A Mission of Certain Death

"Later, while I was at the sect, an old man came to report it!

Normally, I couldn't be bothered with matters like slaughtering an entire race. But after learning about their clan from Commander Ziyao, I happened to discover your existence.

At once!

I guessed you would come here!

Boy, you really made me search hard for you!" Daoist Lei patted Ye Liang on the head.

"Master, please tell me what this is about. This disciple is slow-witted; I'm afraid I can't figure it out from just a few words."

Daoist Lei laughed and continued patting Ye Liang's arm. "What else could it be? I want you to go beneath the Rainbow Bridge, to the Outer Domain, and steal the Void Clan's natal Sacred Artifact! With your talent, it shouldn't be too difficult." He stroked Ye Liang's head and even played with his hair while he was at it.

"Not too difficult?"

Fuck me.

This was truly escaping the tiger's den only to enter the wolf's lair! Ye Liang had never imagined that after just completing the Demon Lord mission, the Thunder Gate Sage would assign him another mission that meant certain death!

Going to the Outer Domain to steal their natal Sacred Artifact—wasn't that just a suicide mission?!

"May I ask why an immortal like you will not go yourself? Sending a Sage like me on a mission that means certain death—isn't that making things too difficult for me?"

"That's why I said no one below the Sage Realm can do it. You may not know this, but those of us old Sages have long had our Disorderly Force locked onto by the other side.

It's fine when we're far away, but once we get close to one of their Sages, our whereabouts are completely exposed. Think about it—if