Chapter 82 Elder Mission

  "Collect 1,000 catties of Purple Leaf Tong Cao and receive a reward of 4 merit points. Also, obtain three Purple Leaf Spirit Pills."

  "Mission Description: Purple Leaf Thoroughwort is extremely difficult to identify, requiring a high level of expertise in herbalism. Moreover, the collection process is very tedious, requiring differentiation from ordinary weeds. To collect 1,000 kg of Purple Leaf Thoroughwort, at least 200,000 square meters of forest and grassland need to be searched. Due to this reason, three refined Purple Leaf Spirit Pills are specially rewarded."

  …………

  "Collect 500 catties of deep-sea Xuan Tie, reward 6 points of merit value, and a Tempering Body Pill."

  "Mission Description: Deep Sea Abyssal Iron can only be found in the waters of Acheron's Ocean, below 8,000 meters deep. If your family has a large fleet of ocean-going fishing vessels, you may accept this mission. Additionally, this mission can be repeated."

  ……

  These tasks are all within the ability range of named disciples, and each task has a description next to it. This allows the person querying the task to clearly judge their own strength and whether they can accept these tasks.

  "The Xian Dao sect is also very practical, and there's no such thing as fairness. If the background is strong enough, you can completely rely on the power of your family or sect to obtain achievement points in the Shen Xiao Sect."

  Lin Xi secretly thought to herself.

  The description of these tasks is equivalent to encouraging new disciples to join in disguise and use their own power boldly.

  However, Lin Xi thought for a moment and vaguely understood. Perhaps for the Xian Dao sect, strength is not just individual strength, but also includes one's background, which is also considered part of one's strength in the eyes of the Xian Dao sect.

  Like the profound iron of the deep sea, this task is not something that ordinary people can accomplish. Only those powerful secular forces may possess such a sturdy fishing vessel, for example, the imperial family, and some colossal secular sects.

  For such disciples of the Xian Dao sect, their background can be used by the sect to enhance its influence. Therefore, through this task method, it is equivalent to rewarding them, which is not excessive.

  Of course, people without a strong background or sufficient power can also earn merit points and stand out. For example, collecting the task of withered and time-consuming purple leaf thistle.

  In this sense, the sect is fair. Everyone has a chance, it's just that the required sacrifice is different.

  "Unfortunately, this time, there isn't one that suits me."

  Lin Xi shook her head in her heart.

  These rewards are meager and troublesome, requiring a lot of time. Lin Xi almost immediately automatically filtered out these tasks.

  Moreover, Lin Xi discovered another point. The merit points rewarded for the tasks in the Task Hall were far lower than those during the Immortal Dao assessment. For example, the 20 Flying Sky Centipedes would have yielded at least 20 merit points during the Immortal Dao assessment, but here they only yielded 15 merit points, a difference of 5 merit points.

  Lin Xi looked down the list, and many tasks were filtered out by him. These tasks weren't that they didn't match his situation, but rather took too long. Finally, Lin Xi's gaze stopped at the last line of the light screen:

  "Kill a pair of Winged Savage Apes and obtain their Beast Blood and Sharp Teeth. Mission reward: 1 x Tongluo Grass, 20 Merit Points."

  "Mission Description: The Double-Winged Fierce Ape is a ferocious beast that is infinitely close to the Refining Qi Realm. Born with double wings, it has boundless strength. Moreover, it is a social animal and often forms small tribes of over ten heads. Mission Evaluation: Difficult, not suitable for ordinary named disciples."

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  This is a medium-difficulty task. The reward, Tongluo Cao, is one of the most popular and sought-after rewards among the named disciples.

  Having Tongluo Cao, the difficulty and time of entering Lianqi Realm from Wudao's tenth layer will be greatly reduced. Therefore, people who accept the task are endless.

  When Lin Xi saw it, the number of times this task was accepted had already reached its limit and could no longer be taken.

  "Is it just knotweed?"

  Lin Xi looked at the task displayed on the light screen in front of him, his eyebrows furrowed tightly.

  Tongluo grass is only prepared for ordinary warriors, and its effect on Lin Xi is greatly reduced. More importantly, the effect of Tongluo grass cannot be repeated and stacked.

  Each warrior can only swallow one Tong Luo Cao, the second one is useless. In Lin Xi's case, even if he swallows Tong Luo Cao, it's likely that he still won't be able to reach the Refining Qi state.

  "Could it be that I'll really be stuck at the tenth level of martial arts and won't be able to enter the Refining Qi realm because of this Thunderbolt Pill?"

  Lin Xi stood in front of the light screen, lost in thought.

  Just as Lin Xi stood in front of the Task Hall, furrowing his brow and falling into deep thought, he didn't know that a pair of eyes in the crowd had already noticed him and were paying close attention to him.

  Zhao Wushuang is a disciple of the Task Hall, and unlike other halls, his role is merely to maintain order here. The process of accepting tasks and querying tasks does not require him to come out at all.

  "Isn't this guy Lin Xi, the one Li Shixiong kept mentioning and telling us to be careful of?"

  A flash of light flickered in Zhao Wu's eyes.

  It was almost as soon as Lin Xi arrived at the Grand Temple that he recognized him.

  Lin Xi stood in front of the light screen, his eyebrows furrowed, lost in thought, and almost immediately caught his attention.

  "Is Tongluo Cao thinking of taking on this kind of task?"

  Zhao Wushuang followed Lin Xi's line of sight and saw the words on the light screen. His heart moved, Zhao Wushuang immediately pushed open a door and walked into the interior of the task hall, then closed the door.

  "Li Shixiong, the Lin Xi you mentioned has appeared."

  Zhao Wushuang cast a spell, and it merged into the transmission array in front of him. Immediately, a light screen rose up. Behind the light screen, a figure appeared, wearing a white robe, sitting upright with an air of dignity, it was Li Wujie.

  "Huh?"

  At the other end of the light screen, Li Wuji's eyes flashed and he suddenly sat up straight, revealing a focused expression:

  "Has he figured it out clearly? What task did he accept?"

  "Senior brother, he hasn't accepted the task yet."

  Zhao Wushuang said:

  "I look at his appearance, and it seems like he wants to take on the task of Tongluo Grass. However, the task of Tongluo Grass has already been taken by someone else. Moreover, I see that his eyebrows are furrowed, and it seems like he is not entirely satisfied with the task of Tongluo Grass."

  Zhao Wushuang quickly recounted the events in a simple and clear manner.

  "Is it a common cold?"

  Li Wuji furrowed his brow, seemingly deep in thought, and soon came to a decision:

  "It seems he wants to break through the shackles as soon as possible and reach the Refining Qi realm. —— Since he's not satisfied with the task of Tong Luo Cao, let's give him the task of Bai Mai Dan."

  "What?!"

  Zhao Wushuang was shocked:

  "Senior brother, this task can be accepted by even a nominal disciple. But it's rarely passed on to outsiders. The reward for the Hundred Pulse Pill task is extremely rich and has always been considered a forbidden treasure by senior brothers. We don't have enough ourselves, how can we give it to this little kid? Is he worth it?"

  "I told you to do it, just do it. What's the big deal about a small Ba Mai Dan? As long as the task is completed, Shifu will reward us herself. When have you ever suffered a loss by doing things for Shifu?"

  Li said coldly.

  "This is indeed."

  Zhao Wushuang said somewhat awkwardly. When Li Wujie got angry, he didn't dare speak.

  "This little guy, as long as he stays in Shenyue Mountain, we can't do anything to him. However, once he leaves Shenyue Mountain, it's a different story. When the time comes, killing him will be as easy as crushing an ant. - Go, assign the task of the Ba Mai Dan. Also, use your authority to prevent others from accepting the task."

  Li Wuji ordered.

  "Alright. Don't worry, brother. I'll make sure everything goes smoothly. This kid will be in a coffin before he knows it."

  Zhao Wushuang smiled faintly and cut off the connection. Then he inserted his own Task Disciple Token into a recessed slot.

  …………

  Wow!

  Outside the grand hall, the crowd suddenly burst into a chorus of gasps.

  "Everyone look, quickly look at the latest task!"

  "It's actually Ba Mai Dan! How is this possible?!"

  "What's going on? How did I end up in the task of being a named disciple!"

  …………

  The commotion of the crowd reached Lin Xi's ears, startling him awake. In front of his eyes, the light screen flickered, and the original rows of tasks suddenly slid down. A new task appeared:

  "Obtain one pound of Dragon's Blood Grass, twenty Dragon's Blood Fruits, and five Dragon Bones. Reward: One Hundred Pulse Pill, three Dragon's Blood Pills, 200 Merit Points."

  "Task Description: This task was published by Dan Ding Elder. The reward will be sent directly to the Fortune Temple. Also, these three materials can only be found in the Black Dragon Space. You need to go through the Time and Space Gate to reach it."

  "Task evaluation: Difficult to evaluate."

  "Suggestion: Not recommended for disciples below Outer Sect. The collection process is not difficult, but before collecting these materials, you need to pass through several dangerous areas. Without the cultivation of Qi Refining Realm, it's impossible to get through."

  "Addendum: If you have sufficient wisdom and courage to evade the ferocious beast's perception, you can collect these materials without incident. In that case, whether you are an outer sect disciple or a registered disciple, you may accept this task."

  "Additionally, if you have sufficient strength. During the task process, for each kill of a Lianqi Realm fierce beast, reward 30 merit points."

  "Quest Help: Black Dragon's Gate One. Issued by Quest Hall."

  …………

  Boom!

  Seeing this latest task, Lin Xi's mind was shocked, and he couldn't believe his eyes.

  This is a "Gate of Time and Space" mission issued by the Sect Elder.

  The elders of the Xian Dao world are dignified and unmatched, each with a cultivation level of Xian Dao's tenth rank, profound and unfathomable. These elders manage all matters, normally not bothering to concern themselves with low-ranking registered disciples, nor would they assign tasks suitable for registered disciple levels.

  But things aren't absolute!

  There are some trivial matters, with very little difficulty, but troublesome and time-consuming. At this time, the elders of the sect would consider assigning these trivial matters as tasks to be completed by their disciples.

  This is also good for concentrating one's mind and doing important things.