Divine King of Honour

Chapter 1339: The City Lord of Immortal Peak City’s Invitation

The newcomer was a middle-aged man, dressed in white, looking like a refined scholar.

As for his cultivation level, it wasn’t particularly high or low.

Peak of Heavenly Immortal Level.

At least for Xu Nian, he could easily kill him instantly.

"I am Li Yuanxian, City Lord of Tianfeng City," the man in white introduced himself with a smile.

"Greetings, City Lord Li. May I ask what brings you to us?" Xu Nian asked.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll get straight to the point. I’m here today mainly to ask for your help with a task, and of course, I will offer appropriate rewards for you both," Li Yuanxian said with a smile.

"What kind of help?" Xu Nian asked curiously.

"There’s an Azure-water River a thousand miles outside of our Immortal Peak City. In the river dwells a giant serpent. This snake demon has repeatedly attacked our city’s soldiers, killing hundreds of people from Immortal Peak City. We hope that you can join us in hunting down this snake demon," Li Yuanxian explained.

"What level of strength does this snake demon have?" Xu Nian asked.

"Mid-stage Profound Immortal," Li Yuanxian replied.

"Mid-stage Profound Immortal? That’s comparable to a Sword Immortal of the same level. If it possesses a bit of the Divine Beast Bloodline, its strength wouldn’t be any less than a late-stage cultivator in the Profound Immortal. With our strength, we might just be serving as its food," Xu Nian laughed.

"Indeed, just the three of us wouldn’t be enough. Do you think you could ask your elders from your sect for help?" Li Yuanxian asked.

Xu Nian understood.

Li Yuanxian’s intention was not to recruit him.

But rather, he was interested in his Sword Immortal Puppet.

In his view, the Qingxuan Sect’s Third Elder and two disciples were presumably killed by Xu Nian’s so-called sect elder.

After all, the Sword Immortal Puppet’s strike, capable of slaying the Qingxuan Sect’s Third Elder, was the Sword Qi of a peak-level Sword Immortal.

This was why Li Yuanxian mistook the Sword Immortal Puppet for Xu Nian’s sect elder.

"That might disappoint you, City Lord Li. My martial uncle has already left Immortal Peak City, and even if I wanted to ask him for help, there’s no way," Xu Nian replied.

"That’s truly unfortunate, but no matter. As long as you lend your hand, besides us, I’ve also recruited two early-stage Profound Immortal experts. With them around, there shouldn’t be any issue," Li Yuanxian said with a smile.

"Uh, early-stage Profound Immortal experts? They wouldn’t be from the Qingxuan Sect, would they?" Xu Nian asked.

"Of course not. These two are specialized mercenaries from the Immortal Realm, unassociated with the Qingxuan Sect," Li Yuanxian replied.

"Mercenaries?" Xu Nian was somewhat surprised.

"Xu Nian, mercenaries in the Immortal Realm are similar to the profession of mercenaries; they rely on tasks distributed by various forces to earn rewards. Generally, these individuals don’t want to be restrained by powers but wish to acquire resources. Their levels vary, and even some formidable Immortal Emperors started as mercenaries," Luo Bing explained.

So they’re mercenaries from the Immortal Realm.

Xu Nian understood immediately.

Whether in the Immortal Realm or Mortal World, there are always individuals unwilling to be constrained.

Thus, such a profession naturally emerged.

"City Lord Li, what kind of reward can you promise us?" Xu Nian continued to ask.

If the reward was low, he wouldn’t be interested.

"Given the risk involved in hunting a mid-stage Profound Immortal beast, how about a total of ten top-grade Immortal Essence Stones for both of you combined?" Li Yuanxian proposed.

"Ten?" Xu Nian’s eyes lit up.

Those ten top-grade Immortal Essence Stones were quite a fortune.

Previously, he used over a hundred Immortal Pills to acquire thirty top-grade Immortal Essence Stones.

Now, he only needed to assist in hunting a mid-stage Profound Immortal beast, and they weren’t even the main force—this deal was very profitable no matter how it was viewed.

"Alright, I’ll take on this mission," Xu Nian said with a smile.

"Here’s the deposit. Whether or not the task succeeds, I’ll give you the remaining six stones afterward." Li Yuanxian waved his hand, and four top-grade Immortal Essence Stones appeared in front of Xu Nian.

"Good!" Xu Nian nodded.

"Then, ten days from now, I’ll wait for you both at the city gate," Li Yuanxian said without further words.

After speaking, he disappeared.

Watching Li Yuanxian disappear, Xu Nian immediately set up restrictions again.

"Xu Nian, are you really going to join City Lord Li in hunting that mid-stage Profound Immortal snake?" Luo Bing asked.

"Yes, this hunt is in the outskirts. It’s a perfect opportunity for us to leave Immortal Peak City. I’ve already checked the map, and there are three cities nearby, none too far away. The furthest is only fifty thousand kilometers, which we can reach in ten days with our flying speed," Xu Nian explained.

"You mean we won’t use the Transmission Array to avoid Qingxuan Sect’s pursuit?" Luo Bing asked.

"Exactly, if we use the Transmission Array, we’ll be closely monitored by Qingxuan Sect. No matter where we go, we can’t shake them off. But if we go to the wilderness, it’s a completely different situation. With a change in appearance, they might not be able to find us. And I think the identity of a mercenary might even be useful to us," Xu Nian said.

Luo Bing understood.

Indeed, the Qingxuan Sect wouldn’t rest after losing an Elder.

Using the Transmission Array would definitely attract their attention.

Thus, traveling through the wilderness—with three cities nearby, altered appearances and demeanors—it would be very difficult for the Qingxuan Sect to locate them.

"However, this hunt for the mid-stage Profound Immortal snake is still dangerous, and I feel this matter isn’t so simple. The reward Li Yuanxian offers seems a bit too high. After all, finding two additional early-stage Profound Immortal experts shouldn’t necessarily cost ten top-grade Immortal Essence Stones," Luo Bing said.

"Exactly, I think the same. There might be something Li Yuanxian is hiding from us. But it doesn’t matter; if things go south, we’ll simply run away. I still have some means of protection," Xu Nian said with a smile.

If Li Yuanxian purely wanted him to kill a snake, there wouldn’t be a problem.

If Li Yuanxian had any other intentions, he wouldn’t be spared.

"By the way, keep these two top-grade Immortal Essence Stones and the Heavenly Thunder Talisman. Absorb the Immortal Essence Stones directly and try to break through to the late-stage Heavenly Immortal. As for the Heavenly Thunder Talisman, it should be able to severely injure an early-stage Heavenly Immortal, keep it for protection," Xu Nian said with a smile.

He handed the top-grade Immortal Essence Stones and Heavenly Thunder Talisman to Luo Bing.

This Heavenly Thunder Talisman belonged to the Qingxuan Sect Elder, who couldn’t use it because the Immortal Level Puppet acted too swiftly.

Xu Nian found out he had actually made three of them.

Now, these three Heavenly Thunder Talismans were quite handy as defense tools.

"N-n-no, Xu Nian, these are too valuable, you should keep them for yourself," Luo Bing quickly declined.

A top-grade Immortal Essence Stone is immensely useful not only to Heavenly Immortals but also to Profound Immortals, even Luoxian or Golden Immortals.

Xu Nian was giving her a top-grade Immortal Essence Stone?

"Didn’t he just say earlier that we need to complete the task together? Naturally, the Immortal Essence Stones will be split between us. As for the Heavenly Thunder Talisman, I have three of them, and I’m only giving you one," Xu Nian insisted, placing it into Luo Bing’s hands.

Luo Bing hesitated, but eventually accepted it.

"Xu Nian, I will definitely repay you in the future," Luo Bing said.

"Alright, I’ll wait for you to repay me," Xu Nian replied with a smile, not minding at all.