Chapter 30

The tasks here are a bit more challenging. He chose one, stamped it with his holy order, and considered it accepted. If he completed it, he could go to the Thunderlight Pavilion to hand it in and receive the reward. If he failed, he would have nothing. Fortunately, these more difficult tasks did not deduct contribution points. However, for the simpler and more popular tasks, to prevent people from taking on more than they could handle, a certain amount of contribution points had to be pledged.

"Ah, I saw that kid go upstairs just now."

"Just looking doesn't cost anything. Let's go, Senior Brother. If you have any connections, don't forget us. We'll go together."

As Wang Meng was about to leave, he ran into an acquaintance, Zhou Qian.

Seeing he couldn't avoid it, Zhou Qian immediately put on a smile, "Isn't this Junior Brother Wang? It seems your cultivation has improved even more in just a few days."

Wang Meng smiled. This guy was quite amusing.

"Senior Brother Zhou is too polite. With your strength, it's rare to be so humble."

Zhou Qian was slightly taken aback, "What strength? Are you talking about me? Haha."

Wang Meng saw that the other party didn't want to reveal himself and didn't press further. Zhou Qian seemed to be going to accept a task as well.

Suddenly, Wang Meng turned around, "Senior Brother Zhou, speaking of which, I still have to thank you for last time."

Zhou Qian stopped, wary that the other party might bring up the matter from last time. After all, Hu Jing and Zhang Xiaojiang were favorites of the elders, and Wang Meng was their friend. They could still squeeze him.

"Junior Brother, ahem, I didn't recognize your greatness. If you need anything, I'll do my best to help. Let's be friends!"

Zhou Qian still had a smile on his face.

Wang Meng shook his head, "Your divine speed talisman is quite useful. The past is the past. However, while being indecisive can help you survive, it's not the way of cultivation."

With that, Wang Meng left, leaving Zhou Qian standing there with a frozen smile.

"Is this cultivation?" Zhou Qian laughed bitterly, suddenly feeling a bit dazed, "Damn, a second-floor kid is acting all high and mighty in front of me. What kind of world is this? If cultivation were as simple as you think, it would be too naive!"

After Zhao Guang left, Zhou Qian's life became much easier. He could do whatever he wanted.

Wang Meng rarely returned to the Thunderlight Pavilion, so he took the opportunity to visit Hu Jing and Zhang Xiaojiang. However, they were both absent, receiving guidance from the elders. Looking at the clean room, he smiled to himself. The chessboard hadn't been moved, but he could tell someone had been watching it regularly.

Without lingering, Wang Meng wandered back to his small hut. The spirit fields were thriving, but the Thunderlight Pavilion's essence was not abundant enough, causing the spirit grains to grow slowly. In the Hundred Herbs Pavilion, growing spirit grains could earn a lot of spirit stones.

Opening the bottle of spirit spring, a wave of spiritual energy immediately spread out. Wang Meng sighed; this was called a spirit spring? He had to make do with it.

Forming a hand seal, it was the Wind and Cloud Technique that Ma Tian'er had taught him, but with significant improvements. If he had enough essence, it would truly cause a storm, but even this was enough to form a small rain cloud over the spirit fields.

The spirit spring flowed from the bottle, merging with the Wind and Cloud Technique, turning into fine raindrops that sprinkled over the spirit fields, nourishing them silently.

It lasted for half an hour before Wang Meng finished, his essence completely depleted. He was a bit unaccustomed to it.

Sitting on the ground, he lowered his head and began practicing the Essence Cultivation Technique to replenish his essence. He expected to advance to the next level by the time the spirit grains were harvested.

Outside the Thunderlight Pavilion, which no one paid much attention to, the other pavilions were bustling with activity. Major events often occurred.

The Flying Phoenix Pavilion, dominated by female cultivators, was the most popular. Even disciples from the Dao Light Pavilion often visited, but they had to be at least at the 15th level with the ability to control a flying sword. Otherwise, they would have to run to death with a divine speed talisman.

The leader of the young generation in the Flying Phoenix Pavilion, one of the Nine Heroes of the Holy Hall, Yang Ying, was undoubtedly a prodigy, beloved by all. She had the skills to be proud of, being at the 19th level of the Life Mark, leading the young generation.

Of course, the Life Mark didn't represent all abilities, but in the last major competition, she led the Flying Phoenix Pavilion to a fourth-place ranking, showcasing her strength. She ranked second individually. If the other three pavilions weren't so strong, the Flying Phoenix Pavilion could have done even better. Her individual ability was unquestionable, but she was clearly unsatisfied with her last performance.

Similarly, the task acceptance area of the Flying Phoenix Pavilion was bustling. Many disciples from other pavilions with some strength also mixed in, not for any other reason but to help the female disciples with tasks and build relationships. This was a natural advantage of female cultivators.

Although Yang Ying found this somewhat annoying, she knew not everyone had her resources.

"Have you heard? Liang Yuan from the Immortal Edges Pavilion got a bottle of Essence Replenishment Pills and is now in seclusion!" a disciple from the Hundred Herbs Pavilion said with great seriousness.

"Is that true? Elder Sun is really investing a lot. A whole bottle, that's a lot of effort. When will I have a master like that?"

"Hey, do you think we from the Hundred Herbs Pavilion would lie?"

Indeed, in terms of information, the Hundred Herbs Pavilion was second to none.

"Liang Yuan is already quite strong, ranking third individually in the last competition. A bottle of Essence Replenishment Pills, he's aiming for Senior Sister Yang Ying!"

The disciple from the Hundred Herbs Pavilion shook his head mysteriously, "Wrong, completely wrong. This year is different. Whether it's Liang Yuan, Yang Ying, or Ning Zhiyuan from the Dao Light Pavilion, they will all face the strongest challenge from one person!"

"Who? So strong? Could it be that some senior brother had a great encounter? Zhang Liang, stop teasing us. We all know you have good information, just tell us!"

"Hehe, wrong, completely wrong. This person is called Li Tianyi!" Zhang Liang said smugly, enjoying the attention.

"Li Tianyi? Never heard of him. Even if he's from the Li family, he's not that strong."

"You don't know, do you? The matter of Li Tianyi is still limited to the upper echelons. Haven't you noticed how the Spirit Concealment Pavilion has been rising recently?"

"Indeed, a few days ago, a main hall task was completed by someone. Could it be this Li Tianyi?"

"To cultivate the Nine Heavens Fire Sword at the 15th level, how ruthless is that!" Zhang Liang said smugly, as if he were Li Tianyi himself.

Suddenly, the area fell silent. The Nine Heavens Fire Sword was a Li family secret technique and one of the most famous sword techniques in the Holy Hall. It was said that one needed to be at least at the 20th level to qualify for cultivation. For someone to achieve it at the 15th level, with the power of the Nine Heavens Fire Sword, no one in the young generation could stand against him!

"Is what you say true?" a slightly cold voice asked, and the crowd immediately parted to make way.

In the territory of the Flying Phoenix Pavilion, only Yang Ying, the Nine Heavens Phoenix, had such status.

Zhang Liang was taken aback, his eyes shining with excitement. He had visited the Flying Phoenix Pavilion many times but had only seen Yang Ying from a distance. He never thought Senior Sister Yang would speak to him.

"True, absolutely true. And..." Zhang Liang paused, "Since Senior Sister asked, I'll reveal another piece of news. The reason Elder Sun gave Liang Yuan a bottle of Essence Replenishment Pills is that Liang Yuan lost to Li Tianyi, and lost badly!"

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