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

Jia Shisi looked up in terror, his face pale.

"Great hero, I cannot say... betraying the organization will result in being torn apart by five horses..."

"Fine, you don't have to tell me. Just go and keep those two company."

Ye Kang raised his fist, showing no intention of negotiating.

Jia Shisi nodded hurriedly: "Speak! I'll talk! Don't kill me!"

"Aren't you afraid of being torn apart by five horses?"

"Since I'm going to die anyway, can you guarantee that you'll spare my life if I tell you?"

"can."

Ye Kang nodded directly.

Jia Shisi then said, trembling, "We are assassins from the Blood-Clad Tower. We were ordered to assassinate the hero. We thought he would die at Baizhi Temple, but we never expected..."

"Blood-Clad Tower? What kind of place is this? I don't think I've ever offended you before."

Ye Kang was puzzled. He had never heard of this name before. Why would they send an assassin to kill him out of the blue?

Jia Shisi shook his head vigorously and said, "Great hero, spare my life! I'm just a lowly assassin, how would I know the inside story? Blood-Clad Tower is an assassin organization with a strict hierarchy, I can only obey!"

He had barely finished speaking when the system notification sounded again.

【Ding】

[Mission Issued: Annihilate the Blood-Clad Tower]

[Task Reward: Comprehension]

……

Ye Kang's brows twitched slightly, but he said calmly, "I see. Where is the Blood-Clad Tower located?"

"The main altar is located beneath the Dragon Cauldron Sinkhole; without a dedicated guide, even a great hero cannot enter!"

"Interesting, take me there."

Ye Kang suppressed his murderous aura and casually wiped the bits of flesh off the corner of his clothes.

Jia Shisi was filled with sorrow and his expression was complicated.

A professional assassin who betrays his organization will face certain death if exposed.

However, if they don't take this killing god with them, they will still face certain death.

Life is hard.

In the end, Jia Shisi chose to save his own life, abandoning the professional ethics of an assassin.

Ye Kang then filled a basin with water in the backyard and changed into a black shirt that swordsmen and assassins carried.

As his inner energy surged, the bloody smell on his body dissipated by more than half.

During this time, he ordered Jia Shisi to go to the pigsty in the backyard, dig out the family from the inn who had suffered the misfortune, and rebury them in a patch of grass, so that they could rest in peace.

After doing all this, the two mounted their horses and rode off in a different direction.

……

Nanjing is a vast and resource-rich city with numerous natural scenic spots in the surrounding area.

The Longding Tiankeng, located in Longding County, is a small scenic spot.

No one knows how this huge sinkhole was formed. All that is known is that it is bottomless and is inhabited by many man-eating beasts. If you fall in, you will never be found.

Ye Kang and Jia Shisi raced all the way until dawn before finally arriving in Longding County.

"Great hero, let's wait a day and go tonight..."

"Why?"

"Because the Longding Tiankeng is submerged in thick fog during the day, making it impossible to find one's way; the fog only dissipates at night."

Jia Shisi spoke respectfully, afraid that Ye Kang might kill him if he was unhappy.

What he said was indeed the truth; the assassins from the Blood-Clad Tower only moved in and out at night.

Ye Kang thought about it and decided not to rush, so he found a restaurant in Longding County to rest first.

After eating and drinking their fill, the two closed their eyes to rest.

A martial artist can go without sleep for a few days without any problems, only feeling slightly tired. But Ye Kang, possessing the True Qi of the Wood element, only needed two or three hours to regulate his breathing and he would be full of energy again.

They waited until evening before heading to the sinkhole in the wild.

There is a medium-sized mountain range there, with the sinkhole located between two peaks and connected to a huge rift valley.

The two walked into the rift valley, and the thick fog ahead began to dissipate, revealing part of the sinkhole.

Ye Kang glanced at Jia Shisi, who looked distressed and tentatively said, "Great hero, although you are very powerful, there are countless experts in the Blood Robe Tower. If we go down rashly, what if we are surrounded and killed..."

Ye Kang smiled upon hearing this and tapped the hilt of the knife lightly with his fingers.

"Who said I was going down?"

"what?"

Jia Shisi thought he had misheard, and then he was overjoyed.

It's better not to go down!

"Shall we go, sir?"

"They're not leaving either."

"Then who are you?"

"Just stay here and keep watch."

Ye Kang found a smooth stone and sat down.

Jia Shisi was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

"You're trying to wait for a rabbit to run into a tree stump!"

Ye Kang smiled, which was taken as an admission.

Although the sinkhole was very large, Ye Kang had cultivated the Imperial Supreme Heaven-Reaching Technique, making his five senses extremely powerful. He would definitely be able to detect anyone coming up from below.

If that's the case, why take the risk?

We'll stay here and guard it; if one comes out, we'll kill it.

Isn't it beautiful?

However, before that, Ye Kang had an important preparatory task to complete.

He looked at Jia Shisi and said, "Your methods of concealing your auras are quite impressive; even I couldn't detect them."

Jia Shisi immediately understood and hurriedly said, "Reporting to the great hero, this is the basic martial art of the Blood-Clad Tower assassins, called the Concealing Qi Technique. It has no other use besides hiding one's aura, but I don't have the manual with me right now..."

"No need, just tell me verbally," Ye Kang waved his hand.

Jia Shisi immediately read the secret manual aloud.

……

【Ding】

[Recorded Innate Martial Art: Concealing Qi Technique, entry cost 5000 Comprehension]

As expected, it's just a simple martial art for gathering qi, and you don't even need to spend many comprehension points to understand it.

After entering the sect, Ye Kang still had about 14,000 points of comprehension left.

Meanwhile, Jia Shisi, standing to the side, only saw Ye Kang close his eyes slightly after listening to the story once. A moment later, the aura around him disappeared, and he looked like an ordinary person.

Jia Shisi was stunned.

I learned it after just one listen, what kind of monster is this!

It took me a whole year to even get the basics right!

Jia Shisi was utterly defeated and was momentarily at a loss.

After Ye Kang skillfully used the Concealing Qi Technique several times, he completely concealed his aura and closed his eyes to sense the hazy mist above the sinkhole.

Night soon fell.

About half an hour later, there was some movement at the bottom of the sinkhole.

Two assassins dressed in black clothes climbed up using their light-footed skills.

Both of them were top-tier experts, even inferior to Jia Shisi.

One of them said, "Yi Qi, I'm going to Zuo Family Village to assassinate Master Zuo. What about you?"

Another man said with considerable pride, "The mission I took on was to kill the imperial court's lackeys!"

"Holy crap! I'm so envious. Sigh, when will I get a mission to kill some government lackeys? Killing small fry every day is so boring."

"Don't rush, work hard, and I'll find you a sister-in-law next year."

"Thank you, brother."

The two chuckled, when suddenly, a pink sword aura shot out from the darkness and pierced through their heads.

Jia Shisi, who had been keeping watch in the shadows, was completely dumbfounded.

what happened!

How can this guy kill people from a distance?!

While he was still in a daze, he heard Ye Kang's extremely cold voice.

"Throw the body down there, as far as possible."

"Ok!"