Chu Jingtang scratched his beard, feeling a bit embarrassed, and said, "I haven't seen him yet, still waiting for a response. After 'Granny' sent me a message, I came here first."

Wu Jinliang, who was eating and drinking beside him, said puzzled, "What does waiting for a response mean?"

Chu Jingtang, sitting cross-legged, shifted his legs, and said earnestly, "It's like this, the reason I know about this Yu Xuanbing is because the place where he trades with the offered targets is in the 'Yin Yang Realm' within Zhu Yong Hall territory. Whoever wants to do business with him can send the targets they intend to kill into the 'Yin Yang Realm'. He reviews the offer, and if he thinks he can accept it, he will contact you; otherwise, there will be no response."

Shi Chun curiously asked, "This so-called transaction method, from him receiving the offers to contacting the employer, seems easily prone to being set up by others. Is there more to it?"

Chu Jingtang explained, "Master may not be aware of the 'Yin Yang Realm'. The ten halls of the Netherworld each have an extremely strange 'Yin Yang Realm'. The power of yin and yang in this territory holds the force of the great dao's laws, and ordinary people cannot enter. The powers of yin and yang continuously interchange and evolve within, making it impossible for ordinary people to control the boundary between yin and yang.

For instance, if we were to enter, walking in the mortal world is fine, but once we intrude into the underworld, the yang energy would instantly perish, resulting in death, likewise for yin souls intruding into the mortal world.

However, Yu Xuanbing possesses a skill, seemingly called 'Dispersing Spirit Lingering Technique'. According to those who have seen it, it is a clone in the form of a humanoid mist. He can use this clone to enter the 'Yin Yang Realm' and avoid the death calamity, investigate offers within, select trade targets, and then use the clone to go negotiate with employers—truly leaving no trace, and no one can catch him."

Wu Jinliang chuckled, "No wonder when his cultivation wasn't what it is today, he could become a famous assassin in the Cultivation World, it turns out he has this kind of ability."

He continued, gesturing to Shi Chun with his fingers, "Chun Tian, look, people who have reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm and are still willing to be hitmen, I'm afraid there aren't many in the entire Cultivation World. The Netherworld can't tolerate him, and the mortal world can't tolerate him either, and he's even brought his family along. The family left in the Netherworld is almost like hostages. We must say, Chu Beard really found a good target as a hitman."

Upon hearing this, Chu Jingtang waved his hands repeatedly, embarrassed and sweat-drenched, "It seems pretty good when you say it like that, but in practice, there are also big problems; we can't actually contact him. I don't know what kind of deals could reassure him, could move him to contact us, I guess that ten thousand liang was spent in vain."

Wu Jinliang chewed on something and asked, "What does spending ten thousand liang in vain mean?"

Lao Changtai, beside him, joined in with an explanation, "Yu Xuanbing's rule is that the content of the offer includes ten thousand liang, which makes sense, to avoid anyone from harassing the 'Yin Yang Realm' with offers."

Wu Jinliang looked bewildered, "So, even if he doesn't take the job, he won't return the money?"

Chu Jingtang smiled bitterly, "What are you thinking, still hoping he'd make a special trip to return the money to you? Not a chance for such a skilled figure to stoop so low."

"Damn it." Swearing, Wu Jinliang knocked the table toward Shi Chun and said, "Chun Tian, see, this is the true cost-free trade, he could simply do nothing and just collect money from the 'Yin Yang Realm'. I say Beard, is the information accurate? Could someone be using Yu Xuanbing's name to conduct this cost-free trade?"

Chu Jingtang shook his head to deny, "Few in the Netherworld have the power to enter the 'Yin Yang Realm'. Those at that level, would they care to make money like this? Willing to earn this money, and having this skill, probably only he is capable. Besides, this has been verified from masterminds of some solved murder cases, it shouldn't be wrong."

Wu Jinliang thought for a moment, spreading his hands toward Shi Chun, "The choice seems pretty good; not being able to contact him is the falsehood."

Chu Jingtang pondered, "I am also inquiring about other suitable candidates."

Shi Chun said, "Since it has been confirmed that he truly exists, there's no need to find someone else. Someone who has been filtered and selected over hundreds of years is far more reliable than temporarily finding another person and then spending effort to discern. Let's go with him."

Upon hearing this, Wu Jinliang didn't know what he remembered, and subconsciously looked at Chu Jingtang and Lao Changtai.

Chu Jingtang sighed, "I'll do my best, but Master, I can't guarantee to contact him. The Netherworld has been setting traps to catch him, he's too cautious. I can't provide a specific assassination target either; I'm afraid I'll have to devise some setup for an assassination target. When he shows up to discuss a deal, then I can negotiate straightforwardly."

Shi Chun calmly said, "No need to make it so complicated. Our couple of brains aren't as smart as all those in the Netherworld combined. The Netherworld has probably tried all the traps they could. If we try something fancy, it probably won't work. You should head back to continue waiting for his response. If it doesn't work out, I'll deal with outside matters first, and then I'll personally try."

Chu Jingtang nodded, "Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll head back later."

Shi Chun then said to Lao Changtai, "Can you quickly find a batch of those who deserve to die, and before I go out, seize their souls, leave their complete corpses, I need both souls and corpses. I'll take this opportunity to experiment and see if these things from the Netherworld are useful. Logically, they should be useful, right?"

Lao Changtai quickly asked, "How many do you need?"

Shi Chun: "I'm in a hurry to go out, giving you half a day, is more than ten okay? If possible, prepare as many as you can."

Lao Changtai couldn't help but scratch his head under the headscarf, "I don't know much about this, don't know who deserves to die, randomly killing ten people might cause trouble, and there's no suitable person to help seize souls. I'm afraid I'll have to make another trip to Langdang River and seek Lao Xi's help."

Chu Jingtang chimed in, "There's the Xun Gate in the city, and it's quick to return to Langdang River. Finding Lao Xi is indeed more reliable; let's just go together on the way."

Shi Chun: "Then you go ahead, we'll stay here to familiarize ourselves with the situation. By the way, do you both have enough money on you?"

When it came to that, both Chu and Lao chuckled.

The former laughed, "Enough, enough. Money is quite valuable here; we haven't spent tens of thousands, even though we've spent somewhat extravagantly."

The latter also laughed, "I've spent over a hundred thousand, mostly to pay Lao Xi."

Shi Chun: "Give us some spare change."

Chu Jingtang responded, "You need to prepare some spare change; taking out a million face-value would be too flashy, even a bit shocking. We all exchanged it with Lao Xi."

With that, both took out a pile of spare change from themselves and put it on the table.

The two had nothing more to say, bade each other farewell, and went about their own tasks.

Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang, both dressed in white with white headscarves, strolled leisurely through Qiangyu City, slowly experiencing the reality of the Netherworld beyond books...

After a rain, the barren land outside Dazhi City was covered in a layer of fresh green sprouts, appearing extraordinarily beautiful against the evening glow.

The Red-clothed Woman seemed to particularly enjoy this vitality, standing atop a mound with her eyes closed and head raised, a look of satisfaction on her face.

"The entire process after the Reversing Soul Tree was released has been clarified. The items fell into a small Alchemy sect called 'Spirit Building Sect.' Some materials gathered by this sect for refining, as identified by the Great Pharmacist, are exactly those used to refine the 'Death Refusing Incense.' It is said that the Sect Master of the Spirit Building Sect is personally overseeing the refining process. He ran to a remote desert, hiding under a bunker away from human activity to refine..."

Lan reported the situation systematically.

The Red-clothed Woman, with eyes still closed, murmured as if speaking to herself, "Is there any trace of Shi Chun found outside?"

She suspected Shi Chun had already left, as she had recently sent messages to Shi Chun, and no matter how proactive her words of affection were, Shi Chun had not responded at all.

A similar situation occurred after a tracking in Yao Mountain City, and since then, contact with Shi Chun was lost.

She was unsure whether Shi Chun had reacted after discovering the tracking or had indeed left.

Lan was unaware of any private dealings between the Red-clothed Woman and Shi Chun, hence didn't understand why she suspected he had gone out, and reported dutifully, "People have been arranged to observe everyone known to be associated with Shi Chun, but no trace has been found yet. He should also be unlikely to leave through the Xun Gate of Juku State, as under normal circumstances, no one can disguise themselves and leave through the Xun Gate."

The Red-clothed Woman remained silent, arms opening to embrace the universe...

Refining Heaven Sect, Two Hills, the mountain of the number one person in the Artifact Refining World, Situ Gu.

Currently, there was no master on the mountain, as he had gone to a meeting at the Heavenly Palace with some high-ranking members of the Refining Heaven Sect, leaving only some guards behind.

A man with yellow mustache walked leisurely up the mountain, greeted by disciples along the way.

The man with the yellow mustache was named Ju Shihong, the Hall Master of the Mountain Patrol Hall of Refining Heaven Sect.

Despite his status, when he reached the hilltop courtyard, he was still stopped by the gatekeeping disciples.

Though stopped, the two gatekeeping disciples still greeted him respectfully, "Greetings, Master Huang."

Ju Shihong showed no intention of forcing his way in, glanced at the scene inside the gate with a fluctuating wave, and instructed, "Elder Situ is out on business, you must defend here without slack."

"Yes." The gatekeeping disciples cupped their hands to accept the order.

Ju Shihong casually wandered at the entrance for a while, seeing a female disciple coming out of the courtyard, he turned and descended the mountain.

Upon reaching halfway down the mountain, he stopped under the shade of a tree, looking into the distance with hands clasped behind.

Soon after, the descending female disciple, seeing him there, also stopped to greet him, "Greetings, Master Huang."

Ju Shihong immediately questioned, "With Elder Situ absent, can you wander around? His female disciple is said to be quite capricious, someone needs to watch her, do I need to teach you this?"

The female disciple hurriedly explained, "The Sect distributed a batch of supplies to each hill today, the disciple received notification to collect it, that's why I descended the mountain. Junior Uncle has already been locked in the Iron Cell by the elder, unable to come out, there won't be any trouble."

Ju Shihong acknowledged with a hmm, "If that's the case, then go ahead."

"Yes." The female disciple responded and took her leave.

Ju Shihong then descended the mountain and flew onto the curving boat on the lakeside, picking up the fishing rod again.

The cloaked figure lying inside the futon sat up again, asking, "How is it?"

Ju Shihong sighed, "There's a Protection Array on the mountain, guards at the gate, and the target is locked in the Iron Cell by Situ Gu, there's no way for a clever extraction."

The cloaked figure spoke in a deep voice, "Such an opportunity is rare to have a second time, you have only two days left."

Ju Shihong sighed again, "Why is this so hasty? Normally, one should plan well before taking action, right?"

The cloaked figure: "It's not my place to question the matters above, I'm also unclear."

Ju Shihong: "If it must be this way, there's only one way. While Situ Gu is absent, coordinating inside and outside to act directly, but doing so would inevitably expose me, and I would also have to leave with them."

The cloaked figure: "Then do it that way!"

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