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Inside a private residence called the "Great Luxuriant Residence" in Ancient Elm Nation, there was a tall and handsome scholar whose appearance was a little pale and sickly. He was eating a steamed peach flower mandarin fish at this moment, and there was a custom-made silver hook in his left hand and a pair of green bamboo chopsticks in his right hand. He slowly enjoyed his in-season meal, and even a pot of imperial-grade wine was beside his hand. From time to time, he would put his chopsticks down and grab this pot of wine to enjoy a sip.
Four of the most powerful martial arts grandmasters and Qi refiners in Ancient Elm Nation were standing in front of the elegant scholar's meal table. They were all renowned cultivators.
There was a sword grandmaster at the peak stage of the fourth tier of martial arts, a self-taught prodigy who had strong killing intent and was extremely bloodthirsty. Opinions about him were divided, and he received both praise and criticism from the cultivators in Ancient Elm Nation and the surrounding nations.
It was widely acknowledged that he had many achievements but was immoral. His admirers staunchly believed that he could achieve certain victory against any sword cultivator at the Lower Five Tiers, as long as they weren't a sword cultivator from a proper sect.
Another was an assassin at the fourth tier, and he surprisingly didn't conceal his face. He was a rustic-looking man with an unremarkable appearance.
On a closer look, though, it was clear that he was wearing a fake skin mask.
He was the leader of Ancient Elm Nation's Case Purchasing Pagoda, an organization of assassins that was renowned throughout several nations. The name Case Purchasing Pagoda symbolized the fair price of their work, with the customers only needing to pay the price of a wooden case if they wanted to obtain a pearl in return.
He had once accepted a request to assassinate a Qi refiner at the Middle Five Tiers, and he had only been a hair away from succeeding. If it hadn't been for a secret immortal treasure that his target had, it was very likely that he would have succeeded in his attempt. Afterward, the Case Purchasing Pagoda had suffered furious retribution and almost been forced to lie down low.
However, the Case Purchasing Pagoda had also displayed its courageous and merciless side. Without caring about the consequences, it had especially targeted and killed disciples from that immortal...
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