The materials used to make fire-element talisman paper were all commonplace. Any ordinary merchant house could buy them with ease. Only Earth Spirit Fire was hard to come by.
But that was not his most pressing concern, so he would set it aside for now.
He glanced at the hourglass before him and reckoned the time was about right. Rising, he walked out of the cave, called out to Old Cai, and headed straight for Immortal Martial Cliff.
Today was the day to turn in tasks and collect the rewards.
Once inside Immortal Martial Cliff, Xu Yi went straight to Ink Tower. He presented his proof, collected the Martial Edict, then made his way to Hall of Merit.
He had arrived early. It was only the hour of Chen, yet Hall of Merit was already packed with over a hundred people in its spacious hall, and the place was deafeningly loud.
Xu Yi swept his gaze around. Many were newly appointed sect leaders who had accepted tasks alongside him that day; most of the rest were strangers.
He hid among the crowd and listened for a while before learning that today was the day tasks were being redeemed and official titles and stipends awarded.
There were only six such days each year. Immortal Martial Cliff issued over a thousand tasks annually, and those eligible to accept them included not only the various sect leaders, but also core members of the great sects who held public offices in Huaixi Prefecture.
After listening for a while, Xu Yi slipped into a corner and concealed himself. The day he accepted his task, he had caused quite a stir. Now he wanted no further complications, so he had deliberately put on a black cloak. Pulling the hood over his head, he disappeared into the