"Pavilion Master Zhao was nearly killed by a swipe of Weiwei's tail!"

"Um"

Heart.

Chen Fan stood on the City Wall, looked down at the scene below, nodded slightly, and said nothing more. He left the two of them to their own devices and went back to sleep.

I didn't sleep well that night.

I'm always worried that Qi Yue is dead.

He had to run out to check on things every now and then, which almost drove him to a nervous breakdown.

Fortunately, it's alright.

The result was good.

This guy...

He's really tough on himself.

"It's all in the past."

Qi Yue stood up and looked at the City Wall City Wall. Chen Fan was no longer there, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She patted Gongyang Yue's head and said with a smile, "My house is in Cave, but it's a highly confidential place in the Mortal Domain, and unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter."

"I'll stay in the adjacent Reception Area with you tonight."

"Go take a shower first."

"I feel sticky all over."

"Good."

With tears welling in her eyes, Gongyang Yue smiled and released Qi Yue: "It's good that you're alive."

"You..."

Standing to the side, Gongyang Yiyue frowned and asked in a hoarse voice, "You've joined the Mortal Domain?"

"Um."

Qi Yue nodded slightly. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to achieve Perfect Body Tempering."

His original plan was to first slowly temper his body to 80%, and then temper it to 100% through the "Ten Thousand Swords Tempering the Heart" method. However, the "Bamboo Slip" that the Domain Lord had him comprehend not only greatly increased his tolerance for the pain of being pierced by sword energy, but also allowed him to comprehend a lot of things, which enabled him to temper his body to 100% in one go.

He doesn't care much about material possessions.

But he also knew that the Bamboo Slip was a priceless treasure.

It will help him to better seek revenge.

This life will definitely be sold to the Mortal Domain from now on.

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Gongyang Yiyue remained silent, his face grim. There were some things he couldn't say in front of Gongyang Yue. The master had already agreed to the marriage, but now it was completely off the table.

The prerequisite for agreeing to this marriage is...

Qi Yue needs to join the Gongyang Clan and take over the Gongyang Clan.

Qi Yue has now joined the Mortal Domain.

How could we possibly marry our Young Lady to Qi Yue? That would be tantamount to waiting for the master to die, and then the Gongyang Clan would be completely swallowed up by the Mortal Domain.

He looked at the Young Lady clinging to Qi Yue's clothes, her face full of dependence, and frowned, not knowing what to say.

A purely tragic fate.

It's really hard to get a good result.

Inside the house.

After washing up, Qi Yue sat in the room, feeling the power within his body. He had broken through to the Martial King and become the first level 10 Cultivator in the Mortal Domain.

Level 10 is a threshold.

Reaching level 10 will bring about earth-shattering changes, whether you are Cultivator, Builder, or an Artifact Refiner.

This hurdle is extremely difficult to overcome.

However, since it's only a recent breakthrough, his Cultivation is unstable. He needs to intensify his training tomorrow to Cultivation.

Jiangnan, Water City.

This City is located at the junction with Jiangbei, and merchants traveling to and from the Trade Association often stay overnight in this City.

It was late at night.

The people in the city were all asleep.

People who aren't sleeping at this hour are generally either having affairs or planning murder or arson; they're no good.

As soon as the watchman's clapper fell, several figures, like raindrops falling into the Sea, darted out from all the streets and surrounded a Pawnshop.

Shao Qiu, who was hiding in the shadows, watched this scene and nodded with slight satisfaction. This month's training had not been in vain; his stealth Stealth had already shown some results.

Their target tonight is this Pawnshop in front of them.

It is a shop set up by "Wind and Rain Tower" in Water City, used for various purposes such as accepting assassination missions, liaising with clients, collecting intelligence, and serving as a relay station for communication. Of course, the Pawnshop itself also has its own function, but it is only done incidentally.

The core members of the Wind and Rain Tower faction launched an assassination attempt against the Domain Lord.

Although it failed.

But a small return gift is necessary.

This is perfect for the Mortal Domain Shadow Pavilion to practice on.

The Pawnshop is located at the end of the Secondhand Market. It has an unassuming storefront and usually doesn't attract many customers. It has two floors, and at this moment, there is a faint oil lamp on the second floor, and there is a slight noise from the stable in the backyard.

Water City is situated on Natural Eerie Fire Zone.

Therefore, it is not completely dark after nightfall.

The light emanating from the Natural Eerie Fire Zone would envelop the entire City, making it impossible for them to completely hide in the shadows.

"Numbers one and two, enter."

The command was transmitted to the others through thought: to go out and carry out the mission; the Meat Strange Parent-Child Fruit would definitely need to be consumed.

Two members of the Shadow Pavilion received the order.

One of them quickly approached the Pawnshop, pressed himself against the wall, stood at the window, and with a slight flick of his wrist, two thin jade pieces spun into the window through the crack and landed silently.

The two people who were still checking accounts at the counter on the first floor were first stunned, then their expressions changed drastically. But before they could react, the thin jade piece had already exploded, turning into a cloud of White Mist that was inhaled into their stomachs, and they quickly fell unconscious to the ground.

"Who!"

A soft shout came from upstairs in the Pawnshop, clearly indicating that the person had heard the commotion downstairs. The voice was filled with alertness, and the slight rustling in the stables in the backyard instantly fell silent.

However, the assassinations were not carried out in batches, but simultaneously.

Two people had already climbed up to the second-floor window, and with Silent Needles as thin as cow hair, they suddenly shot them into the room through the window.

The man who had spoken earlier on the second floor slowly collapsed, the needle between his eyebrows.

The backyard stables were the most troublesome.

There were six people hiding here. They weren't unofficial staff; they were clearly official members. Upon hearing the noise on the first floor, they instantly woke up from their sleep and went on alert.

However...

These six will face a genius Assassin who, at the age of 17, single-handedly founded the "Godslayer Hall" and single-handedly stormed the Slaying Immortal Holy Land.

Shao Qiu.

Before the people hiding in the stable could react...

A curved Shadow Blade shot out from the shadows, its light refracting several times on the wall. Each time, it silently grazed a person's neck, leaving a thin, red line-like wound that would only bleed after a long time.

In the blink of an eye, the six people had fallen to the ground without even seeing anyone.

Eradication complete.

From the moment the thin jade piece was thrown out by Chao Yi, the entire process took only seven breaths.

Seven breaths.

One of the secret Stronghold of "Wind and Rain Tower" was completely eradicated.

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Inside the Pawnshop on the first floor, Shao Qiu walked into the room from the stable with a grim expression. Looking at the two men he had initially sent out, he said hoarsely, "This is just an unofficial Stronghold. The strongest Assassin there isn't even as strong as an ordinary Assassin who ambushed the Domain Lord."

"You actually want me to take action?"

Why did the two people make a sound when they fell to the ground, thus exposing themselves?

How did I teach you?

"Shouldn't the first thing to do be to use Spider Silk to lock the body in place so it doesn't fall to the ground?"

Shao Qiu walked to the counter and pulled a man who was unconscious from the chair. He helped him stand up and stand on the ground. The man's legs were weak and he was about to fall to the ground.

He moved his wrist slightly.

Several Nail with Spider Silk attached to their ends shot out, hitting their targets precisely. The Spider Silk tightened, and with a slight movement of Shao Qiu's five fingers, the unconscious man began to dance on the spot, like a puppet.

I don't expect you to learn this skill in a short time.

"But at least you should be able to keep your body from falling to the ground, right?"

"Give these two the antidote and begin the interrogation."

The rest of the people searched for things of value.

Shao Qiu glanced at everyone with a hint of disappointment before starting to search around. Their mission this time was not only to Eradication all of Wind and Rain Tower's Stronghold, but also to...

Find the location of the Wind and Rain Tower's Headquarters.

Completely eradicate this force.

Half an hour later.

Everything of value had been taken. The two unconscious men, after being awakened and interrogated, were also killed with a single sword stroke.

Before leaving.

With a serious expression, Shao Qiu drew a very simple pattern on the stone slab inside the house using the blood of the deceased.

A short blade shrouded in shadow.

This was the "Insignia" he designed for the Shadow Pavilion. He then took out a Token that he had Little Qiu make before he left and placed it aside. This was a "Shadow Pavilion Death Warrant" that he had specially made for the Shadow Pavilion.

As an assassin, he kills anonymously, solely for money.

But he was Assassin.

For him, killing was about making a name for himself.

He wanted to make the name of the Mortal Domain Shadow Pavilion known to all.

Then he looked at the Vellum in his hand and murmured, "Sea Embryo... I remember the Domain Lord mentioned needing this Sea Embryo and Exotic Treasure material."

According to intelligence, Wind and Rain Tower recently obtained a Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures "Sea Embryo" and is urgently transporting it to its Headquarters.

This message cannot be reported to the Domain Lord.

At this time, the distance to the Mortal Domain was relatively far.

It has exceeded the maximum transmission distance of the Message Talisman.

The intelligence and communication network of the Mortal Domain was not yet fully established, so this group of people were completely free to act. In other words, even if he led this group away from Jiangnan and headed south to rebuild his power on the West Pass Plains, no one could stop him.

The Domain Lord granted him an immense Access Rights freedom.

He just didn't intend to leave.

"Walk."

The group quickly left the Pawnshop, intending to find a place to rest for the night and continue their operation the next day.

Time flies, very quickly.

Five days have passed.

With only one day left until the "Mortal Domain Auction," which was to be held tomorrow, many forces had already sent people to Mortal City this morning to buy a batch of Skeleton Horse to take back and to participate in the Auction.

The sun was high overhead.

Chen Fan, who was staying in Mortal City, listened to Wang Kui's report, "Seven forces have already replenished their Credit Limit, and have obtained a total of 730,000 Eerie Stone."

Several days have passed since the opening of the Mortal Domain Market.

And these days, the Mortal Domain Market is also extremely prosperous.

"The auxiliary materials needed by 'Pavilion Master Zhao' have all been acquired. In recent days, a large amount of Ghost Material have been purchased. The proportion of Strange Entities corpses is relatively small, with Ghost Bone being the majority. Secondly, some scattered rare Exotic Treasure, seeds, and daily necessities have also been acquired."

Total expenditure: 73,400 Eerie Stone.

"Um."

Chen Fan nodded slightly. The main reason was that the auxiliary materials consumed a lot of Eerie Stone. Zhao Shengping's point was that Earth Gold, a Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, was extremely difficult to obtain. Since Earth Gold was to be used to forge the Night Garment and the Special Armament, the auxiliary materials also needed to be of high quality so that a stronger Spirit Treasure could be forged.

He didn't refuse.

He agreed.

"The Wang Family's Station Master have all been dispatched and established their own Station. Currently, our communication range has been greatly improved; we can now directly contact Jiangnan Water City as far south as the south."

"The furthest point to the West connects to the 'Northwest City' behind Flat City."

The "Giant Turtle," a large vehicle, has seen increased sales recently, with several factions purchasing Giant Turtle.

"Call..."

Chen Fan stretched and lay lazily in his chair, listening to Wang Kui's report, "Still haven't you contacted Shao Qiu and the others?"

"No."

The Station they've been setting up these days are all public stations, with the Mortal Domain's flags flying around Station. If Shao Qiu sees them, he'll definitely contact them through the people at those Station.

But I haven't been able to get in touch with them.

That leaves only two possibilities.

Or it might have gone too far, completely exceeding the distance of their current single- Station deployment.

Or maybe it ran too far, all the way to the West Pass Plains, and won't come back.

"Domain Lord."

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Kui finally said, "Pavilion Master Qiu may have already led his men to defect..."

"Won't."

Chen Fan was quite confident about this, and said with a smile, "Only I can help him realize his dream, and only I can help him reach the top."

"Whether it's Shao Qiu or Zhao Shengping."

"They all used to have their own power base, but later their power collapsed. Do you know why?"

"They each have their own strengths. One is skilled in Artifact Refining, and the other in assassination, but they are not good at managing an organization, especially Shao Qiu, who only enjoys assassination. However, maintaining an organization is not something that can be achieved simply by doing what one is good at."

"There are many things to take care of."

"They can only develop in the Mortal Domain, where they don't need to worry about anything else. I will cover their losses."

"Certainly"

"It's also possible that they've found a more suitable force than the Mortal Domain; it's not impossible. If they really do defect, then it'll be time for the Nine-Five Dragon Chariot to make its appearance."

Just then!

"Domain Lord!"

Suddenly, Little Qiu's urgent voice came through the Message Talisman: "Pavilion Master Zhao was nearly killed by Weiwei's tail!"

Mortal Domain.

Chen Fan, who rushed back, looked at Zhao Shengping, who was lying half-dead in the Altar, and Weiwei, who was lying on the ground with an apologetic expression, and frowned, "What happened? Weiwei never hurts anyone."

"I don't know either."

Little Qiu, standing to the side, shook his head. "I was busy inside when I suddenly heard a loud bang outside. When I rushed out, I saw Zhao Shengping being slapped unconscious by Weiwei's tail."

You tell me.

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Chen Fan glanced at one of Zhao Shengping's apprentices standing to the side.

"Reporting to the Domain Lord."

The man said somewhat timidly, "My Master was Forging the Night Garment when he suddenly discovered that there is Exotic Beast called the 'Sky-Swallowing Crocodile' in the Mortal Domain. He immediately became excited. If a scale of the Sky-Swallowing Crocodile could be added during the Forging process of the Night Garment, its defense would be greatly improved."

"Then your Master went up there with the Hammer?"

Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh in his anger.

"No."

The man hurriedly shook his head. "My Master inquired with other Mortal Domain Member and learned that this Exotic Beast was from the Exotic Beast Mortal Domain. He then tried to communicate with it, asking if we could borrow a few scales from it. Exotic Beast are very intelligent."

"It agreed."

"I swear, I saw it nod."

"Then Master happily took out an awl to pry off a few scales, but before he could even pry them off, it swung its tail..."

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After a long silence, Chen Fan turned his head to look at the Sky-Swallowing Crocodile: "You agree?"

The Sky-Swallowing Crocodile swayed its body, shook its head, then nodded, and then shook its head again.