"A bounty for assassination?"
When Lu Qing heard this, he fell silent.
This was somewhat beyond Taoist Wubao's expectations.
He thought that Lu Qing would be somewhat surprised when he heard his proposal.
However, looking at Lu Qing's current expression, he didn't seem surprised.
However, this thought only flashed through Taoist Wubao's mind. He nodded and said, "Yes, it is a bounty for assassination. Daoist Chen should have heard of the Nether Palace, right?"
"I have heard that this is a very mysterious and powerful assassin force. Even the leader of a sect, the head of a noble family, and even the demon king of the demon race are within their assassination range. I have also heard that some sects, noble families, and powerful clans have offered a reward for my head in the Nether Palace?"
Lu Qing slowly told him some of the information he had heard.
"Yes, it is said that the Qiankun Sect, the Gongshu Family, and other sects and families whose Yuanshen realms were killed by you, Daoist Chen, have all offered a reward for you in the Netherworld Palace."
Having said that, Taoist Wubao looked at Lu Qing with a strange look on his face.
With so many major forces offering high rewards and the Nether Palace's terrifying intelligence capabilities, they have not been able to find Lu Qing's whereabouts in the past decade. This man's ability to hide is as amazing as his mysterious strength.
"So, Taoist priest, what do you mean by the assassination bounty? Are you asking me to go and collect it?" Lu Qing joked.
"Of course not." Taoist Wubao shook his head. "What I mean is that, Fellow Daoist Chen, you can become an assassin of the Nether Palace, accept the bounty missions offered by the Nether Palace, and earn spirit stones."
"Become an assassin of the Nether Palace?" Lu Qing was surprised. "Can an outsider also become an assassin of the Nether Palace?"
“Of course you can. Fellow Daoist, you may not know that although the Nether Palace is a killer organization, it is also a huge force that spans multiple fairy realms.
In fact, in addition to the elite killers they train themselves, they also recruit peripheral members.
And the recruitment conditions are also very simple, no matter who you are or what your background is.
He may be a disciple of a sect, a child of an aristocratic family, or a casual cultivator.
They don't care whether it's good or evil, human or demon.
The only requirement is that as long as you can pass their trials, you can become an outer member of the Nether Palace.
After becoming an outer member, one can not only accept various bounty assassination missions from the Nether Palace.
After each task is completed, the Nether Palace will conduct a points assessment based on the difficulty of the task.
Mission points are an important basis for the Nether Palace to evaluate the level of a killer assassin.
As long as you get enough points, you can not only improve your status and authority in the Nether Palace, but also exchange them for various skills and treasures in the Nether Palace to improve your strength. "
Following the explanation of Taoist Wubao, Lu Qing finally understood that the operation method of the Netherworld Palace was so special.
In addition to the elite assassins he trained himself, he also recruited peripheral members regardless of their origins.
but……
Lu Qing looked at the Taoist Wubao: "Master, you know the rules of the Nether Palace so well, could it be that..."
"Yes, I once participated in the Nether Palace's recruitment test." Taoist Wubao said frankly, "But my strength was limited, and I ultimately failed to pass the test. If I hadn't known some techniques to avoid danger and seek good fortune, I would have almost died there."
"So, the trial in the Nether Palace is quite dangerous?"
"It is extremely dangerous." Taoist Wubao said seriously, "The death rate of that trial is extremely high. It is said that there was once a case where all the participants died after a whole trial, and no one survived the trial."
"All the trial-takers died?" Lu Qing was surprised.
"So, Fellow Daoist Chen, you have to think clearly about whether or not you want to participate in this trial." Taoist Wubao warned, "If you want to quickly accumulate spirit stones, this is one way, but it is also a road full of dangers.
The rule of the Nether Palace is that once an assassin accepts a mission, his or her life and death are his or her own responsibility.
If someone dies while completing a mission, the Nether Palace will not take any responsibility for it, nor will it come forward to avenge him.
Moreover, there is no trust between the assassins in the Nether Palace.
In addition, you are already wanted by the Nether Palace. If your true identity is revealed, I am afraid that countless killers will want to take your head.
So if you become a member of the Nether Palace, you can only act alone and never trust any other assassins."
Feeling the seriousness in Taoist Wubao's tone, Lu Qing fell silent.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "Will there be any restrictions after becoming an assassin of the Nether Palace? For example, will you be asked to take on assassination missions that you don't like?"
"Not really." Taoist Wubao said, "In fact, the Nether Palace is not responsible for the life and death of its peripheral members, but at the same time, there are almost no restrictions.
Even if you directly declare yourself to be an assassin of the Nether Palace, or expose the location of the Nether Palace's base, you will not incur any punishment.
Because the Nether Palace has never been afraid of revenge, and now there is no force that dares to take revenge directly.
Any forces that have tried to do this have long since been reduced to ashes and completely lost in the long river of history."
After hearing what Taoist Wubao said, Lu Qing once again realized the horror of the Netherworld Palace.
This mysterious killer organization spanning multiple fairyland realms can be said to be above the entire Tianyuan world.
No wonder even though it openly offered rewards for the heads of so many clan leaders and family masters, as well as the head of the demon lord of the demon clan, no force dared to say no.
After understanding this, Lu Qing smiled and said, "There is actually such an interesting thing. I must go and see it for myself. Taoist priest, I wonder how I can participate in the trial of the Nether Palace..."
Half an hour later, Lu Qing removed the formation set up on the mountain peak, and the whole person turned into a stream of light, flying straight up to the blue sky and into the distant sky.
On the top of the mountain, Taoist Wubao was holding a jade bottle in his hand, silently looking at Lu Qing's receding back.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, I hope you can pass the trial smoothly and accumulate enough spiritual stones as soon as possible."
Taoist Wubao silently blessed in his heart. After Lu Qing's figure disappeared, he looked at the jade bottle in his hand with a complicated expression.
This jade bottle was given to him by Lu Qing before he left. It contained three strands of golden elixir-level blood of an exotic beast.
Back then, Taoist Wubao collected a lot of foundation-building-level bloodlines of exotic beasts in the secret realm.
Over the past ten years, he had already refined those bloodlines, allowing his physical strength to grow to a limit.
It was precisely because of this that he was able to master his master's powerful secret technique.
Now that he has the bloodline of this golden elixir-level exotic beast, his physical strength will surely be able to transform again.
The secret techniques that you practice can also be truly mastered to perfection through this.
"As long as I can practice that secret technique to perfection, I will be qualified to compete for the position of Young Master. Junior Sister, wait and see. One day, I will personally avenge you and get justice!"
Taoist Wubao held the jade bottle in his hand and spoke to himself with a firm gaze.
…
"Ah Qing, do you really want to participate in the trial of the Nether Palace?"
Above the sky, Lu Qing turned into a stream of light and flew. Xiao Li asked him through telepathy.
"Well, Taoist Wubao is right. If we want to accumulate spirit stones quickly, we can only take an unconventional approach. The Netherworld Palace may be a good way." Lu Qing replied.
In fact, the most important thing is that, according to Taoist Wubao, the Netherworld Palace has very few restrictions on peripheral members, which is perfect for him.
With an additional identity, his actions will become more convenient in the future.
Moreover, the powerful intelligence capabilities of the Nether Palace also had great appeal to him.
In that case, why not give the so-called trial a try?
Carrying Xiao Li, Lu Qing flew all the way, and after a few days, he arrived at another continent.
According to the address provided by Taoist Wubao, they found the dilapidated building hidden in the city.
However, Lu Qing was not in a hurry to go in.
Instead, he changed back into the appearance of "Lu An", put on a black cloak and a ghost face mask, and after disguising himself, he let Xiao Li hide in the Lihuo Cauldron temporarily.
Then he slowly stepped into the small building.
As soon as he stepped into the small building, Lu Qing felt something unusual.
I saw a wisp of space fluctuation passing by and then quickly dissipated.
A hint of surprise appeared on Lu Qing's face under the mask.
Although the spatial fluctuation just now was weak, as someone who was able to refine teleportation talismans and had a deep understanding of the way of space, he was able to notice it at the first moment.
This small building seems to be located in the city, but in fact it is in another space.
However, only an outlier like him can discover the subtle differences.
If other strong men come, let alone those in the Jindan realm, even ordinary Yuanshen initial realm masters may not be able to distinguish them.
Just this one thing made Lu Qing feel awe-inspiring.
A glimpse of the leaf can reveal the whole picture. According to the information provided by Taoist Wubao, this small building is just a stronghold of the Netherworld Palace, but it can actually be arranged with a formation that can open up space.
One can imagine how terrifying the background of the Nether Palace itself is.
It is worthy of being called a terrifying force that the two major forces, the human race and the demon race in the Tianyuan World, dare not provoke at will and acquiesce to its existence.
The small building looked very simple inside, with only a few scattered shelves on which were placed some low-level magic tools and materials.
An old man with messy hair was lying on a recliner with his eyes closed, snoring and soundly sleeping.
Lu Qing looked at the old man, and his supernatural powers had been quietly activated.
After a while, several messages appeared on the old man's body.
"A powerful Yuanshen Second Tribulation?"
After reading the note from the old man, Lu Qing's eyes showed a strange look.
At the same time, he also confirmed that he was not in the wrong place.
I saw that I had been standing for a while, but the old man still showed no signs of waking up.
Lu Qing hesitated for a moment, but finally knocked on the table gently and called out respectfully, "Senior."
After a few breaths, the old man slowly opened his cloudy eyes.
He glanced at Lu Qing, but didn't say anything about his strange outfit, as if he was already used to it.
"What's the matter? If you want to buy some magic tools, just pick one and don't disturb my sleep." The old man said impatiently.
"Senior, I don't want to buy a magic weapon, but I want to participate in the trial of the outer members of the Nether Palace."
Lu Qing didn't try to get close to the old man, but went straight to the point.
"Participate in the trial?"
The old man still did not show any surprise. In fact, when he saw Lu Qing's outfit, he had already guessed why Lu Qing came.
"With your limited strength, you still want to participate in the trial. Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Of course I am afraid." Lu Qing smiled, "But I am still somewhat confident in my own abilities."
"Confident? Who can come here without confidence? I have seen many guys like you who think they have some ability and that nothing can stop them. Boy, I advise you to think carefully and don't throw your life away in vain."
The old man sneered.
"Thank you for your concern, but I still want to give it a try."
Lu Qing was not angry, but continued to affirm.
The old man didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Qing quietly. After a few breaths, he saw that he was still standing there motionless.
He snorted coldly: "Since you are so eager to die, then follow me."
The old man stood up, pushed open a door next to him and walked in.
Lu Qing didn't hesitate and followed him in.
Then he discovered that there was another world behind the door, which was a large stone chamber.
There are complicated runes on the stone chamber. Obviously, a powerful formation has been arranged in this stone chamber.
The old man waved his hand, and in the center of the stone chamber, a stone pillar covered by a light curtain of formation slowly rose up.
"If you want to participate in the trial, you must get a certificate. As long as you can break this stone pillar and get the jade talisman inside, it means you are qualified to participate in the trial. If you can't even break the stone pillar, then get out."
Lu Qing looked towards the stone pillar, feeling the power of the light curtain of the formation on it.
He was not surprised by this process.
Because before he came, Taoist Wubao had already told him that if he wanted to participate in the trial of the Netherworld Palace, he must have a certificate.
Whether or not one can obtain the certificate is the minimum standard that the Nether Palace has for the trial-taker's cultivation.
Lu Qing looked at the stone pillar and didn't see him make any movement, but a ray of sword light was emitted according to his mind.
With just a slight sound, the several layers of formation light curtains, along with the stone pillars, were easily cut open by the sword light like tofu, revealing a jade talisman inside.
"Senior, do I qualify?" Lu Qing asked respectfully.
When the old man saw the sword light emitted by Lu Qing, a hint of unknown color suddenly flashed in his turbid eyes.
But he quickly restrained himself and snorted coldly: "You are quite capable."
Then he stretched out his hand, took the jade talisman and threw it to Lu Qing.
"But I advise you to be more cautious in the trial with only this little ability. There are many people who are stronger than you!"
"Thank you for your concern, senior." Lu Qing took the jade talisman and said respectfully.
"It's none of my business. You are the one who is looking for death anyway. There will be a trial in half a month. The location is inside the jade talisman. You can go there then.
Remember, the person in charge of the trial only recognizes the talisman, not the person. If you die and the jade talisman is taken away by someone else, then that person will be able to take the trial in your place.
Of course, that would just be one more person dying.”
The old man said in a stiff tone.
(End of this chapter)
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