The Imperial Preceptor posed as a Fusion cultivator to outsiders. While this pretense might fool those at the Fusion or Transcendent Tribulation stages, it couldn’t deceive someone at the same cultivation realm.

Had he been serious about his disguise, his deception might have worked even against his peers. But I never imagined I’d encounter a half-immortal powerhouse in the Dao-Seeking Sect!

Tidal waves surged through the Imperial Preceptor’s heart. This is just one of the Five Great Immortal Sects—having a few Transcendent Tribulation cultivators would already be impressive enough. How could they also harbor a half-immortal powerhouse?!

The Everlasting Immortal studied the Imperial Preceptor with a grave expression.

Without special techniques, those at the same cultivation realm couldn’t discern one another’s true cultivation. When two cultivators met and couldn’t see through each other’s cultivation,...