outlines the mission: complete the task!

Beside the Black Wind Village mountain.

That distorted and undulating space gradually became thinner as time passed.

Suddenly, a sharp sword aura tore open this distorted space.

Liu Yan rushed out from inside.

Her face looked extremely pale.

They were trapped for more than an hour!

"Qin Yi..."

Liu Yan took a deep breath, and in an instant, she flashed to the top of the mountain ahead.

The next moment, Liu Yan was stunned.

The entire Black Wind Stronghold has been razed to the ground.

Even the mountaintop was completely destroyed!

"What exactly happened here?"

Liu Yan looked on incredulously.

Even if the enemy had laid a trap for Qin Yi, the scale of this battle was just too exaggerated.

Liu Yan was worried about Qin Yi's safety, but she had no idea what Qin Yi had gone through.

We've lost track of them.

Was he arrested? Or did he escape?

To live or to die?

Liu Yan was extremely irritable.

She, the dignified Palace Master of Yaoguang Palace, personally went to protect Qin Yi's safety, yet such a huge blunder occurred.

She had no idea how to explain things to Mu Wan when she returned to Tianxing Martial Academy!

"Let's go to Fenghua City first and settle accounts with that branch of the Qin family. They definitely know something!"

Liu Yan muttered to herself and immediately headed towards Feng Hua City.

But after she entered Feng Hua City without a sound...

But they discovered that the Qin family branch's residence in Fenghua City had been reduced to charred ruins...

They were surrounded by soldiers from the city lord's mansion of Feng Hua City.

Liu Yan used her connections to gather information and learned that the Qin family's house had suddenly caught fire half an hour earlier...

Only some guards and maids survived, but the core members of this branch of the Qin family were all missing, presumably killed in the fire.

Liu Yan's heart was stirred up quite a bit.

How could such flames possibly kill the core members of this branch of the Qin family?

If those people really did die, they must have died first, which led to this fire.

"Qin Yiqian's?" A thought popped into Liu Yan's mind, but she found it utterly absurd.

How is that possible?

Although Qin Yi is exceptionally talented, to an unbelievable degree, he is still far from being able to do such a thing!

"If Qin Yi were still alive, he would probably go to find Liao Santong, the alchemist who commissioned Tianxing Martial Academy to issue the mission!" Liu Yan immediately disappeared from the vicinity of the Qin family's ruins.

She went to the residence of the alchemist Liao Santong and went straight to him!

After Liu Yan revealed her identity.

Liao Santong was shocked and hurriedly bowed to Liu Yan.

He simply commissioned Tianxing Martial Academy to issue a mission...

Although the compensation was decent...

But he couldn't understand why even the Palace Master of the Yaoguang Palace of the Tianxing Martial Academy had been alarmed.

"Did any disciples from Tianxing Martial Academy come looking for you tonight?" Liu Yan asked.

Liao Santong shook his head: "No."

Liu Yan frowned and said, "I'll be staying here with you for the next day. Don't let anyone know!"

She's at her wit's end.

They could only hope that Qin Yi would escape unscathed and then come to find Liao Santong in order to complete his mission.

the other side.

Qin Yi and the Blood Slaughter Swordsman stayed in that inconspicuous weapons shop.

He already knew what Blood Butcher had been through all these years.

Since his father Qin Dao disappeared, the Lord of Purgatory has vanished.

For the first two years, Purgatory was relatively stable, and everything was done according to the rules set by Qin Dao.

However, the Lord of Purgatory has not appeared for several years, leading people to suspect that he has met with misfortune.

Inside the inferno, undercurrents began to stir.

The undercurrents grew increasingly turbulent, eventually erupting completely. Eight years ago, a top assassin from Purgatory, codenamed The Deadly Scholar, deduced a near-perfect technique from the incomplete Seven Killings Technique he had originally cultivated.

He has taken control of Purgatory!

After seizing power over Purgatory, the Scholar of Death's ambition swelled, and he frantically eliminated dissidents.

Blood Butcher became one of the targets of the Deadly Swordsman's purge.

He was surrounded and attacked, but by sheer luck he managed to escape, though he lost an arm in the process.

His body was also injured by the power of the Deathly Scholar, which caused his cultivation to be unable to improve over the years, and he has been stuck at the peak of the Nirvana Realm.

However, the Blood Slaughter Swordsman hid in Fenghua City, concealing himself as a blacksmith. He did not give up on himself. He mastered exquisite left-handed swordsmanship and became even more ferocious than when he had not lost his right arm.

After listening to Blood Butcher recount his experiences over the years, Qin Yi's eyes flickered, and his thoughts raced.

"Young Master, can the Prison Lord... come out and take charge of the Purgatory?" Blood Butcher asked cautiously.

Qin Yi shook his head and said, "Not for now. He went to a very special place and probably won't be able to come back anytime soon."

Blood Slaughter Blade Master said, "Young Master, since that's the case, don't reveal yourself yet. Although you have cultivated the complete Seven Killings Technique, it cannot currently restrain the Deathly Scholar."

"Because the Scholar of Death had already reached the Dharma Aspect Realm, and he had also deduced a nearly complete Seven Killings Technique."

"If the young master possesses the cultivation of the high-level Nirvana Realm, even if his realm is lower than his, he should be able to suppress the power of the Deathly Scholar with the complete Seven Killings Technique!"

Qin Yi nodded and said, "Let's leave the Deadly Scholar alone for now, but there should still be some people in Purgatory in the same situation as you, right?"

The Bloodthirsty Swordsman asked, "Young Master, do you intend to win over a group of people first?"

Qin Yi hummed in agreement.

Blood Butcher said, "I can try to make contact."

Qin Yi said, "I've made contact. Take the person to Tianxuan City, which is not far from Tianxing City."

Tianxing Martial Academy is located in Tianxing City.

However, with Tianxing City as the center, Tianxing Martial Academy also built seven cities named after the Seven Palaces to protect Tianxing City.

Blood Slaughter Swordsman frowned, his face showing worry: "The territory of Tianxing Martial Academy is heavily guarded, especially since Purgatory has a bad reputation now. If we go to Tianxuan City, we will easily be exposed, and once exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Qin Yi said, "It's alright. When you are about to enter Tianxuan City, contact me first, and I will arrange the rest."

Next, Qin Yi and the Blood Butcher agreed on a method of communication.

"Young Master, I'll go take care of it right away!" Blood Butcher was clearly a decisive person.

Qin Yi said, "There's no rush. After all, the Qin family of Fenghua City has been wiped out, and the City Lord's Mansion is definitely watching for any unusual activity. It's only dawn now, and if you rush out of the city now, you'll easily be targeted."

"Let me help you heal your internal injuries first!"

As he spoke, Qin Yi once again condensed the Crimson Seven Killings Mark in his hand. He then unleashed a palm strike, injecting the Crimson Seven Killings Mark into the Blood Butcher's body.

Blood Butcher's body trembled.

His injuries were caused by the power of the Deadly Scholar.

This power is close to the complete Seven Killings Technique.

Therefore, the Blood Butcher was unable to completely eliminate this power from his body.

However, it wasn't too difficult for Qin Yi to handle.

With his current cultivation at the sixth level of the Core Formation Realm, even if he were to use a top-grade Golden Core and unleash the complete Seven Killings Technique, he would still be unable to directly suppress the Deathly Scholar at the Dharma Aspect Realm.

But this wasn't the time to confront the desperate scholar head-on.

Fifteen minutes later.

Qin Yi grabbed the Seven Deadly Kills Mark that had been injected into the Blood Slaughter Blade Master's body and retrieved it.

It also exuded an extremely domineering killing intent!

This murderous aura is the power of the Deadly Scholar!

As this murderous aura was unleashed, the Blood Butcher felt as if his entire body had become much lighter, and the injuries that had caused him so much pain over the years were healed!

He also has a chance to improve his cultivation and break through to the Dharma Aspect Realm!

"Thank you, young master!"

Blood Butcher was excited and bowed to Qin Yi.

Qin Yi said, "You stay here for now, I have some other things to take care of."

Bloodthirsty Swordsman: "I am willing to handle the young master's matter. Please give your orders, young master, and I will do my utmost!"

Qin Yi smiled faintly and said, "No need, it's nothing."

After a while.

Qin Yi quietly left the Blood Butcher's weapon shop, found a secluded corner, removed the hideous mask from his face, put it into his storage ring, and then headed straight for the residence of Liao Santong, the alchemist in Fenghua City.

When Qin Yi arrived at Liao Santong's residence.

While restless and uneasy in the secret room, Liu Yan sensed Qin Yi's presence.

This moment.

Her heart, which had been in her throat, finally settled, and she breathed a long sigh of relief.

Thankfully... it was a close call!