The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1688: Chapter 1688: Special Mission

A wizard with combat power close to that of a Great Witch joining the Shadow Clan Tribe is undoubtedly a significant event for the tribe.

”Hmm, this Jing Yan is very powerful. Among the five Guest Elders, his strength should be the strongest.” Ying Zhan nodded and said.

”Excellent! Sigh, recruiting a wizard cultivator is already difficult, to recruit a top-tier wizard depends on luck. Unexpectedly, that girl Ying Lu has brought a top-tier wizard to our Shadow Clan Tribe.” The Clan Leader said with a smile, somewhat delighted.

”It’s time to prepare for that matter,” the Clan Leader said in a low voice, squinting his eyes.

”Prepare now? Shouldn’t we wait a while longer and recruit a few more Guest Elders to increase our odds?” Ying Zhan said with a slightly moved expression, lowering his voice as well.

”Recruiting wizards is too difficult. We can’t keep waiting, Ying Zhan. Be prepared, we might take action within a month,” the Clan Leader shook his head.

The Shadow Clan Tribe discovered a ruin. According to the currently available intelligence, this ruin was likely left by a powerful Initial Creature. If true, this ruin would be extremely important.

”Alright, I understand,” Ying Zhan nodded.

He then left the Clan Leader’s residence.

At the moment, only the Shadow Clan Tribe knows about this ruin. The tribe recruits cultivators to explore it. If the internal disciples of the tribe were to cause a stir heading to the ruins, it might draw attention from other forces. If news of this ruin leaks, things could get complicated.

Time passed day by day.

Jing Yan spent most of his days refining pills. The Divine Grass from the Wu Clan’s medicine field allowed Jing Yan to refine quite a few top-level Divine Pills. During his leisure time, he drank tea and chatted with the other four Guest Elders, gathering various information about the Witch Realm.

In the Witch Realm, a Great Witch is considered a magnate class figure, and their numbers are very few. Even the formidable Shadow Clan Tribe has only two Great Witches, the Clan Leader and the High Priest. Wu Clan may have a few more, but not more than five.

In the entire Floating Domain, there are three forces comparable to the Wu Clan in strength. These three forces are all Five-star forces. The Shadow Clan Tribe is slightly weaker, not quite reaching the level of a Five-star force. However, the Shadow Clan Tribe is strong enough to have the standing to speak on equal terms with Five-star forces.

From the conversations with these Guest Elders, Jing Yan also learned something else. The reason forces like the Wu Clan are wary of the Shadow Clan Tribe is not only because the tribe has two Great Witches to preside, but also due to the tribe’s exceptional assassination skills. The Shadow Clan Tribe possesses a tome called ”Seven Absolute Kills”!

This is a terrifying Secret Technique.

The mastery of this Secret Technique by the Great Witches of the Shadow Clan Tribe is extremely frightening. Some lower-powered Great Witches facing a Great Witch who has mastered the Seven Absolute Killings Secret Technique might be eliminated without even noticing.

The Shadow Clan Tribe relies on this method to challenge forces like the Wu Clan.

Jing Yan is intrigued by these Seven Absolute Kills. If he could master them, his skills would likely advance significantly. With Ultimate Nihility, the Seven Absolute Killings Secret Technique, and the unfathomable Divine Soul Storm combined, most Great Witches wouldn’t be able to withstand such a powerful combo.

However, if he were to ask the Shadow Clan Tribe to hand over the Seven Absolute Kills for him to train in out of the blue, it would undoubtedly be impossible.

Jing Yan considered whether he could use some top-tier Divine Pills to exchange for the opportunity to train in the Seven Absolute Kills.

”Fellow Daoist Jing Yan!”

One day, the Shadow Clan Tribe wizard named Ying Lin came to Jing Yan’s residence.

”Fellow Daoist Ying Lin!” Jing Yan stepped out of his room and cupped his hands in greeting to Ying Lin.

”Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, the Clan Leader invites you over for an important matter,” Ying Lin said with a slightly urgent tone.

”Oh?” Jing Yan’s eyes narrowed.

The other four Guest Elders were also summoned. Jing Yan gathered with the other four Guest Elders.

”The sudden summoning by the Clan Leader—I’m not sure what it’s about,” one Guest Elder remarked with a puzzled look.

”The Shadow Clan Tribe has been recruiting Guest Elders aggressively over the past few decades, spending a lot. There must be a purpose,” another Guest Elder chuckled.

”Once we meet with the Clan Leader, we’ll naturally find out,” Jing Yan smiled.

The five Guest Elders soon arrived at a receiving room within the Shadow Clan Tribe.

The Clan Leader and High Priest of the Shadow Clan Tribe were present, along with Chief Elder Ying Zhan.

”Esteemed Guest Elders!” the Clan Leader and others stood up to welcome Jing Yan and the other Guest Elders.

”Please, have a seat!” The Clan Leader Ying Huixu smiled and invited the five Guest Elders to sit.

Everyone gradually took their seats.

Ying Huixu exchanged a glance with High Priest Ying Xiao.

High Priest Ying Xiao, Ying Lu’s father, is a Great Witch level powerhouse, equivalent to a Chaos Supreme outside.

”Esteemed Guest Elders, our Shadow Clan Tribe has a mission approaching that requires your assistance,” High Priest Ying Xiao began slowly.

As Ying Xiao spoke, he glanced at Jing Yan a few more times. He had learned that Jing Yan was a cultivator his daughter Ying Lu befriended outside. Over the past fortnight, Ying Lu had mentioned Jing Yan multiple times to him, detailing how they met. This informed Ying Xiao that Jing Yan was once hunted by Wu Clan’s Great Witch Wu Yan.

Escaping from a Great Witch is no small feat. Although aided by Ying Lu, it was no minor accomplishment.

”High Priest, what is the mission?” one Guest Elder asked.

”The mission cannot be disclosed to you yet. I hope you won’t be offended. This task is quite special, and to prevent information leakage, even within our Shadow Clan Tribe, only a select few are privy to it. We do hope, esteemed Guest Elders, that you do not mind. However, the rewards for this mission are substantial and should satisfy you all,” High Priest Ying Xiao explained softly.

With a wave of his hand, five Jade Bottles appeared before him, suspended in space.

Then, the five Jade Bottles flew to Jing Yan and the other four Guest Elders.

The five of them received the Jade Bottles.

”Minglu Pill?” A low murmur of surprise escaped.

The Jade Bottles contained a pill called the Minglu Pill. This top-level Divine Pill has significant effects on wizards, usable even by Great Witches, and aids cultivators in grasping the Law of Life and Death.

In the Witch Realm, the abilities of Pill Masters are generally quite low. Despite the Witch Realm’s ample Divine Grass resources, Pill Masters lack proficiency. This was a puzzling point for Jing Yan. After harvesting a vast quantity of top-tier Divine Grass from the Wu Clan’s medicine field, he initially believed the Witch Realm’s Alchemy System to be potent, but through half a month of learning, he discovered the Pill Master abilities in the Witch Realm were rather pitiful.