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Chapter 20: I wonder how you will respond, sir?

The Xue family mansion in Dongcheng was tightly closed at this time.

Chen Ze saw this and leaped into the courtyard.

"Who... who are you?"

Upon hearing the commotion, the gatekeeper behind the door exclaimed.

Of course, in fact, he could tell Chen Ze's identity at a glance.

Besides the disciples of Azure Sun Sect who came to participate in the trial, who else would dare to blatantly climb over the wall at this time and have such skills?

But isn't it too fast to come at this time?

"Some idiots must have leaked the news! Otherwise, the disciples of Azure Sun Sect wouldn't have found their way here so quickly!"

The gatekeeper cursed in his heart, while thinking about how to escape.

He had planned to kill one or two disciples of Azure Sun Sect to prove himself and gain the favor of the more powerful Demon Sect, but definitely not on the first day.

If he were to kill disciples of Azure Sun Sect on the first day, the following nine days would be difficult for him.

In addition, he was well aware that the disciples of Azure Sun Sect who acted alone were bound to be strong. These disciples had many hidden cards, and even if he wanted to kill them, he would not choose such people as his targets.

"Give up on those idiots and endure for now."

The gatekeeper quickly made up his mind, and then he waited for the Azure Sun Sect disciple to say, "The disciple of Azure Sun Sect has come to exterminate demons. All unrelated people should disperse immediately."

"The disciple of Azure Sun Sect has come to exterminate demons. Where is your master?"

Chen Ze took out his token and said in a deep voice.

"He... he is inside..."

The gatekeeper pointed to a room not far away, trembling as he replied.

"Lead the way!"

...

Helpless, the gatekeeper could only lead Chen Ze towards a large room not far away.

Boom!

Just then, accompanied by a loud noise, the roof of the room suddenly exploded!

Immediately after, a plump figure shot out from the hole in the roof, and it was none other than the Xue family's master.

Seeing this scene, the gatekeeper's body tensed up instantly. As long as this Azure Sun Sect disciple went after him, he could take the opportunity to escape.

Whoosh!

However, what he didn't expect was that the Azure Sun Sect disciple beside him was incredibly fast. With just one step, he followed onto the roof, and then he struck first, kicking Xue's master in the waist while in mid-air!

Ah!

With a scream, Xue's master fell from the sky and crashed heavily onto the open space in front of the door.

"Seventh level of Qi Refining! This person's cultivation is at the seventh level of Qi Refining!"

The gatekeeper's pupils slightly contracted.

He had experienced three trials and probably knew the strength of the disciples of Azure Sun Sect.

The seventh level of Qi Refining was most likely the strongest among this group of Azure Sun Sect disciples.

These people were usually the second generation of immortals in Azure Sun Sect, possessing at least two Supreme Grade spiritual weapons. Even if he used the Hundred Soul Banner, he probably wouldn't be a match for this person in a direct confrontation.

However, if he found an opportunity to escape, this person might not be able to catch up.

"So unlucky! I actually encountered the strongest disciple!"

The gatekeeper cursed inwardly while gesturing to Xue's master, who was lying on the ground in pain, to stay calm.

"Xue's master, I know that you have set up a formation in the mansion that can isolate demonic energy. Lead me there, and I can give you a quick death. Otherwise, I will make you experience what it means to be worse off than dead."

Chen Ze looked at Xue's master lying on the ground, his voice cold and eerie.

"I'll lead the way... I'll lead the way..."

Xue's master struggled in pain while agreeing.

Although his waist was broken, he still hadn't completely lost hope. After all, the adult was also at the seventh level of Qi Refining...

As long as the adult found an opportunity to launch a sneak attack, they still had a chance to turn the tables.

"You support your master. Don't worry, as long as he dares to harm a single hair on you, I will definitely not spare him lightly."

At this moment, Chen Ze looked at the gatekeeper again, his face earnest as he made a promise.

"Damn it! What a bunch of nonsense Azure Sun Sect disciples!"

The gatekeeper cursed inwardly, but could only comply.

In his opinion, this person was most likely afraid of Xue's master launching a sneak attack, which was why he let this "ordinary person" support Xue's master.

Although this request is extremely harsh and leaves him speechless, it is still somewhat reasonable.

Trembling with fear, he walked to the side of Xue Yuanwai and the gatekeeper carefully helped Xue Yuanwai up.

"This way..."

With the support of the gatekeeper, Xue Yuanwai began to walk.

Before long, the three of them entered an underground passage.

At the end of the secret passage was a secret room. The door of the secret room was an extremely heavy iron door, covered with patterns, completely isolating the secret room from the outside world.

"Open it."

Chen Ze said coldly.

Xue Yuanwai tremblingly reached out and pressed his hand on one of the patterns on the iron door.

Buzz!

The iron door began to shake violently, and then slowly opened to the right. At the same time, the voices of many Demonic Cultivators came from inside.

"Huh? What's going on? The door opened so quickly!"

"Xue Yuanwai, could something unexpected have happened?"

...

At this moment, Chen Ze took out two poisonous pills from his storage bag and threw them into the secret room through the crack. After the pills landed, they quickly exploded into two large clouds of poisonous smoke, filling the narrow secret room.

The next second, screams filled the room.

"Ah!"

"Xue Yuanwai! What do you mean by this!"

"You are so ruthless! Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!"

...

After the screams, there were sounds of the iron door being violently hit.

However, the iron door was too heavy and the gap was too small, so they couldn't get out at all.

Seeing this scene, both Xue Yuanwai and the gatekeeper were dumbfounded.

When the gap of the iron door was large enough for a person to pass through, a blackened hand struggled to reach out from the secret room.

"Well done."

Chen Ze praised, and then casually slapped Xue Yuanwai's head, shattering it.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave."

The gatekeeper looked terrified and slowly backed away.

Of course, Chen Ze couldn't just let him go like that, so he immediately prepared to stop him.

But at this moment, the gatekeeper fully activated his cultivation, his speed suddenly increased, and he instantly rushed out of the secret passage.

At this point, he had completely realized what was going on!

At first, it was fine for this disciple of Azure Sun Sect to ask him for directions, and then he was asked to help Xue Yuanwai. Now that Xue Yuanwai was already dead, he was still planning to stop him!

Again and again, this world doesn't have such coincidences!

This person must have already known his identity!

Although he didn't know why his identity was exposed, one thing he was certain of was that if he continued to pretend, he would most likely be trapped in the secret passage!

At that time, there would be no way out!

When he saw the light from outside, the gatekeeper felt a slight relief in his heart. As long as he reached the outside, he still had a chance to escape.

However, before he could turn around and take a look, he heard the sound of a gust of wind behind him!

In a panic, he quickly dodged, and a gust of wind blew past his ear. When he regained his senses, Chen Ze had already blocked his way.

"This person is so fast! Even faster than before!"

The gatekeeper's pupils contracted violently, feeling a strong sense of life and death crisis.

A Qi Refining seventh layer cultivator with speed far surpassing ordinary cultivators and wielding a Supreme Grade spiritual weapon was fully capable of killing him.

"I didn't expect you to be a Demonic Cultivator too."

Chen Ze looked at the gatekeeper and taunted.

The gatekeeper's face turned extremely gloomy at his words.

"Don't play with me at this time, sir."

As soon as he finished speaking, seeing that Chen Ze was about to make a move again, he quickly retreated a distance and took out the eerie and sinister Hundred Souls Banner, saying fiercely,

"I admit that your strength is strong, but I am not weak either! Have you ever thought that today is only the first day of the trial? If you force me to risk my life, I'm sure you won't have it easy either. When faced with competition from other senior brothers, I wonder how you will cope?"

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