Trial Mission

[Physique: Strong and Robust]

[Aptitude: Superior Talent]

[Luck: Mediocre]

[Appearance: Ordinary]

[Wisdom: Naturally Dull]

[Fate: ???]

[Longevity: ???]

"These five basic destiny attributes, which I can see the specific ranks for, were all white-ranked originally, except for Wisdom, which was the lowest gray rank."

"After my previous promotion, my Aptitude has shifted from white to green, and the current verdict is 'Superior Talent.' To attempt another promotion, I need 10 Destiny Points."

"As for my Physique, thanks to the blessing of a special destiny, there is no urgent need to upgrade it for now. I will use the remaining three Destiny Points to try and improve my Luck, Appearance, and Wisdom respectively!"

With this thought, he began to upgrade them one by one.

[You consumed 1 Destiny Point to attempt to promote Luck, but failed.]

[You consumed 1 Destiny Point to attempt to promote Wisdom, but failed.]

[You consumed 1 Destiny Point to attempt to promote Appearance, and succeeded!]

Three attempts, two failures.

But the third time finally brought a pleasant surprise.

[Congratulations, your Appearance has been promoted from 'Plain and Unremarkable' to 'Dashing and Handsome.']

Seeing this notification, Shen Mo was quite pleasantly surprised.

He found the bronze mirror in the room and examined his appearance after the promotion.

"There is indeed a change."

In the bronze mirror, Shen Mo's features had not undergone any major adjustments.

Yet, for some reason, he looked significantly more pleasing to the eye than before.

If the original Shen Mo's appearance was the type that would be impossible to pick out in a crowd, then at this moment, having promoted his appearance to 'Dashing and Handsome,' he had seen a considerable improvement.

"Although it still pales in comparison to the invincible, better-than-Daniel-Wu level of handsomeness I possessed in my past life."

"At least it looks much more comfortable and agreeable than before."

Holding the bronze mirror, Shen Mo examined himself for a long time, feeling very delighted in his heart.

Although an improvement in appearance did not bring Shen Mo the substantial increase in strength that attributes like Aptitude, Wisdom, or Luck did, who wouldn't want to become more handsome and attractive?

Perhaps the reason Chen Mengze looked down on the original body was simply because he wasn't handsome enough?

At noon, at the Deacon Hall.

Shen Mo took a bath and then made his way here.

"Mission Spirit Platform."

He slowly approached the center of the Deacon Hall.

Standing before him was a spirit platform about ten feet wide, made of a dark green material.

On the spirit platform, lines of pale golden characters were constantly flickering.

The content inscribed in these small characters consisted of the various sect missions issued by the platform.

[Grade B Mission: Rescue in the Thunder Valley of the Linjiang Mountain Range.]

[Mission Description: A group of thirteen inner sect disciples, including Chen Xun, Lu Ming, and Jia Gan, have been besieged in Thunder Valley by a Tier 3 demonic beast, the Thunder Moon-Swallowing Wolf, and are unable to escape. They have issued this bounty mission via sound-transmission talisman, hoping for powerful sect members to come to their rescue.]

[Mission Reward: Fifteen medium-grade spirit stones, Purple Gold Blade (Mystic-grade medium quality).]

[Recommended Strength: Spirit Sea Realm, Third Heaven or above.]

"Fifteen medium-grade spirit stones and a Mystic-grade medium-quality magical artifact. Such a generous bounty—these fellows have truly emptied their savings to buy their lives."

In the River-Facing Sect, when disciples go out for training and fall into danger, the elders of the River-Facing Sect have no obligation to rescue them, provided they are not being hunted by a hostile sect.

If one wants to be rescued, they must either have powerful elders with close ties, or they must issue a bounty mission here, spending a fortune to hire someone to intervene.

"With such a generous reward, it is a pity that few have the ability to earn it."

A cultivation level of the Spirit Sea Realm, Third Heaven—such experts are as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, even within the entire River-Facing Sect.

Only the various elders and a few exceptionally gifted personal disciples possess such cultivation.

Although the reward is generous, it has nothing to do with him.

Skipping over this mission information, Shen Mo quickly looked at the next one.

[Grade C Mission: Bounty for searching for Taiyi Purple Gold Stone.]

[Mission Description: As the title suggests, I am seeking to purchase this item at a high price. Any disciple who possesses or has information regarding the whereabouts of the Taiyi Purple Gold Stone may come to the Weapon Forging Hall to seek this old man.]

[Mission Reward: Anyone who provides one jin of Taiyi Purple Gold Stone will be rewarded with three mid-grade spirit stones. Anyone who provides useful information will be rewarded with one mid-grade spirit stone.]

The issuer of this mission information was Elder Lin of the River-Facing Sect's Weapon Forging Hall.

He was likely searching for this ore in such a hurry because he intended to forge a magical artifact.

[Grade C Mission: Recruiting a Dao Protector at the seventh level of the Qi Gathering Realm or higher.]

[Mission Description: I am inner sect disciple Meng Hao. Three months ago, in Tianyang City of Blue Province, I offended a Rogue Cultivator enemy at the sixth level of the Qi Gathering Realm, which is why I have remained in the sect for so long and have not ventured out.

However, an auction will be held in Tianyang City this month, and it contains items I urgently need, so I must leave the sect.

To ensure my personal safety, I need to recruit a Dao Protector from within the sect to accompany me and provide protection.]

[Mission Reward: Three hundred low-grade spirit stones.]

[Recommended Strength: Seventh level of the Qi Gathering Realm or higher.]

There were numerous missions on the Mission Spirit Platform, and their contents were varied and diverse.

Some were asking for bodyguards.

Some were issuing bounties to search for rare treasures.

Others were seeking help from powerful experts.

However, after Shen Mo looked through them all, he found no training missions suitable for himself.

Nothing to gain here.

After reviewing them, Shen Mo withdrew his gaze.

The missions today were basically not suitable for him.

Shen Mo was not in a hurry; he would just wait and see.

By cultivating in the sect and coming to the Deacon Hall to check for missions every day, he would eventually find something suitable.

The River-Facing Sect had over ten thousand disciples, with hundreds of missions issued every day.

With such a vast number, like a sea of stars, finding the mission he wanted was only a matter of time.

Not long after, he left the Deacon Hall and returned to his residence.

Today, after refining a few furnaces of Qi Recovery Pills as usual, he went to sleep early.

The next day, Shen Mo woke up, refined pills for a while, drew ten talismans, and headed to the Deacon Hall again in the afternoon.

This time, there were still no training missions that satisfied him.

Thus, he returned to continue his meditation and cultivation, during which he also practiced the Thunderbolt Quickstep for a long time.

Four days passed in this manner, with Shen Mo taking time out of every day to check the missions.

On this day, there was finally a mission that piqued his interest.

[Grade D Mission: Seeking an Immortal Master to assist in saving the Zhao family's spirit fields.]

[Mission Description: Located one hundred miles north of our sect is Yongan Town, where a family surnamed Zhao owns thirty mu of spirit fields. For generations, they have cultivated Vermilion Fruit and offered it to the River-Facing Sect in exchange for lasting prosperity.

For many years, everything has been peaceful.

However, last month, a snake demon appeared within the Zhao family's spirit fields, devouring the Vermilion Fruit and destroying the fields, resulting in heavy losses.

Although the Zhao family has guards, the strength of mortals is no match for a demonic beast.

Therefore, we hereby issue a bounty mission to the Immortal Sect, requesting that an Immortal disciple take action to help the Zhao family slay the troublesome snake demon and restore the output of the Zhao family's spirit fields.]

[Mission Reward: Ten Vermilion Fruits.]

[Recommended Cultivation: Seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm or higher.]