The Confucian-robed middle-aged man continued, "Once a month has passed, newly appointed sect leaders must go to Immortal Martial Cliff to receive a task and contribute to Huaixi Prefecture. I came mainly to give you a heads-up. The Merit Award Envoy responsible for issuing tasks is also the Second Division chief of the Household Registration Department, and he has always been on good terms with Feng Ting Shu. I don't need to tell you—you can guess you won't be getting any easy assignments this time."
Xu Yi was about to speak when the Confucian-robed middle-aged man cut him off. "I've heard how you killed Young Master Feng. I know you've got some ability, and you're exceptionally clever—not someone to be trifled with. It's only natural that you're confident. But if they sent you to kill a great demon at the Illusionary Form Stage, could you succeed?"
Xu Yi fell silent.
After hearing Steward Fang's analysis, he had already begun to look forward to Huaixi Prefecture's tasks, eager to take on more of them, quickly accumulate Merit Points, and rise in status.
When the Confucian-robed middle-aged man came to tell him about this, Xu Yi had secretly been delighted, thinking that a pillow had appeared just as he was nodding off.
Only after hearing his warning did he fully realize how troublesome this was. If there really were assignments to kill great demons at the Illusionary Form Stage, then even a moment's thought would tell him there was no way he could complete one.
Even against a demon beast like the Fierce Rhinoceros, which was at the Mid-stage Tongyu Realm, Xu Yi wouldn't dare claim he was certain to win if he ran into it now—let alone against a great demon at the Illusionary Form Stage.
Just as frustration welled up