Primordial Emperor
Chapter 206: Moon Shadow Pavilion Branch

Chapter 206: Chapter 206: Moon Shadow Pavilion Branch

"Young friend, please wait, the failure of this operation was definitely an accident,"

"Working with us at the Moon Shadow Pavilion guarantees that you’ll have profits to gain. Although this operation failed, I will absolutely not skimp on the benefits I promised you."

The old man with the cane became somewhat flustered upon hearing that Lin Chen was about to leave.

Their mission had failed, and they had lost more than half of their brothers. To take action again, they lacked both manpower and strength.

However, Lin Chen’s strength was equivalent to several people’s, and he could be used as a main force.

If Lin Chen left, it would represent an even greater loss for them.

If they failed to complete the plan, they would inevitably be punished upon their return to the Moon Shadow Pavilion.

With Lin Chen’s talent, if he could join the Moon Shadow Pavilion, bringing in talent for the organization, it would count as a merit. Naturally, the old man with the cane was unwilling to let Lin Chen leave by any means.

"Alright, since you’ve put it this way, I’ll give you this face and stay,"

Lin Chen replied.

"Good, we will definitely not disappoint you with this decision."

"I would like to ask you about something, young friend. That sword that crossed the valley earlier—do you have an idea of its style, or who might have used it?"

The old man with the cane was overjoyed when Lin Chen agreed to stay and took the opportunity to ask Lin Chen about the powerful sword that had ruined their plan in the valley.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen slightly furrowed his brows and, after a moment’s thought, his eyes unwaveringly met the old man’s.

"I can’t tell who wielded that sword, but the sword move is not unfamiliar to me; it’s the High Mountain Flowing Water Swordsmanship of the Jade Cauldron Sect."

"Many true disciples from the Jade Cauldron Sect can perform this sword technique, but only a handful within the sect can execute it to the extent we just saw. It’s very likely one of the Jade Cauldron Sect’s seven famous swords."

Lin Chen did not hide his opinion in the least.

Although he was reluctant to have these assassins targeting his senior sister, Zhao Yijing had already made a move. Even if Lin Chen kept silent, the old man with the cane would surely have been able to figure it out.

The old man’s question also held the intention of testing Lin Chen.

After all, Lin Chen was currently pretending to be a disciple of the Black Cloud Sect, and the Black Cloud Sect and the Jade Cauldron Sect were longstanding rivals, very familiar with each other.

If Lin Chen claimed complete ignorance about the sword strike Zhao Yijing had revealed moments ago, it would inevitably raise the old man’s suspicions.

"Young friend indeed has extensive knowledge. I had such suspicions too; that sword must be one of the Jade Cauldron Sect’s seven famous swords. I suspect it belongs to someone from Jade Bird Peak,"

The old man with the cane voiced his own thoughts, and Lin Chen was somewhat surprised.

Because the sword displayed in the valley had seemed very familiar to Lin Chen too, and he had guessed it was his senior sister who had intervened.

He hadn’t expected his senior sister to have stayed involved in this affair.

However, Lin Chen also knew he couldn’t show even the slightest emotional fluctuation now, lest it affect the situation. His current goal was to continue playing the role of a disciple from the Black Cloud Sect.

"Jade Bird Peak? From what I’ve heard the brothers in my sect discuss, it seems there are only true disciples on Jade Bird Peak, each of them formidable and difficult to deal with."

"By the way, I heard my master mention that the Peak Master of Jade Bird Peak was recently injured by our Black Cloud Sect’s elder with the Yin Sha Poisonous Qi and is on the brink of death. Could it be that her disciple has come down the mountain to avenge her master?"

Lin Chen, continuing with his ruse, pretended to voice his confusion, with a hint of worry on his face.

After all, he was currently in the guise of a Black Cloud Sect disciple, and if he was discovered by the disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect, they would rightfully retaliate.

The reaction from Lin Chen effectively dispelled any doubts the old man with the cane had.

"Don’t panic, young friend. Though that person is strong, they haven’t followed our trail. As long as we find reinforcements, we can certainly capture them,"

The old man with the cane said and then informed Lin Chen that he intended to take him to the Moon Shadow Pavilion’s branch in the Great Flame Dynasty to request assistance.

"That would be great. By the way, the matter you mentioned earlier about introducing me to join the Moon Shadow Pavilion—is it still genuine?"

Lin Chen hadn’t expected that he had completely dispelled the old man’s suspicions and that the man now intended to bring him into their branch of the Moon Shadow Pavilion within the Great Flame Dynasty.

"It appears that Li Chu, young friend, and I are on the same page. I plan to take you to the branch precisely to discuss your joining the Moon Shadow Pavilion,"

"Once we meet the hall master, I will make this request. However, other helmsmen might try to intervene. At that point, everything will depend on your true ability,"

The old man with the cane made it clear to Lin Chen that joining the Moon Shadow Pavilion would still require him to demonstrate his ability.

Lin Chen nodded, and they left the area, heading towards Tianyin Mountain.

Because the old man with the cane thought Lin Chen couldn’t fly, they walked on foot. It took them two days and nights to reach a dark and shady area, with overlapping mountains that looked quite sinister—the preferred place of assassins, as it turned out.

Then the old man with the cane led Lin Chen into a shadowy range of hills, leaving Lin Chen inwardly astonished, for they entered through a wall of massive stones within the mountain range.

"It’s actually a Spiritual Formation!"

Lin Chen was shocked, thinking that even now he might not be able to achieve such a feat.

The old man with the cane then took Lin Chen to a palace shrouded in darkness, so dark that one couldn’t see their own hands in front of them.

However, as they entered, fires brightened the surrounding area, and though the light wasn’t strong, it was just enough to faintly make out people’s figures.

Suddenly, figures appeared all around the palace, each clad in uniformly black robes.

Black robes indeed seemed to be the standard attire for assassins—or perhaps a specific requirement for the Moon Shadow Pavilion.

"Mu Yi, how did things go?"

In the center of the great hall, there was a huge round table surrounded by more than a dozen imposing figures.

The one at the head, in particular, wore attire far darker than the others, indicating that this person was in charge.

It was only then that Lin Chen learned that the old man with the cane was named Mu Yi.

"Reporting to the hall master, all other tasks have been completed, except... the last one encountered some unforeseen circumstances and failed!"

Mu Yi bowed cautiously while speaking, clearly very fearful of the hall master.