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Several masters sat at the head of the table.

"Gentlemen, with the arrival of the five Yin Generals..."

"Now, of the five prefectures under the jurisdiction of the neighboring northern state, our underworld has expanded its reach to three prefectures."

"The remaining two prefectures, Beihong Prefecture and Beicang Prefecture, are the headquarters of two long-established assassin organizations in the neighboring northern prefecture."

"So we haven't expanded there yet."

"Currently, our northern branch has five hundred assassins at the Ghost level."

"Apart from the earliest recruits, all the other ghost assassins are martial artists at the Acquired Realm."

"The monthly resource expenditure, converted into spirit crystals, is five thousand low-grade spirit crystals!"

"And our branch has now accumulated over 500,000 low-grade spirit crystals!"

"Next, we will use a portion of these spirit crystals to purchase various cultivation resources!"

After Duan Yanqing finished his report, Murong Chong stood up and looked at everyone.

"Gentlemen, the owners of our respective branches do not take a single penny of the funds; they use them all to develop their own branches."

"Therefore, don't be stingy with spirit crystals; assassins below the Innate Realm cannot absorb them."

"Then we'll use that money to exchange for other resources. Assassins who pass our tests can be given the authority to establish bases once they advance to the Innate Realm."

Murong Chong had wielded power in his previous life and knew how to manage his subordinates.

He knew perfectly well that the core of the underworld consisted of outsiders like himself, and that no matter how outstanding the locals were, they could never become core members.

No matter how great their achievements or how high their cultivation, at most we'll give them the authority to establish strongholds.

However, wanting to participate in the core of the branch is just wishful thinking.

For the underworld to grow and expand, external forces are indispensable.

The branches are hidden among layers of peripheral forces. As long as these core peripheral personnel are controlled, the Underworld will not be afraid of betrayal by the peripheral forces.

At worst, we'll have to sacrifice the entire stronghold; we can just rebuild it from scratch.

Now everyone in the northern neighboring state knows that the headquarters of the Underworld is in Qingmang Prefecture.

But a prefecture is so vast, who knows where the underworld is!

...

The next day, the underworld received two assassination orders.

One of them was to assassinate a family head who had reached the Perfect Acquired Realm, and the other was to assassinate a cultivator who had reached the Early Innate Realm.

"The information about the former has been confirmed; he is indeed the head of a small family."

"There are still three late-stage Acquired Realm cultivators in the clan, but there are no suitable vengeful spirits to carry out this task."

The business in the underworld is currently mainly carried out by vengeful ghosts.

After all, there are only a few people in this world who can afford to kill someone at the Innate Realm or above.

Not all vengeful spirits are assassins; some are intelligence agents.

"I'll go!" Yun Zhonghe suddenly stood up and said.

"I'm currently stuck at the peak of the Acquired Realm, and I can't break through in a short time by going into seclusion."

"I'll take this opportunity to see if I can break through to the Innate Realm."

Duan Yanqing's lips twitched, but he ultimately did not voice his objection.

Resurrected in this world, the second, third, and fourth brothers each have their own goals to pursue.

"I'll go with Fourth Brother, after all, the other side has a few members of the Houtian Realm." Third Brother Yue thought for a moment and stood up.

"Moreover, I am also at the peak of the Acquired Realm. Maybe I can break through to the Innate Realm by chance this time I go out."

Currently, among the Yin generals in this branch, only the two of them are at the Acquired Realm.

As the number of people around their lord increased, and now even the branch has members at the Grandmaster level, the two men felt extremely anxious.

His strength at the Acquired Realm was simply not worthy of his status as a Netherworld General.

"Alright, then this mission will be entrusted to you two Yin Generals!"

Tie Zhan made the decision directly; he was a decisive person by nature.

"Go and come back quickly!" Duan Yanqing simply said these four words calmly.

But everyone present could hear the concern in his voice.

The two got up and left, Duan Yanqing then spoke.

"The second task is to find a cultivator at the Innate Realm. We haven't been able to get detailed information about him yet."

"To prevent any accidents, this task will be carried out by my second brother and me personally."

"No!" Duan Yanqing's words were barely out of his mouth when someone objected.

Murong Chong then spoke, "Our branch can't do without Duan Yinjiang now. Among everyone, you've completely adapted to the task of coordinating manpower in the middle."

"Your mission isn't to carry out the assassination; reassign other undercover agents!"

"My lord, it would be better if Ye Yin and I went together!"

Yin Jiuyou stood up and volunteered, "I am now in the late stage of the Innate Realm, which is enough to deal with any unexpected situation."

His combat strength is at the peak of the Innate Realm, unless a cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm appears in this mission.

"Okay, let's decide on that then!"

...

"My lord, the underworld has accepted the order!"

The person speaking so cautiously would surely surprise anyone in the household. How could the head of the family, who always had the final say at home, be so surprised?

The Liu family of Hongcheng cannot be considered a martial arts family; they are merely a small family at the Acquired Realm.

But who could know that the head of the Liu family was a powerful figure in the outer regions of the Heavenly Gate?

A hoarse voice rang out from the darkness.

"Don't worry, we're using you as a setup this time, but we'll guarantee your safety!"

Tap, tap, tap, five figures emerged from the darkness.

These people were dressed in black, but their faces looked very stiff; clearly, they were all wearing human skin masks.

The head of the Liu family bowed even lower, but inwardly he let out a long sigh of relief.

He could sense that all five envoys were at the Innate Realm level.

With them in charge, my safety will not be a problem.

"If this mission is successful, headquarters will reward you with a Primordial Pill, guaranteeing your smooth breakthrough to the Primordial Realm!"

"Thank you all, and thank you for the training from headquarters!" At this moment, the smile on the face of the Liu family head could no longer be concealed.

"Hmph, the Underworld actually dared to accept the mission to kill our Heavenly Guardian Sect, disregarding the rules among assassins. They are simply courting death."

"If we can't find their headquarters, can't we at least not find their assassins!"

"That's right. After we capture their assassins this time, we'll have plenty of ways to find out where their headquarters is."

Torture, or the soul-searching techniques of cultivators, etc.

In short, in the world of high-level martial arts, once you are captured alive by other powerful individuals, it means that the secrets in your mind are very difficult to keep.

Therefore, very few were captured alive; most died in battle.

"I wonder how their preparations are going. With both sides prepared, one of them will surely succeed!"

...

"Waiter, the usual!" A hearty voice rang out in the restaurant, attracting the attention of many people.

"Alright, Senior Ye, the usual?"

The waiter quickly stepped forward and respectfully inquired, for in his mind, this was a very important customer of the shop.

However, the owner of such a restaurant in the county town must have a very impressive background.

At the same time, many people from the martial arts world also stood up to greet him.

As he returned the greeting, the man nodded to the waiter, indicating that things would be the same as always.

Without realizing it, his gaze fell on a certain spot, and he couldn't help but sneer inwardly!