422: Undercover

Ji Yi and the others did not directly head to the Dark Dao Domain or the Curse Dao Domain, as entering someone else's base of operations like that would make it very difficult to ascertain the situation.

Since they acted so secretly that all the people from the Intelligence Pavilion returned empty-handed, it proved that this matter could not be understood by simply going in and investigating; it was a high-Rank secret that required a certain status to access.

Therefore, the first step for Ji Yi and his five companions was to find a suitable identity to join the Reincarnation Paradise's forces.

The Reincarnation Paradise, of course, did not operate alone; it was a power group, and many forces followed the Reincarnation Paradise.

Ji Yi and their objective was placed on these forces. Joining the Reincarnation Paradise itself would make it difficult to climb to a high position, as reaching a certain status required many procedures to identify spies.

Although Ji Yi was confident, as he was best at undercover operations, the four women were not. The Reincarnation Paradise was, after all, a Celestial Venerable Dao Lineage, and ordinary people could not go undercover into the middle or upper echelons.

Moreover, it was too difficult to climb to a high position within the Reincarnation Paradise. Other forces were different; finding an Immortal Emperor Dao Lineage, with Ji Yi and their strength, it would not be difficult to get into the middle Ranks.

There were many Immortal Emperor forces that followed the Reincarnation Paradise, such as the Dark Temple, Shadow Temple, and Desire Temple, all of which were Immortal Emperor forces.

Ji Yi and their target was the Shadow Temple in the Shadow Dao Domain. This was an Assassin force, and although it was not as good as the Assassin Alliance, it could still Rank among the top three in the Dao of Assassins.

As for why the Shadow Temple was chosen, firstly, their vetting of new members was not strict. Secondly, they also allowed free choice of missions. Ji Yi and the others could completely choose missions specifically for eliminating great villains, which would allow them to earn money and climb the Ranks, killing two birds with one stone.

Ji Yi and the others joined the Shadow Temple very smoothly, because the Heavenly Court already had an undercover agent in the Shadow Temple. Although that person's strength was average and their status was not very high, they were sufficient as a guide.

Ji Yi and the five people's current identities had also been carefully designed by the Heavenly Court and could definitely withstand scrutiny.

In the Shadow Temple, the Assassin Ranks from bottom to top were Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Grandmaster, a proper medieval style. The Shadow Dao Domain here was just like the medieval era.

When Ji Yi and the five of them first joined, they were, of course, Black Iron. The mission Ranks here were the same as the Assassin Ranks. If one continuously completed three missions of the same Rank, then the Assassin Rank would naturally advance to the next level.

However, if a mission was failed once, and one managed to return alive, then they would have to start over.

With Ji Yi and their strength, leveling up was very fast. However, to avoid attracting too much attention, Ji Yi and the others did not perform missions too frequently, only once a month or every other month, taking nearly two years to reach the Diamond Assassin Rank.

A Diamond Assassin was an Assassin capable of carrying out Immortal King assassination missions, and they were considered high-level within the Shadow Temple. However, it was not that simple to access the secrets of the Dark Dao Domain just by reaching this Rank.

Because the Reincarnation Paradise also knew that the Shadow Temple was the easiest place for other forces to infiltrate with undercover agents, to access the Reincarnation Paradise's secrets within the Shadow Temple, one had to pass an assessment.

Ji Yi and the others were not in a hurry. As the saying goes, 'If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your Sharp Weapon,' and gaining the trust of the Shadow Temple and the Reincarnation Paradise was the process of sharpening their Sharp Weapon.

The Shadow Temple had many assassination missions targeting the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Court also had many forces that followed it. After all, it was once the boss, and although many forces no longer obeyed the Heavenly Court's commands, there were still many loyal followers.

The Bright Immortal Sect, Order Temple, Illusory Immortal Sect, and Great Strength Immortal Sect were all Immortal Emperor Dao Lineages affiliated with the Heavenly Court.

Therefore, there were many assassination missions targeting these forces. These were all missions issued by the Reincarnation Paradise. As for the mission commission, the Shadow Temple paid for it itself. This was the price for the Reincarnation Paradise's protection; otherwise, it would be hard to say whether the Shadow Temple, having offended so many forces, could survive.

The Shadow Temple was different from the Assassin Alliance. The Assassin Alliance was difficult to eliminate because it was a platform. Except for a few Core Disciples, anyone could ask them to issue missions, and anyone could register as an Assassin Alliance Assassin to accept missions. How could you eliminate such a force? And even if you did, what then? If you eliminate it today, a new Assassin Alliance will appear tomorrow.

The true master behind the Assassin Alliance remains a mystery to this day. Some say it is an Innate Heavenly God, some say it is a human, and some say it is the Demon Race. No one knows who it truly is.

As for the master of the Shadow Temple, it was the Shadow True God, which was common knowledge. Without the Reincarnation Paradise's protection, the Shadow True God's corpse could be hanging on the wall tomorrow. Too many people wanted to kill him, including many Immortal Emperors.

Ji Yi looked at the mission targeting the Illusory Immortal Sect's Disciple above and casually accepted one, which was to assassinate a Core Disciple.

The Illusory Immortal Sect had a great origin; it was a force created by the Emperor's youngest daughter, the Seventh Princess. A force created by the Emperor's daughter would, of course, be an Immortal Emperor Dao Lineage.

The Emperor's seven daughters all had talent above the Prodigy Rank, and with such good resources and such a long time, they had long since become Immortal Emperors.

However, since the Seventh Princess got married, she no longer managed the Illusory Immortal Sect. The Illusory Immortal Sect was taken over by the Seventh Princess's Disciple, who was also an Immortal Emperor.

However, as the Seventh Princess's Disciple, she could only closely follow the Heavenly Court's footsteps. Her identity destined that the Illusory Immortal Sect could not remain neutral or defect to other forces; the Heavenly Court would definitely kill one to warn a hundred.

Core Disciple, generally the most important Disciple of an Immortal Sect. Outer, Inner, True Inheritance, Core, isn't that how most novels are written? Could I be an exception?

Ji Yi accepted this mission, which targeted a Disciple of an Old Ancestor of the Illusory Immortal Sect. The Old Ancestor of the Illusory Immortal Sect was also a big shot in the Immortal Emperor Realm.

Of course, Ji Yi would not really kill this Disciple. Do you know about acting? To gain the trust of the Shadow Temple, he could only act. He planned to continuously accept assassination missions targeting Heavenly Court forces from now on, believing that he would gain the Shadow Temple's trust. Three years and three years, perhaps he might even climb to a high position in the Shadow Temple.

Moreover, Ji Yi had already prepared for the subsequent background checks and Karma checks within the Shadow Temple. To enter the core of a major force, identity checks were mandatory, as were Karma checks. These two were the main methods to prevent undercover agents. Of course, it also included making Heavenly Dao oaths, but none of this could stump Ji Yi.

Ji Yi's target for this mission was named Lu Qianqian, and the mission data showed that she would be going to the Chaos Dao Domain for training.

Ji Yi did not expect to return to this birthplace in the Immortal Realm, this chaotic place. Ji Yi had not even started his act yet, and he had already killed several groups of people who wanted to rob him.