Chapter 2330: Mission Upgrade

Just as the clone was about to approach the target's residence, he suddenly noticed someone using a technique like Shadow Concealment Secret Technique, getting there first and slipping into the target's Side Courtyard.

The clone guessed that person was another Black Kill assassin.

He was pondering how to contend with that assassin for the target.

But as soon as the assassin entered, the Formation in the Side Courtyard was triggered, trapping him inside; the Chengzhu Fu immediately had some strong ones rush over and killed the assassin on the spot.

"That does simplify things! But how do we deal with this Formation?"

Ye Liuyun also began to worry.

Now Qiong Qi is absent, and he can't break even a slightly complex Formation.

Using the Black Tower to teleport back to the Divine Realm to fetch a Formation Master is far too extravagant.

"Thanks to Master Lao's Formation, my son dodged another disaster!"

At that moment, one of the strong ones thanked an elder.

"No problem! Mao Clan Chief, rest assured, as long as the young master stays out of this Formation, no number of assassins can affect him!"

The Formation Master surnamed Lao said.

The two exchanged pleasantries and left together with the other Martial Cultivators.

Seeing this, the clone immediately shifted the target and decided to first subdue that Formation Master.

It so happened that he also needed a Formation Master nearby, so he could conveniently capture him.

After the Formation Master returned with the Clan Chief, they chatted for a while before having the steward send him back to his residence to rest.

After the steward left, the clone used the Thousand Illusion Technique to assume the steward's appearance and knocked on the Formation Master's door.

When the Formation Master returned to his room, he habitually set up a Defense Array; if the clone struck directly, he would certainly be trapped by the Formation.

But the clone, still in the steward's guise, knocked again; the Formation Master thought there was something and, without much thought, opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, the clone immediately launched a Spiritual Soul Attack.

At the same time, Ye Liuyun sent Mo Shaowen out of the Space World to assist the clone in dealing with the Formation Master.

The Formation Master's Divine Soul Power was not weak; the clone was only slightly stronger than him.

With Mo Shaowen's help, the speed would be much greater.

With Mo Shaowen's assistance, the clone quickly placed a Slave Seal on the Formation Master.

Immediately after, the Formation Master let the clone and Mo Shaowen into the room together.

The clone promptly began Soul Search to gauge the Formation Master's strength.

The Formation Master is named Lao Yuanfeng, a hired Formation Master of the local Chengzhu Fu, and is considered one of the strongest Formation Masters in Haoyue City.

"Hmm, it wasn't in vain!"

Ye Liuyun thought the result was quite good.

He immediately located a method to break the Formation, then pulled Lao Yuanfeng and Mo Shaowen into the Space World, assumed the Formation Master's appearance, and rushed toward the Side Courtyard where the target was.

On the way, he ran into a steward from the Chengzhu Fu, claimed he was going to inspect the Formation, and the steward did not bother him.

Upon arriving, the clone followed the discovered breaking method and directly confronted the target.

Although he was being pursued, he was quite comfortable hiding within the Formation, had a few beautiful women with him, and was drinking.

When he saw the Formation Master arrive, he didn't dare delay and immediately came over to greet him.

But Ye Liuyun instantly launched a Spiritual Soul Attack, annihilating him, and then placed his corpse into a Storage Ring.

The women screamed in terror, but the clone ignored them, turned and left, first using Shadow Concealment Secret Technique to hide his form, then donning an Invisibility Cloak, and departed from the Mao manor.

As for how the Mao manor people would hunt Lao Yuanfeng, he didn't care; as long as they couldn't track him, it was fine.

After leaving the Mao manor, his Divine Sense detected another assassin, also hidden outside the manor, waiting for a chance.

Ye Liuyun ignored the side matters, quietly returned to the inn, and waited until early the next day to head back to the Black Kill Secret Realm to submit the mission and exchange resources.

Seeing Ye Liuyun's submitted missions and the resource‑exchange markers, Qi Sha hadn't expected that Ye Liuyun, after only three days out, would reap so much.

Ye Liuyun asked him whether he could take on some higher‑point missions.

"Of course!"

Qi Sha readily agreed and gave Ye Liuyun three local three‑point missions.

But Ye Liuyun, after being out for three days, returned again to report.

Qi Sha helplessly laughed, "Your efficiency is impressive!"

Then Qi Sha gave him three five‑point missions.

"Hei Feng, also one of our Black Kill hired assassins, has recently been entrenched in a tavern on the outskirts of the city.

That tavern is a gathering place for many assassins and mercenaries.

Fu Lin, the Steward Elder of the local largest trade guild, the Treasure Gathering Guild.

Meng Tianyang, the Clan Chief of the local largest medicinal herb supplier family.

"Okay."

Ye Liuyun replied with a nod and left the Black Kill Secret Realm again.

This time, after returning to the city, he altered his appearance, first went to the Treasure Gathering Guild to purchase some pills, and in the following days sold many looted weapons and other items, quickly becoming a distinguished guest of the Treasure Gathering Guild.

He not only took the opportunity to meet several alchemy and artifact‑crafting elders of the Treasure Gathering Guild, but also got to know their Steward Elder Fu Lin.

However, the alchemist and the artifact master both possessed Divine Soul Power stronger than ordinary Martial Cultivators; Ye Liuyun lacked full confidence and dared not act within the guild.

He had figured out Fu Lin's routine: every night he returns to a Side Courtyard within the city to cultivate and rest.

Thus, he first made a move against Fu Lin, meeting him on the road when Fu Lin returned home, walking together for a while before encountering Mo Shaowen; the two jointly had the clone place a Slave Seal on Fu Lin, without killing him on the spot.

The two then followed Fu Lin back to his residence.

He had him send a steward to invite the guild's alchemist and artifact master to his home as guests, saying he had something good to show them.

These two elders, being familiar with Fu Lin, had no suspicion; as a result, when one arrived, the clone controlled one of them.

Through Soul Search, the clone discovered that the Alchemist was actually familiar with Meng Tianyang.

Because whenever Meng Tianyang supplied medicinal ingredients to the Treasure Gathering Merchant Guild, it was this Alchemist who conducted the inspection.

Thus the clone immediately had the Alchemist invite Meng Tianyang.

Upon hearing that it was this Alchemist inviting him, and that it was at Fulin's residence, Meng Tianyang agreed and immediately set off with his guards.

He also thought that these Elders, taking advantage of the banquet, had some private business they wanted to cooperate with him on.

After Meng Tianyang arrived, Fulin and that Alchemist went out to greet him, and his guards were all left waiting in the courtyard.

After entering the room, before the introductions were finished, the clone and Mo Shaowen acted together, directly devouring Meng Tianyang's Soul, and then also Fulin—neither of them let him off.

Then they collected the corpse, gathered the others into the Space World, donned the Invisibility Cloak, and slipped out through the back door.

After the clone left, Fulin's steward and Meng Tianyang's guards waited a long time; unable to wait any longer, they knocked on the door to inquire, and only then discovered that everyone had disappeared.

The next day, this news caused an uproar throughout Bright Moon City.

The Treasure Gathering Merchant Guild and the Meng Family also began sending people to search, and even had the local Chengzhu Fu send people to help, yet they found no clues.

This matter quickly became a hot topic among the Martial Cultivators in the tavern; the Martial Cultivators were wildly speculating, but no one could guess that it was the handiwork of an assassin from the Black Kill sect.