"No matter. Two ants—as long as they are still in the Sky Abyss Continent, sooner or later, they will meet again as if destined by fate..." Ye Junlin muttered in a low voice.
At the same time, the corners of his mouth curved into an icy arc, resembling the frost of the twelfth lunar month. "Mo Chen hid himself well. I truly never expected that the Qingyun Sect was backing him from behind."
As a man of Green Province, he naturally knew the reputation of the Qingyun Sect by heart.
This was a top-tier faction. It had Heavenly Human Realm Experts holding the fort, and as for whether there were Land Immortals, that remained unknown.
"Forget it. When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, earth-water covers it. There is nothing to worry about."
"You all did a very good job this time." Ye Junlin raised his eyes to look at the four, his tone carrying a trace of unsparing praise.
"This assassination was clean and neat, successfully making a name for the Misty Rain Tower under my Eternal Night Space."
The four straightened their backs and responded in deep voices, "You flatter us too much, Lord! We subordinates were merely following orders, and this was inherently our bounden duty."
Ye Junlin looked at the four and nodded in satisfaction.
Ye Junlin's gaze swept over Jing Ke and the other three once again, his voice calm and firm, like a gentle breeze brushing across the surface of a lake.
"If the resources gained this mission can be of use to the four of you, take them as you please. If you cannot use them, keep them to contribute to the development of the Misty Rain Tower."
"This subordinate thanks the Lord!" the four responded in unison, the depths of their eyes flickering with a radiance of hard-to-conceal joy, resembling dazzling stars in the night sky.
Although these resources were almost useless to them, this brief sentence was like a golden key that opened the door to recognition and glory in their hearts.
Ye Junlin nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the hall, and his voice suddenly turned solemn. "Mo Chen is dead, so the Qingyun Sect will surely not let the matter rest."
"Green Province will soon become turbulent. The four of you will temporarily stay in the Eternal Night Space to recuperate and rest. After the storm passes, we will execute the next step of the plan."
He paused, looking at Jing Ke. "Liu Canglan's commission has been fulfilled. You will deliver Mo Chen's head later."
"Understood, subordinate," Jing Ke acknowledged.
The system panel suddenly emerged before his eyes, popping up a line of prompt:
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the hidden mission. The faction under the host made its debut and perfectly completed its first assassination. Considering the host triggered a hidden mission for the first time, the system specially rewards a Gold Summoning Card*1!]
Goodness, the surprise came so suddenly! This completed a hidden mission just like that? And it even rewards a Gold Summoning Card?
Through these past few days of researching the system, a Gold Summoning Card can at least summon a Heavenly Human Realm Expert.
Ye Junlin's face instantly blossomed with joy, and he muttered in his heart.
Now that I have a Heavenly Human Realm Expert, I won't need to live in fear anymore.
Ye Junlin stood up, his dark robe fluttering loudly in the night wind. He walked to the center of the grand hall.
His gaze looked toward the endless void outside the hall, his voice carrying a momentum that looked down upon the world:
"Whether it is the Qingyun Sect or other factions, from this day forth, the skies of this Green Province will be decided by my Eternal Night Space!"
Hearing this, Jing Ke and the three in the hall responded in unison, "We obey the Lord's command!"
The light of the dim lamps reflected their resolute faces, as well as the increasingly blazing ambition of the Eternal Night Space.
"Very well, the four of you may withdraw and rest first." Ye Junlin dismissed everyone.
"Understood." The four cupped their hands in salute and turned to leave.
"System, use the Gold Summoning Card."
As Ye Junlin's voice fell, the system panel suddenly erupted with a brilliant golden light.
The dazzling light instantly filled the entire hall, overpowering even the dim lamps on the ceiling until they lost their luster.
[Ding! Detected that the host has used a Gold Summoning Card. Randomly drawing an expert from the Myriad Worlds...]
[Summoning successful! Congratulations to the host for summoning the Myriad Worlds expert—Commander Yuan Tiangang!]
[Name: Yuan Tiangang]
[Cultivation: Late Heaven Human]
[Physique: Tiangang Dao Body (Immune to all dharmas)]
[Cultivation Technique: Immortal Tier Tiangang Profound Scripture (Fusing three hundred years of cultivation insights, deduction, combat, and longevity into an integrated trinity)]
[Martial Arts: Tiangang Body Protection, Huayang Needle Technique, Myriad Transformation Divine Palm]
[Background: Hua Jianghu Zhi Buliang Ren, Great Tang Imperial Advisor, Commander, three hundred years of planning to roil the winds and clouds of the world, balancing the feudal lords with the strength of a single man—he is a top-tier prodigy of his world]
[Loyalty: 100%]
With this luck, I must have the blessed touch today. I actually drew the legendary figure who combines intelligence and strength—Commander Yuan Tiangang.
Moreover, his cultivation was still at the Late Heaven Human stage!
He knew very well that Heavenly Human Realm Experts in the Eastern Region were already few and far between, with most living in seclusion and never showing themselves.
Now that the Eternal Night Space had gained such a powerful reinforcement, it was enough to stir up monstrous waves in Green Province and even the entire Eastern Region!
The golden light slowly subsided, and a figure stepped out into the air. An invisible pressure lingered around his entire body, yet it also exuded an unfathomable and eerie concealment.
He wore a wide ebony bamboo hat, with the brim pulled extremely low.
His face was covered by a primitive bronze mask, engraved with intricate cloud patterns and star charts, its edges tinged with a faint verdigris that added a sense of vicissitudes and mystery.
It made it impossible for people to see his true appearance, leaving only the feeling that the pair of eyes gazing through the slits of the mask were as sharp as a falcon's, capable of piercing through all illusions in the world.
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