Lu Yin looked at Guo Shan and politely said, "I'm Long Seven. Greetings, Senior."
Guo Shan smiled. "I didn't expect you to be here so soon."
"Shouldn't I be here very late?" Lu Yin was confused.
Guo Shan replied, "With your status, you should delay any mission, especially the Flying Armor Pass. This is not an ordinary place."
Lu Yin smiled. "The sect must have taken a liking to my identity, which is why they sent me to the Flying Armor Pass."
Guo Shan did not try to hide it. "That's right."
"What's the mission?" Lu Yin asked.
Guo Shan picked up his chopsticks and ate a few dishes. "Don't worry too much about the mission. In life, one must first live a carefree life. I'm a person who believes in sweetness before bitterness. You completed your last mission very well, and the sect asked me to reward you."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "Thank you."
Guo Shan laughed. "You're not humble at all."
Lu Yin shrugged. "The Humble School is so large and has endless resources. Why would they care about such a small reward? I might as well accept it."
Guo Shan smiled. "That's right, but you guessed wrong. The reward for you is not resources, but me."
Lu Yin blinked, a blank expression on his face.
Guo Shan smiled. "You must be very powerful with your domain."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "It's alright."
Guo Shan nodded. "That's right. The sect's reward is for me to teach you how to cultivate your domain."
Lu Yin was stunned, as he had not expected such a reward. "May I know how far Senior has taught me?"
Guo Shan thought about it. "I've only cultivated to the Spiritual Transformation Realm. No matter how talented you are, you can only reach that realm."
"What's the Spiritual Transformation Realm?"
"There's no rush. It's too much of a disappointment to talk about such serious matters the moment we meet. I'll take you around the Flying Armor Pass first."
With Lu Yin's status, he would immediately attract the attention of the Flying Armor Pass even if he did not advertise his arrival with great fanfare.
At this moment, his image appeared in Long Xian's study at the Flying Armor Army's residence.
Long Xian's expression was calm as he looked at Lu Yin's image, but his son, Long Ding, was unhappy. "Father, the princess married this guy?"
Long Xian replied, "That's right. His name is Long Seven."
"Hmph, what a lucky bastard," said Long Ding.
Long Xian looked up. "He wasn't lucky. When the princess was looking for a husband, we all gave up."
Long Ding's face stiffened. Back then, when Long Xi had been looking for a son-in-law, they had been worried about the Cold Immortal Sect, so they hadn't agreed. They couldn't blame anyone for that, but he still stubbornly said, "The Cold Immortal Sect won't let this go. This guy will die sooner or later."
"Don't look down on him. At first, everyone thought that he was just a branch family member and was useless. But this person has only been in the Humble School for a few months, but he's managed to capture spies and expose the Huaiyuan Humble School's sect leader as Red Back. After joining the fourteenth sect, he even spent six days in the Sword Stele, surpassing Bai Xianer and exposing the Liu family's disciples as spies. He's now a legend," said Long Xian.
Long Ding coldly replied, "I was just lucky. Once I break through, I'll be able to go to the Junior Ancestor Planet to help you reach the Sovereign Planet. At that time, I'll definitely be able to obtain an Origin Item and break through the Middle Finger Trial or even the Upper Wisdom Trial. I'll even have a chance to break through to the Progenitor Realm."
Long Xian was not happy because of these words. They sounded nice, but every step was extremely difficult, especially for the Lord.
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Even the Junior Ancestor had died in the Slaughter Realm, let alone Long Xian. However, this was a step that had to be taken. Once he successfully passed through the Sovereign Planet, even if he did not obtain an Origin Item, he would be able to deepen his relationship with the Junior Ancestor Long Tian. In the future, his status in the family would steadily increase.
Long Xian took everything into consideration.
"Father, the family said that Long Seven's mission was to come to the Flying Armor Pass. Could it be that we have spies or even Red Backs?" asked Long Ding.
Long Xian frowned. "That's impossible. The Flying Armor Pass only has the Flying Armor Army. Who would be qualified to become a Red Back?
As for spies, that's impossible. "
After a moment of silence, Long Xian waved his hand. "Alright, go and cultivate. Since the fourteenth sect has come to the Flying Armor Pass, nothing good will come out of it. Quickly break through and contact the Junior Ancestor. That way, you'll have some insurance."
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
At the Flying Armor Pass, Lu Yin and Guo Shan left the restaurant. Under Guo Shan's guidance, they toured the majestic ancient city.
Although it was majestic, it was actually not that spectacular. Lu Yin had seen Nightking Planet, Glory Mountain, and many other shocking scenes. This Flying Armor Pass could only be considered a city.
"Don't underestimate this city. The White Dragon Tribe's Flying Armor Army is stationed here, and there's also the legendary Flying Armor Array. That's a very powerful sourcebox array.
"Look at the ground, it's dark red. This city has been destroyed many times since ancient times and has been rebuilt many times. These bloodstains are from the past hundred years. Even so, the entire city looks like it's been dyed in a pool of blood. This shows just how cruel the war was.
"Look at that brick. It looks like a brick. Oh, sorry, it's really a brick."
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Lu Yin was led around by Guo Shan from day to night. Lu Yin was not in a hurry, as Long Xi had told him to delay the mission as much as possible. Furthermore, Guo Shan's actions might have been part of the mission's plan, but Lu Yin had not been aware of it.
As they walked, Guo Shan suddenly pushed Lu Yin aside.
Lu Yin instinctively resisted, but his physical strength was too great. Even though Guo Shan had caught him off guard, he was unable to push Lu Yin very far. Lu Yin was even prepared to use his Hollow Palm to counterattack. "Careful, there's an assassin."
Lu Yin paused, and the people around them looked at them strangely. One was pushing the other away; there was something wrong with their heads.
Guo Shan stared at the ground with a serious expression.
Lu Yin followed his gaze, but there was nothing besides a green, mud-like substance. "Where's the assassin?"
Guo Shan pointed at the ground. "Do you know what this is?"
Lu Yin shook his head. It was definitely not poison, or else the ground would not have remained unscathed.
"This is called an eyelid, or more accurately, a mill. There's also a type of eyelid. Individually, it's useless, but when combined, it can form a poison that numbs the meridians and slows the body. Although it's not fatal to the human body, think about it. What will happen if your body slows down?
When I say slow, it includes your thoughts and your five senses, "Guo Shan explained solemnly.
Lu Yin's scalp went numb, and a chill ran down his spine. There was actually such a poison? He wasn't afraid of being poisoned, nor was he afraid of any poison that slowed his body's reactions, but this poison could slow his thoughts. Even if he had the Secret Art of Plan, it was useless.
Some people trained in certain movements before their nerves reacted, but most people's nerves reacted before their movements. Regardless of which type it was, it was useless against the mill eyelid. It could slow down both one's thoughts and body's reactions.
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"This is just a mill?" Lu Yin asked.
Guo Shan nodded and looked at Lu Yin seriously. "Someone analyzed your movements and told you to step on the mill first, then the eyelid. You were unknowingly poisoned, and then finally executed a killing move. You've been seen through, or rather, predicted."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Predicted?"
Guo Shan looked around. "The assassin is a domain expert, and he unknowingly used his domain to predict your movements and ensure that you would step on these two poisons. Even I didn't notice. Impressive, it should be an Unbounded assassin."
Killing intent flashed through Lu Yin's eyes. Unbounded assassins, it was them again. The first time, in the Mortal Realm, one of them had lured Long Xi away while the other had pretended to be dead in an attempt to ambush him. The second time, in the Mortal Realm, they had used their sight as a medium to carry out an assassination. This was the third time.
Their assassination methods were becoming more and more strange, and it was becoming harder to predict. It was no wonder why they were called the most powerful assassin organization.
Every time they failed, they would try again. Although the assassin's strength did not increase by much, their assassination methods were so strange that it made one's hair stand on end.
Lu Yin was already very careful and did not dare to look at anything carelessly, but he had still almost fallen for it.
He did not understand; he was now a member of the Fourteenth Gate. Even if the Unbounded had the guts to assassinate him, who would have the guts to hire them?
Were they not afraid of being investigated by the Fourteenth Gate?
Commoners tended to protect their own, and they often did not care about evidence. Once they confirmed that someone had hired an assassin to assassinate their own, they would definitely retaliate.
Since that was the case, where had Bai Shaohong gotten the guts to hire an Unbounded assassin?
Or perhaps it wasn't him?
"It seems like you've offended quite a few people. You can only blame yourself for being too ostentatious. You're like us; even if you reveal that you're a Redback, few people will know about it, and there won't be Zhang Yang all over the universe."
Lu Yin was astonished. "Are you saying that the Unbounded assassins were hired by a spy or a Redback?"
"Of course. You're a member of the Fourteenth Gate, and the governor is the most protective. Who would dare target you?
Even if they wanted to deal with you, they definitely wouldn't hire an assassin to assassinate you. Only a Redback would do something like that. Throughout history, the Fourteenth Gate has no lack of experts who have been assassinated. "
"Didn't the governor take revenge on the Unbounded?
Or use this to track down a spy or a Redback? "Lu Yin was puzzled.
Guo Shan sighed. "Of course, they took revenge and destroyed many of the Unbounded's strongholds. But you have to know that where there is light, there will be darkness. Even without the Unbounded, other assassin organizations will emerge. It's better to have a unified Unbounded to deter the darkness. Furthermore, the bigger the Unbounded's stalls, the more scruples they have. They've already restrained themselves very well. As for tracking them down, it's very difficult.
Lu Yin understood this logic. No one could completely dispel the darkness, and light and darkness coexisted. Once the Unbounded was completely destroyed, many assassin organizations would emerge from the Astral Tree, and that would cause chaos.
No matter what level one reached, there would always be scruples. Lu Yin firmly believed that even a Progenitor would not act as they pleased.
"Let's continue. We can't find that assassin, but with me around, that assassin won't be able to deal with you easily. With your strength, it'll be very difficult to attract a top-notch assassin. The effort and reward aren't proportional," Guo Shan said, and then he smiled. "Now you know the benefits of predicting attacks."
Lu Yin nodded and respectfully said, "Please advise me, Senior. I'll have to trouble you."
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