CHAPTER 424: CHAPTER 400: CONTROL OF THE NORTHERN DOMAIN

The Northern Domain has long suffered under Feiyun Immortal Emperor. After the Feiyun Immortal Emperor became a firework, the residents of the Northern Domain managed to cheer and celebrate for seven days and nights before they finally calmed down a bit.

Shi Nian has not been idle these days.

After discovering the assassination of Feiyun Immortal Emperor, his trusted subordinates basically started to flee. A few of them, hoping to slip through unnoticed, were directly caught by Emperor Jiang and accompanied Feiyun Immortal Emperor in death on the spot.

In the past, those in high positions in the Northern Domain were mostly the confidants of Feiyun Immortal Emperor. With his death, the senior positions in the Northern Domain were all vacated.

Shi Nian was not about to be polite with anyone. She used the abilities of Emperor Jiang to investigate the masters in the city one by one. Some who were still relatively clean were recruited by Qing Yi one by one.

There were also those who had committed evil deeds alongside Feiyun and hadn’t yet managed to escape; they too were killed by Shi Nian in one fell swoop.

Latterly, the residents of the Northern Domain noticed Shi Nian’s actions. They were not scared at all, and even actively led the way for Shi Nian and Qing Yi, well aware of who needed to be killed and who were the good ones.

After spending half a month, the main city of the Northern Domain has barely restored some order. Shi Nian then handed over the subsequent construction work to Qing Yi.

Afterwards, Shi Nian issued a kill order against the fleeing claws and teeth of Feiyun.

On the list, just counting those above Profound Immortal Level, there were fifty-three people, including thirteen Immortal Emperors. Among them was Cang Feng, whom they had met before, and the five Immortal Emperors who had escaped from the Lost Land.

Shi Nian directly handed this hit list to Lin Lei.

Her request to Lin Lei was simple: by any means necessary, kill everyone listed.

Lin Lei is currently only at the Profound Immortal Realm, but he possesses an exceptional lineage, and his combat power is entirely sufficient to fight above his level. Shi Nian also entrusted him with the help of a bald creature and a small yellow beast; the enhancement abilities of the small yellow beast could basically make Lin Lei invincible at the Profound Immortal Realm. The bald creature’s Instantaneous Movement skill could ensure his safety in most situations.

This combination of one person and two beasts could even possibly dispatch Immortal Emperors stealthily.

Of course, to eliminate everyone on the list is naturally a bit difficult.

Especially those five Immortal Emperors who stick together like conjoined entities, when they join forces, they are only slightly inferior to Feiyun.

But if they could be separated, then exterminating them would be much easier.

This mission isn’t simple. But then, for a child of destiny, what’s the challenge in too simple a task?

Whether it’s Lin Lei or Qing Yi, Shi Nian has great hopes for them.

As long as they are given the opportunity, she believes they can certainly forge their own path.

With the order received, Lin Lei felt no fear. He packed his things, took the two beasts, and embarked on his thrilling assassination quest with excitement.

When he returns, he may well have prospects of reaching the Immortal Emperor Peak.

Qing Yi’s task is also not simple.

After all, her Cultivation is somewhat shallow. Shi Nian entrusted Emperor Jiang with watching over Qing Yi, allowing her to smoothly get through the initial phases. As for later, relying on others indefinitely is certainly not enough to truly command respect, so she has higher expectations for Qing Yi, believing she can handle it herself.

Besides, Shi Nian plans to first spread All-Worlds Communication throughout the Northern Domain.

Previously, All-Worlds Communication was already widely popular in the Lost Land, but due to the sparse population there, it didn’t garner a significant amount of Immortal Crystals.

Once All-Worlds Communication becomes popular throughout the whole Northern Domain and then gradually radiates to other regions, it can truly become a tool for wealth accumulation.

When everything is on the right track, Shi Nian enters the Time Tower alone and starts another journey to the second level.

It’s not that Shi Nian wouldn’t bring others with her, but they have all reached a certain bottleneck, where neither Elixirs nor arduous Cultivation would lead to progress. They must first enhance their Soul Power before further advancement is possible.

Shi Nian, however, is different.

Up to now in her Cultivation journey, she has never known what a bottleneck is.

She doesn’t know whether this is because she was born special or because the Metal Master restructured her body.

When Shi Nian questioned the Metal Master about it, even it was somewhat unclear.

But this is, at the very least, a good thing. Shi Nian stopped pondering over it and continued her Cultivation.

This time.

Her goal was to use a century of time to raise her Cultivation to the Immortal Emperor Peak.

If nothing unexpected happened, by then she would have to face the ascension task.

Once she ascended to the level of Immortal Venerable, Shi Nian would start searching for her Junior Martial Uncle; even though the ten-year deadline had not yet arrived, it would naturally be better to rescue her Junior Martial Uncle sooner rather than later for safety’s sake.

After the second layer of the Time Tower was activated, Shi Nian informed everyone outside and began her solitary retreat.

With a century’s time, she successfully propelled her Cultivation to the Immortal Emperor Peak.

The ascension task arrived swiftly.

"Assassinate fifty Immortal Emperors at their peak."

Shi Nian’s pupils suddenly contracted.

This time, the quantity required by the task had increased fivefold!

Fifty at the Immortal Emperor Peak, no less.

Putting aside whether she could defeat them, just finding that many Immortal Emperors at their peak was already quite challenging!

Moreover, Shi Nian was not some bloodthirsty maniac; if possible, she still hoped not to stain her hands with the blood of innocents.

So, these fifty candidates had to be chosen with great care.

Or perhaps, head directly to the Demon World and unleash a massacre?

This was one solution.

However, she was not yet invincible; venturing deep into the Demon World to slaughter their elites, if it drew the Demon Lord’s pursuit, the danger would be considerable.

If she didn’t delve deep into the Demon World, then she could seek out individuals like Feiyun who were profoundly wicked; eliminating them would also be considered a good deed.

Remembering Feiyun, Shi Nian now suddenly felt regretful; had she known that this ascension task would multiply by such a huge margin, she should have detained Feiyun earlier, keeping him until now to count as one towards the quota.

Now... she would have to start searching from scratch.

In the Northern Domain, with Emperor Jiang around, those lackeys associated with Feiyun Immortal Emperor dared not return, implying that in the Northern Domain, Shi Nian basically couldn’t find any targets for her killing mission.

After pondering, Shi Nian decided that she had to take a long journey.

This journey would require her to accumulate enough numbers rapidly to ascend to the Immortal Venerable Level. At the same time, she could also inquire about her Junior Martial Uncle’s true identity.

After all, that person was certainly not some ordinary Immortal Venerable; even in the Immortal World, he couldn’t possibly be nameless.

But his identity might only be known amongst the highest of the pinnacle experts.

Therefore, she needed to find a way to come into contact with those experts at the Immortal Venerate Level and seek information about her Junior Martial Uncle’s identity from their lips.

Speaking of which, Emperor Jiang was considered an expert of the Immortal Venerate Level as well; unfortunately, ever since he descended to the Immortal World, he had been staying in the Lost Land the whole time and barely venturing out, knowing almost nothing about the outside world; naturally, he wouldn’t know who the current pinnacle Immortal Venerable experts were.

Thus, Shi Nian could only seek them out herself.

Before deciding to set off, Shi Nian swiftly inspected the Northern Domain once again.

Though she had Emperor Jiang’s assistance, Qing Yi’s performance was truly commendable.

The once chaotic Northern Domain was now showing signs of order and discipline.

The most apparent was that the persistent anxious expressions on ordinary people’s faces had disappeared, replaced by relaxation and trust.

This was the best display of Qing Yi’s work achievements.