NOVEL WEB Chapter 466: Assassination!
About six thousand miles separate this place from Heavenly Destiny City.
A figure dashed out, incredibly fast, light as willow fluff, crossing mountains and forests.
He moved straight ahead, crossing mountains and ridges.
Looking up, the sky was dim, weighing his heart a little, he unfolded the map in his hand.
"The next Pure Land is more than eighty miles away."
He took a deep breath but unsheathed his knife.
In front of him, a figure slowly walked out.
The newcomer appeared middle-aged, holding a long spear, and sighed: "Zhou Baihu, I've been waiting for you a long time."
"I don't understand."
The man called Zhou Baihu fell silent and said: "If you are one of Marquis Wangxi's men, even if I die on the way, it would mean my skills weren't good enough, and his methods are superb, with meticulous plans!"
"But you are clearly from the Holy Alliance, a member of the Guardian Righteous Dao Sect... your philosophy is to sacrifice everything for the Human Clan!"
"And Marquis Wangxi, who comes from a prestigious family, his ancestors across six generations were all high-level in the Holy Alliance and always looked down on the Guardian Righteous Dao Sect!"
"I don't understand. Over the years, I have always worked for the Guardian Righteous Dao Sect. You told me that as long as I prove myself, as long as I am willing to achieve merit for the Human Clan, I could gain entry into the Guardian Righteous Dao Sect."
"To this day, I have obtained the evidence of Marquis Wangxi's crimes..."
He looked at the spear-wielding man in front of him and said solemnly: "Why are you cleaning up after Marquis Wangxi, intent on silencing me?"
The spear-wielding man was silent for a moment, then said: "How can you be sure I am not one of Marquis Wangxi's men, not someone lurking in the Guardian Righteous Dao Sect, pretending to submit to the Supreme Elder?"
"If it were only you, I might be suspicious."
Zhou Baihu shook his head and said: "But two other disciples I know from the Guardian Righteous Dao Sect also intercepted me on the way."
"It seems you killed those two junior brothers."
The spear-wielding man sighed and said: "Since that's the case, let's not mention Marquis Wangxi. I'll avenge the two junior brothers and come to kill you... if you think this way, will you die a more contented death, at peace?"
Zhou Baihu stood silently for a moment, unsheathed his knife, and said: "I must deliver the evidence of Marquis Wangxi's crimes to Heavenly Destiny City and present it to the Supreme Pavilion! For the sake of the three cities and millions of people in Xi Yun Prefecture, he must die!"
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Night fell.
In the Pure Land.
A bonfire was lit.
Lin Yan and the Little White Ape set up an iron pot.
"The Human Emperor's Bag is truly something good."
The Little White Ape patted the leather bag and clicked its tongue: "You can put anything in here; it's much better than my Taiji Yin Yang Bottle."
"Stop the nonsense and focus on cooking, or the meat will be too tough."
Lin Yan said this, looked at the stewed meat in the pot, sighed, and said: "The meat of the old elephant ancestor is almost finished... in the future, if we want to eat elephants, we'll have to eat the eldest of the Cloud Ridge Three Saints."
The Little White Ape quickly flattered him and said: "With your lordship's skills, it's only a matter of time before you can slaughter ancient evils at will, cook as you please, eat as you want!"
"The ancient evils slumbering through the ages are at least entities that have broken through the Nine Heavens, reaching the pinnacle of the world."
Lin Yan slowly said: "Near-godlike beings, are not so easy to take down."
Saying this, he calmly stated: "After all, I am not the Human Martial Saint; having such combat powers with all my skills and treasures is already exceptional! In the long time to come, I must cultivate my Primordial Spirit..."
In theory, the stronger the Primordial Spirit, the more formidable the combat power.
Yet Lin Yan's incense was exceedingly plentiful, and even though his Primordial Spirit had not reached its peak, his mana was already comparable to the peak of the Primordial Spirit.
To become stronger, he must advance to Human Martial Saint!
Achieving the Human Martial Saint, he could ascend the pinnacle!
"On this journey to Heavenly Destiny City, it is inevitable that there will be much bloodshed and tumult, and once the killing is about done, preparations can begin."
Lin Yan said this and continued: "The headquarters of the Holy Alliance, the most prosperous domain for the Human Clan today, is reportedly based on ancient records, imitating the capital of the Human Emperor Era. There is no place in the world today more prosperous than Heavenly Destiny City..."
The Little White Ape couldn't help but raise its head.
From the master's voice, it did not hear the slightest longing or expectation.
Only an extremely complex feeling.
The more prosperous, the more vile the struggle.
Heavenly Destiny City has the high-levels of the Holy Alliance, which means there are more people at the bottom.
In any prosperous place, in any prosperous era, there are those doomed to misery, struggling for three meals, without adequate food or clothing.
"I hope Heavenly Destiny City is better than I anticipated."
Lin Yan said this, and produced another item.
It was a green gallbladder.
This is a snake gallbladder!
From a Demon King at the Creation Level!
Intercepted halfway yesterday, wielding a "God-breaking Mallet," attempted an ambush.
Ultimately slain by Lin Yan.
"Do you have to swallow this snake gallbladder raw?"
The Little White Ape said: "You'll need a strong drink to swallow it down."
Lin Yan tossed the snake gallbladder over and said: "It's yours."
The Little White Ape caught the snake gallbladder and said in a low voice: "Yesterday was quite dangerous. Though this Creation Level snake demon didn't seem strong, with the God-breaking Mallet... and its whole body toxic, even the Human Martial Saint would be frightened."
An ordinary venomous snake can be easily killed by a farmer.
But if bitten by a venomous snake, even a fierce tiger would die.
And a venomous snake becoming a Demon King, its toxicity alone is enough to threaten the Human Martial Saint.
"There will be no shortage of open attacks and covert schemes."
Lin Yan said: "In this era, maybe walking down the street, a mundane, weakly cultivated person from the Human Clan could effortlessly use an Ancient Divine Object infused with the Old God's power to assassinate a powerful figure from the upper echelon! This journey to Heavenly Destiny City, do not be careless!"
The Little White Ape swallowed the snake gallbladder with a gulp of liquor, then quickly nodded: "Understood… understood… I must stay alive to follow you, Master, and overturn the Netherworld to bring my mom back!"