[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star":3,"chapter-after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-39":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After Fifteen Years of Secret Cultivation, I Start as a Top-Grade Ultimate Peak!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2282147,4464,"Chapter 39: Conditions","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>“That’s it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian frowned, glanced at the red-clad woman whose head was sunken into the shattered ground, then turned his gaze to the masked man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masked man had no idea what Li Muxian meant—he was utterly shaken by the sheer power of that single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he had to tread carefully when facing the red-clad woman, yet this man had casually slapped her and nearly killed her—his strength was truly terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the masked man frozen in silence, Li Muxian shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid further trouble, he immediately seized the masked man and the half-dead red-clad woman, leaping onto the nearby eaves and vanishing in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Li Muxian returned silently to Cang Yin Yue’s courtyard, tossing the two he carried onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the noise, Cang Yin Yue, who had been examining the unconscious old man on the ground, snapped her head around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at Li Muxian, who had appeared like a ghost, then turned her eyes to the two he had brought back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Is this the Red Luo Demoness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue gasped in surprise at the red-clad woman on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the woman’s face was now a pulp of ruined flesh, unrecognizable, she recognized the black curved blade coated in poison in the woman’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Muxian asked with mild disinterest:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is she?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A demonic cultivator from the martial world who uses seduction to cultivate—countless men have died at her hands. She especially enjoys luring married men, bedding them, then killing them for sport.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue explained, then reached out and tore off the masked man’s face covering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cripple Grass Flyer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue clearly recognized him too. She then glanced at the unconscious old man on the ground and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m not mistaken, this should be the Dead-Face Old Man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, she turned back to Li Muxian, astonished:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All three are infamous villains in the martial world, each bearing numerous murders, all wanted by the Six Gates Bureau. How in just this short time did you capture them all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, Cang Yin Yue had been interrogating the soldier in her secret chamber when she heard a heavy thud from the courtyard—she rushed out immediately to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found no trace of Li Muxian, only the unconscious old man in the yard. Before she could make sense of it, Li Muxian returned with two more men—both wanted criminals of the imperial court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right here nearby. They came to me themselves—seems they were fighting over something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian shrugged, then tossed Cang Yin Yue the bronze token covered in rust:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They must have been after this. Take a look—do you recognize it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue took the token and examined it closely under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, she drew a sharp breath and exclaimed in shock:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Hidden Kill Order!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian glanced at her and raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it really is a treasure? But it doesn’t look like much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue turned the token over and over in her hands for a long while, then shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t be certain if it’s real or fake. But if it is genuine, the Great Li martial world will soon be drenched in blood and chaos.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Li Muxian could ask, she volunteered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Hidden Kill Order comes from the extremely secretive assassin guild known as the Hidden Kill Pavilion—it’s the seal carried by the guild master. Legend says whoever holds the Hidden Kill Order can command all the assassins within the guild.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Muxian chuckled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that story too childish? A single token to command an entire assassin guild? It sounds absurd—surely no one actually believes it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue sighed lightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You only know half the story. The Hidden Kill Pavilion’s influence spans all five nations—from royalty and generals down to peddlers and laborers—there’s no one they won’t kill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To command the entire Hidden Kill Pavilion, obtaining the Hidden Kill Order is only the first step. But if you can meet one more condition, you might truly seize control of the entire guild.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What condition?” Li Muxian’s curiosity was now piqued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue glanced at him, then spoke slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Hidden Kill Order reappears in the martial world every few decades—usually when the current guild master is nearing death, to select the next one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The other condition is the Hidden Kill Pavilion’s trial for the new master: whoever holds the Hidden Kill Order and survives three assassination attempts by the guild’s own assassins will inherit the position and command all its killers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Muxian glanced at the bronze token and nodded slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That sounds a bit more plausible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he saw Cang Yin Yue suddenly snatch the Hidden Kill Order and shove it back into his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?” Li Muxian frowned in suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue furrowed her brows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing is a hot potato—I won’t touch it. If I do, I won’t even know how I died. I advise you to return it to wherever you got it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian picked up the rust-covered token and studied it, his expression thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Cang Yin Yue was visibly startled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t actually plan to keep it, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian rubbed his chin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slipped the Hidden Kill Order into his chest and patted it lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue’s eyes widened like pools of autumn water—she froze, then felt as if she were facing a venomous snake or scorpion, wishing she could drive him out of her courtyard immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cang Miss, stop staring—hurry up and help me interrogate them about the whereabouts of the Tianqi Secret Vault key.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Muxian spoke casually, then glanced at the three men in the courtyard:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since they’re all notorious criminals, I leave them to you—consider it my payment for tonight’s work. Perhaps soon you’ll be promoted in the Six Gates Bureau.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Cang Yin Yue gradually calmed herself, studying Li Muxian deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Six Gates Bureau had its own promotion system—capturing high-priority wanted criminals was indeed one of its key paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three men were utterly wicked, and their martial cultivation was profound. According to the Six Gates Bureau’s assessments, each likely possessed strength nearing half-step Grand Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, she would have fled at the sight of them—how could she ever dare to capture them? Now that they lay in her hands, it was a tremendous achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Yin Yue fell silent for a moment, her eyes glinting, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’ve seen your face—if you hand them over to the Six Gates Bureau, your identity will be exposed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, a sharp gleam flashed in her eyes—next instant, a blade’s light flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish! Swish! Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three blades sliced across the necks of the three men on the ground—in an instant, all three were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Cang Yin Yue’s cold voice sound:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only the dead reveal nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1163,"2026-06-20T01:43:38.503Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fbdc452e085596618c3629f48c59339dcb0784b26a58b4b52fe4d6320c05ec7f","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-40","after-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-chapter-38",259,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-fifteen-years-of-secret-cultivation-i-star-cover.jpg"]