423: assassination

Ji Yi arrived at a city called Broken Army, as intelligence indicated that Lu Qianqian was currently training in this city.

If you come to the Chaos Dao Domain for training and want endless fights, just establish a force, go snatch the cake of the forces here, and you're guaranteed to have no good night's sleep, with people lining up from morning till night to cause you trouble.

Lu Qianqian also took this path; the Illusory Immortal Sect manages the fabric and clothing business in the Heavenly Court's Core Dao Domain, and their clothing represents the fashion of the Heavenly Court's Core Dao Domain, including many other Dao Domains. The Illusory Pavilion, controlled by the Illusory Immortal Sect, is very famous, and its clothing is highly sought after by female cultivators.

And here, Lu Qianqian also started a clothing business, though, of course, she didn't use the name Illusory Pavilion, instead choosing the name Qianqian Pavilion.

Because of the Illusory Immortal Sect's strong competitive edge in clothing, Qianqian Pavilion immediately seized a large portion of Broken Army City's clothing business upon its arrival, which encroached upon many people's interests.

Open and covert suppression, assassinations—Lu Qianqian knew she had come to the right place. Although she was a woman, she never lacked the determination to ascend to the peak of the Immortal Dao. She wanted to be like her master, accompanying the Great Dao for the rest of her life, as men would only hinder her sword drawing speed.

Ji Yi arrived at the street where Qianqian Pavilion was located and saw several figures flying into the sky from a distance, then disappearing into the Void Realm. They were all female cultivators, and Lu Qianqian was among them.

Lu Qianqian, though only at the Profound Immortal Realm, fought three Immortal Lords alone without falling behind. As a Core Disciple of a powerful Immortal Emperor Dao Lineage, and an outstanding representative within it, Lu Qianqian was a Prodigy on the Heaven Ranking.

Ji Yi's eyes lit up, and his gaze swept through the Void Realm. He discovered a hidden figure in the Void Realm. For a precious Disciple like Lu Qianqian, there would naturally be a Dao Protector; otherwise, if she were easily killed by others, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Lu Qianqian's strength was formidable, and soon the three Immortal Lords left with a harsh warning and fled.

Lu Qianqian exhaled. Just as she relaxed, a sword light appeared from behind her; the assassin had struck.

The sword light reached Lu Qianqian's back, but at this critical moment, Lu Qianqian seemed to have anticipated it, blocking the sword light with her immortal sword.

The assassin, failing in one strike, had already vanished. A seasoned assassin would not engage in a prolonged battle; if the first strike didn't secure an absolute advantage, they would turn and leave.

Lu Qianqian descended towards Qianqian Pavilion. The earlier fight had not affected Qianqian Pavilion's business. In a city, an unwritten rule is that fights cannot occur inside someone's shop and must not disturb customers, otherwise, no one would be able to do business.

Ji Yi walked into Qianqian Pavilion. The clothing here was truly excellent. Ji Yi picked out a few pieces, not for himself, of course, but for Ji Ziyan.

Paying two hundred thousand Immortal Stones, this was truly a lucrative business; women's businesses are indeed easy to run.

“I have a big business matter to discuss with your manager,” Ji Yi said to the front desk girl after paying.

Seeing Ji Yi's generous spending, the front desk girl went to the back to report to Lu Qianqian.

Lu Qianqian, who was resting in the back hall, heard that someone wanted to discuss a big business deal with her. Her heart stirred, knowing that the agreed-upon person had arrived.

During this trip, her master told her to act out a play with someone, that person would come to assassinate her, and she just needed to cooperate and be successfully assassinated.

Of course, she wasn't acting for free; upon success, she would receive a large sum of contribution points and an opportunity to study in the Heavenly Court, perfectly filling the gap during which she couldn't appear in the outside world.

Lu Qianqian walked out, followed by a middle-aged Daoist nun with an intimidating aura on her face, clearly a formidable character.

“You want to discuss a big business deal with me?” Lu Qianqian asked Ji Yi.

“Yes.”

“How big? I'm not interested if it's too small.”

“Your life. Do you think it's big?” Ji Yi's sword had already thrust out.

Lu Qianqian truly felt the threat of death; this sword suppressed her mind, and she tried to move but found herself completely unable to.

“How dare you!” The middle-aged Daoist nun roared, parrying Ji Yi's sword with her own.

But a figure separated from Ji Yi, holding a sword and blocking the middle-aged Daoist nun's sword.

“Dream on!” The middle-aged Daoist nun shouted, her immortal sword shaking, and streaks of sword light blocked Ji Yi's sword.

Ji Yi's Clone also conjured streaks of sword light, intercepting the Daoist nun's sword light.

“Rise!” Lu Qianqian finally recovered, activating the defense of her clothing. The Illusory Immortal Sect's clothing was not only beautiful but also top-tier in defense, essentially a battle garment. This garment could completely withstand a single strike from an Immortal King.

“Can this stop me?” Ji Yi's face showed a cruel smile, the sword light flowing with the power of Great Way of Chaos. Everything turned into Chaos, and the battle garment's defense was dissolved by the power of Great Way of Chaos. Ji Yi's sword steadily pierced towards Lu Qianqian's glabella.

“Dream on!” The middle-aged Daoist nun roared, pointing with her left hand. A streak of sword light enveloped Lu Qianqian's figure. Even a High-level Immortal King's strike could be blocked by this sword light. As a Dao Protector, she certainly had a trick or two for protection.

Although they were acting, the act couldn't be too fake. It had to be realistic to deceive the audience and withstand the Shadow Temple's investigation.

“Break!” Ji Yi shouted, and the sword light enveloping Lu Qianqian's figure trembled. Cracks appeared on the sword light. Ji Yi's sword shattered the sword light upon contact, and Ji Yi's sword successfully pierced Lu Qianqian's glabella. In front of Ji Yi, a Sword Dao Supreme, all Sword Cultivators were suppressed.

Lu Qianqian's Primordial Spirit was destroyed, and her eyes lost their luster.

“Ah! You seek death!” The middle-aged Daoist nun's eyes turned crimson, killing intent soaring into the sky, even dyeing the sky blood-red. The aura of a High-level Immortal King made everyone in the entire province look on, and the people of Broken Army City trembled in fear from this killing intent.

Ji Yi's figure disappeared into the Void Realm. The middle-aged Daoist nun pursued him. Ji Yi fled all the way, paying the price of several mouthfuls of blood to shake off the middle-aged Daoist nun.

Ji Yi returned to a branch of the Shadow Temple and submitted his mission. To submit a mission to the Shadow Temple, one first had to hand over a Soul Jade Pendant. This Soul Jade Pendant could collect the Soul Qi of recently deceased individuals. After the people in the Mission Pavilion verified the Soul Qi, they would also send people to verify the battle location and process. How they verified it was their business; in any case, Ji Yi felt his mission would definitely pass.

For this act, Lu Qianqian even sacrificed a wisp of her Soul, which Ji Yi had to pay for. Ji Yi had already promised to make appropriate compensation.

Two days later, Ji Yi finally received notification that the mission was completed. At the same time, he also received a reward from a high-ranking official of the Shadow Temple, who said he had rendered great service and encouraged him to continue his efforts.

“Finally, I'm on their radar,” Ji Yi's lips curved into a smile.