Ignoring the sarcasm and ridicule from Heiye Wuguang, Ling Xiao, Lin Yang, and Qing Luan Hua arrived at the Dark Tower.

This Dark Tower, strictly speaking, is a branch of the Reward Good and Punish Evil Hall within the Dark Clan, only with a different name.

Inside, there are not only martial arts secret books but also some other things.

Currently overseeing this Dark Tower is Heiye Wuliang, who is the elder brother of Heiye Wuguang and Heiye Wuxing.

Ling Xiao does not know him nor has he provoked him, so their relationship should be considered ordinary.

However, he was only here to receive the martial arts secret books he needed, so he didn’t care about these matters.

Of course, it was not Heiye Wuliang who welcomed them.

Being a grand elder, he naturally would not handle every small matter, especially considering that Ling Xiao and the others were just branch family members.

Standing in front of them was a steward of the Dark Tower. After understanding Ling Xiao and the others’ intent, he said, "You three have two choices.

The first is to take away an inferior Jade Level High-Grade Martial Technique.

No test required.

The second choice is to help the Dark Tower accomplish a task, and based on the task’s difficulty and completion, it will be decided what grade of Jade Level High-Grade Martial Technique you can get."

"What if the task can’t be completed?"

Lin Yang asked.

"If the task cannot be completed, you will lose this precious opportunity and won’t even get the inferior Jade Level High-Grade Martial Technique."

The steward answered.

"Then I’ll just take it."

Lin Yang was very aware of the difficulty of the task, he couldn’t complete it, so instead of getting nothing, he might as well obtain a set of inferior Jade Level High-Grade Martial Technique and change it later when his strength improves.

"I want to take on a task, is there an excellent level task?"

Ling Xiao thought, since he was going to learn, he must learn the best Jade Level High-Grade Martial Technique.

After all, changing martial skills would waste valuable time.

"Of course there is, but are you sure you want to take it? Excellent level tasks are nine out of ten deaths, and I fear that among your peers in the Dark Clan, only An Ming and Heiye Wuzun could possibly complete it."

The steward asked coldly. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Ling Xiao pondered for a moment, if he couldn’t get the best, he would rather not have any, after all, he already had the Purple Qi Eastward Sword.

This Purple Qi Eastward Sword is an excellent Jade Level High-Grade Martial Technique.

The current Explosive Thunder Formula and Magma Storm are even more excellent Jade High-Level Secret Techniques, if he can elevate the Lava Battle Body and Lightning Battle Form to a higher stage, the grades of these two secret techniques will also improve.

So the inferior ones have no significance for him.

To compete, he must compete for the best!

Even if he fails, it doesn’t matter.

"I am sure."

Ling Xiao nodded and said.

"Alright, here’s the task, you have three days to complete the mission, if it’s even one second over, it will count as a failure."

The steward handed the task token to Ling Xiao.

Then he looked at Qing Luan Hua.

Qing Luan Hua also chose to take on a task, but she chose a good level task, which was much less difficult than Ling Xiao’s.

After all, she is a Reincarnation Warrior, with more experience than Lin Yang, so her chances of successfully completing the task are higher than Lin Yang’s.

Such a choice is very reasonable.

After accepting the tasks, the three parted ways again.

Lin Yang returned to cultivate.

Qing Luan Hua and Ling Xiao each went to their destinations to complete their own tasks.

This was not the first time Ling Xiao had ventured out of Eight Immortals Mountain, but this time he had traveled quite far.

According to the task map, he arrived at a desert several hundred miles away from Eight Immortals County City.

In this vast desert, there was an inn.

Ling Xiao was currently resting inside the inn, eating meat and drinking wine.

"Clerk, here are some spirit stones, I want to ask you for some information."

He casually placed a hundred low-grade spirit stones on the table as a tip for the clerk.

Although a hundred low-grade spirit stones were nothing to Ling Xiao.

It’s worth noting that these hundred low-grade spirit stones could provide a regular family with a long period of living expenses.

After all, a normal family’s monthly living expenses would only be five or six hundred low-grade spirit stones.

The clerk respectfully accepted the spirit stones and said, "Young hero, please say, whatever little I know, I will tell you without holding back."

"Have you heard of White Wolf County City?"

Ling Xiao asked.

Upon hearing these four words, the clerk shivered, then lowered his voice and said, "Young hero, why are you asking about that White Wolf County City?"

"To kill the Black Wolf Soldiers!"

Ling Xiao did not hide his intent.

The clerk took a deep breath but still said, "White Wolf County City was destroyed three years ago.

It used to be a city on par with Eight Immortals County City.

But three years ago, a group of Black Wolf Soldiers appeared from nowhere and slaughtered White Wolf County City in one night, even the sects in White Wolf County City disappeared without a trace.

Those Black Wolf Soldiers are said to be not human, but demons that can transform into human form.

If young hero truly intends to go there, I suggest you give up, it’s definitely not a good place to go, you could lose your life easily."

"Oh? Do you think I am not strong?"

Ling Xiao asked with a smile.

The clerk chuckled and said, "I don’t know what young hero’s strength is, but White Wolf County City is now the lair of the Black Wolf Soldiers.

The leader of the Black Wolf Soldiers, the Black Wolf General, is a martial artist at the Late Stage of First Cycle of Yin-Yang Realm, Third Layer Hell.

Moreover, some people say that the Black Wolf General might be connected to some force in Eight Immortals County City.

Of course, this could just be a rumor, but his great strength is unquestionable."

"Late Stage of First Cycle of Yin-Yang Realm, Third Layer Hell, just slightly weaker than An Feitian, he seems to be the best target for me to practice with!"

Ling Xiao showed a hint of a smile.

The opponent wasn’t someone he couldn’t fight at all, which was indeed good news for him.

He was now eager to improve his cultivation level, so he might really need to meet the Black Wolf General.

The Black Wolf General’s strength was not as good as the Chief of Purple Immortal Mountain, but he had relied on the power of the Butterfly Girl to defeat the Chief of Purple Immortal Mountain, which to him, felt a bit unsatisfying.

So he planned to defeat the Black Wolf General with his own ability.

"Here’s a reward for you!"

Ling Xiao tossed another hundred low-grade spirit stones to the clerk, then left the inn, quickening his pace toward White Wolf County City.

"Alas, another person who doesn’t know the danger, kindly advised him, but he wouldn’t listen."

The clerk shook his head and pocketed the tip, continuing with his work.

Ling Xiao was naturally unaware that the clerk had already made a judgment about his fate.

He sped through the desert for nearly an hour before finally arriving outside White Wolf County City.

Most of the White Wolf County City was buried by the desert, but one could still faintly see a giant white wolf sculpture on the city gate, looking very mighty.

Within it, there even lurked a very strong spiritual power.

From outside the city, no sign of the Black Wolf Soldiers could be seen, but with keen observation through the Tai Chi Eye, one would find that there were hidden sentries of Black Wolf Soldiers all around White Wolf County City.