89: Zhang Dali's unusual situation at the border

From a distance, Jiang Xuan saw his three old friends as soon as he emerged. He couldn't help but shake his head, "Still so forgetful, waiting for me so openly."

He grinned at the three of them. Beside him, Fu You respectfully said, "My Lord, they are assassins from the Blood Demon Hall."

"Yes, they're here to kill me."

Upon hearing this, the seven immediately glared at the three from the Blood Demon Hall with unfriendly expressions. Jiang Xuan was not only their master but also their benefactor who brought them out of Prison City. Anyone who dared to kill Jiang Xuan was courting death!

Seven terrifying Killing Intents surged towards the three.

"Not good, run!"

The leader of the three, who was at the Perfection stage of the Emperor Realm, immediately shouted, pulling the two dazed men back to reality. They fled into the distance.

This Jiang Xuan was definitely not as simple as the intelligence suggested. His mysterious Space Confinement Divine Ability, entering Prison City alone, emerging in just one month, and bringing back a large number of powerful individuals.

Such a person was not someone they could deal with. The mission's difficulty level was top-tier in the Blood Demon Hall, requiring at least a Supreme assassin!

"We must bring the intelligence back!" The leader's expression was incredibly solemn. He glanced at the two beside him, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. If necessary, he could sacrifice the two of them.

Seeing the three flee, Jiang Xuan thought, "Have you forgotten my methods?"

"Space Confinement!"

"Om!"

A soft hum echoed in the space, and the three were immediately confined in place.

"Damn it, in my haste, I forgot about Jiang Xuan's mysterious Divine Ability!"

For a moment, the three appeared flustered. No matter how they struggled, it was futile, as if they were isolated from this place.

The seven villains beside Jiang Xuan were quite surprised by his methods. This power seemed identical to the power that brought them out.

Their expressions became even more respectful towards Jiang Xuan. Everyone preferred to follow a strong individual.

"Go, cripple their cultivation, and bring them over."

"Yes."

After Jiang Xuan spoke, three of the seven stepped out, flashed before the assassins, their faces cruel. As one of the ten great villains of Prison City, their methods of torture were self-evident.

Not long after, screams and curses mixed together were heard from a distance.

Jiang Xuan looked at the three assassins, who lay before him like dead dogs, and said to their leader, "Who hired you?"

"Hehe..."

The leader let out a strange laugh, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at Jiang Xuan.

"Jiang Xuan, you've crippled our cultivation. We're already better off dead. Do you really expect us to tell you the employer's information? Don't you think that's laughable?"

Jiang Xuan then asked the other two, "What about you? Do you want to die or live?"

One of them, with a weeping voice, hastily said, "My Lord, we truly don't know who the employer is! That person wore a black robe and a mask; we couldn't see who it was at all!"

It's better to live a wretched life than to die. Who would choose death if they could live?

A hint of disdain flashed in Jiang Xuan's eyes. The seven behind him also cast a look of contempt at the man. "Is this really an assassin?"

Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information, Jiang Xuan turned around, his cold voice echoing around them.

"Kill them."

"No! Don't kill me, I really don't..."

"Jiang Xuan! The Blood Demon Hall will not let you go!"

...Not long after, "My Lord, it's done."

Jiang Xuan nodded, took one last look in the direction of Prison City, then turned to the others and said, "Fu You, from now on, you seven will be members of the Seven Star Hall of the Celestial Realm."

"You will be specifically responsible for assassinations and intelligence gathering on the Vast Sky Continent. Fu You, you will temporarily be the Hall Master. The other six will temporarily be the Hall Masters of the six halls: Tian Shu, Po Jun, Tan Lang, Xing Jie, Di Sha, and Can Hong."

"Remember, when gathering intelligence, focus on any emerging ruins and heavenly treasures."

"Yes, we obey!" The seven bowed in unison.

Jiang Xuan nodded. This way, he wouldn't have to search everywhere for precious medicines and Spirit Pills. If there was any news, they would inform him immediately. He had no choice; his Bloodline Breakthrough value was getting higher and higher.

"System, can the Small World be placed in my Sea of Consciousness?"

The Celestial Realm was no small matter. Jiang Xuan planned to make it his base. He wasn't at ease placing it anywhere else.

[Replying to Host, the Small World can be large or small, and it can also be placed in the Sea of Consciousness.]

Receiving an affirmative answer, Jiang Xuan felt much more at ease. With a thought, a Small World instantly appeared within his Sea of Consciousness space. Jiang Xuan's Divine Sense entered to investigate.

The Spiritual Qi was ten times denser than the outside world. Ten days inside passed for only one day outside. Moreover, the Celestial Realm already had various Spirit Beasts, mountains, and rivers.

Jiang Xuan was overjoyed. As expected of a System product, it was far more vast than the Supreme Beginning Holy Land.

Withdrawing his Divine Sense, Jiang Xuan's hand held seven white jade tokens. One side was engraved with the character 'Heaven', containing a mysterious Daorhyme, and the other side bore the characters 'Seven Stars'.

These were Small World tokens he had just exchanged from the System Mall. With them, members could enter the Celestial Realm at any time.

He handed the tokens to the seven and instructed, "Although you seven are Emperors, in my opinion, your strength is still too weak. Cultivate in the Celestial Realm first, and only come out to perform missions once you reach the Supreme realm."

A hint of shame flashed in their eyes, followed by a resolute expression. They would not emerge until they reached the Supreme realm!

Ten days later, in a border city of the Great Li Dynasty, Jiang Xuan arrived. Fu You and the others had already entered the Small World to improve their strength.

The Saint selection was still over a month away. Jiang Xuan planned to return to his Family first. Several months had passed since he left. He wondered how the Jiang Family was doing now, and if his father was well.

Arriving at the city gate, Jiang Xuan suddenly frowned. He saw the soldiers at the gate, each with tense faces, looking vigilantly outside the city gate. Looking from the outside, there were soldiers patrolling back and forth.

"Hmm? Why is the security so strict?"

Jiang Xuan was puzzled. Just as he was about to enter the city, he heard a loud shout!

"Stop, who goes there? Ju Bei City is already under lockdown, no one is allowed to enter!"

Jiang Xuan's brows furrowed. It was still daytime, yet the city gate was already closed. Something was wrong. He had a faint bad feeling.

Just then, a cry of surprise came from among the soldiers, "Lord Jiang Xuan, it's really you!"

At these words, the originally solemn army began to stir.

"What! Jiang Xuan, which Jiang Xuan?"

The crowd flocked towards the city gate. When they saw Jiang Xuan's face, everyone was instantly petrified.

"That's right! Exactly like in the portrait. I never thought I'd see the legendary figure of our Great Li Dynasty here!"

A general in armor stepped out from the crowd and came before the man who had just blocked Jiang Xuan at the gate.

His expression was grim, "Guards! Arrest him! He doesn't even recognize Lord Jiang Xuan. I suspect you're an enemy spy!"

Who in the entire Great Li Dynasty didn't have a portrait of Jiang Xuan? From eighty-year-old elders to three-year-old children, who didn't recognize this young Prodigy?

The soldier's expression changed drastically, becoming extremely ugly. "Damn it, who exactly is this kid? I've been hiding for so many days, and I'm discovered just like that."

The general saw his changed expression. "Holy crap! It really is a spy! Brothers, hack him to death!"

The poor spy, thus confusedly became a casualty of the sword.

Soon, the general excitedly came before Jiang Xuan, and his first words made Jiang Xuan's head full of black lines.

"Lord Jiang Xuan, you're actually alive!"