Night Roaming Tower

On the way back,

Father and son Wang Zhu carried the corpse of the Black Panther Demonic Beast on their backs, following behind while panting heavily.

Meanwhile, Yang Qingyun held a black wooden token he had found on Zhao Qing, his fingers unconsciously rubbing over it,

with nearly all his attention focused on the wooden token.

The bearer of this token may enter the Night Roaming Tower.

Yang Qingyun stared at the writing on it, his face betraying little emotion. No one knew what he was thinking.

"In my Previous Life, among the accounts of Zhao Qing's rise, one of the most important turning points was when he stole a treasure from the Six Doors, then changed his identity and joined the Night Roaming Tower. There, he began ten years of accumulation, ultimately breaking into the Innate Realm in one fell swoop and making his name known throughout the world."

"By the looks of it, without my involvement, his defection probably would have happened around this time."

Gazing at the Night Roaming Tower's invitation token in his hand, Yang Qingyun mused inwardly.

After the age of thirty, a warrior's muscles and bones were practically set. Without some special opportunity, there would basically be little room for future progress.

But if one shattered every bone in one's body and then took Jade Dew,

the powerful vitality contained within Jade Dew could restore all the injuries and broken bones in the body, allowing one to achieve destruction before reconstruction, cleanse and rebirth, and restore the body's potential to the state of a youth of twenty!

Zhao Qing's future breakthrough into the Innate Realm had most likely been achieved by cleansing and reforging his muscles and bones in this way.

It seemed that in the future, Zhao Qing must have gone through some secret experience unknown to outsiders.

However, this had little to do with Yang Qingyun, and he had no interest in investigating it.

What truly concerned him

was this invitation token before him!

"The Night Roaming Tower, the greatest assassin organization in the martial world of Chu. It is said that they accept all assassins, regardless of their origins. As long as one possesses an invitation, one can join them."

"They exercise extremely loose control over the assassins under the tower. They do not force their assassins to accept any missions, nor do they even require them to reveal their identities. Assassins can take a mission if they want to, or refuse it if they do not. The tower merely accepts bounty missions from various places and publishes them as a platform, taking a cut of the commission."

"Moreover, as long as one completes enough missions, one can advance to the next rank. Completed missions also grant corresponding contribution points, which can be exchanged for intelligence, treasures, Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, and even methods of advancing to the Innate Realm and insights from Grandmasters!"

Recalling his memories of the Night Roaming Tower from his Previous Life, Yang Qingyun could not help feeling a stir of excitement in his heart.

After being reborn, he had indeed laid down a relatively perfect beginning.

But in recent days, after learning that the signs of the Spiritual Qi Resurgence had appeared long ago, he could not help feeling a sense of urgency.

Especially after witnessing the remnant will brought forth by the blade fragment in the Cloudmist Valley,

Yang Qingyun had gained an even clearer understanding

of how terrifying the upper limit of this world truly was!

There were still twenty years until the Large-scale Spiritual Qi Resurgence and the invasion of the Xuantian Realm.

That might seem like a long time,

but if he could not possess far greater strength before then, would he not end up just as he had in his Previous Life, reduced to an ant drifting from place to place amid a chaotic age?

His life and death, his fate and destiny, all controlled by others!

"Now that signs of the Spiritual Qi Resurgence have appeared and rare treasures are emerging one after another across the land, perhaps the Night Roaming Tower would be an excellent platform. If I made use of it, I might be able to gather information about supernatural locations throughout the various regions, then explore them and accelerate the growth of my strength."

A thought like this arose in Yang Qingyun's mind as his gaze flickered.

No,

the time was not right yet!

Yang Qingyun closed his eyes and shook his head slightly.

Although his experience from his Previous Life gave him the strength to kill a Viscera Refining Realm warrior, he was ultimately only a lowly Entry Realm Warrior.

His cultivation had only just entered the martial path, yet he was already considering joining such a major organization.

That was somewhat risky!

"I'll wait until I advance to the Viscera Refining Realm before deciding. Once I reach the Viscera Refining Realm, this small Huangshi Town probably won't have many resources left to support my further progress."

"After leaving Huangshi Town, I'll try using this to join the Night Roaming Tower and see whether I can use that larger platform to search for the resources I'll need for my future cultivation."

Yang Qingyun put away the Night Roaming Tower's invitation token,

and he already had a rough plan for the future.

Huangshi Town was too small, and it was impossible for him to remain there forever. Now that he had this invitation token before him, perhaps it would become a good destination for him in the future.

Everything went smoothly on the road back. No twists or turns occurred.

However, when they returned to Huangshi Town,

the city gate was unusually crowded.

"What happened?"

Yang Qingyun's brows drew together slightly.

Seeing this,

Wang Zhu hurriedly asked the people nearby.

Only after listening to the surrounding pedestrians did he learn that people from the Sifang Society, one of the top powers in Bao'an County City, had arrived.

The Sifang Society was an overbearing force that ruled Bao'an County City with an iron grip,

a truly top-tier power!

Many people had heard the news

and gone out to join the excitement.

That was why the congestion had formed.

"As expected of a major power capable of dominating an entire county city. Even the departure of people under its command carries such imposing might! I wonder what a force this powerful has come to Huangshi Town for."

"I'm afraid they haven't come with good intentions."

Yang Qingyun looked toward the center of the road, where a group of sharp-eyed and vigorous men was currently passing through, and murmured softly.

"Young Master, how do you mean?"

"When a group sets out, how could everyone at their destination know about it before the people have even arrived? It clearly looks as though arrangements were made in advance."

Yang Qingyun spoke indifferently.

"The Sifang Society has come with such overwhelming force, yet Huangshi Town happens to be the territory of the Black Tiger Gang. The two sides are likely to clash in a battle between dragons and tigers. Keep a low profile for now."

Yang Qingyun shook his head slightly, stopped watching, and turned away toward another direction.

Let them fight however they pleased. Yang Qingyun had no intention of getting involved.

Next,

he had to refine the Spirit Ginseng Jade Dew Pill, stew the demonic beast Black Panther into All-Encompassing Tonic Soup for cultivation, comprehend the blade intent within the fragment, and cultivate and train. There was still much for him to do!

Merely digesting everything he had gained on this trip would already require a considerable amount of time and energy.

He had no spare time to waste on this.

Seeing this,

Wang Zhu and the other man hurriedly chased after him.

At almost the exact same moment,

"Hm?"

Among the Sifang Society's party, the man at the head, clad in silver leather armor and mounted on a tall horse, was a handsome and imposing figure. As though sensing something, he turned his head and glanced back.

But by then, Yang Qingyun's figure had already vanished into the crowd.

"What is it, Hall Master?"

Someone behind him asked.

"Nothing. I'm just a little overly sensitive."

The man's expression remained calm as he shook his head slightly, paying it no further attention.

At that moment,

at the city gate ahead,

a group of fierce-looking burly men appeared, blocking the way into the city.

The procession came to a halt.

The two sides faced each other,

while the onlookers who had originally gathered to watch scattered in terror.

The air

seemed to be filled with a chilling killing intent.

"Hall Master, it looks like the Black Tiger Gang from this town has arrived. What should we do?"

The man sat atop his tall horse,

looking down from above,

a faint, disdainful smile on his face and the confidence of someone who had everything under control.

"It's nothing but a rustic gang from the countryside."

"I'm invincible. Do as you please."