Task Released: Abducting Queen Medusa (Please Add to Favorites)

Above the massive boulder, Chen Mo's figure darted rapidly through the air, leaving ripples in his wake. The afterimages created by those ripples linked together, resembling a thunder dragon.

"Body Like a Swimming Dragon, First Layer—Flowing Brush, Swimming Dragon."

"That's a Mysterious Tier Middle Grade movement Dou Technique, Body Like a Swimming Dragon."

"It's only been a few days, and he's already mastered it?"

Everyone wore shocked expressions as they whispered among themselves.

"A Mysterious Tier Middle Grade Dou Technique—he comprehended it so easily?" Yun Yun said in utter astonishment.

Back when she had cultivated Wind Catkins, which was slightly less difficult than Body Like a Swimming Dragon, it had still taken her more than twenty days to bring its first layer to the beginner level.

There was no need to mention Nalan Yanran. When she had cultivated Wind Catkins, it had taken her over a month.

"Chen Mo's cultivation talent is truly rare even in a thousand years. Even the Founding Ancestor who established the Misty Cloud Sect was inferior to him in talent."

There was one thing Gu He did not mention: Chen Mo's alchemy talent was also enough to make him a Pill King in the future. His achievements would not fall below Gu He's own.

The murmurs of the crowd reached Liu Ling's ears, making his heart tighten.

As the Jia Ma Empire's youngest third-grade alchemist, such praise should have been directed at him. Yet he had deliberately worn a brand-new alchemist's robe when he came, only to receive none of the praise he deserved—not even the usual polite compliments.

Boom!

Another bolt of lightning struck down.

This bolt was far weaker than the purple lightning from before, yet the shock it brought was something the previous one could never compare to.

Because this bolt of lightning also carried Purple Fire.

"Th-this is the Thousand Thunder Art?"

A white-robed elder spoke uncertainly.

"Sixth Elder, take a look."

The Sixth Elder was also a lightning-attribute cultivator and had studied the Thousand Thunder Art for many years.

Within the Misty Cloud Sect, no one understood the Thousand Thunder Art better than the Sixth Elder.

"It is indeed the Thousand Thunder Art. Judging by its power, it seems to have reached minor achievement in the first stage."

Dou Techniques and cultivation methods were divided by mastery into beginner, minor achievement, major achievement, and perfection.

In just a few days, he had successfully cultivated two Mysterious Tier Middle Grade Dou Techniques.

Such a person could no longer be described as a genius. He was a monster.

A monster capable of leading the Misty Cloud Sect to even greater heights.

Yun Yun and the elders had already been shocked numb by Chen Mo.

"If I fought Mo Li again now, I could probably defeat him in a single move. Even against Senior Sister Nalan, I'm confident I could end the battle within ten moves."

Chen Mo looked at the Purple Fire in his palm, now fully mutated after merging with lightning. He gave it an unremarkable name.

"From now on, you'll be called Thunder Fire!"

Chen Mo opened the system menu.

Name: Chen Mo

Race: Human

Cultivation: Three-star Dou Master

Fortune Points: 40

Cultivation Method: Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force

Dou Techniques: Underworld God's Spear, Body Like a Swimming Dragon, Thousand Thunder Art

Items: Healing Talisman x1, Aura Concealment Technique, Lust Pill, Advancement Pill, Dou Ancestor Experience Card

Functions: Treasure Chest Draw, Store, Plunder

Faction: Lingyan Pavilion

After using a Healing Talisman, green light flashed over Chen Mo's body, completely healing all the injuries caused by the lightning strikes.

The three Healing Talismans had now been completely used up.

Chen Mo returned from the Back Mountain to the palace.

His steps halted.

A large group of people had gathered before the hall.

"Teacher, Elders, and..." Chen Mo swept his gaze over them before looking at the somewhat effeminate man in an alchemist's robe standing beside Nalan Yanran. "Who is he?"

"Ding, Dou Shi discovered..."

The man was standing far too close to Nalan Yanran.

Chen Mo's brows furrowed, and for some reason, a faint anger rose in his heart.

Nalan Yanran seemed to realize that they were standing too close as well. She stepped away and hurriedly introduced him to prevent Chen Mo from misunderstanding. "Junior Brother, this is Elder Gu He's chief disciple. He's also your Senior Brother."

"Hello, Junior Brother Chen Mo. I've long heard of your name. I heard about you when I went to the Imperial Capital to take the third-grade alchemist examination." Liu Ling extended his hand, appearing quite sincere.

"Hello, Senior Brother." Chen Mo extended his hand as well. He glanced at the three silver lines on Liu Ling's robe badge. Though Liu Ling had concealed it flawlessly, Chen Mo could still hear that the emphasis in his earlier words had been on the latter half.

The pride of a third-grade alchemist.

"Then congratulations, Senior Brother, on becoming a third-grade alchemist." Chen Mo thought to himself, This guy had quite a bit of screen time as a minor character in the early stages of Dou Po.

After exchanging a few polite words, Chen Mo asked, "What are you all doing here?"

"We all saw you cultivating in the Back Mountain." Yun Leng went straight to the point.

"Ah, I disturbed Teacher and the Elders. This disciple is deeply sorry." Chen Mo thought his cultivation had disrupted their rest.

"You certainly did disturb us. Go on, explain yourself," an elder said.

"Explain what?"

"Still pretending?"

"I'm not pretending. I genuinely don't know what I'm supposed to explain." Chen Mo felt deeply wronged.

"We have no intention of prying into your secrets. We only want to know how you managed to cultivate two Mysterious Tier Middle Grade Dou Techniques in such a short time. If this method could be spread, it would greatly benefit our sect." Yun Leng spoke calmly.

"A method? Does getting struck by lightning count?"

"...It counts. Is there anything else?"

"No." Chen Mo was not trying to hide anything. There truly was nothing else. Ever since binding with the system, he had possessed extraordinary comprehension, whether it came to cultivation methods or Dou Techniques.

Or perhaps he himself was simply a genius.

How could ordinary people possibly imagine a genius's cultivation speed?

Everyone had their own secrets. Yun Leng had not expected to get much from him. After politely telling Chen Mo that he could seek him out if he encountered anything he did not understand, he left with the more than ten white-robed elders behind him.

"Cultivate diligently."

"You may set off now."

Gu He left behind those two sentences before departing as well.

Chen Mo could understand the first sentence—it was directed at him—but the second...

"Ding, task released: Abduct Queen Medusa. Upon success, receive 100–3000 Fortune Points and one King's Treasure Chest Draw."

As the system notification sounded, Chen Mo finally understood who the latter sentence had been directed at.

So this was where the plot to seize the Green Lotus Core Flame began?

And what was with that task description?

How could something cultivators did be called abduction?

"You two, come inside with me." Yun Yun frowned slightly and entered the palace.

Inside the main hall.

Although it was Yun Yun's Sleeping Quarters, it did not contain many furnishings like the residences of other women. It was comparatively cold and sparse.

"Tomorrow, Elder Gu He and I will be leaving for a while. During the time I'm away, the two of you must cultivate diligently. If you encounter anything you do not understand in your cultivation, you may seek out the Great Elder." Yun Yun instructed them.

"Teacher, where are you going?" Nalan Yanran asked. "Can we come?"

"No!" Yun Yun snapped.

Yun Yun could not possibly allow Nalan Yanran to accompany her to the Snake People Tribe to seize a Heavenly Flame, something that could easily endanger their lives.

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