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It wasn't an easy trip, and the journey was a long one. He had met with many troubles along the way, and thanks to his strong abilities and some experience, he managed to safely return to the sect.
The moment he entered the sect, Su Lie relaxed.
Although it had only been less than a year since he had joined the Inner Sect, the sect's strength was still within the strict sect rules.
"The sect is still the best, there's no need to worry about anything."
Su Lie couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He finally understood why many Inner Sect disciples liked to cultivate in seclusion in the sect for so long.
Their cultivation speed may be very slow, but it wasn't dangerous at all. It wasn't like being outside of a sect and had to constantly be vigilant against all sorts of dangers. If they were too tired, it would be easy for them to get tired.
Every time he went out, it felt like he had stepped into an abyss. He wasn't sure if he could come back or not, but it was too difficult to muster up the courage to leave the sect.
One by one, they were magnificent, beautiful, or dangerous... Su Lie flew by quickly.
Gradually going deeper into the sect, Su Lie slightly raised his head, and his eyes couldn't help but fall into the depths of the sect as he looked in the direction of the royal family's disciple courtyard.
"Great Qing Imperial Grandson?"
Su Lie laughed coldly, a cold light flashing through his eyes. "He probably didn't expect that I would be able to return alive."
The Royal Courtyard was actually divided into three parts, and was divided into the three great kingdoms. The sects separated them into different regions, and the three great kingdoms themselves sent people to build them.
The sect stared at the spirit stones in the treasury and was too lazy to waste them to build such luxurious courtyards for the royal disciples.
If a clan was to come and repair it, then perhaps the courtyard would be even more shabby than the cave dwelling of the ordinary disciples of the sect. How could those royal disciples accept this?
They were used to living like princes.
Even if they were cultivating in the Inner Sect, in the courtyard, the three great imperial families had arranged for many servants to serve those princes, Imperial Grandson. However, the sect also had a rule that those servants were not allowed to immediately enter the Royal Courtyard.
None of the three great royal families were willing to be outdone. Each of the three courtyards was more luxurious than the last.
Deep within Great Qing, Nineteen Imperial Grandson was slowly walking in a courtyard with a servant following behind him.
Within the courtyard, there was a fake mountain and a pool. There were hundreds of beautiful flowers and a thousand green willow trees. The environment was also extremely quiet.
"Xiao Hui, during this period of time when I was in closed door cultivation, has there been any news from the dynasty that sent it to the Tianyuan Sect?"
Nineteen Imperial Grandson was in a good mood.
He had exchanged some heaven and earth treasures from the Wuhua Pavilion. Not only did it help his cultivation increase, he had also managed to cultivate an Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
In his heart, even those people behind the Inner Sect's Heavenly Rankings might not be his match now.
"In reply to Your Highness, I haven't received any news from the dynasty."
The servant answered carefully.
In their eyes, servants were not considered people at all. Even the slightest mistake could be easily killed by them. No matter how close those servants were, they would always act with caution, afraid that they would cause trouble for themselves.
Nineteen Imperial Grandson's footsteps couldn't help but slightly slow down, and his eyes also slightly creased.
"That Su Lie has already been away from the sect for almost three months. He should have died long ago …"
He thought to himself.
If the sect found out that he had killed a disciple of Inner Sect, then even if it was Prince Imperial Grandson, he would not be able to bear the anger of the sect. Even if he was in the courtyard, he would not dare to say it out.
The person who made the move was personally arranged by him, so it should be a foolproof plan. However, there was still no news from the Great Qing Empire, which made him feel slightly uneasy.
Right at this moment, a servant approached Prince Nineteen and reported that someone was delivering something from outside the door.
Someone sent something over?
Nineteen Imperial Grandson was slightly stunned. He was far away at Inner Sect and was separated from the dynasty by a Great Spirit Empire. Who would give him something?
"Could it be Su Lie's head?"
Nineteen Imperial Grandson's heart skipped a beat.
"Your Highness, do you need us to check first?"
the servant asked.
Although no one would dare to make a move against Nineteen Imperial Grandson in the Heaven Origin Inner Sect, those servants still asked based on the principle of being careful.
Nineteen Imperial Grandson was shocked and quickly waved his hand, "No need, bring it here directly!"
If it was really Su Lie's head, then once it was exposed, he would be courting death.
Soon, a servant came over with a fist-sized wooden box.
The box was crooked. There were no patterns or decorations on it. The workmanship was not something to be praised. Furthermore, the wood had a greenish tint to it. It seemed like it wouldn't be ready anytime soon.
"So small?"
Nineteen Imperial Grandson looked at the box and let out a sigh of relief in his heart. It shouldn't be Su Lie's head.
If Great Qing really sent someone to deliver Su Lie's head over, he would definitely feel relieved. At the same time, he would also feel that it was a little troublesome.
Apart from a few private areas in the sect, most of the places were being investigated by the sect's formation. He didn't know how to handle this, but it would be much easier with such a small box.
"All of you can leave now!"
Nineteen Imperial Grandson stared at the wooden box in his hand, which could not bear to look at it anymore, and slightly curled his lips.
After that, he opened the box bit by bit. Very quickly, the items within the box were all exposed to his eyes. They were not what he thought they were, eyes, ears, or fingers.
The box was clean and without any bloodstains. There was only a piece of Purple-Gold Metal inside.
"Forty-seven!"
Nineteen Imperial Grandson looked at the number on the purple gold metal plate and his face suddenly turned green.
The purple gold badge was the Great Qing Royal Palace Guardian Token, the forty-seventh badge was the serial number, it was the one named Sun Ying that Nineteen Imperial Grandson had arranged to kill Su Lie.
"Su Lie …"
The Emperor clenched his fists.
The Su Lie that he spoke of had already arrived at the Mission Hall and even attracted the elders that guarded the Mission Tower.
"The scales of this snake is so strange, and its body is way too big, right?"
In front of the Mission Hall, there were many disciples gathered around to receive missions, and they were currently staring at a giant python with jade-green scales that was standing high up in the sky, discussing animatedly.
More than half of the giant snake's body was coiled on the ground, but the small part that was just erected was already several dozen feet tall. Its coiled body was like a green jade wall blocking the way ahead.
"Elder, is this considered as completing the mission?"
Su Lie smiled as he stood in front of the huge snake, looking at the Hall of Missions elder.
The Hall of Missions' elder should be quite old already, but he was quite chubby and had a large belly. He did not have any sort of dignified feeling, but each and every one of his actions carried a strange rhythm that caused people to involuntarily focus their gazes on him. Su Lie did not dare to underestimate him in the slightest.
The elder pressed both of his hands on his stomach and patted lightly with his other hand. He stared at the Jade Snake that stood there with its head held high. A strange light shot out from his eyes.
"This serpent is illusory!"
After a long while, the elder slightly turned his head and looked towards Su Lie, waiting for Su Lie's explanation.
"Ah …"
The surrounding disciples burst into an uproar.
If there was a disciple who dared to tamper with the sect's mission and swindle merit points out of him, the sect would absolutely not let up.
"This guy is too daring."
Those sect disciples looked at Su Lie with a hint of admiration on their faces.
The Hall of Missions' elders, Hanhai Palace's elders, and Wuhua Pavilion's elders were all experienced in identifying objects, so how could they be so easily deceived?
"Elder's eyes are sharp like torches, this disciple admires you!"
Su Lie was also slightly surprised in his heart. He didn't think that the Hall of Missions elder would be able to tell that this jade snake was an illusion. At that time, he had always thought that it was a living demon beast.
"This green snake is indeed an illusion. Could the elder see through its strength?"
Su Lie didn't mind the surrounding disciples' discussion and calmly spoke.
"There should at least be a peak Earth Origin Stage!"
The mission elder was also uncertain.
After all, it was an illusory item, so it was not easy to determine its strength.
"This disciple only has the strength of the sixth level of the Earth Origin Stage. Even if I wanted to cheat, I wouldn't be able to create such a powerful illusory creature."
Su Lie looked at the Earth Origin Stage Elder and said.
"However, this doesn't exclude the fact that you bought some magic treasure from the outside world. Come back and fill your numbers."
The mission hall elder shook his head.
"Elder, may I know how much such a treasure, which can materialize a Earth Origin Stage life form, is worth?"
Su Lie asked again.
"This …"
The Hall of Missions elder couldn't help but be stunned.
"A treasure like this would at least cost tens of millions of spirit stones. Let's not talk about how many spirit stones this disciple does not have, even if there are so many primeval stone s, I would spend tens of millions of spirit stones just to swindle the sect for a few hundred achievement points?"
Su Lie said with a smile.
"Then where did this green snake come from?"
The mission hall elder couldn't help but to ask.
I only learned that this jade snake is a magical artifact after I killed it. Right now, the treasure is already with me, so I am able to control this jade snake.
Su Lie said half-heartedly.
"Ah …"
The surrounding disciples couldn't help but cry out in alarm.
"This fellow is really lucky to have accepted a sect mission and actually picked up such a great treasure."
"Why didn't I accept that mission …"
Some people were filled with regret.
"I have seen that quest before, four of your senior brothers have already died at the peak of the Earth Origin Stage, even if you accept it, you will not be able to return."
"..." Those four senior brothers should not be dead yet. They should be on their way back. "
Su Lie said slowly.
Once they returned, the fact that Su Lie had obtained the Jade Lake Painting Realm would probably be exposed. It would be very easy to guess, but Su Lie couldn't bear to just give up his five hundred contribution points for nothing.
Besides, no one would dare make a move against him within the sect. He only needed to be more vigilant the next time he left the sect.