Chapter 25: Murder and the Sea!

A menial disciple born of a servant, by sheer luck managed to capture a Red-Gold Silver-Eyed Fish, which caught Yang Yun’s attention and ultimately led him to be brought onto Jingyun Island.

Compared to the others, killing Shen Yan would bring greater benefits. First, it wouldn't negatively affect any of the powerful families within the Qian Nation, and second, it would remove one of Yang Yun's avenues for acquiring innate spiritual items.

Thus, after a brief discussion, the three decided to ambush Shen Yan directly.

Yet they never expected that, in just two short months, Shen Yan had already become a cultivator. Moreover, his strength was astonishing, wielding the sharp Xuan Yuan Heavy Water as a magical artifact. Against three, not only was he unscathed, he dispatched them with effortless ease.

"You became a cultivator so quickly because of the Red-Gold Silver-Eyed Fish you ate, didn’t you?"

Sun Mingshuo’s pupils contracted in an instant. Shen Yan had once devoured the fish to cure his own cold poison ailment. Sun Mingshuo had assumed that after half a year, the innate purple energy within the fish would have dissipated completely. But now, it was clear this menial disciple born of a servant was hiding something. Otherwise, no ordinary person could retain innate purple energy in their body for so long.

"I always said that Jinmiao Peak, being a place for true cultivation, shouldn't have disciples that are too stupid," Shen Yan praised, tacitly acknowledging Sun Mingshuo’s guess.

"Shen Yan, you were brought to Jingyun Island by Yang Yun, so you didn’t need to accumulate contributions to become an outer sect disciple," Sun Mingshuo said, his greed surging as he gazed at Shen Yan. No wonder Yang Yun valued him so highly—the boy possessed a rare fate. He continued, "We were wrong to ambush you before. Now, I admit defeat. As long as you let me go, you can name your terms."

He was desperate to return to Jingyun Island and report to Yu Qing—Shen Yan was hiding a secret. Two months to become a cultivator, such exquisite control over seawater, and wielding a water element magical artifact—Yu Qing would surely be interested, for magical artifacts were exceedingly rare.

But unexpectedly, Shen Yan made no demands. His expression chilled, and with a flick of his sword, he ruthlessly severed the neck of the unconscious Sister Xu.

"The killer shall be killed in turn. I care nothing for what you possess. I hope in your next life, you’ll open your eyes a little wider."

Sun Mingshuo’s eyes