"Yes and no! But it’s more likely to be yes!"

This sentence instantly confused Zhan Tian, "Hall Master, so is it or not?"

"Hmm... it should be counted as yes!"

The old man stroked his white beard and finally gave a definitive answer.

"But it’s a bit strange, yet the probability of Hidden Kill’s result is greater."

The result deduced this time is indeed bizarre.

It’s something he has never encountered in his lifetime.

At first, the result was no, but then it began to change, and in the end, it fluctuated repeatedly between yes and no.

The final result turned out to be Hidden Kill!

"As long as it’s a yes, it counts as settling this matter."

Zhan Tian didn’t care about anything else.

At least now Shen Tong believed it, and that was enough.

"Then I, Zhan Tian, will take my leave first."

Zhan Tian bowed slightly, for there were only a few in Great Yu worthy of his initiative to salute.

The white-haired old man did not speak but quietly watched the Yin Yang Ring in mid-air.

He kept muttering something under his breath.

Seeing this, Zhan Tian quietly walked away.

After a long while!

The white-haired old man’s eyes shone like two stars, radiating dazzling brilliance, causing the Yin Yang Ring in the air to start spinning rapidly.

Scenes flickered in the old man’s eyes.

Including the scene of Chen Xuan killing Shen Xuan.

But when the old man tried to look deeper into Chen Xuan.

"Boom!"

A surge of black light suddenly appeared, instantly turning the scene before his eyes as black as ink, making it impossible to see anything more.

"Hiss—"

Even the white-haired old man gasped after seeing the black light.

"How could it be this thing?"

....

The first thing Shen Tong did upon returning to the Shen Family was order that killing a Profound Realm Hidden Kill would earn a reward of one hundred thousand taels.

For Dao Realm, one million taels plus top-quality pills and cultivation techniques.

Information providers would also receive ten thousand taels.

All mentioned here are gold, not silver.

This message was sent across the entire Eastern Continent by the Shen Family through Dark Moon within just seven days.

...

"What happened with this matter? Was it you who did it?"

By the lakeside, a middle-aged man in black was fishing and asked Hong Zhisha with a smile.

"No, I actually wanted to kill, but didn’t get the chance. I heard that the Shen Family’s ship was really something."

Hong Zhisha was quite regretful.

His only pleasure now was killing those Dao Realm of Great Yu, and fishing.

It was something he learned from the leader.

Because fishing can calm the mind.

So whenever he had nothing to do, he was usually here fishing with the leader.

"Oh, here we go!"

Seeing the float in the water start to move slightly, the man in black skillfully exerted force, and a half-meter-long Red Fish appeared in front of the two.

"Lucky catch, Wind-Fire Sea Turtle Fish, tonight we’ll feast well."

In an instant, the Wind-Fire Sea Turtle Fish was placed in a specially prepared Profound Iron Cage by him.

He then continued, "Now the Shen Family is targeting us, what do you think?"

"Kill!"

To stop killing with killing!

This was Hong Zhisha’s stance, and this is why he was named Zhi Sha.

"Alright, then you handle it."

As the leader of Hidden Kill, the man in black had hardly intervened in Hidden Kill affairs over the years.

Basically, the Nine Gates handle things on their own.

Hong Zhisha dealt with major matters; as for himself, he was in seclusion, preparing to make the final step.

If he succeeded, he could kill his way back to the Great Yu Imperial City.

Otherwise... he’d be stuck here.

"Okay!"

Hong Zhisha nodded.

But then he spoke up, "I need some Celestial Derivation Pills."

"For that kid Xiao Ming?"

The man knew their relationship was extraordinary, which is why he instantly guessed.

"Yes!"

"He’s only at Dao Realm third level now, and it’s just over a year until the Nine Gates ranking battle, so I’m trying to get some Celestial Derivation Pills to see if I can help him rise to Dao Realm fifth level in a short time."

The man’s brow furrowed slightly.

In a little over a year, from Dao Realm third level to fifth level, this... seemed a bit far-fetched?

Yet he still took out a bottle from his pocket and threw it to him, "This is all there is, it’s yours."

"Thank you!"

Hong Zhisha took the bottle, sighed in his heart.

It was all he could do, and why not directly ask the man for materials to set up an array?

Because that was Hidden Kill’s rule.

Only the top eight in the Nine Gates ranking battle could earn them.

This rule had been in place in Hidden Kill for over a hundred thousand years.

It had never been broken.

The key was that Hong Zhisha knew he could ask for Celestial Derivation Pills, but asking for that... was absolutely out of the question!

"By the way, how is that place? Can we enter it?"

After storing away the pills, Hong Zhisha remembered what ’Xiao Yu’ had asked that day.

"Almost, but it’s still dangerous; I’m working on refining a defensive treasure, and it should be ready to use by then."

"Is it for that kid again?"

"Yes!"

Hong Zhisha nodded.

"It’s necessary, the other few old guys from the Eight Gates are too strong, and his chances are too slim."

"He asked me about the Heaven-Reaching Bamboo the other day, but since it wasn’t confirmed, I didn’t tell him."

"If it doesn’t work this time, we can only go in, Xiao Ming can’t hold on much longer."

He had visited the Xiao Mansion to see him, and at most, it was a matter of a hundred years.

If there was still no way within a hundred years, then dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth.

"It should be possible, maybe it’s also an opportunity."

The man looked at the fishing rod in front of him, spoke slowly, contemplating something.

...

Moran City, Prince Xuan’s Mansion.

Upon learning about the bounty order issued by the Shen Family, Chen Xuan couldn’t help but be a bit tempted.

"Tang Gu, look, a Dao Realm is worth a million taels of gold and so many good things."

"Tsk tsk..."

Tang Gu frowned, wary, and asked, "You have an idea?"

"Why be so afraid? I don’t lack money, just marveling at how the Shen Family is bleeding out big this time."