“It seems the Star Plucking Tower is quite extravagant; the space beneath this lake has been completely hollowed out.”
Qin Xuan looked around, and after a moment, he nodded slightly.
Although the Old Blind Man spoke lightly, it was evident from this place that the Star Plucking Tower was very cautious.
Qin Xuan’s gaze swept across the surroundings; the not-so-large underground area was a veritable labyrinth, and from there, Qin Xuan could see several passages leading in different directions.
It looked as if it were an underground maze.
Since each passage led in a different direction, the destinations of each maze passage were naturally also different.
Qin Xuan pondered for a moment, then realized.
As he had said before, the different directions of these underground passages were because the Star Plucking Tower did not only undertake assassin missions.
Behind each passage, there might be different functions.
Some passages might be used for intelligence exchange, some for transactions between assassins, and others were where missions were undertaken.
Moreover, Qin Xuan was currently only a Wood Rank Assassin; according to regulations, he could only be promoted to Iron Rank and become a formal member of the Star Plucking Tower after completing five targets.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan took a deep breath, watched the woman in front of him choose a passage, and after some thought, Qin Xuan followed her.
The woman’s situation was similar to his; in such circumstances, Qin Xuan would naturally choose to follow her, as he was unfamiliar with the situation here.
After following the woman for most of the day, Qin Xuan walked through the passage for a while, and then the woman left the passage and entered a nearby cave.
“Fox Mask, have you come to deliver a mission?”
An aged voice emerged from the cave, and then an old man, leaning on a cane, walked out of the cave.
Looking at the old man’s aged appearance, Qin Xuan almost thought he might die there at any moment.
However, it was clear that the old man’s movements were still quite agile.
“Yes, the mission I accepted the day before yesterday has been completed; this is the token.”
With that, the woman flicked her finger, and a round head rolled out.
Looking at the head, Qin Xuan’s pupils slightly contracted.
Although the person was dead, he could tell that this person should have been a Cultivator of the Tianxuan Realm.
“Elder Hai, I have completed the mission; please inspect it.”
After the woman finished speaking, she handed the head on the ground to the old man.
The old man glanced at the head and nodded, then handed a pouch in his hand to the woman.
The woman opened the pouch, took a look, and nodded after confirming that the reward inside was substantial.
“Fox Mask, don’t push yourself too hard. As long as you can kill one more Cultivator of the Tianxuan Realm within a year, you can be promoted to an Iron Rank Assassin.”
Iron Rank Assassin.
Qin Xuan’s heart stirred.
It seemed his guess was correct; this woman was also a Wood Rank Assassin, just like him.
However, compared to Luo Fei, that useless person who hadn’t even formally taken on a mission, this woman was much stronger.
She had already completed four missions.
“Only by killing a Cultivator of the same Realm can one qualify for promotion; it seems this woman is also a Cultivator of the Tianxuan Realm.”
The old man spoke to the woman.
Hearing this, the woman merely shook her head, then looked at the old man.
“Are you taking on another mission? All right, choose here.”
Saying that, the old man’s cane tapped a stone pillar nearby.
As the old man’s cane tapped, a light shone from the stone pillar.
“These are all the missions available today; those that Wood Rank can accept are all here.”
Elder Hai said, looking at Fox Mask.
Fox Mask nodded, looking at the pillar.
Qin Xuan also looked at the pillar.
“Outer Pursuit List”
Looking at the characters on the huge pillar, Qin Xuan’s eyes immediately lit up.
On this pillar were bounties of various Ranks. Each of the four faces of the pillar was divided by Rank, ranging from Profound Earth to Taiqing.
However, the Taiqing Realm did not appear on it.
Presumably, Wood Rank was not qualified to accept missions of the Taiqing Realm.
A wave of absurdity flashed through Qin Xuan’s mind.
Experts of the Taiqing Realm were already the most powerful existences in the Profound Dragon Dao; how could existences of this Rank be handled by a few Wood Rank Assassins?
Qin Xuan shook his head, understanding why the Taiqing Realm was not present here.
He focused his attention on the Profound Earth and Tianxuan sections, specifically selecting missions from these two sides.
Soon, Qin Xuan saw the names of many Tianxuan Realm Cultivators, some of whom were important figures from major Sects and forces.
“Chang Lei, Tianxuan Realm Eighth Level, suspected to be breaking through to Tianxuan Realm Ninth Level. Bounty: one thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones. Capturing him alive and crippling his cultivation increases the bounty by another one thousand.”
Someone from the Azure Green Sect was actually being sought with a bounty!
Qin Xuan frowned.
However, seeing the reward of only one thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, he still shook his head.
This price was too low.
Not to mention anything else, he was well aware of how strong Chang Lei’s power was.
If the price were ten thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, perhaps someone would go, otherwise, it was likely no one would make a move.
Qin Xuan shook his head, then looked at other situations.
The figures on this stone pillar were naturally all different, but without exception, they were all masters.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan shifted his gaze to the Profound Earth side, wanting to see if he was on it.
However, after searching around, he found nothing and could only withdraw his gaze in disappointment.
Although being sought with a bounty was not a good thing, being completely ignored like this was quite disappointing.
Never mind, it’s better not to be on it.
Next, he turned his attention upwards, preparing to select a few suitable targets.
“Only by becoming a formal Iron Rank Assassin as soon as possible can I accept major missions; these small missions offer too few Spirit Stones.”
