Chapter 664: Chapter 662

“Master Lei Yinglo, the elders will see you now.”

“Mhm.”

A rough-looking man dressed in a dark robe nodded at the lady that greeted him. The woman’s eyes focused on his face which had a lot of scarred tissue. It was as if he was mauled by some beast and barely came out on top. There were ways of removing such wounds but perhaps the injuries were done by a ferocious demonic being which would hinder healing.

“Good day, Demon hunter Lei Yinglo, your reputation precedes you…”

“Is there a problem?”

The man was led into a smaller chamber where five elders were waiting. Four of them were at the early stage of the nascent soul level but the one in the middle was a lot stronger. His demeanor was cold and for some reason, he didn’t seem to favor the man that just entered through the door.

“You might not recall it but I was there when you faced off against our Patriarch… you seem to have gotten stronger since then.”

“Is that so? I feel we resolved that dispute a long time ago.”

The scared man tried not to react to the question too much but on the inside, he was in a state of slight panic. Lei Yinglo was Zhang Dong’s alter ego, a famous demon hunter that once traveled through the lower regions to help him gain resources without involving his clan. His notoriety among the smaller clans was something real but after ascending to the nascent soul level, he didn’t really use this name much.

‘Why is Zhang Zhi here, wasn’t someone else doing the interview? Should I inform him about this… but those four elders might find it odd…’

Zhang Dong found himself in a job interview for his own sect. The war for the Empire had started and a decision was made to recruit people from the outside. Integrating people from clans or sects from the outside was normal. The Long Clan was doing the same thing and offering the cultivators resources for their help. It was a big chance for them to be accepted as an outer elder or disciple of a large superpower.

To not make it too obvious Zhang Dong decided to hide his true identity. Some people were aware of this persona’s real identity but it didn’t really matter. This was just to let him participate out on the field without his identity being known to the enemy. His aids weren’t totally against it as long as everyone thought that he was back at the sect and ready, it was fine.

The danger of him hanging around the battlegrounds came from giving away his true position. His enemies would certainly send out a powerful force to take him down if his position was exposed. While he was confident in defeating everyone besides the Overseer, he was not invincible. There was also a possibility of some immortal-level weapons being in the hands of the Long Clan. If a trump card like that was ever used, then even his slightly above nascent soul level power wouldn’t help him.

To remedy this problem he initiated a new scheme. The council of elders brought up the issue of the Long Clan recruitment drive and he sanctioned it all. Now his people were allowing masters from the whole empire to come to them and fight with them. While there was usually a chance of a spy making their way in, thanks to his faction system it could be seen through. Already they had a handful of pretenders rotting in the dungeon for attempting this feat.

‘Well, not like I’ll fail the check.’

“Senior Zhi, is there a problem with Master Lei Yinglo? Our records show that he is a reputable senior who had lived to fight demons.”

“Reputable? A man that sells his sword for money.”

“S-senior Zhi?”

One of the side elders started panicking as he was looking between Zhang Dong in his disguise and Zhang Zhi. In the past, his demon-hunter persona partook in a little squabble against himself. The recollection of the scene was something that could make him blush. Back then he pretended to have a battle with Lei Yinglo that ended in a stalemate. Zhi was his biggest fanboy and was there during the confrontation. He probably felt a certain way when confronting the man that raised his weapon against his leader.

“Please Master, Yinglo place your hand on the measuring device.”

“This orb? What does it do?”

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“It will measure your aptitude for battle, it’s a simple Qi measuring device.”

This was of course a big fat lie. The orb had a connection to the system and could measure a person’s natural alignment. It would present the elders with a page with his stats as well as his alliance. If he was a member of a demonic sect or the Long Clan would also show up. The people that were untrustworthy or too weak had two fates. They would either get kicked out or be led to a room with a trapping formation. After getting suppressed they would end up at the correctional facility. There they would be interrogated to reveal their secrets.

“If it’s just for that…”

His hand landed on the device that was connected to his own system. Before anything appeared for this group of elders he was able to alter everything. What would normally show his true name of Zhang Dong and position of Patriarch was changed.

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