Yun Shu: "..."
So first courtesy, then force, huh?
"Senior Brother, tell me what the mission is first." Yun Shu said helplessly. "Then I'll know what I'm getting into."
"You know the sect recruits Inner Sect Disciples, right?" Liu Chuan asked, sounding quite enthusiastic.
"I do." Yun Shu nodded.
"Most Inner Sect Disciples aren't selected through the grand examination. Instead, the Three Great Dynasties choose promising disciples and send them here, and the sect raises them from a young age," Liu Chuan explained. "Your mission is to go to the Three Great Dynasties and help select the disciples they've submitted."
"The dynasties get to decide who's chosen?" Yun Shu asked in mild surprise. Then he said, "Wouldn't there be a lot of shady dealings in the dynasties? Even talented people could be buried."
"That's why you'll spend five days in each dynasty. The several of you will visit the major cities separately and recruit disciples. If you find anyone especially talented, you'll each receive a reward."
Now Yun Shu understood. The sect probably knew that disciples might not put much effort into a Forced Mission, so it was offering some rewards as an incentive.
"For example, how many Spirit Stones would a Triple Spiritual Root disciple like me be worth?" Yun Shu asked expectantly.
"Uh, a Triple Spiritual Root..." Liu Chuan hesitated briefly, then said, "If you have exceptional Body Refining Talent like Junior Brother Yun, the sect would naturally welcome you."
He'd brushed the question aside in almost a single sentence, without mentioning the value in Spirit Stones at all.
Yun Shu couldn't help feeling disappointed. Was he not even worth a single Spirit Stone? A Triple Spiritual Root Menial Disciple might be worth a few bottles of Hundred Herbs Liquid.
"If they have a Single Spiritual Root, even