Immortality begins with exchanging talent attributes.

Jiande Prefecture City, Xuanyiwei Yamen, Mission Hall.

Zhou Yan shifted his gaze from the tasks at the top.

The Wusheng Sect.

These three words are unpleasant to look at.

However, the tasks below also displease people.

Non-mandatory mission: Capture the traitor Shen Zhongheng.

Introduction: Shen Zhongheng, known as "Raging Wave Palm," was originally a commander of the Xuanyi Guard in Jiande Prefecture. He reached the third stage of the Acquired Realm, the Heavenly Rain Descending Realm, and is skilled in the martial art "Sixty-Four Palms of Raging Waves," which is extremely dangerous.

Rewards for completing the mission: One martial arts technique from the armory, 1,000 merit points, and a promotion of one rank.

The reward was so generous that Zhou Yan was envious.

But Zhou Yan frowned; he felt something was off.

The mission description mentions "Raging Wave Palm" and also states that Shen Zhongheng is skilled in "Sixty-Four Palms of Raging Waves".

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Shen Zhongheng's palm technique was indeed very strong, but if he remembered correctly, the other party's entry was blue: "Master of both fist and palm techniques".

The fist is in front of the palm.

If the opponent is more skilled in palm techniques, then why not "master of both palm and fist techniques" or something else?

The mission descriptions for the Black-Clad Guards cannot be written haphazardly.

But the entries won't lie to him.

This shows that Shen Zhongheng had something else up his sleeve.

He kept this in mind, and had a premonition that he would meet him again in the future.

At that time...

The gaze continued downwards.

The tasks on the notice board are all kinds of things.

Some were investigating the Giant Whale Gang's salt smuggling activities outside the city, others were cracking down on bandit gangs on trade routes, and still others were tracking down cult agents and escorting important prisoners.

Rewards range from a dozen to hundreds of merit points.

Zhou Yan glanced at it briefly and immediately understood what was going on.

But he wasn't ready to take on the mission right now.

He currently has new martial arts skills yet to be practiced, and he hasn't mastered the existing ones yet, so his need for merit points isn't very high.

After leaving the mission hall, Li Kun looked at the sky and said to Zhou Yan:

"We were supposed to have a welcome dinner for you tonight, but the brothers are still recovering from their injuries, and Commander Lu is still recuperating, so we'll have to postpone it for now..."

Zhou Yan smiled and interrupted:

"I appreciate the sentiment, but let's talk about a welcome-back dinner after the brothers have recovered."

Li Kun nodded.

"Alright."

After exchanging a few more words, Zhou Yan prepared to go home to practice martial arts.

Just then, a woman of considerable height, only slightly shorter than Zhou Yan, strode over.

She first glanced at Li Kun expressionlessly, then looked Zhou Yan up and down.

When Li Kun saw her coming, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly clasped his hands in greeting.

"I have met Lieutenant Zhou."

Seeing this, Zhou Yan also clasped his hands in a salute.

"You're the country bumpkin who saved Commander Lu?"

Zhou Yan raised an eyebrow slightly.

At the same time, a green light appeared above the other person's head.

[Hammer Master (Green)]

[The target state is stable; the replacement requires a lifespan of 5 years.]

He glanced at the copper hammers on the other person's waist out of the corner of his eye, and a thought struck him.

His expression remained unchanged, and he clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying:

"Zhou Yan greets Commandant Zhou."

The woman glanced at him a few more times and then said nothing more.

They bypassed him and entered the mission hall directly.

After she had walked away, Li Kun whispered:

"Her name is Zhou Jing, a captain of the Black-Clad Guards, and she works for Commander Fang."

"Fang Baihu?"

Zhou Yan was a little confused, but then he seemed to remember something.

"The Fang family?"

Li Kun nodded and said:

"That's right, it's the Fang family. Fang Baihu and Lu Baihu have always been at odds, and their subordinates also look down on each other."

"The Fang family also has members at the Innate Realm?"

Zhou Yan asked thoughtfully.

"Do you think the Innate Realm is as common as cabbage?"

Li Kun rolled his eyes at him and said irritably:

"Although there is no Innate Realm expert, the Fang family patriarch is a third-rank official of the imperial court, and there is also an elder in the family who is an Innate Grandmaster. Their strength is among the best in Jiande Prefecture."

He nodded, indicating that he understood.

It seems that there is no place without fighting. It was like this in Qingzhou's prison, and it is still like this now that I am in the Xuanyi Guard.

However, he's just a small fry now, so he shouldn't be implicated, right?

……

After parting ways with Li Kun, Zhou Yan, dressed in the uniform of a black-clad guard, left the inner city alone.

This time, most passersby kept their distance from him and no longer gave him mocking looks.

Zhou Yan traveled all the way to the outer city.

He found a blacksmith shop not far from his residence.

The blacksmith shop owner became noticeably more respectful when he saw that the man was dressed in the black uniform of a guard.

After Zhou Yan explained his needs, the blacksmith's expression turned somewhat strange.

"Sir, are you sure you want something this heavy?"

Zhou Yan nodded.

"Sure."

The boss looked at Zhou Yan's physique again, but in the end didn't dare to ask any more questions.

He paid a deposit of one tael of silver, agreed to pick it up the next day, and then turned and left.

This time, the meteor hammer he requested weighed more than twice as much as before, so even though it was all scrap metal, it still cost him a full three taels of silver.

Back home, Zhou Yan greeted Uncle Zheng, changed into a set of short martial arts training clothes, and went into the training room.

The practice room was large, but there wasn't much inside; it looked like it hadn't been used for a long time.

Zhou Yan took out the "Thunderbolt Saber Technique" and began to study it carefully.

The "divine weapon" for practicing the Bronze Body Kung Fu is not yet ready. He plans to practice his swordsmanship first, and then practice "Tiger Subduing Fist" and "Mountain Step" later.

Now that there are so many martial arts techniques available, he feels like he doesn't have enough time.

The "Thunderbolt Blade Technique" consists of eight moves, emphasizing explosive power and speed.

The description says it's an intermediate-level knife technique.

However, once mastered, it can unleash the power of a superior technique.

Memorize the sword techniques and incantations in the martial arts manual.

Half an hour later, he closed the manual and drew the black-clad guard's standard longsword that he had just received that day.

The blade is straight, gleaming coldly, about four fingers wide, with a slightly curved tip.

It can be considered a good knife.

However, after receiving it, Zhou Yan still felt it was a bit too light.

Walk to the center of the practice room and stand still.

He turned and slashed.

call!

A strong wind suddenly arose.

With the third level of Yi Jin Jing and the amplification from "Nine Oxen and Two Tigers' Strength", even without the restrictions being lifted, his strength still far surpasses that of other martial artists at the same level.

The moment the long sword was slashed out, a short, sharp explosion even rang out in the air.

Zhou Yan twisted his wrist in the process.

The blade flashed and swirled.

With a slight sinking of his feet and a burst of power from his waist and back, the second strike followed closely behind.

The Thunderclap Blade Technique unleashes a powerful burst of power.

I don't seek a protracted battle, I only seek to crush my opponent in an instant.

The more Zhou Yan practiced, the brighter his eyes became.

Inside the training room, the glint of blades flashed continuously.

A strong wind howled.

For a moment, only the sound of long swords cutting through the air could be heard inside the room.

……

Deep in the Qingmang Mountains, in a cave.

Wumian sat cross-legged, practicing his internal energy. Beside him, Wan Ning, with black hair and a black beard, was applying acupuncture to him.

Invisible ripples continuously spread from the faceless body.

Wherever the ripples passed, a fine layer of frost quickly formed on the cave walls.

After a while.

Wan Ning flicked his sleeve, put away all the silver needles, and exhaled heavily.

"Your Majesty, you still need to return to the temple to recuperate properly."

A high-pitched child's voice echoed inside the cave.

"That old bastard Wu Yuntian may not be very strong, but he has a nose like a dog. If I leave first, you will definitely be caught."

Faceless slowly finished his practice and said calmly upon hearing this.

"How about the Longevity Pill?"

Upon hearing about the Longevity Pill, Wan Ning's face darkened.

"Although it contains the blood and qi of more than ten thousand people, it lacks the most important ingredient, the sword bone medicinal guide, so it can only be considered a remnant pill now."

The faceless mask faced him and said calmly:

"How much longer can one's lifespan be increased?"

"this……"

Wan Ning hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Theoretically, it can extend one's lifespan by hundreds of years, but since the residual souls of tens of thousands of people have not been cleared, no one can withstand it. If one forcibly takes it, one's mind will be overwhelmed by the tens of thousands of souls, and one will die on the spot."

unless……"

"explain!"

"Unless one possesses the supreme treasure Soul-Destroying Pearl, and is supplemented with pure Yang energy, one can suppress it to some extent and avoid dying suddenly after taking the pill."

The child's voice from Wanning was sharp.

"Soul-Destroying Bead..."

The faceless man murmured.

Do you know the location of this treasure?

"I am unaware."

Wanning replied.

"Gong Changying, come in."

A faceless voice echoed from the cave.

A short while later, Gong Changying, Shen Zhongheng, and the man in the pig-face mask walked in.

"I have met the Dharma King and Dharma Protectors."

The three bowed.

The faceless figure faces three people.

That face, devoid of features and expressionless, sent a chill down the spines of all three.

"The sect has sacrificed a great deal for this mission, but now it's practically a failure. Do you all know your sins?"

Gong Changying's face turned pale, and she immediately knelt on one knee.

"Your subordinate knows his sins and begs Your Majesty for mercy."

Shen Zhongheng also knelt down.

"Please, Your Majesty, have mercy."

The man in the pig-faced mask didn't speak; he simply knelt silently.

But his short, stocky body was trembling slightly.

"snort!"

Faceless snorted coldly:

"Have mercy? When the cult leader blames you, do you want me to take the fall for you?"

The three of them repeatedly said, "We dare not."

Seeing that the three of them were covered in cold sweat from fright, Faceless then said:

"I don't care what methods you use, but within three years, I want the Soul-Destroying Pearl. If I find it, you live! If I don't, you die!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The three of them clasped their hands in a gesture of respect.

……