Task Hall.
The Task Hall was bustling today, too.
Cultivators came and went, each collecting their own tasks.
I stared at a notice board in the corner that nobody paid any attention to.
I straightened my clothes. Today, I'd changed into a light-colored dress that made me look a little more approachable. I'd even removed the black polish from my nails, making myself look many times more proper and serious.
This was what someone taking on a task was supposed to look like.
The person posting tasks at the Task Hall probably cared a lot about appearances, too.
The little girl made her way to the designated spot with light steps and politely asked, "Hello. May I take this task?"
When the person in charge saw me, his gaze suddenly paused. Then he spoke as if nothing had happened. "You're a day late. That was yesterday's requirement. It's nine in the morning now, and the new notice hasn't been put up yet."
He casually took down the notice and put up one calling for someone at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
In that moment, my whole world nearly collapsed.
My little face turned horribly grim in an instant, but I still tried to force a smile.
"Oh, I see. Sorry for the trouble. I'll come back and check next time."
I didn't know how I got back. All I felt was the world spinning around me.
I couldn't tell east from west anymore.
The highest point of Heavenly Sword Peak.
Heavenly Sword Venerable was still in seclusion, but her informant remained active at the peak of Heavenly Sword Peak, like an omnipresent ghost, secretly steering everything that happened there.
Suddenly, a voice transmission from the person in charge at the Task Hall reached the informant's talisman.
[My lord, Ye