83: Assassination mission, Qingyun Sect member

Jiang Yan returned to his small courtyard, pondering over the events of the past six months. Although he had exposed some of his strength, it was still within a controllable range. After all, this was the only way to stand out on the Blood Son path.

Neither side nor any of the candidates were people he could currently defeat. The root cause was his insufficient strength.

It also meant that his future would not be smooth sailing, and he might face a lot of trouble.

'It seems that my carefree days in the Blood Cloud Sect won't last much longer.'

Just like that, Jiang Yan lived quietly for ten months.

During these ten months, Jiang Yan frequently went out for training, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. He had already reached the seventh layer of the Dao Conjunction Foundation Establishment Realm. His two Cultivation Techniques had reached the advanced chapters, and he had even accumulated an additional 80,000 years of life span, with his life span reaching over 20,000 years.

It was just that his Rank was becoming increasingly difficult to raise. Now, even killing zombies and resentful spirits no longer yielded experience.

As for Rank Three Yao Beasts, he could still plunder some things, but unfortunately, such prey above Rank Three was extremely difficult to find. Unless he ventured into the Hundred Beast Mountain Range, his Rank could only accumulate slowly.

However, the good news was that his physical body had broken through Body Tempering Great Perfection, reaching the legendary Golden Body Realm.

Although he didn't know if there was a higher Realm after Golden Body, he felt that there should be a higher Realm after Golden Body, as he still couldn't ignore Spirit Treasures.

"Blood Disciple Su, are you going out on another mission?" The Spiritual Object Hall Elder asked with a smile, stepping forward.

"Yes, are there any suitable missions recently?" Jiang Yan asked back with a smile and a cupped fist.

"Oh dear, there are some, but..." The Spiritual Object Hall Elder stroked his beard and shook his head, his tone carrying an indescribable flavor. "This mission is very tricky. Even Lu Xing and the others lost several people and didn't succeed."

Jiang Yan asked curiously, "Oh? There are missions that Lu Xing and the others can't complete?"

He was very familiar with Lu Xing's strength. After all, Lu Xing, Ye Qingfeng, and the others had been in Foundation Establishment Great Perfection for nearly seven or eight years. Logically, they should have formed their Core long ago, but they were all preparing for Lightning Tribulation items, so they had been hesitant to form their Core.

The Spiritual Object Hall Elder explained with a smile, "To be honest, Blood Disciple Su, this mission is to assassinate a Core Formation Grand Cultivator, and her Sect is also an old established Sect, so failure is quite normal."

"Then why didn't the Peak Master and others take it?" Jiang Yan continued to press.

"The target is a Sect wanderer. If the Peak Master were to make a move and be discovered, it would trigger a war between the two Sects. Moreover, our Sect is already a rat in the shadows. If this were reported to the Three Great Sects, we would have no place to stand in the Eastern Region," the Spiritual Object Hall Elder said.

Hearing this, Jiang Yan understood, but he was very curious about the identity of the target for this mission.

"Elder Yan, can you reveal some information?" Jiang Yan said with a smile, leaning closer to Elder Yan and slipping ten Spirit Stones into his hand.

Elder Yan glanced around, calmly accepted the Spirit Stones, and lowered his voice, saying, "Qingyun Sect!"

Upon hearing the three words "Qingyun Sect," Jiang Yan's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained very calm.

He knew very well who the mission target was, but he couldn't figure out which force wanted to buy Murong Xue's life.

The Blood Cloud Sect, this assassination Sect, was very interesting. You would never guess who the employer releasing the mission was. Even Peak Master level figures didn't know the employer's identity, as the Disciples who checked the black box each time only opened it on the first and fifteenth of each month according to the Sect's rules, so the employer could not be traced at all.

As for whether the employer knew their mission had been accepted, that was easy to distinguish. In dilapidated temples and other places, flags of various colors would be hung: blue meant the reward was too low, reminding the employer to add money; red meant the mission was completed; green meant the mission was temporarily incomplete; and yellow meant the reward had increased tenfold or more.

Of course, the Blood Cloud Sect did not accept deposits, nor would they negotiate with anyone. They only accepted missions with full upfront payment.

"Blood Disciple Su, do you want to take this mission?" Elder Yan asked.

Jiang Yan was about to shake his head, but the next moment, he wanted to contact Murong Xue. After all, he wanted to know how his Cheap Master had been doing in the past year.

"Alright, I'll give it a try. If I fail, I can only give up," Jiang Yan said.

"Alright, the mission failure fee is five hundred Spirit Stones," Elder Yan said, extending his hand.

"How much?" Jiang Yan asked in shock.

"Five hundred. Is there a problem?" Elder Yan asked back with a calm expression.

Hearing this, Jiang Yan's eyelids twitched, almost scaring him stiff.

'Damn it, this piece of information is really expensive!'

Jiang Yan took out his Storage Pouch, counted out five hundred Spirit Stones, and piled them on the table.

Behind him, ten servants' eyes widened. They never expected their Blood Son to be so daring, to actually take on such a mission!

One must know that every time Su Chen took them out, the missions were always completed easily. Sometimes Su Chen would even deliberately stay for a few days, saying it was to gain more experience and increase strength. However, the rewards upon returning were also very generous, so much so that they considered Su Chen their savior.

"Blood Son, if this mission fails..."

Jiang Yan deliberately glared at Jin Peng: "Bad luck, if it fails, it's because of you."

"Yes, why not kill Jin Peng?" Xie Shan echoed.

Jiang Yan was speechless. He glanced at Xie Shan, then looked at Jin Peng: "This mission is very difficult. You all should not interfere. If it fails, let's try our best to protect ourselves."

"Please rest assured, Blood Son, even if we die, we will protect you," Jin Peng said, patting his chest.

Jiang Yan was too lazy to explain. He gave Jin Peng a middle finger and accepted the mission.

As Jiang Yan and the others left the Sect, the eleven immediately cast the Cloud Breaking Art and headed towards Lingxian Workshop.

Speaking of the Cloud Breaking Art, it was definitely the most dominant flying Spell. It would take at least two hours to reach Lingxian Workshop by sword flight, but the Cloud Breaking Art only took a little over half an hour to arrive.

When the eleven arrived at Lingxian Workshop, Jiang Yan and the others immediately began to disguise themselves. After all, the identity of the Blood Cloud Sect was too conspicuous and not conducive to completing the mission.

"Young Master, she might be in the Lingxian Workshop near the Fire Cloud Sect now. Should we go there immediately?" Xie Shan asked.

Jiang Yan nodded: "If there's nothing else, let's set up in advance, it'll be a fallback."

The ten servants had experienced Su Chen's caution, as this was not their first assassination mission.

After paying the eleven Spirit Stones, Jiang Yan and the others entered the flying boat.

Jiang Yan was very impressed with the flying boats of Lingxian Workshop. They were much more comfortable than the Sect's flying boats, and even the seats were made of real leather and mink.

Moreover, the flying boat also provided free drinks and food, and sometimes for long journeys, there would even be performances.

'Oh, who said the cultivation world was boring? It's keeping up with the times quite well.'

Jiang Yan watched the singing and dancing on stage, commenting internally.

"Young Master, please enjoy," Xie Shan said, having peeled a plate of melon seeds.

Jiang Yan nodded. He was very satisfied with Xie Shan's service. After all, this woman understood men too well; she was completely incomparable to that little girl Yin Duo.

"Young Master, the grand competition is in a little over a month. I heard that this new Young Master is even more formidable than you were back then. Should we take precautions against him?" Jin Peng whispered a reminder.

Hearing Jin Peng's words, Jiang Yan didn't take them to heart. He had also seen that Blood Son; although he had some strength, it was truly not enough to be worth watching.

Not to mention whether he could defeat the lower Blood Sons like Lu Lan, even if he won, with his strength, he would still be cannon fodder even if he entered the Blood Spirit Secret Realm.

After all, he had heard that Su Linglong had specially acquired a Spirit Treasure longsword with a weapon spirit to seek revenge on him.

And Lü Dong and Yu Kejiao were even more ruthless, directly putting all their assets into this year's Blood Son Battle.

If that newly promoted Blood Son dared to cause trouble, these people would probably kill him before he even had a chance to act.

"No need for such trouble, we just need to do our own thing. However, if you want to snatch those positions, it's best to be fully prepared, lest you regret it after being killed," Jiang Yan reminded.

Upon hearing this, Jin Peng and Xie Shan simultaneously looked at Jia Zhong.

They knew very well that Jia Zhong wanted to challenge for the Fourth Blood Son's position. The current Jia Zhong was already at Foundation Establishment fifth layer.

If Jia Zhong successfully challenged, he would become an Elder. After all, both Blood Sons and servants carried great risks, while being an ordinary Elder allowed one to live in peace.