Chapter 1494: Backing Down

In a hidden civilian house in the royal city, Horn was kneeling before a man in black, trembling with fear.

"Horn, do you know your mistake?" the man in black said calmly.

"My lord, I... know my mistake!" Horn hesitated for a moment, then finally admitted his fault.

The man in black slowly turned around and said coldly, "In the Assassination Hall, you were not wrong. But in the entire Blood Hell Hall, you were terribly wrong. Now, both the Medicine Hall and the Hundred Halls are pressuring me. As the hall master, I am under great pressure!"

Horn was his capable subordinate. When the Medicine Hall came to him, he had resisted a bit.

But he hadn't expected that the Hundred Halls would also come to pressure him later, which multiplied the pressure on him as hall master.

The Assassination Hall mainly handled shady matters that couldn't be brought to light.

The prestige of Blood Hell Hall was primarily built on halls like the Medicine Hall and the Hundred Halls.

The role of the Assassination Hall was deterrence.

Horn was extremely frustrated!

His status in the Assassination Hall was similar to Monchi's in the Medicine Hall, so he hadn't taken Monchi's warning seriously and had even uttered some harsh words.

Unexpectedly, he was now slapped in the face resoundingly.

Horn, feeling anxious, said, "My lord, subordinate... what should I do?"

The man in black glanced at him indifferently and said, "When an assassin fails a mission, the consequence... you know."

Horn shuddered, a look of despair in his eyes.

He had thought it was a big deal, but now his own life was going to be sacrificed for this mission!

"Do it yourself!" The man in black's words carried a hint of melancholy.

To be honest, he didn't think Horn had done anything wrong. The only mistake was that this was a world where the strong preyed on the weak!

That young man named Yuan Ye, being so valued by two major halls, was clearly a figure of great importance.

Then it could only be said that Horn was unlucky.

Who told him to provoke someone he shouldn't have?

"Ah...!"

A fierce look flashed in Horn's eyes, and his body suddenly exploded.

"Clang!"

A black token fell to the ground.

The man in black reached out, and the token landed in his hand.

...

After returning from the Hundred Halls, Ye Yuan went to the Medicine Hall to give Monchi and the others another lesson.

Monchi and the others naturally benefited greatly.

But this time, there was one more person listening to his lecture—the hall master of the Medicine Hall!

He was a three-star alchemist, extremely revered in the royal city of Kapon.

Even ordinary demon marshals could hardly get an audience with him.

The pills he refined were hard to come by.

Yet this time, he sat respectfully with Monchi and the others like a primary school student, listening to Ye Yuan's lecture.

On the first day, he maintained his dignity and listened from a separate room.

But on the second day, he consciously sat together with Monchi and the others.

The content of Ye Yuan's lecture was not some profound truth, but some basic skills of alchemy.

However, to them, it was like finding a treasure.

Ye Yuan discovered that the cultivation system of alchemists was too chaotic; their basic skills were too poor, affecting the final results of pill refining.

As the saying goes, details determine success or failure. Alchemy is a very fine art that allows no carelessness.

Ye Yuan summarized some cultivation methods tailored to the characteristics of alchemists and taught them.

Don't underestimate these simple basic skills. In fact, Monchi and the others were not lacking in skill; once they practiced the fundamentals well, the effect was immediate.

Compared to explaining profound things, these little tricks were more effective.

After the last lecture, the five elders practiced the method of calming the mind and spirit that Ye Yuan had taught, and found that the quality of their pills had improved significantly.

This result made them ecstatic.

Thus, they all regarded Ye Yuan as a deity.

This time, Ye Yuan lectured for five days and five nights, leaving the audience spellbound.

Then, the medicinal herbs Ye Yuan had requested arrived, and he returned to the Fan residence to go into seclusion.

During this seclusion, besides refining the Second Revolution Golden Elixir, he also purchased a large batch of medicinal herbs from the Medicine Hall.

He wanted to refine a batch of pills to enhance divine essence and break through to the late stage of Insight Heaven!

Before entering the demon race, Ye Yuan had killed Xiulie and obtained all his wealth.

The wealth of a half-step demon lord was quite terrifying.

Ye Yuan used it to purchase medicinal herbs, more than enough to cultivate to the Return to Ruins Divine Realm.

With sufficient pill support, Ye Yuan's cultivation would progress very quickly.

However, before going into seclusion, Ye Yuan received a visitor—the hall master of the Assassination Hall, Youming!

Even the head of the Fan family did not know Youming.

It was Youming himself who revealed his identity, and only then did the Fan family head know.

His arrival caused a panic in the Fan family head.

For many years, the hall master of the Assassination Hall had been a figure to be feared.

Even the heads of these great families were extremely afraid of him.

Although they were of similar cultivation levels, Youming always lurked in the shadows, reaping lives at unknown times.

Historically, the Assassination Hall had destroyed a great family whose strength was no less than the Fan family.

The power of the Assassination Hall was too terrifying!

If the great families felt awe toward the city lord, they felt fear toward the Assassination Hall.

Because you never knew when your life would end.

When Ye Yuan met Youming, he didn't feel much.

Everyone has weaknesses, and Youming's weakness was clearly seized by the Medicine Hall.

His coming openly to find him showed that the Assassination Hall had backed down.

"This is Horn's Blood Hell Token. He has committed suicide to atone for his crime. It bears his soul imprint; you can check it." Youming threw the black token over and said directly.

Ye Yuan took the Blood Hell Token but did not inspect it. He casually tossed it aside and said calmly, "This is your affair, none of my concern."

Youming was taken aback and immediately realized that Ye Yuan was not easy to deal with.

Before meeting Ye Yuan, he had already seen the hall master of the Medicine Hall.

However, their reactions were vastly different.

He felt that this young man was even harder to handle than the seasoned hall master of the Medicine Hall.

Youming took a deep breath and said, "This matter was the fault of my Assassination Hall. On behalf of the Assassination Hall, I apologize to you. Please, Young Master Yuan Ye, show mercy."

Ye Yuan glanced at him and said calmly, "I said, this is your affair, none of my concern! The Assassination Hall takes bounties to kill; that's only natural."

Youming almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. This kid was too cunning.

These words left him with no room to refute.

Indeed, the Assassination Hall had done nothing wrong; the mistake was in provoking someone they shouldn't have!

But if Ye Yuan didn't relent, the Medicine Hall and the Hundred Halls would not let it go.

What could I do?

I'm helpless too!

Youming now wished he could dig Horn out of the ground and kill him again.