I, a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison, secretly became invincible thanks to the system.

North of the city.

A secluded and shabby alley.

Few people walk here, the ground is muddy, and most of the nearby houses are neglected, with tiles rolling off and no one paying attention.

It was precisely because of the desolation of this place that some resourceful people took a liking to it and opened a coffin shop here, specializing in funeral services.

Ye Kang, dressed in a light black robe, wearing a special mask, carrying a demon sword, and wearing sturdy boots, stepped across the mud and stood in front of the coffin shop.

"This is Xu's Coffin Shop."

Ye Kang strode in, and immediately an elderly shopkeeper ran over, anxiously saying, "Oh dear, you've finally arrived! This trouble has been tormenting me for days, you must resolve it quickly!"

The old shopkeeper didn't recognize Ye Kang, but he did recognize the masked man's uniform.

In the South, many people knew about the existence of the masked men, and some even mistook these bounty hunters for government constables.

For ordinary people, it doesn't matter who is behind the mask, as long as their problems can be solved.

Without wasting words, Ye Kang asked directly, "What about the other two?"

The old shopkeeper pointed to the main room in the backyard where the new coffin was kept and whispered, "They've gone out, they'll be back soon. The stolen goods are in the coffin!"

"What kind of stolen goods?"

"Oh dear! How would I know? They beat and scold me every day, and they even demand that I provide them with food. If I refuse, they threaten to kill me!"

The old shopkeeper had a bitter expression, and the bloodshot eyes proved how distressed he had been these past few days.

Ye Kang nodded and then asked, "Do you know what kind of skills these two habitual thieves possess?"

"Please don't be offended, sir. I am just an honest and upright businessman. I have never practiced martial arts, so you can't tell."

"It's alright, you can go back and sit down. Just pretend I was never here."

"Then, sir, you..."

"I'll wait here for them to come back."

Ye Kang entered the main room, activated his true energy, and used his five senses to locate the clues instantly.

He walked to the innermost coffin made of nanmu wood, gently patted it with his right hand, and the coffin lid opened automatically.

Inside, there was a pile of gold hairpins, silver bracelets, jade, and pearls—all women's jewelry.

"They were just two petty thieves who specialize in stealing women."

Ye Kang looked disdainful, then looked inside again and found a strange jade bracelet.

There were still some flesh and blood stuck to the bracelet, which had turned black, and a severed hand was placed under the bracelet.

Ye Kang's eyes narrowed instantly, already imagining the scene of the two forcibly snatching the bracelet, even at the cost of cutting off their hands.

Even the system couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up.

【Ding】

[Mission issued: Kill the petty thief]

[Task Reward: 5000 Comprehension Points]

...

Ye Kang couldn't help but smile.

A sensible system.

He immediately leaped onto the roof beam and casually picked up a secret manual from the ancient jade treasures to pass the time.

After a while, footsteps came from outside the door. Ye Kang immediately concealed his presence and listened attentively.

"Brother, that girl was great today, so refreshing. I'll definitely ask her again next time."

"You're spineless. Once we pull off this last heist, we can leave this place. Then we can have any woman we want!"

Two sleazy men carrying small copper hammers on their waists swaggered in, completely ignoring the trembling old shopkeeper standing to the side.

Upon entering the main room, Ye Kang sensed the fluctuations of the two people's true energy.

One is a first-grade innate being, and the other is a second-grade innate being.

He's quite capable, but unfortunately he chose to be a thief.

Just as Ye Kang was about to make a move, one of them took out an ancient-looking sheepskin map.

The sheepskin was laid out, revealing a delicately drawn circular jade pendant.

Ye Kang's eyebrows twitched, and he couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

The jade pendant on the sheepskin was exactly the same as the ancient black jade treasure at his waist!

However, he only had half of his antique treasure; it was incomplete.

Ye Kang immediately suppressed the urge to attack and listened carefully.

The thief sighed and said, "What bad luck! I've been searching for so many years, stealing a bunch of other jewelry, but I haven't even seen a trace of this."

Another person asked, "Brother, what does Master want this thing for?"

"How would I know? That old monster is so capable, but he can't find even half a jade pendant in the vast world! However, if he didn't need our help to find it, he wouldn't have taken us as his disciples."

"Hmph, that old monster loves to kick someone when they're down. Even if we find it, we can't give it to him!"

After exchanging a few words, the two put the parchment back into their sleeves.

Just then, Ye Kang jumped down.

The moment their true energy was revealed, the two immediately became alert and instinctively dodged to the side, while simultaneously gripping the small copper hammers at their waists.

Ye Kang didn't make a move; he just watched them.

The two men exchanged a glance and warily held their copper hammers in front of them.

"Brother! It's the masked man!"

"Shut up! When did you arrive? You didn't even leave a trace!"

Ye Kang did not answer, but asked, "Who is the master you were talking about just now, and why are you looking for the things on the parchment?"

Upon hearing this, the two men's expressions instantly hardened.

"So you heard me. Well then, I'm not letting you leave today. You've asked for it!"

The two men attacked simultaneously, swinging their copper hammers with tremendous force and power.

However, Ye Kang remained calm at all. He simply drew his demon sword, and with a single swipe, severed all the hammer handles.

Their breaths leaked out, and their expressions changed drastically.

"A fourth-grade Innate Realm cultivator! Run!"

Without hesitation, the two turned and fled in opposite directions.

And they actually used the Shadow Step!

Ye Kang had anticipated this. He unleashed the Hundred Flowers Sword Qi and simultaneously activated the Shadow Step technique, causing circles of Bagua Nine Palaces to appear before his eyes.

When fellow practitioners practice the Shadow Step, they will naturally sense it. Within the Eight Trigrams and Nine Palaces, the landing positions of the Shadow Step follow a pattern.

In an instant, he had already determined where the two would appear next, and thrust out the Hundred Flowers Sword in advance.

Sure enough, the black mist appeared, and the figures of the two people emerged, but before they could stabilize themselves, they were pierced by dozens of sword energies.

The two bodies were riddled with holes and lay helplessly on the ground.

They died without ever knowing how their unparalleled footwork had been seen through...

【Ding】

Mission Completed: Kill the bandits

[Reward: 5000 Comprehension Points]

……

The reward is yours immediately.

In addition, killing enemies will also drop enlightenment points, but not for killing enemies above your level, so the drop rate is not high and will not be repeated here.

Ye Kang withdrew his breath and slowly walked to the two corpses.

They took out the parchment.

Upon careful comparison, it was confirmed to be an ancient black jade artifact.

With a thought, the parchment disappeared from his hand and entered the ancient treasure space.

Ye Kang, behind the mask, had a furrowed brow.

Unexpectedly, such a coincidence occurred on the very first mission.

Needless to say, these two must be fellow disciples of the Mountain Moon Sect, both of whom can use the Shadow Step technique. Their master is naturally Dai Huanhuan's senior uncle.

This old thief took in so many disciples just to help him find the ancient treasure, the Black Jade.

Fan Shanyue did find half of it, but after finding it, he became greedy and betrayed his sect.

I just don't know if that old scoundrel knows about this.

Most importantly, is the other half of the jade pendant on that old thief?

Unfortunately, the person was already dead, so we couldn't get any more information out of him. But at least we've taken precautions and can be more vigilant against these thieves in the future.

Ye Kang didn't dwell on it. He packed up all the stolen goods, took one of the two men's copper hammers, and turned to leave.

"Sir! We need to deal with this corpse!"

The terrified old shopkeeper quickly spoke up.

Ye Kang waved his hand: "Don't worry about it, someone will take care of it."