Jingning Prefecture

Although he had the help of Senior Brother Lu, one of the Five Dwarfs of Mystic Peak, that senior brother was most likely thinking about going out and having fun rather than doing serious work.

Moreover, an entry-level mission is equivalent to a high-level sect mission, and a high-level sect mission cannot be done by one person alone. According to the sect's standards, the number of outer disciples required for a high-level sect mission is approximately ten to fifteen.

Therefore, theoretically, Hu Mang himself should recruit at least ten more people.

Moreover, this recruitment process is not mandatory; inner disciple can recruit, while outer disciples can naturally refuse.

In this situation, a reliable senior disciple's reputation is very important.

These gatekeepers and servants aren't useful just because you have high cultivation levels. No matter how high your cultivation level is, if you can't do your job well, it's all for nothing.

As for Hu Mang, a newly initiated "inner disciple," he couldn't recruit anyone on his own.

He didn't intend to act under the name of his Lu Shuichan, nor did he intend to actually recruit ten people.

He quickly set his sights on his target.

"Fellow Daoist Hu? No, Senior Brother Hu! And Senior Brother Wu too!"

When Jiang Mingshan returned to Entering Rivers Mountain after enduring wind and sun, he saw Hu Mang waving at him.

Jiang Mingshan was the Rogue Cultivator with the "One-Line Sword Physique". Logically speaking, a physique with innate sword effect should have been accepted into the Divine Sword Sect did not want him, and the Mysterious Peak Sect was not a good match for his aptitude. So, despite his good talent in swordsmanship, he could only become an outer disciple and do the daily outer disciple duties, such as carrying bricks and moving stones, which was very hard.

More than a month has passed since we last met. Jiang Mingshan, who used to be quite handsome, has now completely transformed into a construction worker. His skin is tanned dark, his palms are covered with calluses and cracks, his outer uniform is covered in mud and dust, his hair is messy, and he looks much more haggard. Only his eyes remain bright, revealing a strong determination.

Civil engineering may be tough, but that doesn't mean it's not lucrative.

Hu Mang sized him up and laughed, "Looks like you're about to condense a second flower."

Jiang Mingshan nodded immediately and exclaimed:

"The Primordial Sect is indeed a Primordial Sect; its Cultivation Method are indeed complex and profound. Even with my sword-cultivation physique, I feel like I'm making rapid progress in the 'Minor Three Mountains and Five Sacred Peaks Lesser Liberation.' The essence of the 'Flower of Qi,' which I spent ten years searching for, I unexpectedly grasped in just over a month."

What's Senior Brother Wu doing here?

Jiang Mingshan looked at Wu Hun, who was also a fellow contestant from the same period. Not only was he a fellow contestant from the Mysterious Peak Sect, but he was also a fellow contestant from the Divine Sword Sect's assessment. Moreover, relying on his cultivation and skills of strengthening his muscles and bones and Three Flowers Gather at the Crown, he was among the top outer disciples in this batch.

"I'll take on the mission with Senior Brother Hu," Wu Hun said succinctly.

"Is he the kind of person who leads a team?" Jiang Mingshan's eyes lit up.

In the Mysterious Peak Sect, outer disciples have their own duties, and inner disciple their own responsibilities. When inner and outer disciples go out together, it is usually an external mission, which offers the most benefits, including not only pills but also guidance on Cultivation Method from their masters.

"Are you coming?" Hu Mang asked.

"Certainly."

"Alright, meet outside the mountain gate in two days from now. Latecomers will not be waited for. Ask Lao Wu about the mission details. Also," Hu Mang paused, "The number of outer disciples this time is relatively small. Whether you go or not is up to you."

Jiang Mingshan was taken aback. "How much is 'less'?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be the two of you."

After speaking, Hu Mang hurriedly left. It wasn't that he didn't want to catch up with the two, but rather that he was in a hurry to travel back in time. Ever since he learned that he would be working on civil engineering in another world, he and his comrade-in-arms, Brother Tiezhu, who was stealing electricity, had been buying and selling a batch of second-hand large-scale civil Law Artifact, and he was rushing to receive them.

Only after Hu Mang left did Jiang Mingshan come to his senses.

Just the two of us?

"Um."

"What exactly is the mission?"

Wu Hun silently handed over the mission scroll, and Jiang Mingshan glanced at it a few times before speaking with a complicated expression.

"The sealing mission, it's a mission we're doing together with the Divine Sword Sect."

"You're unwilling?" the Wu Hun retorted.

"No, it's not just the two of us. Can this kind of work be done with so few people?" Jiang Mingshan looked around and whispered, "Is that Senior Brother Hu in the same batch as us? Is it reliable to do missions with him?"

"I don't know," Wu Hun replied honestly.

"I didn't know you joined in?"

"When Senior Brother Hu pulled me aside, he didn't say it was for a mission, but rather that he wanted to test his skills with me. I really wanted to know the difference between inner disciple and outer disciples. After all, this Senior Brother Hu only reached the Three Flowers Gather at the Crown after entering the sect, while I had already reached that stage ten years ago. Moreover, I've killed at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, Demon Beast. I consider myself to have some skill."

"And then what happened?" Jiang Mingshan suddenly felt a surge of goodwill.

"Aside from having an advantage in physical martial arts, he was a complete mess in all other contests, including those sects' Divine Ability."

Cultivation level can be increased with elixirs, but Law Technique Divine Ability and supernatural abilities rely purely on one's own skill and comprehension.

"That's outrageous," Jiang Mingshan exclaimed.

You see, he had sparred with this martial arts senior before, so he knew how incredibly strong this martial arts instructor's body was. Even his all-out swordsmanship couldn't break through the opponent's defense.

If you calculate it that way, then Senior Brother Hu's abilities must be even more outrageous.

Two days later, at the Mysterious Peak Sect's mountain gate

Hu Mang, Jiang Mingshan, and Wu Hun were already waiting at the door.

Soon, the ground in front of the three of them split open automatically, and a little boy carrying a baby girl walked out. When Lu Shuichan saw the three of them, he was stunned.

"Just the three of you?"

"Yes, senior brother."

"Are you not very bright, or do you think you're exceptionally capable?" Lu Shuichan asked, puzzled.

He had assumed that the other party would rely on his or Chunwuzi's name to bring a large group of people, and many senior outer disciples were actually willing to give him face.

But to my surprise, he only recruited two, and judging from their cultivation levels, they were most likely from the same period as him.

"I guess I think I'm particularly capable," Hu Mang said honestly.

Then he looked at the little girl who was happily waving at him.

"Senior brother, what's going on with you now?"

Two days ago, when he mentioned to his cheap master, Old Daoist Ge, that Senior Brother Lu was leading the team, Old Daoist Ge immediately expressed his relief, saying that he could rest assured since the shorty Lu was leading the team. Then, he vanished without a trace.

However, the person opposite seems to be using a different storyline.

Lu Shuichan sighed deeply, "My master said that going out to carry out sect missions is fine, but the child can't be lost, so this is the only way."

"And what about Sui Gu Sister Sui Gu?"

"She's gone on a mission too."

What mission is she on?

"It's said that one of my master's close friends' junior apprentices went to help her give birth."

My best friend's junior sister's female apprentice?

Hu Mang thought about the relationship carefully; wasn't this his female junior disciple?

Why make it so complicated?

"By the way, do you know what the penalty is for failing the introductory quest?" Lu Shuichan asked meaningfully.

Hu Mang was taken aback. "I don't know, but you do, Senior Brother?"

"Actually, I 'Grand Pure One either, but I think I'll find out soon."

Lu Shuichan was probably Hu Mang's hope that he would lead the team to sweep the field, but this Five Dwarfs of Mystic Peak said that he could only take care of the kids this time, not the team.

As for Jiang Mingshan, he was even more pessimistic. Two of the three inner disciple were newcomers from the same cohort, making the task almost impossible to complete.

"Let's go. Jingning Prefecture isn't far, but it's still tens of thousands of miles away. Let's ride my Mystic Gang Earth-Parting Divine Shuttle."

With a wave of his hand, Lu Shuichan released ninety thin, slender, willow-leaf-shaped pieces of ochre gold from his palm. Each piece was about two inches long and as thin as paper, with the Five Sacred Mountains faintly engraved on it.

As he cast his Method Formula, ninety willow leaves swirled in the air, each one unfurling and growing to three zhang in length. They then snapped shut on their own, transforming into a Law Treasure shuttle with pointed ends and a slender body.

The shuttle body is tightly sealed, and its outer layer is shrouded in a thick, earthy-yellow, mysterious light that flows endlessly.

The six largest core blades in the center unscrew inwards, revealing a small round hatch. Inside, four to eight people can sit quietly, creating a Clear Qi space where no soil or dust can penetrate.

Innate Law Treasure!!

Hu Mang's heart skipped a beat.

He had never seen Innate Law Treasure at Heavenly Gate.

It's even uncertain whether Heavenly Gate possesses any Innate Law Treasure.

After all, he had never heard of Heavenly Gate conquering "innate development technology" in any news.

Of course, Heavenly Gate has another type of "Innate Law Treasure," which is called a large-scale cultivation project.

"What are you standing there for? Come on up."

Lu Shuichan shook his head, seemingly lost in thought.

Hu Mang sighed again, "The people of the Mysterious Peak Sect really don't like flying. Their Innate Law Treasure are all the kind that burrow into the ground."

Once the shuttle boat entered the ground, it was like a fish entering the sea, its ochre-gold light cutting a tunnel through the boundless, dark rock and soil.

The surrounding rocks, strata, and mineral veins, bathed in the mysterious light, all turned into fine dust and flowed backward; the shuttle, untouched by any mud or dirt, steadily shot forward. As the surrounding soil layers passed by the divine shuttle, the passage behind it immediately closed again, leaving no trace of the tunnel.

It turned out to be a high-spec version of a drilling machine.

It wasn't quite what Hu Mang had imagined.

Jingning Prefecture has no misty, fairy-like mountains, no ornate pavilions and towers; instead, it is a vast city built against the mountainside.

The outer walls of each city were shrouded in a dense divine light, while beyond the city walls lay a world of undulating earth, as if pressed down by the gods of heaven and earth.

From a distance, the continuous mountain ridges resemble a giant dragon winding and coiling, with a majestic and boundless mountain range.

"There are no beast tides here, but there are earth tides. Every earth tide causes a massive outflow of earth energy, and all sorts of strange things, whether innate or acquired, demonic or supernatural, can emerge."

Lu Shuichan on the Mystic Gang Earth-Parting Divine Shuttle and casually said.

"Could it be caused by the reversal of the Dragon Vein?" Hu Mang asked.

"What is Dragon Vein?" Lu Shuichan asked, puzzled.

Hu Mang was taken aback. Could it be that this realm lacked Dragon Vein?