Chapter 378 - 378 335 Cultivation Skyrockets Heavenly

Chapter 378: Chapter 335 Cultivation Skyrockets, Heavenly Element Peak! Chapter 378: Chapter 335 Cultivation Skyrockets, Heavenly Element Peak! “I believe… since we all harbor the intent to kill Chen Yuan, why not join hands temporarily? Let us make our move against him while the No-Life Sect creates diversions in other state capitals to draw the attention of the imperial court.”

The No-Life Sect was deemed a cult by the imperial court, but to them, the Jianghu martial artists, it barely mattered. Who would care as long as there were benefits to be gained?

Lin Zhidong’s gaze slowly swept over the people sitting around him as he spoke softly:

“As for the person who will communicate this message, that shall be decided by those present here.”

Among them, some surely had connections with the demonic members of the No-Life Sect. After he finished speaking, many fell silent, exchanging glances, seemingly searching for something.

The silence was finally broken by the Jia-surnamed man who had spoken earlier. He stood up and said:

“Elder Lin, what do you think about hiring an assassin from the Seven Killings Hall to intercept Chen Yuan?”

For many, desiring to kill yet having reservations, it was commonplace to hire an assassin from Seven Killings Hall.

Lin Zhidong said in a deep voice:

“I have already contacted someone from Seven Killings Hall two days ago.”

“What was the result?”

Everyone’s eyes immediately turned to Lin Zhidong.

“After assessing the situation, they quoted a price of one hundred and fifty Primordial Crystals.”

“What?”

“Have the people of Seven Killings Hall gone mad?”

Everyone was utterly astonished, disbelief filling their eyes.

What sort of price was one hundred fifty Primordial Crystals?

Converted, that was over a million taels of silver!

None among them, even if two or three families combined their resources, could produce so many Primordial Crystals, and even if all the powers present could muster them, it would severely drain their resources.

They all had stocks, true, but what about the expenses of their sects and clans?

And what about the resources they needed for their daily cultivation?

They couldn’t possibly exhaust everything just to kill Chen Yuan.

“Why does Chen Yuan warrant such a price?” someone wondered, feeling perplexed.

Among those present, even Lin Zhidong, the one with the highest cultivation, wasn’t worth one hundred fifty Primordial Crystals.

Not even worth a hundred.

“Seven Killings Hall had attempted to intercept Chen Yuan before but failed. They believe that Chen Yuan’s strength is likely still concealed, and bursting forth with the power of the Reach Profound Late Stage,

having a Reach Profound Level silver token assassin go after Chen Yuan would just be sending them to their death and damage the reputation of Seven Killings Hall, so the one hundred fifty Primordial Crystals, in reality, is the price for hiring a Golden Envoy Dan Realm Master for a guaranteed kill.”

Now that made sense; only a Grandmaster of the Dan Realm from Seven Killings Hall could be worth a hundred Primordial Crystals, but it was unexpected that they would take such cautious measures against Chen Yuan.

They were willing to send a Grandmaster to eliminate a martial artist in the Reach Profound Middle Stage.

In this aspect, none of the people seated here could compare.

They were also shocked by Chen Yuan’s strength, certainly wary of someone whom even Seven Killings Hall treated with such caution.

“Apart from that, Seven Killings Hall also took into account Jiang He’s reaction…” Lin Zhidong continued.

No matter what, Jiang He was a Golden Envoy of the state, a formidable presence at the peak of the Heavenly Core, whose dissatisfaction could cause substantial losses.

At least, that was the case in Qingzhou.

“Therefore, I had no choice but to refuse. The price of one hundred fifty Primordial Crystals is too high; the losses incurred in killing Chen Yuan would be too great, and Jiang He might very well hold us accountable for this grudge.”

“Elder Lin is right. To kill a mere Chen Yuan, why spend over a hundred Primordial Crystals?” someone agreed.

“Since none of you have objections to my earlier proposal, let’s proceed as planned and strive to drive this man out of Tangshan within seven days!”

Lin Zhidong banged a gavel, and that was that.

The people below all nodded in agreement.

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Within the domain of Tangshan Prefecture.

In a secluded small mountain range, a small palace entirely black as ink had been hollowed out from the inside. Men in black robes busied themselves with their tasks while hiding their faces.

The ground was still marked with many undried trails of blood, and a stench wafted through the air, but these black-robed men did not feel queasy.

Indeed, their eyes even sparkled with a bloodthirsty gleam.

The ground was covered with bloodstains, resembling the patterns of a formation, and the entire palace exuded an eerie atmosphere.

Deep inside the palace, a burly middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back, dressed in a blood-red robe with a scar running down the left side of his face, slicing through the corner of his eye.

In front of him, a Blood Pond about several zhang in size bubbled as if boiling, but only one-third of the blood remained in it.

“Your subordinate pays respects to Holy Envoy Yang!”

Behind the middle-aged man, a man in a black robe knelt on the ground and bowed.

“What is it?”

The burly man known as the Holy Envoy glanced sidelong at him.

“We’ve received a message from Tangshan about that old man Lin Zhidong…”

The follower then recounted the words spoken by Lin Zhidong at the Blood Saber Sect.

Holy Envoy Yang’s eyes narrowed slightly:

“That old Lin isn’t stupid after all, considering he even dragged the Holy Sect into this.”

“Should the Holy Sect take action?”

“Heh… A mere Reach Profound Martial Artist has these people so terror-stricken that they can’t even move, really a bunch of good-for-nothings. With all the resources they control in Tangshan Prefecture, they still can’t promote a single Dan Realm Master.

Go tell those who collaborate with the Holy Sect that it’s not their place to judge or scheme. A mere Reach Profound one, the Holy Sect could wipe out effortlessly.”

He, having ascended to the Dan Realm over a year ago through dark secret techniques, easily handled a Reach Profound Martial Artist.