Time passed swiftly, and another two months went by in the blink of an eye.
On this day, at Luoyan Pass, with its bizarre rocky formations and a scorching sun stretching for miles.
A group of people dressed in hooded robes waited here, and they were all Radiant Moon Level masters!
Besides the leader, a black-faced elder whose aura was the most profound, there was also a notable red-haired man.
At this moment, each person had a talisman activated at their waist, emitting strands of spirit light that enveloped them, concealing their auras.
These were High Stage Concealing Breath Talismans.
Just then, the ground stirred, and another Radiant Moon Level individual emerged from the earth.
"Elder Jiang, the people from Qingming Palace are coming!"
The black-faced elder, Jiang Yang, asked, "How many of them?"
"Two Full Moons, three Waning Moons, and more than twenty Shining Star Level, just as the earlier intel suggested."
Jiang Yang nodded and said, "This time, the transaction volume for Qingming Palace in the central region is considerable. If we can ambush them on their return journey, it will be a significant blow to Qingming Palace."
The red-haired man beside him asked, "Who’s leading the Full Moon?"
Jiang Yang replied, "It’s someone called Yin Jiushang, a relatively outstanding Full Moon Master that Qingming Palace recruited in the past six months, apparently from abroad."
The red-haired man crossed his arms, "Never heard of him. It’s a pity it’s not that ’Baili Binghe’ Teng Jinghua; I would be more interested."
Jiang Yang cautioned, "Ning Su, it’s better to be careful. Word is, this person is very young and quite talented."
"We’ll see how talented he is in a moment. Elder Jiang, you hold your action for now."
Jiang Yang raised an eyebrow but didn’t say more, as the red-haired man before him indeed had profound strength, being one of the Twelve Fierce Moons.
The Bomber, Ning Su!
Jiang Yang turned to the remaining people and ordered, "Get ready, Four Viper Sealing Flame Array!"
"Yes!"
...
Twenty kilometers away.
A slender, handsome, long-haired young man was swiftly making his way across the desert with a group clad in Abyss Black Robes, precisely the Yin Jiushang Jiang Yang had mentioned earlier.
As Yin Jiushang led his team forward, his eyes vigilantly scanned the surroundings, remaining intensely focused.
It was no wonder Yin Jiushang was so cautious, as this transaction was the largest Qingming Palace had undertaken in half a year.
Hundreds of elixirs, hundreds of Star Devices, and dozens of precious Spirit Plant Spirits, totaling over ten million Cent Star Stones!
The last time there was such a large-scale transaction, Teng Jinghua had personally led the team.
This time, with Yin Jiushang appointed to lead, the pressure on him was naturally enormous.
Nevertheless, Yin Jiushang did not refuse.
First, Qingming Palace’s influence was now no small matter, and ordinary bandits dared not challenge Qingming Palace.
Second, Yin Jiushang understood that such an important task was given to him as a sign of trust, a test, and training.
So Yin Jiushang dared not be careless for a moment, even though the task was more than half completed and they were on their return journey.
Yin Jiushang lowered his head, his gaze falling on the deep blue ring on his left hand, gently caressing it.
This was a ring given by Lady Ashley before departure.
However, Yin Jiushang still did not know what the ring was for, it could not be used as a Space Ring for storing cargo.
At this time, a Waning Moon Elder returned from ahead.
"Elder Yin, there’s no unusual activity up ahead."
"Good." Yin Jiushang nodded, immediately signaling to another Waning Moon Master beside him.
The Waning Moon Master cupped his hands and accelerated forward again.
With two Waning Moon Levels relaying in reconnaissance, it was usually possible to detect more than ninety percent of dangers in advance.
After a while...
"Something’s wrong!" Leading the team, Yin Jiushang suddenly halted and gestured for the group behind him to stop, "At this time, why hasn’t Elder Du returned yet?"
Another elder beside him suggested, "Should I go look ahead?"
"Don’t go!" Yin Jiushang frowned, "Let me see."
Yin Jiushang formed seals with his hands, then spread them apart slightly, and a spiraling Wind Eye appeared between his palms, flickering with cyan spirit light.
"Wind Eye of Wind!"
Yin Jiushang closed his eyes, and the wind eye in front of him radiated with spirit light, a gale suddenly howling toward the distant Luoyan Pass.
Using the Wind Eye as his eyes and the gale as his feelers, Yin Jiushang rapidly expanded his perception range!
It didn’t take long for Yin Jiushang to make a discovery.
On the rock wall before Luoyan Pass, Elder Du, who had just gone out to scout, was pinned against it with a sand gun, already lifeless!