You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

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The storm had not ceased, and the lights in the Bixia Inn still flickered, but everything had turned silent.

In the main hall, each guest waited in silence, communicating only through Divine Thought Transmission to avoid inadvertently offending the envoy from Eternal Night Mountain who was about to arrive.

An hour later.

"Bang!"

The inn's door suddenly shook, swinging wide open as the stormy wind rushed in.

A tall, thin man in a black robe suddenly appeared at the doorway of the inn, his pale face resembling a corpse. The intangible aura of pressure made it difficult for the Great Cultivators in the hall to breathe.

"He's here!"

Madam Jiuyin's spirit rose, and she quickly stepped forward to greet him.

Everyone immediately understood; this was indeed the envoy from Eternal Night Mountain.

In Tianxia Building, a gap of just one layer could result in an instant kill, indicating just how vast the disparity could be. Not to mention that most of those present were merely ordinary Great Cultivators, mostly around the Fourth Layer of Tianxia Building. Compared to such distinguished figures of the Sixth Layer as the envoy from Eternal Night Mountain, the difference was immense.

Madam Jiuyin stepped forward respectfully, "Yin Ji greets the envoy."

"The disciple of Yama Peak Master?"

The black-robed man nodded slightly, not paying much attention. After all, as a Saint, the Yama Peak Master had many disciples, and Madam Jiuyin was just an ordinary named disciple.

Then, the black-robed man glanced at the crowd in the inn and said, "I have reviewed the dossiers of you twelve. It seems you meet the requirements for joining Eternal Night Mountain. Although you are not qualified to receive the Eternal Night Order, you can still temporarily serve as outer members with the qualification to enter Long Night Manor."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but show a trace of joy.

They were Sinful Cultivators hunted by the Xiahong clan, not daring to enter Jingzhou, having to operate in other areas where Essence was sparse.

Jingzhou was the true core of Great Yong, not only rich in Essence but also containing various high-grade essences. Only in such an environment could Heaven and Earth Treasures, rare outside of Jingzhou, be nurtured.

These were crucial cultivation resources.

For them, as Sinful Cultivators, obtaining such cultivation resources was extremely difficult.

However, if they could become members of Eternal Night Mountain, even as outer members, their situation would be significantly better.

Because Long Night Manor was the underground trade location established by Eternal Night Mountain for its outer members, it at least provided the opportunity to exchange for cultivation resources.

As for internal members of Eternal Night Mountain, they possessed the Eternal Night Order, allowing them to enter the Illusion Realm Eternal Night Mountain, where the cultivation resources were even richer than most Holy Lands.

But only those who were either Great Cultivators with exceptionally high Daoist skills or genius figures valued by some Peak Master were qualified to receive the Eternal Night Order.

With such stringent conditions, they could only dare to dream.

"Envoy."

One of the Daoist-robed men spoke up, "May I ask, specifically, what are the conditions needed to obtain the Eternal Night Order?"

He was a Perfect Great Cultivator, perhaps one day forming the embryonic form of Dao. When that day came, might he not have a chance to become an internal member of Eternal Night Mountain?

"Very simple."

The black-robed man glanced at him, calmly saying, "Achieve five consecutive victories at the Sixth Layer of Tianxia Building, or accomplish a Third-Class Big Merit, and you can obtain an Eternal Night Order."

"Third-Class Big Merit?" The Daoist-robed man's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Envoy, what is this Third-Class Merit..."

"I intended to show you."

The black-robed man waved his sleeve, and a black scroll immediately flew out and unfurled, suspended in mid-air, with lines of gold-embossed small characters visible on it.

"These challenges recorded here, for you, are possible to accomplish."

The black-robed man's gaze slowly swept over the crowd, saying, "As long as you solve any one of them, you can earn an Eternal Night Order and abundant merits... Within Eternal Night Mountain, the various cultivation resources could rival those of the Ancestor Hall, and you might even gain the opportunity to listen to a Supreme Power's lectures on Proving the Dao."

Eternal Night Mountain... hosting lectures by a Supreme Power?

Upon hearing this, the crowd could not help but turn red with excitement, quickly focusing on the contents of the scroll.

From the top down, the first challenge caused them to pause in surprise.

[Discover the whereabouts of the Seventeenth Prince of the Xiahong clan of Great Yong, and once confirmed, receive a Special-Class Big Merit.]

The crowd stared at the scroll's inscription in disbelief.

Simply discovering the whereabouts of the Seventeenth Prince could earn a Special-Class Big Merit?

"The Seventeenth Prince should now be traveling in the Human World."

The black-robed man spoke in a deep voice, "Anyone among you who finds the Seventeenth Prince can achieve a Special-Class Big Merit. With this merit, you could invite the Eternal Night Venerable to descend upon Eternal Night Mountain to lecture you personally."

"Eternal Night Venerable?" The crowd couldn't help but look at the black-robed man.

"The Supreme Power who founded our Eternal Night Mountain."

The black-robed man's gaze swept across them, saying, "There is no need for many questions. Should you truly have the fortune to discover the Seventeenth Prince's whereabouts, even if only suspecting, do not alert them. Do not harbor any illusions. Have you heard clearly?"

"Envoy." A nun-like woman among them spoke, "A few years back, I heard that the Seventeenth Prince was at the Fourth Layer of Tianxia Building, hailed as the foremost prodigy of Great Yong. Now... I wonder what level of Daoist skill the Seventeenth Prince possesses?"

The others also listened intently.

Living as Sinful Cultivators meant enduring a life with no daylight, forced into hiding, and being uninformed.

Of course, news about Di Hong City wasn't readily available either.

"What level of Daoist skill?"

The black-robed man paused, then, with a slight self-mocking tone, said, "For someone of my Cultivation level, even if ten or eight of us joined forces, we might not withstand even a casual strike from him."

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