Going Down the Mountain

Ye Xiwen returned to the Yi Yuan Sect from the back mountain of Green Peak Mountain and came to the Hall of Merit. In the Hall of Merit, one could exchange demon cores, herbs, and similar items for points, and also exchange points for these items. At the same time, one could also take on tasks in the Hall of Merit.

Some of these tasks were issued by people outside the sect, while others were issued by disciples or even elders within the sect. The rewards offered were also varied, with all sorts of strange rewards available, but they were primarily in the form of Low-Grade Spirit Stones. This was also why Ye Xiwen had come here. To earn spirit stones, besides hunting demon beasts, the other way was to do these tasks.

As the difficulty varied, the rewards would also be completely different.

These tasks were also divided into four levels: Grade A, Grade B, Grade C, and Grade D, corresponding to Elders, Core Disciples, Inner Disciples, and Outer Gate disciples respectively. The higher the level, the greater the difficulty, and the greater the reward.

As a Core Disciple now, Ye Xiwen could accept tasks of Grade B or above.

Compared to the bustling crowds for Grade C and Grade D tasks, there were very few disciples at the Grade B section, only a handful. Core Disciples were already few in number, let alone the fact that most Core Disciples were out traveling.

Ye Xiwen scanned the posted tasks. Compared to the frequently changing Grade C and Grade D tasks, the Grade B tasks did not change very often.

"Seeking Heavenly Cold Grass from the depths of Green Peak Mountain... Reward: 300 Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

"Seeking one Blood Wolf King Demon Core... Reward: 500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

Ye Xiwen scanned them one by one. These tasks varied in difficulty, with rewards ranging from one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones to over a thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones. For Inner Disciples, this was already an astronomical sum. For ordinary Core Disciples, it was also a considerable amount, as their monthly stipend was only three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

However, the difficulty of these tasks was also increasing one by one. Take the Blood Wolf King, for example, it was a terrifying demon beast at the peak of the Houtian Eighth Stage, and it was always accompanied by a pack of blood wolves ranging from Houtian Fifth Stage to Houtian Seventh Stage. Most Core Disciples would definitely not be able to complete this task.

Ye Xiwen scanned down and suddenly caught sight of a task that had just been added today.

"Escort a batch of medicinal herbs for Qingfeng Trading Company to Tian Yuan City... Reward: 3,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones! Requirement: Houtian Seventh Stage or above!"

Ye Xiwen's eyes lit up. Three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones. If he could get three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, it would undoubtedly solve his current urgent need, and he could even cultivate Crescent Moon Slash to great success, allowing his cultivation to advance further.

However, for an ordinary escort mission, a reward of three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones was incredibly exaggerated. Even for Core Disciples, it would take nearly a year to save up that many Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Even though the requirements were very high, with disciples at Houtian Seventh Stage or above considered experts among Core Disciples, it still seemed quite unusual.

The Yi Yuan Sect was located on Green Peak Mountain. Qingfeng Trading Company was the largest trading company in Qingfeng Town at the foot of Green Peak Mountain. It mainly dealt in medicinal herbs. Tian Yuan City was the closest city to Green Peak Mountain, only about half a day's journey away. If one set out in the morning, they could arrive by evening.

Such escort missions were common among Grade C and Grade D tasks, but offering three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones at once was definitely not common.

But no matter what, Ye Xiwen was severely lacking in spirit stones right now, so he could only accept it and see.

After accepting the task, Ye Xiwen learned from a steward that he needed to gather at the entrance of Qingfeng Trading Company in Qingfeng Town at the foot of the mountain early the next morning.

After confirming, Ye Xiwen did not linger in the Hall of Merit. He directly returned to his small courtyard to continue his closed-door cultivation.

In the special space, Ye Xiwen's figure moved rapidly. With just a few steps, he could appear a great distance away. The power of Heavenly Immortal Steps, a high-level cultivation technique, was fully displayed, and Ye Xiwen had already cultivated it to great success.

However, Ye Xiwen always felt that this was still far from its limit, as if he had reached a bottleneck, but not the absolute limit.

Ye Xiwen knew that Heavenly Immortal Steps was actually a Xiantian-level cultivation technique, but the latter part was damaged, so it could only be cultivated to the level of a high-level technique. But under normal circumstances, if it were only to this point, he should have already cultivated it to its peak, unless he could obtain the subsequent parts of Heavenly Immortal Steps.

But after Ye Xiwen cultivated it, he found that this was not the case. After reaching great success, he continued to cultivate and surprisingly found that he could still continue to cultivate. Moreover, some information and insights that were originally missing from Heavenly Immortal Steps came to his mind, involving some profound and mysterious content.

This greatly surprised Ye Xiwen. Could it be that this special space not only accelerated the cultivation of martial arts but could even deduce the missing parts?

If that were the case, it would be wonderful. If that were the case, Ye Xiwen would have obtained another Xiantian-level cultivation technique for free. Coupled with Cold Moon Slash and Ming Yu Gong, Ye Xiwen would possess three Xiantian-level cultivation techniques. If he could cultivate them all to great success, the effect would be terrifying.

Not many Xiantian-level experts had three Xiantian-level cultivation techniques to cultivate.

At that time, Ye Xiwen's strength would leap to another level!

But it was clear that deducing the later parts of the cultivation technique would also require a large amount of spirit stones, and right now, Ye Xiwen needed spirit stones the most.

Therefore, this mission was something he had to obtain at all costs.

Soon, the sky brightened. Ye Xiwen left the Yi Yuan Sect and descended the mountain along the mountain road. This was the first time Ye Xiwen had descended the mountain since his transmigration. After his transmigration, he had been in a state of confusion. After the period of confusion, he had been focused on improving his strength, and only now did he have the opportunity to go down the mountain to take a look.

Qingfeng Town at the foot of Green Peak Mountain, although called a town, had a population of over ten thousand people. There were many martial artists coming and going, some from the Yi Yuan Sect, as well as some rogue cultivators and martial artists from other places. Because there were many demon beasts in Green Peak Mountain, there were also many martial artists who came to hunt them.

Gradually, a very prosperous small town formed here.

In Ye Xiwen's memory, his previous self had gone down the mountain a few times and knew where Qingfeng Trading Company was. It was not a large place, so Ye Xiwen easily found Qingfeng Trading Company.

When the attendant at the entrance of the trading company saw Ye Xiwen approaching, he stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, are you the esteemed disciple from the Yi Yuan Sect who accepted our trading company's escort mission?"

The Yi Yuan Sect had a high reputation in the vicinity.

"Yes!" Ye Xiwen nodded.

"Then please follow me!" the attendant said.