While perched atop the silver eagle monster beast, Ye Qian retrieved a map from his space ring and began examining it. After checking the map, Ye Qian said to himself, "It is time for me to visit the underworld sect." He tapped his right hand twice on the silver eagle's back. The silver eagle screeched loudly "SCREEEEEEEEEEECH" and flew at top speed in the direction that Ye Qian desired.
Ye Qian arrived near the Huaxin City gate after one week of continuous flying. After getting off the back of the silver eagle, he unleashed a powerful gust of wind onto his palm, shredding the map into tiny fragments. Ye Qian then waved his hand towards the silver eagle, causing it to fly away towards the mountains in the sky. After that, he started walking towards the city gate.
Two city guards stood guarding the city gate when Ye Qian approached the gate, two city guards stood guard. The burly muscular guard yelled, "Hail, what business do you have in our city?" Ye Qian didn't reply; he just took out a small bag from his space ring and tossed it to the guard. The guard caught the bag, then opened it. When the guard saw that the bag was filled with gold coins, his eyes glinted greedily at first, then he gave Ye Qian a big smile and said, "Welcome to Huaxin City, friend. Enjoy your stay in the city." Ye Qian nodded as he entered the city.
Ye Qian started walking around Huaxin city. He was looking for something, according to the previous letter he received. In order for him to contact the underworld sect, he needed to go to a specific place first to get their exact location. Ye Qian spotted a restaurant and deciphered the words on the board that hung above it. "Hot Pot Restaurant" was written on the board. Ye Qian gave a small smirk, then walked toward the restaurant and entered.
Ye Qian found an empty table in the right corner of the dining hall of the restaurant, and he went to take a seat there. As soon as he sat down, a stunning waitress approached his table. Her long purple hair extended all the way to her back. She has black eyes, cherry-like lips, a plump, round breast, a curvy, feminine body, and her skin is white like the snow.
She asked Ye Qian with her sweet voice, "Hello customer, what would you like to order today?" Ye Qian looked at her and said, "I would like to order horse meat cooked on a low flame; the meat must be too tender, and I want the strongest drink you have. When I take a sip of your strongest drink, I will always wish to have 99 lives to continue drinking it." The waitress's eyes widened for a second, and then she smiled at him. "Sure thing, customer, please wait patiently for your order; it will not take long." The waitress bowed to him and left.
After 10 minutes, the waitress brought the food and drink that Ye Qian ordered, and she handed him a piece of paper discreetly. Ye Qian hid the paper in his pocket and started eating and drinking. After he finished his meal, he paid for the food and drink that he ordered, and then he exited the restaurant.
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Outside the restaurant
Ye Qian read the paper that the waitress gave him after exiting the restaurant. When Ye Qian finished reading the paper, he smirked. He then put the paper back into his pocket. He then began walking towards an empty alley, and upon reaching it, he made his way to the shadow on the right side of the alley. When Ye Qian was sure that no one was around, he stamped his foot five times on the ground and said, "No voice can hear you; no eyes can see you when you are in the underworld, because you will belong to the darkness when you step into the underworld."
Suddenly, Ye Qian noticed the ground in front of him snap upward, and he saw stairs leading downward. Ye Qian began to walk towards the stairs, using them to descend. Upon Ye Qian's entry, the ground suddenly snapped back.
Every step Ye Qian took downward, two candles lit up. After taking the last step downward, he saw a man wearing a blank black mask over his face. The mask had two eye holes and a black robe. The man has spikey black hair. He said in an emotionless voice, "Welcome to the underworld sect. Who do you want us to kill?" Ye Qian took a deep breath and said seriously, "I want you to kill the patriarch of the Ye clan in Azure City, all his descendants, and his wives."
Before the blank black mask could reply, Ye Qian heard a loud scoff: "We refuse to accept your mission request." Ye Qian was shocked and yelled, "Why?" I've heard that the underworld sect undertakes assassination missions; if they receive the appropriate payment, I'm prepared to offer you an earth-tier cultivation method in exchange for my mission request." The voice then yelled back at Ye Qian, "Watch your tone with me, you ant." An invincible force hit Ye Qian and sent him flying. "BAAM." Ye Qian slammed hard against the wall, spat blood arrows out of his mouth, and groaned in pain, "AAGHH."
The voice then retracted the force he sent at Ye Qian, and Ye Qian fell to his knees. Then the voice said, "Even if you offered a heaven-tier cultivation method as payment, we will refuse your mission request." Stunned, Ye Qian stood up and questioned, "Why?" Answer me."
The voice then answered calmly, "Very well, to answer your question, the celestial mountain sect is backing the current patriarch of the Ye clan, Ye Guo." Ye Qian was surprised and fearful. He took a step back and asked in a trembling voice, "How is that possible?" Why colossal like the Celestial Mountain Sect back a mere Saint Ruler of the first layer? He will be considered an ant in their eyes."
The voice chuckled. "Hehehe, you really know nothing about your own brother. and what cultivation realm he is in now." Ye Qian started to sweat. "How did you?" the voice interrupted Ye Qian, who kept chuckling. "How did I know? Of course I will know about the big names on the Tian Yuan continent, and let me tell you this: your brother is one of them."
Ye Qian couldn't believe what he was hearing, but the voice continued. "We are an assassination sect; we need accurate information to do our job perfectly. Let me enlighten you: your brother's cultivation realm is in the Saint King realm." Ye Qian took a deep breath, and a cold sweat was pouring out of him. He then said loudly, "Saint King, how can this be?"
The voice then began to explain, "While your brother was adventuring on the Tian Yuan continent in the past, he caught the attention of one of the outer elders of the Celestial Mountain Sect, who then invited him to join the sect." Once he joined the sect, he swiftly advanced his cultivation and received rapid promotions due to his valuable contributions to the sect. Finally, he became one of the supreme elders. One of the conditions for becoming a Supreme Elder of the Celestial Mountain Sect is that your cultivation must reach that of a saint-king realm."
Ye Qian was speechless and asked, "Then why did he leave the sect? If father and the clan elders knew he was a supreme elder of the Celestial Mountain Sect, they would ask him to stay in the sect to give the clan more prestige." The voice replied, "I don't know his reason; if you want to know the answer, I suggest you ask him yourself."
Ye Qian then loudly cursed, "Damn it, why? " I wanted them dead; this situation is unfair. It is my right to hold the patriarch position.
After listening to what Ye Qian had said, the voice started laughing loudly: "HAHAHAHA." Ye Qian got frustrated and yelled, "What are you laughing about?" The voice chuckled and asked, "Tell me, how far are you willing to go in order to kill your brother and his descendants?"
Ye Qian looked confused. "Why are you asking me this question?" The voice became annoyed and said, "Answer my question; I don't have all day to waste on you." Ye Qian then said, "I am willing to do anything; the patriarch position belongs to me; it is rightfully mine." The voice chuckled, "I have a suggestion for you. My suggestion is that you join the Devil Claw Sect."
When Ye Qian heard this, he started sweating. "Isn't the Devil Claw Sect a demonic sect and mortal enemy of all three protector sects on the Tian Yuan continent?" The voice chuckles, "That's right, you might die or lose yourself if you practice their cultivation methods, but there's no doubt that you will grow strong quickly if you survive after practicing their cultivation methods."
Ye Qian was quiet, thinking about what the voice suggested, but the voice continued talking: "And if one day you were able to get a high position in the sect, you could ask the sect to help you kill your brother and his descendants."
When Ye Qian heard this, his eyes lit up, and he looked determined. "I want to join the Devil Claw Sect; how can I join?" The voice chuckled, "You need to give the sect an offering of 800 female virgins. We will gladly help you collect the virgins, and we will also contact the Devil Claw Sect to send someone to pick you up, but in return, you need to give us the earth-tier cultivation method." Ye Qian nodded and took out the cultivation method from his space ring. The black blank mask absorbed Ye Qian's cultivation technique.
Once the blank black mask had taken the cultivation method from Ye Qian, it began to float in the air from its grasp, heading towards the depths of the hideout. The voice then said, "Good, this will do. "Black Mask, please take our guest to the guest room, then proceed to the Black Mask division to collect 800 female virgins." The black mask nodded and said, "Yes, master."
Black Mask then looked at Ye Qian in the eyes and said, "Guest, please follow me." Ye Qian followed the black mask to the underworld sect's guest room.