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"but……"

Zhu Xin's lips curled into a playful smile. "What I can guarantee is that the merits you accumulate will very likely benefit your families, allowing them to reap the rewards."

As for you, you must die, and perhaps you can at least die with the title of heroes.

Upon hearing this, Li Taiyi, Wang Hu, and Gu Chen's gazes sharpened, and their fists clenched tightly.

They all turned to look at Chen Yuan.

"Brother Chen, we must make this contribution!"

Li Taiyi spoke first.

Chen Yuan looked at him and nodded slightly.

He knew that Li Taiyi valued his family the most. For the sake of his family's development, he didn't even want to use the resources he had amassed for cultivation; he wanted to send them back instead.

The same applies to Wang Hu and Gu Chen.

As for Zhong Yue, Chen Yuan guessed that he might be a prodigy disciple of some reclusive sect who had secretly run away to train and had joined the Wolf Guard through some means.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a member of a noble human family in a county to know such secret things as the Central Divine Continent in the north and the sacred Chaoxia Mountain in the Central Divine Continent.

With the decision made, everyone looked at Zhu Xin.

Zhu Xin smiled and said, "I knew you guys were a bunch of lunatics. Fine, I'll go crazy with you guys."

As she spoke, she gently grasped the jade slip in her hand, and a beam of light surged out, forming a light screen in front of her.

The screen was covered with dense text that flashed rapidly before disappearing.

"This is a mission token issued by the Western Frontier City. It contains the mission issued by the higher-ups of the Western Frontier City, along with the corresponding rewards."

As Zhu Xin spoke, Chen Yuan and the others immediately focused their attention on the light screen in front of them.

"The maintenance and reinforcement of the city's protective array requires ten Purple Mansion Realm array masters and one hundred Yellow Court Realm array masters. The reward is five thousand Yang Gold and one hundred thousand monthly silver, distributed according to merit and cultivation..."

"Twenty miles south of the Western Frontier Prefecture City, a ghostly invasion has occurred, with countless Yin corpses crawling out of the ground. A large number of human cultivators are needed to exterminate them, especially those who cultivate Righteous Qi. The total reward is 100,000 monthly silver, 100 White Pills, and 100 Pure Pills, distributed according to merit and cultivation level..."

"Setting up a defensive formation at the city gate passage requires several human formation masters, beast-eating formation masters, and alien formation masters. The total reward is 200,000 Yang Gold, and 500 each of White Pills, Pure Pills, Black Pills, and Red Pills..."

……

Chen Yuan and the others stared wide-eyed at the list of tasks that appeared on the screen.

Especially Li Taiyi, Wang Hu and others, their breathing quickened when they saw the quantities of Yangjin, Baidan and other rewards.

"We can't do the tasks inside the prefectural city."

As Chen Yuan spoke, he quickly searched through the text above.

The others nodded in agreement.

They need to return to the prefectural city to complete the tasks within it.

However, to enter the city, one must cross the battlefield, which is filled with hundreds of thousands of ghost soldiers and generals. Crossing the battlefield is as difficult as ascending to heaven!

"I know, so we need to look for missions outside the city."

Zhu Xin nodded, and as she slid her hand, the text was quickly pulled upwards.

She stopped quickly, her slender, fair fingers pointing to a passage of text.

"This is it, gentlemen, do you dare to take it?"

As Zhu Xin spoke, her eyes blazed with intensity and madness, and a smile played at the corners of her lips.

Chen Yuan and the others immediately looked at that text.

"According to the investigation, the Night King personally led the elite Yin Army and Yin Generals of Night City to attack my Western Frontier Prefecture City. The rest of the Night City's high-ranking officials followed suit, almost all of them came out. Now, there are few strong people in Night City, which is the perfect opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Night City."

"In the name of the King of Tianjiang, the Lord and Vice-Lord of Xijiang Prefecture, I hereby summon all the Wuxiang Guards, Law Enforcement Guards, and geniuses from various noble families outside Xijiang City. Whether they are beastmen, humans, or members of ferocious beast families, all are welcome to come to Night City!"

"The primary objective is to destroy the ghost teleportation array connecting Night City to the outside of West Frontier City, as well as the numerous corpse-raising coffins in the core area of ​​Night City, thereby stopping Night City's means of continuously teleporting ghost soldiers to the outside of West Frontier City!"

"Secondly, we must destroy or steal all the precious resources, magical treasures, spiritual herbs, cultivation techniques, etc. in Night City at all costs. Whoever makes a great contribution and forces the Night King to withdraw his troops will be awarded a first-class merit and will be rewarded with one million Yang Gold, a Heaven-level magic ship, a Purple Mansion magic artifact, and a Saint-grade Blazing Sun Pearl..."

When Chen Yuan and the others saw the mission message, especially the huge list of rewards, their eyes lit up with fervor, revealing a frenzied look.

Seeing their expressions, Zhu Xin smiled smugly. "Gentlemen, we're going to Night City, the lair of those ghost cultivators. Think it over carefully; the danger is unimaginable."

She paused, then spoke again, "Although the mission description states that the Night King personally led the team away from Night City, and even most of the high-ranking officials left, there's no guarantee that a few high-level Purple Mansion experts might still be there to oversee things!"

"The ghost cultivators of the Dark Night Netherworld Kingdom possess unpredictable and bizarre techniques, making them extremely difficult to deal with. Encountering even one of them is a near-death experience."

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone's heads.

The group, who were initially excited by the huge reward of the mission, instantly calmed down, their eyes showing a solemn expression.

Chen Yuan, however, looked at Zhu Xin and suddenly asked, "Sister Xin, what is the Blazing Sun Pearl?"

Zhu Xin was taken aback, staring at Chen Yuan for a while, but still said, "Rumor has it that it contains extremely terrifying flames..."

Zhu Xin paused here, beginning to ponder Chen Yuan's purpose in wanting the Blazing Sun Pearl.

"Then I'll accept the task!"

Chen Yuan said directly, his eyes revealing madness.

If I were to devour the flames within the Blazing Sun Pearl, would it allow me to upgrade the True Solar Fire I control from the Profound-rank Radiant Heaven Flame to the Heaven-rank Burning Star Flame?

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

"Ah Yuan, isn't this too risky?"

Li Wei, standing to one side, offered a reminder.

Chen Yuan nodded and said, "It was a bit risky, but isn't our future also fraught with danger?"

As Chen Yuan spoke, he looked in the direction of Western Frontier City, "Going back to Western Frontier City is the same as dying; it's just a matter of time."

As he spoke, he looked towards Night City again, "Going to Night City is dangerous, but it also holds great opportunities. It can pave the way for our future... allowing us to take a gamble!"

"Especially the rewards for meritorious service!"

Chen Yuan's initial words left everyone feeling bitter, but his last sentence made everyone's gaze sharpen.

"That's right. Even if I become a human pill in Xijiang City later, I will still save more resources for the family."

Li Taiyi drew his long sword and said with a firm gaze.

Wang Hu and Gu Chen's eyes hardened, then turned into madness!

The madness seemed to be contagious, and the previously depressed crowd became excited.

Looking at this group of people, Zhu Xin's lips curled up and her beautiful eyes shone.

She's a crazy woman too, otherwise she wouldn't have followed Chen Yuan and the others on their training journey.

Knowing full well that Chen Yuan and his group's backgrounds and identities would bring them a lot of trouble, she still followed them without hesitation, partly due to her reckless nature.

Having made their decision, the group immediately put away their flying ship and flew towards Night City using their own flying abilities.

……

Chen Yuan and the others flew westward.

It was daytime, and although the world was still shrouded in a gray haze, at least there was still light.

But as they traveled westward, the light grew dimmer and dimmer, and the dark sun in the sky was gradually obscured by clouds.

Chen Yuan and the others stared in awe at the world in front of them, which resembled night, and then glanced back... In the direction of the Great Xiang Empire behind them, although it wasn't sunny, it was still daytime at least.

Everyone stopped laughing and became serious.

Zhu Xin looked at Chen Yuan to the side, "Little guy, retreat now, and you still have a chance, otherwise..."

As she said this, a sinister smile crept onto her lips.