After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 41 Assassination Attack 2
He swiftly pulled out a sharp dagger, muttering "Die!" and stabbed at Lin Yan.

She, who had been "unconscious," suddenly opened her eyes. Her hand, hidden beneath her wide sleeves, swiftly unleashed a third-grade binding talisman, while her other hand gathered spiritual power and struck his wrist. He winced in pain, and the dagger in his hand flew to the ground.

The dagger clattered to the ground. He was bound by a binding talisman and could not move, so he could only stand still and use his spiritual power to attack.

However, his attack was blasted away by her spiritual power, and he was then bound by the Immortal Binding Rope.

"You...you weren't under the influence of hallucinogenic smoke!" The male cultivator's eyes were filled with fear.

With an elegant gesture, she poured herself a cup of light tea and questioned him calmly and deliberately: "Do you want to confess yourself, or should I ask you?"

The male cultivator trembled slightly, but remained silent.

She understood; this man was trying to struggle and gain leverage for himself. But she wouldn't let him have his way.

Lin Yan took out an empty box and said, "This contains the Tendon-Shattering Pill. After taking it, a cultivator's meridians will gradually rupture, and there is no antidote. In just a quarter of an hour, all your meridians will be ruptured, turning you into a cripple. You will not die immediately, but will die after enduring the pain of ruptured meridians."

The male cultivator swallowed hard in fear. His body began to tremble uncontrollably, and his legs seemed to have lost all strength, causing him to collapse to the ground.

Seeing this, she said casually, "Of course, if you confess on your own initiative, you won't need to take the Tendon-Shattering Pill, and I will let you leave."

"I...I said..."

The male cultivator confessed everything.

This organization has murdered many cultivators by selling hallucinogenic flowers, and rarely failed. Seeing that the matter of the hallucinogenic flowers was exposed in Jade Disc Square and widely shared by many cultivators, the organization took it seriously.

The poster was a Golden Core cultivator, but the organization hasn't been able to find out yet, because they rarely provoke Golden Core cultivators.

However, the first comment was posted by a cultivator without verified cultivation level, and they immediately thought of the Qi Refining cultivator who had caused their downfall, so they followed the clues and investigated.

Upon learning that she was going to travel to the far north by airship, they organized this operation on the airship.

The bound male cultivator trembled and begged for mercy: "Fairy, I've told you everything I know, and you promised to let me go..."

Lin Yan put down her teacup and unleashed a cold, sharp blade of energy from her hand, which instantly pierced the male cultivator's head. His pupils dilated, and he lost his life.

She never specified what kind of "departure" it was; death is also a form of departure.

Lin Yan looked at the Red Enchantress and asked, "Can you eat this?"

In the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons, the Crimson Enchantress usually feigns pitifulness to lower a cultivator's guard before delivering a fatal blow and absorbing their cultivation. This male cultivator isn't practicing any strange or eerie techniques, so the Crimson Enchantress should be able to absorb his cultivation.

The rabbit tilted its head and turned its back in disgust.

Ah this...

She was in a bit of a dilemma, struggling with how to dispose of the corpse.

Lin Yan had a sudden inspiration and came up with a solution. There were actually thugs infiltrating the flying boat, intending to assassinate the distinguished guest; this was a matter for the Chamber of Commerce to handle, not something she needed to worry about.

The person was still wearing the robes of a flying boat crew member, so the Chamber of Commerce couldn't escape responsibility. They had to respectfully ask her not to spread the word, lest the people on the flying boat panic and it damage the Chamber of Commerce's reputation.

She used her spiritual power to strike the hanging bell.

—Ding-a-ling! The bell rang crisply, and soon the guild's airship staff arrived.

After learning what had happened, and finding evidence that the substituted perfume powder remained in the vase, the person in charge of Feizhou immediately asked her not to publicize the matter and offered to compensate her, with the rest to be handled by the Chamber of Commerce.

She didn't ask for compensation. After having the private room cleaned, she left with the Red Enchantress.

Lin Yan came downstairs and ran into Gu Zhu on the second floor, which immediately made her feel unlucky. She really didn't want to run into two crazy people!
She didn't even glance at them, and walked straight down. The red-haired enchantress sitting on her shoulders rolled her eyes dramatically.

Tao Zhizhi walked out of the private room and affectionately took her third senior brother's arm. Today she wore a light blue dress with matching hair accessories, looking like a fairy emerging from the water, playful and cute.

"Third Senior Brother, what are you looking at?" She pouted, dissatisfied, when she saw that his gaze wasn't on her. Following his gaze, she only saw a fleeting figure in blue.

"It's nothing, let's go." Gu Zhu snapped out of her daze and adopted a gentle and doting expression.

"Yes, I heard from other cultivators that there's a pill-refining competition among the disciples of the Pill Refining Hall today."

The competition among alchemists is nothing more than alchemy, and it's certainly not as exciting as the competitions of other cultivators. However, alchemy practitioners usually cultivate in a quiet place, and few others can see them doing so, which makes other cultivators curious about the alchemy process.

Tao Zhizhi said with a playful regret, "Second Senior Brother has a high talent for alchemy, and he is definitely better than the cultivators in the Pill Hall. It's a pity that Second Senior Brother never allows others to disturb him when he is refining pills, and I have never seen the process of Second Senior Brother refining pills."

Gu Zhu said indulgently, "Alchemy requires cultivators to concentrate fully and cannot be disturbed by others. Today, the alchemists of the Pill Cultivation Hall are competing in public, which is nothing more than refining ordinary pills. How can they be compared with Second Senior Brother?"

The two chatted and laughed as they went downstairs to the deck.

A platform was set up in the middle of the deck, and the two alchemists stood on it, waiting for the time of the competition to arrive.

Unable to squeeze in, Lin Yan asked other cultivators who were also unable to get in, and learned the whole story.

Recently, two alchemists got into a dispute, which started as a verbal argument but somehow escalated into a battle of honor. Today, the loser will not only have to kneel before the winner in public but also admit that he was inferior in skill.

The arena was surrounded by onlookers, all whispering and discussing the competition. She noticed a betting stall nearby and went over to take a look.

The cultivator in charge of the stall saw that she was wearing a third-grade magic robe and judged that she must have a lot of spirit stones on her. He took out the information board of the two cultivators who were about to compete and said, "Fairy, are you interested in placing a bet? This is the information of the two. You can take a look. There is still a while before the betting closes."

Before Lin Yan could respond, a small hand snatched the information board away. She frowned, sensing an inexplicable hostility.

"Third senior brother, this betting is quite interesting. Look at these two people's information, who do you think will win?" Tao Zhizhi didn't think there was anything wrong with taking away the board, and still asked her senior brother next to her with an innocent look.

Gu Zhu knew nothing about alchemy, but seeing that the two people were listed as having the same alchemy level, he casually pointed to one and said, "Him."

"Then let's place two mid-grade spirit stones, one for you and one for me."

Gu Zhu said indulgently that he would offer the two mid-grade spirit stones. If he won, all the spirit stones would go to his junior sister.

Seeing him take out two mid-grade spirit stones and place a bet, Lin Yan scoffed, took out two high-grade spirit stones from her storage bag, and placed them on the side opposite the two men.

Thank you everyone for your votes, ^, I'm in tears.

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