At this moment, Jiang Man’s mind was filled with questions.

He didn’t understand what kind of stance the man before him held.

’Is he really from the Immortal Sect, or did Meng Qiewei send him to test me?’

’If it’s the latter, the consequences of agreeing would be unimaginable.’

’But if he really is from the Immortal Sect...’

As his thoughts reached this point, Jiang Man suddenly understood.

’This is impossible to agree to.’

’For a Golden Core cultivator like me to kill Meng Qiewei... it’s a complete fantasy.’

’It would be suicide.’

The man glanced at Jiang Man and said, "If you couldn’t kill her, why would I have sought you out?

"Don’t worry, it’s not her main body you’ll be killing.

"Her main body is incredibly difficult to kill.

"Her self-preservation abilities are even stronger than I thought.

"The old thing really knows a thing or two."

Hearing that it wasn’t her main body, Jiang Man inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still curious. "Is she very old?"

He had no idea how old Meng Qiewei was.

’Normally, she must be quite old.’

"A bit younger than me, I suppose," the man said casually, eating a piece of fruit.

"Then... why call her an old woman?" Jiang Man asked.

The man looked at Jiang Man. "Did I say I was young?"

Jiang Man fell silent.

’This guy is a real handful.’

"Let’s get back to what you need to do," the man said. "If she really does come out, it will only be as a wisp of a power clone. Her strength will likely be greater than your Golden Core, but not by much.

"What you need to do is get stronger as quickly as possible, and then find her.

"And then, kill her."

Jiang Man hesitated, then asked, "Senior, what is her name?"

"Meng Qiewei," the other man replied.

’So it really is her.’ Jiang Man did his best to remain outwardly calm, then immediately asked, "And you, Senior?"

"Ting Fengyin," the man said, plucking another fruit.

’Ting Fengyin? That doesn’t sound like a name to me.’

"Do you accept my request?" Ting Fengyin asked, standing up to look at Jiang Man.

Looking at the man’s grim, deadly aura, Jiang Man felt he was a Great Success stage Unparalleled Celestial Pride.

Still, he held onto a sliver of hope. "Can I refuse?"

"Of course not. On this entire trip, you’re the only person I’ve run into. You have no choice, and neither do I," Ting Fengyin replied with a smile.

Jiang Man lamented how scarily accurate this man’s choice had been.

"But what am I supposed to do?" he asked.

"Get stronger. Then wait for my news to see if Meng Qiewei has come out. If she has, find her and kill her." Ting Fengyin leaned against the tree, looking at the fruit as he spoke casually. "Once her power clone dies, it’s the same as sending her back.

"The Immortal Sect won’t have made a move; she’ll have been killed by someone from the outside. She can only blame herself.

"It’ll be difficult for her to try and come out again after that.

"And we won’t have any uncontrollable situations arise in the outside world.

"Also, I suspect she has contacts on the outside.

"In the past, she would have definitely used the Magpie Bridge to pass messages or even have a secret rendezvous.

"But she can’t do that anymore. I personally stand guard at the Magpie Bridge every year, so there’s no way for her to get out.

"Of course, she probably still has other ways to send messages out.

"You need to learn to hide yourself to avoid being discovered by her."

"Senior, you make it sound so simple, but what exactly am I supposed to do?" Jiang Man was baffled.

’I’m just an ordinary Unparalleled Celestial Pride. Normally, there’s nothing I could do.’

’I’d have no way of finding her at all.’

Ting Fengyin looked at Jiang Man. "Your Talent is truly lacking if you can’t even figure that out. Here, take this."

As he spoke, Ting Fengyin tossed out an Identity Token. "Outside the Immortal Sect, there’s a special organization. It’s affiliated with the Law Enforcement Hall, but isn’t subordinate to it.

"It has access to a great deal of intelligence and manages special incidents across the land.

"This includes dealing with Evil Gods and the lingering effects they leave behind.

"And this Token of yours belongs to that organization."

Jiang Man caught the Token and glanced at it. He saw a single word inscribed on it: Zhenyue.

"’To pacify the mountains and stabilize the seas,’" Ting Fengyin explained. "The organization is split into two parts: the Zhenyue Bureau and the Dinghai Hall.

"They manage different regions.

"But the identity is universal. You can use it in the Wuyun Sect, and you can use it in the Evergreen Sect too.

"Within the Three Major Sects, you will have a certain degree of authority.

"From now on, you can call upon their intelligence networks to find the person you’re looking for.

"Of course, now that you’ve taken this, you must fulfill the corresponding duties.

"When the need arises, you’ll have to find a way to handle it."

’A Sect force that deals with Evil Gods?’

Jiang Man instantly thought of Ren Qian and his group.

But he was very curious about what his new status was.

He asked aloud.

The answer he received was: Special Inspector.

Commissioned by the Immortal Sect and carrying a special mission.

You can have others cooperate with you, but you also need to help deal with the local ploys of Evil Gods.

All in all, the boundaries of the role were quite vague.

Jiang Man more or less understood.

’It’s like being an Imperial Envoy. Dispatched by the Immortal Sect, high status, but how many resources you can mobilize is all up to you.’

’Of course, they’ll also ask for my help when they need something.’

"Are there any resources?" Jiang Man asked immediately.

"No," Ting Fengyin said, shaking his head. "But you can get some things from me, like Cultivation insights, help with Cultivation problems, and so on.

"I’ll come by once a year.

"You’re in the Wuyun Sect, right? When the time comes, I’ll have the Magpie Bridge open in the Wuyun Sect.

"Also, the Zhenyue Bureau is subordinate to the Immortal Sect. For your own safety...

"You should probably think of a codename."

Since the mission was to kill Meng Qiewei, Jiang Man agreed that using a codename was for the best.

’Otherwise...’

’It would be very dangerous.’

’But what should I use?’

"Forget it, you don’t need to think about it. When the Immortal Sect’s appointment comes through, they’ll just assign you a random one. As long as you kill Meng Qiewei, that codename will disappear along with the mission, ensuring your safety," Ting Fengyin said.

"Won’t that make it easy for her to know the Immortal Sect was behind it?" Jiang Man asked.

"What, you’d rather she think you did it yourself? All that matters is that it doesn’t *look* like the Immortal Sect was behind it. Whether we were or not, she’ll ultimately suspect the Immortal Sect anyway. It doesn’t make much difference," said Ting Fengyin.