Huang Cheng's words instantly reminded Chen Fan of something. He spotted the clue in the bamboo slips: they looked no different from ordinary task slips, but the actual tasks were completely different from their descriptions. No matter how the task was described, all he had to do was reach the designated place for it to count as complete and earn Contribution Points.
Chen Fan was certain that the people behind the middle-aged man were using these task slips to embezzle Shu Mountain's Contribution Points.
But that worked in Chen Fan's favor. Since they had gone to such lengths in secret, they certainly wouldn't dare make a fuss about it. They would very likely send people to assassinate him, Huang Cheng, and Tang Xue. But Chen Fan had now entered Foundation Establishment, and the True Essence Power in his body was immense. As long as his opponents weren't in the Golden Core Realm, he had nothing to fear and could fight them head-on.
Thinking this, Chen Fan gave a cold laugh, opened the third bamboo slip, and tossed it into the air. He and Huang Cheng and Tang Xue were transported to the third location. Just as expected, the situation hadn't changed: the moment they reached their destination, the bamboo slip flashed white light on its own, indicating the task was complete.
Huang Cheng got the thousand Contribution Points he'd hoped for, and he and Tang Xue became "rich" disciples of the Eighth Peak. Setting aside the five hundred Contribution Points they would need to advance to the Seventh Peak, the remaining five hundred were already enough to buy countless spirit pills and precious medicines at the Marketplace and greatly boost their cultivation.
In the end, Chen Fan and the others returned to Shu Mountain. They had completed three tasks in