Chapter 1106 - 191: Stability, Evading an Ambush
The Shifting Heart Civilization is a hidden evil civilization; they can kill enemies, fuse them into their own heart, and obtain the opponent’s aura and identity.
This civilization lurks within various organizations and factions, notorious for their relentless assassination techniques that are difficult to guard against.
It is a historically long-standing assassin family.
Yixin Mo is the contemporary assassin leader of this civilization, having taken on a bounty from the Netherworld.
As the civilization ranked eighth on the assassin auction list, they defend their position as the world’s eighth assassin, confident in capturing this Xi Rong!
Before them lies the first strategy of luring the snake out of its hole!
Borrowing the relic of the Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate, integrating it into the heart, altering the aura, disguising the identity, entering... tricking him into coming out!
As long as the opponent sends even a clone, a True Immortal...
Capture them on the spot, then track through soul scent and even item memories, among other methods.
An assassin civilization’s heritage, featuring comprehensive abilities with tracking as their essential course!
"This person is skilled in divination, possesses the Immortal Venerable Supreme Treasure to suppress Qi Fortune, and with the confusion of the Celestial Mystery, Immortal Venerates have no time, making it so that previous Immortal Venerates couldn’t capture him."
"But now, the Celestial Mystery is unclear, we can’t calculate him, and he can’t calculate any issues with this trap."
Yixin Mo continues to portray the old man of the Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate, organizing received materials in the wilderness.
Even if the opponent doesn’t seek him, they will certainly have a restless mind.
He only needs to wait, continue waiting.
Never underestimate an assassin’s degree of concealment and patience.
He will step on Xi Rong’s reputation, ascend to become the world’s number one assassin, and shake the world!
He feels a bright future awaits him.
Soon, Yixin Mo reappears on the street, wandering and musing on how interesting Heaven’s Chosen can be, with great potential, no wonder Immortal Venerates envy them.
After a stroll, a Heaven’s Chosen NPC approaches him: "Friend, you haven’t completed your daily task yet today."
"Sorry, I forgot," Yixin Mo honestly apologizes.
Daily tasks are fixed sign-in tasks that must be accepted by any online Heaven’s Chosen.
Considered semi-compulsory.
These semi-compulsory tasks are usually quite simple, like moving bricks or doing chores.
Mainly to train the daily sense of belonging of Heaven’s Chosen.
Soon, a random daily task appears before him:
[Task name: Fabricate Bottle-Storage Wooden Fish.]
[Difficulty: Low.]
[Task content: Please craft a dancing Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate wooden fish statue in front of the Golden Core shop as a mascot for passing friends to knock on to bless their luck.]
[Task introduction: In Xi Rong’s history, he once defeated the great Turtle Prime Minister,
this magnificent sky-piercing turtle carried the heavens and traversed ancient and modern times. To commemorate this feat, Xi Rong turned this sacred being into a turtle wooden fish in the square, daily knocking on it for blessings,
and now, facing the second formidable enemy, the Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate is also ready to take the throne,
crafted into a second Bottle Wooden Fish, placed in the Golden Core Seven-Colored Ball for cultivators to knock on, ensuring they win the jackpot.]
Yixin Mo: "???"
I, "Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate," go to set up a bottle for people to knock on?
Is this intentional or coincidence?
If I were truly the Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate, I’d be furious.
Previously dancing was still forgivable, as it was an imitation.
Now?
I truly, personally go to let passersby... at the shop entrance be a mascot, be knocked as a wooden fish?
Testing?
Or something else?
His heart and mind are whirling frantically.
Yixin Mo is also an expert, reacts quickly, his expression manifests a hint of anger, a touch of patience, three parts feigned light-heartedness:
"Alright, this task is simple, I’ll take it."
He puts himself in the shoes of the humiliated Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate, yet fears exposing his identity, performing exquisitely.
Soon, he crafts a Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate statue, stands beside the Golden Core shop’s entrance, maintaining: "Come see, everyone, the mascot, bless you all to win the Golden Core prize!"
His loud shout instantly attracts a crowd.
In the shadows, a truly grim Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate watches coldly: "Good, good, I shall not rest until I die with you!"
He is the real Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate.
And through unknown concealment Dharma Method, truly engages in dark schemes, entering this Black Market to gather materials.
But Ning Zheng cannot detect his true self, instead thinking the bait of the fishing line—Yixin Mo, is real.
"Come one, come all, knock and take a look!" Yixin Mo shouts loudly, secretly feeling numb, secretly thinking Xi Rong is quite ruthless.
He feels a slight twinge of cowardice.
If I fail the assassination, won’t this hanging statue be me, Yixin Mo?
I will have to dance, forever enduring?
Even if I die, I might eternally exist within Chongshan Town.
In the worst case, with my eighth assassin ranking, I might ascend to their third square wooden fish throne? Be knocked upon daily? A crowd begging for my protection?
Impossible!
My assassination cannot fail!
He dismisses distractions, re-ignites his fighting spirit.
...
Sword Casting Manor.
At the manor, several blacksmiths watch the scene through the [Observer Perspective], erupting in laughter.
"His eyes still have some act! Three parts patience, three parts fury... I finally understand the specific scenes described in female genres."
"I was also shocked, really, someone’s eyes can express so many emotions!"
"Hahaha, try it yourself? Carry your own body, set it on the square, knock you, treat you as a wooden fish?"
"I’m fine, if there are many customers, I’d even set up a basin!"
"Wow! You’re really shameless!"
"But he’s an Immortal Venerate, would he really humiliate himself this way?"
"Ooh ooh ooh, too tragic, too humiliating!"
"From this expression, we pseudo-humans skilled in acting can instantly see genuine emotions! Test complete, he is truly the Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate, he’s really playing under-the-lamp shadows!"
"Isn’t it? Our Online Game Golden Core can log in across wide areas, trade conveniently, he hides everywhere, we’re his best option, can he not come?"
...
Through this round of humiliation, many are convinced this is the true Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate.
Even some aggressive blacksmiths are preparing to rally more people, calling True Immortal Momei and others, to besiege this guy.
Eradicating the roots is king!
"Sir, what do you think?" Jiucai Rong also feels tempted, by their usual path, if the old steward agrees, they can mobilize.
But this time Ning Zheng states: "No need to arrest him, you just engage in a battle of wits."
"This is not the Mortal Realm of Nine-State, divination can predict auspiciousness or misfortune, the Immortal Venerates’ divination will confound results, even if receiving a great auspicious sign, it might be fake, or an ambush."
Jiucai Rong and others feel slightly disappointed but agree.
After all, in previous main lines, they’ve had enough of these insidiously treacherous figures, now thinking, the opponent might be better at acting than us?
Ning Zheng dismisses the laughing blacksmiths, glances at the "Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate" exhibiting himself as a wooden fish, sighs:
"Nowadays, Immortal Realm is full of tricks, everyone desires Xi Rong’s bounty! I resist temptation, only by not being greedy and leaving can I avoid falling prey!"
All risks are caused by greed.
He also has no clue that this is a fake bait, an assassin posing, and even less knows the real Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate has also entered...
The situation is more complex, more dangerous than imagined.
Ning Zheng maintains a steady pace; that Old Deng of Bottle-Storage, even if he genuinely dances outside of Chongshan Town, won’t be managed, won’t take a step outside!
Instead, ignoring the Bottle-Storage Immortal Venerate, his gaze falls upon the Life Immortal Venerate’s tomb.
"Outside, too many dangers! Old plotting bastards are despicable! Getting stronger is the way to resolve everything."
Ning Zheng feels a sudden urge.
"That Life Tomb, sampling, various experiments, information collection, strategies explored for several days, almost ready, right?"
Gaining the Life Immortal Venerate tomb inheritance might allow him to grow stronger.
Clang clang clang!
Ning Zheng leaves Sword Casting Manor, intending to head to the Jiumu Qing Sect territory outside, to look at Bai Pingtian of the Life Tao Fruit.