"If I remember correctly, didn't Chen Feng offend quite a few ancient martial arts sects at the Snow Lotus Conference hosted by the Heavenly Mountain Snow Sect?"

Zhao Hongtao looked at Zhao Gang and directly asked.

"Yes, at that time, although Chen Feng emerged victorious and defeated the geniuses of various sects, he also created conflicts with several major sects. These include the powerful Leisurely Sect, the Flying Dragon Sect, and the Nether Flame Hall. Even now, those sects are still searching for him!"

Zhao Gang nodded and said.

"Heh, this is truly a case of self-inflicted misfortune! Chen Feng, Chen Feng, you've gotten a bit too arrogant!"

Zhao Hongtao sneered coldly and then instructed Zhao Gang, "Contact those ancient martial arts sects that have conflicts with Chen Feng, and at the same time, leak some information about Chen Feng's current situation to them. If they're willing to cooperate, invite them to the Zhao Family for a joint strategy meeting against Chen Feng!"

"Family Master, are you intending to use others to do your dirty work?"

Zhao Gang was taken aback, asking in confusion.

"Of course not, I want to personally finish off that bastard Chen Feng. Bringing them here is just to use them. After all, Chen Feng's wings have grown strong now, and he has a Heavenly Rank expert protecting him. Based on our Zhao Family's strength alone, we can't act on him for the time being. So we need to ally with these major sects to have them serve as our Zhao Family's enforcers!"

Zhao Hongtao shook his head with narrowed eyes and said with a cold smile.

"Understood, I will handle it immediately!"

Zhao Gang suddenly understood and then proceeded to leave.

"Remember, only reveal some information about Chen Feng, like his strength and the forces he's established. Under no circumstances should you disclose his location directly to those sects; otherwise, they'll go straight to Chen Feng, leaving us with nothing to do!"

Zhao Hongtao instructed.

"Hmm, understood!"

Zhao Gang nodded and quickly turned away, leaving the villa.

Watching Zhao Gang's departing figure.

Zhao Hongtao squinted his eyes, then turned to look at Zhao Wuji lying in the crystal coffin. A glint of coldness flashed in his eyes as he spoke coldly, "When you enter Beijing, the Zhao Family shall perish? Chen Feng, Chen Feng, this time, I want to see which of us perishes first!"

...

Outside the outskirts of Beijing, amidst the continuous mountain ranges, was an unknown small cave.

At this moment, on the ground of the cave, lay an old man with white hair, dressed in a white robe.

The old man appeared extremely disheveled, his eyes tightly shut, unmoving, not even breathing.

He looked as if he was dead, with not even a hint of life about him.

If Chen Feng or someone from the Zhao Family were here.

They would instantly recognize this white-haired old man.

Because he was Zhao Kunpeng, who had escaped from Coastal using the black vortex that day.

About five minutes later.

Zhao Kunpeng, who had been motionless, suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from the ground.

He first looked down at his body, discovering that the wounds he had sustained at Coastal had all healed.

This left Zhao Kunpeng momentarily stunned, then a glint of joy appeared in his eyes as he muttered, "I didn't expect to be able to escape alive this time. It's all thanks to that thing. Without it, I'd have really capsized in a ditch this time!"

Subsequently, Zhao Kunpeng stood up from the ground, walked to the cave entrance, looked up at the sky, and said with a face full of coldness, "Chen Feng, Chen Feng, you can't have imagined that I've come back to life, and without any problems. Just wait, next time, I will take your life!"

At the end of his words, Zhao Kunpeng's eyes flashed with a cold gleam, and his face was filled with murderous intent.

And at this moment, Zhao Kunpeng's body began to emit streams of black gas.

That evil black gas was exactly the same as the aura of the black vortex that appeared when he crushed the token earlier.

It was equally evil and eerie, not tolerated by heaven and earth.

But Zhao Kunpeng himself was not surprised by this.

As he watched the constant emission of black gas from his body, Zhao Kunpeng narrowed his eyes and coldly laughed, saying, "Thank you for granting me this power. I will make good use of it. In the future, if you ever need anything, I will help you!"

It was unclear to whom Zhao Kunpeng was speaking.

Because he was the only person in the cave.

The scene was extraordinarily eerie.

Like a scene from a horror movie.

An old man emitting sinister black gas, talking to himself in a cave.

If an outsider were to witness this scene, they would surely be terrified.

Zhao Kunpeng stood at the cave entrance for a while.

He retracted the black gas, muttering, "It's time to return to the Zhao Family!"

With those words, Zhao Kunpeng instantly transformed into a shadow, darting towards the cave entrance...

Zhao Gang's efficiency was quite high.

Leveraging the Zhao Family's connections and resources.

He quickly made contact with the Leisurely Sect, the Flying Dragon Sect, the Nether Flame Hall, and other sects, and spread information about Chen Feng.

This immediately caught the attention of the major sects.

After all, at the Snow Lotus Conference, Chen Feng mercilessly crushed the peerless geniuses they had painstakingly cultivated, causing those geniuses to not even rank.

This was a blatant slap to the face for these prestigious sects.

So each of them harbored extreme resentment towards Chen Feng.

However, after the Snow Lotus Conference ended,

each major sect had more important matters to attend to, so they had to put aside dealing with Chen Feng for the moment.

But now, with their affairs settled and information about Chen Feng circulating again.

This was an excellent opportunity for revenge against Chen Feng that they wouldn't miss at all...

In Huaxia, East South Province, in an unknown small town.

The town was named Qingtian Town.

Perhaps in the Mortal World, this small town was not very famous.

Almost no one had heard of it.

But in the Ancient Martial World, this small town was renowned!

Because in this small town, there was an ancient and immensely powerful ancient martial sect.

That was—the Leisurely Sect!

As an ancient martial sect with a millennium-long legacy.

The status of the Leisurely Sect in Huaxia's ancient martial world was naturally significant.

Its heritage and strength could scarcely be matched by only a few in the entire ancient martial world.

Such was its might.

And this Qingtian Town was the domain of the Leisurely Sect.

The Leisurely Sect has been hidden here for a thousand years.

Apart from cultivators in the ancient martial world, ordinary people in the Mortal World were completely unaware.

In Qingtian Town, at the east end of the town.

There stood a vintage building.

The building was constructed entirely of wood, built in the style of ancient architecture.

At this moment, on the second floor of this ancient building.

A figure was sitting cross-legged on the ground.

To be precise, it was a young, handsome man.

He wore a white long robe, his long hair casually draping over his shoulders, perfectly embodying a traditional handsome ancient man.

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