Chapter 430: Venerable Xuan Ce

Lin Feng quickly flew into the territory of Tianxuan Sect and captured several of its disciples in a row. Using the Soul Search technique on each of them, he finally determined that the newly appointed sect leader, Tian Yu, had been staying at the sect headquarters, overseeing the entire relocation process.
“Good. This kid really has quite some courage to still stay on Qiyuan Star.”
Lin Feng was secretly pleased. Previously, his biggest concern had been that Su Che might escape Qiyuan Star and vanish into the vast starry expanse, leaving no trace. This time, he would not underestimate Su Che again nor give him any chance to resist. The moment they met, he would unleash his full strength to capture him instantly.
In fact, Lin Feng was even willing to lower his own status and launch a sneak attack on a junior at the Yuan Ying stage just to destroy Su Che’s physical body and capture his soul.
“With intent or not, this time, I won’t let you escape my grasp!”
Lin Feng also used disguise magic to take on the appearance of one of the Tianxuan Sect’s Foundation-building disciples he had captured earlier. He even mimicked his spiritual energy fluctuations perfectly, allowing him to blend in boldly at the sect’s entrance.
By capturing them one by one and advancing step by step, Lin Feng employed the same sneaky tactics he had used when capturing Tai Xu and others before, making it hard to defend against.
At that moment, Su Che had just ordered a disciple to summon Venerable Xuan Ce to the sect leader’s hall, as he had matters to discuss with her.
As soon as the disciple received the order, he flew away from the sect leader’s peak, only to be spotted by Lin Feng, who was hiding in the shadows.
To get close to Su Che, Lin Feng needed a suitable identity and reason. It would be best to disguise himself as one of Tianxuan Sect’s Yuan Ying-level elders, so he could approach Su Che easily.
However, lately, all of Tianxuan Sect’s Yuan Ying elders had been busy with the sect’s relocation. Aside from Su Che, none of them stayed inside the sect, and even the Golden Core elders did not know their exact whereabouts.
Thus, Lin Feng had no choice but to turn his attention to the disciples at the sect leader’s peak, hoping that by disguising himself as one of them, he could get close to Su Che.
He followed them until they were almost at Venerable Xuan Ce’s peak before finally capturing the Foundation-building disciple alive. With his mid-Refining Void stage strength, even after suppressing his power to fit the cultivation world, capturing a lower-level cultivator below the Yuan Ying stage was as easy as flicking his fingers.
In just an instant, he grabbed the disciple, who was hundreds of feet away, without anyone noticing.

He hid in a secluded place and used his soul-searching technique on this disciple, thereby learning that Su Che wanted to meet Venerable Xuan Ce.
“Venerable Xuan Ce? A woman…”
After some thought, Lin Feng smirked and said, “Alright, it’s quite interesting to take on a feminine form once in a while.”
So, he first transformed into the appearance of this disciple and went to Xuan Ce Peak to meet Venerable Xuan Ce.
Venerable Xuan Ce was the master of “Wushuang,” one of Su Che’s formidable opponents in the Hundred Battles Arena. She was also the master of Shui Yue.
Although Venerable Xuan Ce was at the advanced stage of the Golden Core realm, in Lin Feng’s eyes, she was no different from those at the Foundation Establishment stage—mere ants that could be crushed with a finger, just slightly larger in size.
Thus, Lin Feng easily captured her. After searching her soul, he sealed her cultivation skills and temporarily locked her away in his personal magic treasure space.
Lin Feng’s soul-searching technique was a hundred times more advanced than the inferior methods used in the cultivation world; he could control it freely. If he didn’t want to harm the other person’s mind, he could ensure they wouldn’t become an idiot.
As for women, Lin Feng was merciful. He didn’t kill or turn Venerable Xuan Ce into an idiot but planned to take her back to the Spirit Realm and turn her into his female slave. He found her interesting and considered her a talent.
“She’s actually a top-level insider of the Illusion Demon Sect, hidden within Tianxuan Sect for nearly three hundred years without being discovered. With further cultivation, she might prove useful someday.”
With a cold smirk, Lin Feng’s appearance changed drastically. Just a few breaths later, he took on the appearance of Venerable Xuan Ce—a graceful and dignified woman with an elegant aura.
After that, he put on Venerable Xuan Ce’s robes, took a few steps, and pointed with her delicate finger at space, saying, “Tian Yu, I’ll take good care of you in a moment.”
Her voice was soft and extremely pleasant, indistinguishable from that of the real Venerable Xuan Ce.
At that moment, Su Che was in the sect leader’s hall handling important matters related to the great migration. Meanwhile, he was casually chatting with Lao He to pass the time.
“Master, you haven’t exposed Venerable Xuan Ce’s identity as an insider for so long. Why do you want to find her now?” Lao He asked curiously.
“There’s no special reason. I just happened to handle two matters related to Xuan Ce Peak, and that’s when I thought of her.”

To be honest, Su Che didn’t really care much about this so-called top-tier insider of the Illusion Demon Sect, as the entire sect was now under her control. Her supposed insider status was nothing but a formality, utterly meaningless.
Su Che thought to herself, “Call her here and clarify things. There’s no need to punish her; in fact, we can even keep her status as Venerable Xuan Ce. But from now on, she can’t be distracted. Well, that’s what I think for now. It’s not a big deal—just a few words will suffice…”
“That’s true, but this woman really hid well,” Lao He remarked with emotion. “If it weren’t for learning the truth through the leader of the Illusion Demon Sect, I really wouldn’t have guessed it was her.”
“If she had advanced to the Yuan Ying stage a few years earlier and become one of the supreme elders of the Tian Xuan Sect, who knows—maybe I would have already been taken care of by her,” Su Che said with a smile, shaking her head.
“Yes, it’s hard to guard against one’s own people,” Lao He nodded. “If she had reached the Yuan Ying stage ten years ago, we wouldn’t be here today.”
Just then, someone reported from outside the hall that Venerable Xuan Ce had come to see her.
“Let her in!” Su Che sent a message outside.
A few moments later, Venerable Xuan Ce entered the hall, her robes fluttering as she stepped inside.
“Disciple Xuan Ce greets her mentor uncle,” Venerable Xuan Ce said with a bow.
According to the sect’s rules, unless it was a very formal occasion, disciples only needed to bow when meeting their elders—there was no need for deep prostrations. Only those third-generation disciples, who rarely saw the supreme leader, would, out of excessive excitement and nervousness, immediately kneel and kowtow.
“Xuan Ce, I’ve read the two reports you sent this morning,” Su Che said calmly, her tone gentle. “Not bad. Your handling of these matters was quite good. It seems your ability to handle affairs ranks among the top three among the ten supreme elders of the main peaks.”
“Disciple dares not claim such praise,” Xuan Ce replied, bowing slightly in humility.
“However…”
Su Che was about to expose her true identity as a top-tier insider of the Illusion Demon Sect and speak openly with her, but unexpectedly…
Xuan Ce suddenly sent a message: “Mentor uncle, there’s something I want to confess to you.”
“Oh?”
Su Che was slightly surprised and said, “What is it? Go ahead and tell me.”
“At this point, I think it’s no longer possible to hide this for long. It’s better to confess openly and seek your forgiveness, mentor uncle…”

As he spoke, Xuan Ce took slow steps, gradually approaching Su Che, with a worried expression on his face. He sighed deeply and said, “Alas! Who can understand the troubles of having a dual identity? Having to be cautious everywhere, living in fear—how many nights have I spent unable to sleep in peace…” By this point, he was only about twenty zhang away from Su Che’s throne.