Blood Killing Tower.
Its headquarters was located in Qin Royal City, the capital of the Qin Kingdom. It didn't operate openly under the na "Blood Killing Tower." Instead, it used a Go club nad "Jing Bingxuan" as a front.
However, nearly everyone in the upper echelons of the Qin Kingdom's society knew of this infamous organization's existence.
They were even more aware that hidden behind the seemingly respectable Jing Bingxuan was the most powerful assassin organization in the Qin Kingdom, and perhaps even in all of the Southern Ten Nations—the Blood Killing Tower!
"When Blood Kill cos for you at midnight, you won't survive till dawn"!
This was the line the Blood Killing Tower used to greet every client.
The original saying was, "If King Yama wants you dead at midnight," and King Yama is the deity who governs life and death. This ant the Blood Killing Tower was comparing itself to King Yama!
Daring to use such a motto as their slogan spoke volus about the Blood Killing Tower's power.
After disguising herself, Wang Fei arrived outside Jing Bingxuan under Master Fan's guidance. Master Fan glanced at the heavily cloaked Wang Fei. "First Madam, are you sure about this? If we hire the Blood Killing Tower and they succeed on the first try, all is well. But if they fail, not only will Hong Yu's fate be even worse, but you yourself will be implicated and pay a terrible price."
Wang Fei's exposed eyes glinted with a chilling light, a venomous hatred dancing within them. "I've made up my mind. I'll make that little bastard wish he were dead."
"In that case, I have nothing more to say!"
Master Fan nodded.
The two entered Jing Bingxuan. Master Fan was clearly familiar with the place. After exchanging a few words with the shopkeeper, they were led to a back room.
The back room was dark and gloomy.
It was pitch-black, but a chilling, hollow voice suddenly echoed through the darkness. "State the na of the person you want to deal with!"
"Hong Yu!"
Wang Fei snarled, grinding her teeth.
There was a mont of silence in the darkness, and then the voice spoke dispassionately...
"Hong Yu, male, from a branch of the Hong Family in Shishui City, Fengyue Kingdom. He joined the Cyan Nether Sword Sect a year ago and soon distinguished himself, becoming a True Disciple in one fell swoop. Afterward, for unknown reasons, he resolutely left the Fengyue Kingdom following a great upheaval in the Cyan Nether Sword Sect. His whereabouts were unknown until..."
"...he arrived in the Qin Kingdom several days ago, participated in the Youth Spiritual Craftsman Competition, and took first place."
"Not only that, but it is rumored the Third Princess personally t with Hong Yu and invited him to lunch. Based on his past combat record, he possesses the strength to kill an Early-stage Celestial Soul Realm powerhouse. He can also hold his own against a Mid-stage Celestial Soul Realm expert, and if his opponent is careless or underestimates him, they might even be killed by him."
The voice in the darkness asked, "Is any of my information incorrect?"
"No, that's the bastard. I want him dead. I want him to die without a place to be buried," Wang Fei said coldly, her eyes gleaming with a sinister light.
The person in the darkness paused for a mont, then said flatly, "The Blood Killing Tower will not accept this contract."
"Why not? Is even the Blood Killing Tower afraid of him? You can't handle him?" Wang Fei said, stunned.
"My Blood Killing Tower can even assassinate Primordial Core Realm powerhouses. Even if soone hired us to kill your father, Wang Ba, the Chief Elder of the Guiyuan Sect, we could do it. How could we possibly be unable to handle a re Hong Yu?"
The cold voice paused noticeably before continuing, "There is only one reason we are unwilling to take your contract—the price is too high. You can't afford it!"
"Just na your price. As long as you can kill that son of a bitch and that little bastard Beichen Feng, I'm willing to give anything," Wang Fei said through clenched teeth.
"Anything? Fine. Listen closely..."
The man from the Blood Killing Tower spoke calmly from the darkness. "To kill Hong Yu, we will need at least three Silver dal Killers. Each Silver dal Killer possesses the strength of the Mid-stage Celestial Soul Realm. As long as Hong Yu isn't being protected by a Late-stage Celestial Soul Realm powerhouse, our three-man team will ensure his death. As for the price, upon completion, I want one hundred million Gold Coins!"
"What? One hundred million Gold Coins? That's the price to assassinate a Celestial Soul Peak Powerhouse! How can a re Hong Yu be so expensive?" Wang Fei cried out in shock.
"This Hong Yu has limitless potential. Furthermore, his relationship with the Cyan Nether Sword Sect is difficult to ascertain, not to ntion he is on excellent terms with the Third Princess. If we kill him, my Blood Killing Tower will offend nurous factions... Of course, if you cannot afford this price, you are free not to commission us!"
A flicker of uncertainty crossed Wang Fei's eyes.
The price of one hundred million Gold Coins was truly outrageous.
Even after lining her own pockets while Beichen Ba was in seclusion, she had only managed to save up eighty million Gold Coins as her private stash. To produce one hundred million Gold Coins in one go would require her to hand over almost all of her savings.
But in the next instant, the mory of Hong Yu viciously slapping her face surfaced in her mind. Wang Fei grit her teeth hard, her venomous gaze flickering with a sinister coldness. "Fine. One hundred million Gold Coins. As long as you can kill that little son of a bitch and Beichen Feng, that wretched spawn, I'll pay it."
"Excellent. As expected of the young miss of the Wang Family. Such boldness is truly extraordinary!"
The voice in the darkness remained as impassive as ever.
Wang Fei's eyes glinted as she instructed, "How soon can I see his and that spawn's heads?"
The voice from the darkness hesitated for a mont, then said flatly, "Within seven days, my Blood Killing Tower will deliver the heads of Hong Yu and Beichen Feng to you!"
"Good. It's a deal!"
A ferocious and ruthless expression appeared on Wang Fei's face. She ground her teeth, her eyes gleaming with a sinister light...
'Hong Yu, oh, Hong Yu, you're dead this ti! Heh heh heh, I'm going to take your head and kick it around like a ball with Ximin!'
'There's no rush to cultivate Tyrant's Walk and the Illusion Spirit Spear Technique. Both are Martial Skills close to the Earth Level, and practicing them will definitely cause a huge commotion. It's not suitable to practice them here in Qin Royal City. I'll wait until after I ask Sister Qin what she needs my help with, then find a secluded place to cultivate them!'
'If I can break through to the Celestial Soul Realm and supplent it with these two great Martial Skills, I should even be able to contend with a Late-stage Celestial Soul Realm powerhouse!'
Hong Yu glanced at Little Feng, who was fast asleep on the bed, took a deep breath, and sat cross-legged on the floor. 'The most important thing right now is to break through to the Celestial Soul Realm. Celestial Soul Nine Refinents, co on out!'
With a flip of his palm, the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents appeared in his hand.
He took another deep breath, his eyes shining with excitent.
'Dad, Mom, Yaoyao... I have the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents now. It won't be long before I break through to the Celestial Soul Realm. Wait for . I'll find you as fast as I can, and then our family can be reunited. And as for the culprit who shattered our family and separated father from son, I will make him pay a terrible price.'
Father and son parted, mother and son separated, brother and sister forced apart.
Any one of these tragedies would be enough to make two people mortal enemies, let alone the fact that the mastermind who ordered Lord Owl and the others to harm his family had all but destroyed it completely.
This feud was higher than the heavens; this hatred was deeper than the seas!
Hong Yu absolutely could not tolerate it...
However, he also knew that seeking revenge with his current strength would be incredibly difficult. Forget revenge—even leaving the Southern Ten Nations to search for his parents in the Desert North Wilderness was an imnse challenge. Right now, the most important thing was to increase his strength!
He had to qualify for the Five Domains Holy Assembly!
Only then would he have the chance to go to the Desert North Wilderness.
'The Nine Refinents of the Primordial Spirit focuses on consuming Spirit dicines of various stages, refining them to condense nine Qi Vortexes within the Primordial Spirit, thus achieving the nine refinents. As for this Celestial Soul Nine Refinents, it's different. It directly develops the Upper Dantian and condenses the Celestial Soul.'
Hong Yu flipped through the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents, reading ten lines at a glance.
Although he was fast, his 'mory Retention' ability allowed him to easily morize the entire Cultivation Technique of the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents.
Every detail, every key point of the cultivation, was completely committed to mory.
However, Hong Yu couldn't shake the feeling that the true core of the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents differed from what was written on the page.
If one were to follow only the written record, Hong Yu deduced that any powerhouse backed by a major family, with access to sufficient energy and Spirit dicine, could complete the cultivation of the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents.
Involuntarily, he closed his eyes and began to simulate the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents in his mind using the Shadow Martial Arts Function.
The Shadow Martial Arts Function no longer relied on the Profound Celestial Tower; instead, it now resided within his left eye, the Cyan Eyes.
Now, Hong Yu only needed to close his eyes and channel his Spiritual Power into the Cyan Eyes to use the Shadow Martial to perform his simulations.
In his mind's eye, a figure slowly sat down cross-legged, ditating.
Lines of flowing energy moved across its body, all converging in the Upper Dantian. This was the cultivation path of the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents.
'Was I overthinking it? It doesn't seem any different!'
Just then, Hong Yu suddenly noticed faint specks of blue light flowing from the brain of the Shadow Martial figure into its Upper Dantian.
At the sa ti, the Celestial Soul within the Upper Dantian began to undergo an astonishing change...
"BOOM!"
Everything before him shattered, and Hong Yu's eyes snapped open.
He let out a long breath, his gaze deep and composed. 'No wonder so many people have failed to complete the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents, getting stuck at this step and dying in frustration. The Celestial Soul Nine Refinents actually contains such a Xuanji. To advance, besides absorbing enough powerful energy, the most crucial factor is the Level of one's Spiritual Power.'
Through the Shadow Martial's simulation, he had finally discovered the secret to successfully cultivating the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents.
Besides absorbing a massive amount of energy to open the Upper Dantian and condense the Celestial Soul, the more important part was using sufficiently strong Spiritual Power to temper the Celestial Soul.
This tempering process was extrely difficult. At the very instant the Celestial Soul was about to condense, one had to use Spiritual Power to shatter and purify it, then repeat the process over and over to cultivate.
By repeating this nine tis, one could naturally achieve the Nine Refining Celestial Soul Realm!
It sounded simple, but in practice, shattering the Celestial Soul required extrely strong Spiritual Power and exquisite control. For example, to complete the Ninth Refinent, one needed to possess Spiritual Power comparable to a Late-stage Celestial Soul Realm expert while still in the Earth Soul Realm.
If it weren't for his Star River Spirit Bone, Hong Yu's Spiritual Power would at most be at the level of the Late-stage Earth Soul Realm.
Ordinary Martial Artists rarely paid much attention to cultivating their Spiritual Power. Of course, the fact that most Martial Artists lacked talent in this area was also a major reason.
Therefore, throughout the continent's history, not many powerhouses had managed to complete the Celestial Soul Nine Refinents!
But Hong Yu definitely had the potential to succeed!
He just needed his Spiritual Power to advance one more step...
Of course, even with his current Spiritual Power, which was comparable to a Mid-stage Celestial Soul Realm powerhouse, it was enough for him to cultivate to the Eighth Refinent Realm and gain the absolute ability to kill Mid-stage Celestial Soul Realm powerhouses.
At this thought, Hong Yu suppressed his excitent and imrsed himself in cultivation.
As he cultivated, the Celestial Soul in his Upper Dantian was tempered again and again, and his cultivation grew with each passing day.
And so, seven days passed peacefully.
And late one night, three mysteriously dressed figures stealthily slipped into the Beichen Family courtyard, making their way toward Hong Yu's room...
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