418: Chapter 418 The Shadowless Thief

It was also a sword art, called "Phantom Sword."

Given Chen Hu's current understanding of the Dao of the sword and his cultivation, mastering this Immortal Art was incredibly simple.

It only took him half an hour.

He had already cultivated this sword art to Perfection.

Since he was posing as a Golden Immortal,

he naturally had to know how to use Golden Immortal Rank Immortal Arts.

As for the gift from Commander Liu Xing, it was a bottle of Grade Five Spirit Pills used by Golden Immortals to increase their cultivation.

Several days later.

Commander Xing Ying summoned Chen Hu.

"Are you interested in a promotion mission?"

She asked, looking at Chen Hu.

"Tell me more!" Chen Hu said, very relaxed.

Commander Xing Ying said, "A precious treasure was lost in Baijian Immortal City. The thief is the Shadowless Thief. This Shadowless Thief's cultivation isn't very high, somewhere between a Profound Immortal and a Golden Immortal, but his thieving ability is extremely strong."

He has stolen items from Golden Immortals many times.

Once, he even targeted a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Although he was discovered, he still managed to escape using special methods.

The City Lord of Baijian City is the Grand Commander's brother-in-law.

If you can help retrieve the lost treasure of Baijian City, then your position as a Ten Thousand Commander will be secure.

If you can capture the Shadowless Thief, the Grand Commander will offer additional rewards!"

"Do you have any intelligence on the target?" Chen Hu asked.

"Yes!"

Commander Xing Ying said, "Two days ago, the Shadowless Thief was spotted in Shanyue City. Besides that, the Taiyi Golden Immortal from back then left behind one of his hairs, and this hair carries his scent!"

As she spoke, Commander Xing Ying handed a black hair to Chen Hu.

He took one look, memorized the scent on the hair, and asked, "Since you already have the Shadowless Thief's scent, why didn't that Taiyi Golden Immortal go catch him?"

Commander Xing Ying said helplessly, "That Taiyi Golden Immortal holds a high position and has many affairs to attend to; he has no time to specifically hunt him down. Besides, even with the scent, it's not easy to catch him. First of all, the target can change his scent, and secondly, he runs fast."

"The Immortal Realm is so vast, where would one even look?"

"Furthermore, the target's cultivation isn't even that strong, so the Taiyi Golden Immortal isn't worth wasting time on him!"

"Alright, I understand!"

Chen Hu nodded.

"So, will you take this mission?" Commander Xing Ying asked, staring at him.

"I'll take it!" Chen Hu said without hesitation. "Is there a time limit?"

Commander Xing Ying said, "Three months. If you can retrieve the treasure or capture the Shadowless Thief within three months, the mission will be considered complete!"

"Alright, I understand!"

Chen Hu stood up and took his leave.

Several hours later.

Chen Hu appeared in Shanyue City.

This Shanyue Immortal City was a large-scale Immortal City.

Its population reached tens of millions.

Its scale far exceeded Linhe Immortal City.

The moment he arrived, Chen Hu's Immortal Sense radiated outward.

It instantly covered the entire Immortal City.

"Found him!"

Chen Hu smiled slightly. The Shadowless Thief could indeed change his scent.

But in front of a Hunyuan Golden Immortal like him, no matter how the thief tried to change or hide, he could not conceal his own Origin scent.

Moreover, the Shadowless Thief's true cultivation was at the second level of the Golden Immortal realm.

He had deceived everyone.

At this moment, the Shadowless Thief was disguised as a female Heavenly Immortal.

Her profession in the city was that of a gardener.

In her courtyard, she kept quite a few immortal flowers with special effects.

"Boom!"

Chen Hu arrived in front of the courtyard where she lived.

He threw a punch.

In an instant, the defensive array of the courtyard was shattered.

Flashing inside, Chen Hu said to the Shadowless Thief, "Shadowless Thief, your crimes have been exposed. Be obedient and surrender!"

"My lord, you must have mistaken me for someone else. I am just a humble gardener; how could I be the Shadowless Thief?" the Shadowless Thief said with a look of grievance.

But the next moment.

A shadow escaped into the Void Realm and fled into the distance.

"Trying to run!"

Chen Hu gave a disdainful smile, drew his top-grade Immortal Artifact, and slashed out with his sword.

The gray Sword Qi hit the shadow. The target let out a miserable scream and fell from mid-air.

As for the shell left behind by the Shadowless Thief, it also dissipated and vanished.

He had likely used this trick to deceive many people in the past.

Chen Hu flashed over to the Shadowless Thief.

Pointing his immortal sword at him, he teased, "Do you still want to struggle?"

"Forget it!"

The Shadowless Thief said with a bitter smile.

The moment he was hit by the Sword Qi, he had felt the sensation of death.

But the result was that the Sword Qi had severely wounded him without killing him.

Clearly, the person who attacked had held back.

"Since you aren't struggling, come with me!"

Chen Hu grabbed the severely wounded Shadowless Thief, tossed out a flying boat, and flew toward Xinglan Prefecture.

"Boom!"

"Commander, this guy is the Shadowless Thief!"

Chen Hu threw the Shadowless Thief in front of Commander Xing Ying.

"So fast!"

Commander Xing Ying hadn't expected Chen Hu to complete the mission in a mere few hours.

Suddenly, she realized something: "Wait, this guy is a second-level Golden Immortal. How did you take him down?"

"It's just a second-level Golden Immortal; he couldn't block a single strike from my sword. If you don't believe me, ask him!"

Chen Hu said, feigning arrogance.

"Phantom Sword Qi!"

Feeling the Sword Qi that had not yet dissipated from the Shadowless Thief's body, Commander Xing Ying said in surprise, "You have already mastered the Phantom Sword, and reached the Perfection realm!"

"Isn't that just something anyone can do with hands?" Chen Hu said, posturing. "If you don't believe me, give me another sword manual, and I'll learn it for you to see!"

"Alright!"

Commander Xing Ying directly took out a sword manual: "This is the Great Nine Heavens Sword Manual, also a Golden Immortal Rank Immortal Art. How long will it take you to learn it?"

"One hour at most!"

Chen Hu took the Jade Slip containing the sword manual and directly read the contents.

Then he began to contemplate it.

Half an hour later.

Chen Hu condensed a streak of colorful Sword Qi in his hand and smiled, "It's at Perfection!"

"You are simply a Prodigy!"

Commander Xing Ying was greatly shocked. She hadn't expected that in a mere half hour, Chen Hu would have cultivated a Golden Immortal sword manual to Perfection. She couldn't help but ask, "What about other Immortal Arts? Can you also Cultivate them to Perfection this quickly?"

"That's not possible!"

Chen Hu shook his head. "I Cultivate sword arts relatively quickly, but cultivating other Immortal Arts is much slower. I'm afraid it would take several hours!"

Hearing this, Commander Xing Ying almost laughed out of anger. "Is a few hours slow? Do you know how much time it takes an ordinary Golden Immortal to comprehend a Golden Immortal Rank Immortal Art?"

"I haven't really looked into that. I guess it should take three to five days?" Chen Hu said with a straight face, intending to tease Commander Xing Ying.

"Three to five days? You overestimate them too much!"

Commander Xing Ying said, speechless. "For an ordinary Golden Immortal to get started with a Golden Immortal Rank Immortal Art, even those with good Aptitude take three to five months. For the dull-witted, taking over a decade to get started is not strange at all. Do you understand now?"

"I understand. So I'm that excellent!" Chen Hu nodded seriously.

"Get lost! I don't want to see you. You're making my chest hurt with anger!" Commander Xing Ying pointed at the door and said.

"Alright, I'll take my leave!"

Chen Hu walked straight out the door. He was actually quite happy in his heart; he had gotten another Golden Immortal Rank sword art for free.

Moreover, this "Great Nine Heavens Sword Manual" was a notch stronger than the "Phantom Sword."