Chapter Forty-Five Accepting the Task

  Accept the task

  The task is roughly this: south of the Law King City, there is an Iron True Mountain, where a group of bandits are entrenched. When these bandits robbed a village, they successfully slaughtered all the people in the village after succeeding, and this Meng Sheng was living in that mountain village, his parents and relatives were all killed by this group of bandits.

  That's the purpose of coming to Zhenwu Academy, which is to learn magic well, so that one day, I can avenge my loved ones and kill all these bandits.

  But now this disciple couldn't wait any longer, he wished for the bandits to be killed as soon as possible, so he issued such a task.

  Below the task, it also gave out the actual strength of this group of robbers, among which the leader was a cultivator of the Magic Domain Boundary, with at least five Yuan Gathering Boundary under him, as well as several peak physical body experts.

  Zhou Yuan felt that this task was just right for himself, with a bit of difficulty, but it was not impossible to complete. As long as he could divide and conquer the gang of robbers, killing them off one by one, it would be quite easy.

  "Alright, that's the task." Zhou Yuan decided and immediately walked towards a square table at the farthest end. There was a girl there, holding a pen and registering many disciples who were either issuing or receiving tasks.

  She handed a sign to a man in a gathering place.

  "This is Mission 13, take this card and go, indicating that you have accepted the mission. When you complete the task and get something to prove that you have completed the task, you can come here to receive the mission reward."

  The man took over the sign and his face lit up with joy. He immediately left the Task Hall quickly, apparently eager to go complete the task.

  Zhou Yuan stood in line, neatly and properly. It only took about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before it was his turn. The number of his task was quite auspicious - eighteen.

  Taking over the signboard, Zhou Yuan thanked the girl and then walked out at a steady pace.

  Tiezhen Mountain had already been seen when he came, the mountain is very complex, and Tiezhen Mountain is not just one peak, but a whole composed of many large and small peaks connected together, called Tiezhen Mountain.

  The various peaks of Tiejianshan Mountain are very high, with primitive forests covering the top, and the sunlight has not been seen for many years, making the whole mountain look somewhat gloomy.

  When Zhou Yuan arrived, he never thought that there was a gang of ruthless bandits lurking here. Thinking of the description of their brutal behavior in the mission, Zhou Yuan deeply hated this gang of bandits.

  The kind of people he hated the most in his life were those who bullied others with their power, relying on their own strength to do whatever they wanted without any restraint, and doing all sorts of evil things. These kinds of people were the most despicable, and even if Zhou Yuan killed them a thousand or ten thousand times, he would not feel any sympathy for them.

  After receiving the task, Zhou Yuan spent only half a day to arrive at Tie Zhen Mountain, after all, it's not far from Fa Wang City, just half a day's journey.

  After arriving near the Iron True Mountain, Zhou Yuan did not rush to enter the mountain. Although the opponent only had a leader in the Shizhu boundary, Zhou Yuan was also cautious and did not dare to be careless. After all, the opponent still had several high-ranking masters in the Juyuan boundary. If they were to fight one-on-one, Zhou Yuan would naturally not be concerned. However, if that Shizhu boundary leader were to use his magic to restrain himself, those Juyuan boundary masters would surround him, and at that time, he would truly be in a precarious situation.

  To know, after these cultivators of the Congenital Realm stick together, their attack power is still terrifying. At that time, if a few people join forces and Zhou Yuan is ambushed, he won't die but will be seriously injured.

  Those who have not reached the state of Lingkong Xuvu are afraid to face a group of Juanyuan.

  But if they break through to the realm of Lingkong Xuvu, the cultivators in the Yuanyuan realm would be no threat at all in their eyes, because they can't fly and can only be living targets on the ground.

  Far away, Zhou Yuan saw a mountain villa at the foot of Tieshen Mountain. Far away, Zhou Yuan found that there was no human presence in this village.

  It's now noon, when every household should be cooking and having lunch, but this mountain village is eerily quiet, so quiet that it's scary.

  Zhou Yuan slowly walked into the village, but what followed made Zhou Yuan feel like his lungs were about to explode.

  The entire village was lying on the ground, apparently having been dead for a long time. Their bodies had already rotted to an unrecognizable state, and it was a gruesome sight. From their eye sockets and nostrils, large numbers of maggots crawled in and out, making one's skin crawl.

  Zhou Yuan's fists clenched tightly, his joints cracking loudly, clearly he was furious to the extreme.

  "These are all ordinary civilians, not a single one of them has any power, and yet this gang of robbers is slaughtering civilians with the strength of a law enforcement officer. They are truly worse than beasts, they don't even deserve to be called law enforcement officers. Even if I hadn't accepted this task, if I had discovered this matter, I would have taken action to exterminate them all."

  Zhou Yuan walked out of the village, and those corpses were still lying there. It wasn't that Zhou Yuan didn't want to do something for the dead and bury them, but with the entire village of hundreds of people all dead, it was impossible for Zhou Yuan alone to bury them.

  Zhou Yuan decided to sneak into the depths of Tie Zhen Mountain to get a feel for the situation. He walked for a while and was surprised to find a tea house in front of him. Although it was very simple, just a thatched hut hastily built, there were several tables and chairs, but strangely, there wasn't a single person drinking tea here.

  Feeling that something was off, Zhou Yuan's mouth involuntarily curled into a cold smile. "This is too obvious, isn't it? The villages around here have all been slaughtered, and yet there are still people daring to sell tea here - they really are tired of living. Moreover, this place is desolate and uninhabited, so who would they be selling tea to?"

  In an instant, Zhou Yuan understood that this was not a tea seller at all, but rather the lookout for this group of bandits, stationed here to keep watch and see if anyone was sneaking into Iron Truth Mountain to deal with them.

  Zhou Yuan walked over and sat down in front of a square table, "Shopkeeper, bring me a bowl of tea."

  The shopkeeper was a man in his thirties, and when he heard Zhou Yuan say this, he was clearly taken aback. He hadn't expected that someone would actually come to drink tea.

  However, he still had to pretend, so he forced a smile and said, "Sir, what kind of tea would you like?"

  "Let's have a bowl of brown sugar water then. It's not easy to come to this Iron Zhen Mountain, I'm so thirsty from walking."

  The shopkeeper's face turned cold, "Sir, are you saying that you came all the way here for this Iron True Mountain?"

  Feeling the other party's tone turn cold, Zhou Yuan smiled coldly in his heart, "Yes, I came here to occupy this place, be the king of this mountain, and operate it into my own paradise, free and easy, isn't that delightful?"

  "Do you know that someone has already taken over here? The people of the Brotherhood Alliance, they are the true masters of this Iron Truth Mountain?" The shopkeeper's voice grew even colder.

  Zhou Yuan nodded, "I know, I came this time to meet the leader of the Brother Alliance. If his strength is not as good as mine, then I will replace him. If I am not as good as him, I am willing to become his subordinate."

  "You think it's that easy to become a sworn brother? Without the capability, it's impossible to be taken in!!"

  Zhou Yuan suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at a giant ancient tree not far away. Immediately, a bolt of lightning came from the void, blasting the ancient tree into powder.

  The shopkeeper's eyes narrowed sharply, "Thunder system magic? Casting realm? My heavens!!!!!"

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