World Mission!

Early the next morning.

Ying Huaixu woke from his sleep.

After all, he was different from everyone else.

Others had to cultivate to advance.

He only had to pour in experience.

Although he now had over ten thousand experience points, Ying Huaixu had no plans to advance just yet.

Mostly because this was different from a game.

In a game, advancing was purely a matter of numbers.

This was no game, and Ying Huaixu had no idea what would happen after he reached body tempering sixth layer.

To be safe, he planned to stockpile more Blood-Coagulating Pills and Bone-Strengthening Pills, followed by spirit stones.

What surprised Ying Huaixu, however, was how incredibly easy today's daily quest was.

Chop a hundred logs.

Ying Huaixu went straight to the woodshed, picked up an axe, and started chopping.

For other outer disciples, chopping a hundred logs might be exhausting.

But for Ying Huaixu, who was at body tempering fifth layer, a hundred logs couldn't have been easier.

He didn't even need to keep count himself.

The quest counter directly displayed how many he had chopped (0/100).

Thud, thud, thud...

In less than half an hour, Ying Huaixu finished today's daily quest.

Another thousand experience points rolled in.

Afterward, Ying Huaixu headed toward the Pill Room again.

But when he saw the words "Closed for repairs today," he couldn't help feeling how real all this was.

After all, nothing like this had happened when he played the game.

Still, recalling yesterday's string of exploding furnaces, Ying Huaixu thought it made perfect sense.

With the Pill Room's daily activity unavailable, Ying Huaixu could only check out the other sect activity quests.

Places like the Dharma Transmission Hall, the Artifact Refining Room, the Spirit Herb Garden, and the Demon Hunting Hall.

But as he passed the Demon Hunting Hall, Ying Huaixu couldn't help stopping.

There was a deep green orb of light over there.

"Holy shit, a world mission?"

Once again, Ying Huaixu felt the difference between the game and reality.

Back when he played the game, this world mission had apparently only become available at body tempering seventh layer.

But reality didn't impose level restrictions.

When it was time for a quest to appear, it really could show up at any moment.

Still, the thought of the world mission made Ying Huaixu frown.

Because when he played the game, Ye Ningshuang had always been involved in this world mission.

Many parts of this world mission required Ye Ningshuang to stumble into traps, then activate certain mechanisms through sheer dumb luck.

Moreover, this world mission seemed to have been issued by Ye Ningshuang early on.

It was also from this point onward that people began misunderstanding the relationship between Ye Ningshuang and the player.

"Will it still be Ye Ningshuang this time?"

Ying Huaixu didn't go straight to the Demon Hunting Hall. Instead, he waited.

Mainly because this world mission really couldn't be fucking completed without Ye Ningshuang.

Even if this was a real world, Ying Huaixu didn't dare gamble.

If he accepted it himself and Ye Ningshuang didn't come along, would the quest get stuck on a bug?

Besides, Ying Huaixu absolutely couldn't pass up the experience from a world mission.

If he missed out on that experience, he would struggle to take even a single step down the road!

While Ying Huaixu waited, he finally spotted Ye Ningshuang.

Here she came, here she came, walking over with a green exclamation mark above her head.

Ye Ningshuang was indeed very excited.

Because she had finally spotted Young Master Ying, whom she had been longing to see.

"Young master! Young master!"

Ye Ningshuang waved as she ran toward Ying Huaixu.

Ying Huaixu simply waited.

Only after Ye Ningshuang reached his side did she say, "Young master, I accepted a hunting mission, and I'd like to..."

Ying Huaixu immediately said, "I'll go with you!"

Ye Ningshuang froze for a moment, then joy welled up inside her.

Ying Huaixu, meanwhile, stared expressionlessly at the Virtual Screen before him.

World mission accepted successfully!

Act one!

Recently, an unidentified faction has been active in an area near the Divine Firmament Sword Sect. The inhabitants of many villages have vanished without a trace!

The sect suspects demonic cultivators may be responsible. Mission objective: investigate the cause of the incidents and report back to the sect!

Rewards unknown~

Ying Huaixu knew this world mission all too well.

What made him frown, however, was that the mission had appeared a little early, and Ye Ningshuang's cultivation wasn't right.

His True Spirit Eye could discern the energy fluctuations within Ye Ningshuang's body.

Body tempering first layer.

Reaching body tempering first layer in three days was actually decent, but wasn't it a little early to accept this world mission?

Normally, Ye Ningshuang should have been at body tempering third layer when she received this world mission.

After completing it, Ye Ningshuang would jump straight to body tempering fifth layer!

Now that Ye Ningshuang had received the mission at body tempering first layer, could she still reach body tempering fifth layer?

If she couldn't, what were they supposed to do about the subsequent Hongmeng mission?

But Ying Huaixu hadn't noticed that Ye Ningshuang's attitude toward him had instantly displeased the three disciples accompanying her.

For one thing, they were jealous of Ying Huaixu's looks.

For another, Ye Ningshuang's attitude toward this fellow seemed to carry a different kind of affection.

However, the Divine Firmament Sword Sect's rules forbade provoking trouble or insulting other disciples out of jealousy or any other motive.

Otherwise, they really would have liked to say a thing or two.

But someone was bound to lose patience.

"Well, may I ask what your current cultivation is, junior brother?"

One of the disciples stepped forward to ask anyway.

Ying Huaixu looked at that disciple and couldn't help sighing inwardly.

Senior Brother He, body tempering ninth-layer peak.

The other two were Nobody A and Nobody B.

Barring any surprises, these three poor fellows would die during this mission.

And Senior Brother He, who was straightforward by nature, would also be the main force on this mission. In the end, he would likely perish together with the mission boss!

Senior Brother He was actually a very good person. Whenever players started a new character, they would even say, "Rest in peace, Senior Brother He."

Mostly because Senior Brother He was also very handsome, with the refined bearing of a gentleman, his features delicate yet resolute.

Ying Huaixu bowed.

"Senior brother, I'm at body tempering fifth layer!"

Ying Huaixu didn't conceal anything.

Mainly because there was nothing worth concealing in the body tempering realm, and he had an explanation ready.

Upon hearing Ying Huaixu's cultivation level, Senior Brother He froze.

"B-body tempering fifth layer? After joining three days ago?"

Ying Huaixu nodded.

At the same time, he explained.

"Actually, I was already an accomplished martial artist before joining. Once I entered an immortal sect and received an immortal cultivation method, I naturally reached body tempering fifth layer very quickly. You could say my years of accumulated training finally paid off. Whether I'll keep progressing so quickly is another matter!"

Ye Ningshuang nodded as well.

"That's right! The young master was indeed an expert martial artist before!"

Senior Brother He abandoned the words of persuasion he had prepared and instead smiled, changing his approach.

"In that case, we'll have a little more assurance on this mission!"

As for the other two, they immediately shut their mouths.

What a joke. One was at body tempering third layer, the other at body tempering fourth layer. What right did they have to criticize Ying Huaixu?

They might even need Ying Huaixu to look after them later!

All at once, they too smiled at Ying Huaixu!