Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

Lin Feng encountered the first life-and-death test of his undercover life.

He was not on Walking Street in the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, but in a ruined Mountain God Temple thirty miles outside the pavilion.

Outside the temple, snow covered the ground, and the mountain wind blew fragmented snowflakes in through the broken windows.

Sitting in front of Lin Feng was a man whose figure was ordinary, appearance was ordinary, attire was ordinary, and voice was ordinary.

Besides having the same identity as Young Master Qiu as a special envoy of the Hundred Demons Sect, he was utterly ordinary.

After finding Lin Feng, he revealed his identity without any concern and demanded Lin Feng work for him.

It was just at that moment that Zhang Ze suddenly contacted him. Lin Feng hesitated and didn't answer, which made the Hundred Demons Sect special envoy suspicious.

The Hundred Demons Sect special envoy, who called himself Nameless, glanced at Lin Feng's chest, "Someone is looking for you."

It was unclear how he sensed the movement of the Sound Transmission Jade.

Lin Feng's expression remained unchanged, but he was inevitably annoyed. Nameless's eternally indifferent attitude left Lin Feng uncertain.

"If Brother Zhang were here, what would he do?" he asked himself.

[When you encounter a problem, don't worry, question it first. — Zhang Ze]

Gaining wisdom from his senior brother's words, Lin Feng was no longer confused.

He put on a cold face, "I don't know what you are talking about. Now that the Blood Lion Ancestor has left Cyan Thorn, I haven't heard of any new special envoy."

Nameless chuckled and pulled out a Black King Order from his chest, throwing it onto the table, "Do you recognize this?"

Lin Feng remained expressionless, "What is this? I've never seen it before."

In putting on a cold face and acting like an expert, Lin Feng was confident no one could surpass him.

Seeing Lin Feng's demeanor, Nameless snickered to himself.

"Ignorant fellow, has some potential, but follows that idiot Blood Lion, and has also picked up some foolish ways.

"But that's just as well, makes him easier to train."

Nameless and Qiu Jidan arrived at Cyan Thorn at the same time, but he was the real special envoy of the Hundred Demons Sect.

What Qiu Jidan was up to, or the Blood Lion Helm's situation, had nothing to do with him. He only needed to complete his mission.

The other side was just a smokescreen.

Now that the heavy snow has fallen, his mission was coming to an end.

Nameless had already entrusted the finishing touches to his trusted subordinates.

With free time on his hands, Nameless planned to take a look inside the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

He had long wanted to, but recently, there were just too many experts from the Sword Sect at the pavilion, and he had official business to attend to, so he didn't have the time.

Now, due to the snowstorm, the Sword Pavilion's attention was diverted, giving him a chance.

But Nameless was cautious by nature, so even with the opportunity, he needed to be prepared before taking action.

And Lin Feng was his preparation.

Promoting Lin Feng previously was also his doing.

He had been secretly observing the situation in Cyan Thorn for a long time and thought that among Blood Lion's men, a certain Song Qingpao had some talent.

Nameless had already reported Song Qingpao to the Main Helm and suggested considering his promotion.

And among Song Qingpao's subordinates, he thought highly of Lin Feng and intended to bring him under his command.

"This is the Black King Order; you should have heard of it." After speaking, Nameless lifted the Black King Order into the air.

A faint pressure enveloped Lin Feng, who immediately realized that Nameless was the one who sent the secret message and promoted him to the position of head of the stronghold.

Lin Feng's expression properly showed a bit of shock, then he immediately stood up from his seat, kneeling on one knee, "Thank you for your promotion, Senior."

"Is that all?" Nameless asked.

"Your subordinate doesn't understand what Senior means?" Lin Feng didn't look up.

"I can give you more." Nameless began to entice Lin Feng with prospects.

Lin Feng still kept his head down, remaining silent.

"I am just a special envoy; I won't be staying in Cyan Thorn for long. The Main Helm will send another Blood Lion over, and whether they recognize your identity, I cannot say." Nameless began to clarify the pros and cons to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was silent for a while before he finally spoke, "Please guide me, Senior."

"Take this and become my trusted aide."

Nameless produced a pill in his hand, its color crimson, with three interwoven pill lines swirling around it.

This Heart Control Pill was his means of subjugation, appearing to be a medicinal pill but in fact a Gu insect.

After consuming it, one could indeed enhance their cultivation, but their life and death would be determined by Nameless's whim.

If Nameless had found someone else, maybe this plan would work, but he found Lin Feng.

A mere Heart Control Pill, Lin Feng had ways to handle it.

Nameless watched Lin Feng take the Heart Control Pill, observing his expression.

Just as Lin Feng was about to swallow the pill, he recalled his senior brother's sage words again.

[Act the whole part; the more critical the moment, the more cautious you must be.

— Zhang Ze]

In terms of acting, Lin Feng was a method actor.

He immediately immersed himself into the role of a lowlife demon path loose cultivator.

With the emotions in place, his acting became seamless and natural.

Lin Feng lowered the hand holding the pill from his mouth.

He stared at the pill in his hand for a long time.

In his eyes was a greedy yearning for power and strength, yet mixed with fear of the unknown future.

After struggling repeatedly, the desire for power finally overcame the fear.

Nameless was very satisfied.

Because he had seen this scenario many times.

"Willing to serve Senior to the death," Lin Feng decided resolutely and swallowed the Heart Control Pill.

Once the pill entered his stomach, a black sword illusion in Lin Feng's dantian began to move, heading straight for the Heart Control Pill, suppressing the Gu insect within it on the spot.

And Nameless noticed nothing.

Having chosen the wrong target, Nameless was satisfied with having gained a useful chess piece.

He nodded, signaling Lin Feng to sit down.

"Who contacted you just now?" Nameless's tone was much better, but he hadn't forgotten about the issue.

"It was a cultivator I recently befriended from the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion. He doesn't know my identity." Lin Feng's knack for fabricating lies was immediate.

"Ask him what he wants?" Nameless suggested with ulterior motives.

At the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, Zhang Ze was tossing the Sound Transmission Jade up and down, waiting for Lin Feng to contact him.

Almost dropping it on the third toss, the Sound Transmission Jade reacted.

"Brother Zhang, what's the matter?" Lin Feng's voice came through the Sound Transmission Jade.

Hearing Lin Feng's tone and form of address was different from usual, Zhang Ze sensed something might be wrong.

Usually, Lin Feng called him senior brother.

"The task you asked of me is really troublesome. Recently, security in the pavilion is tight, and I can't get things out." Zhang Ze quickly got into character and began fabricating a story.

"No worries, it's understandable. It was my fault for imposing." Lin Feng cooperated well, chatting with Zhang Ze about trivialities.

"No problem, it's my pleasure to help Brother Lin." Zhang Ze spoke in a lighthearted manner.

After exchanging a few more casual remarks, they were just about to end the conversation when suddenly Lin Feng's voice came through again.

"If Brother Zhang is not busy, come over to my place later. I have a friend I'd like to introduce you to."

Lin Feng's tone seemed hesitant, as if someone was instructing him to say such words.

"Of course, I'm not busy, I love making friends." Zhang Ze ended the communication.

Zhang Ze thought to himself that this was a pillow arriving just before the nap.

Brother Feng is indeed exceptional, truly a man of great fortune.

As soon as he ended the call with Lin Feng, the trigger condition was met.

A long-absent system mission popped up once again.

[Hundred Demons Sect side quest, Snow Falling on Cyan Thorn activated]

"Come Li, let's see what big fish Brother Feng has caught."

Li nodded, transformed into an ordinary short sword, and leapt to hang by Zhang Ze's waist.

At the foot of the mountain, under the heavy snow, Nameless saw Zhang Ze and Lin Feng.

He was very satisfied.

He thought this person could be controlled even more easily than Lin Feng.

[Snow Falling on Cyan Thorn, task progress 10%]

Changing into a short sword, hanging on Zhang Ze's waist, Li shook her head.

"Why are you getting involved with the two of them? This is foolish."

"Prepare for the worst."