"I've decided. We'll change our destination for now and head to the Black-Corner Region first. I have something to take care of there, then we'll go to Wutan City.
The route is roughly the same anyway. It won't delay us more than a few days."
Qin Yun already had a rough plan in mind, so he told the other two.
Neither had any objections. Fei Tian was essentially freeloading aboard the Spacecraft, enjoying free food and drink. Unless they faced mortal danger, he wouldn't lift a finger.
As for Feng Qing'er, she simply couldn't be bothered with any of this. Her head was filled with thoughts of how to defeat Qin Yun.
She didn't care which destination they visited first. She merely hummed in acknowledgment, then crossed her legs.
Soon, after several transfers, their Spacecraft arrived near the Black-Corner Region.
To avoid attracting attention, Qin Yun and Feng Qing'er both used Dou Qi Wings to fly at low altitude.
Fei Tian planned to conceal himself and keep some distance from the two, close enough to provide timely support without letting them become overly dependent on him.
Before he could act, however, a strong arm hooked around his neck.
"Uncle Fei, can we discuss something?" Fei Tian turned to find Qin Yun wearing a smile that never reached his eyes.
"No! Don't try that with me. I'm not taking the initiative this time. Besides, nothing good ever comes out of your mouth when you ask for something."
Fei Tian rolled his eyes at him and even quietly retreated two steps to keep his distance.
"Come on, don't be like that. It's just a tiny favor. Help me kill someone, that's all. His strength won't be any problem for you-around a Five-Star Dou Emperor."
Qin Yun didn't mind his eye roll in the slightest. He even moved closer.
"No means no. The pavilion master gave me strict orders not to intervene unless you face certain mortal danger." Fei Tian still refused decisively, without a moment's hesitation.
After all, this brat had tricked him plenty of times before. He'd already known how to set people up at eight years old.
"Fine, fine. So you won't take the carrot and want the stick instead? You really think I can't handle you?" Seeing that nothing could get through to him, Qin Yun decided to play hardball.
"Then believe it or not, I'll go hang myself outside that Dou Emperor's front door. Let's see how you explain that to my teacher.
Or I'll deliberately provoke him into trying to kill me. Will you intervene then or not?
Since you'll have to act either way, why not make it simple and just finish him off?"
"You!" Fei Tian hadn't expected such icy words to emerge from a mouth at thirty-seven degrees. Yet this approach worked on him, exactly as Qin Yun had said.
If Qin Yun really went to seek death outside that Dou Emperor's door, he would have to intervene. Otherwise, he couldn't answer to the pavilion master.
Seeing his hesitation, Qin Yun quietly fanned the flames. "Don't worry. As long as I don't tell my teacher, who'll know?
Besides, the man I want you to kill is an Alchemist with one foot in the seventh tier, and he doesn't have any powerful connections backing him.
We'll sneak in, you kill him in an instant, then we take his entire stockpile. That's all.
Never mind whether anyone can figure out who did it-even if they trace it back to us, hardly anyone would genuinely risk their life for him. Just put your heart back in your belly."
Upon hearing that the target was an Alchemist with one foot in the seventh tier, Fei Tian was genuinely tempted.
Alchemists were immensely wealthy. If they could find a few tier 7 medicinal pills in his stockpile, they would make a fortune.
Most importantly, the man had no powerful backing. As long as they acted quickly enough, no one could trace it to them. It wasn't Fei Tian's first time robbing another crook.
"Just this once. There won't be a next time. Tell me, what's this Alchemist's name?" Fei Tian finally agreed.
"Han Feng. Venerable Yao's former disciple."
"Han Feng from the Starfall Pavilion? He's actually in the Black-Corner Region?"
Fei Tian was a little surprised. Since their organizations were both among the Four Pavilions, he naturally knew a few things about the Starfall Pavilion.
"Are you sure Venerable Feng won't come after us if we kill him?" Fei Tian rubbed his chin, wavering again.
After all, being a prime suspect didn't mean the man was someone their side could deal with however they pleased.
"Uncle Fei, there are things I can't explain to you, but please trust me. Every step I take is for the growth of our Wind and Lightning Pavilion." Qin Yun wore a rare, serious expression.
"..."
"Fine. If anything goes wrong, I'll just chalk it up to my rotten luck. Goddammit, how did I end up meeting a little bastard like you in this lifetime?"
Fei Tian sighed and nodded in agreement. Although this brat sometimes liked setting people up,
when it came to matters of principle, he genuinely had the Wind and Lightning Pavilion's growth at heart.
Watching the two become partners in crime so quickly, Feng Qing'er couldn't help giving them a contemptuous look.
Hmph. This guy really is no good. But why can't I beat him? I don't get it. I really don't.
Han Feng's name carried considerable weight in the Black-Corner Region. Asking a few random people was enough to establish roughly where he lived.
Soon, under Fei Tian's lead, the three arrived above Han Feng's residence.
Just as they were about to make quick work of the matter, Qin Yun suddenly received a check-in notification from the system.
Ding. Checked in at the Black-Corner Region. Reward: Lt. General's Command over Spirits, automatically advanced to minor mastery.
"Lt. General's Command over Spirits?" Qin Yun froze briefly. Honestly, among the Eight Extraordinary Skills, Lt. General's Command over Spirits didn't have all that many distinctive features.
Its basic function was to capture soul bodies and draw on some of their abilities during combat or other activities.
In The Outcast, Feng Xingtong could use some of Wang Zizhong's medical skills. Although he wasn't as proficient as the man himself, he could manage seventy or eighty percent of his expertise.
But in Battle Through the Heavens, it didn't seem especially useful. It merely served as a specific counter to fellows from the Soul Hall who existed entirely as soul bodies.
Even that would only become useful later on. Right now, Qin Yun didn't dare provoke the Soul Hall lightly, much less capture their protectors.
If he truly infringed upon the Soul Hall's core interests, the Soul Clan behind them would intervene.
Then the Wind and Lightning Pavilion really would become nothing more than a speed bump. They would slap it flat against the wall with one casual blow, so firmly that no one could scrape it off.
In any case, his current goal was to deal with Han Feng first. Just thinking about it excited him.
The man was a half-step seventh-tier Alchemist. Perhaps his collection held something pleasantly surprising.
Ah, honestly, I really do want to become an Alchemist. Too bad I don't have both wood and fire attributes. I can't even meet the entry requirements.
If only I could be like Han Feng. Even just having the same attributes would do.
Wait. Alchemist! Han Feng! Lt. General's Command over Spirits?
Qin Yun suddenly realized he might have found a loophole to exploit.
Han Feng was a high-level Alchemist, after all. His soul could exist outside his body.
If Uncle Fei goes a little easier on him and preserves his soul intact, then I use Lt. General's Command over Spirits to control him completely,
and temporarily let his soul possess me while refining pills, wouldn't that mean I could synchronize part of his wood and fire attributes, pill-refining experience, and soul power with myself?
Rounding things off, wouldn't that make me an Alchemist outright?
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