Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 14 Mandatory Mission
In addition, Su You will also select some of the various books on the second and third floors to read. He does not lack spirit stones at the moment, and he can exchange them for knowledge that interests him.

Su You had a strong interest in knowledge about various demonic beasts, the basic inheritance of formations, the basic inheritance of alchemy, the basic inheritance of weapon crafting, and so on.

Especially research on demonic beasts will be Su You's next focus.

If Su You were to break through to become a first-tier wizard, he would need to find a bloodline talent to fuse with, and finding a suitable and powerful bloodline would be the key.

In terms of talent, humans are indeed inferior to demon beasts. Most demon beasts possess innate abilities, and the stronger their bloodline, the stronger their innate abilities.

Of course, although humans are inferior in terms of natural talent, their wisdom is far beyond what demonic beasts can achieve. Humans can use external forces such as magic weapons and talismans, and their strength is in no way inferior to those powerful demonic beasts.

This is also why the human race has been able to occupy a dominant position in the world of cultivation.

Next, Su You not only needs to study the various abilities of the demonic beasts, but also the evolution of their bloodlines.

Because of the fusion of the bloodline talents of the original wizard, their strength cannot exceed that of themselves, which means that the opponent's strength cannot exceed the second tier.

However, it is extremely difficult to find monsters with particularly strong bloodline talents among the second-tier monsters, so research on bloodline evolution needs to be put on the agenda.

These tedious tasks were left to the twin clones, while Su You himself needed to devote himself entirely to seclusion and improve his cultivation to the Qi Refining Perfection stage.

He now has enough spirit stones to cover his expenses for the next period of time.

The next time he goes to hunt monsters will have to wait until he raises his cultivation to the peak of Qi Refining and needs Foundation Establishment Pills.

……

Liushan Sect, Changxu Peak.

"Junior Brother Ji, Su You is back. What should we do?" Ren Yue said with a worried look on her face.

"What else can we do? The lie has already been told, and there's no going back." Ji Cheng looked at Ren Yue with some disgust.

He had initially thought Ren Yue was quite attractive and liked her rather, but he never expected her to be so indecisive now.

When you were afraid of being targeted by Deacon Liu, you agreed quite quickly, didn't you?

"Or is it that Senior Sister wants to cling to Su You's coattails? Do you really think that Deacon Ji will let us off the hook after he finds out we lied?" Ji Cheng glared at Ren Yue. "Since we've already lied, we might as well go all the way down the dark path. As long as Su You dies, this lie will remain buried, and we'll all be fine."

"Alright, you stay here and investigate. I need to report this to Steward Ji." Ji Cheng flew directly to the Foreign Affairs Pavilion on his sword to find Liu Hua.

"Steward Liu, Su You has returned to the sect and just accepted a mission to guard the medicine garden," Ji Cheng reported upon arrival.

“Su You? Now that he’s back, we should deal with him. That way, Qing’er can rest easy down there.”

Within the sect, even if he is a Foundation Establishment deacon, he would face unbearable punishment if he wanted to kill an inner disciple at the ninth level of Qi Refining without cause, so he had to find another way.

Based on the information provided by Ji Cheng, he quickly found a breakthrough.

"This task of guarding the medicine garden is now of no value in the garden. He is a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Instead of completing difficult tasks, he chooses this kind of task to coast along and try to cheat the sect out of merits. I strongly disagree with this." As a steward who has been in charge of external affairs for many years, Liu Hua is very shrewd. Just because of the task, he has already put a not-so-small label on Su You.

Of course, it's not feasible to punish Su You for this reason. After all, he took the initiative to accept the task, and the sect also has such missions. It's fine to talk about it, but if it's actually reported, it definitely won't be dealt with. After all, he is also at the ninth level of Qi Refining, a backbone of the sect, and may even have the opportunity to reach Foundation Establishment in the future.

However, it wasn't that simple for him to pin this label on Su You. Liu Hua first used his connections to have the steward in charge of issuing tasks cancel the task on this pretext, recall Su You, and then have him reassign Su You a task.

This task was carefully selected and is a mandatory task of the sect. Refusal is not allowed; to refuse would be considered a betrayal of the sect.

……

"What's going on? I just accepted the mission and it's already been canceled, and now I have to go back and cancel it?" Su You was puzzled.

He returned to the sect this time to complete the sect's annual mission, so that he could receive this year's sect rewards.

In addition, the task of guarding the medicine garden was very suitable for him. It was located in a remote area, took a long time, and the task was not complicated. Su You originally wanted to use this task to cultivate properly, raise his cultivation to the peak of Qi Refining, and then raise his Body Refining cultivation to the late stage of the first level.

However, he didn't suspect anything, went straight back to the Hall of Merit, canceled the mission, and then found an easier one.

"Senior Brother Su, here is a mandatory mission from the sect. The sect just sent it out, requiring disciples with a cultivation level of Qi Refining Level 9 to accept it," said the disciple in charge of distributing missions, pointing to the mission above.

"A forced mission?" Su You frowned immediately, only now realizing that something was wrong.

He had just accepted a mission when it was canceled, and when he returned, he was given a mandatory mission, which made him suspicious.

Su You didn't rush to read the contents of the mandatory task. Instead, he took out twenty spirit stones from his storage bag and quietly handed them to the disciple who was distributing the task. "Junior brother, could you tell me why this mandatory task suddenly appeared?"

The disciple distributing the task looked around and, finding no one paying attention, whispered, "Senior brother, have you offended Steward Liu of the External Affairs Hall recently? This task was entrusted to our hall's steward by Steward Liu, who insisted on assigning it to you."

"Senior brother, once we get out of here, forget what I said. I won't acknowledge anything you say when you come back," he added again.

Su You slowly savored what he said.

Su You shouldn't have had any contact with Deacon Liu of the Foreign Affairs Hall, so how did he suddenly offend him and assign him this forced task? It's very likely that Su You wanted to kill him.

“Steward Liu, Liu Hua… could it be Liu Qing?” A voice suddenly flashed through Su You’s mind, reminding him of Liu Qing, whom he had seen in the market before.

He appears to be Liu Hua's son.

But Su You and Liu Qing have no grudges against each other, so why assign him a forced task?
Could it be that she resented him for running away without taking him with her, or...?

Su You accepted the mission directly; he had no choice but to accept it, otherwise he would be considered a traitor to the sect.

He still had many doubts in his mind, so he did not leave immediately, but instead asked the disciples next to him for information.

"Liu Qing is dead? Could it be that Liu Hua resents me because of this?" Su You felt like he wanted to curse.

In the chaotic environment of the marketplace, life and death are predestined and wealth is determined by fate. The cultivators are too busy trying to escape themselves to care about others.

Su You could no longer tolerate this blatant bullying and went directly to Liu Hua's cave.

Don't misunderstand, Su You doesn't intend to make a move here. This is inside the Liushan Sect. Even if he could win, making a move would be an act of insubordination, and someone would definitely stop him.

Moreover, Su You could not possibly reveal his powerful mental strength and witchcraft here.

Take in the breath!

As Su You slowly walked past Liu Hua's cave, he used witchcraft to absorb the aura left behind when Liu Hua entered and exited.

To ensure the other party's aura was correct, Su You quietly went to the Foreign Affairs Hall and observed from a distance. After confirming that the other party's aura was correct, he left the sect directly.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late.

However, Su You was a true villain; he thought a year was too late. So he first tried to absorb the other party's aura to see if he could wait until Liu Hua left the sect before seizing the opportunity to kill him.

Although Liu Hua is a deacon of the Foreign Affairs Hall, his cultivation level is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Su You was able to face two second-tier demonic beasts directly before, so it should be an easy task for him to ambush a Foundation Establishment cultivator now.

After leaving the sect, Su Youcai looked at the mission on the jade tablet.

Su You will definitely have to do this task, unless he decides to give up his identity as a member of the Liushan Sect and the core member of the Blood Abyss and leave now.

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Liushan Sect.

Watching Su You leave from afar, Ji Cheng finally revealed a look of excitement.

"Su You, if you don't die, then we'll be the ones who suffer. I hope you won't blame us." Ji Cheng's brows furrowed in a sinister expression.

After their last separation at the market, none of the survivors fared well. Although the sect leader had issued an order that those who escaped this time would not be punished by the sect.

However, during the last chaos, Liu Qing died in the battle of the market. He was the only son of Liu Hua, the Foundation Establishment deacon of the sect.

Although he wasn't valued much in daily life, he was still the only son, and now he's dead in the market, while the others who were with him are still alive. Isn't this just blatantly provoking hatred?

So, after a few of them put their heads together, they decided to shift the blame onto Su You, since Su You was the fastest cultivator to run in the market back then.

He even disregarded the bonds of camaraderie among his fellow disciples, offering them no warning or assistance before fleeing on his own. How could they not harbor resentment?

"So what if your cultivation is higher than mine now? You're still going to die. Farewell, Senior Brother Su!" Ji Cheng roared inwardly, venting his pent-up resentment.

Originally, he and Su You joined the Liushan Sect at the same time, both possessing the aptitude of three spiritual roots, and their cultivation levels were roughly equal. However, after not seeing each other for a few years, Su You's cultivation level far surpassed his by two realms.

Even when he saw him, he could only respectfully call him "Senior Brother." How could he not feel resentment?

(End of this chapter)