'Just how do I get his head from this poisonous fog?,' the assassin thought to himself helplessly as he waited for the poison to clear up. Until a cold voice was heard, interrupting his train of thought.
"You should've known by now that this poison won't help you," Xuanyuan Zhen said as he walked out of the poisonous fog. The assassin's calm crumbled into fear as he watched him walk out. Every piece of clothing surrounding his upper body was eroded, exposing his well defined musculature.
Before the assassin could react, Xuanyuan Zhen dashed towards him almost instantly, grabbing him by the neck. He felt like he was strangled by an iron pincer. He struggled to get off the grip but to no avail.
"The village Chief sent me a message," Xuanyuan Zhen said with a smile, sending chills down the assassin's spine." I'll be rude not to reply."
CRUNCH!!!
He clenched hard, snapping the assassin's neck, thus ending his life. He stared at the corpse in disappointment. He hasn't found anything or anyone strong enough to test his combat power yet. Maybe the village Chief rumored to be at the foundation realm could whet his appetite. But first...
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Lin Dong sat close to his eldest son, Lin Feng's bed as he watched him recover, his face full of worry. He'd always known about the trouble they had caused Xuanyuan Zhen and other youngsters, but never cared. But now that they were brought to this broken state, his calm faltered.
'My Lin family will not be insulted like this' he thought to himself. Whatever secrets lay within that boy must be his. His train of thought was interrupted as a servant arrived.
"Master," the servant began,"he's here."
Lin Dong's face lit up with excitement as he stood up to leave the room.
"Watch my son," he said to the servant.
He came to the same place he met the assassin.
To his pleasure, the black robed figure held a small bag, dripping with blood.
"You can check if you still doubt my skills," the 'assassin' said.
"No need," the Chief replied handing over a storage ring to the 'assassin'."Your fee is in there. You can check if you don't trust me."
"No need," replied the black robes figure. Both figures exchanged the items in their hands before the assassin left. It took a few seconds for the assassin to disappear, thanks to his skills on stealth.
Lin Dong turned his attention from the assassin to the item in hand. He removed the item from the bag to inspect the prize. It was a head alright, but not a teenage boy. More like a thirty–something year old man. That was the face of the assassin himself.
HE'D BEEN TRICKED!!!
Only one person could've done this.
"XUANYUAN ZHEN!!!," Lin Dong screamed in fury. His voice resounding within his home.
The main character involved stood a far distance away from Lin Dong's home. He turned back upon hearing the loud noise. He smiled in amusement, upon realizing his trick had been discovered. There's worse to come for them for trying to mess with him. He inspected the payment Lin Dong offered. It was a generous sum to be honest, together with the amount he took from the assassin's storage ring. They've contributed to his progress. When he obtains the opportunity he would repay them, he promised himself.
He went to the Myriad Fragrance Pavilion, this time at noon to perform another transaction. From selling the beast corpses and cores, to purchasing pills. Everything went smoothly, as expected till the transaction was completed. Then he returned to his hut in Red Mist Village to enjoy another barbecue session, then cultivate.
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Back at the Myriad Fragrance Pavilion, the receptionist Xuanyuan Zhen performed the transaction with Yin Mei, stood facing another figure. This wasn't a customer, but the owner of the pavilion itself.
"It seems we have another promising customer," he said with a gentle tone, yet sending chills down her spine."How long has he performed transactions with us?."
"Two days Pavilion Master," she replied, head facing the floor and her heart beating faster than normal.
"Treat him well," he said," it's not often we encounter customers like this. Your salary is doubled."
"Thank you Pavilion Master," Yin Mei kowtowed in gratitude and fear at the same time, before departing to her station, leaving the Pavilion Master in deep thought.
'For you to make Lin Dong so pissed off, you must be really interesting.'
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Xuanyuan Zhen had already arrived home after the day's job. Others might take the time to relax, but his pursuit of power wouldn't let him. He removed the pills he purchased from his storage ring and gathered them in a large heap.
'This should take me to peak Body Tempering tempering realm,' he thought.
He began throwing them into his mouth like candy. As he swallowed them, the Primordial Breath within him devoured the medicinal power within the pills, growing stronger within his body and strengthening his physique. His skin, muscles, bones, tendon and ligaments and his internal organs were strengthened to an unimaginable degree, far exceedingly the limit of the body tempering realm. His cultivation grew stronger as well.
7th stage...
8th stage...
9th stage...
10th stage body tempering realm!!!
His purple–golden blood Qi boiled within him, making him appear like a young Sovereign.
'The spirit stones he spent weren't wasted after all.' he thought to himself as he saw that all the pills he bought were consumed.
To his surprise, the black ring from his parents glowed again.