Chapter 1011: Chapter 642: Netherworld Palace Trial

"Assassination bounty?"

Lu Qing pondered upon hearing this.

This was somewhat unexpected for Wu Bao Daoist.

He originally thought that upon hearing his proposal, Lu Qing would be surprised to some extent.

However, looking at Lu Qing now, he seemed not to be surprised at all.

But this thought just flashed across Wu Bao Daoist’s mind, and he nodded, "Yes, indeed it’s an assassination bounty. Mr. Chen, you must have heard of the Netherworld Palace, right?"

"I have heard some things about it. I’ve heard it’s a very mysterious and powerful assassin force, and even the Sect Leader, many Noble Clan Leaders, and even a Demon Lord, are within their assassination range. I also heard that some sect forces and Noble Families have bounties on my head in the Netherworld Palace?"

Lu Qing slowly recounted some of the information he had heard.

"Indeed. According to reports, sects like the Qiankun Sect, the Gongsu Family, and other sects and families where Mr. Chen, you have slain the Primordial Spirit Realm members, have placed bounties on you in the Netherworld Palace."

At this point, Wu Bao Daoist glanced at Lu Qing with a peculiar expression.

To say that so many powerful forces have placed a hefty bounty on him, with the terrifying intelligence capabilities of the Netherworld Palace, they haven’t managed to find Lu Qing’s whereabouts in these past ten-plus years. His ability to remain hidden, much like his mysterious strength, truly amazes others.

"Then what do you mean by the assassination bounty, Daoist? It’s not as if you want me to claim this bounty, right?" Lu Qing joked.

"Of course not." Wu Bao Daoist shook his head, "What I mean is, Mr. Chen, you could become an assassin for the Netherworld Palace, picking up their bounty tasks to earn spirit stones."

"Become an assassin for the Netherworld Palace?" Lu Qing was surprised, "Can outsiders become assassins for the Netherworld Palace?"

"Naturally, they can. You might not know this, but while the Netherworld Palace is an assassin organization with vast power across multiple Immortal Domains,

In reality, aside from cultivating their elite assassins, they also recruit outside members.

And the recruitment conditions are quite simple, regardless of your identity or background.

Whether you are a Sect Disciple or a Noble Family Descendant, or even a Loose Cultivator,

Whether you are righteous or evil, Human Race or the Demon Clan, they all don’t care.

The only requirement is that you must pass their trial to become an outside member of the Netherworld Palace.

After becoming an outside member, you can take on various assassination bounty tasks from the Netherworld Palace.

Once a task is completed, the Netherworld Palace conducts a score evaluation based on the difficulty of the task.

Task scores are a crucial basis for the Netherworld Palace to evaluate an assassin’s level.

As long as you earn enough points, not only can you raise your status and permissions in the Netherworld Palace, but you can also exchange for various Cultivation Techniques and treasures within the Netherworld Palace to enhance your strength."

With Wu Bao Daoist’s explanation, Lu Qing finally understood how uniquely the Netherworld Palace operates.

Aside from cultivating their elite assassins, they recruit outside members without regard for origin.

However...

Lu Qing looked at Wu Bao Daoist, "Daoist, you seem to know the operating rules of the Netherworld Palace so well, could it be..."

"Yes, I once participated in the Netherworld Palace’s trial to recruit members." Wu Bao Daoist admitted frankly, "It’s just that my limited ability ultimately didn’t allow me to pass the trial; had I not known some techniques to avoid misfortune, I might have died there."

"So, this trial by the Netherworld Palace is quite dangerous?"

"It is extremely dangerous." Wu Bao Daoist said with a serious expression, "The death rate of that trial is very high. It’s said that there were instances where an entire trial ended with all participants dead, and none passed the trial."

"All Trialists dead?" Lu Qing was startled.

"So Mr. Chen, you need to think carefully about whether you want to participate in this trial." Wu Bao Daoist warned, "You want to quickly accumulate Spirit Stones; this is one way, but it is also a path full of danger.

The rules of the Netherworld Palace are that once an assassin takes up a task, they take responsibility for their own life and death.

If they die during the completion of the task, the Netherworld Palace takes no responsibility for it and won’t avenge them.

Moreover, there’s no trust among the assassins in the Netherworld Palace.

Besides, you are already a bounty target in the Netherworld Palace. If your true identity is exposed, who knows how many assassins would be after your head.

So if you become a member of the Netherworld Palace, you can only act alone and absolutely should not trust any other assassins."

Feeling the solemnity in Wu Bao Daoist’s tone, Lu Qing fell silent.

After pondering for a while, he suddenly asked, "Then if I become an assassin for the Netherworld Palace, are there any restrictions, like being forced to take on assassination tasks I don’t want?"

"There aren’t any." Wu Bao Daoist said, "Actually, while the Netherworld Palace takes no responsibility for the life and death of its outside members, similarly, they almost impose no restrictions on them.

You can even openly declare yourself as an assassin for the Netherworld Palace or reveal the location of their base, and it wouldn’t bring any punishment.

Because the Netherworld Palace has never feared revenge; currently, no force dares to directly seek revenge on them.

Any force that tried to do so has long disappeared, completely erased from the annals of history."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing once again realized the terrifying nature of the Netherworld Palace.

This mysterious assassin organization, spanning multiple Immortal Domains, could be said to stand above the entire Heavenly Origin Great World.

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