Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

As an assassin organization with a history of tens of thousands of years, Hidden Assassins has an extremely deep foundation. It was once unparalleled in its prestige, making many forces and cultivators tremble with fear.

If it weren't for several unforeseen events that caused their strength to decline repeatedly, they would still possess a status comparable to a hegemonic power.

It's a pity that there is no if.

After the three holy lands discovered the problem with Hidden Assassins, they took advantage of the situation and proposed to cooperate with Hidden Assassins.

At that time, Hidden Killer had neither the means nor the ability to refuse, so he could only agree.

Initially, the three holy lands provided them with resources and talented young cultivators.

Over time, and through various means, the three holy lands gradually and completely infiltrated and even directly controlled the Hidden Assassins.

The current Hidden Assassins are completely controlled by the people of the three holy lands, and have become the black glove of the three holy lands.

Over the years, the three holy lands have used their identities as assassins to eliminate many rivals and troubles.

However, Hidden Assassin's current position is awkward. His reputation is greater than his strength. He doesn't want to take on assassination missions that are too small, but he doesn't dare to take on missions that are too big. He's stuck in the middle.

Fortunately, the Hidden Assassins headquarters has always been well hidden, and their legacy remains, so there is a chance for them to rise again.

Deep within the secluded canyon of the Ghost Moon Forest, concealed by multiple arrays, lies the headquarters of the Hidden Assassins.

At this moment, in a palace, the elders and deacons of the Hidden Assassins gathered, but their expressions were all uncertain.

The leader of the Hidden Assassins is known to the world as the King of Assassins, the king of assassination.

However, that was during the most glorious period of the Assassins. Now, the King of Assassins is much weaker in terms of both strength and deterrence, so the title seems a bit awkward.

The King of Assassins sat in the head seat, surveying the crowd with a deep voice.

"How are the new outposts progressing in various locations?"

Last time, the Xu family informed the forces that had grudges against the Hidden Assassins about the discovered strongholds. Most of those strongholds were destroyed, and some assassins and liaisons who hadn't had time to leave were also gone.

There was even an assassin of the True Saint level among them.

But this is not the biggest loss. The biggest loss is the intelligence network that the Shadow Assassins had painstakingly built up using these strongholds.

Assassins can be trained again, but the loss of the intelligence network is a huge blow to stealth assassins.

After all, that intelligence network was the result of tens of thousands of years of hidden assassination efforts, and it was all destroyed in an instant.

Without this intelligence network, the assassins can no longer take on assassination missions, and the assassins lose their income, which is equivalent to paralyzing more than half of them.

Restoring this intelligence network to its original size would take a long time and require a significant amount of manpower and resources.

Just thinking about it gives me a headache.

So ever since that incident, Hidden Killer has been shrouded in gloom, with the management team all looking grim, wishing they could find the culprit and tear him to pieces.

Unfortunately, the Xu family did a very thorough job, and they left no trace.

Furthermore, the Assassins are currently in the post-disaster reconstruction phase and cannot devote too much energy and manpower to finding their enemies.

It can be said that the matter of revenge can only be put on hold for the time being.

A deacon replied, "Progress is currently...slow..."

Their previous strongholds were scattered throughout the entire Cangzhou, but most of them were destroyed last time. The workload for them to fully restore them is simply too great.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but curse the culprit again.

"Damn it! I don't know who plotted against me and tried to assassinate me! If I find out who it was, I'll definitely be camping out at their door every day and killing people."

"Since they were able to find so many of our strongholds, they've probably been watching us for a while now."

Just as they were raging and cursing, everyone clearly sensed that the great formation, which had been stable for many years, suddenly began to shake.

It should be noted that since the Hidden Assassins moved here, the protective array guarding them has never shown any unusual activity.

Swish swish! !

Everyone's expression changed slightly, and they all stood up.

"What's going on! Is someone trying to break the formation?"

"Could it be that those old folks in the neighborhood have fallen ill?"

"Quick! Go out and see!"

The King of Assassins, accompanied by a group of deacons and protectors, rushed out of the main hall.

Just now.

"Boom!"

A tremendous roar resounded through the heavens and the earth, waking everyone at the Hidden Assassins headquarters. They all looked up with fear and unease.

High above, it appeared as if the sky had been torn apart, revealing a huge opening from which the rich spiritual energy within the headquarters poured out.

Upon seeing this, the members of the Hidden Assassins all changed their expressions drastically.

"This...this...is someone trying to forcefully break through the formation and attack us?"

"Could it be some kind of dominant power?"

After all, even a weakened camel is bigger than a horse; apart from the dominant forces, no other force dares to provoke Hidden Assassins.

Even a power of the caliber of the royal family of the Eight Ancient Kingdoms wouldn't dare to do that.

Normally, the protective formations of sects are designed to resist attacks, so they are extremely strong and difficult to break through by force.

However, the main purpose of the large array surrounding the Hidden Assassins' headquarters is to conceal their presence, making it impossible for anyone to detect their existence.

Therefore, it is relatively weak in terms of defense.

Furthermore, they encountered the formation master Xu Chu, and the formation was broken before it could last long.

No one could have imagined that this seemingly ordinary canyon was hiding an assassin organization with a history spanning tens of thousands of years.

At this moment, the assassins also saw Xu Qingzhou and the Xu family prodigies standing above.

After breaking the formation, Xu Chu frowned slightly and silently retreated behind Xu Qingzhou.

The King of Assassins, his face dark, asked in a low voice, "Xu Qingzhou, my Hidden Assassins have no deep-seated grudges with your Xu family. What do you mean by this?"

If it were a weaker faction, the assassins wouldn't have said so much and would have taken action immediately.

Of course, weaker forces wouldn't dare to attack Hidden Assassins like this.

Xu Qingzhou chuckled.

"You really have a bad memory. On my wedding day, I was assassinated by your assassins. After that, I didn't leave the house for several years to avoid assassination attempts."

"Afterwards, you secretly killed the prodigy Binggu and even ambushed my Xu family's prodigy. You may not remember these two grudges, but my Xu family will not forget them."

Upon hearing this, the Hidden Assassins' faces turned grim, realizing that this matter was unlikely to end well.

The King of Assassins looked around and said again, "I've heard that the Xu family has a close relationship with the three lords of the Divine Palace. If the three lords are here, we, the Hidden Assassins, have no choice but to admit defeat."

All three palace lords are Saint Kings; any one of them could easily wipe out Hidden Assassins.

This is also what they are most worried and afraid of.

Xu Qingzhou remained calm.

"You don't need to test us. We Xu family usually settle our own scores."

Whether it was the Chu family back then or the Hidden Assassins now, if the Xu family wanted to destroy them, they only needed to ask the three lords of the manor for help.

But Xu Qingzhou never thought that way. He believed that revenge was something he could do himself, and besides, it was also an opportunity to hone his skills and gain practical experience.

The same applies to dealing with the three holy lands in the future.

Hearing Xu Qingzhou's words, the Hidden Assassins breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there were no Saint King realm experts, everything would be fine.

The King of Assassins said, "I admit that your talent is indeed amazing, and you have already reached the Great Saint Realm. But if you were the only Great Saint Realm cultivator, not only would you not be able to avenge your grievances today, but you would also have to stay here."

Xu Qingzhou's talent and cultivation speed are evident to all in Cangzhou. He doesn't make a move often, but every time he does, it shakes the entire Cangzhou.

However, he felt that Xu Qingzhou had been too arrogant this time. With only one Great Saint Realm expert, he dared to cause trouble for their Hidden Assassins.

Xu Qingzhou ignored his words, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked down at the Hidden Assassins.

"Before we make our move, I can also tell you that the location of the stronghold where you carried out the assassination last time was given to those forces by my Xu family."

He wasn't being talkative; he just wanted to provoke them, to make them show their full strength and not run away.

He did indeed succeed. Upon hearing this, the members of the Hidden Assassins were instantly enraged and furious.

"Good, good, good! I didn't expect it to be you guys!!"

"Today it's either you die or I die!!"

After searching for and cursing the culprit for so long, it turns out to be right in front of you. Who could tolerate that?

Without uttering a word, the King of Assassins vanished into the shadows, ready to strike.