After everyone had left, Yu Huan stared at Qi Tian with amusement, "Qi Tian, now that my disciples have all been sent away, tell me, what brings you here?"
Although she had cultivated in the Immortal Palace for over eighty years, spending most of her time in cultivation, her ninety-plus years were not in vain. She could tell at a glance that Qi Tian had something to discuss, something he preferred not to share with everyone.
"You cannot hide anything from the Vice Palace Master," Qi Tian said, noticing everyone had left. He showed no embarrassment at being seen through, and directly asked, "Vice Palace Master, I am here on behalf of someone. Just yesterday, I encountered an Assassin of Shadows."
"Assassin of Shadows?"
Upon hearing the name, Yu Huan's curiosity turned into solemnity. She hadn't heard this name in a very long time.
The last time she heard it, she had personally witnessed the fall of a Divine Realm expert.
When the Assassins of Shadows struck, even a Divine Realm expert could not survive them.
Better to offend the three sects than to provoke the Assassins of Shadows.
In the eyes of those who knew, the Assassins of Shadows were ten thousand times more terrifying than their three sects.
Of course, in reality, this had been the case since a hundred years ago. The strength of the Assassins of Shadows had never waned, but among their three sects, the Ethereal Immortal Palace, if not for its deep foundations, would no longer be considered one of the three sects.
The disciples of the Tool Sect were all mere tinkers, only engaging in trade and rarely in other dealings. The Celestial Master Dao, on the other hand, was connected to the mortal world. Normally, unless there was a need to subdue demons and expel devils, they all cultivated on the mountain to refine themselves.
It was rumored that the Old Celestial Master had once clashed with an Assassin of Shadows, and that encounter had ended in a draw.
Although they did not know which ranked assassin had acted, they knew the Old Celestial Master's strength.
While outwardly said to be at the peak of the Divine Realm, the Old Celestial Master had long since comprehended the Way of Heaven, transcending the Divine Realm to reach freedom.
The name Assassin of Shadows was indeed not for every disciple to hear.
"And this time, the target of the Assassin of Shadows is related to a former disciple of your Ethereal Immortal Palace," Qi Tian continued.
"A former disciple?" Yu Huan pondered.
The word "former" was indeed intriguing.
"Lin."
Qi Tian prompted further.
"The Lin family? Descendant of the Lin clan? Is it that Lin Xiao? That young man is extraordinarily talented, and now he plans to unify the management of inner world sects and the mortal world. He has great ambition and is indeed capable, a young hero," Yu Huan said immediately.
She had also heard that Lin Xiao was a descendant of one of their outer disciples.
That outer disciple had resolutely chosen to leave the Immortal Palace to defend the Dragon Country, a fact she still recalled. If he hadn't left the Immortal Palace, she would have considered taking him as her disciple.
"Lin Xiao is being targeted by the Assassins of Shadows?" Yu Huan asked after a moment of silence, "Are you trying to find out some information about the Assassins of Shadows from me?"
"In a way."
Qi Tian nodded. "This time, Lin Xiao was targeted by the Assassin of Shadows while investigating the person who annihilated his Lin family. He suspects that the Assassin of Shadows was hired by the mastermind."
"To be able to hire the Assassins of Shadows? This is no small matter. As you know, the Assassins of Shadows only accept spirit stones," Yu Huan's expression was somewhat peculiar. "Speaking of spirit stones, you should return to the Tool Sect."