That's Right, It Was This Humble One.

[The realm system in this book is taken from Sword Origin, but some changes have been made for the sake of the story. (If you haven't read Sword Origin, don't worry—Saltfish will explain it in the book...)]

The Notoriety Task Board, Jiang Lin generally called it the NPC Task Board.

From snatching a little girl's lollipop on the street to pulling a porcelain bumping scam on the street, all kinds of tasks were available, updated once a week. Right now, the Rewards and Punishments Hall had just sent someone to refresh the tasks, and the board was packed with people...

"Move aside, sorry, let me through, thanks, excuse me."

He finally squeezed his way to the front of the task board. At the very top, pinned in place, was the task "Disrupt the Dao Sect Tournament."

[Disrupt the Dao Sect Tournament]

[Age: Minimum eight years old, no upper limit.]

[Cultivation Requirement: Cave Mansion Realm cultivator and above.]

[Task Requirement: As stated. Any member of the Demon Sect may disrupt the Dao Sect Tournament. You can inflate prices around the tournament grounds to sow panic, flirt with famous fairies to shake their Dao hearts, or even NTR immortal Dao companions right in front of them, leaving them helpless and furious.]

[Task Reward: Determined by the degree of disruption to the Sect Competition.]

[Team Requirement: No limit. PS: It is recommended to team up with two or more people for better coordination.]

"This is it!"

Jiang Lin's heart leaped with joy. According to the system, Senior Sister Lin would, after several bloody battles in this Dao Sect Tournament, see through the mortal world, break her heart knot in combat, and then come to hate the Demon Sect. If he could use this task to get to the Dao Sect Tournament, he would definitely be able to contact Senior Sister Lin, and finally personally untie her heart knot, preventing her from becoming twisted.

As for how to untie it, Jiang Lin already had countless ideas at that moment, and all of them seemed extremely feasible.

No time to waste—Jiang Lin immediately ran to the Rewards and Punishments Hall.

"Little Brother Jiang, what's wrong? You look so urgent?"

The person at the front desk receiving Jiang Lin was named Fang Ruo, a female senior who had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm First Floor. She had a lovely face and a great figure. Countless people picking up tasks liked to go to her window, since taking in the mountain scenery was always a nice bonus.

"Sister Fang, I want to take the task to disrupt the Sect Competition."

"Oh? Little Brother Jiang just got back from the Dragon Gate Sect—don't you want to rest? This time, your performance alone can support Twin Pearl Peak for at least four years."

"This... it's a long story. But please, Sister Fang, don't tell my naive and sweet master about me stealing the dragon vein."

"That's no problem, but Little Brother Jiang owes me a favor."

"I'll make an Ice Cream Cake and bring it over."

"That's great, then it's settled." Fang Ruo clapped her hands, pulled out an application form, and handed it to Jiang Lin. "Just fill this out. Also, the person teaming up with you—didn't they come?"

"Team up? It's just me."

"That won't do. Disrupting the Sect Competition carries a high risk factor; you need two people to coordinate before you can set out."

"But the task board says 'recommended to team up,' right?"

"It's changed now. The file on the board will be updated soon too. Without a teammate, even if Little Jiang Lin begs me, I can't break the rules. Sister is looking out for you."

Jiang Lin felt a bit of despair...

With less than ten days until the Sect Competition, where was he supposed to find a reliable teammate? A pig teammate was far scarier than a godlike opponent.

Maybe he could bring Master Jiang Yuni along?

Forget it, forget it...

If it were the Master before her personality change, maybe. But now, even if he jaywalked across the street, she'd pout her little lips and get mad at him.

Just as Jiang Lin was thinking about posting his info on the Rewards and Punishments Hall to find a team, a man suddenly walked over.

"I want to take the task to disrupt the Sect Competition!"

The man's voice carried a bit of hoarseness. For some reason, Jiang Lin felt something was off.

Turning to look, the moment he saw the man, Jiang Lin's eyes lit up again!

He knew this person! No, to be more precise, there were few people in the Sun Moon Sect who didn't know him.

In this world, cultivators were divided into many types, but mainly three categories.

The primary ones were Confucian cultivators, Daoist cultivators, and Buddhist cultivators. In addition, there were the Military School, Legalist School, Agricultural School, and the Hundred Schools of Thought—these cultivators were collectively classified as one category.

The second category was sword cultivators, the most lethal, the most decisive in killing, and also the one with the highest threshold.

The third category was martial cultivators. Though called cultivators, strictly speaking, they couldn't be considered cultivators—they were Pure Martial Warriors, specializing in training the physical body.

Of course, there were also Martial Mages who cultivated both techniques and physique, but most had limited achievements. Moreover, Martial Warrior True Qi and spiritual energy conflicted, so generally, when reaching a certain height, one had to make a choice.

Cultivator realms were divided into fifteen in total, namely:

Lower Five Realms: The Five Realms of Climbing Mountains—Copper Skin, Grass Root, Willow Sinew, Bone Spirit, Foundation Building.

Middle Five Realms: Cave Mansion, Sea Viewing, Dragon Gate, Golden Core, Nascent Soul (Earth Immortal).

Upper Five Realms: Jade Uncut, Immortal, Ascension, Lost Two Realms.

Martial warriors had a total of ten realms, with a legendary eleventh realm that existed only in myth. The ten realms were:

Body Tempering Three Realms: Clay Embryo Realm, Wooden Womb Realm, Quicksilver Realm.

Qi Refining Three Realms: Heroic Realm, Heroic Soul Realm, Martial Courage Realm.

Spirit Refinement Three Realms: Golden Body Realm, Distant Excursion Realm, Summit Realm.

Tenth Realm: Martial God Realm (Martial God Realm is divided into three layers).

And this person, the Martial Maniac—Chen Jia! Not yet twenty years old, yet already a genius at the Sixth Realm of a Pure Martial Warrior!

He especially likes going outside to trade blows with others, and there are even rumors that this man loves to bare his chest and wrestle bears in winter—a veritable fighting machine.

Of course, what makes Chen Jia most famous isn't just his astonishing martial talent, but also the fact that he has an extremely fair and delicate appearance!

A face like a flower, skin like snow, brows like willow leaves, bones like jade—lips naturally red without rouge, brows dark without paint. One glance could topple a city, a second glance could topple a kingdom.

Pity... he's a man... and he absolutely hates being called womanly. Once, a guy from the Demon Sect slipped up and called him a girl, and ended up bedridden for five months.

Jiang Lin had once been curious whether this guy was actually a woman in disguise, but after seeing his flat chest and watching him beat a bear to death with his bare hands, that thought was thoroughly dispelled...

"Young Master Chen... you also want to go disrupt the Dao Sect Tournament?" Looking at Chen Jia, Fang Ruo's small mouth gaped open, looking like she was eating a hot dog.

"What, is there a problem?"

"It's not that there's a problem, but what about your family elders?"

"I'll handle them myself. Just take care of the paperwork for me."

"Then does Young Master Chen have a teammate?"

"Teammate?"

"That's right, the requirements have been changed. You need to form a two-person team."

Chen Jia's willow brows furrowed slightly, and damn if it wasn't sweetly charming: "I have no teammate, and I don't need one!"

"No! You do!"

Just as Chen Jia's words fell, Jiang Lin flicked the bangs from his forehead!

"This young master! This Humble One is Jiang Lin, the open-door disciple and closing-door senior disciple of Twin Pearl Peak. If this broad-shouldered, thick-waisted gentleman with fist force like wind and a kick that takes down a big gray bear doesn't mind, would you care to team up with me?"

"You?"

"That's right, this Humble One."

Jiang Lin straightened his posture, his urge to bamboozle pounding fiercely.