Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

The next morning, Fang Jiuyue knocked on the door.

"Senior Brother Jiang, it's time to go." A pleasant voice rang out at the door.

Jiang Shi finished his work and opened the door.

Fang Jiuyue stood at the door, dressed in all black with her hair tied in a high ponytail.

"Let's go," Fang Jiuyue said.

The two took to the air and flew north.

Fang Jiuyue led the way, moving very quickly.

Jiang Shi followed behind her, scanning the surroundings with his spiritual sense to confirm that no one was following him.

After flying for about an hour, they arrived at a barren mountain. The mountain was not high, and it was completely bare, without even a single tree.

Fang Jiuyue landed on a mountaintop, took out a token from her storage bracelet, and pressed it onto a stone on the ground.

The stone split open, revealing a downward passage. The passage was narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time, and it was pitch black inside, with no bottom in sight.

"Senior Brother Jiang, stay close to me," Fang Jiuyue said.

After saying that, she jumped into the passage, and Jiang Shi immediately set off to follow.

The passage sloped downwards, and after walking for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, we arrived at a stone door.

Fang Jiuyue pressed the token against the door again, and the stone door slowly opened.

Inside was a stone chamber.

It's not big, only a dozen square meters, and it's empty, with nothing there.

However, the walls of the stone chamber were covered with array patterns, emitting a faint spiritual light.

Fang Jiuyue walked to the center of the stone chamber and stood still.

"Your subordinate greets Your Excellency," Fang Jiuyue said respectfully.

A light shone on the wall of the stone chamber.

Light shone from the walls and coalesced into the shape of a person in the center of the stone chamber.

It was a man, middle-aged, dressed in all black, with a white mask covering his face, revealing only his eyes.

Beneath the mask, a pair of dark brown eyes were calm, like a stagnant pool.

"You're Jiang Shi?" the man asked. His voice was flat and devoid of any emotion.

"Yes."

"Early stage of Golden Core, a first-grade five-colored Golden Core, the true meaning of the mutual generation of the five elements is fully realized, not bad, not bad." That person saw through Jiang Shi's cultivation and aptitude at a glance.

He nodded with satisfaction and said, "I am one of the guides of the Nameless Organization, codename 'Ninety-Nine'."

Jiang Shi remained silent. This person's cultivation was extremely high, at least at the Golden Core stage, so Jiang Shi was very cautious.

After saying that, Jiujiu turned to look at Fang Jiuyue.

"You did a good job. You introduced two promising talents."

Then he looked at Jiang Shi, "You've been in the organization for two years, but you haven't officially reported for duty. According to the rules, newcomers must complete a task before they can become official members."

"What mission?" Jiang Shi asked directly without saying much.

Ninety-nine took out a stone slip from his bosom and tossed it to Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi caught it and probed it with his spiritual sense. The stone slip contained information about a person—name, age, cultivation level, appearance, places they frequented, and how many guards they had.

"Chen Xuan, mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, direct descendant of the Chen family of Central Continent. He will be attending an auction in Xuanyu City in three months," Jiujiu said. "Your mission is to kill him."

Jiang Shi frowned and then said, "Mid-stage Golden Core? I'm only at the early stage of Golden Core."

"I know," Ninety-Nine said, "but this is a test for you from the organization. Only by defeating enemies of higher ranks can you prove your worth. And we will provide you with assistance."

He took out another item from his pocket—a talisman. The talisman emitted a strong spiritual light; it was a high-grade third-rank talisman, an offensive type.

"A high-grade third-rank spirit talisman is equivalent to a full-force attack from a late-stage Golden Core cultivator," said Ninety-Nine. "If used well, it can severely injure a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator."

Jiang Shi took the talisman and put it into his storage bracelet.

"Why kill him?"

"That's none of your business," Ninety-Nine said. "The Nameless Organization only cares about results, not reasons. You just need to complete the mission, and don't ask any more questions."

Jiang Shi remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

"it is good."

"Three months from now, at the Xuanyu City auction," Jiujiu said. "Chen Xuan will appear there. Kill him and bring back his storage bracelet to report back."

"You want a storage bracelet too?"

"Yes. That's proof."

Jiang Shi nodded.

After giving his instructions, Ninety-Nine said nothing more. His body began to fade and dissipate like smoke.

"I'm waiting for your good news."

The sound still echoed in the stone chamber, but the person was gone.

Fang Jiuyue walked to Jiang Shi's side.

"How are you feeling?"

"Not bad," Jiang Shi said. "Mid-stage Golden Core cultivators, not easy to kill."

"But you can kill him." Fang Jiuyue looked at him. "You are a first-grade, five-colored golden core cultivator, capable of killing enemies of higher levels!"

Fang Jiuyue trusted Jiang Shi more than anyone else!

The two left the stone chamber and returned to the surface. Fang Jiuyue put away the token, the stone closed, and everything returned to normal.

"Back to the Fang family?" Fang Jiuyue asked.

"No," Jiang Shi said, "Let's go to Xuanyu City. I need to scout it out first."

Fang Jiuyue nodded and took out a jade pendant from her storage bracelet and handed it to him.

"This is a map of Xuanyu City. The auction will be held at Tianbao Pavilion in the south of the city. Chen Xuan always stays at Yuelai Inn in the north of the city whenever he comes to Xuanyu City. He is accompanied by two guards, both of whom are insignificant in the late Foundation Establishment stage."

"However, you must be careful. Chen Xuan is a member of the Chen family, one of the four great families of Central Continent. If you kill him, you might very well attract his protectors!"

Disciples from top-tier powerful forces, especially those at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, usually have protectors by their side.

Jiang Shi glanced at her.

Thanks.

"No need," Fang Jiuyue smiled. "I'll benefit too if you complete the task. The referrer gets a substantial reward."

The two parted ways. Fang Jiuyue returned to the Fang family, while Jiang Shi went to Xuanyu City.

Xuanyu City is not far from here; it only took half an hour to fly there.

Jiang Shi didn't go through the city gate; he landed directly on the roof of a building in the south of the city.

Tianbao Pavilion is a three-story wooden building located on the most bustling street in the south of the city, always bustling with people. The auction is in three months, so Jiang Shi is not in a hurry.

Yuelai Inn is located in the north of the city. It is a two-story inn, not large, but very clean.

He found an inn in the south of the city to stay in.

The room wasn't big, just a bed and a table. Jiang Shi sat cross-legged on the bed, took out the high-grade third-rank spirit talisman that Jiujiu had given him, and examined it carefully.

The talisman was covered in intricate runes, with a red mark in the center resembling a ball of fire. It was a fire-type attack talisman, a high-grade third-rank talisman, capable of delivering a full-force blow to a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. If used correctly, it could indeed severely injure a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

But the question is, how to use it well?

Chen Xuan is in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and his spiritual sense is stronger and his reaction is faster than Jiang Shi's. If Jiang Shi were to directly take out the talisman, Chen Xuan would definitely dodge.

No matter how powerful a talisman's attack is, it's useless if it can't hit its target.

Therefore, we cannot fight head-on.

We need to launch a surprise attack!

Jiang Shi put away the talisman, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.

Three months is enough time for him to prepare everything.

With his current cultivation level of a first-grade five-colored golden core, plus this third-grade superior spirit talisman, he is not afraid of even a mid-stage golden core cultivator!