Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Linxian City is one of the major cities in the south of Daliang.

This city is surrounded by water on three sides, and its port is bustling, making it the economic lifeline of Daliang.

This shows why the imperial court chose to relocate to this place... It's too prosperous; it's a place that can support the imperial court.

In the most prosperous area of ​​this prefecture, in a large, grand courtyard, Zhou Cong was angrily reprimanding a general.

What does "disappeared without a trace" mean?

"I sent you to deal with that evil Taoist priest, and you're telling me he's disappeared?"

The commander was the same one who burned down the Xuanmiao Temple. He lowered his head and said, "Young Master, I have already set fire to the entire temple, but that evil Taoist priest is not afraid of fire."

"We shot arrows at him, but he was unharmed."

"Finally, he simply vanished... I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

Zhou Cong retorted angrily, "Afraid of what?"

Suddenly, at that moment, a calm yet chilling voice rang out: "Of course, it's because you're afraid I'll come looking for revenge."

Zhou Cong looked around in astonishment, but found nothing.

"He's here! He's here!"

The commander looked around in surprise and said, "Second Young Master?"

Judging from his expression, it seemed as if he hadn't heard the sound from just now at all.

Just then, Zhou Cong suddenly saw Su Baichen appear beside the commander and give him a slight smile.

He was terrified: "He's right next to you... didn't you see him?"

The commander was startled and hurriedly turned around to look around, but saw nothing.

"Second Young Master, who are you talking about? Who's here?"

However, he received no response from Zhou Cong, because Zhou Cong had already fallen backward without saying a word.

The commander of the Imperial Guards rushed forward to check on him, only to find that Zhou Cong's eyes were glazed over and he showed no reaction to anything around him, as if he had suddenly gone mad.

The commander was so shocked that his heart stopped, and he immediately shouted, "Someone come quick! Someone come quick! Call a doctor..."

The entire Zhou residence suddenly became lively, but the instigator, Su Baichen, left without a trace, and no one saw him come out from beginning to end.

"Little brat, aren't you afraid of bringing disaster upon yourself and your sect by acting so recklessly?"

Just as Su Baichen was about to leave, he suddenly heard a voice.

He was startled, realizing that he had been targeted.

He turned his head and saw a young stranger smiling at him leisurely in the crowd.

People came and went around him, but no one noticed the young man's presence.

This is different from Su Baichen's illusion. Su Baichen's illusion makes others feel that he does not exist, while this young man erases his own existence.

Su Baichen replied, "How did you notice me, senior?"

On the bustling street, the two chatted leisurely, as if they were in a deserted place.

The young man was quite surprised: "You're still so calm even after I caught you red-handed. Should I say you're incredibly audacious, or just fearless?"

Su Baichen pondered for a moment, then surprisingly replied, "I think it should be 'having nothing to fear'."

The young man asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

Su Baichen replied, "The one who can see through my illusion must be a senior expert. If it is a senior expert in person, as long as I humbly listen to their advice, I will certainly not be troubled."

The young man was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled, "You little rascal, you're quite the schemer."

He had previously thought Su Baichen was going to bring up his sect's background, so he felt confident. But he didn't expect it to be like this... But anyway, the young man felt quite pleased, after all, he had gained the respect he wanted in a way that exceeded his expectations.

However, he quickly changed the subject: "But what if I were a follower of the demonic path?"

Su Baichen chuckled: "A true demonic cultivator wouldn't refer to himself like that. Next time, if you want to scare a junior, you can call yourself a 'member of the Holy Sect'."

The young man was now truly at a loss for words: "You brat, how did such a cunning youngster like you emerge from such an upright place as Changchun Palace?"

As he spoke, he saw a group of imperial guards hurrying toward the Zhou residence.

They passed between the two...

Just then, the young man raised an eyebrow: "Look at that person."

Su Baichen looked over, then his senses jolted: "That's a demonic cultivator?"

He sensed a familiar aura, somewhat similar to the scent emanating from his Soul-Suppressing Sword... The difference was that it was a very malevolent emotional fluctuation.

The young man said, "I didn't expect the Prime Minister's residence to have colluded with the demonic path. This is really troublesome... But your illusion is probably going to be broken."

Su Baichen said nonchalantly, "If it gets broken, I'll just add it back. Anyway, I can't let Zhou Cong have an easy time."

The young man paused slightly: "You really are vindictive. Changchun Palace has been closed for two hundred years; it seems they've been holding back something."

The implication is that Changchun Palace "didn't have anything good to offer."

But then he added, "Why don't you go over there?"

Su Baichen asked curiously, "Senior, you're not stopping me anymore?"

The young man said, "It's your Changchun Palace disciples who want to cause trouble, not my disciples who are doing bad things. Why should I stop you?"

"Perfect timing! It's rare for an old man like me to get out and about; wouldn't it be wonderful to see such a spectacle?"

"However, I should warn you that the yin energy around you is too heavy, which is somewhat disrupting the overall harmony of your illusion magic."

"Given the current situation, if there were a cultivator with the Five Elements Gathering Cultivation level present, they would probably be able to see through the clues."

The Five Qi Converging to the Origin is the advanced stage of Qi Refining, where one has already begun to nourish the primordial spirit with one's own true qi, primordial qi, and spiritual qi. As a result, the primordial spirit is strengthened, making it not difficult for one to see through Su Baichen's current weakness.

Even knowing his own weakness, Su Baichen was unable to make any changes.

He shook his head: "Thank you for the reminder, senior."

He then followed the imperial guards back to the Zhou residence.

The young man followed at a leisurely pace. Although he seemed to be walking slowly, he was able to keep up with the soldiers who were jogging forward with ease... Of course, this strange phenomenon was no longer surprising.

These two people entered the Zhou residence openly and without anyone noticing, including the demonic cultivator who was invited into the residence.

In fact, in terms of cultivation, this demonic cultivator is even higher than Su Baichen!

At least, this is someone who has already completed the furnace transfer, and is one level higher than Su Baichen in terms of minor realm.

But he just couldn't detect Su Baichen's illusion.

Come to think of it, Su Baichen's current illusion technique skills are even slightly inferior to those of his senior brother Feng Linzi, who also specializes in illusion techniques. If this person were not a specialist in this art, he would not have been able to discover Su Baichen at all.

In other words, even though Su Baichen's cultivation was inferior, he still managed to create an overwhelming aura, much like a senior expert.

From this, Su Baichen also understood that illusion techniques are indeed very convenient, at least in terms of crushing weaker opponents.

At this moment, he revealed a playful expression. How would that demonic cultivator unravel his profound mystery, "Black Cage"?