Chapter 4696

“Alright, since you insist, I’ll listen to you.” Huo Qing nodded, then turned to the old man and commanded, “I order you to kill Kai and bring me his head.”

“Me?” The old man was stunned.

“Yes, I’m sending you. Kai is only at the ninth level of the Tribulation Realm. Killing him should be easy for you, right?”

“Go, kill Kai, and bring his head back. I’ll reward you with fairy stones.”

Huo Qing’s tone was firm.

The old man waved his hands frantically. “Master, I… I can’t! There’s no way I can do it!”

“If you can’t, then what nonsense are you spouting?”

Huo Qing scolded him harshly.

“Master, does this mean we’re not going after Kai? That would be defying orders, and according to the temple’s rules, disobedience is severely punished.”

The old man’s voice trembled.

“Who said we’re not going after him? Of course, we are!” Huo Qing sneered. “Kai killed our people from the Ten Palaces. If we don’t seek revenge, wouldn’t that make us a laughingstock?”

“But I’m not going after him myself. I’ll have others do it. With the Heaven Ascension Ladder about to appear, all the hidden forces are already stirring.”

“This is the perfect opportunity. I’ll issue a bounty under the name of the Ten Palaces. Whoever kills Kai will be rewarded with 100,000 immortal spirit stones!”

A cold smile played on Huo Qing’s lips.

“100,000 immortal spirit stones?” The old man staggered, nearly collapsing. He stared at Huo Qing in disbelief. “Master, where would you get that many immortal spirit stones?”

“Of course, I don’t have them, but the Ten Palaces do. I’ll issue the bounty in their name. Whoever kills Kai will demand payment from the Ten Palaces. It has nothing to do with me.”

“Whether the Ten Palaces actually pay or not is none of my concern. But I’m sure 100,000 immortal spirit stones will drive those hidden factions mad. You know better than anyone—what they need most for their cultivation is resources like these.”

Huo Qing smirked.
The old man remained silent, staring at Huo Qing, unsure of what to say.

“Don’t just stand there—hurry up and issue the killing order. Make sure to cast a wide net,” Huo Qing urged.

“Young Master, the Demon Sealing League once issued a killing order against Kai, offering a century’s worth of tributes, yet he’s still alive and well. I fear this bounty might end the same way…”

The old man hesitated. Issuing a killing order in the name of the Ten Palaces and offering 100,000 fairy stones was no trivial matter.

“The Demon Sealing League’s century-old offerings are worthless. They only attract low-level cultivators. Those who have truly reached the peak of the Ninth Stage of the Mahayana Realm or stepped into the Immortal Realm wouldn’t even bother with such rewards.”

“But fairy stones—those are different. Only fairy stones hold true allure for master cultivators. Just follow my orders!”

Huo Qing’s tone was firm and commanding.

“Understood!” Seeing Huo Qing’s determination, the old man could only nod before turning to leave.

After drafting the killing order, he let out a cold chuckle. “Kai, oh, Kai… You’re as good as dead this time. Why did you ever think of provoking the Ten Palaces?”

He knew just how tempting fairy stones were to Immortal Realm cultivators. And with the Heaven Ascension Ladder about to appear, many reclusive monks were bound to emerge from seclusion.

Once the killing order was issued, those monks would undoubtedly go mad with greed!

While fairy stones might be nothing more than trash in the heavens, in the mortal world of Heaven and Man, they were indispensable for ascension.

Ordinary spirit stones held little value for Immortal Realm cultivators, but fairy stones—those were crucial!

Especially for those at the peak of the Ninth Stage of the Mahayana Realm. If they wanted to break through to the Immortal Realm, they needed fairy stones.

Now, with 100,000 fairy stones up for grabs, the hidden forces would surely descend into chaos!