Transport Mission

The next day.

After breaking through to the Qi Refining Third Layer, Qi Chuan was in a good mood. He temporarily paused his cultivation, walked out of his simple house, and busied himself in a spirit field on the peak, tending to some of the spirit herbs within.

Compared to a year ago, the spirit herbs in these fields were growing even better now.

Presumably, even if he sold them all to the Lineage, he would earn another ten or twenty percent more Spirit Stones.

Half an hour later.

You diligently tended spiritual plants for half an hour, triggering a Four Times Critical Strike and gaining Four Times Harvest. Your experience and techniques in tending spiritual plants have improved slightly.

When Qi Chuan finished tending the spirit herbs and straightened up in the spirit field, he saw a line of words appear before his eyes.

Looking at those words, Qi Chuan nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction appearing on his face.

Now, he had gained an even better grasp of how to tend spirit herbs.

Still, he had yet to reach the standard of a qualified Spiritual Plant Master.

After all, he had always focused most of his energy on his Cultivation Realm and spell proficiency. Tending these spirit herbs was merely something he did on a whim.

Yet even with such casual effort, his experience and techniques in tending spirit herbs were steadily improving. Becoming a qualified Spiritual Plant Master was only a matter of time.

After finishing with the spirit herbs, Qi Chuan stood with his hands hanging at his sides and looked toward the distant scenery. Recently, he had once again been the only one on this Independent Peak; Second Master had gone out on another mission.

"Right, Second Master mentioned some time ago that I should probably start doing some Family missions as well."

Qi Chuan suddenly recalled Second Master's reminder from some days ago.

Every Qi Family Cultivator received an annual stipend. Like him, he received two Low-grade Spirit Stones each year. This was the amount from the Qi Refining First Layer through the Qi Refining Third Layer, while those in the Mid Qi Refining Stage received more.

However, having enjoyed the Lineage's protection and Spirit Stone stipend, one had to give something in return. Thus, all Qi Family Cultivators had to accept Family missions.

Under normal circumstances, they had to accept at least two missions each year.

Even if they did not take the initiative to accept them, the Lineage would forcibly assign missions to them. If they accepted missions themselves, they at least had some choice.

However, just over a month after he entered the Main Vein, the matter of the Secret Realm had erupted. The Lineage withdrew forces and restricted its members from going out.

There were not even enough Intra-family missions to go around.

Therefore, since entering the Main Vein, Qi Chuan had not accepted a single mission.

But now, the matter of the Secret Realm outside had ended, and the Lineage had lifted its travel restrictions and returned to normal. He had to accept Family missions now; otherwise, they would soon be forcibly assigned to him.

Besides, in order to break through to the Qi Refining Third Layer during this period, he had nearly used up all his Elixirs and Spirit Stones. He only had two Low-grade Spirit Stones left.

Two Low-grade Spirit Stones were not enough to buy even one Qi Condensing Pill.

By accepting missions, he could also receive Contribution Points from the Lineage. One Contribution Point was nearly equivalent to the purchasing power of one Low-grade Spirit Stone in the Lineage's Exchange Pavilion. Some items and resources could only be exchanged with Contribution Points.

With Contribution Points, he could replenish some Elixirs as well.

"The place to accept missions should be the Mission Hall on the Main Peak, right?"

With that thought, Qi Chuan did not hesitate any longer. He left his Independent Peak and headed for the Main Peak, arriving soon afterward.

Main Peak, Mission Hall, first floor.

The Mission Hall had three floors in total. The first floor was for missions accepted by Early Qi Refining Stage cultivators, while the second and third floors were where Mid and Late Qi Refining Stage cultivators accepted missions.

As Qi Chuan entered the first floor of the Mission Hall, he saw several Early Qi Refining Stage family cultivators in the spacious hall, all looking toward a Jade Wall ahead.

Rows of mission information were displayed on the Jade Wall.

There were missions that required going out, as well as Intra-family missions.

However, Intra-family missions offered relatively few Contribution Points. Many gave only one or two points, took a long time, and hindered one's cultivation.

As for missions that required going out, they carried a certain degree of danger.

Qi Chuan observed for a while but did not find any mission he wanted.

"Hmm?"

Just then, a new mission appeared at the top of the Jade Wall, and Qi Chuan immediately looked over.

"Transport a batch of supplies to the Murong Family? Didn't Second Master do this mission before?"

When he had first entered the Main Vein and met Second Master, he remembered Second Master saying that he had accepted such a mission.

When Second Master had accepted it, he had been at the Qi Refining Third Layer.

Qi Chuan was now at the Qi Refining Third Layer as well, and all five of his Basic Five Elements Spells had reached the Minor Accomplishment Stage. He had even made further progress beyond the Minor Accomplishment Stage...

Qi Chuan felt that, compared with Second Master's strength, his own might be somewhat greater.

Second Master had encountered no problems when he accepted it before, so Qi Chuan should be able to try accepting it as well.

"Moreover, it says that a Mid-stage cultivator at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer will be overseeing this mission. It only requires those at the Qi Refining Second Layer or above to accept it, so there should be no problem..."

After thinking swiftly, Qi Chuan flipped his hand, producing a Family Token. As he activated it with Spell Power, a ray of light shot from the Family Token and landed on the Jade Wall, striking that mission.

Some traces of formations had been inscribed into the Jade Wall. Once it received the information from Qi Chuan's Family Token, the mission was considered accepted, and someone would contact him afterward.

Several family cultivators beside Qi Chuan had also taken a liking to that mission. They brought out their Family Tokens and prepared to accept it.

However, there were limited slots. Aside from Qi Chuan, only two others successfully accepted it.

Those who failed to accept it had hesitated for a moment too long and missed the mission. They could not help showing some regret and could only accept the remaining missions.

"Heh, good thing I learned the news in advance. Otherwise, a good mission like this would have nothing to do with me." One of the young men who had successfully accepted it secretly felt pleased with himself.

As he gloated, his gaze could not help drifting toward Qi Chuan beside him, and he thought, This man moved so quickly. Without hearing the news beforehand, he was only a fraction slower than me.

Qi Chuan paid no attention to the family cultivators around him. After accepting the mission, he left the Mission Hall on his own.

After returning to his peak and cultivating for only a few days, he received notice that the mission would depart three days later.

Thus, three days later, a caravan transporting supplies departed Red Maple Valley, heading toward the Spirit Land where the Murong Family was located.

Within the caravan, Qi Chuan sat atop a tall, entirely blood-red horse, holding its reins as his body rose and fell slightly with its gait.

Raising his eyes slightly, he could see many such tall blood-red horses ahead of and behind him. Some carried people, while others pulled carts loaded with goods. Some of the carts were enormous, their cargo tightly covered by waterproof cloth into neat, square shapes like moving sheds. Taken as a whole, they strangely gave him the impression of trucks from his Previous Life.

Qi Chuan had heard that these tall blood-red horses each possessed a trace of the bloodline of true demonic beasts. They were hybrids of Horse Demonic Beasts and Mortal Horses, so their physique, stamina, endurance, and more were far beyond ordinary horses.

These Demonic Beast Hybrids also had exceptionally fierce temperaments.

However, although Qi Chuan had never learned horsemanship, as a Xiu Xian practitioner at the Qi Refining Third Layer, the invisible pressure created by the deep Spell Power within him made the tall blood-red horse beneath him extraordinarily docile. It did not dare cause trouble, fearing that it might anger Qi Chuan on its back.

Thus, Qi Chuan found the journey extremely smooth, barely feeling any bumps at all.