Since Bai Pu was already held in friendly esteem by the Guardian Camp, once he explained his intentions, he faced no difficulties. The gatekeeping disciple of the dojo led him to the courtyard to meet the master of the place.

The master was a lean middle-aged man who had practiced swordsmanship for many years, evident from the thick calluses on his palms.

His posture was erect, and even when silent, his vigorous aura lunged forward.

The master of Wangbei City was not weak; he was the clan brother of the "King of the North", Beiming Jihu, named Beiming Chuan.

Using {Nine Chapters}, Bai Pu spent 4 points of Spiritual Power to probe a little, finding that Beiming Chuan was at the level of a Level 4 Enhanced Elite.

After Bai Pu explained his purpose, Beiming Chuan showed a troubled expression and said: "Sir, your timing is unfortunate."

Bai Pu smiled and said: "I understand. The oath curse seals of your dojo are not given out casually. Only those martial artists fighting on the front line with demons are qualified to receive them! However, I have proven my prowess."

Beiming Chuan shook his head and said: "Considering your achievements in defeating the Demon Spider Lady and reclaiming the bodies of my clan members, the oath curse seal should have been given to you directly. But unfortunately, the last one was just taken away by a samurai."

"Are oath curse seals that rare? Can't they be made again?" Bai Pu frowned and asked.

"There was a fire before, when lurking demons attacked Wangbei City, burning many oath curse seals."

A trace of sorrow emerged in Beiming Chuan's eyes: "As for remaking them, it was possible. But the person responsible for making the oath curse seals... has passed away. It was you who brought back his body."

The headless corpse, Beiming Tie Yue?

He was called "Master" and was indeed the native responsible for making the Black Tortoise curse seals?

Bai Pu squinted his eyes. He had already sensed something was amiss.

The difficulty of this task wasn't high, only rated B-, meaning experiencing a not-too-intense battle and gaining the natives' acknowledgment would procure the Black Tortoise Oath Curse Seal.

With his achievement of defeating the Demon Spider Lady, Bai Pu technically met the difficulty level of the B+ task, yet he still couldn't complete the task!

Bai Pu recalled that he entered the Heart Demon World in a queue, with other Awakened from the same batch entering the Heart Demon World earlier!

"Is this the work of the team of Awakened from the Superstar Alliance? Are they trying to prevent me from completing the main task?"

After explaining the situation, Beiming Chuan, being busy with affairs, left.

Departing the dojo, Bai Pu walked and pondered deeply.

It seemed that Awakened joining the Guardian Camp all had to first obtain the {Black Tortoise Oath Curse Seal}. The enemy must have discerned Bai Pu's main task content via this.

Targeting Bai Pu is very challenging because {Black Tortoise Oath Curse Seal} isn't scarce. Beiming Dojo had plenty in stock, and there was Beiming Tie Yue, the maker.

But after all, this was the home ground of the Superstar Alliance, and with generations of Awakened deeply rooted in the Heart Demon World, the relationships and influences passed down are deeply entrenched.

First, a fire broke out, then the assassination targeting Beiming Tie Yue, forcefully rendering the {Black Tortoise Oath Curse Seal} nearly out of stock!

When Bai Pu arrived in Wangbei City, the {Black Tortoise Oath Curse Seal} should have been the last one or two! If it were "out of stock" before Bai Pu's main task was triggered, Bai Pu's main task difficulty would no longer be at the B- level but above A-level!

The Superstar Alliance must have had a Guardian Camp Awakened preemptively exchange the last {Black Tortoise Oath Curse Seal} during Bai Pu's meeting with the City Lord of Luanshan to trigger the main task!

This put Bai Pu in a crisis of being unable to complete the main task.

Such an obvious conspiracy was already half-exposed.

"The Superstar Alliance likely has people arranged in the Demon Camp too. The assassination of Beiming Tie Yue was likely done by an Awakened from the Demon Camp."

Upon newly entering the Plane World of {Heart Demon: Oath}, Bai Pu met a setback; the massive influence of the Superstar Alliance in this world was undoubted!

"Are you Gangxin?"

Suddenly, an Awakened barred Bai Pu's path.

Though this person's attire was transformed to appear as a native, the aura inherent to an Awakened was unmasked.

This Awakened had a thin, lanky build, yet his head was rather large, resembling a reed with a big pumpkin perched atop.

"Let me introduce myself; my code name is 'Glow'."

Glow sneered and said, "It was me who took away the last oath curse seal. How about that, can't complete your main task, feeling anxious?"

"Why don't you come and take a stab at me? Oath curse seals are 'bound to this Plane' items, so if you kill me or eject me from this world, the oath curse seal will be yours! Hahaha!"

Glow was very proud to show Bai Pu his arm, where a withered arm had a picture of an exotic beast with a tortoise body and a snake tail, evidently the so-called Black Tortoise Oath Curse Seal.

"You want me to back out and enter the Demon Camp."

Just one sentence from Bai Pu stopped Glow's laughter abruptly.

He continued, "Let me guess, why do you want me to choose the Demon Camp? Probably because the Guardian Camp places more restrictions on internal conflicts among Awakened, making it inconvenient for you to attack me, but the Demon Camp doesn't mind such infighting.

"If I attack you, it would be falling into your trap; maybe there's a strong Guardian Camp member nearby with whom you have a good relationship... If I attack, he certainly wouldn't stand by, leaving me with a collapsing reputation. Plus, with my main task hindered, my only choice would be to flee the city and join the Demon Camp!"

Glow's eyes widened slightly; he hadn't expected Bai Pu to be so calm!

When Bai Pu mentioned the possibility of a Guardian Camp strong member nearby, Glow's eyes unconsciously flicked toward the tavern, where by the window sat a blue-clothed swordsman!

Bai Pu's eyes also followed suit. The blue-clothed swordsman was full of heroic spirit, his long hair casually tied behind his head, seeming to have the power of the wind surging all around.

According to the intelligence from the {Heart Demon: Oath} world, this blue-clothed swordsman should be Dongbo Chengzhi, titled "Dancer of the Wind"!

Similarly, part of one of the four powerful family clans, a strong member of the Dongbo Clan, Dongbo Chengzhi's battle style is elegant and composed, with each move seemingly dancing to the natural rhythm.

Just after the splendid dance, what's left is often the enemy's skeletal remains and flowing blood!

Just then, Dongbo Chengzhi took a sip of his drink, his gaze sweeping over with a hint of deliberation! When Bai Pu met his eyes for a moment, both felt a slight sting; the sharpness of his spirit was clear.

This counted as validating his speculation.

In truth, Bai Pu's reasoning was simple:

"Glow," having been through trial tasks as an Awakened, how could he be so impulsively out front to taunt? The best approach would be hiding out, not appearing before Bai Pu, wasting more of Bai Pu's time!

Back when Bai Pu utilized the main task, deceived the Poison Thorn Squad, it was without showing up and never openly taunting.

Therefore Glow was so blatant in his mockery here, there certainly had to be a trap; if Bai Pu were provoked into action, he'd be fully entrapped.

Glow snorted coldly and said, "If you don't have the guts to kill me, then forget it. What's the point of all this?"

"You are wrong. I do intend to kill you." Bai Pu smiled casually, "But, not now."

Saying this, Bai Pu ignored Glow, whose expression was full of uncertainty, and turned towards the tavern.

Under Glow's puzzled gaze, Bai Pu walked directly towards "Dancer of the Wind" Dongbo Chengzhi and openly sat before the handsome blue-clothed swordsman!

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