Cooperation

Wang Jue had not chosen to carry out any Outer Court Missions during this period.

It was precisely because he had been waiting for this 'Yin Yang Pool Harvest mission.'

He had originally already picked out suitable teammates, but then he had been invited into the Law Enforcement Court.

Just now, Wang Jue had discovered that the teammate who had originally planned to work with him had sent him a Jade Talisman message. Unable to contact Wang Jue for three days, the man had anxiously chosen someone else to cooperate with.

That was why Wang Jue had invited Su Bai.

"Hardly any Outer Disciples who haven't spent more than ten years in the Outer Court know about this Yin Yang Pool mission."

"Consider yourself lucky, kid," Wang Jue said.

With matters having reached this point, Su Bai naturally nodded in agreement.

"In that case, I'll join Senior Brother Wang in taking this mission."

Since the Law Enforcement Elder had helped handle Bai Yuanji's matter, Su Bai naturally needed to seize the time to cultivate and raise his cultivation.

If nothing else, once he entered the Inner Sect sooner, Bai Yuanji would not dare treat Su Bai as he had several days ago.

"Remember, don't let the news leak!"

"The Outer Hall Steward will send me word before registration opens. We just need to get there early and line up to accept the mission."

"If you leak the news and we fail to get the mission ourselves, the trouble will be huge," Wang Jue said seriously.

At those words, Su Bai, who had originally wanted to remind Senior Brother Zhou Chang in the courtyard, could only suppress the thought for the moment.

After all, this mission resource had been provided by Wang Jue. Su Bai had to show him some respect.

Besides, Zhou Chang had also spent more than ten years in the Outer Court. Perhaps he already knew about this mission.

At that moment, the Jade Talisman in Wang Jue's hand flashed.

He picked it up, took a look, and cried out, "Hey, the mission will be released in one shichen! Let's hurry over and accept it!"

The two immediately circulated their cultivation and rushed toward the Outer Sect Affairs Hall.

Wang Jue's information channels appeared to be quite good. The lines at the several Outer Sect Stewards responsible for receiving Outer Court Missions were not yet too long.

Wang Jue quickly led Su Bai into one of the queues.

After that, Outer Court Disciples continuously received the news and came to line up at the Outer Sect Task Office.

They all had their own information channels and had rushed over to accept the 'Yin Yang Pool' mission.

After all, to Outer Court Disciples, this mission was practically a benefit that could raise their cultivation.

Since everyone had their own channels of information, who received the news first became rather important.

Arriving even a little late and ending up at the back of the line meant losing all connection with this Yin Yang Pool mission.

Very soon, the missions officially began to be distributed.

Wang Jue and Su Bai stood near the front. By the time it was their turn, only half the Yin Yang Pool mission slots had been handed out.

"Here to accept the Yin Yang Pool Harvest mission as well?" the Outer Hall Steward asked without even raising his head.

Su Bai and Wang Jue nodded, each presenting their Jade Talismans.

Only after Wang Jue personally watched the steward update the mission information on both their Jade Talismans did he let out a slight breath of relief.

"The 'Yin Yang Pool Harvest' mission lasts until the Yin Yang Twin Lotus harvest concludes, generally around three months."

"This mission has no mission reward. Take note," the steward said.

No mission reward... This was the first time Su Bai had encountered such a situation.

However, the mission itself was a cultivation benefit for Jade Mist Sect Outer Court Disciples, so having no mission reward was only natural.

"After accepting the mission, wait at the Outer Sect Lecture Ground. A Sect Elder will personally send you to the Yin Yang Pool."

"You will depart in approximately one shichen."

"If you have private matters to handle, go settle them quickly. Do not miss the departure time."

Having successfully accepted the Yin Yang Pool mission,

Wang Jue headed for the Lecture Ground first.

Su Bai, meanwhile, used private business as an excuse and went to the Stone Forest to wait for someone.

After approximately a cup of tea's time,

a figure clad in the black robes of an Inner Disciple arrived at the Outer Court Stone Forest.

It was Zhao Shanhe.

This trip to the Yin Yang Pool would last three months.

Su Bai felt that he needed to give Zhao Shanhe a copy of Su Duanqiu's Jade Slip in advance.

But how to hand over an item was an art in itself.

"Junior Brother Su, why did you ask me to come here?" Zhao Shanhe's expression remained cold and stern.

As an Inner Disciple, the fact that he had rushed over so quickly at Su Bai's invitation already showed that he was giving Su Bai ample face.

However, Su Bai possessed Sword Dao Talent, and today, he had also been entrusted with a task by Law Enforcement Elder Kuang Ningyuan alongside Zhao Shanhe.

Thus, in Zhao Shanhe's eyes, Su Bai was Completely Different from ordinary Outer Court Disciples. Without realizing it, the two had already formed a private friendship.

After considering for a moment, Su Bai took out a Jade Slip he had copied himself from his Storage Bag.

Su Bai had kept something up his sleeve. For the moment, he had copied only the 'Spiral Compression Technique' from the upper volume of the Profound Sword True Essence Art. It could greatly increase Sword Qi density and raise the power of Sword Qi.

"I hesitated over this item for a long time. Since returning to the sect, I was taken into the Law Enforcement Court and never had the chance to discuss it with Senior Brother Zhao."

"Today, I finally found an opportunity to speak with you about it."

"Senior Brother Zhao, take a look for yourself."

Su Bai tossed the Jade Slip to Zhao Shanhe.

Zhao Shanhe frowned slightly and caught the Jade Slip.

Very soon, Zhao Shanhe's expression changed slightly. Clearly, the contents of the Jade Slip had exceeded his expectations.

"Senior Brother Zhao is a Sword Cultivator. Have you ever seen this kind of Sword Dao Divine Ability?" Su Bai asked.

Zhao Shanhe fell silent for a while, then shook his head. "Never. Even within the Jade Mist Sect, there is no such terrifying Sword Dao Divine Ability manual of the same type."

"The cultivation method recorded within is Completely Different from the Spell Divine Abilities of our Qingzhou."

Just as Su Bai had guessed, Divine Abilities from the Immortal Palace were indeed no ordinary thing in terms of power.

"Where did this Divine Ability come from?" Zhao Shanhe asked.

Su Bai replied, "That woman Su Duanqiu gave it to us. She said it was repayment for our Life-saving Grace."

"I did not inform Elder Kuang about this before because I felt I should first discuss it with Senior Brother Zhao."

"Senior Brother Zhao, how do you think we should deal with this Divine Ability now... Should we inform Elder Kuang?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shanhe looked at Su Bai, a faint smile appearing on his face. "Junior Brother Su, haven't you already made your decision? Why ask me?"

Su Bai shook his head. "Her identity is sensitive, and she will probably end up on Jade Mist Sect's wanted-to-kill list. Besides, Su Duanqiu gave this to both of us."

"So I need to know what Senior Brother Zhao thinks."

"Before making a decision."

Zhao Shanhe tossed the Jade Slip in his hand, then directly put it into his Storage Bag.

"Junior Brother Su is cautious enough. Then my view is this: take what should be taken, and if we meet Su Duanqiu again in the future, kill what should be killed."

"As for Elder Kuang, there is no need to report it."

Su Bai nodded slightly. Just as he had expected, when it came to such a powerful secret Divine Ability, Zhao Shanhe had indeed made the same decision as him.

"As for how we explain the origins of this Divine Ability in the future..." Su Bai trailed off.

Zhao Shanhe, as expected, reliably offered a solution. "I have already joined the Sword Academy. Once you enter the Inner Sect, join the Sword Academy at the first moment as well."

"At that time, we will have a shared place and time to spend together within the sect."

"Your Sword Dao Talent is out in the open. When the time comes, we can say that you and I developed this Divine Ability together."

"Such precedents are not unheard of in Jade Mist Sect's history."