The north wind howled, and the earth stretched vast and desolate.
Beneath the gloomy sky, Wang Chen rode the Willow Leaf Flying Boat low over the ground.
He was already in the Outer Region, and alone at that, so he did not dare fly too high.
Otherwise, if demon birds, Evil Cultivators, or even Evil Spirits set their sights on him—
he would easily become a living target.
This was spelled out with perfect clarity in the Yunyang Disciples' Outer Region Exploration Handbook!
Wang Chen had come out this time, naturally, to farm sect contributions.
His target was one thousand Merit Points.
As long as he achieved that goal, he could hunker down in the Inner Sect for a year!
Earlier, Wang Chen had selected two tasks in the Sect Affairs Hall.
One was to hunt down the Gray-Eyed Bandits!
Although the bounty notices related to the Gray-Eyed Bandits had long since been withdrawn, the Yunyang Sect's pursuit of its enemies had not ended because of that. It had merely become a long-term internal task.
The head of a Qi Refining Evil Cultivator was worth one hundred Merit Points, while the head of a Purple Mansion Evil Cultivator was worth five thousand Merit Points.
There was no time limit!
The other was also a long-term task: collecting Yin Qi Beads.
Yin Qi Beads were highly valuable materials. They could be used for cultivation and for artifact refining.
Since the chance of one dropping after an Evil Spirit was blown apart was extremely low, even the most ordinary Yin Qi Bead could sell for several hundred Spirit Stones at the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.
Wang Chen had obtained five Yin Qi Beads one after another, so his luck in this regard undoubtedly surpassed that of ordinary people.
It was simply