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Book One: Land of the Spirits Chapter 43: Receiving Tasks

Book One: Land of the Spirits Chapter 43: Receiving Tasks

"Xi Brother, what are your plans?" Chen Xuan asked.

"I want to go to the Transmission Pavilion first to pick up some simple tasks, earn some task points, and exchange them for some pills. I need to break through to the Spiritual Warrior Realm first," Xiyun Sheng said.

"That's what I'm thinking too. Let's find some suitable tasks for us!"

After speaking, the two headed towards the Transmission Pavilion. Along the way, they saw groups of disciples heading towards the pavilion.

"Do you know, our peak's Liu Hang actually killed a demon in the Demon Battlefield equivalent to the True Martial Realm a few days ago. He came back and exchanged it for a month of cultivation time in the Xuanhuang Tower. Now he's already practicing on the fifth floor. I heard that the fifth floor is where core disciples practice. One month there is equivalent to almost a year. Liu Hang is really amazing. He's only at the peak of the Spiritual Warrior Realm, yet he can kill a True Martial Realm demon," Chen Xuan overheard a few young people talking as they walked.

"It seems that besides Senior Brother Ye Yun, this Liu Hang has the best chance of breaking through to the True Martial Realm. We don't know when we'll be able to break through to the Spiritual Warrior Realm," another young man said.

The group soon arrived at the Transmission Pavilion. Inside, many people were already there. Chen Xuan and Xiyun Sheng walked in.

Chen Xuan saw many disciples tearing off tasks and registering at a counter. The reception elders recorded each person's tasks. Chen Xuan and Xiyun Sheng, who hadn't paid much attention yesterday, now took a closer look. The Transmission Pavilion was indeed not simple. There were different counters for asking questions, exchanging cultivation resources, and obtaining pills.

"I don't need these for now. Let's look at the tasks first," Chen Xuan said.

Chen Xuan went to the Heaven-ranked tasks. The few people in line in front of him shook their heads and left. Chen Xuan looked up at the tasks. There weren't many, just a few, each indicating the difficulty and location of the task, as well as the generous rewards in task points.

Chen Xuan looked at one task, which was to find a kind of Gold Gleam Stone. It stated that this Gold Gleam Stone could only be found in the Mo Yuan Mountains of the Demon Abyss Forest.

"Brother, you're not interested in this task, are you? I advise you to give up quickly," a young man walked over and said. He was in his twenties, dressed in a green robe, the attire of an inner disciple of the Danxuan Gate.

"You guys are new disciples, right? I'm Lian Mingze," the young man introduced himself.

"We've met, Senior Brother Lian," Chen Xuan and Xiyun Sheng quickly greeted.

"You've just arrived and may not understand the difficulty of these tasks. Let me explain. For example, this task to find the Gold Gleam Stone. Even those at the True Martial Realm would have no self-protection ability in the Mo Yuan Mountains. That's why this task has been here for years without anyone taking it. There are demons rampant in the Mo Yuan Mountains, and even the lowest-level demons there are at the Spiritual Warrior Realm. In recent years, several Spiritual Warrior Realm disciples have organized groups to go, but none have returned. You'd better take on tasks at the Huang level," Lian Mingze explained to them.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lian. We'll take a look around first. We won't take on tasks that exceed our capabilities," Chen Xuan said.

After speaking, Chen Xuan walked towards the Yellow-ranked tasks. There were thousands of tasks posted on the entire wall.

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Looking at the wall filled with tasks, Chen Xuan's eyes finally stopped on one task, a Yellow-ranked task to kill fifty human demons, with a reward of five hundred task points. This was perfect. He also wanted to find some demon blood. This task wasn't difficult for them now. Chen Xuan tore off the task sheet and went to the counter to register it.

Name:

Chen Xuan.

The elder quickly registered it and returned the task sheet to Chen Xuan, along with a paper talisman.

"Take this. It's a pass for you to return from the Demon Battlefield. Burn this talisman between your return and arrival, and you'll return to the Land of the Spirits. There's a teleportation array at the foot of the mountain that can send you directly to the Demon Battlefield," the elder said.

Chen Xuan put everything into his ring. At this time, Xiyun Sheng also walked over and handed in his task sheet.

"Xi Brother, what task did you take?"

"I took one to kill a Rhino Beast. It's said that this Rhino Beast often attacks a village. My task is to kill it," Xiyun Sheng said.

"Then we'll see you later." Xiyun Sheng waved to Chen Xuan, and the two parted ways.

After parting with Xiyun Sheng, Chen Xuan headed downhill. If he wanted to break through to the Spiritual Warrior Realm, he needed a lot of Elemental Spirit Pills. This time, completing the task would probably earn him about a hundred Elemental Spirit Pills. A hundred pills still wouldn't meet his spiritual energy needs. It seemed he would have to break through to the Spiritual Warrior Realm first before moving forward.

After half an hour of walking, Chen Xuan arrived at the teleportation array as the elder had mentioned. There were many disciples waiting for teleportation. It seemed that many disciples came here every day to hunt demons in the Demon Battlefield. Just as Chen Xuan approached the teleportation array, three people surrounded him, and others quickly moved away, their eyes showing a gloating expression.

"How did this kid offend the Three Wolf Brothers? I heard that many new disciples have suffered from these three," one of the youths said as they approached.

"You'd better keep your voice down. These Three Wolf Brothers are under Ling Feng, the first peak's Ling Feng. It's said that Ling Feng's grandfather is a senior elder of the Danxuan Gate. Even the peak master has to be polite to him. If this kid doesn't want to live, he's in trouble," another said.

The talkative youth quickly lowered his voice.

"Do you know who we are? We know you. Someone asked us to take good care of you, so you won't be devoured by demons again in the Demon Battlefield. If you're devoured, we'll bring back your belongings," one of them said threateningly to Chen Xuan.

A hint of killing intent flashed in Chen Xuan's eyes. This was a blatant threat, implying that he wouldn't be able to return from the Demon Battlefield.

"My safety is none of your concern. Go back and tell your master that I, Chen Xuan, am not someone who's afraid of trouble. If he dares to make a move against me, tell him to be prepared," Chen Xuan said.

"Kid, you're arrogant. Don't you know the reputation of our Three Wolf Brothers? Anyone who offends us Three Wolves has no good ending," another said.

Chen Xuan already guessed that this must be Ling Feng's doing, sending people to deal with him. He hadn't expected to make an enemy the day he joined. But it didn't matter. He would make Ling Feng regret it. Offending me, Chen Xuan, will make him wish he were dead.

"Is there anything else you want to say? If not, I'm going to enter the Demon Battlefield," Chen Xuan said. In the sect, they wouldn't dare to lay a hand on him. As for himself, he was more than capable. If they dared to make a move, he would have dealt with these scoundrels long ago.

Ignoring the murderous glares from the three, Chen Xuan walked towards the teleportation array.

A roar came from behind.

"This kid is done for, daring to speak to our Three Wolf Brothers like that."

Others looked at Chen Xuan with sympathetic eyes, but Chen Xuan didn't care. He glanced at the form given to him and then stepped into the teleportation array. After a dazzling passage of light, Chen Xuan stepped into the Demon Battlefield for the first time.

"So this is the Demon Land? It's similar to the Land of the Spirits, but the air carries a hint of blood. It seems there's constant fighting here, which is why there's always a hint of blood in the air."

Choosing a direction, Chen Xuan sped eastward. As soon as Chen Xuan left, three figures appeared in the teleportation array.

"Big brother, that kid went east. What should we do? Should we chase him?"

"This kid has been marked for death by Young Master Ling. He promised us that as long as we kill this kid, he'll reward us each with two thousand task points. We won't need to do tasks for at least half a month, and we'll have time to cultivate. He's just a mere Ninth-Grade Practitioner. The three of us together can't handle him? Besides, I feel like I'm not far from the Spiritual Warrior Realm. Let's follow him to a place where no one is and deal with him."

The oldest of the three men said.

After speaking, the three hurried eastward.

This was Chen Xuan's first time in the Demon Battlefield, and his understanding of demons came from miscellaneous records. Demons liked to gather in groups, and it was often possible to see thousands of demon beings together. Even True Martial Realm experts would find it difficult to escape if surrounded.

Flying along, a dense jungle appeared in front of Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan retreated to the outskirts of the jungle, on high alert. He noticed that the blood in the jungle was particularly strong. Drawing the Slashing Horse Blade from his back, he slowed down and walked into the jungle. The stench of blood ahead was exceptionally strong, Chen Xuan thought to himself.

Chen Xuan was stunned by the scene before him. Even though he had killed many people, he was still shocked by what he saw. On the ground lay forty to fifty bodies, all outer disciples of the Danxuan Gate. They should have been disciples sent out on missions by the Danxuan Gate. Several dozen demon beings were feasting on their flesh and blood.

Among them was a demon whose strength Chen Xuan couldn't see through. This should be a Demon Beast, equivalent to the Spiritual Warrior Realm or True Martial Realm. It seemed that the strength of the demon before him wasn't very strong. These dozens of disciples were probably attacked and killed by the dozens of demon beings and this Demon Beast, resulting in their deaths.