From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

Even with their Qi and cultivation level, the cold wind that blew against their faces made them feel numb.

When the guardian beast got to the destination and started descending, the chillness began to fade away.

The ground started to get nearer and nearer, and with a thump, the guardian beast landed.

Lin Fan and the rest quickly got off its back, bringing their bogus merchandise along with them.

The guardian beast quickly took off again as loud howls were heard in the air.

As Qing Yang Zi had said, the beasts in the north were territorial, taking the guardian beast's presence as an invasion of their territory.

"It sure is cold around here," Lin Ming said as he tried to stay warm by rubbing his hands together.

He was right; the winds of the north blew nonstop and brought the cold air along with them.

"Let's get to the town and meet up with senior martial brother Hun there."

Lin Fan said and started walking toward the town in the distance.

This town was ten kilometers away from Bei Dian Castle, but they would have to trek over a mountain to reach it.

A man was standing at the entrance of the town when they got near it.

He held a fan in his hand, looked up at the sky, and started to recite one of his signature 'poems'.

"The north wind howled, the willows swayed,

"Making my heart hollow and frayed.

"Its icy breath like a chilling dart,

"Piercing deep into my weary heart."

Lin Fan shook his head, turned to the rest of the team, and said, "This is our sect master's core disciple, Hun Yen Kun."

The other members of the team looked at each other for a moment, bowed, and greeted him.

They knew Hun Yen Kun was well known to be eccentric, but witnessing it in front of their eyes still surprised them.

"Welcome to Mei Hua Town, you are here at the right timing, the troops have just left Bei Dian Castle, so we don't have much time for the fan meeting," Hun Yen Kun said as he motioned them to follow him.

They followed him into the town.

On the way, they saw many beggars, and most shops had their doors closed.

Some of those living in the town came up to them eagerly, asking if they were there to sell grain.

But they were disappointed when they found out they only had vases and ornaments as merchandise.

The townsmen dispersed after that.

Hun Yen Kun had gotten a shophouse at the other end of the town, nearest to the path that led to the mountain.

They entered the shophouse and were relieved that it was not as cold inside.

While lighting up the oil lamps, Hun Yen Kun briefed them on what was to come.

"Rest for the day and we move off tonight.

"The mountain is heavily guarded, so be prepared.

"Our objective is to get into Bei Dian Castle successfully and get rid of the officers.

"The map will have your individual targets marked on it."

He passed out a map of the castle to everyone.

Marked on the map were the locations of where the officers they had to eliminate were.

Lin Fan and the rest of the team took the map and looked at it.
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"What about Tan Xiao Yao?" Lai Ming asked.

"He will be taken care of by the sect masters," Hun Yen Kun replied.

"How will they know when's the right time?" Lin Fan asked.

Hun Yen Kun took out a jade pendant and said, "I will break this when it is time."

"How will you know when it's time?" Lin Fan continued asking.

"With this, you can transmit your voice to each other. Just inject Qi and talk into it; every one of us will then be able to hear your voice in our mind."

Hun Yen Kun took out some jade pendants and handed them to the team.

"I could make do with some hotpot right now," Lai Ming said as he looked around the sparsely furnished shop.

Lai Qing hit him on his head and said, "Stop reminding us of that."

"You can have all the hotpot you want when we finish the mission. You shall be the most sought-after bachelor after we make a name for ourselves," Hun Yen Kun said as he fanned himself and glanced over at Zhao Jia Rui.

How could she be so cold toward me, he thought.

Any other female disciples would be all over him by now.

Unknown to him, Zhao Jia Rui was focused and only had one thing in mind.

That was to kill those responsible for her master's death.

...

Nightfall.

After resting for the day, it was time for them to start on their mission.

Under the cover of the night, they got out of the shophouse and followed the track leading up to the mountain.

After an hour, they finally reached the foot of the mountains.

Lin Fan looked up at the mountain and saw that it was very different from the south.

The foliage was not as thick, and trees were growing farther apart.

It couldn't provide much cover for them.

They would have to battle with the patrolling soldiers if they met with any of them.

Initially, it was uneventful.

Just that even in the woods it was dry and cold, unlike the woods in the south.

They had no choice but to use some of their Qi to keep themselves warm and counter the cold.

"Stop."

When they reached a relatively flat region of the mountain, Lin Fan raised his hand and signaled for them to stop.

A familiar sound had erupted in his mind.

[Ding!]

[Detected 16 souls with malevolent intent incoming!]

[Terminate 16 soldiers with malevolent intent for 3200 vengeance points.]

Up ahead in front of them was a patrolling team of sixteen soldiers.

They were mounted on beasts that looked like moose, but their antlers burned brightly with flames, lighting up the surroundings.

"Well, what do we have here?" The team leader of the patrol drew out his sword and pointed at Lin Fan's direction.

Lin Fan took out the voice-transmitting jade pendant and allocated everyone two targets to take care of.

They couldn't let any of the soldiers escape and expose their location.

"Look at them, scared shitless."

"That girl looks gorgeous, let me have her first."