Chapter 306: Unveiling the Hat The reporter left, and soon returned with a man in a black cloak. The man's face was half hidden by the brim of his hat, so his features could not be seen clearly. He stood in front of Zuo Zisheng, raised his face and slightly lifted the brim of his hat so that Zuo Zisheng could see his face clearly. The person who came was none other than Yan Ketao who had disappeared in Shudao Mountain. Seeing that it was him, Zuo Zisheng smiled with his mustache. He waved his hand to signal the reporter to leave, then asked seriously, "What's the important matter that made you come here in person?" In this world, it's not only the Demonic Path that has undercover agents in other sects. The Liantian Sect would also use this tactic, but they don't have the energy and ability to make such a big scene as the Demonic Path. If it weren't for the hundreds of people who came in from Shudao Mountain at once, the Liantian Sect's undercover agent might not have had the chance to follow into the Divine Fire Domain. Although only an undercover agent from Shudao Mountain got in by chance, he has already played a significant role at the critical moment. In the previous ice dragon incident on the ice field, Shu Daoshan thought that he was deceived by Shi Chun, so he used Shi Chun's trick of the five sacred fires to deceive Liantian Sect, and tricked Liantian Sect into joining forces to go to the ice field to kill the ice dragon. The real reason why the Liantian Sect impatiently withdrew halfway was not because they couldn't find the Ice Dragon for the time being. Those are five divine fires, five divine fires at once. What's wrong with being more patient and searching slowly? The real reason for withdrawal was because of Yan Ketao. This undercover took the initiative to contact Zuo Zisheng and secretly told him the truth. Zuo Zisheng knew that he was fooled by Shu Daoshan, so he withdrew with his men.

If Zuo Zisheng had not been afraid of exposing Yan Ketao, he would have definitely taught Shu Daoshan a lesson. However, because of his consideration for Yan Ketao, he swallowed his anger and simply complained a few words before leaving. In fact, he didn't know who the undercover agent of Shudao Mountain was at the beginning. Before he came in, the sect only told him that there was an undercover agent of their own in Shudao Mountain, and reminded him not to activate him easily unless necessary, and to keep him to play his role at the critical moment. The sect has made it very clear that disciples who are selected by Shudao Mountain to enter the Divine Fire Domain have a bright future in Shudao Mountain and may play a greater role in the future, so they should not be exposed easily. Now that he has come to my door in person, it shows that the matter is not trivial. Yan Ketao whispered, “After the last ice field incident, Shudao Mountain and Mingshan Sect cooperated again.” Zuo Zisheng was stunned. "Didn't they fall out after being tricked? How can they still cooperate after so many people died?" Yan Ketao: "It is said that it was a misunderstanding. After the misunderstanding was resolved, Shudao Mountain got two Ice Flames. I saw it with my own eyes. None of this is important. What is important is the subsequent cooperation. I don't understand it. The running around doesn't seem like a normal search for the Divine Flame. But I can see that the cooperation between the two sides is very pleasant. Gu Lianni and the others were extremely obedient and cooperative in response to Shi Chun's requests. The only result that could make the cooperation between both sides so satisfactory was the divine fire. According to my observation, every time I go to a place to search for the sacred fire, there always seems to be someone in seclusion on either side. I suspect they are absorbing the sacred fire. They have been keeping it a secret very well. I was not sure before. Recently, in addition to Gu Lianni, Yuan Yao and Pang Hou, other people in Shudao Mountain have also begun to absorb the divine fire. They have absorbed the divine fire Chiyan. What does this mean? It means that they have too many divine fires of the same type to the point where they are beginning to overflow. On the side of Shudao Mountain, if Gu Lianni and the other two had not absorbed the divine fire, it would never have been the turn of other disciples. There are also three people in Mingshan Sect who practice fire-based skills. With the cooperation between the two sides, if the three fail to absorb the divine fire, it is unlikely to overflow to other disciples of Shudao Mountain. In other words, my judgment was correct. The cooperation between the two sides has caused the divine fire to overflow. I am not very clear about other things, but I am sure that Gu Lianni must have been in seclusion five times. It is very likely that Gu Lianni has absorbed five divine fires!" "Five?" Zuo Zisheng was so surprised that he lost his voice. He felt that he was already good enough, as he had only absorbed two. Yan Ketao took out a stone and pointed at the scratches on it. "The number of times I later realized something was wrong and recorded the two sides' retreats was as many as thirteen times. There are also those that I didn't record before. I suspect that they may have found as many as twenty sacred fires!" "What?" Zuo Zisheng was horrified. He couldn't help but reach out for the other party's stone and look at it in his hand. There was nothing special except some scratches. It was just an ordinary stone from the Divine Fire Domain. He counted the scratches and found that there were indeed thirteen of them. He held the stone in a deep voice and said, "Brother Yan, twenty Divine Fires, do you know what it means? How is this possible? Think about it again. Did you misunderstand something?" Yan Ketao said solemnly: "When I first saw the retreat, I suspected it was the divine fire, but the speed of acquisition was really hard for me to believe, just like you don't believe it now, so I didn't react until I saw the divine fire overflowing on the heads of other disciples of Shudao Mountain. Then I was sure that my suspicion was correct. If it wasn't a serious matter that forced me to make a decision, how could I have slipped out from there and come directly to you?" Thinking about it, Zuo Zisheng said doubtfully, "Twenty flowers... If Gu Lianni didn't have a good father, she might not have been able to enter the Divine Fire Region. She actually has this ability. Did I underestimate her?"

Yan Ketao sighed, "Brother Zuo, it's obvious, this is not Gu Lianni's ability, it's mainly Shi Chun's ability. I know the people in Shu Dao Shan better. If he hadn't teamed up with Shi Chun, Shu Dao Shan wouldn't have been able to pull off such a mess of tricks that even his own people couldn't understand. I still don't understand what's going on. The number one person in the Tianyu Meteor Conference really can't be underestimated!" "The number one person in the Sky Rain Meteor Conference..." Zuo Zisheng murmured. He really didn't take this so-called number one person seriously before. Even though the sect had previously told him to be careful of Shi Chun, it did not change his opinion of Shi Chun. The scum who came out of the exile land, who was not presentable, would only do some petty thefts. Of course he has the confidence to not take him seriously. You have to know that he is the most outstanding disciple of the world's number one weapon refining sect. Otherwise, how could he be the leader of such an important task? Now it seems that I have underestimated him. Finding so many sacred fires cannot be explained by mere fraud. Looking back, he thought about the sect's instructions and reminders again, and this time he finally perked up and asked, "Brother Yan, it was not convenient for you to reveal the news last time, and the details were not clear. Since you are here this time, please tell me in detail about the cooperation between Shudao Mountain and Mingshan Sect." "Okay." Yan Ketao naturally would not hide it from him, and immediately told him the whole process of what happened, and everything he saw and knew in detail. Zuo Zisheng listened very seriously and carefully this time, occasionally interrupting to ask questions. Although appearing in a cloak could hide one's features, it would also be easier to attract attention in this environment. People searching back and forth in the underground space also noticed this mysterious man. The pace of those who were searching for the sacred fire had slowed down. They went back and forth without leaving the vicinity, wandering around and observing. After learning the details of the cooperation between Mingshan Sect and Shudaoshan, Zuo Zisheng pursed his lips with a mustache and fell into deep thought. He didn't understand how this cooperation could find the sacred fire so quickly. After thinking it over again and again, he slowly said: "It seems that the key to the problem lies in the steps they concealed." Yan Ketao: "Yes, I think so too. Those people who disappeared and appeared in turn in Mingshan Sect should be the ones who provided clues to the transmission of the divine fire. Most of the time, we will set off to the next search location only after their missing people return. I'm just wondering how they could have found so many clues about the sacred fire, and how efficient Shi Chun and Gu Lianni were in finding the sacred fire. I just can't understand it." Zuo Zisheng's face was full of energy and bravery. He looked at his arms exposed through his rolled-up sleeves and said, "In other words, as long as we can figure out how those people from Mingshan Sect found the clues to the sacred fire, we may be able to solve the mystery of how they found the sacred fire so quickly. At worst, we have the evidence that they are looking for clues, so we can sabotage them at any time, or force them to let us join them and share a piece of the pie. The key point is, how do we find those people? Will it be convenient for you to return to Shudao Mountain?" He didn't necessarily have to compete for the first place. Although the first place was good, it was more important to get the real divine fire. If Shu Daoshan was willing to have a share, he could give up the first place. Yan Ketao hesitated and asked, "Do you mean to follow those who come and go in Mingshan Sect?" Zuo Zisheng nodded, "We will follow the outskirts of Shudao Mountain. Once you find someone coming or going from Mingshan Sect, send a signal and I will immediately send someone to follow and investigate." Yan Ketao thought for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be inconvenient to go back to Shudao Mountain. If there are some magical anomalies in the Divine Fire Region, I can just make up a reason to get lost and explain it away. At most, I'll get scolded. I know them, and they won't be overly alert and think that I'm an undercover agent for another family. The problem is, after such a long time, if there are any clues about the sacred fire, they probably won't wait for me there. At most, they will look for it, and they won't delay the search for the sacred fire for me. If they are not there, then I can only wait at the exit, and I don't know when we will meet. By the way, I have always had a suspicion that those people coming and going from Mingshan Sect might be going to the exit area. If I really go to the exit, I can check and confirm it by the way. " He really didn't know that Wu Jinliang and his gang were at the exit trying to find clues about the sacred fire, because Wu Jinliang and his gang were hiding at the exit and had never been exposed to Shudaoshan. Gu Lianni and the other two knew about it, but it was a top secret. In addition, due to Shi Chun's instructions, they did not reveal to their subordinates that Wu Jinliang and his men had been hiding at the exit. Even though they took people to the exit to play a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, Wu Jinliang and his men never let the people from Shudao Mountain see them. Those elders did know a little about it, but the key point was that they had never told anyone else about it. "Exit?" Zuo Zisheng was a little confused. What kind of clues could there be about the divine fire at the exit? He asked, "Why do you have such doubts?" Yan Ketao: "Judging from the directions of the comings and goings of some members of Mingshan Sect. Everyone kept running around abruptly, and we were already confused and lost. The only thing that didn't change was the direction marked by sunrise and sunset. When the members of Mingshan Sect changed, the newcomers seemed to show the way to the departing ones, and the direction the departing ones went seemed to be the same, as if it was the exit. Of course, this is just my guess." Zuo Zisheng nodded. "Whether it's true or not, we'll verify it as you said. First, go to the original place to look for them and see if they're still there. If not, go to the exit to look for them. If that doesn't work, I'll send everyone here to look for them and do everything I can to help you find the people from Shudao Mountain."

"So you're not going to care about this anymore?" Yan Ketao looked around the underground space. "You guys should have found something after searching like this, right?" Zuo Zisheng: "Almost half of the time has passed, and we have only found two sacred flames. You said they found twenty. Do you think the discovery here is still important?" That's true, Yan Ketao thought about it and nodded slightly. If not for this, he wouldn't have come here. The two then communicated clearly about Shudao Mountain's previous location. Zuo Zisheng asked Yan Ketao to go back first, and they would gather their men and then follow to find it. In short, they would follow the plan they had just made. Yan Ketao pulled the brim of his hat and turned away. After moving around a few times in the underground space, he found a narrow cave entrance, which was the only way to go. As soon as he entered the passage, he was blocked by two oncoming disciples of the Liantian Sect. The passage was narrow, so he immediately stepped aside to make way. Unexpectedly, a man just walked by him, suddenly reached out and pulled off his veil, and said jokingly, "Who is it, covering your head and face?" Yan Ketao froze when his true face was suddenly exposed. He looked a little stunned. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing. Before he could put his hat back on, someone had already pulled out a knife and put it against his neck. "You're not one of us, who are you?" He even took out a piece of sandalwood and held it to his face. "Hey, why do you look familiar?" Yan Ketao was speechless. It was impossible for him to take action. He said helplessly, "Please ask Brother Zuo Zisheng to come here." As they were talking, two more people walked into the passage. A thin man asked, "What are you doing? Let go, this is Brother Zuo's guest." After being released, Yan Ketao quickly put on his hat again, turned around and left without saying a word. After the man disappeared, the one who had drawn the sword muttered, "Don't you think he looks familiar?" Someone said, "Why do you look familiar? I have seen him before on the ice field. He is from Shudao Mountain." The person next to him asked curiously, "Why are the people from Shudao Mountain coming to see Senior Brother Zuo?" The thin man blinked and said, "It may be the same as before, discussing cooperation again. Okay, go back to work." The man who drew the sword put it back into the sheath while reminding him, "You instigated me to expose his hat. If he complains later, you have to help me speak up." "Okay, okay, I get it. It's just a little misunderstanding. Why should I complain? Let's go." The thin man waved and turned around. As the group walked out of the cave, another smiling disciple of the Liantian Sect came up and asked, "What's going on? Who is that guy with his head covered?" The thin man said vaguely: "It doesn't matter who he is." The one who drew the sword said casually, "I am from Shudao Mountain." The thin man immediately turned around and glared at him, and then the group left in a hurry. The smiling man watched them leave, then looked towards the cave entrance, frowning as if thinking. At this moment, a loud whistle was heard, and he quickly dodged to the source of the sound... (End of this chapter)