Chapter 514: Frostvale City!
Li Yun looked at the mission recorded on the jade talisman, and for the first time, he truly wanted to reject it.
However, after a brief silence, he still gritted his teeth and accepted the mission.
"I will take it."
After saying this to the deacon, Li Yun turned around and walked out of the Mission Hall with a gloomy expression.
Outside the hall, Jian Wuchen was waiting for him. When he saw Li Yun come out, he immediately asked, "What mission did you receive?"
Li Yun did not answer. He simply tossed the jade talisman over.
Jian Wuchen caught it and glanced at the contents. In the next moment, his expression turned dark.
"How did the Mission Hall assign you such a difficult mission? They are clearly making things difficult for you."
"A mission is a mission, I suppose."
Li Yun sighed softly and said, "Anyway, let us head toward the Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom."
Jian Wuchen wanted to persuade Li Yun not to accept this mission, but when he saw the determination on Li Yun’s face, he swallowed back his words.
A while later, Li Yun and Jian Wuchen boarded the Bloodwing Lion Vulture and set out on their journey. Their destination was the Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom.
Meanwhile, deep within the Heavenly Sword Sect, atop a secluded mountain peak, a handsome and upright middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back. He gazed into the distance without expression, seemingly lost in thought.
If any Inner Sect Disciples or True Disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect were present, they would immediately recognize this man.
He was none other than Elder Chen Ming, the newly appointed elder of the Administrative Hall.
Among the five great halls of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Battle Hall was the strongest in terms of pure combat power. However, when it came to authority and the difficulty of entering, the Administrative Hall was undoubtedly above the rest.
To serve as an elder in the Administrative Hall, one had to be at least a third heaven Heavenly Core Realm expert.
"Master."
Suddenly, a man in his thirties, dressed in a white robe, appeared behind Elder Chen Ming. His tone was respectful and calm.
"Hm."
Elder Chen Ming turned around and glanced at the white-robed man. A trace of satisfaction flashed through his eyes, though it vanished almost immediately.
He had taken six disciples in total. Among them, the one he was most satisfied with was his second disciple, Senior Brother Qianmo. Not only was his cultivation aptitude extremely high, as he had already reached the peak of the Earthly Core Realm, but he also possessed great talent in artifact refining.
The Annihilating Profound Thunder that Crown Prince Xing Tian had used against Li Yun had been personally refined by Senior Brother Qianmo.
"You should already know about your ninth junior brother’s matter, correct?"
The satisfaction in Elder Chen Ming’s eyes quickly faded. His expression turned stern as he spoke in a calm voice.
"Hm."
Senior Brother Qianmo nodded, his voice calm and unreadable. "For ninth junior brother to die at the hands of a Half-Step Mortal Core Realm cultivator, it seems he was too careless."
"He was not careless. He was foolish."
Elder Chen Ming snorted coldly. "Qianmo, because of certain special reasons, I cannot personally deal with Li Yun. I want you to notify your fifth junior brother for me. Once he finishes his current mission, have him go and kill Li Yun."
"Understood."
Senior Brother Qianmo nodded solemnly and said, "Fifth junior brother is a silver-ranked assassin of the Blood Saber Pavilion. If he makes a move, Li Yun will undoubtedly die. Master can rest assured."
The Blood Saber Pavilion was the most powerful assassin organization in the Azure Void Region. Although it was not counted among the seven great powers, its true strength was not necessarily much weaker than theirs.
The founder of the Blood Saber Pavilion had once made an extremely arrogant declaration. Within the borders of the Azure Void Region, aside from Nirvana Realm powerhouses, the Blood Saber Pavilion dared to kill anyone and was capable of killing anyone, regardless of their status or strength.
Because of this statement, many powerhouses in the Azure Void Region had been enraged. Under the leadership of several ninth heaven Heavenly Core Realm giants, numerous experts formed an extremely powerful alliance and planned to launch a crusade against the Blood Saber Pavilion.
However, the final result left everyone utterly astonished.
On the very night that alliance was established, several of its founders, including those ninth heaven Heavenly Core Realm powerhouses, were assassinated. All of them died gruesome deaths on the spot.
Once that event occurred, the entire Azure Void Region was shaken.
It was precisely that battle that directly established the Blood Saber Pavilion’s position as the number one assassin organization. From then on, no one dared to provoke them lightly.
After the Blood Saber Pavilion grew and prospered, it not only cultivated its own assassins but also recruited assassins from the outside world. These externally recruited assassins were divided according to strength into bronze-ranked assassins, silver-ranked assassins, and gold-ranked assassins.
Among them, silver-ranked assassins corresponded to the Earthly Core Realm level. Only after successfully killing an Earthly Core Realm powerhouse could one be promoted to silver-ranked assassin.
The fact that Elder Chen Ming’s fifth disciple could become a silver-ranked assassin of the Blood Saber Pavilion proved that he was absolutely an extremely dangerous person.
In the blink of an eye, ten days passed after Li Yun and Jian Wuchen left the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Within those ten days, the two of them had reached their destination, Cloudheaven Prefecture, and had entered the territory of the strongest power in Cloudheaven Prefecture, the Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom.
At a certain moment, a massive city appeared before them.
The city walls surrounding it were a full thirty kilometer high. They were towering and imposing, giving anyone who saw them a strong sense of awe.
"This city is Frostvale City of the Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom."
Standing atop the Bloodwing Lion Vulture, Jian Wuchen spoke as he looked down at the vast city below.
"Speaking of which, Frostvale City is somewhat famous. Inside this city, there is a Treasure Gathering Street that remains open all year round. Treasures often appear on that street, and whenever Inner Sect Disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect receive missions in Cloudheaven Prefecture, they frequently come here to try their luck."
After saying this, Jian Wuchen looked toward Li Yun and smiled.
"So, Li Yun, are you interested in taking a look?"
"Since we are already here, there is naturally no reason not to take a look."
Li Yun smiled slightly and agreed.
"Down."
Jian Wuchen immediately gave the Bloodwing Lion Vulture beneath him a sharp pat. The creature let out a long cry, folded its wings, and dove toward the ground before landing steadily outside the city.
After putting away the Bloodwing Lion Vulture, Li Yun and Jian Wuchen entered the gates of Frostvale City and headed directly toward Treasure Gathering Street.
Although it was called a street, Treasure Gathering Street was actually extremely long, stretching for several dozen li. Along both sides of the road, stalls of all sizes were lined up one after another. Some stall owners greeted passing cultivators with enthusiasm, while others sat quietly with indifferent expressions, each showing their own temperament.