Chapter 1629: The Three Major Assassin Organizations
Immediately afterward, Zhang Ruochen and Danling Wang continued to discuss matters concerning the Heavenly Kill Organization and the *Assassin Heavenly King Ranking*, giving Zhang Ruochen a certain understanding of the assassin world in the Heavenly Court Realm.
"There are three strongest assassin organizations in the Heavenly Court Realm: the Heavenly Kill Organization, the Earth Kill Organization, and the Death God Temple."
"The Heavenly Kill Organization is the most ancient, with the longest heritage and the most extensive power. In its history, it even assassinated a god. It is precisely this point that makes its status in the assassin world unassailable, unshakable by anyone."
"The Earth Kill Organization is a rising star, born only after the establishment of the Heavenly Court Realm, with a history of just tens of thousands of years."
"Legend has it that the founder of the Earth Kill Organization was originally the most outstanding assassin of the Heavenly Kill Organization, named 'Thousand Horizons One Vertical.' The so-called 'Thousand Horizons' refers to the thousands of corpses lying on the ground. The so-called 'One Vertical' refers to him standing atop the multitude of corpses."
"'All living beings die like a thousand horizons; only I am indestructible, the one vertical.'"
"After Thousand Horizons One Vertical betrayed the Heavenly Kill Organization and established the Earth Kill Organization himself, he was constantly hunted by the Heavenly Kill Organization. However, tens of thousands of years passed, and not only did Thousand Horizons One Vertical not die, but the Earth Kill Organization he founded grew stronger and stronger, even showing signs of surpassing the Heavenly Kill Organization."
"The most astonishing aspect of the Earth Kill Organization is that as long as you can pay the price, they dare to infiltrate even the Hell Realm to kill cultivators there. This is something even the Heavenly Kill Organization would not dare to attempt lightly."
"As for the Death God Temple, it is a relatively loose organization. Any cultivator, as long as they possess the cultivation of the Half-Saint realm, can become an assassin of the Death God Temple. After completing a mission, the assassin must share a portion of the sacred stones with the Death God Temple. However, if the assassin is captured, the Death God Temple will not go to rescue them."
"But joining the Death God Temple has two advantages. First, the assassin can accept missions from the Death God Temple. Second, the assassin can leave the Death God Temple at any time."
The *Assassin Heavenly King Ranking* was almost completely dominated by assassins from the three major organizations. Only a very few assassin organizations from other major worlds could make it onto the list.
Compared to the three major organizations, those assassin organizations whose activities were still confined to a single major world were utterly insignificant.
Danling Wang looked deeply worried. Being targeted by an Assassin Heavenly King on the *Assassin Heavenly King Ranking* would make any being who had not reached the Great Saint realm unable to eat or sleep in peace.
"I plan to return to the Thousand Stamen Realm and stay with my clan for a while. With my mother ruling over the Peony Clan, I don't believe the Heavenly Kill Organization would dare to be so rampant."
After a pause, Danling Wang fixed her gaze on Zhang Ruochen and said, "You should also be careful. The Death Envoy is controlled by the Death Envoy Master's holy soul. That means the Death Envoy Master could see the battle in the VIP room through the Death Envoy's eyes. At that time, although you transformed into a Dragon Clan man, you simultaneously revealed your spatial power and the Imperial Bone Staff of Yi. The other party will definitely trace it back to you."
Zhang Ruochen appeared unconcerned and said calmly, "My head has probably long been on the assassination mission list of the Heavenly Kill Organization. Why would I care if one more assassin comes to kill me?"
Danling Wang knew that Zhang Ruochen was very cautious in his actions, so she did not say anything more.
"By the way, I want to see Ji Fanxin," Zhang Ruochen said.
The seriousness between Danling Wang's brows instantly vanished, replaced by a smile. "No wonder you were so ruthless with me. So you want to pursue Fanxin."
"What do you mean by ruthless? Lady Danling Wang, you can't say things like that casually," Zhang Ruochen said.
Danling Wang said with a hint of reproach, "Forcing me to repay a debt of gratitude isn't considered ruthless?"
"But I didn't force you," Zhang Ruochen said.
Seeing that Zhang Ruochen was such a dull man, Danling Wang stopped teasing him and sighed. "Unfortunately, you came at the wrong time. Fanxin just went to the Truth Divine Temple to cultivate. It will probably be a while before she returns."
Zhang Ruochen frowned. Why was his timing so bad?
Danling Wang then added, "Don't say I didn't warn you, little brother. The men pursuing Fanxin are countless, including many divine sons and grandsons. If you pursue her and fail, that's one thing. But if you succeed, you'll probably attract a whole host of powerful enemies. Why not pursue me instead? At least I have some favorable feelings toward you, so there might be a chance of success."
Zhang Ruochen lightly shook his head, his thoughts drifting elsewhere. After a long moment, he finally asked, "Do you know where I can find the contact points for the Earth Kill Organization and the Death God Temple?"
"What do you plan to do?" Danling Wang's expression tightened.
Zhang Ruochen said, "I have some sacred stones and don't know how to spend them. I want to buy a few heads."
A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Ruochen changed his appearance again, looking like a refined scholar, and walked out of the Hundred Flowers Palace.
"Going to the Earth Kill Organization and the Death God Temple to post missions is so troublesome. I'll just have to wait for the Hundred Flowers Palace to send me the information."
Zhang Ruochen paused for a moment at the entrance of the Hundred Flowers Palace, then headed toward the sacred shop run by the Time Divine Temple, intending to purchase some time-related treasures.
The Earth Kill Organization and the Death God Temple did not have fixed contact points in the Truth Heaven Domain. They would only open a temporary contact point at certain intervals. Moreover, finding that contact point required a guide who was familiar with it.
...
In the Truth Heaven Domain, in the southeastern part of the Void Sacred Domain, within a seven-colored Dao field, a handsome man with two pairs of white wings on his back suddenly let out a muffled groan and fell sideways to the ground.
"Brother Liancheng, what's wrong with you?"
Shang Zihong, who was sitting opposite the handsome man, showed a look of surprise and quickly walked over to help Liancheng Baili up.
"Hua—"
A layer of white sacred light burst forth from Liancheng Baili's body, shaking Shang Zihong back, preventing him from getting close.
Within the sacred light, Liancheng Baili slowly stood up, his face pale and a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. "The assassination mission went wrong. My third Death Envoy has self-destructed his sacred source and Qi Sea. The holy soul I attached to the Death Envoy has also been annihilated."
Shang Zihong sat back down in his original position and said, "How could this happen? With the strength of the third Death Envoy, plus three puppet assassins and the Three-Legged Corpse-Eating Insect, killing Danling Wang shouldn't have been difficult."
A fierce killing intent flashed in Liancheng Baili's eyes. "Someone helped her and also took away my puppet assassins and the Three-Legged Corpse-Eating Insect."
"Who is so formidable? According to my intelligence, Ji Fanxin went to the Truth Divine Temple, and Yaojue Wang returned to the Thousand Stamen Realm. There shouldn't be any expert in the Hundred Flowers Palace capable of stopping the Three-Legged Corpse-Eating Insect," Shang Zihong said, somewhat puzzled.
Liancheng Baili said, "It was a Dragon Clan man. He possesses a green cauldron that even the Three-Legged Corpse-Eating Insect couldn't gnaw through. Moreover, he can wield spatial power and seems to have a very high level of mastery in the Way of Space."
Shang Zihong's heart stirred, and he quickly said, "Can you condense the battle into a mirror image for me to see?"
Liancheng Baili gave Shang Zihong a deep look and nodded.
A moment later, a ball of light flew out from between Liancheng Baili's brows and floated in front of Shang Zihong.
Shang Zihong grabbed the ball of light, and scenes began to appear in his mind.
Liancheng Baili snorted coldly, "I've killed many Dragon Clan experts, but this is the first time I've encountered one so troublesome. The key point is that his cultivation isn't even that high."
Across from him, Shang Zihong let out a series of laughs. "Brother Liancheng, guess who you encountered."
"Who? Is it some famous Dragon Clan prodigy? But I have records of all the Dragon Clan genius Dragon Kings, and none of them match this description."
Shang Zihong smiled and said, "Because he isn't a Dragon Clan Dragon King at all. He's the Heir of Time and Space I mentioned to you—Zhang Ruochen."
"Zhang Ruochen... That's quite possible."
Then, Liancheng Baili let out a light laugh. "As far as I know, killing Zhang Ruochen yields thirty million sacred stones. Claiming that reward would at least partially compensate for my losses."
Shang Zihong had seen the battle scene and naturally knew that the Death Envoy had ultimately self-destructed his sacred source, attempting to kill Zhang Ruochen and Danling Wang in a mutual destruction. But was Zhang Ruochen really dead?
Liancheng Baili raised his eyelids, revealing a disdainful expression. "Brother Zihong, do you really think Zhang Ruochen could survive a self-destruction by a Fourth-Step Saint King at such close range?"
"Zhang Ruochen is somewhat special. Killing him probably won't be that simple," Shang Zihong said cautiously, taking Zhang Ruochen seriously as an opponent, even though he considered this opponent still very weak.
Liancheng Baili snorted coldly. "I actually hope he isn't dead. Dying like this would be too easy for him."
...
This trip to the Time Divine Temple was quite fruitful for Zhang Ruochen. He purchased a large quantity of White Time Sacred Jade, five bottles of water from the River of Time, and three Time-Space Agates, spending a total of thirty million sacred stones.
Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power had already reached the fifty-fifth level. After taking the Six Desires Ancient Pill, it would likely rise to the fifty-sixth level. By then, he would be able to set up higher-level time formations.
The White Time Sacred Jade was purchased to set up those advanced time formations.
The five bottles of water from the River of Time and the Time-Space Agates were used to carve time imprints.
When dealing with top-tier experts, using time imprints could silently cut away their lifespan, weakening them or even causing them to die of old age.
During the battle at the Yin-Yang Hall, Zhang Ruochen used a time imprint against Qiong Lin, causing considerable trouble for this leader of the Black Demon Realm. Who knew if Qiong Lin would be driven mad upon learning he had lost several hundred years of his lifespan?
Zhang Ruochen did not return to the Moon God Dao Field. Instead, he first went to the mass grave at the foot of Tiandu Mountain.
The corpse pit had been covered with thick soil, forming a mound as tall as a small mountain. The evil sacred artifact at the bottom of the pit had long been removed.
"It must have been Ji Fanxin who did it. I wonder what kind of evil sacred artifact Xie Chengzi was refining using those women's corpses?"
Zhang Ruochen stopped pondering and immediately left the place.
Returning to the Moon God Dao Field, Zhang Ruochen first met with Mu Lingxi and gave her a Time-Space Agate.
Afterward, Zhang Ruochen called Xiao Hei alone to the underground of the Blissful Earth Palace and took out the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron containing the Three-Legged Corpse-Eating Insect.