Chapter 74: The Side Business of Wind Spirit Moon Shadow
A few days later, Zhenhai City became even more lively. Many famous young geniuses of the Southern Continent had come here. Unfortunately, Mingyan usually dealt with geniuses of Gu Hanshuang and Jade Peony’s level. Other geniuses, in front of these two, were indeed somewhat overshadowed and difficult to remember.
Feng Shiyi was still in a deep sleep, but there was no need to worry. Mingyan left her and Huang Junyi in the city because Huang Junyi couldn’t enter the sea area; she would not be allowed to.
A loud horn sounded from the horizon, echoing through the heavens and reverberating in the city.
It’s here!
Mingyan and Huang Feiyan left their residence and went to the city’s port.
At the port, several powerful cultivators were stationed there. Some of their auras were as strong as Huang Junru’s. These were probably all Human Gateway Realm experts, possibly from the sea world behind the fog, specifically to ensure that no cultivators above the Divine Gate Realm could sneak in.
Everyone who entered the port had to register their information before they could enter.
Mingyan and Huang Feiyan entered. Many cultivators had already gathered here, and there seemed to be many factions. But Gu Hanshuang was the most dazzling one. The violent sword Qi around her body was extremely sharp, making people not dare to get close.
Jade Peony was certainly not so ostentatious. Her identity had not yet been made public, so it was unknown where she was hiding at this time.
Besides them, most were unfamiliar faces that Mingyan had never seen before.
He went closer and asked a cultivator, “Fellow Daoist, who has come this time?”
Seeing him ask, the man introduced them to him. “Our female sword immortal doesn’t need to be mentioned, right? Besides her, all of the top ten geniuses of the Southern Continent, except for the sixth one, have arrived. Many people have also come from the Eastern Continent… Aiyo, why do you look so familiar?”
As he spoke, his expression became strange, and then he was a little surprised. “You’re Mingyan from the Eastern Continent? Then the one next to you must be Celestial Huang Feiyan from the Eastern Continent, right?”
Mingyan was surprised. “Fellow Daoist recognizes us?”
“…It seems you are still unaware, fellow Daoist… Someone in the Southern Continent has put a bounty on your head…” the man said in a low voice. “You must be careful. Although no one will attack you in Zhenhai City, once you enter the deep sea area, it’s hard to say.”
Someone has a bounty on my head? Mingyan frowned. “Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist.”
The man shook his head and distanced himself from Mingyan, not wanting to get into trouble. But to still remind him after knowing his identity was enough.
Huang Feiyan sent a mental message to him. “Do you have enemies in the Southern Continent?”
“I don’t remember having any enemies.” Mingyan was also a little confused. After arriving in the Southern Continent, he had gone directly to the Demon Clan’s sacred mountain. On the way, besides Jade Peony and Gu Hanshuang, he had not communicated with anyone else. It couldn’t be that one of these two wanted to take his life, right?
If that was the case, wouldn’t it be better for them to do it themselves? They were both peak Divine Gate Realm experts. Why would they need to put a bounty on his head?
And, he couldn’t think of a reason for these two to kill him. Was it simply because they were afraid he would side with the other?
“Be careful,” Huang Feiyan frowned. “If someone really comes to assassinate you, maybe we can get some information from them.”
He nodded and began to observe his surroundings.
At the very front of the port, there was a hollow stone tablet. Some ancient formation patterns were carved on it. He knew a little about formations and knew that these were the patterns of a teleportation array, just carved on this hollow tablet. Besides this one, there were similar hollow tablets in the other three places of the port. The tablets enveloped the entire port, which was a huge teleportation array.
Besides that, he did see some familiar faces. Although he couldn’t call out their names, he had seen them before at Standing Sword Peak in the Eastern Continent.
Suddenly, he frowned. He saw an Eastern Continent person whose name he could call out.
Ning Zetian…
His divine sense seemed to be extremely keen. He soon felt someone was watching him and immediately looked over. Seeing Mingyan, he showed a faint smile and nodded slightly.
He also nodded in response and then withdrew his gaze.
The Southern Continent sea area was open, and it wasn’t surprising that Eastern Continent cultivators were participating. But Ning Feixuan hadn’t come this time.
The sea surface outside the port was shimmering, not calm. In the distance, he could clearly see a dark mass. It wasn’t a dark cloud, but a fog. It was unknown where the fog originated, but it had not dissipated for millions of years and had always existed in the sea area near the continent.
“Wuu…”
A low sound came from the ground. He looked down and saw several bright lights appear on the port. These were the formation patterns inside the port, which had already appeared. The teleportation array was about to activate.
Cultivators continued to rush over and step onto the pier. Not long after, the teleportation array on the port was activated. In almost an instant, before he could close his eyes, he heard a “buzz,” and the scene before him had already changed.
They appeared on another deserted port. And in front of the port, there was a platform where several powerful cultivators with serious expressions stood. Their expressions were serious, and although he didn’t know their cultivation level, their auras were extremely terrifying. He guessed they might be Rotating Core Realm experts. He saw some unique tokens hanging from their waists, with waves carved on them. If one looked closely, one could feel the waves coming to life, hitting him, with a surging power hidden inside.
He withdrew his gaze and heard the leader among the cultivators on the platform speak. “Welcome to the world behind the fog. Before you begin your exploration, I need to inform you of a few key points.”
“First, the sea area is only open for one month. Please return to this place within one month. Otherwise, if you want to return to the continent, you will have to wait another ten years, so you can only temporarily settle here.”
“Second, any opportunities you obtain in the sea area can be disposed of by yourselves. You can take them away, or you can use them to trade with the residents of the sea area. But it’s best to be careful. We cannot guarantee that no one will be overcome by greed and attack you. So, we hope that no matter what you do, you will think twice.”
“Third, whatever happens in the sea area, you are responsible for the consequences. Alright, that’s all. You can all explore on your own now.”
He swept his cold gaze over everyone in front of him and then flew away with the other cultivators.
Almost everyone did not stay here. They soon left the port. He and Huang Feiyan naturally did not stay long either and soon left the place to start exploring the sea area.
But not long after they started walking, a sharp edge appeared! From behind, a thin sword stabbed at his neck. He used Star Gap to dodge sideways, then instantly turned and grabbed the other person’s wrist, his other hand clenched into a fist and punched their abdomen, not holding back at all, directly disabling them and making them go limp.
Even though they were so close, the other person’s figure was still very blurry, looking like a mix of different shades, not clear at all, the whole person was a blur. They probably had some kind of concealment secret method.
After learning that there was a bounty on him, he had been very vigilant. The other party could not have succeeded. From the moment they left the port, he had felt someone following him. In terms of concealment, the Moon Shadow Scripture was unique and invincible in the world.
The other party’s cultivation was at the early Qi Sea Realm. In a slightly inferior Sacred Land, they could be a Holy Son. He shook his hand, and the opponent’s concealment method was scattered. He saw a man with an ordinary face. He was about to ask about their origin but found that their eyes had already dimmed, obviously dead.
He was a little strange. An early Qi Sea Realm was so fragile? Dead in one punch?
He used his spiritual energy to check and found that the other party had died by taking poison.
An early Qi Sea Realm, just because they failed, immediately took poison and died? Was the Qi Sea Realm so worthless?
“This concealment method…” Huang Feiyan frowned. “Could it be Tian Gang?”
“Tian Gang?” He raised an eyebrow. “What is that?”
“One of the assassin organizations on Yao Guang, very famous. Their concealment level is extremely powerful. Their presence can be found in the Eastern, Northern, and Southern Continents,” she frowned. “These assassins have all undergone special training. If they succeed, they succeed. If they fail, they will immediately commit suicide to prevent their secrets from being leaked.”
“A Qi Sea Realm cultivator commits suicide just like that?” He raised an eyebrow.
“The cultivation methods of Tian Gang assassins are different from ordinary people,” she shook her head. “Their cultivation methods don’t take as long as ours. It’s much simpler for them to cultivate to the Qi Sea Realm, but it’s extremely harmful to the body. They live at least half as long as normal cultivators, and their upper limit is not high. It seems that Tian Gang has never produced an assassin above the Human Gateway Realm.”
“I see.”
“It seems someone really wants you dead,” she said. “It’s not easy to hire Tian Gang. After all, Tian Gang assassins will not rest until they have completed their target. They will continuously send assassins to kill you until you are dead.”
“An ancestor of the Huang Family was once assassinated. Later, during the golden age, our family produced a Great Saint and immediately began to retaliate, wiping out the Tian Gang branch in the Eastern Continent. So we know a little about them,” she smiled. “In that case, your price must be extremely high. Otherwise, Tian Gang would not take this risk.”
“This is not a good thing,” he said helplessly, seeing that she could still laugh.
“What are you afraid of? In terms of concealment, who can be a match for Wind Spirit Moon Shadow?” she chuckled. “I forgot to tell you, killing people is also a side business of your Wind Spirit Moon Shadow.”
“There’s such a thing?” He was surprised. He didn’t know that.
“Of course. Qingying has done this line of work before. Don’t look at how gentle your senior sister is to you. But when she kills people, it’s one slash of the sword, extremely decisive!” she giggled.
That was true… The Moon Shadow Scripture was all about concealment and one-hit kills, a natural fit for killing people.
But he found it hard to imagine what that gentle senior sister of his looked like when she was killing people.
