After handing over one of the Blood Heart Grass to the shop owner selling Demon Beast Essence Blood, Wang Ruoxie and Tang Miaoyin left Sand City and headed towards the Celestial Sword Sect.

"Wang Ruoxie, with your current strength, you might already be able to break into the top hundred of the Hidden Dragon List, possibly even top fifty. Moreover, you have broken through to the Element Transformation Realm. Upon returning to the sect, you can go to the Martial Arts Hall for a test, and upon passing, you can be promoted to an Inner Sect Disciple."

Tang Miaoyin said to Wang Ruoxie.

"Alright."

Wang Ruoxie nodded and replied with a smile.

The promotion to Inner Sect Disciple not only signifies a rise in status but also comes with equivalent benefits, such as Sect Points.

Of course, the most important aspect is that one can accept higher-level sect missions.

As for the ten thousand points required for the promotion, it poses little difficulty for him now.

The ways to earn Sect Points, besides welfare distributed by the sect and completing sect missions, include directly exchanging treasure resources.

He only needs to return to the sect, and by refining some Spiritual Qi and Third Grade pills, he can exchange for sufficient points.

At this moment, Wang Ruoxie's brows suddenly furrowed, and his footsteps also came to a halt.

"What's wrong?"

Tang Miaoyin looked at Wang Ruoxie in confusion and asked.

"Careful!"

Wang Ruoxie shouted abruptly, and then suddenly raised his palm, pushing Tang Miaoyin's body aside.

Almost simultaneously, he stepped with the Cloud Soaring Step, his figure retreating several steps backward.

The next moment, a dagger gleaming with icy blue light suddenly appeared at the spot where they had been.

Following that, a figure appeared there out of thin air.

This was a man wearing a ghost-faced mask, emanating a sharp killing intent.

"Interesting indeed, no wonder those few worthless ones died by your hand earlier."

The man looked at Wang Ruoxie with interest and spoke.

"It's a ghost-faced killer from the Blood Fiend Sect."

Seeing the fierce ghost-faced mask on the man's face, Tang Miaoyin's eyes trembled, and she exclaimed.

Although the Blood Fiend Sect is merely an assassin organization, its hierarchy is as strict as that of sect forces.

The masked killers who attacked them earlier were just ordinary assassins from the Blood Fiend Sect, and even though they are still detestable and intimidating, one doesn't need to be overly worried as long as they are cautious.

However, above ordinary killers, there are even more terrifying ghost-faced killers.

It is said that within the Blood Fiend Sect, there are thirty-six ghost-faced killers, each possessing Element Transformation Realm Middle Stage cultivation, and their assassination techniques by far exceed those of ordinary killers. Many outstanding disciples and even high-level members of various large forces have died under the assassinations of ghost-faced killers.

Even the Ten Great Sects and the Royal Family of the Tang Family cannot avoid them.

The Blood Fiend Sect is notoriously infamous in the East Victory Kingdom.

Decades ago, the Royal Family joined forces with the Ten Great Sects to try to eradicate the Blood Fiend Sect but ended up in mutual destruction.

Tang Miaoyin had heard an Ancestor say that her Thirteenth Uncle was assassinated by a ghost-faced killer from the Blood Fiend Sect.

One must know, her Thirteenth Uncle had Element Transformation Realm Sixth Layer cultivation and possessed many lifesaving treasures and methods, yet he still couldn't escape the assassination by a ghost-faced killer.

Now, a ghost-faced killer appeared before her, seemingly aiming to assassinate them.

Tang Miaoyin knew very well that if it weren't for Wang Ruoxie, she probably would have already died.

"Element Transformation Realm Fourth Layer cultivation, he should be ranked at the bottom among the thirty-six ghost-faced killers."

Feeling the aura of Element Transformation Realm Fourth Layer emitted by the ghost-faced killer, Tang Miaoyin quietly thought.

Fortunately, this ghost-faced killer only has Element Transformation Realm Fourth Layer cultivation, although still formidable, they aren't completely without chances.

"His target is me, you should leave quickly."

Wang Ruoxie turned his head and spoke to Tang Miaoyin.

"No, I, Tang Miaoyin, am not a person who fears death."

Tang Miaoyin shook her head and said.

"Staying will only lead to death, and might even be a hindrance to me. Besides, if you hurry back to the sect for help, you might be able to save my life."

Wang Ruoxie spoke again.

Upon hearing this, Tang Miaoyin no longer persisted and nodded, saying, "Wait for me."

Immediately, she turned around and rushed towards the Celestial Sword Sect without delay.

She knew the sooner she gets back to the sect, the more hope there's for Wang Ruoxie to survive.

The ghost-faced killer didn't chase after Tang Miaoyin; apparently, his target was Wang Ruoxie.

He didn't immediately act against Wang Ruoxie either, instead said mockingly: "Do you really think you can hold out until she brings someone to rescue you?"

"Not possible unless you are willing to wait."

Wang Ruoxie shook his head, smiled lightly and replied.

"Unexpectedly, you are a sentimental person, willing to risk your own life to let her live."

The ghost-faced killer looked at Wang Ruoxie in surprise and said.

"You're overthinking. I don't think you can kill me. I let her leave simply to prevent you from using her to threaten me."

Wang Ruoxie replied with a calm smile.

"Apparently, you don't know the significance of the ghost face mask on my face."

The ghost-faced killer chuckled indifferently and spoke, "Do you know the efforts I put to wear this ghost face mask, and the number of people I've personally assassinated?"

"Exactly one thousand people; it took me ten years to assassinate a thousand people, all of whom had Element Transformation Realm Middle Stage cultivation."

The ghost-faced killer spoke to himself, his tone extremely calm, almost as if discussing something unrelated to him.

Or perhaps, to him, killing a thousand people is no different from killing a thousand demon beasts.

Wang Ruoxie stood there calmly, knowing full well that the prerequisite to becoming an assassin is to regard human lives as worthless regardless of the target, whether man or woman, young or old, all are killable.

Of course, he had no affection for these killers whose hands are stained with blood.

Furthermore, the target of their assassination this time was him.

"Have you finished saying all that?"

Wang Ruoxie interrupted the self-talking ghost-faced killer as he continued to speak, unexpectedly discovering that the Blood Fiend Sect assassin sent to kill him was quite talkative.

The ghost-faced killer stared at Wang Ruoxie in surprise, not expecting him to suddenly interrupt.

"Heh… originally wanted to let you live longer; didn't expect you're in such a hurry to die."

The ghost-faced killer coldly smirked at Wang Ruoxie and said.

In his view, with Wang Ruoxie's mere First Layer of Element Transformation Realm cultivation, he was entirely a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, at his mercy, and originally wanted to toy with him a bit, as finding an amusing toy isn't easy.

But he hadn't anticipated the toy in his eyes would attempt to resist, so he can only destroy this disobedient toy.

Only a slight tremor of the ghost-faced killer's figure, and he vanished into thin air.

Wang Ruoxie's eyes slightly narrowed; he knew the ghost-faced killer was using the Shadow Killing Technique.

Moreover, the ghost-faced killer's Shadow Killing Technique is much more sophisticated than ordinary killers; there were absolutely no shadows on the ground.

Clearly, the ghost-faced killer has honed his Shadow Killing Technique to the level of invisibility.

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