Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 22 The Master’s Mission
Time passed, and half a year went by in a blink of an eye.

It has been nearly two years since Chen Mu entered the inner sect. Now he is just a little bit away from breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Condensation. Not long after Du Xiaokui and the others went down the mountain, Niu Dali reached the sixth level of Qi Condensation. For this reason, he specially came to Chen Mu to have a few drinks.

As for Chen Mu, he basically didn't go down the sea cliff these days.

On this day, Chen Mu was sitting cross-legged in Tinghai Pavilion with a calm expression, looking at a tattered book. He sometimes fell into deep thought, his eyes flickering.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of breaking air outside the house. He frowned, put down the book, stood up, pushed the door open and walked out.

Looking up, he saw a glowing jade slip hanging in the air in front of the door.

This jade is white in color and fuzzy all over, as if it is surrounded by mist, but if you look closely, you can see that the jade slip is actually crystal clear.

"Junior Brother Chen, come to the Fuzhao Hall quickly to choose your sect mission." A crisp voice came out slowly from the jade slip, with a light and cheerful voice. It was the voice of Senior Sister Han Jing.

Chen Mu put away the jade slip, packed up, and strode down the mountain path.

Go around Tianhu Peak and head straight to Fuzhao Palace.

It wasn't long before he arrived at the main hall. The last time he was here was when he was handing over the rain-making mission. At that time, he was concentrating on practicing so that he could be promoted to the inner gate as soon as possible, so he didn't pay attention to the layout of the hall.

Now when I enter this hall again, I can see some exquisite features.

This palace has an ancient style and carved railings and jade bricks, but it carries the spirit of striving for progress.

Chen Mu looked around, took two quick steps forward, and walked to Han Jing who was choosing under the wall covered with wooden slips.

"Senior Sister Han, why are you so urgent? What happened?"

Han Jing turned around and smiled, saying, "It's not that urgent. After all, there are still two months left this year..." At this point, her expression changed and she said seriously, "However, Junior Brother, you shouldn't delay any longer. Senior Brother Xu Yang seems to have noticed that you haven't completed your sect mission this year... I'm afraid if you delay until the end, he will force you to do something difficult."

Chen Mu's expression changed. This was indeed something he had not considered. "Senior Sister Han, can I also arrange matters for the Fuzhao Palace?"

Han Jing curled his lips and replied, "Junior brother, you don't know that most of the elders in the sect don't care about worldly affairs. In addition, the cultivation level of some of the deacon disciples is not even as good as that of Senior Brother Xu Yang. How could such a small matter offend a top disciple with a bright future? I dare not disobey the order..."

Chen Mu nodded slightly, bowed his hands and thanked her, "Thank you very much, Senior Sister, for clearing up my doubts. I have been in the peak for nearly two years and have always been grateful for your care. I will definitely repay you in the future."

Han Jing stared at Chen Mu who was bowing seriously. Her earlobes instantly turned red, and she turned her head slightly to avoid Chen Mu's sight and replied in a low voice.

"You're too polite, Junior Brother. I'm helping you simply because I don't like Senior Brother Xu Yang..."

After Chen Mu thanked him again, he and Han Jing looked at the wooden slips hanging on the wall.

After much searching, he found that most of the missions that suited him were time-consuming garrison missions. The others were either too dangerous or too difficult...

For example, there is a task to collect the inner alchemy of monsters. Logically speaking, if Chen Mu takes on this task, he can not only meet the requirements of practicing the water-intensive technique, but also complete the task of his master, which is the best of both worlds.

But it was a little too dangerous. Once he encountered a first-grade, high-quality monster that was good at speed, it could be comparable to a cultivator at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Condensation. With his cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Condensation, it would be difficult for him to escape.

Chen Mu frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

"I want to seize the time to practice, so as to break through to the sixth level of Qi Condensation, and then plan to use the demon pill to practice the Water Condensation Technique..."

"But I have to complete my sect mission. Well, let's go to the Kurosawa Mountains and be careful..."

He regained his composure and decided to choose the task of collecting demon pills.

"Junior brother, how about this task?" Han Jing saw Chen Mu's worried look and handed him a wooden slip.

Chen Mu took the wooden slip and read it. Killing the immortal Wang Teng...

According to the above introduction, Wang Teng is a casual cultivator who appeared out of nowhere. He learned an evil magic that allows him to absorb the essence of female cultivators to provide for his own cultivation.

The female cultivators whose essence was harvested often withered and died overnight, their blood, qi, and magical power all being taken by Wang Teng. After each harvest, he would leave the words "as good as a god" in a blatant display of arrogance. When Wang Teng first gained fame, he was only at the fifth level of Qi Condensation. Within a year, he reappeared at the seventh level...

Unfortunately, he often targeted female cultivators without any background when committing crimes, which resulted in no one seeking revenge on him. A few days ago, Wang Teng was collecting essence within the Shuiyunjian area of ​​influence, and was discovered, and then a decree was issued...

Han Jing frowned and said indignantly, "Junior brother, I saw this talisman when it was issued three days ago and took it immediately. This thief is truly despicable. If you don't have a satisfactory mission, why not take this one and go together with me to kill this evildoer."

Chen Mu knew that Han Jing wanted to help him, so he immediately thanked her and said, "I will always remember your kindness, Senior Sister."

Han Jing smiled, waved her hand and called over a disciple in charge, and added Chen Mu's name to the tasks she had accepted.

"Junior brother, shall we set off in three days? You should prepare for these few days..." Han Jing turned his head and asked.

Chen Mu nodded in agreement, chatted for a while, and then left.

We continued all the way back to Duhai Cliff.

"Completing this task will give me another year of peace. Next year I should be able to break through to the sixth level of Qi Condensation. After all, there is no bottleneck between the fifth and sixth levels."

After returning to the room and tidying up, he sat cross-legged to relax and regulate his breathing.

……

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

Chen Mu came to the mountain gate and waited for Han Jing.

After a while, Han Jing arrived on a Liuyun crane.

"Junior brother, according to the sect's mission, Wang Teng was last seen in Cangwu City, Tengmu Mansion. He is not far from the mountain gate. Let's take the Liuyun Crane to go there."

Chen Mu nodded, took a step forward, and the next moment he appeared on the back of Liuyun Crane.

Han Jing's mind moved, and the flowing cloud crane under his feet flapped its wings and flew away into the distance.

Five days later, in Cangwu City.

This is a city where cultivators and mortals coexist, but their cultivation levels are generally not high, with the highest being only about four or five levels. Shuiyunjian has also sent disciples to garrison here.

Following the mark of their master, Chen Mu and Han Jing came to a house.

Han Jing turned around and introduced Chen Mu: "The disciple stationed in Cangwu City is Senior Brother He Hua. He has been a disciple for over thirty years and has reached the sixth level of Qi Condensation..."

Han Jing stretched out her hand and made a gesture. After a moment, she saw the gate of the house open and a middle-aged male cultivator who looked to be about forty years old walked out.

The moment she saw the male cultivator, a strange color flashed in her eyes...

The male cultivator bowed and said, "My two junior brothers and sisters, are you here to compete with the immortal Wang Teng?"

Han Jing took out their identity tokens and handed them to him for inspection. He replied, "Brother He, we are here to punish the evildoer because of the incident regarding Wang Teng that you reported to the sect."

The male cultivator nodded slightly and said enviously, "I see you two look unfamiliar. I guess you're from the last two batches of Immortal Seedlings. You're truly talented..."

"I am from the previous generation of Immortal Seedlings, and Junior Brother Chen is from this generation of Immortal Seedlings. Senior Brother He hasn't been back for a long time, so it's understandable that I don't recognize him."

The male cultivator chuckled and nodded, then welcomed Chen Mu and the other two into the house.

The male cultivator who entered the sect said with a growing seriousness, "The incident with Wang Teng was discovered half a month ago. A female cultivator in the city, who was at the fourth level of Qi Condensation, died tragically, causing panic among the people of Cangwu City. So, for the sake of power, I reported it to the sect... Who knew that two days ago, another female cultivator at the third level of Qi Condensation was tragically killed at home..."

(End of this chapter)