Since he had obtained the materials, Duan Lingtian did not plan to stay in Han River City any longer.
"Senior Martial Brother Hui, I'll have to trouble you with the materials I need."
Duan Lingtian added when he was bidding farewell to Dong Hui.
"Don't worry, Junior Brother Duan. I'll continue to send people to look for the materials that you need. When I find them, I'll ask someone to bring them back to the sect and pass them to you."
Dong Hui nodded.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Hui."
After thanking him again, Duan Lingtian left.
It was late at night when he left. It was so dark that he could not see his own fingers. Duan Lingtian took advantage of the dark to leave the Moon Illumination Sect's stronghold and the Nine Sect Alliances' headquarters quietly.
The reason why he chose to leave at this time was to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Duan Lingtian knew very well that even though he was an Intermediate Saint Rudiment Stage Martial Cultivator, he would not be able to fight back if he encountered a Paramount Saint Rudiment Stage powerhouse.
What Duan Lingtian did not know was that a figure was following him closely when he left.
It wasn't until he saw him leave Han River City that the man stopped in his tracks.
He lifted his head and watched Duan Lingtian's figure disappear into the void under the moonlight.
The moonlight shone on the person's face. It was none other than Dong Hui who had just parted ways with Duan Lingtian not long ago.
It turned out that after Duan Lingtian left, Dong Hui thought about it and felt worried. Therefore, he secretly escorted Duan Lingtian out of the city.
He did not follow him until he saw Duan Lingtian leaving Han River City and disappearing before his eyes.
Duan Lingtian flew at full speed in the direction of the Moon Illumination Sect's estate.
"Huang Cheng!"
On the way back to the Moon Illumination Sect, Duan Lingtian could not help but recall the outer court elder who tried to kill him when he left the Moon Illumination Sect. His heart sank.
If it was not for the fact that he had a second Three-Star Divine Strider Talisman, he would have died in Huang Cheng's hands.
"I hope you're brave enough to stay in the Moon Illumination Sect so that I can have my revenge!"
Duan Lingtian murmured. These words were obviously directed at Huang Cheng.
Unfortunately, Duan Lingtian was destined to be disappointed.
Huang Cheng had realized that he would not end well if he returned to the Moon Illumination Sect after failing to kill him. Therefore, he did not return to the Moon Illumination Sect at all. Instead, he went into hiding.
Naturally, the reason Huang Cheng was hiding was not because he was afraid of Duan Lingtian. He was afraid of Duan Lingtian, Bai Li Hong.
When Duan Lingtian returned to the Moon Illumination Sect, there was a remote courtyard in Han River City that was bustling with people.
These people, taking advantage of the darkness, shuttled back and forth between the inside and outside of the house.
During the day, not a single person could be seen entering or leaving the house. Only at night would a group of people be seen entering and exiting the house.
This was the stronghold that the Mountainshade Black Market's branch in the Nine Sect Alliances had set up in Han River City.
Currently, in this lively house at night, in a spacious room, the candlelight flickered with the wind. It flickered continuously, reflecting two swaying silhouettes.
"Duan Lingtian from the Moon Illumination Sect is Chi Ming's target! There's only one possibility for him to come to Han River City alive and cause such a huge commotion … Chi Ming has failed! "
One of the silhouettes belonged to a skinny old man.
He had a head of interlaced black and white hair. His face seemed to be divided into two asymmetrical halves. Half of it was like a man while the other half was like a woman.
Currently, he was looking at the sturdy middle-aged man in front of him as he spoke.
"Could it be because of some other reason? It's impossible for Chi Ming to fail. "
The sturdy middle-aged man with the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear stood there like an iron tower. He gave off a strong sense of oppression.
"Even if it's because of some other reason, Chi Ming should be back by now … I'm afraid he's not back yet."
The old man replied.
Knock! Knock!
At this moment, two soft knocks on the door resonated in the air.
"Lord Yin Yang."
When the old man and the middle-aged man's eyes landed on the door, a respectful voice resonated from outside.
"Come in!"
The old man said nonchalantly as though he could tell who the owner of the voice was.
At the same time, he waved his hand, causing the door to open automatically.
A tall young man dressed in black walked in slowly. When he saw the sturdy middle-aged man, he bowed respectfully. "Lord Tai Wu."
"What's the matter?"
The old man raised his hand again and asked nonchalantly after closing the door.
"Lord Yin Yang, there's a Quasi Three-Star Assassin outside. He said he has something to tell you personally."
The young man said, "If Lord Yin Yang doesn't want to see him, I'll chase him away."
"Quasi Three-Star Assassin?"
The old man's cloudy eyes gleamed brightly. After a moment of silence, he said, "Bring him here."
In the Mountainshade Black Market, assassins were divided into different grades.
For example, the black-robed man who died in the hands of Duan Lingtian was a Three-Star Assassin in the Mountainshade Black Market.
Although a Quasi Three-Star Assassin was not as good as him, he was not too far off.
In the Mountainshade Black Market, a Quasi Three-Star Assassin could assassinate an ordinary Martial or Dao Cultivator at the Paramount Mortal Shedding Stage as long as he caught them off guard.
One could imagine how terrifying a Quasi Three-Star Assassin was.
After a while, the young man who left brought someone with him. It was a person who was covered in a black robe. His face and body could not be seen clearly.
He exuded a mysterious aura.
"Greetings, Lord Yin Yang."
The black-robed man bowed slightly to the old man. As for the sturdy middle-aged man next to the old man, he did not seem to know him so he did not greet him.
However, the sturdy middle-aged man did not seem to mind at all. He was still sizing up the black-robed man with great interest.
"You're looking for me?"
The old man, who was the Mountainshade Black Market's high-ranking official with the code name Yin Yang, asked nonchalantly.
Naturally, he was only a high-ranking official in the Mountainshade Black Market's branch in the Nine Sect Alliances' district. In the Mountainshade Black Market's headquarters, with his strength that had just entered the Saint Stage, he was just a handyman who was not worth mentioning at all.
The black-robed man, who was also the Quasi Three-Star Assassin who was looking for Yin Yang, glanced at the young man next to him before glancing at the sturdy middle-aged man.
"You may leave."
Upon hearing Yin Yang's order, the young man retreated and closed the door behind him.
"He's Tai Wu."
Yin Yang glanced at the Quasi Three-Star Assassin and said.
Tai Wu!
However, as soon as Yin Yang's words left his mouth, the Quasi Three-Star Assassin's body could not help but tremble.
When he spoke again, his voice trembled a little. "Y-You're Lord Tai Wu?"
Then, he lifted his head slightly and glanced at the sturdy middle-aged man.
When he saw the hideous scar that stretched across the sturdy middle-aged man's left eye, he took a deep breath and hurriedly bowed. "Greetings, Lord Tai Wu!"
As an assassin in the Mountainshade Black Market, he had only come into contact with the high-ranking official, Yin Yang.
Although he had heard of Tai Wu many times, he had never seen him before.
Therefore, even if Tai Wu was standing in front of him today, he did not recognize him at all.
However, when he recalled the rumors about Tai Wu, his heart could not help but tremble.
There was a shocking rumor among the Mountainshade Black Market's assassins that the former Sect Leader of the Profound Talisman Sect had died in Tai Wu's hands.
When the former Sect Leader of the Profound Talisman Sect died, his strength could be ranked in the top three in the Nine Sect Alliances' district.
His strength was even above Yin Yang, one of the Mountainshade Black Market's high-ranking officials.
He had also heard a little about Tai Wu's origin.
It seemed like he had offended a high-ranking official in the Mountainshade Black Market's upper branch and was suppressed by that high-ranking official. In the end, he was demoted to the Mountainshade Black Market's branch in the Nine Sect Alliances' district.
The Mountainshade Black Market's branch in the Nine Sect Alliances' district was also one of the lowest-ranking branches in the huge Mountainshade Black Market.
There was another rumor about Tai Wu who had just arrived at the Mountainshade Black Market's branch in the Nine Sect Alliances' district.
It was said that when he had just arrived, he was also ostracized by the high-ranking officials in the Mountainshade Black Market's branch in the Nine Sect Alliances' district.
Under such circumstances, he did not say anything and just relied on his iron fists to establish his position in the Mountainshade Black Market's branch in the Nine Sect Alliances' district.
Currently, his position in the Mountainshade Black Market's branch was even higher than Yin Yang's.
Therefore, when the black-robed man who was a Quasi Three Star Assassin heard that the burly middle-aged man standing in front of him was Tai Wu, he was also shocked.
"What's the matter? Just tell me directly."
Tai Wu nodded at the black-robed man and said nonchalantly.
"Yes."
The black-robed man quickly responded. He did not dare to slack off at all as he looked at Tai Wu and Yin Yang and said, "Lord Tai Wu, Lord Yin Yang … A few days ago, late at night, I just so happened to witness something with my own eyes. It's something that has an extremely bad impact on our Mountainshade Black Market."
When the black-robed man reached the end of his sentence, his expression turned grave.
"Huh?"
Upon hearing the black-robed man's words, Tai Wu and Yin Yang looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
"That night, because I had a mission, I left in a hurry after confirming the identities of those two people … It was only when I completed my mission and rushed back that I came to look for you, Lord Yin Yang."
The black-robed man said to Yin Yang.
"What happened?"
Yin Yang asked.
"Someone pretended to be from our Mountainshade Black Market!"
The black-robed man gritted his teeth and said, "They claimed to be assassins from our Mountainshade Black Market, but I can tell from the aura that they're definitely not assassins! Moreover, our Mountainshade Black Market's assassins are all restricted by the lightning penalty oath, so it's impossible for them to expose their identities. "
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The black-robed man's words caused Tai Wu and Yin Yang's expressions to change at once.
The uppermost headquarters of the Mountainshade Black Market was a third-rate force.
For such a large force, nothing could be accomplished without rules.
Without rules, it was naturally impossible for them to achieve the glory they had today.
There were many taboos in the Mountainshade Black Market as well.
One of them was that assassins from the Mountainshade Black Market were not allowed to expose their identities when they were out.
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