"So that was how it worked?"
Everyone present was either an elite from a great sect or a seasoned hand who frequented Spellbreak City. After hearing the elder's explanation, they more or less understood the situation.
At its core, this was a reconnaissance and resource-gathering mission, one that could be considered a plum assignment.
Its routes were relatively flexible and its objectives rather vague, yet it offered greater opportunities to obtain resources and generous rewards. Merits would still be rewarded afterward, allowing them to build their credentials and reputations.
By comparison, going into battle in the Demon Realm and confronting enemy experts directly was a grueling assignment that demanded taking risks.
Xie Zhenghe kept Fang Qianyuan behind for a private word. "Besides your group, there will also be some rogue cultivators from the Earth Baleful Gate and disciples of small and medium-sized clans from the Aristocratic Clan Alliance. You can take this opportunity to make friends and gather resources."
There was no need to say more. Fang Qianyuan knew this was an opportunity for advancement the sect had given him.
A few days later, everyone gathered outside Spellbreak City. There were eighteen of them in all, each an early- or middle-stage Earth Rank expert between the first and fifth transformations, and all could be considered young.
Fang Qianyuan stood out among them as well. Despite his youth and his cultivation being only at the second transformation, he had already proven through battle after battle that his strength reached the seventh transformation or higher!
Now, even renowned Earth Rank veterans and top experts could not fathom the depths of his abilities. Naturally, they no longer dared treat him as an ordinary newcomer.
"Young Master Fang, you're finally here. Let's set off."
Liu Mingyue of the Mystic Sun Sect flew out from