Chapter 165: Chapter 121: The Notorious Fiends on the Most Wanted List
Liou Yuan could tell that Pan Yang was equally wary of Lao Xiuyuan.
However, the existence of Lao Xiuyuan did not affect the plans of Liou Yuan and Pan Yang.
They still remembered the purpose of coming to the Wind Chasing Division this time.
Select a bounty hunting task around a Foundation Establishment Cave Mansion in Jiuli State, then use the task as an excuse to leave the mountain.
After a brief pause, the two quickly began to wander separately in the magnificent hall filled with portraits of wanted criminals.
It wasn’t much different from choosing tasks at Shoushan Tower.
Tasks at Shoushan Tower were mostly marked with wooden plates.
And the bounty tasks in the Wind Chasing Division were mostly portraits.
Under each portrait, there was basic information about the wanted person.
Liou Yuan swept his eyes across the wall full of portraits in the Wind Chasing Hall and saw at least hundreds or thousands of wanted images.
"No wonder there are so few people in the Wind Chasing Division, with so many people to capture, they must be too busy to have their feet touch the ground."
Liou Yuan mumbled, not at all surprised by the number of wanted criminals.
The regions of Jin Dynasty and Jiuli State are vast, and the Cultivation Realm always has people killing and robbing others for profit.
"Moreover, the people on this first floor probably don’t even make the list for the Wind Chasing Division."
"The truly formidable ones are those on the wanted list on the second floor."
Liou Yuan remembered Lao Xiuyuan’s words at the entrance, suggesting they check the wanted list on the second floor.
With clues on the wanted criminals on the list, even providing clues could earn merit point rewards.
"If one could kill someone on the wanted list, wouldn’t the merit points be over a hundred?"
Of course, Liou Yuan was just imagining it.
With just a glance at this first floor, he saw images of several criminals at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer.
Even those at the Peak of Qi Cultivation only qualified to stay on the first floor.
"Wouldn’t those on the wanted list be Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators?"
Liou Yuan licked his lips, immediately dispelling such unrealistic thoughts and focusing his gaze on the dense array of portraits in front of him.
The focus was naturally on selecting criminals within the Jiuli State.
The place they were heading to this time was Lingjun County in Jiuli State.
The task of capturing criminals should preferably focus on Lingjun County and its surrounding areas.
Before long, Liou Yuan locked in on his target portrait.
The person in the portrait appeared young, with prominent cheekbones and a ruthless gaze.
The corners of his mouth were always slightly downturned, as if he held disdain and contempt for everything in the world.
Below the portrait, a large area was filled with dense writing.
It contained information on the young man.
Ji Jie, at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, originally a disciple of Xiaoling Mountain, yet due to his vicious and rebellious nature, brutally killed three fellow disciples and over ten Loose Cultivators to seize a Magical Treasure. His heinous acts were widely known, disgracing his sect, thus he defected from Xiaoling Mountain and has been in hiding ever since, frequently active in the area of Lingjun County.
The treasure he seized has the power to change appearance and conceal aura, making his actions enigmatic and unpredictable. Any cultivator passing through Lingjun County often falls victim to his robbery, leaving bodies strewn across the wilds in horrific scenes. Last spring, an Outer Sect disciple of Five Extremes Mountain also met an unfortunate end here.
According to intelligence reports, Ji Jie is adept at spear techniques, with exceptional skill, having once narrowly escaped from a disciple of the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer in the Wind Chasing Division.
His spear techniques are ferocious, especially the final style, which is unavoidable within a ten-zhang range, with astounding power.
A hefty reward is now offered, anyone who can return with Ji Jie’s head will be rewarded with twenty merit points.
"Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, not a high level." Liou Yuan carefully read through Ji Jie’s information on the portrait word by word.
"The only tricky part is the Magical Artifact he possesses."
"What kind of Magical Artifact could alter appearance and conceal aura so that even Wind Chasing Division of Five Extremes Mountain cannot pinpoint his exact location?"
Being elusive is just one difficulty.
Ji Jie is not a weakling either; being able to escape from a disciple at the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer in the Wind Chasing Division proves his prowess in combat techniques.
"Put it aside for now, if there are no other suitable ones, show this Ji Jie’s portrait to Senior Brother Pan Yang."
Liou Yuan silently committed Ji Jie’s portrait to memory, then resumed his search.
Jiuli State is vast, and Lingjun County is just a small part of it.
Together with its surrounding areas, there weren’t many related wanted criminals.
Aside from Ji Jie, Liou Yuan found only two others.
And they were even harder to deal with, mostly criminals at the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer.
Liou Yuan had no choice but to take down Ji Jie’s portrait and found Pan Yang, who was still wandering in the Wind Chasing Hall.
The latter was also holding two portraits of criminals.
After comparing, they still felt that the Ji Jie in Liou Yuan’s hand was relatively easier to handle.
"We definitely can defeat him together, the only trouble is his elusive whereabouts."
Pan Yang, after taking an elixir to break through to the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, was now a lot more confident, facing a Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer criminal without any fear.
Of course, having Liou Yuan accompany him gave him confidence.
After some consideration, they decided to pick Ji Jie as their target for capture.
"Let’s go and register with Senior Brother Lao Xiuyuan." Pan Yang rolled up Ji Jie’s portrait, gesturing to Liou Yuan.
Before leaving, both of them coincidentally glanced at the stairs leading to the second floor of Wind Chasing Hall.
The second floor of Wind Chasing Hall had the Five Extremes Mountain wanted list, with criminals ranked according to strength.
Neither Liou Yuan nor Pan Yang had any desire for criminals on the wanted list.
But Lao Xiuyuan’s prior words still echoed in their ears, stating that even having clues about criminals on the wanted list could earn merit point rewards.
"All it takes is just an extra glance, maybe with some luck, we can find relevant clues, wouldn’t that be free merit points?"
