I'm farming treasure chests in the female-oriented world.

Chapter 46 Secret Meeting

Yongcheng.

late at night.

It was past midnight, and all was quiet; even the insects were asleep.

"Master."

Cai Xu's voice rang out again from outside the door, breaking the rare tranquility.

The old man, who had been sitting upright at the desk and meditating on the futon, reluctantly ended his practice.

"Enter!"

Cai Xu quickly pushed open the door and rushed in, anxiously saying, "Master, news has come from the Netherfire side that their mission has failed again."

Upon hearing this, the old man instinctively placed his right hand on the table in front of him, instantly creating a hole the size of a palm.

Upon seeing this, Cai Xu swallowed hard, his legs trembling, and quickly lowered his head.

The old man realized he had lost his composure and slowly withdrew his hand.

"What did they say about the Netherfire?"

Cai Xu immediately replied, "The information from Minghuo is that the intelligence we provided before was incorrect. Xia Xue is not only a Grandmaster of Transformation Realm, but also a member of the Xuanmen. Therefore, if we still want to issue this mission, the security deposit needs to be increased a hundredfold."

After saying that, Cai Xu closed his eyes tightly, and his body instinctively curled up into a ball.

"Hehe, that's good news. Minghuo hasn't given up yet, which means Xia Xue and Minghuo's negotiations have broken down. Haha, that's good news."

Cai Xu thought that upon hearing this bad news, his master would chop him up with a single blow. To his surprise, his master not only wasn't angry, but seemed quite pleased.

The guru is truly unfathomable.

The old man stood up, paced a few steps, and said with a smile, "He's a young man after all, full of youthful vigor, daring to challenge Netherfire. Hehe, excellent, now Xia Xue is doomed."

Everyone knows that Netherfire bullies the weak and fears the strong, but few know just how powerful and profound its foundation is.

"That's a force made up of a bunch of independent cultivators."

In the dark world, the fact that a force formed by independent cultivators could establish itself and become one of the most powerful forces is enough to demonstrate the terror and power of Netherfire.

Cai Xu blinked and happily chimed in, "Master, does that mean we don't have to pay anymore?"

A hundredfold margin!

This means they're going to lose all the money they've earned over the years.

The old man chuckled and looked at Cai Xu with disdain.

"What are you thinking? If I dare to remove the list at this moment, believe me, a red list about us will immediately appear in the Netherfire, and then we can only reunite in the underworld."

"Huh?" Cai Xu said in disbelief, "Netherfire, how dare they? Don't they respect the rules of the underworld?"

Looking at Cai Xu's innocent expression, the old man shook his head, a puzzled look on his face, and said with a smile, "Rules are made by the strong to restrain the weak."

"Why would Netherfire, one of the most powerful forces in the dark world, abide by the rules? Only if it's advantageous to them. If it's disadvantageous, why would they follow the rules? Are you kidding me!"

"Moreover, sending us a red list isn't entirely considered breaking the rules. After all, Netherfire followed the proper procedures, issuing the list first and then sending out the assassins. There's absolutely no problem with that process."

"Even if people find out, they'll just say that Netherfire lacks vision and is petty; it won't have any other impact on them."

Cai Xu once again felt the darkness and injustice of the world, but he had seen so many such things that he had become numb to it.

"Master, I'll go transfer the money right away."

The old man waved his hand, dismissing Cai Xu.

He turned to look at the locked cabinet, hesitated for a long time, but still didn't open it.

"With Netherfire going all out, there's no chance of failure. There's no need to waste the spiritual essence of the tortoise shell."

These days, it's getting harder and harder to find these ancient turtles.

This one took him a lot of time and effort to find.

The old man returned to the meditation cushion, lit the calming incense again, and began his long meditation once more.

The surroundings fell silent again, as if nothing had happened.

……

In a phantom space formed by a lotus flower made of azure netherfire, a person wearing a different mask and the same black lotus robe stands on each petal.

A majestic and powerful male voice came from the center of the petals.

"Today's meeting mainly discusses the red list recently released by Qingfu Daoren. Paper Master, please explain in detail."

The person wearing the paper mask clicked their tongue reluctantly and gave a lazy repetition.

The voice from the center of the petal came again.

"Since Xia Xue refuses to reconcile, let's follow procedure and eliminate her. Who will carry out this mission?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the paper craftsman shouted, "I just finished a mission, don't look for me for this one!"

The voice from the center of the petal rang out again: "Gu Master..."

Before he could finish speaking, the woman wearing an insect mask next to the paper craftsman reluctantly said, "Master of the Underworld, I'm at a critical moment in refining the Gu and can't leave. In my opinion, it's just a Xuan Master who hasn't opened the Heaven-Earth Bridge yet. Just send any newcomer. There's no need to make such a big fuss and mobilize Xuan Masters like us who have opened the Heaven-Earth Bridge."

After she finished speaking, she and the paper craftsman looked at a newly emerged person wearing a pure white mask.

The other masked figures who remained silent watched the scene with mocking eyes.

The entire space fell silent.

After a long while, the voice from the center of the petal rang out again.

"Master, you'll be in charge of this task."

The man in the pure white mask raised his head, slowly scanning the entire room. With a hoarse, aged voice, he chuckled twice and said, "Is this my pledge of allegiance?"

The sound from the center of the petal came quickly and concisely this time.

"Yes, the organization will arrange for a Grandmaster to lead a team as support. Please make sure to kill them in one strike."

The pure white mask gave a cold snort.

"In that case, I shall make the trip."

After speaking, the person in the pure white mask disappeared from this space.

One by one, the other masked figures disappeared, leaving only the Gu Master and the Paper Master.

"Can he, a mere Tier 1 ability user, really handle this?"

The paper craftsman is very interested in this task.

The Gu Master patiently explained, "A first-tier psychic, one of the most versatile and powerful psychic abilities in the world. A Xuan Master has fallen to him before. Do you think he's any good?"

After saying that, the Gu Master waved impatiently: "My Gu cultivation has reached a critical moment. I can't talk to you anymore. See you later."

After saying that, the Gu Master disappeared from the spot.

The last remaining paper craftsman glanced around the space and muttered something.

"Although I've been here many times, it still feels so magical every time I come here. Sigh, I wish I could control such a mysterious magical treasure someday."

Before the sighs had even faded, his figure had already vanished from the spot.

The illusory space fell silent again, as if no one had ever been there.

……

Around 4 a.m.

Xia Xue woke up with a start, sat up abruptly, and turned to look in a certain direction.

"What kind of mystical technique is this? The scale is so grand!"