

Chapter Thirty-Five: Beautiful Photos

On the cave wall is a picture that would make countless men's blood boil and their hearts race with excitement.

Moreover, there is more than one picture, and it even changes from place to place.

That's a photo of his senior sister, Zhao Mengyuan, in the bathhouse.

"Disciple, do you like it?" Li Podao's voice carried a hint of amusement.

"Master, why are you showing me these? I am a righteous gentleman!" Lu An said, his eyes fixed on the photos projected on the stone wall.

Upright gentlemen love to watch these kinds of things, like upright gentlemen like him.

"Wait, I have more!" Li Podao said, as if showing off something, and then switched to photos again.

"See no evil!"

Lu An covered his eyes with his hand, but his eyes peeked out through the gaps between his fingers.

When I was a child, in class, the teacher would tell everyone to close their eyes and not peek, and I would always try to trick the teacher by doing that so I could see what the teacher was doing.

But through his fingers, he saw a different photo.

The photograph projected on the stone wall is of a woman's body being broken.

The woman in the photo is incredibly alluring, with her shoulders partially exposed, striking various poses that lewd men love to see; one glance is enough to make one fall in love.

What's going on?! What's going on?!

My master is too good at posing and having fun!

Selfies? A perk for the disciple who endures humiliation, bides his time, and prepares to go undercover?

This godfather is definitely the right one!

Give him more perks; he'll love it.

"How is it? Isn't it beautiful?"

“It’s beautiful…”

"I knew you liked watching these kinds of things. When we get back, I'll marry her off to you!"

"Huh? Master, isn't this inappropriate?"

Lu An was stunned upon hearing this.

I've seen people make empty promises about the position of deputy sect leader, and I've seen people make empty promises about other beauties, but I've never seen someone make empty promises about themselves.

This master truly has a grand vision!

But can I control this master?

It has to be said that his figure and proportions are just as good as his senior sister Zhao Mengyuan's!

Even with that charming demeanor and temperament, Senior Sister Zhao Mengyuan is still a tiny bit lacking!

"What's wrong with that? Watch more, watch more!"

A few more photos flashed by, and Lu An saw that his master didn't say anything, but instead showed them to him triumphantly, so he figured he didn't need to pretend anymore.

If you're going to pretend to be a virtuous gentleman, who are you trying to impress?

So Lu An boldly looked around and didn't forget to take out the photo stone to commemorate the occasion.

Hehehe, anyway, Master can't see it. I'll keep it and sell it to the high-ranking people in the righteous path later.

The stunningly beautiful photos of the Great Witch of Demonic Cultivation should be enough to fetch hundreds or even thousands of spirit stones.

Who would have thought that this was Li Podao, the sect leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect?

It's unlikely anyone would associate such a stunning beauty with that old geezer sect leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

If Li Podao hadn't revealed his true form, Lu An wouldn't have expected it.

This world is amazing! We need more surprises like this!

After a while, the projection on the storage ring ended, and Rihado's voice came from the storage ring: "Disciple, have you seen enough?"

"That's enough!" Lu An nodded in satisfaction, holding the recording stone.

Who can say it's not enough? It's more than enough.

"As long as you work hard, your senior sister will be your Daoist partner in the future!"

"Uh, Master... this... isn't this a bit too ambitious?"

Lu An was a little confused. The photos on the back were clearly her own portraits, so why was she introducing her senior sister to him?

Besides, the senior sister should already be considered halfway to being won over, right? If I weren't completely clueless, perhaps giving her a push would have been feasible?

Wait a minute, who is Senior Sister? She's the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Demon Sect! There's definitely something fishy about her suddenly taking a liking to me. I'd better be careful not to end up being the one left holding the bag!

"I've shown you all the photos, and you think I'm just making empty promises?" Li Podao's voice came from the storage ring: "I secretly collected all those photos. If you weren't my true disciple, I wouldn't have given them to you!"

Lu An was a little confused. Didn't you give me more photos of yourself as a woman? Why are you saying they're all photos of your senior sister?

Perhaps there was a deeper meaning in Master's words.

“Master, we are not people who covet beauty. How could such a thing shake my determination to go undercover?” Lu An calmly put the recording stone into his sleeve: “I have always respected Senior Sister. Although I had thoughts about her, that was in the past.”

"Oh? Is it because the photo isn't good?"

"No, never mind, Master, it can't be explained in a few words."

"You should think about it yourself. By the way, your location is about to be exposed, so you'd better start thinking about how to leave."

"What?! Master, you've tricked me?"

boom!

Just as Li Podao finished speaking, a bustling sound came from outside the cave.

Lu An hid behind the wall next to the cave entrance and looked out. He saw that countless disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect were floating in the sky outside the cave, riding on swords.

Good heavens, my master's words are law!

How come I never noticed this before? It's especially effective when it comes to tricking disciples!

"Lu An, you are surrounded. Surrender and return to your sect to accept your punishment!"

"Lu An, the Heavenly Demon Sect has gone to such lengths to nurture you, and yet you have done such a thing!"

"Lu An, surrender quickly, and perhaps we can be lenient with you!"

One by one, the people from the Heavenly Demon Sect tried to persuade him, and among them, he even saw some familiar faces.

Li Yun, Zhang Zhiruo, and some familiar elders.

Good, good, good, they've come out all out this time? Does the Heavenly Demon Sect think so highly of him?

"Senior Brother Lu, come back with us. We might get a lenient treatment!" Li Yun said, looking at the cave entrance.

He still respected Lu An quite a bit, especially since Lu An had guided him into the Divine Transformation stage, a crucial contribution he would never forget.

So when he was told that Lu An had assassinated their sect leader Li Podao and fled the Heavenly Demon Sect, he did not believe it.

However, faced with the facts, he had no choice but to believe it.

"Senior Brother Lu, why are you like this? You must have some kind of trouble!" Zhang Zhiruo also tried to persuade him. In her heart, Lu An was such a good senior brother, courageous and responsible!

He's practically the epitome of the demonic path of the Heavenly Demon Sect! An idol to all his fellow disciples!

How, how did you suddenly become a traitor who murdered his master and betrayed his sect?

Life is unpredictable! But Zhang Zhiruo felt that Senior Brother Lu must have some reason for his predicament!

"Damn, Master, why are there so many people?" Lu An complained to his storage ring, losing all hope.

"I leaked it out. Just do a good job to boost your stats so you can have a pledge of allegiance to the Righteous Alliance!" Suddenly, Li Podao's voice came from the storage ring.

Goodness, just as my good master said, this storage ring is probably a GPS positioning system, right?

"Master, if this happens, I'm doomed!"

"Don't panic. Think about your sect's competition. Remember to perform steadily!"

"I played consistently? I played consistently my ass! I..."

"Stop talking, I'm going to take a shower. Good luck, my disciple."

"Master! Master!"

Lu An patted the storage ring, but there was really no sound. He tried to take the ring off, but he couldn't.

Good heavens, it seems that all those elixirs, spiritual liquids, cultivation techniques, and cave spiritual energy that I used over the years were not wasted!

This master is so generous in nurturing me, and so generous in ruining me!

Meanwhile, the group outside had already gathered, and Lu An could hear them planning to rush in.