As soon as these words were spoken, an overwhelmingly powerful killing intent rapidly filled the area.

The things visible to the naked eye around were instantly reduced to dust in the killing intent.

Yu Caiyi, being a person from an upper echelon force, still felt a slight chill down her spine when she encountered this killing intent.

"It seems that Qin An is indeed important to you. You wish to kill him, but it is said that killing him won’t be easy."

The young man sneered, "What makes it difficult?"

"He’s hard to kill," Yu Caiyi said. "I have investigated his background. From Ding County to here, he encountered many dangers, and he narrowly escaped death multiple times, yet he managed to turn the peril into safety each time."

"That’s because he hasn’t faced us yet," the young man said slowly. "If he did, we would surely annihilate him with a thunderous force. Besides detonating the secrets of Jinluan Holy Hall, you need to kill Qin An at all costs this time."

Yu Caiyi nodded and said, "Alright, I understand. I’ll handle this matter, but I cannot guarantee success."

She didn’t speak too definitively because, in her view, working with traitors was her choice, but not her only choice.

More importantly, she wasn’t quite accustomed to being ordered around like this.

Being a ruler of the sea domain, even the Dragon Palace had to show her some respect.

Despite agreeing to join the traitor’s camp, she maintained a sense of pride.

The young man sensed Yu Caiyi’s irritation in her tone.

He said no more.

He understood very well that the forces chosen by the traitor once carried their original pride, just like he did in the past.

But once tempered over time, this pride naturally disappears completely.

Yu Caiyi said no more and turned to leave.

The young man watched as Yu Caiyi left. After some thought, he headed towards the place where the Wolf Demon leader had departed.

The area fell silent once more.

Yet the surrounding wreckage made it clear that it was far from simple.

...

In the ancient battlefield ruins, besides a few Mountain Patrol Commanders who knew about the Jinluan Holy Hall affairs, most of the martial world forces continued their regular activities.

They exerted all their efforts to find their respective fortunes.

At this moment, Qin An dug out a demon spirit from a demonic creature and shook his head slightly.

"Still no clues. This is already the third force I’ve found."

He followed the last trace given by the mission, sometimes finding no clues, and sometimes discovering them.

He pursued the clues, found the Demon Pseudo-God forces behind them, and exterminated them all.

But even after this extermination, he still found no news related to Jinluan Holy Hall.

At this point, various branches of the mission’s tasks were gradually becoming dim.

This indicated that many tasks had already been completed by the Mountain Patrol Commanders.

Only a few tasks remained.

"If I finish these tasks and still can’t find traces of the adversary," Qin An thought to himself, "this journey to Jinluan Holy Hall might be challenging, as the enemies are hidden while I’m exposed."

As he thought about this, Qin An found the nearest Demon Pseudo-God force.

He was just about to lift his foot and head in that direction.

But at that moment, an anomaly suddenly appeared.

In the far sky, a brilliant light soared.

The light shot toward the sky, clearly visible even in broad daylight.

"It’s the signal from the Evil Extermination Bureau."

Qin An paused slightly, frowned, and said, "It seems someone has discovered relevant information, causing the Mountain Patrol Commanders to gather."

The signal just now represented gathering.

It meant that anyone from the Evil Extermination Bureau who saw the signal must prioritize heading to its source, abandoning their current tasks.

Qin An thought for a moment, and chose not to pursue the next Demon Pseudo-God force for now. He employed his body technique, transforming into ghostly afterimages, racing towards the place where the signal was gradually weakening.

...

In an open area, a large number of individuals dressed in black from the Evil Extermination Bureau were gathered.

The least of them were Mountain Patrol Copper Generals.

Leading them were more than thirty Mountain Patrol Gold Generals.

Achieving the level of a Mountain Patrol Gold General marked them as prominent figures in Celestial Cloud Path. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Thus, these more than thirty Mountain Patrol Gold Generals were considered exceptional beings within the entire Celestial Cloud Path.

Besides them, there were many Mountain Patrol Commanders standing solemnly.

Each wore a serious expression on their face.

Right now, more Mountain Patrol Commanders were arriving.

Qin An was among the crowd.

He stood in an inconspicuous location, observing the surroundings.

He had been there for a while, yet no one spoke.

Even the thirty or more Mountain Patrol Gold Generals maintained silence.

He knew they were waiting.

Waiting until the gathering reached its maximum size before discussing the next plan.

In this gathering, he indeed appeared inconspicuous.

Being just a Mountain Patrol Copper General, no one approached him.

After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, when no more Mountain Patrol commanders joined, the crowd focused their attention on the thirty Mountain Patrol Gold Generals.

Leading them was a tall man, with features as handsome as a painting, yet exuding a deep and vast aura like the sea.

The man stepped forward, his tone moderately severe, "Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that among you, some are newly joined, so I won’t waste words. Let me introduce myself; my name is Gu Yun, and I am the leader of this operation."