Chapter 144 The Giant in the Shadows

Star-catching tower.

Li Yuan frowned slightly.

Naturally, he wanted to stay away from this killer organization with a good reputation. He was a dignified master of the Shenbing Valley, had a family, a career, and martial arts skills. He wanted to be a killer only if he was crazy.

But the boss...

In the drizzle, a man in gray, wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, leaned against the door frame. He didn't hear a response for a long time, so he raised his hand and knocked on the door:

"Shall I leave then?" Zhiwu opened the courtyard door.

Li Yuan held up the hammer and looked at it. The man in gray outside the courtyard gate was of medium build, wearing a fox iron mask, and a black scimitar hanging from his waist.

"Top-grade famous instrument!"

Li Yuan glanced at the scimitar with his peripheral vision, his heart was slightly frightened, but his face was calm, he asked him to come into the house and closed the courtyard door. "Tsk, spirit rat?"

The man in gray glanced at the trembling little mouse in the room: "I heard that spirit rats are the best at hunting for treasures. It seems that Li Zhenzhuan is also one of my kind!"

He blew out the candle and held it in his hand with a smile:

"Linghu million, um, my pseudonym."

Li Yuan's mouth twitched: "Your Excellency is quite frank."

"We have no choice. We have a bad reputation. Once our real name is revealed, we will be in great trouble. We have to be careful." Linghu Baiwan spread his hands and saw Li Yuan's face turned dark, then he patted his forehead:

"Don't worry, Li Zhenchuan. I took the Soul Disturbance Pill before I went out. As soon as the day breaks, I will forget all about today's events." "The Soul Confusion Pill?"

Li Yuan was doubtful.

He had heard of the Chaotic Soul Pill, and knew that taking this pill was like breaking up after drinking, and that you would lose the experience you had while taking it. But who knows whether he ate or not?

"When you enter the building, you will understand that the rules of the building are as big as the sky. Your identity is not worthy of such a big taboo." Linghu Baiwan took off his bamboo hat and revealed his bare head:

"Although Elder Wang has made arrangements, you still need to read the recommendation letter." "What is your identity?"

Li Yuan held the recommendation letter.

Linghu Baiwan took out a bronze medal with a fox face painted on it:

"I don't have anything on me that might expose my identity. This brand can barely be considered one." Li Yuan glanced at it, silently noted it down, and handed over the recommendation letter.

"Well, then, let's go?"

Linghu Baiwan didn't even look at it, he just reached out and took out the fire breakers and burned them before turning around. "Mysterious."

Li Yuan frowned slightly and sensed the shining top-grade Liuhe boots in the weapon jar. Then he put on his hat and picked up his hammer to follow.

Before you leave, close the door. -

In the drizzle, Li Yuan followed unhurriedly.

Linghu Baiwan in front of him was very fast and would stop to wait for him from time to time. The two of them walked out of the inner island one after the other. Linghu Wanwan untied a awning boat from the shore, held the boat and went down the river.

Hantan Water, along with other water veins in the mountains, also has rivers leading outside the mountains, but when the water flows out, it is no longer freezing cold.

Woo hoo. In the rainy night, the wind is slightly cold.

Linghu Wanwan is very skilled in punting boats, fast and stable.

Li Yuan stood on the sampan, looking at the dark lake, and couldn't help but think of the red dragon fish king. In the past few days, he went to the library specifically to look for relevant records.

Before the relocation of Shenbing Pavilion, Dihuo Hantan was also a desert like Huolongkou Fenglei Valley, rich in rare iron materials and many spiritual beasts.

For thousands of years, there have been many people who have come to hunt spiritual fish, but the cold water of a thousand feet is enough to stop even the most skilled fishermen. The number of times the Red Arowana King has appeared is even rarer, and the most recent one dates back to more than thirty years ago. The last person to see the Red Arowana King was Han Chuijun.

Old Han suffered a loss because of that fish king. "Li Yuan shook his head inwardly.

Chirong Cave is difficult to enter, and Han Pond is also dangerous and unpredictable. It is no wonder that the Black Whale Hammer has not been found in the Divine Weapon Valley for more than a thousand years. "arrive!"

Suddenly, Linghu Baiwan opened his mouth and stopped the boat on the lake. Um?

Li Yuan turned around. In the night rain, he could still vaguely see the outline of the inner island. How could the places in Zhaixing Tower be so close? "This is the anti-cold pill."

Linghu Baiwan dropped the oar and handed Li Yuan an elixir. Without waiting for the latter to speak, he had already plunged into the pool. Li Yuan frowned, of course he couldn't take this kind of elixir of unknown origin. After controlling the red dragon fish skin armor, he also went into the water.

The cold pool water in the night rain became even colder.

Li Yuan took a moment to adapt and chased Linghu Wanwan to one side of the river, which was more than eighty meters away from the river. "Um?"

Li Yuan's eyes widened and he caught a glimpse of light from the crack in the stone. He immediately jumped into it and climbed in.

Behind the crack in the stone is a cave, which is somewhat similar to Hantan Cave. There are torches burning on the wall, and there is an iron box on the ground, covered with various masks.

"Pick a mask and put it on."

Linghu Baiwan wiped the water from his face and shivered a little: "Grandma, it's too cold."

Inside the iron box were various animal-faced masks, the materials of which were quite different. Li Yuan also saw a ghost-faced mask among them, which was very similar to Han Chuijun's.

Li Yuan's eyes flashed slightly, he chose the ghost mask and put it on before following Linghu Wanwan. This place in Zhaixing Tower is very secretive.

Li Yuan followed him around and around in the tunnel. He almost fainted before he saw the light from the end of the tunnel. After walking through the tunnel, it suddenly became clear that the mountain seemed to have been hollowed out, with a large space and many lights.

"Be so careful."

Li Yuan scanned and saw that there were at least a hundred holes on the surrounding walls, real and fake, extending in all directions. It can be seen that the people who built this underground palace were very careful.

Li Yuan thought to himself that even if this place was leaked, or even a traitor was found, it would be difficult to catch everyone in one go. "I don't have a stronghold in the Star Reaching Tower. The cave here is a temporary gathering place. I accept and submit tasks here." Linghu Baiwan jumped down and landed in the cave, followed by Li Yuan.

"Linghu, are you here to hand in the mission?"

A hoarse voice came, and the old man in black walked out of a cave somewhere, trembling every time he walked.

Li Yuan took a glance and saw that the old man was wearing a snake-faced mask. He had no weapons and was just holding an iron staff. "Master!"

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

This old man looks trembling, but in fact his body looks like a python when he walks. He looks slow, but in fact he maintains a high level of vigilance.

"Well, I took on the task of extraditing a newcomer."

Linghu Baiwan responded and introduced to Li Yuan: "This is Old Snake. He is taking care of this stronghold." "This...

He looked at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan clasped his fists: "I've seen Snake before the ghost." "Oh."

The old man nodded: "Ghost Face, um, I will give you the token later." "Thank you very much."

Li Yuan nodded and thanked him.

This stronghold was very simple, and Li Yuan could roughly tell it after a few glances. The only eye-catching thing was the huge stone tablet standing in the middle of the cave, like a beam.

The stone tablets are densely covered with small characters.

"Apart from those few rules in the building, there are no other requirements. If you want to take the mission, you can come to this stone monument to take it. If you don't want to take it, it doesn't matter."

Linghu Baiwan pointed at the stone tablet. "The Hidden Dragon Zhaixing Tower, kill the list."

Just by the light of this torch, Li Yuan glanced casually and saw many familiar names. Ranked first is Gongyang Yu.

"The master of the Divine Weapon Valley, Gong Yangyu, was born with thirteen dragon-shaped root bones. He is proficient in the five secret secrets of the inner sects of the Divine Weapon Valley. He possesses the five-color spiritual energy of the five weapons and the five-color Lingxu sword..."

The small characters on the stone tablet clearly listed the intelligence information about Gong Yangyu, and there were obvious traces of modifications in many places. ...The Great Meridian Tongmai was completed forty-two years ago, and the Zang Refining was completed nine years ago. It is suspected that the internal organs were injured when the Zang Refining was completed..." The record on the stone tablet is more than what Li Yuan knew, and it is more detailed. There is even a public official. Information about Yang Yu’s previous moves.

"A master from the Hidden Dragon Mansion can be ranked among the top three. Those who accept this task need to meet with their employer to discuss the reward." At the end, Li Yuan's eyes narrowed:

"It seems that he has practiced the method of worshiping gods." Gong Yangyu has practiced the method of worshiping gods? ! Li Yuan was shocked.

"Gong Yangyu should be the number one master in Zhelong Mansion. He has been famous for decades and his swordsmanship has reached its peak."

Linghu Wanwan naturally knew what he was looking at and said a few words casually: "In the past few decades, many people have taken on this task, but they are all dead."

"A master of viscera refining, the top master in Fuzhou. Anyone who dares to take on this task must at least be able to open the meridians, right?" Li Yuan saw the red mark indicating that this task had failed sixteen times.

"That's not true. It is said that there was a master of poison who was a master of transfiguration. He was hung up in the city to dry and fed to the dogs." Linghu Wanwan said in a calm voice:

"We won't be asked to take on the mission inside the building, but we can't help but some people don't know themselves." "Isn't it so powerful that we are so stupid?"

Li Yuan saw the reward on the stone tablet, including gold and silver fields, famous weapons, great alchemy, inner armor, martial arts secrets, etc.

There was even a reward for some oiran from the capital city.

After looking for a while, he found Han Chuijun's reward, but the writing was very shallow and seemed to have been repaired a long time ago.

"All the employers and their descendants are dead, and if no one has accepted the mission for more than ten years, the mission will also be cancelled." Linghu Wanwan added.

"No wonder Old Han always kills people." Li Yuan was a little surprised.

In a big family like the Zhao family, if someone escapes with their family property, even if they don't have the ability to take revenge, they will put a reward on someone else.

One person's bounty may not make much difference, but Star Reaching Tower, like other killer organizations, will accumulate bounties. For a person who has many enemies but cannot eradicate them all, his bounties will pile up to a terrifying level. Eighty thousand square treasures, Luo Qiuchang, Shihong, and Ding Zhi.

On the stone tablet were the names of all the true disciples of the Divine Weapon Valley. Li Yuan even saw himself, with a strange look on his face. "Li Yuan, with a dragon-shaped root bone, is suspected to be the first to become strong, and he is practicing the art of fighting and killing the hammer..."

"Reward: three hundred taels of gold and a famous weapon." That's all?

Li Yuan shook his head inwardly: "No wonder no one picked up..."

This bounty is beyond the standard for an ordinary strong man, but combined with the title of True Legend of the Divine Weapon Valley, it seems too small. Ding Zhi's reward is not low, but it's a pity that it has been crossed out. "

Li Yuan read both sides of the stele. He felt that this stele was more detailed and accurate than the various lists in Yunshu Tower. This information was worth his time.

"Token!" A hoarse voice came. Li Yuan reached out to take the token and found that it was a wooden token with a rough ghost face painted on it. "Wood, iron, copper, silver, gold, token level five killer, different tokens can access different levels of intelligence and treatment." The snake-faced old man said something, then turned and left.

Li Yuan glanced at it, his heart sinking slightly. The old man had a silver medal hanging on his back.

Linghu Wanwan is not a silver medal killer yet, but the scimitar on his waist is a top-grade weapon, and he must at least be a master of shape-shifting.

This snake-faced old man...

"If you take ten tasks and complete half of them, you will get an iron medal. If you complete hundreds of tasks, you will get a silver medal." Linghu Baiwan explained:

"I still have more than ten tasks left to get a silver medal. There is only one gold medal killer in the Hidden Dragon Mansion..." This fox-faced man has killed at least a hundred people?

Li Yuan was a little frightened. The Silver Medal Killer had to complete at least a hundred tasks. "Let's go and look elsewhere."

Seeing that Li Yuan had seen enough, Linghu Baiwan led him into another cave. The underground cave is very simple, but it has its own unique charm.

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment when he walked in. The cave was brightly lit and full of the aroma of wine and meat, like a restaurant. "Two pots of monkey wine and three kilograms of spirit pork."

Linghu Baiwan said hello and pulled Li Yuan to a very close corner. Soon, a woman wearing a cat-face mask brought food and wine over.

"A pot of monkey wine costs two taels of gold. How does it taste?" Linghu Baiwan reached out and poured a glass of wine for both of them.

“Good wine!”

Li Yuan tasted the product and his eyes lit up.

He didn't know much about wine, but he liked the strong fruity taste, not astringent, not spicy but also sweet. "It's definitely better if it's more expensive."

Linghu Baiwan drank a few drinks and said:

"Elder Wang's mission requirements mentioned that he wanted me to introduce you to the Star Building. How much do you know about the Star Building?" "According to the rumors in the market, one hundred and eight people were responsible for assassinating the king."

Li Yuan answered honestly.

He really didn't know much about Star Reaching Tower. "Absolutely the same as I was then."

Linghu Baiwan was not surprised. He organized his language a little and said:

"The rumors of one hundred and eight people are true. There are indeed only these core killers in Star Reaching Tower. There have never been more in thousands of years. However, core killers are rare. There are so many nominal ones like you and me."

"Core killer? Gold medal?"

Li Yuan's heart moved slightly as he thought of Wang Wenyuan. Is the old master the core killer?

"Accepting thousands of tasks and completing them all is a gold medal, but a gold medal is not considered a core. It can only be said that there is hope of becoming a core." Linghu Baiwan shook his head: "Speaking of which, I have never seen it so far. A core killer."

Perhaps because of the mission, he did not hide anything and told Li Yuan some less important information about the Star Reaching Tower. From wood to gold, there is a core killer on top.

Li Yuan clutched the wine glass, a little frightened.

The power of the Star Reaching Tower was much greater than he had previously expected.

There is no resident in the Star Reaching Tower, but there are countless similar gathering places, and the number of nominal killers is even greater. "What a giant!"

After Linghu Baiwan staggered away, Li Yuan didn't waste any time. He swept away the food and wine and prepared to leave. "Ghost Face, you have a mission."

As soon as he walked out of the restaurant, Li Yuan heard a familiar hoarse voice, and the ghost of the snake-faced old man seemed to appear. "Task?"

Li Yuan frowned. He had no plans to take on the mission for the time being. Besides, didn't there be mandatory missions in the Star Reaching Tower? "There is a core killer who has assigned you to complete the mission."

The voice of the snake-faced old man changed slightly. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing in many years. "You can take a look at the tasks and bounties first. Afterwards, you can choose to accept them or not." Li Yuan frowned slightly after receiving the sealed letter from the snake-faced old man: "Then what does Old Man Wang want to do?" After thinking about it, Li Yuan opened the letter anyway. He estimated that this should be related to the follow-up of the God Worshiping Method. "You want to hang me up with the method of worshiping gods?"

Li Yuan changed his mind and made up his mind not to be led by this old guy, but after just one glance, his expression changed.

This is not a mission at all, more like intelligence.

The three-page letter only said one thing. There was a suspected destiny mysterious weapon in the Shenbing Mountains. After more than a thousand years of searching in the Shenbing Valley, nothing was found.

"Xuanbing descended from the sky and was born with a spirit. However, precisely because of the spirit, it is difficult for those who are not destined to see its traces." At the end of the letter, there is a reminder from Wang Wenyuan:

"Some people just don't believe it." Who doesn't believe it?

"The people in the valley? The Evil God Cult? Or the Star Reaching Tower?"

Putting the letter raft away, Li Yuan frowned. He originally wanted to take a walk in the cave, but now he only had one thought in his mind.

Someone wants to grab the hammer!