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Chapter 143: Ox Demon and Horse Face in the Netherworld, The Golden Heavenly King's Ascend Tower Gra
Chapter 143: Ox Demon and Horse Face in the Netherworld, The Golden Heavenly King's Ascend Tower Grand Master 【Seeking Monthly Votes】 (Part 1)
"Ox Demon, please wait!"
Nanhuofu looked at the towering figure, resembling a tower, and raised his hand, a gentle expression appearing on his face as he called out.
Li Che had originally planned to leave.
He still had important matters to attend to, and he was also worried that Nanhuofu would force him to stay.
Nanhuofu was a Primordial Image Realm existence, and in the Divine Image Realm, his illusory form was only half-baked, but his Primordial Image was considered a perfect Divine Image expert.
Rank suppression was the ultimate power in the Divine Image Realm.
Li Che naturally had to be cautious, maintaining a high level of vigilance, always ready to grasp the Flying Thunder Chess Piece and use it to teleport away.
The Ox Demon, wearing a mask, stared at Nanhuofu.
The Ascend Tower State had already retreated, but the scorching hot Blood Qi Furnace still roared, distorting the surrounding space.
Nanhuofu stood at a distance, indicating that he had no ill intentions, and he used his divine sense to transmit his thoughts, clarifying his stance.
"Ox Demon, you and Horse Face must be from the same organization, right?"
Nanhuofu asked through divine sense transmission.
"I don't know, but if you want us to take action, what price are you willing to pay?"
Nanhuofu knew that the Ox Demon was wary of him.
According to the information he had gathered, the Ox Demon was extremely cautious and rarely put himself in dangerous situations.
Therefore, Nanhuofu got straight to the point and clearly stated his intention of asking the Ox Demon to stay.
Li Che was stunned, thinking that another cultivator wanted to hire the Ox Demon and Horse Face?
After Li Qing Shan, did Nanhuofu also want to employ the Ox Demon and Horse Face?
Were these people treating the Ox Demon and Horse Face as a killer organization?
All sorts of employment...
It was quite tempting!
Li Che's heart even skipped a beat...
Why not really create a killer organization?
Horse Face sniping is essentially professional assassination, right?
And the Ox Demon... moving silently in the darkness, killing and then leaving without a trace.
They were also professionals!
Killing and retrieving corpses for a fee, and earning a commission from employment...
Li Che's heart raced, and the idea of creating an organization began to take root.
Ox Demon and Horse Face...
If he were to create a killer organization, he would call it...
The Netherworld?
"It depends on your request."
Li Che snapped back to his senses, lowering his voice and responding through divine sense transmission.
Nanhuofu's eyes flickered slightly.
This was promising!
It seemed that the Ox Demon and Horse Face indeed came from the same organization.
However, the nature and overall strength of this organization were unknown.
It was unclear whether there was a Divine Embryo Realm grandmaster presiding over the organization.
In the Divine Capital of the Great Jing Dynasty, there was a top-tier assassin organization called Lie Shen Pavilion, which was extremely mysterious. It was said that even Divine Embryo Realm grandmasters could be hunted down!
However, the Lie Shen Pavilion's minimum scope of action was Dao City, and even in Prefecture Cities, their assassins rarely made an appearance.
Therefore, Nanhuofu had never come into contact with them.
Additionally, the price to employ the Lie Shen Pavilion's assassins was extremely high, with a significant premium.
Were the Ox Demon and Horse Face from the Lie Shen Pavilion?
Probably not...
But Nanhuofu still needed to show sincerity.
"What does Sect Master Nanhuofu want us to do?"
Li Che saw that Nanhuofu was deep in thought, so he asked again.
Nanhuofu raised his head and responded through divine sense.
"Kill."
"Who?"
"Divine Arrow Commander Wen Longshan."
"..."
"And the City Lord of Golden Light City, Su Huaili."
"..."
Li Che fell silent.
He was a bit dazed.
Was this the gentle-faced, elegant-mannered Sect Master Nanhuofu?
Li Che had been so close to the previous incident that he had witnessed it clearly.
If not for City Lord Su Huaili ordering the Divine Archer Wen Longshan to take action, Xu Jiu Qing's Corpse Curse Seal would have been taken away by the Corpse Deity Sect expert today.
Nanhuofu had been humiliated by Su Huaili, but he had not reacted at the time and endured it.
Li Che had felt then that Nanhuofu was very patient.
But patience was one thing, and whether he was angry was another.
Li Che had heard from Li Qing Shan that Nanhuofu had always wanted to kill City Lord Su Huaili, and the two seemed to have a deep grudge.
Su Huaili had publicly humiliated Nanhuofu, practically forcing him to take action.
But Nanhuofu had endured it.
Su Huaili was the City Lord appointed by the Great Jing Dynasty's court, while Nanhuofu was the Sect Master of a Divine Sect branch.
Strictly speaking, City Lord Su Huaili's status was slightly higher.
After all, although the Great Jing Dynasty had declined somewhat compared to its heyday,
The court was still the most powerful force within the Great Jing Dynasty.
However...
As the City Lord, Su Huaili was aiding the Corpse Deity Sect...
Just based on this, Li Che had a reason to kill him.
A City Lord assisting a sect that rebelled against the Great Jing Dynasty... Was that really okay? Regardless of whether there was a problem or not, even if there were internal affairs.
Li Che despised it.
This constant observer who suddenly took action was very provoking.
"Sect Master, you're joking... What is City Lord Su Huaili's strength?"
Li Che thought for a moment and asked through divine sense transmission.
"At the peak of the Primordial Image Realm, he has likely cultivated a Primordial Spirit, but it's unlikely that he has stepped into the Divine Primordial Realm..."
"Doesn't your organization have an intelligence department? Aren't you aware of Su Huaili's identity?"
Nanhuofu asked with a frown.
"We didn't plan to kill Su Huaili, so we didn't investigate... And a task involving a Primordial Image expert is not easy to accept."
Li Che shook his head.
No wonder Nanhuofu had to endure it; Su Huaili's strength... was even higher than he had imagined!
Nanhuofu's eyes flickered, and he smiled, not finding it strange.
Assassins completed tasks one by one.
It wasn't unusual for him to seek them out without prior intelligence.
"Su Huaili..."
"Is the junior disciple of Ji Mo Li."
"A Divine Child."
Nanhuofu transmitted his thoughts in a calm tone.
His voice was like thunder, reverberating in Li Che's ears, causing his pupils to constrict slightly behind the Ox Demon mask.
Ji Mo Li?!
The formidable Pacifying Tyrant of the Great Jing Dynasty?
No...
How could a small city like Golden Light City have a disciple of a grandmaster like Ji Mo Li?!
Could it be that Nanhuofu also had a grudge against this Pacifying Tyrant Ji Mo Li?!
"Then let's not kill Su Huaili for now... Can we kill the Divine Arrow Commander Wen Longshan instead?"
"Eight Eight Extremes Aura Crystals!"
Nanhuofu's transmitted thoughts were deep and solemn.
That Divine Arrow Commander Wen Longshan had been transferred from the Prefecture City, and he posed a great threat...
To kill Su Huaili, they must eliminate this Divine Archer first.
Li Che originally planned to crush the Flying Thunder Chess Piece and leave directly.
However, the amount of information he provided was truly overwhelming.
"To kill Su Huaili... I can add a Seven Elements Aura Crystal!"
Nan Lihuo was truly investing heavily, revealing his intense desire to kill.
It was well-known that the price of a Seven Elements Aura Crystal even surpassed that of a lower-grade Seven Elements Divine Armament.
This was mainly because the Seven Elements Aura Crystal was extremely rare and an excellent cultivation resource.
Once it appeared, it would be used up in cultivation.
Being able to produce a Seven Elements Divine Armament didn't necessarily mean one could also provide a Seven Elements Aura Crystal!
Li Che's heart stirred.
With a single Seven Elements Aura Crystal, he could probably fully cultivate his Seven Rounds Divine Foundation, right?
For Li Che, who had ordinary talent in divine energy, this Aura Crystal was indeed very tempting.
However, his heart's desire didn't change the fact that temptation often came with danger.
"First, kill Wen Longshan, and we'll establish trust between us as a warm-up..."
Nan Lihuo spoke in a low voice.
Then, he raised his hand and shot a piece of paper, which landed in the Ox Demon's hand.
"This is the intelligence on Wen Longshan."
"Are you willing to take on this task?"
Nan Lihuo seemed to think of the Ox Demon's heroic temperament of hating evil, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he added, "Su Huaili... isn't a good person. You can investigate this yourself!"
Li Che paused for a moment.
Without saying much, his gaze fell on the intelligence in his hand. Nan Lihuo seemed to have prepared everything, and he had long harbored murderous intentions towards Su Huaili and Wen Longshan.
The events of this night seemed to have catalyzed this murderous intent.
Su Huaili was a disciple of Ji Mo Li, the Pacifying Tyrant...
With his deep background, he was definitely extremely difficult to kill!
Why did Nan Lihuo want to kill Su Huaili? Could he withstand the wrath of a Divine Embryo Realm grand cultivator? Even the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect might not be able to protect him.
Li Che fell silent.
No wonder Nan Lihuo had to endure; the power behind Su Huaili was something he couldn't afford to offend.
Li Che wanted to understand one thing.
"One last question, if Su Huaili is a disciple of the Pacifying Tyrant, why do you want to kill him?"
"And why did he force you to take action?"
Li Che lowered his hood and raised his cute Ox Demon mask, looking at Nan Lihuo from a distance of several dozen zhang.
The two exchanged information swiftly amidst the wind and snow.
Upon hearing this question, Nan Lihuo seemed to hesitate, his entire body appearing aged, his once straight back now slightly hunched.
As if he had remembered something that exhausted him.
"It's best if you don't ask..."
"I have my reasons."
This answer was rather ambiguous, but Li Che could sense Nan Lihuo's emotions.
As if he truly knew the reason, and it would bring chaos and trouble upon him.
Li Che didn't want to get involved in such a troublesome matter, so he glanced at the intelligence on Wen Longshan.
Then, he put the intelligence away.
"I'll take it."
"First, kill only Wen Longshan."
"The City Lord Su Huaili... we'll talk about that later."
After speaking, the Ox Demon flicked his finger, and a white chess piece shot out, landing in Nan Lihuo's hand.
"When will we take action? Crush it."
"Eight Eight Extremes Aura Crystals, kill eight of them. If we fail, we split the reward."
"I'll take action with Horse Face."
"Two as a deposit."
The Ox Demon said indifferently.
Nan Lihuo laughed and threw two Eight Extremes Aura Crystals to Li Che before cupping his hands, "A deal is a deal."
Suddenly, he looked at the Ox Demon in the wind and snow, who seemed to be gradually fading away.
His divine sense rippled, and he asked telepathically.
"May I ask, where do you and Horse Face come from...?"
"Is it... the Divine Hunter Pavilion?"
Nan Lihuo was curious.
However...
The Ox Demon seemed to chuckle softly.
Instead of using divine sense to communicate, he opened his mouth, and his deep voice echoed in the snowy field.
"The Netherworld."
Nan Lihuo stood still, and the wind and snow suddenly intensified, but when he looked again, the Ox Demon had already disappeared without a trace.
Even with Nan Lihuo's incredibly powerful divine sense locking onto him, he couldn't perceive how the Ox Demon had vanished.
It was as if... the Ox Demon had simply disappeared into thin air.
The Netherworld?
Nan Lihuo furrowed his brows, as he hadn't heard of this organization before...
But why did hearing this name make his body inexplicably feel a chill, as if... a sense of terror, as if death was staring him down.
Nan Lihuo exhaled, not thinking further.
His gaze swept over the chaotic Flowing Sword Peak.
But he felt relieved.
Because the hidden Corpse Deity Sect experts within the mountain gate had been eliminated, and the hidden threat had greatly diminished.
"Su Huaili..."
Nan Lihuo's eyes flashed.
He hadn't expected Su Huaili to take action tonight.
After all, Ji Mo Li, the Pacifying Tyrant, was dealing with the Corpse Deity Sect in the rebellion, and Su Huaili, his small disciple, was helping the Corpse Deity Sect experts...
Su Huaili probably wanted to disgust Nan Lihuo with this matter, purely forcing him to take action.
If not...
Then the problem... would be quite serious.
...
...
Golden Light City, Falling Flower Lane.
Inside the Independent Workshop.
Li Che held the Flying Thunder Chess Piece and returned to the courtyard.
In the courtyard, sounds of breathing filled the air, rising and falling like thunder.
His gaze swept across the room, where seven Painter of Immortals' clones were sitting in meditation, diligently and earnestly cultivating their divine energy.
This level of effort made Li Che break into a sweat.
He felt like a heartless capitalist.
After a glance, he didn't disturb the seven hardworking and diligent versions of himself cultivating divine energy.
He sat in meditation in the courtyard's bamboo chair.
A thick layer of snow had accumulated, making everything appear white.
Li Che, in his Ox Demon disguise, sat upright in the chair, and when he raised his hand, a high-grade Heaven and Earth Jade appeared in his palm—this was the collection of a Divine Image Realm elder! It was his reward for choosing to engage in close combat with Xu Jiu Qing after confirming that he couldn't kill him.
The goal of close combat was actually to touch the corpse in advance.
He flicked his finger, and the Heaven and Earth Jade was collected into the Heaven and Earth space.
Under Li Che's Ox Demon mask, lines of heaven and earth intertwined.
Instantly, images began to flicker before his eyes.
Thick black smoke billowed continuously, as if it were rushing at high speed.
Li Che couldn't help but be speechless.
"Still transmitting... it's so slow."
Compared to the instantaneous movement of the Flying Thunder Chess Piece, it was indeed much slower.
(End of Chapter)
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