Chapter 659: The Rules of Asking for Help

Ye Lin walked to the front desk without hesitation, intending to accept the mission directly.

"Hello, Senior Brother, I would like to accept this mission to slay the evil cultivator," Ye Lin said as he walked up to the counter.

"Identity token."

The Senior Brother took Ye Lin's identity token, checked it, and his brows instantly furrowed.

"Great Perfection of the Profound Origin Realm? With your cultivation level, you want to slay a Heaven Origin Realm evil cultivator? And one who wields a Ten Thousand Soul Banner? You are clearly courting death; you cannot accept this mission!"

"Senior Brother, please make an exception."

Ye Lin took out two hundred pieces of top-grade Immortal Source Stones and secretly tried to slip them over.

Unexpectedly, he had run into a righteous man this time; the Senior Brother pushed the Immortal Source Stones back with righteous indignation.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Don't try that with me! I won't let you go because I'm afraid you'll just die there for nothing! The mission requirements are very clear: only disciples at the Five Elements Realm or above are permitted to accept it!"

"Senior Brother, trust me! I really can handle it!" Ye Lin vowed solemnly.

"I don't trust a word of it! Go away, go away, don't block the people behind you." The Senior Brother did not believe a word Ye Lin said.

Letting someone at the Profound Origin Realm go to deal with a Heaven Origin Realm evil cultivator—how is that any different from intentional homicide?

Ye Lin felt a bit conflicted; if he didn't accept the mission, he wouldn't get the specific details. The Great Flame Dynasty was so vast that finding the evil cultivator wouldn't be easy.

If it really didn't work out, he would have no choice but to look for those old men.

Just then, a pleasant voice rang out.

"Is it alright if I accept this mission with him?"

Gu Qianxue walked over slowly. When she saw that Ye Lin dared to accept this mission to slay an evil cultivator, she became even more convinced that this guy was definitely not simple!

"Oh, it's Junior Sister Gu. If you accept it, of course it's fine, but are you sure you want to bring along this Junior Brother who is only at the Profound Origin Realm? I'm afraid he will be in danger!"

The Senior Brother at the counter frowned.

Of course he had heard of Gu Qianxue's reputation: a Heaven-grade mutated single spirit root. With such talent, dealing with three cultivators of the same rank was effortless.

A mission that originally required three Five Elements Realm cultivators to accept would be considered perfectly fine if Gu Qianxue accepted it alone.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother. I think Fellow Daoist Ye Lin should be able to protect himself, right? Isn't that so, Ye Lin?" Gu Qianxue looked at Ye Lin with some curiosity.

Although Ye Lin didn't know why Gu Qianxue wanted to help him, seeing that the matter could be resolved, he certainly wouldn't refuse.

"That's right, Senior Brother! I'm just going to see the world; I won't do anything reckless, don't you worry!" Ye Lin patted his chest in assurance.

"Alright then."

Seeing that Gu Qianxue was vouching for him, the Senior Brother at the counter nodded, handed the specific mission details to the two of them, and urged them.

"Remember! If you discover that the evil cultivator has helpers or if their strength surges, do not try to be a hero. Bring the information back to the sect; the sect will send stronger cultivators. The most important thing in completing a mission is to preserve your own life first!"

Ye Lin gave a few indifferent nods and then began to examine the specific details.

The evil cultivator was named Su Shan. At first, he was a normal person who just wanted to find a girl to fall in love with and get married, but he ended up running into a female demon and was hunted down by her.

In order to survive, Su Shan had no choice but to practice evil arts and successfully killed the female demon in a counterattack. However, before the female demon died, she chose to possess Su Shan.

This caused Su Shan's soul to be damaged and his mind to become somewhat deranged; he often muttered that it wasn't him who was wrong, but this world.

This person was extremely dangerous and had at least ten thousand lives on his hands. He was last seen in the Anding Prefecture of the Great Flame Dynasty.

The cultivators of the Great Flame Dynasty were unable to deal with him, so they could only seek help from the Immortal Cloud Sect.

After obtaining the specific information, Ye Lin prepared to head to the Great Flame Dynasty via the teleportation array.

Seeing that Gu Qianxue was still following him, Ye Lin couldn't help but ask.

"Are you coming too?"

Gu Qianxue froze, her beautiful face filled with astonishment.

"Can I not go?"

"I thought you were just kindly helping me accept a mission. That's fine, let's go together then."

Ye Lin scratched his head. If worst came to worst, he would just knock her out when he interrogated the method for refining the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

The two stepped onto the teleportation array. Accompanied by a wave of spatial fluctuations and the shattering and reforming of the scene before their eyes, they arrived at the Great Flame Dynasty.

Like the Raging Sea Dynasty, the Great Flame Dynasty was also one of the Immortal Cloud Sect's vassal dynasties.

There was no teleportation array in Anding Prefecture, so they could only teleport to the nearby Jiushan City and then travel to Anding Prefecture.

As soon as the two stepped out of the teleportation array, people from the Great Flame Dynasty immediately came up to greet them.

"Two Immortal Masters! We have been waiting and hoping, and finally, you have arrived!"

A middle-aged man rushed up, weeping. He was Lu Shihan, the City Lord of Jiushan City, with a cultivation at the mid-stage of the Profound Origin Realm.

Lu Shihan had been under immense pressure during this period, terrified that Su Shan might suddenly appear again one day and start a massacre.

He couldn't fight him, and he couldn't run away.

Now that he saw the Immortal Cloud Sect had finally sent people, the heavy stone in his heart was finally lifted.

"May I ask, two Immortal Masters, when will you go to deal with that evil cultivator?" Lu Shihan asked anxiously.

"Are you teaching me how to do my job?" Ye Lin glanced at him and said.

"This lowly one would not dare!"

Lu Shihan trembled in fear. Even though he was a City Lord, in front of Immortal Cloud Sect disciples, the status of City Lord was just for show.

"Cultivating immortality is not just about fighting and killing. Do you understand the rules of asking for help? First, set up a welcome banquet, prepare good wine—remember to use a shabby bottle to serve it—and after three rounds of drinks, offer some local specialties, and then begin to discuss the details of how to handle the matter. Do you understand?" Ye Lin said with a straight face.

Lu Shihan was somewhat stunned. Why was this trend becoming popular among the Immortal Masters of the Immortal Cloud Sect now?

"Yes, Immortal Master, it was my oversight. I will order people to do it right away." After all, he was the one asking for help, so Lu Shihan could only obey obediently.

Gu Qianxue, standing to the side, frowned slightly.

"Ye Lin, I'm afraid this doesn't quite follow the rules, does it? If we don't go and resolve the evil cultivator as soon as possible, what if he comes out to harm people again?"

Hearing Gu Qianxue's words, a glimmer of hope reignited in the depths of Lu Shihan's eyes.

"What I want is for him to stuff a few more into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner... oh, no, this evil cultivator has extraordinary strength; dealing with him requires careful planning, we must not act rashly!" Realizing he had misspoken, Ye Lin hurriedly corrected himself.

"I can handle it. Even if he has a Ten Thousand Soul Banner, he absolutely cannot be my match!" Gu Qianxue said confidently.

"Oh? Really? What about now?"

Ye Lin grinned, and with lightning speed, he stuffed two pills into Gu Qianxue's rosy little mouth.

Gu Qianxue never expected Ye Lin to suddenly attack her. Caught off guard, her fair neck moved, and she swallowed the two pills.

After swallowing the pills, Gu Qianxue's breathing became rapid, her fair skin turned bright red, beads of sweat the size of peas soaked her robes, and a nameless evil fire ignited in her abdomen.

"What did you just feed me? It's so hot!"

"A Joyous Union Pill made from ghost chili powder and a Fasting Pill made with a large amount of laxatives. I call it the 'Vomiting and Diarrhea Cleansing and Marrow-Washing Combination.' You're about to start purging impurities, so you might as well enjoy it."