Strongest Scammer: Scamming The World, One Death At A Time-Chapter 754: How To Contact The Kidney Peak Head?

The test changed every time and there was no telling what the elders would set the requirements for it.

The second test was straightforward, simply challenging an Inner Court Disciple and defeating them. This allowed one to take over their position, but Han Yu knew even if he managed to defeat someone, it came with other challenges, such as those backing them.

And doing that would cause waves in the sect bringing attention to him in ways he did not want. At least without being a Peak Core Condensation realm cultivator, if not a Nascent Soul Expert it was going to be very hard to defeat an Inner Court disciple.

If he tried to approach this directly, he would be crushed before he even understood who did it.

But Han Yu was not without leverage.

As he entered his cave and sealed it behind him, his thoughts returned to the item resting quietly inside his spatial storage pouch. The Cold Silk Orchid. A treasure he had risked his life to obtain, something that did not belong in the hands of a Core Condensation realm disciple under any normal circumstance.

The value of that herb was not merely material. It was political.

Within the Slaughtered Moon Divine Blood Sect, the Kidney Peaks were unique. Their cultivation arts were specialized, dangerous, and extremely difficult to advance. Endless Frost Tomb Art was infamous even within the sect for how unforgiving it was.

Those who cultivated it either rose to terrifying heights or became frozen corpses buried deep within the peaks. Advancement required not just talent, but rare resources that could not be substituted.

The Cold Silk Orchid was one of those resources.

Han Yu had learned enough during his time in the sect to understand the current situation. The First Kidney Peak Head had long since reached the Dao Treading realm and was one of the sect's pillars. His position was unshakable. His disciples enjoyed prestige, protection, and access to resources that others could only dream of.

The Second Kidney Peak Head, however, was a different story.

He had been stuck for centuries.

At first, that stagnation had not mattered. The Endless Frost Tomb Art was slow, brutal, and required rare opportunities to advance. As long as no one else could replace him, his position was secure. But times had changed.

The First Kidney Peak Head's disciples were advancing faster than expected. One had already reached the Nascent Soul realm, an achievement that carried weight no matter how one looked at it.

If that disciple continued advancing, it would only be a matter of time before he qualified to inherit or take over the Second Kidney Peak.

That realization had weakened the Second Peak Head's political standing. People stopped fearing him as much. Support dwindled. His requests likely met more resistance than before. Desperation had crept in, slowly but surely.

Han Yu understood desperation very well.

If he could present the Cold Silk Orchid to the Second Kidney Peak Head, the man would not just be grateful. He would be indebted. Deeply. Such an herb could very well be the missing piece needed to push his cultivation forward, or at least give him another chance at breaking through the bottleneck that had trapped him for so long.

That kind of backing would change everything.

With an elder's support, even a covert assignment to the mines would become possible. Even modifying slave seals might become feasible if done under the guise of research or maintenance.

But knowing what needed to be done and actually doing it were two very different things.

Han Yu leaned back against the stone wall of his cave, his brows furrowing slightly as he considered the risks. Taking the mission listed in the Mission Hall for the orchid was completely out of the question.

That mission was designed for Nascent Soul realm cultivators.

If Ju Fan so much as showed interest in it, it would raise immediate suspicion. People would ask how he knew about the Cold Silk Orchid. Others would start watching him. Some might even decide to interrogate him forcefully, because in the Blood Sect, that was not considered excessive.

Even worse, the First Kidney Peak Head would absolutely intervene.

The moment he learned that someone outside his faction might possess the Cold Silk Orchid, he would act. It did not matter whether Han Yu had actually taken the mission or not. The mere possibility would be enough.

Han Yu would not survive that kind of attention.

So the obvious route was closed.

The covert route was not much better.

Directly approaching the Kidney Peaks was impossible. The peaks were heavily guarded. Only direct disciples, elders, and registered slaves were allowed entry. Even inner disciples needed permission.

An outer disciple like Ju Fan attempting to contact a Peak Head without authorization would immediately be detained, questioned, and likely punished.

Sending a message was no safer. Jade slips were monitored. Formal requests went through multiple layers. Informal ones were even more dangerous, as they implied hidden connections and intentions.

Han Yu needed a method that did not look like a method at all.

He closed his eyes and let his thoughts settle, forcing himself to slow down. Panic would only cloud his judgment. He had time. The mine would operate for years, possibly decades. The Second Kidney Peak Head's desperation would only grow as time passed.

There had to be an indirect approach.

Something that did not involve Ju Fan directly walking into danger.

Something that made the Second Kidney Peak Head notice him first.

Han Yu opened his eyes slowly.

The Puppet Peak.

Blood Arts.

Research.

Maintenance.

The sect valued results above all else.

If he could produce something related to ice, frost, or blood refinement that intersected with the Endless Frost Tomb Art, it might draw attention naturally. Not the kind of attention that screamed ambition, but the kind that made elders curious. A report. A prototype. An improvement to an existing method. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

He did not need to say he had the Cold Silk Orchid.

He only needed to imply that he understood something about frost related blood refinement that others did not.