Green Bamboo City was the territory of the fifth-grade sect, the Green Bamboo Sect. Green bamboos could be seen everywhere, making the city look different from other cities. It looked more natural and aesthetic.
Ling Xiao, the prodigal, and Fang Chen swaggered into Green Bamboo City.
Although Ling Xiao was famous in the Central Region, there were only a few people who had seen him in person.
Ling Xiao and the prodigal were both top-notch in terms of appearance. Their extraordinary aura attracted the gazes of the young women walking on the main road, hoping to capture the hearts of these two handsome men, or to have a taste of the two handsome men's strong bodies.
However, Ling Xiao had no interest in ordinary women, and the prodigal had no feelings for humans.
Those young women were destined to be disappointed.
"Old Fang, Zizai and I will go to the front to drink. Go and find them, then come and find me!" Ling Xiao didn't want to do it himself, so he ordered Fang Chen to do it.
Fang Chen was a golden killer in Sha Tian's organization, and he knew the communication methods of Sha Tian's organization. Moreover, no one in Sha Tian's organization knew that Fang Chen was already under his control.
Even if they knew, not every stronghold would be on guard.
Ling Xiao and the prodigal entered the restaurant and found a place to sit down.
Ling Xiao wasn't the type of person who loved alcohol as much as his life, but he loved to drink in a restaurant. The customers here often talked about the world as much as they wanted to, and there weren't too many taboos for them to talk about.
Not long after the two of them sat down to drink, they heard people talking about Ling Xiao defeating Wu Bufan. Everyone talked about it with great enthusiasm, as if they were there themselves.
Hearing this, Ling Xiao chuckled proudly, "I didn't expect this young master to be so famous now!"
It had been six or seven years since he came to the Central Region from the northwest.
At that time, he thought that it would be good if he could become a Xu Mingtang in the Central Region. But now, he was famous in the Central Region, and there were all kinds of dangerous opportunities.
He thought of Yun Mengqi. He hadn't heard from her until now, and this made his fiery heart a little irritated.
He was the one who asked Yun Mengqi to become Yin He's disciple, but he didn't know that Yin He was a branch of the Black Demon Sect. He wanted to use Yun Mengqi's physique as a furnace for her to consume in the future.
Ling Xiao was worried that Yun Mengqi had met with misfortune!
If that was the case, he would feel uneasy for the rest of his life.
"Could it be that the Yin He is hiding in the Black Demon Sect? Maybe I'll have to visit the Black Demon Sect in the future. Anyway, it belongs to the Cruel Leopard and Mad Tooth." Ling Xiao thought to himself.
Not long after Ling Xiao and the prodigal sat in the restaurant, Fang Chen arrived.
"Young Master, I've contacted them." Fang Chen bowed to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao was in a bad mood, so he immediately stood up and said, "Let's go, we'll destroy a few branches first, then we'll go to your original organization's lair!"
With Fang Chen leading the way, Ling Xiao and the prodigal followed behind.
The Sha Tian Organization was a force that made people tremble with fear, but the place they lived in was inconspicuous.
They were good at hiding their tracks and living among the civilians, making it difficult for people to identify them.
The stronghold in Green Bamboo City was also located in a simple civilian courtyard.
This kind of courtyard could be seen everywhere in the city. At first glance, one would never feel that there was anything special about it.
"Right here?" Ling Xiao asked.
Even with his senses, he could not detect any powerful existence in this courtyard. He could not help but sigh at the Sha Tian Organization's people who were very good at hiding and restraining their breath.
"I can't be wrong. After I issued the task, I began to pay attention. The person who accepted the task is not very smart. He is at most at the level of Iron Killer. With my means, it is not difficult to chase him here." Fang Chen said confidently.
He could be ranked as the second Golden Killer of the Sha Tian Organization, so he was very good at tracking and stealth killing.
Ling Xiao did not say anything more, and directly kicked open the courtyard's door.
Bang!
As the wooden door was kicked open, the people inside the house instantly ran out.
There were not many people, only two men and a woman. Looking at their untidy clothes, it seemed that they were looking for something good.
"Who are you?" The three people pretended to be in a panic, and one of them asked.
Ling Xiao looked at one of them, frowned, and slightly raised his eyebrows. An Advanced Spirit Charm suppressed that person.
This Iron Killer was only a middle-stage Earth Emperor, an ordinary assassin who accepted the task. In the face of Ling Xiao's Advanced Spirit Charm, there was almost no room for resistance.
The man was stunned for a moment, but in the blink of an eye, he recovered.
Ling Xiao said to him faintly, "Kill the two of them!"
The man nodded and said, "Yes, Master!"
After saying that, a sickle appeared in his hand. He quickly waved it, and the man and woman beside him were killed by their companions before they knew what happened.
"Take me to your branch!" Ling Xiao said, then turned and walked away, as if the two dead people had nothing to do with him.
That person responded and obediently led the way in front of them.
The Sha Tian branch was not in Green Bamboo City, but in a civilian village not far from the city.
Who would have thought that the Sha Tian assassins, who received high commissions for killing people, would live in such a place?
As soon as he stepped into the village, Ling Xiao immediately noticed something strange.
Although the people walking around looked like commoners, their sharp gazes couldn't fool him.
"I think they are all here. Fang Chen, make your move!" Ling Xiao said coldly with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
Fang Chen nodded lightly, and a powerful aura began to fill the air. The long sword in his hand surged with countless sword qi, and he attacked these people who looked like civilians.
Ah!
Those people were caught off guard and were immediately killed by Fang Chen's powerful sword qi.
With Fang Chen's attack, the assassins in the small village were all alarmed. Sword Qis that were stealthily shooting out.
"Who dares to be so bold!" A high-level Heavenly Venerable rushed out of nowhere.
Looking at his menacing appearance, it was obvious that he was the leader here.
Ling Xiao and the prodigal just watched the show, and did not make a move. Fang Chen's generous world energy was enough to kill hundreds of people here.
Dozens of Heavenly Venerables, hundreds of Earthly Emperors, and King Stage experts could not resist at all, and were all slaughtered by Fang Chen.
A small strategic location of the Sha Tian branch was easily destroyed by Ling Xiao just like that.
Finally, Ling Xiao asked the prodigal to set the whole village on fire, and not even a strand of hair was left.
His purpose was to let the people of Sha Tian know that he, Ling Xiao, was here for revenge, and let them know how powerful he was.
Didn't they want to kill people? Then try the fear of being killed instead!
Next, Ling Xiao and the other two continued to the next stronghold of the Sha Tian organization.
After two months, Ling Xiao and the other two used the same method to eliminate a total of six branches of the Sha Tian organization. One of the branches had a Thearch in command, and Ling Xiao took her in as a servant. This servant was called Luo You, and she was a low-level Mystic Thearch of the water attribute.
Now, if Ling Xiao wanted to take in servants, they had to be above the Thearch level.
His foundation was still weak, and if he took in such loyal servants, he could build a strong force in the future, and he might even be able to surpass the Spiritual Martial Pavilion and become the number one force in the Central Region.
…
As Ling Xiao went around killing the branches of the Sha Tian organization, Sha Tian organization started to call for a high-level meeting.
In a barren mountain somewhere in the Central Region, there was a secret passage that led to the belly of the mountain.
There were lights on both sides of the secret passage, allowing people to see the direction. As they walked, there were stone doors on both sides, and it seemed like there were people living in them.
At the end of the secret passage, there was a spacious and empty space. It was a few hundred meters wide and could accommodate many people.
This was the headquarters of the Sha Tian organization.
Who would have thought that the headquarters of such a huge organization would be built under a mountain like this?
Perhaps, assassins were a profession that couldn't see the light of day, and these people were also a group of people that couldn't see the light of day!
A man wearing a sinister mask and a cloak sat boldly on the seat of honor. He revealed a pair of cold eyes as he looked at the ten people below him.
These ten people were also wearing masks. There were cow heads, horse faces, demons, ghosts … all kinds of different appearances, and they looked especially gloomy and fearful.
People who accidentally entered this place would think that they had entered the netherworld.
There was a small sword embroidered on the chest of these people's clothes. Three or four of them had warm jade swords embroidered on them, while the rest had golden swords embroidered on them.
These were the Jade Assassins and Gold Assassins who represented the Sha Tian organization, the strongest elites of the Sha Tian organization.
Needless to say, the person sitting on the seat of honor was the highest representative of the Sha Tian organization. His title was the same as the organization's name, Sha Tian!
This was the only title that every generation of Sha Tian leaders had.
Sha Tian spoke in a cold and hoarse voice, "What matter is so urgent that I have to deal with it personally?!"
One of the Jade Assassins stepped forward and bowed, "Reporting to Palace Master, we accepted a mission from the Gu family to kill a person called Ling Xiao. We failed at first, so we sent a Gold Assassin to kill him, but it still failed. Recently, we sent ten Gold Assassins, but the mission still … failed!"
A cold glint flashed in Sha Tian's eyes as he scolded, "A bunch of useless trash! If the opponent is so strong, why did you send them to their deaths?!"
"At first, we received intelligence that he was only a high-level Earth Emperor, but his strength exceeded our expectations. That's why …" The Jade Assassin explained.
"Don't tell me that. There are no excuses or reasons for failure!
Our aim is to complete every mission with the lowest cost, but now we've lost so many Gold Assassins. You're all trash! "Sha Tian waved his hand and scolded loudly.