You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

"I've heard about her. She's the sect leader's personal disciple, incredibly talented, and very beautiful. Even more beautiful than your rival, Liu Mei. Dressed in white, she looks like a fairy descended from heaven." Liu Qiaogui spoke of this with a look of infatuation.

"A 16-year-old Qi Refining Realm expert, she really is a genius. Do you know what realm she is at now? How many levels of the Qi Refining Realm?" Chen Huai'an asked.

"I don't know. All I know is that she's at the Qi Refining Realm, and she's a high-ranking inner disciple. How could she possibly tell us her cultivation level?" Liu Qiaogui said with a wry smile.

"I've heard that she joined the sect too late. If it had been a few years earlier, she would have made history for the Qingyun Sect."

In fact, a genius is a genius; no matter where they are, they possess extraordinary talent.

Liu Qiaogui suddenly remembered something and looked at Chen Huai'an.

"Brother Chen, you're now a master in the late stage of Body Refinement, and I've also broken through to the middle stage. Relying solely on carrying water every day and the meager monthly salary we receive is simply not enough for us to cultivate and become stronger. Have you ever thought about taking on some sect missions to earn some extra money?"

"Taking on a sect mission?" Chen Huai'an looked at Liu Qiaogui with a puzzled expression.

"You heard me right, it's about taking on sect missions. Some of these missions are carried out within the sect, and some are carried out outside the sect. As long as your cultivation reaches the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm, you are qualified to take on missions outside the sect," Liu Qiaogui explained with a smile.

"These sect missions are relatively dangerous, but the rewards are very generous. As soon as a mission is posted, it will be quickly accepted by the talented disciples on the Spirit Ranking. You are currently at the late stage of Body Refinement, so taking on such a mission should not be a problem for you."

The news sounded very appealing to Chen Huai'an, but he didn't agree rashly. Instead, he continued to ask questions.

"What kind of missions are these? Can you tell me about them? If they're suitable, we can give them a try."

Soon, with Liu Qiaogui's explanation, Chen Huai'an understood that these missions were actually quite simple. Although they were described as missions to be carried out outside the sect, they were actually within the Qingyun Mountain Range, since the Qingyun Sect was located there. The missions were straightforward: explore the Qingyun Mountain Range, find spiritual herbs and medicinal plants, and submit them to the sect.

"If we accept this mission to search for spiritual herbs and plants in the Qingyun Mountains, what will happen to our water-carrying mission? Are we just going to quit?" Chen Huai'an frowned.

"The water-carrying task you mentioned... if we haven't broken through to the mid-stage of Body Refinement, we'll probably have to carry water at Spirit Spring Peak for the next year. But once we break through to the mid-stage of Body Refinement, we can apply to the sect, and the sect will arrange some menial disciples who are in the early stages of Body Refinement to carry water. But if we do that, we have to complete the tasks assigned by the sect every month. These tasks aren't fixed; some are easy, and some are difficult." Actually, Liu Qiaogui had long since stopped wanting to be a menial disciple carrying water. He was exhausted every day, and there wasn't much to gain from it.

The reason why the disciples who came to Lingquan Peak to fetch water initially was because they saw that the spring water of Lingquan Peak could be of some help to their Liu family.

However, after using it for a while, the spiritual spring water was just so-so. It could improve the physical condition of ordinary people without any problem, and long-term use could indeed prolong life, but it was not of much help to cultivators like them.

"Alright, then we'll apply to Manager Wu." Chen Huai'an also thought that made sense. Staying in the kitchen as a water carrier wouldn't lead to any future. He needed to make good use of his gourd space and transplant some spiritual herbs into it.

There's also the spiritual spring on Miscellaneous Peak, but its grade isn't very high, far inferior to the spiritual springs of the outer sect or even the inner sect.

More importantly, Chen Huai'an wanted to catch up with Su Wanying's pace, but at his current cultivation speed, it wouldn't be enough. Su Wanying had only entered the Qingyun Sect a few days before him, but she was already a master of the Qi Refining Realm.

He had only broken through to the eighth level of the late stage of Body Refinement. At this rate of cultivation, if he didn't work harder, the gap between them would only widen.

When Manager Wu learned that Chen Huai'an and the others wanted to resign from their water-carrying and miscellaneous jobs, which was understandable, he didn't make things difficult for them and readily agreed. He also instructed them to only accept simple tasks such as gathering spiritual herbs.

On this Miscellaneous Peak, there are also missions to hunt demonic beasts. Although the rewards for hunting demonic beasts are very generous, they are also extremely dangerous. Those whose cultivation level has not reached the late stage of Body Refinement should never touch such missions.

The Qingyun Mountain Range is vast, and the Qingyun Sect's territory encompasses the entire range. Why are there demonic beasts active in the Qingyun Mountain Range? Actually, they are kept by the Qingyun Sect to hone their disciples.

When Chen Huai'an accepted the mission, he thought of the map of the cultivator's cave, which was located in the Qingyun Mountains.

If he happens to be passing by while gathering medicinal herbs, he might as well go and investigate.

The two arrived at the mission hall.

"You must be Chen Huai'an. This is the reward for the top 200 in the sect challenge: ten low-grade spirit stones, a bottle of low-grade body-refining pills, and one mid-grade body-refining pill." When Chen Huai'an went to accept the mission and register his information, the steward of the mission hall also gave him the reward for entering the top 200 in the last challenge.

This money was also an unexpected windfall for Chen Huai'an.

"Your cultivation levels have reached the required level, and you are now eligible to accept missions from outside the sect. These are the missions you can choose from. Tell me which one you'd like, and I'll register it." The steward of the Mission Hall, after registering the two individuals' information, spoke in a businesslike manner.

"Brother Chen, these missions all have cultivation requirements. I've only just broken through to the mid-stage of Body Refinement. The mission I can take is to enter the Azure Cloud Mountains and find Blood Coagulation Grass. Do you want to come with me? As long as we find 20 Blood Coagulation Grasses within the specified time, we'll complete the sect mission. Then we'll have about half a month to cultivate." Liu Qiaogui looked at Chen Huai'an somewhat awkwardly. His cultivation level was too low, leaving him no room for choice and holding Chen Huai'an back.

"No problem. This blood-clotting herb will also help our cultivation. Let's take on this mission and see how it goes first, then we'll talk about it later." Chen Huai'an nodded in agreement.

Soon, Chen Huai'an and Liu Qiaogui accepted the mission to find the Blood Clotting Grass.

The task is to find 20 Blood-Coagulating Grasses and deliver them to the sect within a month. Completing the task will reward you with three low-grade spirit stones and five sect contribution points. Failure to complete the task will result in corresponding penalties, and any extra Blood-Coagulating Grasses will be yours to keep; the more you do, the more you earn.

"Senior Brother Zhang, Chen Huai'an came to the mission point and accepted the mission to find the Blood Clotting Grass." After seeing Chen Huai'an and the others leave, the steward of the miscellaneous mission hall immediately took out a communication jade slip and sent a message to Zhang Tao.

"You bastard, you're definitely not going to stay on the miscellaneous servant peak and be a water-carrying disciple. Since you've taken on an outing so quickly, I'll take this opportunity to send you on your way." When Zhang Tao received this message, a chilling killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Since we can't cripple this guy in the sect challenge, it will be much easier to cripple him when he goes out on a mission.