Soul Town: Claiming the throne? You've asked my Tian Ce Army, haven't you?

Li Moxuan pondered for a moment, then looked up and asked, "What level of divine power have you reached?"

"The Four Realms of Immortality..."

Tang Tiannan didn't seem particularly proud. He had been stuck at the fourth level of the Immortal Realm for ten years, and he probably wouldn't have the chance to advance any further.

"Fine, but I don't want your hidden weapon techniques. I want you to guide me in my cultivation process..."

Upon hearing this, Tang Tiannan's expression immediately turned strange. "How could I possibly teach a genius like you?"

"Ahem, if you encounter difficulties during your cultivation, I can help you resolve them, but each Deity has their own unique cultivation method!"

"Instead of blindly imitating me, you'd better figure out your own cultivation method. If you try to learn from me, you might end up stuck at the fourth level of immortality just like me..."

I see...

Li Moxuan suddenly remembered the legendary swordsman who had successfully ascended to godhood that Su Xuanwei had once mentioned; he was most likely Tie Zu.

If he hadn't yet ascended to godhood at this time, perhaps I could ask him for guidance, since I also wield a sword...

"Okay, but I should also be able to accept bounty missions from the Tang Clan, right?"

Since he was already there, Li Moxuan planned to collect as much spiritual energy as possible to prepare for building his power later. While doing bounty missions, he also planned to inquire about the swordsman.

"sure……"

Tang Tiannan readily agreed, "Come with me! I'll arrange a place for you to stay. Also, keep this waist token!"

"I have no intention of joining the Tang Clan..."

"I know, but you don't have the Tang Clan's insignia. You'll be shot by crossbows if you enter or leave Qianji City. Having this will make things easier!"

Li Moxuan thought about it and agreed, then took the waist token. "I'll return it to you later..."

"Alright, let's go!"

Tang Tiannan brought Li Moxuan to the Wanji Hall and introduced him to the higher-ups of the Tang Clan, "This is my disciple. He will stay in the Tang Clan for the time being, but he will not join..."

This was something he had discussed with Li Moxuan beforehand. After all, if one didn't want to join the Tang Sect but still wanted to move around within it, a suitable identity was necessary.

There are only a few high-ranking members left in the Tang Clan. Apart from the deputy sect leader Tang Wusheng, there are only a few hall masters left. Among them, the hall master of the Punishment Hall is Tang Wusheng's wife, Mo Lan.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the hall masters were somewhat strange. Since there was no risk of becoming the next sect leader if they did not join the Tang Sect, what was the big deal?

Is it really necessary to make such a big fuss?

After meeting Li Moxuan and noticing his godhood at the ninth level of the World Forging Realm, Mo Lan understood why Tang Tiannan valued him so much...

It's rare to see someone who's only around twenty years old and has already reached the ninth level of the Divine Realm, but the Tang Sect isn't without such geniuses.

Take, for example, Vice Sect Master Tang Wusheng. He's only twenty-nine years old, yet he's already reached the initial stage of the Immortal realm. He's the one on whom the Tang Sect places the most hope...

After the introductions, Tang Tiannan asked Tang Wusheng and his wife to stay behind. "Mo Lan, take him to Tingyu Pavilion and arrange for him to stay there..."

"Yes, Sect Master..."

Mo Lan walked to Li Moxuan's side and said, "Come with me!"

After the two left, Tang Tiannan beckoned to Tang Wusheng, "Wusheng, come here, I have something to tell you!"

"Yes, Sect Master..."

"Wusheng, there's no one here now, so there's no need for titles..."

"Yes, Uncle..."

Tang Wusheng walked up to Tang Tiannan, waiting for him to speak, his entire demeanor as if he were a machine, devoid of any emotion...

"Wusheng, he's already dead... It's time to let go. Try to smile more often; it's not nice to have a cold face all the time..."

Tang Wusheng clenched his fists and took a deep breath. "Uncle... it's impossible now, ever since the day he killed my mother..."

Tang Tiannan was silent for a moment, then sighed, "I'll only manage the Tang Clan for you for one year. After one year, you will be the new Tang Clan leader..."

"He hid something from me before he died. The mission to assassinate that swordsman was issued by someone in the Tang Sect. I will find out who it was a year from now!"

"From now on, the Tang Clan will be in your hands. Whether it prospers or declines is up to you..."

Meanwhile, Mo Lan was leading Li Moxuan to Tingyu Pavilion, Tang Tiannan's former residence, which had been uninhabited for quite some time.

"Since you're going to take on the Tang Clan's mission, you'll need a code name for 'Walking the Tang Clan.' Have you thought of what to call yourself?"

Li Moxuan pondered for a moment, "Let's call her Lingyan, Lingyan from Lingyan Pavilion..."

"Hmm, that sounds pretty good..."

Mo Lan led Li Moxuan to a courtyard with a clear pond, a patch of green bamboo, and a small pavilion.

At the very center stands a wooden pavilion, with the three large characters "Tingyuxuan" (Listening to the Rain Pavilion) inscribed on a plaque above it. The entire courtyard exudes an atmosphere of tranquility and seclusion.

"This was the sect leader's former residence. Although it hasn't been lived in for a long time, it's still cleaned regularly every day, and there are plenty of daily necessities..."

"Since you haven't joined the Tang Clan, you'll need a special waist tag. I'll have one made for you and send it over tomorrow. You can stay here for now!"

After saying that, Mo Lan left. Li Moxuan turned around, closed the courtyard gate, and walked into Tingyu Pavilion alone.

After some exploration, Li Moxuan roughly understood the layout of Tingyuxuan and entered the bedroom on the second floor, where he sat cross-legged on the bed alone.

As his thoughts drifted into Chang'an, Li Moxuan found Li Shimin, who was busy at work, chanting incantations while making hand seals.

What are you doing?

"Planning!"

Li Shimin was quite straightforward, "In a few decades, you from this timeline will appear in the underworld. I need to make arrangements quickly, in case anything goes wrong, you will be gone..."

Chapter 335: Attentive Service

Li Moxuan stepped forward, sat down next to Li Shimin, and asked, "I seem to have hit a bottleneck. Can you help me figure out what's wrong?"

Li Shimin immediately saw through his situation, "Because you have entered the pinnacle of the Forging Realm..."

"Extreme Realm?"

"Yes, in addition to the nine minor realms between each major realm, there is also a hidden tenth minor realm—the Ultimate Realm!"

"The conditions for this extreme realm are extremely demanding. Only the most elite among those with divine essence within their bodies can reach this realm, and their physical constitution will also be correspondingly stronger..."

Li Moxuan roughly understood what he meant. The divine spark within him was capable of supporting him as a guardian deity, and was naturally among the top tier.

"Alright, I have to get back to work. If you don't have anything else, you can leave now!"

Seeing Li Shimin turn to see him off, Li Moxuan didn't intend to stay any longer. He left Chang'an City, returned to Tingyuxuan, and lay down on the bed.

After spending so long in the cell, it's time to take a break...

Afterwards, Li Moxuan used the code name Lingyan to carry out bounty missions within the Tang Sect. Of course, the missions he chose were all to kill those vicious and ruthless villains.

Although this resulted in him receiving lower bounties than others, he gained considerable prestige in the Great Thousand God Realm.

When Li Moxuan is on a mission, he always wears a black mask and a black robe, and his weapon is a sword. His waist tag only has the two characters "Lingyan" on it, without even the Tang Clan's insignia.

Because he never failed a mission, some people began to call him the Black-Clad Sword God and the Lingyan Sword God...

A year passed in this way, and Li Moxuan's divine realm reached the third level of creation, but his combat power was comparable to that of the fifth level of creation, even without summoning a guardian god.

Thousand Machine City, Suspended List Hall.

Li Moxuan, dressed in a black robe and carrying a black cloth bag, arrived at the counter and placed the bag on it. "I'm here to turn in my mission..."

Eleven-year-old Tang Wunian peeked out from behind the counter, "Brother Lingyan, you're back so soon?"

"It's you? Where's Sister Lan?"

Because he frequently took on missions, Li Moxuan inevitably came into contact with this group of people, and they gradually became familiar with each other. The "Sister Lan" he mentioned was actually Mo Lan.

Because of her pregnancy, Tang Tiannan transferred her from the Punishment Hall to the Bounty Hall, where she was specifically responsible for issuing bounty missions...

"Her due date is approaching, so I'm filling in for her..."

Tang Wunian opened the black cloth bag, and a bloody smell wafted out. He closed the bag without changing his expression.

Inside the black bag is the head of a man who, after raping and murdering a girl in the Great Thousand Human Realm, fled to the Great Thousand Divine Realm as a Deity.

The Tang Clan's branch in the Great Thousand Human Realm received a bounty from the girl's parents. After investigating the man's identity, the bounty was transferred to the Great Thousand Divine Realm.

However, since the man was a fourth-level Creation Realm Deity, the girl's parents only gave him 50,000 yuan, which was less than a second-level Creation Realm demon in terms of spiritual radiance. It was too little, and no one was willing to accept it.

Ultimately, this mission circled back to Thousand Machine City, and was finally accepted by Li Moxuan...

Tang Wunian instructed the people next to him to put away the black cloth bag. According to the rules, they would use special methods to preserve the head and then send it to the Tang Sect branch in the Great Thousand Human Realm.

Then the Tang Clan branch there will deliver the head to the girl's parents. Of course, if they don't want it, the Tang Clan will destroy it on their behalf. That's how thoughtful their service is!

Tang Wunian took out 50,000 yuan in cash and handed it to Li Moxuan. "Brother Lingyan, this is your bounty reward. Do you want me to exchange it for Spirit Glory Coins?"

Originally, the Tang Clan was supposed to take a share, but because Tang Tiannan had specifically instructed them to do so, they had never taken a share from Li Moxuan.

"no need……"

Li Moxuan pushed the money back, saying, "Please return this money to my employer for me!"

When the Tang Clan accepts a mission, they will investigate the bounty target and the employer who issued the mission. These investigation reports will eventually fall into the hands of the Tang Clan assassins who accept the mission.

Li Moxuan had read the information and learned that the employer's family was not well-off; they were honest and hardworking farmers, and their only daughter had been raped and murdered.

To avenge his daughter, he sold everything he owned, emptying his family's savings...

"Kid, you can't make money if you're too kind-hearted!"

A burly man who had come to accept the mission shook his head; clearly, Li Moxuan's behavior was extremely rare in the Tang Clan...

Li Moxuan ignored him and looked at Tang Wunian, "Can you help me with this?"

"no problem……"

Tang Wunian took the money back. "Brother Lingyan, your uncle is waiting for you at Tingyuxuan..."

"Well, I see..."

Li Moxuan turned and left Xuanbang Hall, heading towards Tingyu Pavilion. He kept thinking about the Tang Clan's assassination of Tie Zu a year ago.

He was stunned when he heard the news. He hadn't even gone to ask Tie Zu for advice yet, and he was already on the opposite side. He was sure that Tie Zu was not dead, and given his personality, he would definitely take revenge.

However, Li Moxuan did not get the specific time of Jiang Mingxuan's revenge from him. He could only accept missions while trying to find out about him, but he got nothing...

Before he knew it, Li Moxuan arrived at Tingyu Pavilion. He pushed open the courtyard gate and saw Tang Tiannan sitting in the pavilion drinking tea.