Chapter 38 Sect Mission
The half-month deadline was approaching in a flash. At dawn, Shangguan Jiannan was about to step into the sword arena to hone his martial arts when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind him and a voice calling out, "Jiannan, Jiannan, Jiannan..."
This sudden voice attracted the attention of fellow disciples around, and they laughed: "'Scumbag'? What romantic debt has this boy got into?"... Shangguan Jiannan was slightly annoyed when he heard it, and turned around to scold him. The person who came was not him, but his neighbor Jiang Feng.
Seeing Shangguan Jiannan's strange expression, Jiang Feng smiled slyly and changed the subject immediately: "This month's sect mission has been announced. Are you interested in taking a look?"
"A sect mission? Can it be exchanged for a generous reward?"
Shangguan Jiannan paused slightly, and a strange look flashed across his face.
In Tianjian Sect, although resources are abundant, they need to be self-reliant, so the sect will issue various tasks every month, and the difficulty is proportional to the reward. High-level spiritual medicines and magic weapons can also make a lot of profit by auctioning them in Huyi City. What is particularly important is that when outer disciples first start a task, they must be led by inner disciples.
Upon hearing the news, Shangguan Jiannan's eyes sparkled, and he secretly looked forward to it. "It's a good opportunity to give it a try." He thought to himself, and finally agreed slowly. "Okay, let's go and see it together then." Jiang Feng also looked forward to it.
After that, the two returned to their respective positions and continued to practice with concentration. The next morning, Shangguan Jiannan and Jiang Feng walked side by side into the sect's mission hall. The hall was magnificent and already filled with people.
Fengxing Hall in Tianjian Sect is where disciples accept missions. There are many types of missions, from simple herb collection to dangerous monster hunting. Disciples can choose the appropriate mission according to their own strength and needs. Accepting missions is not only an important way for disciples to gain experience, but also a way to obtain sect contribution points, which can be used to exchange for cultivation resources and secret methods.
On this day, Fengxing Hall was crowded with people, and many disciples were checking their tasks.
"There is indeed an endless stream of people accepting tasks." Shangguan Jiannan looked at the hundreds of disciples in the hall and the endless stream of newcomers outside the door, and couldn't help but sigh. Fengxing Hall is the core of Tianjian Sect's task distribution. Its scale is much larger than other halls. Even with hundreds of people gathered, it still seems empty.
Today is the first day of the monthly mission release of the sect, and both inner and outer disciples have gathered here early. Entering the Fengxing Hall, Shangguan Jiannan looked around and saw the majestic atmosphere in the hall, thinking secretly in his heart.
The ground was paved with indestructible blue and black stone, and in the center of the hall stood six towering stone walls, which attracted everyone's attention like a magnet. At this moment, all the disciples stood under the stone walls, concentrating on observing them.
Shangguan Jiannan and Jiang Feng, as newcomers, were unfamiliar and confused by everything in front of them. They walked into the hall side by side, their eyes focused on the six-sided behemoth.
After a cursory inspection, the two quickly understood the secret. Sect missions were divided into six levels: entry level, ordinary level, difficult level, human level, earth level, and heaven level, with clear levels.
Most of the tasks released by the Tianjian Sect every month hover between the ordinary and difficult levels, while human-level and earth-level tasks are particularly scarce.
As for that level of mission, it is extremely rare and can only be encountered once in several years. It is so difficult that even the elders in the sect may not dare to take it over easily.
The hall was bustling with people, but the disciples' attention was mostly focused on the entry-level, ordinary-level and difficult-level stone walls, while the human-level, earth-level and heaven-level task stone walls were deserted.
The stone wall is densely covered with small task notes, which are the missions and challenges given to the disciples by the sect.
It is worth mentioning that if inner disciples can carry out tasks with outer disciples, they will receive additional rewards. This is intended to encourage inner disciples to lead outer disciples in their training and growth.
Therefore, although many outer disciples gathered in the hall, their focus at the moment was on those tasks. Even the outer disciples with considerable strength did not dare to act on their own because they had concerns in their hearts.
The inner disciples wore purple robes, while the outer disciples wore iron-gray robes, and they were easily distinguishable. It was early morning, and most of the inner disciples had not yet arrived, so everyone stopped to carefully study the feasibility and appeal of the mission.
After Jiang Feng entered the hall, he walked to the side alone and began to look through the tasks carefully. Shangguan Jiannan walked straight to the stone wall of ordinary tasks and examined each task one by one.
Among the ordinary-level tasks, the first-grade task requires the strength of a tenth-level swordsman at the beginner level, and the goal is to obtain an inner elixir of a first-level monster. The reward is a low-grade spirit stone. The third-grade task requires the strength of a swordsman at the horizontal level, and the goal is to collect the third-grade elixir spirit-gathering grass. The reward is increased to three low-grade spirit stones... On the stone wall, rows of task notes are arranged like stairs, and each level represents different difficulties and challenges.
"Tsk tsk, the requirements of these tasks are really not low!" Shangguan Jiannan couldn't help but sigh, secretly thinking about how to choose a task that suits him. Shangguan Jiannan stared at the tasks on the stone wall, thinking secretly in his heart.
If he only relied on the power of unlocking two layers of seals, he might be able to barely take on some minor tasks, but all of these things in front of him tested his strength and wisdom, and the difficulty was obvious. "Sure enough, the greater the storm, the more precious its value."
As he thought, he moved his eyes between the tasks, and at the same time, he did not forget to pay attention to the movements in the hall, especially those inner disciples in purple robes. It was his first time to set foot on a mission, and he knew that only by following the steps of the inner disciples could he move forward safely.
So, he looked through the crowd, looking for a suitable partner. In the hall, the crowd was surging, and purple-robed figures were moving around, making it very lively. Some outer disciples were still waiting patiently, while others went to challenge in groups of three or five.
More often than not, he was carefully selecting from a wide variety of tasks, striving for perfection. "Shangguan Jiannan, do you have a favorite?" Jiang Feng's voice suddenly sounded, interrupting his thoughts.
Next to him stood a leader among the inner disciples, Li Qingshan, who was ranked 99th, with confidence and composure between his brows. Jiang Feng was full of joy, and was obviously looking forward to traveling with Li Qingshan.
"Really? Congratulations." Shangguan Jiannan responded with a smile, his eyes swept across another inner disciple and an outer disciple behind Jiang Feng, thinking in his heart. "I still have to think about it carefully." He said softly.
"Then we won't bother you any longer. Senior Brother Wang and I will leave first." After a brief farewell, Jiang Feng walked out the door side by side with Li Qingshan.
Retracting his gaze, Shangguan Jiannan refocused on the stone wall. Just as he was about to investigate further, he heard a gentle voice: "Junior brother, are you choosing a mission?" He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in a purple robe standing side by side with a woman of the same age, with warm smiles on their faces. Hearing this, Shangguan Jiannan nodded unconsciously in response.
The young man smiled even more when he saw this, as if he had read his mind. "Are there any tasks you like? Perhaps we can discuss them together." There was some sincerity and expectation in his words.
Shangguan Jiannan's heart moved. Perhaps, this mission trip would not be simple. "Would you like to go with me?" The man looked at Shangguan Jiannan with a little expectation in his eyes, while the woman responded with indifference.
“Isn’t that Lu Feichen?” “Tsk tsk, I didn’t expect him to come back here to receive the mission.
"Speaking of those outer disciples from the past few days..., it seems that this kid might encounter an accident again."