The Sha Tian Organization's goal was to kill people to earn rewards. However, before accepting the first mission, they had to understand the basic information of the person they wanted to kill. Only after confirming the person's strength would they send the corresponding assassin to complete the mission.
Now that Lu Lu had sent someone to assassinate Ling Xiao but failed to complete the mission, the Sha Tian Palace Master was very angry.
A mere Earth Sovereign Realm cultivator, even Jin Sha had sent out, but returned without success. Moreover, he had even lost a lot of people. How could he not be angry?
Although the organization was huge and had many assassins, every single Jin Sha was a rare pillar of the organization. They were the leaders of the various branches. Every death was an immeasurable loss to them!
The ten or so people under the Sha Tian Palace Master were all trembling in fear. Facing their Palace Master, they were afraid from the bottom of their hearts.
This was because to become the new generation of Sha Tian Palace Master, they were all people who had gone through countless massacres. Their hands were stained with blood and souls. They were the strongest people in the organization.
His prestige was not something that just anyone could challenge.
"Ma … Palace Master, that … that Ling Xiao is the disciple of the Demonic Emperor. His cultivation speed is very fast. This … this is the reason why we failed!
In a short two to three years, he has already reached the strength of a high-level Heavenly Venerable. However, he has the battle strength to kill the Mystic Emperor. Recently, he defeated the Martial Spirit Court's Chaotic Battle Physique, Wu Bufan, and became the new generation's genius! "That Yu Sha carefully explained.
After hearing this, the Sha Tian Palace Master fell silent. Cold Yin energy was constantly emitted from his body. The thick smell of blood made people feel extremely uncomfortable and suffocated.
"So it's his disciple. Haha … good, good. I didn't expect that guy to have a successor. Then I will personally kill your successor!" Suddenly, the Sha Tian Palace Master laughed and shouted.
Although his face was covered by a mask, it was not hard to imagine his crazy look. It was as if he had a monstrous hatred for the Demonic Emperor!
"There is one more thing to report to the Palace Master!" Another Yu Sha stood up and bowed.
The Sha Tian Palace Master calmed himself down and asked, "What else?"
That Yu Sha replied, "A few of our branches were killed!"
"What … what the hell is going on?" Sha Tian's expression changed again as he shouted.
Every one of Sha Tian's strongholds and branches were hidden and hard to find. It was not easy for ordinary people to find them.
In the past, he had occasionally been discovered by others, but he had never lost a branch in one go. Now, several of his branches had been destroyed. How could he not be shocked?
"This has only happened recently. They are all in the regions near the Lake of Heaven Severance. All the Jade Tubes of Life in the various branches have been destroyed, and almost none of them survived. It's obvious that the culprit is after us. I suspect … that the culprit is that Ling Xiao. There are many mysterious helpers around him, and I suspect that they might have been left behind by the Evil Emperor to protect him," Yu Sha said.
"It's Ling Xiao again. Does he have three heads and six arms? Why are you guys so helpless?" Sha Tian said indignantly.
For a moment, no one dared to breathe too loudly.
At this time, a masked Jin Sha slowly walked out and said, "Palace Master, this Ling Xiao can't be underestimated. I once sent tens of thousands of Black Serpent Crows to suppress the Wind Cloud City, but it was all in vain. He does have many Emperor-ranked helpers by his side, and his own combat strength is quite extraordinary. I feel that we should send Yu Sha out to prevent any future troubles!"
This Jin Sha was none other than the person who had once joined forces with Fang Chen to deal with Ling Xiao. He also had the Devil's Eye and could control dark attribute spiritual beasts.
His strength was the lowest among everyone present, but his status was not low. The number of people he had killed was no less than everyone else present.
"Should we use Yu Sha?"
Sha Tian muttered to himself for a moment, then he said in a clear voice, "Alright, this time we'll send Yu Sha to deal with this junior. We must capture him and bring him back. This Palace Master wants to personally take care of the Evil Emperor's only successor!
At the same time, order all the branches to disperse and not accept any missions for now. We'll only lift our guard after we capture and kill Ling Xiao. "
… …
Sha Tian's organization was simply too large. After Ling Xiao destroyed a few of the branches, he felt that it was no longer interesting.
Killing these small fries was just to vent his anger, and it would not affect the foundation of Sha Tian's organization in the first place.
Ling Xiao did not want to play around anymore, so he returned to Wind Cloud City to discuss with the others on how to carry out the most thorough operation against Sha Tian's organization and the Gu family.
He had become famous, but his organization was not yet famous, so he had to make a name for himself.
Otherwise, only he would be famous, but no one would know about his organization. This was not something that Ling Xiao wanted to see.
Once he returned to Wind Cloud City, Ling Xiao was no longer intercepted.
The city guards immediately recognized Ling Xiao, and with a loud clatter, all of them knelt on one knee in front of Ling Xiao and said in unison, "Welcome back to the city, City Lord!"
The uniform and excited shouts instantly reverberated endlessly in front of the city gate.
Following that, the people near the city gates all looked towards Ling Xiao, their eyes filled with incomparable excitement and respect.
"He's the City Lord, Ling Xiao! He's so young, and he looks like a handsome youth. I didn't expect him to be so powerful!"
"Hmph, you don't understand. Don't look at how young he is, but his strength is much more powerful than you can imagine. Even ordinary Mystic Thearchs are not his match. Not long ago, he defeated the First Pavilion's Young Pavilion Master, Wu Bufan, and became the strongest of the new generation in the Central Region."
"The City Lord is also a seventh-grade alchemist. At his age, it won't be a problem for him to become an Alchemist Saint in the future. His future can be said to be bright!"
"Yes, and I heard that the City Lord cherishes the citizens and did not hesitate to put himself in danger to block the enemies. He did not let us get hurt. From now on, I will settle down here."
… …
Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled and said, "All of you, get up. There's no need to be so formal in the future."
After saying that, he walked into the city.
However, he found that his path was being watched by the people nearby.
Ling Xiao frowned slightly. Just as he was about to say something, his expression froze.
These people automatically separated into two sides and bowed towards him, calling out, "Greetings, City Lord Ling!"
There were martial artists and commoners among these people. They were all people who worshipped Ling Xiao. They were paying their respects to Ling Xiao, to a new generation's genius, to a future legend.
Ling Xiao did not expect these citizens to be so enthusiastic, and his heart suddenly felt warm.
"This feeling is really good!"
Ling Xiao smiled and then said to these people, "Everyone, there's no need to be so polite. We're all on the same side, so feel free to do as you please. I, Ling Xiao, am not some big shot!"
"City Lord Ling, you are our greatest City Lord. We will stay here forever!" Someone blurted out in surprise.
"Yes, that's right. City Lord Ling, we are willing to build Wind Cloud City with you and make it our forever home."
"Yes, yes, we swear to follow City Lord Ling to the death."
"Yes, yes, we swear to follow City Lord Ling to the death."
… ….
These people were all infected by Ling Xiao's astonishing deeds one after another. Their support for Ling Xiao had almost reached a state of blind faith. Adding on the fact that Ling Xiao was so amiable to others, it made them even more convinced.
Following the sound, everyone in Wind Cloud City knew that Ling Xiao had returned. Many of the citizens kept on crowding over.
At first, Ling Xiao did not resist having good relations with the citizens.
However, he found that his body had suffered quite a bit of perverted hands, and even his clothes had been torn apart.
Ling Xiao had no choice but to casually call out a few times and fly back to the City Lord's Mansion at an extremely fast speed.
As soon as he returned to the city, Xuan Yao, Feng Xianyun, Cai Xiayue … and a group of Ling Xiao's direct subordinates were already waiting.
When they saw Ling Xiao's battered and exhausted appearance, they all revealed happy smiles.
"Haha, Young Master, you also have such a day!" Xuan Yao joked with a smile.
Ling Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "You swindler, you're still laughing at this young master!"
"How can that be? This is to prove that Young Master's charm is extraordinary!" Xuan Yao waved his hand with a gratified smile.
When he first chose to follow Ling Xiao, it was precisely because he was optimistic about Ling Xiao's development prospects. However, he did not expect that Ling Xiao would rise in just a few years, which really surprised him.
The stronger the person he followed, the further he would go in the future, and the better he would be able to display what he had learned.
"That's true. Looking at my many beautiful wives, you know that this young master's charm is extraordinary," Ling Xiao said to Feng Xianyun and Cai Xiayue with a smile.
While he was praising himself, he also tactfully praised his women.
The two women flirtatiously rolled their eyes at Ling Xiao, and Feng Xianyun said, "Xiao, let's go into the hall and talk. You still have a lot of things to deal with!"
"What can't the swindler handle?" Ling Xiao asked doubtfully.
He was now completely delegating power to Xuan Yao to manage all the affairs of Wind Cloud City, and he had complete trust in him. Now, he said that he needed him to deal with something, so he asked this question.
"This is Young Master's private matter, it's inconvenient for me to deal with it!" Xuan Yao gently waved his white fan and smiled.
"Private matter?
Could it be that someone came to challenge me again? "Ling Xiao asked.
Everyone smiled without saying anything, which made Ling Xiao depressed for a while.
After entering the hall, Ling Xiao looked at a pile of letters placed on the table and felt a headache.
Ling Xiao sat on the City Lord's seat, opened these letters, and began to read.
It turned out that these letters were all about marriage alliances sent by some forces, such as: the leader of the River Dragon Gang, a sixth-grade sect, has a woman who is willing to marry City Lord Ling as a concubine, hoping to establish an eternal relationship with City Lord Ling; another example: the fifth-grade aristocratic family, Huang Family, has a woman …
Seeing these kinds of records, Ling Xiao suddenly became happy!
He really didn't expect these forces to flatter him like this, which really surprised him.
He touched his nose and said to himself, "They've already sent women to this young master, why don't they send something more substantial? Do they really think that this young master is a peerless lecher? This young master is very loyal!"
As soon as his words fell, he was immediately met with countless white lights!