Chapter 0389 Mysterious Assassin

Chapter 0389 Mysterious Assassin

Hong Yan being able to become a disciple of the Grand Master of the Fire King Sect also made Hong Mengshu somewhat jealous, her face brimming with envy.

Hong Yan ranked seventh, while she was only ninth, indicating that Hong Yan's talent in certain aspects was indeed much stronger than hers.

"Here, these are your Demon Beast Crystal Eggs!" Hong Mengshu pulled out two Demon Beast Crystal Eggs.

"Only two?" Qin Yun took them and stashed them in his spatial storage.

Hong Mengshu continued to take out more Demon Beast Crystal Eggs, smiling, "There’s plenty more where that came from!"

Qin Yun was thrilled to see so many Demon Beast Crystal Eggs.

Hong Mengshu had managed to obtain a total of twenty Demon Beast Crystal Eggs.

Qin Yun also gave her four hundred thousand Purple Spirit Coins, and Hong Mengshu didn’t hesitate and accepted them right away.

"Mengshu, does your palace keep any historical records?" Qin Yun suddenly asked.

"Of course! Our Hongwu Country has a long history!" Hong Mengshu nodded eagerly, "What’s on your mind? Spit it out!"

Qin Yun paused for a moment, then said, "Well... two things! I'm just curious!"

"Go on!" Hong Mengshu, seeing Qin Yun's mysterious demeanor, was full of interest.

Qin Yun glanced around and murmured, "Help me dig into the details about the Totem Pavilion! And also... the history of our Nine Profound Mystic Sect. Because the Nine Profound Mystic Sect once lost a group of strong experts, and later many disciples were hunted down. To this day, no one knows who the mastermind behind it is."

Hong Mengshu furrowed her brow, "Totem Pavilion? I think I’ve heard of that!"

"Who from?" Qin Yun quickly asked.

"When I was very young! At that time, my father was hosting a guest, and since I was young, he brought me along. I heard them talking about it... something about having to pay tribute to the Totem Pavilion every century..." Hearing Qin Yun mention the Totem Pavilion, Hong Mengshu recalled a childhood memory.

She paused, then was startled, "Our Hongwu Country has to pay tribute to the Totem Pavilion?! I remember my father looked very helpless at that time!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yun spoke gravely, "Mengshu, then don't investigate the Totem Pavilion! Help me look into the Nine Profound Mystic Sect!"

"Brother Yun, it seems there are forces in Wuhuang even stronger than Hongwu Country and the King-level sects!" Hong Mengshu whispered, "Perhaps the incident where a group of strong experts from the Nine Profound Mystic Sect were killed is related to the Totem Pavilion!"

Qin Yun’s expression turned serious.

If this were true, it would mean that within the Nine Profound Mystic Sect, there must be something the Totem Pavilion highly valued!

Hong Mengshu said, "I’ve heard about the Nine Profound Mystic Sect too! Back then, the Nine Profound Mystic Sect was one of the top Mystic-level sects, and the entire sect was very united!"

"Later, the Grand Master and a group of elders were killed, and even those elders who were about to step into the Martial King realm were all killed. Many disciples who were out on missions also died in large numbers!"

"Then, many of the Nine Profound Mystic Sect's legacies were lost!"

Hearing this, Qin Yun clenched his fists and fell silent.

"I heard from my father that the Nine Profound Mystic Sect was almost a King-level sect back then... but after this incident, it completely declined!" Hong Mengshu whispered, "This incident became an unsolved mystery, because no one knows who did it. It also led to many families later not daring to send their disciples to the Nine Profound Mystic Sect!"

Now, in the eyes of many, the Nine Profound Mystic Sect has no possibility of rising again, and it's even inferior to some Spirit-level sects!

Hong Mengshu gave the dazed Qin Yun a pat and said, "Brother Yun, you are very talented and mysterious... at such a young age, you are already at the second level of the Martial Path, and an advanced Runes Master! If you were exposed... you might very well be targeted by that mysterious force!"

"When I returned to the palace, I didn't hear about you becoming a Runes Master, so it seems Grand Master Mu Fengxiao hasn't publicized this matter!"

Qin Yun sighed; he had just thought of that!

"Don’t worry, I won’t blab about it either! I don’t want to lose a good friend like you—who else would help me refine artifacts in the future?" Hong Mengshu teased, laughing playfully.

"Mengshu, when will you join a royal-level sect?" Qin Yun asked.

"Not yet! It’s all up to my father. Anyway, since I’ve got a title, he’ll definitely handle it for me!" Hong Mengshu pouted and snorted lightly. "I’m not like the seventh prince, who gets to have a sect leader as his master!"

Hong Mengshu’s spirit cranes were swift, and it didn’t take long before they arrived at the entrance of the Strange Patterns Hall.

She dropped Qin Yun off at the Strange Patterns Hall and then returned to the palace.

Qin Yun glanced at the Strange Patterns Hall and, for some reason, felt a sudden pang of worry, but he still walked in.

When he returned to his suite, he saw Wei Zhongzheng.

"Sect Leader, you’re here!" Qin Yun smiled.

"Xiao Yun, with the Alchemist Competition about to start, I can’t leave. Could you deliver a letter to an old friend for me?" Wei Zhongzheng said.

"Does the banquet start first, or the competition?" Qin Yun asked.

"The alchemy competition’s been moved earlier! So after the competition comes the banquet. You’ve got eight or nine days—plenty of time to deliver the letter!" Wei Zhongzheng smiled.

Qin Yun took the letter and asked, "Where should I deliver it?"

"Jade Mystic City!" Wei Zhongzheng’s words surprised Qin Yun.

"Jade Mystic City’s pretty far from here. The trip’ll take eight or nine days, right? I might not make it back for the banquet!" Qin Yun frowned. "Sect Leader, is this letter really that crucial?"

"Very important!" Wei Zhongzheng nodded. "Don’t worry, my old friend can get you back to Martial King City in no time!"

Later, Qin Yun asked for the address and learned that the letter was to be delivered to the Strange Medicine Manor in Jade Mystic City.

He rushed out of Martial King City and sprinted all the way to Jade Mystic City!

"The Sect Leader’s really something, sending me on an errand now of all times!" Qin Yun was very puzzled.

Now, he had no choice but to push harder, using the Star Profound Steps nonstop as he ran.

Qin Yun left the city at dusk and ran well into the night, arriving at the mountainside of a high mountain. He took a breather on a rock beneath a massive tree.

Whoosh!

He suddenly heard a noise and instinctively leapt aside, dodging whatever shot past him.

Sizzle!

What flew past was an arrow, and the terrifying part was that after it hit the tree, the tree started melting rapidly!

The hundred-meter-tall giant tree had a part of its trunk melted into black liquid, causing it to break and collapse to the ground.

Qin Yun stared at the rapidly melting tree, his heart filled with extreme fear!

That was an incredibly potent poison!

If he had been hit by that arrow, he would have turned into a puddle of black mud!

A shiver ran down Qin Yun’s spine!

He quickly summoned his shadow power and melted into the shadows!

"Who’s out to get me? And using such a method, just to cover their tracks?" Qin Yun hid in the darkness, ducking behind a boulder.

He recalled that after leaving the city, he had been moving swiftly without pause, through deserted areas.

Though it was a forested mountain, it was not a place where demonic or spiritual beasts wandered, so it couldn’t possibly be a hunter!

Moreover, using such a deadly poison arrow, even a powerful spiritual beast would dissolve into black, toxic sludge upon being hit, which was definitely not meant for hunting.

"Did someone tail me from the Martial King’s city?" Qin Yun thought of this, and his heart pounded in his chest.

When he entered the Martial King’s city, only Hong Mengshu knew his location!

But Hong Mengshu would never harm him; she had no reason to harm him!

"The sect leader’s sudden request for me to deliver the letter... Who wants to kill me?" He hid behind the rock, kept wondering, unsure if the assassin was still around.

"Could it be that the sect leader wants to kill me? That can’t be!"

After some thought, he suddenly felt that Wei Zhongzheng’s sudden request for him to deliver the letter was indeed quite abrupt.

A faint whooshing sound reached his ears, the sound of someone darting through the air, obviously because the assassin couldn’t find him and came to check things out.

He swiftly drew five immobilization talismans, then channeled his spiritual energy to hurl a rock, launching it toward a distant tree!

After the rock he controlled flew over, a shadowy figure darted after it!

Qin Yun hurled the five immobilization talismans at the figure!

The shadowy figure froze in place. Although the immobilization talismans could only last for an instant, Qin Yun had already flashed over, taking out the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron and covering the figure!

Qin Yun’s heart was racing, and he was extremely nervous.

After covering it with the lid, he immediately exerted his full strength to perform the Star Profound Steps, covering several kilometers in the blink of an eye!

After cultivating the Nine Extremes Inner Energy, his speed had become even faster!

Qin Yun left the mountain, still hiding in the darkness, then restrained his aura and carefully walked on.

He didn’t know if there were assassins behind him, so he could only distance himself from that mountain first.

The Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron had been shrunk to a very small size by him, and the person trapped inside was also very powerful, causing the small cauldron to shake continuously.

Qin Yun didn’t have time to deal with that person now; he could only wait until he was safe.

At night, he only used his physical strength to run.

He crossed several mountains and found a natural cave.

Qin Yun hid inside the cave, finally let out a long sigh, and began to rest, recovering his depleted energy.

After resting, he took out the letter that Wei Zhongzheng had asked him to deliver to Jade Profound City.

"Let’s open it and see!"

Qin Yun felt that this matter was definitely not as simple as it seemed; his intuition told him that Wei Zhongzheng’s request for him to deliver the letter was just a pretense.

He opened the letter, only to find it completely empty!

"There's nothing in it!" Qin Yun carefully examined it several times, confirming that there were no hidden words.

"It was definitely the sect leader who sent me away! Right after I left the city, I was attacked. Why?" Qin Yun couldn’t believe that Wei Zhongzheng would want to harm him.

He took out the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron.

The cauldron kept shaking nonstop.

"Let me out now! If I don’t get back in time, it’ll be disastrous!" A voice came from inside the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron.

Qin Yun scoffed, "You nearly killed me, and you think I’d let you go? You’re delusional!"

After saying this, he took out a black bottle.

The bottle was full of animal oil.

Qin Yun didn’t know the person’s cultivation level, but even a Spirit Martial realm expert would be burned alive by that much animal oil.

He dumped a ton of animal oil into the cauldron through the lion-headed handles.

The handles were shaped like roaring lion heads, so the oil poured in fast.

"Animal oil? Where’d you get all that? What are you trying to do!" The person's voice was filled with terror.