I Build a Shelter in the Eternal Night

"Mm."

Chen Fan stood on the City Wall, nodding slightly as he gazed at the scene below. He didn’t say much, leaving the two of them to their moment. He needed to get back to sleep.

He hadn’t slept well all night.

He was constantly worried that Qi Yue had died.

The whole ordeal had him running out to check every so often. It was enough to give him a nervous breakdown.

But thankfully...

...the outcome was good.

’That guy...’

’He’s ruthless with himself.’

...

"It’s all over now."

Qi Yue stood up and glanced toward the City Wall. Only after seeing that Chen Fan was gone did he breathe a sigh of relief. He patted Gongyang Yue’s head and said with a smile, "My room is in the cave, but it contains important secrets of the Mortal Realm. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed inside."

"I’ll stay with you in the guest area next door for tonight."

"First, I’m going to take a shower."

"I’m all sticky."

"Okay."

With tears in her eyes, Gongyang Yue smiled and let go of Qi Yue. "All that matters is that you’re alive."

"You..."

Standing to the side, Gongyang Yiyue’s brows furrowed. His voice was hoarse as he asked gravely, "You’ve joined the Mortal Realm?"

"Mm."

Qi Yue nodded slightly. "Otherwise, I never would have been able to achieve Tenfold Body Tempering."

His original plan was to slowly undergo Body Tempering to eighty percent completion, then use the "Ten Thousand Swords Heart Slaying Body Tempering" method to reach the full tenfold. However, the Bamboo Slice the Domain Lord had given him to comprehend not only greatly increased his tolerance for the pain of Sword Qi piercing his body, but also allowed him to grasp many new insights. This was what enabled him to complete Tenfold Body Tempering in one go.

He wasn’t one to care much for material possessions.

But he knew that Bamboo Slice was a priceless treasure.

It would help him better achieve his revenge.

’From now on, this life of mine definitely belongs to the Mortal Realm.’

"..."

Gongyang Yiyue remained silent, his expression grim. There were some things he couldn’t say in front of Gongyang Yue. The Old Master had originally agreed to this marriage, but now, it was completely off the table.

The precondition for agreeing to the marriage was...

...that Qi Yue had to join the Sheep Race and take control of it.

Now Qi Yue had joined the Mortal Realm.

How could they possibly marry the young miss to Qi Yue now? Wouldn’t that be tantamount to the entire Sheep Race being swallowed whole by the Mortal Realm after the Old Master passed away?

He looked at his young miss, who was clinging to the corner of Qi Yue’s clothes with a look of utter dependence on her face. His brows knitted tightly, and he really didn’t know what to say.

’A doomed romance.’

’It’s hard to see this having a happy ending.’

...

「Inside the room.」

After washing up, Qi Yue sat in his room, sensing the power within his body. He had already broken through to Martial King, becoming the Mortal Realm’s first Level 10 Cultivator.

Level 10 was a threshold.

Crossing into Level 10 brought about earth-shattering changes, whether one was a Cultivator, an Architect, or an Artifact Refiner.

And this hurdle was also extremely difficult to overcome.

But he had only just broken through, and his Cultivation was unstable. He would need to undergo intensive training tomorrow to solidify it.

...

「Jiangnan, Shui City.」

This city was located at the junction with Jiangbei. Traveling merchant caravans would often rest here for the night.

The night was now deep.

The city’s residents were all asleep.

Generally speaking, anyone not sleeping at this hour was either having an affair or preparing to commit murder and arson. No good could come of it.

The moment the sound of the city watchman’s clapper faded, several figures darted out from various alleys and streets, like raindrops falling into the ocean, and surrounded a pawnshop.

"..."

Watching the scene from the shadows, Shao Qiu nodded with some satisfaction. ’This month of training wasn’t for nothing. Their stealth has shown some results.’

Their target tonight was the pawnshop before them.

It was an establishment set up in Shui City by the Wind and Rain Tower. It served multiple functions: accepting assassination missions, liaising with clients, gathering intelligence, and acting as a communications relay station. Of course, it also functioned as a pawnshop, but that was merely a secondary business.

The Wind and Rain Tower had sent core members to assassinate the Domain Lord.

Although it had failed...

...a little "return gift" was in order.

This was the perfect opportunity for the Mortal Realm Dark Pavilion to get some practice.

The pawnshop was located at the end of the Second-hand Market. Its storefront was unassuming, and it rarely had visitors. It was a two-story building. At this moment, a faint oil lamp could be seen on the second floor, and a slight noise was coming from the stables in the backyard.

Shui City was built upon a Natural Ghost Fire Zone.

Thus, it wasn’t completely dark after nightfall.

The light emitted from the Natural Ghost Fire Zone would envelop the entire city, making it impossible for them to hide completely in the shadows.

"Numbers one and two, go."

The command was transmitted telepathically to the others. When carrying out a mission, consuming a Meat Ghost Mother-Child Fruit was a necessity.

The two Dark Pavilion members who received the order moved out. One of them hugged the wall, rapidly approaching the pawnshop. Standing by a window, he flicked his wrist, and two Thin Jade Slabs spun through a crack in the window, landing without a sound.

The two men on the first floor, who were still up late checking the accounts at the counter, first froze, then their expressions changed drastically. But before they could react, the Thin Jade Slabs exploded, turning into a cloud of white mist that they inhaled. They quickly fell to the ground, unconscious.

"Who’s there?!"

A sharp cry came from upstairs in the pawnshop. The speaker had clearly heard the thuds from downstairs, and their voice was filled with vigilance. The faint stirring in the backyard stables also fell silent in an instant.

...

However—

The assassination was not carried out in phases but was a simultaneous assault.

Two others had already scaled the wall and climbed to the second-floor window. Holding Poisoned Mute Needles as fine as ox-hair, they abruptly shot them through the window into the room.

The man on the second floor, the one who had just called out, slowly collapsed with a needle embedded between his brows.

The backyard stables were the trickiest part.

Six men were hidden there. They weren’t auxiliary personnel but clearly official members. After hearing the noise from the first floor, they had instantly awoken from their sleep and gone on high alert.

However...

These six men were about to face the genius Assassin who had single-handedly founded the Godslaying Hall at seventeen and stormed the Slaughter Immortal Holy Land all by himself.

Shao Qiu.

Before the men hiding in the stables could even react...