However, the secrecy only applied to outsiders. There were hardly any secrets within the nine major towns that the Dragon yer Organization was not privy to.


    Felix said as they walked along the mountain path, "Mister Hanson, further ahead is where the Vermillion Bird Stones are found. There was a volcanic eruption there just two days ago, so the stones must have formed by now. I''ll take you there, and you can choose whichever ones you like."


    Suddenly, Hanson stopped walking. The five Dragon yer Organization members behind him halted simultaneously. Hanson turned his head, gazing at a nearbyke.


    A man was soaking in theke with his eyes closed, the surrounding energy flowing into his body. A faint dragon aura emanated from him.


    That man was no other than Wilbur Penn!


    Hanson immediately turned and walked towards theke. Felix hurriedly followed and asked, "Mister Hanson, what are you doing?"


    Hanson pointed at Wilbur in theke, then turned to Felix and said, "Lord Felix, you im that the Chris family has no dragon n cultivators, yet this man is emitting dragon aura. Are you telling me he''s not a dragon n cultivator?"


    The five members behind Hanson all turned to look at theke. Their hands gripped the swords at their waists, looking tense and alert.


    They were waiting for Hanson to give orders to initiate their attack on Wilbur. Hanson hurriedly exined, "You''re mistaken, Mister Hanson. His name is Wilbur Penn, and he''s my servant. He''s not a dragon n cultivator."


    Hanson drew the refined sword from his waist and said, "You still want to lie at this point? I''m very disappointed in you right now, Lord Felix. Please step aside and wait. We''ll talk after we''ve killed this person. Attack!"


    Felix yelled, "No! It''s a misunderstanding!"


    It was a shame that the Dragon yer Organization members only obeyed Hanson''s orders. They flew toward theke as soon as Hanson gave an order.


    The five of them surrounded Wilbur from different directions while Hanson leaped into the air with his sword in hand. He aimed downwards at the crown of Wilbur''s head.


    The five members also attacked Wilbur from five different directions at the same time.


    What Hanson and the others did not realize was that this was actually an act put on by Wilbur and Felix. They intended to make Hanson and the others believe that Wilbur was cultivating in Azure Dragon Lake, and thus emitting dragon aura due to the energy from theke. It was a tactic to divert the Dragon yer Organization''s attention and escape their scrutiny.


    However, they did not expect that Hanson would not let Felix exin. He forcefully set up an attack and was eager to battle. Wilbur had no choice but to take the initiative at that point. He needed to defeat these attackers first before he could exin the situation to them.


    Wilbur unleashed Azure Dragon energy and Vermillion Bird energy simultaneously when he thought about that. A Vermillion Bird apparition soared into the sky, sting Hanson backward. Wilbur seized the chance to leap into the air and evaded the attack from Dennis and the others.


    Dennis thrusted his sword into the air. He turned to re at Wilbur with a fierce expression. Then, he cast a spell that sent his sword flying through the air like a shooting star toward Wilbur.


    Wilbur summoned the Magic Dragon de with the flick of his right wrist, then raised it lightly to deflect the sword, knocking it away. Meanwhile, Hanson came back to his senses and charged at Wilbur again.


    Hanson said angrily, "You may have deflected his attack, but I wonder if you can deflect mine!"


    Hanson''s figure became a blur after saying that, and he attacked Wilbur with his sword. Wilbur used the Azure Dragon astral defense. A ng could be heard when the sword shed against the astral defense. Hanson''s figure appeared back in view with his jaw clenched as he pressed the sword forward by an inch. The azure dragon''s apparition let out a furious roar at that moment and lunged at Hanson.