Chicken Soup Is Here!

The four hundred and ninety-ninth time.

Su Ling'er felt like she had become a walking corpse, an empty shell.

She no longer thought about why the fallen leaves were never swept clean, or why the water vat was always empty again.

Her mind seemed to have stopped functioning, merely repeating previous actions numbly amidst endless clamor, walking to the next courtyard to repeat it all once more.

As she dragged her feet into the Transmission Hall for the five hundredth time, the numb aura surrounding her caused some disciples who were conversing nearby to subconsciously move away.

Lin Qingfeng stood beneath a stone pillar inside the hall, staring at the sect panel that only players could see.

[Sect Information]

[Sect Contribution (NPC): 500/500000]

Seeing the number finally change from 0 to 500, Lin Qingfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Alright, 500 contribution points had unlocked other daily tasks. His junior sister could finally do something else.

If she continued sweeping like this, he was genuinely afraid he would completely break this NPC, who was already a bit slow-witted, within the sect.

If she ended up like Qian Buyu, it would be a loss that outweighed the gain.

Su Ling'er placed the jade slip on the stone platform before the task elder, no longer holding any hope.

She waited for the elder to hand her another jade slip, just like the previous hundreds of times, to start her next cycle.

However, this time, the task elder's vacant eyes seemed to move.

He took the jade slip and then retrieved a brand-new one from the stone wall.

The luster of this jade slip was slightly better than the dim ones before.

Su Ling'er's heartbeat skipped a beat.

Had it finally reached five hundred times?

She watched as the jade slip was pushed towards her, and a warm current rose from her dantian, surging into her heart.

Was she finally going to escape this endless cycle?

Was she finally done with looking at those bizarre courtyards and the water tanks in the back mountain that could never be filled?

Was it finally over!!!

Her trembling hand reached out to take the jade slip, and her consciousness probed into it.

[Sweep Sect Fallen Leaves]

[Carry Water to Fill Nine Water Cisterns in the Back Mountain]

Upon seeing the first two options, the ripple of hope that had just risen in Junior Sister's heart sank back to the bottom.

Why were it still these two?!

Then, her gaze swept downwards.

[Chop Hundred Bundles of Dry Firewood in the Back Mountain]

[Till Three Mu of Farmland in Hundred Herbs Valley]

[Chop One Hundred Green Bamboo Stalks in the Green Bamboo Forest]

This time, there were five tasks.

At the very bottom, there was a line of small text.

You may choose one, or accept them all.

Su Ling'er's gaze was firmly fixed on the last three lines:

Chopping firewood, tilling land, cutting bamboo.

Having been tormented by endless sweeping and water carrying for too long, when she saw these three options, which were also menial tasks, she felt an urge to cry.

How long would this cycle last?

It didn't matter anymore, nothing mattered!

As long as it wasn't facing endless fallen leaves and a water tank that could never be filled, she would do any menial labor!

She was truly at her limit; her mind could barely function!

The other disciples in the sect also knew that Junior Sister's contribution had reached the required amount.

After all, there was only one native NPC in the sect, and everyone paid attention to her task progress.

So, under the Senior Disciple Brother's prior arrangement, they began a new round of "encouragement."

"Junior Sister! You've unlocked new tasks!"

"I knew it! Five hundred times of perseverance, a stable Dao heart! The sect finally recognizes you!"

"Unwavering Dao heart! Unceasing effort! Junior Sister, your future is bright!"

That group of guys behind her started their persistent cheers again, and Su Ling'er's face felt numb from their shouting.

So annoying.

Are you really pushing disciples who are entering an Immortal Sect for the first time like this?!

Don't you have even a shred of conscience?!

As expected, Demonic Dao Evil Cultivators are all utterly wicked beings!!!

She reached out and swiped across the jade slip, accepting the last three missions.

As for the first two, she automatically ignored them, feeling dizzy just from looking at them.

She glanced at herself, and upon internal examination, her remaining Spiritual Power was not much.

But she absolutely had to see what this new mission would give her before her Spiritual Power was completely depleted.

Otherwise, she felt she wouldn't be able to rest in peace.

Without looking back, she walked out of the Transmission Hall, as if she had made some kind of decision.

In a logging area in the back mountains.

Su Ling'er stood before a pile of firewood.

The Senior Disciple Brother and his support group still hadn't come forward to help, still only shouting encouraging slogans at her from afar.

"Junior Disciple Sister, don't think this is just ordinary wood. Every swing of the axe is an examination of your own strength!"

"Keep it up! Chop away all the distracting thoughts in your heart along with these wood chips!"

Su Ling'er closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Although this mission wasn't that strange, and its difficulty was about the same as the previous sweeping and watering tasks.

The only difference was that this was finally a new mission.

She no longer felt like someone who was born solely to sweep and water.

Except for that incessant noise...

It was a very simple task. She easily chopped through all the firewood with her wooden sword and then cut down a hundred green bamboos from the bamboo grove.

She couldn't understand why this wooden sword, which looked no different from ordinary wood and wasn't even iron, could have such miraculous effects after chopping.

Was it because her realm was too low to see?

But if only those with higher realms could see, why would they distribute it for free to newly admitted disciples?

Her thoughts were interrupted by the voices of the support group.

"Green bamboo is tough, the Dao heart is firm! Junior Disciple Sister's bamboo cutting can reach the heavens!"

"One, two, three, hurry, hurry! Don't make Senior Disciple Brother wait long!"

Su Ling'er turned her head to the side and rolled her eyes.

She didn't want to listen or look.

And weren't they embarrassed?

Just destroy it.

Quickly.

On the path leading to Hundred Herbs Valley, Su Ling'er's Spiritual Power hadn't recovered, but her mental state had improved significantly, and her steps were much lighter.

Finally, only this one task remained.

Taking care of the medicinal field, which essentially meant weeding and tilling the soil.

She wondered what the reward would be this time and decided to take the opportunity to get a good look at Hundred Herbs Valley.

She remembered that the last time she came, Lin Qingfeng had tried to test her with an evil flower that could reflect one's inner heart, and she had obtained a "Worry Flower."

Sigh, thinking of this, Su Ling'er's heart became uneasy again.

This place was full of traps, and she hoped she wouldn't encounter that eccentric Senior Disciple Brother Shen Nong again.

Soon, a medicinal field appeared before her.

It seemed there were figures tending to the medicinal fields next to it as well.

And those guys who filled her ears with demonic sounds started again.

"That's right! Tending to the medicinal field, though seemingly ordinary, is actually a dialogue with heaven and earth!"

"Junior Disciple Sister, use your patience and sweat to comprehend the rise and fall of life!"

Su Ling'er's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

She looked at the "atmosphere group" who skillfully unfurled banners and waved luminous stones, seemingly never tiring.

Upon closer inspection, their eyes seemed a bit vacant at that moment.

She really wanted to ask.

Aren't you tired?

Aren't you doing your own cultivation?

Are you all that idle?

Just revolving around me all day?

Don't you all notice how vacant the expressions on your faces have become?!

Sigh, it seems you've all been brainwashed quite deeply by this Demonic Sect to be like this...

This Demonic Dao and Evil Sect is truly incredibly wicked!

However, in reality, those players had already logged off and set their characters to "Auto-Follow" and "Action Memory" mode.

They repeated their support actions and slogans, automatically following their junior sister.

At this moment, Lin Qingfeng walked out from the crowd again, hands behind his back.

He looked at his junior sister and revealed that familiar smile once more.

It seems it's time to give junior sister another can of chicken soup!

Besides, although the reward for this herb garden management task isn't high, it's actually much better compared to the initial daily tasks!

He had just brushed up on some inspiring words.

Now is the time to use them!

Chicken soup is served!

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