Soon, they arrived at the foot of the Kunlun Holy Land's mountain gate. When they saw the enormous gate, their jaws dropped in astonishment!
Standing before this mountain gate, they felt as though they were gazing up at a mountain towering ten thousand fathoms high!
"Is this really a mountain gate a sect could have?"
Mu Lei could not help exclaiming in wonder. He had spent most of his life carrying out assignments for the Mu Household and had actually seen very little of the world.
He had never seen what a truly great sect looked like!
The Kunlun Holy Land's mountain gate alone had already shaken him to his core!
Gu Yingluo also found it unbelievable.
"Even the Gold and Jade Sect's mountain gate isn't this magnificent. Compared to the Kunlun Holy Land, the Gold and Jade Sect doesn't even measure up!"
In the Azure Heaven Region, the Gold and Jade Sect was already prestigious and imposing enough. Many Lineages dreamed of sending their younger generations there to cultivate.
But compared to the Kunlun Holy Land, the Gold and Jade Sect was like children playing house!
The sheer scale of this mountain gate's plaque instantly crushed every sect in the Azure Heaven Region!
Seeing the shock covering both their faces, Mu Yan laughed smugly.
When he had first come to the Kunlun Holy Land, his reaction had been little better than theirs.
"Come on, let's head up the mountain first!"
Mu Yan led them through the mountain gate.
Once they truly entered the grounds of the Kunlun Holy Land, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi immediately increased at least tenfold!
Here, they could even see many heavenly materials and earthly treasures growing vigorously, while numerous spirit beasts brimming with spirituality ran and leaped through the woods.
It looked every bit an immortal holy land!
"Such dense Spiritual Qi! Cultivating here for a single day would be worth at least a month of bitter cultivation outside!"
Mu Lei's eyes widened as he looked around in utter amazement. He had never seen anything like this before.
Had he not come here himself, he could never have imagined that such a cultivation holy land existed in this world!
Just by taking a deep breath, he could clearly feel the strength within his body increase a little!
If someone cultivated and lived here for a long time, even a pig could become a spirit, let alone a human!
Gu Yingluo's rosy little mouth hung open. She did not even blink, greedily taking in all the beautiful scenery!
"I once cultivated in the Gold and Jade Sect's highest-grade forbidden grounds. A Spirit Vein was buried there, and several large Spirit Gathering Formations had been set up."
"The concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi there was about four times that of the outside world. Mind you, those were already the highest-grade forbidden cultivation grounds, and even a core disciple like me could only go there once a year!"
"The concentration of Spiritual Qi here undoubtedly crushes the Gold and Jade Sect's highest-grade forbidden grounds!"
Gu Yingluo had seen something of the world, so she understood even better how terrifying the Kunlun Holy Land was.
This was merely the Kunlun Holy Land's public area. If there were other forbidden cultivation grounds, how terrifying would their concentration of Spiritual Qi be?
Mu Yan smiled. "This is nothing. You'll understand once we get farther inside."
"This is still nothing?"
Gu Yingluo cried out in disbelief, then eagerly quickened her pace into the front hall.
Beyond the front hall lay an immensely spacious front plaza that could accommodate several hundred thousand people at once!
At the same time, even denser Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi rushed into their faces!
"It really is! This is incredible!"
Gu Yingluo was almost speechless. The palace complex here was simply enormous, and the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was terrifyingly high!
Never mind being a disciple here-even being a menial disciple who swept the floors would be a hundred times better than being the Gold and Jade Sect's sect master!
"I feel like even the air tastes sweet!"
Mu Lei inhaled exaggeratedly, his face full of intoxication.
Seeing his father's frenzied behavior, Mu Yan felt helpless. Father, aren't you exaggerating a little too much?
"Yan'er, can I live here from now on too?" Mu Lei looked at his son with burning eyes.
With such a son to make him proud, he felt that his life had truly been worthwhile!
Even basking in a little of Mu Yan's reflected glory would benefit him for a lifetime!
Gu Yingluo also looked expectantly at her beloved, her heart pounding.
Mu Yan glanced at Zhang Laosi, wanting to seek his opinion, but Zhang Laosi remained silent, showing no intention of interrupting them.
In terms of status, as the sect master's first direct disciple, Mu Yan ranked countless times higher than an outer sect elder like him!
For a small matter like this, there would actually be no problem as long as Mu Yan gave the word.
Mu Yan naturally understood this too, but he still intended to ask his master's opinion first.
Before he could contact his master, Ye Chen, Ye Chen's voice had already sounded in his mind.
"My disciple, bring your loved ones to the main hall to see me."
Mu Yan jolted and hurriedly cupped his hands toward empty space. "As you command!"
Then he hurried toward the main hall with Gu Yingluo and Mu Lei.
Inside the main hall, Ye Chen sat upon the supreme throne, somewhat surprised by the system's notification.
[System: First disciple Mu Yan's mission completion is at 80%. Would the host like to claim the reward?]
"Logically, that brat Mu Yan has already reclaimed his dignity and crippled several people. The mission should be fully complete, so why is it only at 80%?"
Ye Chen did not quite understand this.
He had clearly seen everything that happened at the Mu Household and had not thought Mu Yan had done anything poorly.
Or was there something else behind it?
He certainly was not satisfied with a mere 80% completion rate. The reward he received would surely be mediocre too.
"I won't claim it yet!"
Ye Chen chose to decline. After thinking for a moment, he realized that the trouble with the Gold and Jade Sect had yet to be resolved, which was why the mission completion was insufficient.
If Mu Yan had simply gone back and swept through the Mu Household, there would certainly have been no problem.
The problem was that Jin Hao and Gu Yingluo had appeared too. Mu Yan had killed Jin Hao, forming a grudge with the Gold and Jade Sect.
It was effectively an extension of the original mission!
"System, how does this work? Aren't you deliberately making things harder for my disciple? Do you have a heart?"
Ye Chen began scolding this damned system in dissatisfaction.
Couldn't it just obediently hand over the best reward?
Did it have to pull these stunts?
[System: Reporting to the host, this system is not a living being and has no heart to begin with...]
"You damned thing, you dare talk back? Have you forgotten how outrageous your awakening conditions were? Don't you feel the slightest bit guilty? Give me a perfect explanation, and I won't make things difficult for you!"
Ye Chen sprawled on his throne without a shred of guilt, looking utterly shameless and impervious to reason.
After a brief silence, the system finally spoke again.
[As this system failed to adequately consider the details, the host will now be compensated with one thousand-zhang spirit pool, complete with ten spirit springs!]
Seeing that there really was compensation, Ye Chen finally revealed a satisfied smile.
Oh, system, system. At least you know what's good for you!
"Set it all up for me!"
With a sweep of Ye Chen's hand, the thousand-zhang spirit pool automatically appeared on the rear mountain, and even the existing space on the rear mountain automatically expanded considerably.
Ten spirit springs gurgled as spring water welled up from them.
Not just the entire rear mountain-even the concentration of Spiritual Qi throughout the Kunlun Holy Land increased somewhat!
If a spirit pool of this scale and ten spirit springs appeared in the outside world, they would definitely make those holy lands at the very pinnacle fight until their heads split and blood flowed!
"And what about the mission difficulty? Aren't you going to give me an explanation?"
Ye Chen continued to pressure the system casually.
The system seemed to have prepared for this already.
[The current 80% progress is equivalent to the previous 100% progress, and the reward received will be the same. The reward for the additional 20% progress is effectively a bonus.]
"Now that's more like it!"
Ye Chen paid no further attention to the system.
At that moment, Mu Yan entered the main hall with Mu Lei, Gu Yingluo, and the others.