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Pei Ling stepped forward and bowed. "Young Sect Master."

Ji Changfu nodded slightly. His Spiritual Sense swept over Pei Ling in an instant, but detected nothing amiss. He said, "During the opportunity on the Floating Island in the Ten Thousand Viper Sea, Junior Brother Kang went and never returned. I thought you had perished at the hands of Qiao Ciguang of Suzhen Heaven. I didn't expect Heaven's will to favor you so much, Junior Brother—you escaped danger after all."

"Your parents will surely be overjoyed when they hear the news."

Pei Ling replied calmly, "Perhaps Heaven's will was on my side, which is why I escaped that calamity."

Ji Changfu gave a faint, mocking smile, then said, "There's a mission I hope Junior Brother Kang will join me for. We'll leave now."

"Young Sect Master, although I managed to escape with my life from the Floating Island opportunity, I was also gravely injured." Pei Ling said, "I've spent these past few days healing. I may look perfectly fine now, but I can't bring out even a fraction of my strength. I'm afraid I won't be up to the task, and won't be able to serve you."

Ji Changfu furrowed his brow. He hadn't expected this junior brother, widely regarded as the most useless of the true disciples, to dare refuse him to his face.

However, he didn't have time to waste with Pei Ling right now. He immediately transmitted his voice: "I heard from the people at the Autumn Altar that you wanted a Stork Shadow Egg and a Jia Nation Beast Eye?"

"You're not important enough to claim resources like these yet."

"But if you complete this mission, I'll give them to you as a reward."

At that, Pei Ling's heart stirred. He had come to the Innate Religion