"It's called Duan Lei, right? It seems to be a rare lightning attribute spiritual root."
"Yes, that's him, and his cultivation has reached the peak of the seventh level of Qi refining, and is about to break through to the eighth level of Qi refining."
"Oh! That's amazing. With such a talent, you should be recruited directly into the inner sect for focused training, but why did I hear that there are no inner sect disciples among the newly promoted disciples this year?"
"You don't know this, right? I learned from some new disciples that everything starts from this period of thunder."
"Huh? Come on, tell me..."
Wang Liang stood in the queue, listening to the sounds coming from the front. Anyway, he was idle, so he also listened.
"It is said that Duan Lei is the number one genius in Chaohe City. The young master of the Duan family has an unruly and cruel temperament. He caused trouble in all directions when he was in Chaohe City."
"When he participated in the recruitment meeting of our Yuxu Sect, he also frequently got into trouble. First, he molested a girl before the first examination, and then blew up ninety-nine stone tablets in the secret realm of the second examination."
"Ah?! Why did he blow up the stone monument?"
"Hey, what's so surprising about this? If the young master of a big family makes him unhappy, he'll be blown up."
"Then this temperament... is really unruly and cruel. If so, why does the sect still accept him as an outer disciple?"
"Naturally, I think he has a good talent, so I want to try to teach him a little bit. I heard that he just finished the mission and left half an hour ago."
"What kind of mission does such a genius get?"
"I heard that it is the eighth-level mission on the second floor. You all know that the ninth-level mission on the first floor is the easiest. We have been in the sect for several years, so it is safer to only receive the ninth-level mission."
"But geniuses are different. They dare to receive eighth-level tasks when they come up. The second floor is not so crowded. They have already received their tasks and left."
"But you said, he just received an eighth-level mission when he came here, can he complete it?"
"This...it's really hard to say. Among our outer disciples, there are less than ten people who dare to accept the eighth-level mission and can still complete it."
"But among our outer disciples, there are not many who have reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. Most of them are below the sixth level."
"Oh, there is no way. The sixth level of Qi refining is a hurdle. Some people can break through it before they are weak, and some people can't make progress in their lifetime."
"Stop talking, I've been stuck at the peak of the fifth level of Qi refining for three years. After you said that, I lost my confidence..."
Listening to these small talk, I unknowingly queued up to Wang Liang to receive the task.
I just saw the process for people in front of me to receive tasks. They all handed in the jade slip of identity first, and then took it back and picked the task next to it when the light flashed. Wang Liang walked over and followed the same process, and took it back.
Yu Jianhou also went to the side to select tasks.
There are many shelves where you select tasks, with rows of jade slips on them, and task introductions are engraved on them.
After choosing which one, connect it with the jade slip of your identity, and wait for a flash of light to leave a mark on this task and receive it.
Wang Liang smacked his lips as he looked at it, and said to himself, 'It's really high-end... The desk is like registering, and after selecting the tasks here, it's like locking in, without any mistakes.'
Once again lamenting the rigor of the large sects, Wang Liang hurriedly looked for the first task that suited him.
'Duan Lei received an eighth-level mission and made it known to everyone. I can't be that kind of person who stands out. It's best to choose a mission with low difficulty and short cycle.'
'Planting spiritual rice, harvesting spiritual rice, well... this seems really simple, but the cycle is a bit long, it takes at least half a year to harvest one crop.'
‘If you raise rabbits, the young rabbits will be able to produce stably after half a year. From now on, one batch can be slaughtered every two months on average. I think this is okay. Let’s tentatively decide on it first and then take a look.’
'If you raise spiritual chickens, you will be able to produce a stable amount of eggs after half a year, and you can still have a steady stream of eggs, but... you have to use spiritual rice to feed the spiritual chickens, and then half a year and half a year...'
'It's better to feed the rabbit with some magic grass. Just scatter a few handfuls of the magic grass seeds in the yard, and the wildfire will not burn them out. The wind will blow them and they will grow again, which is convenient.'
In order to prevent the disciples from spending too much energy on sect tasks, Yuxu Sect can only choose one task each time.
After all, the Immortal Sect still focuses on cultivating immortals, and it is necessary to leave sufficient time and energy for the disciples to devote to their cultivation.
So after many choices, Wang Liang chose a task that was not very time-consuming and could provide long-term stable output: raising spiritual rabbits.
Holding a litter of seven or eight little rabbits, Wang Liang walked back happily.
But not even halfway through the journey, I suddenly heard a quarrel coming from the path ahead.
If there is a second way, Wang Liang will definitely avoid it. After all, according to his personal purpose, it is better to do less than to do more.
However, there is only one road down the mountain in front of us, with steep and smooth rock walls on both sides.
Wang Liang hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "Let's wait, we can't keep arguing."
After saying that, Wang Liangzhen sat down on the stone steps and played with some little rabbits in his arms.
After a while, when the sound gradually subsided, Wang Liang stood up and continued walking down the mountain.
But halfway, he saw two new disciples from the same batch as him, sitting on the stone steps crying, and listened to what they said;
"Wuwuwu...it's too much. Duan Lei has gone too far!"
"What's the use of talking about this now... All the spiritual birds we led were snatched by him and used as bait to capture the Cloud Swallowing Beast. We can't complete the sect's mission..."
"If you fail to complete the sect's tasks, you will be driven away. This year I finally passed the assessment and became an outer disciple of Yuxu Sect.
I will be over the age limit next year and will never be able to enter the Immortal Sect again. How should I explain it to my family when I go back..."
"Me too, my family sold iron to help me cultivate immortality, but I didn't expect that it was all in vain in the end, alas...
I feel most sorry for my old mother who has been seriously ill for many years. I also said that when I become an inner disciple of Yuxu Sect, I will definitely ask for a pill to go back and cure her..."
"Why don't we go all out and find the elders to seek justice?"
"Absolutely not! Didn't you listen to what Duan Lei said at the end? He robbed our soul bird just to hold grudge against us for suing him after the assessment.
If we go to the elder again to seek justice, he will say harsh words and will definitely send a message to the Duan family, making it impossible for our family to survive in Chaohe City."
"Then, there is nothing we can do...wuwuwu..."
As they talked, the two of them shed more and more tears.
After hearing this, Wang Liang could make a rough guess.
The ninth-level tasks in the sect are all simple tasks such as planting spiritual plants and raising spiritual birds.
But when it comes to the eighth-level mission, it's no longer about farming and raising chickens. Like what Duan Lei received, it's about capturing a spiritual beast, the Cloud-Swallowing Beast.
The Swallowing Cloud Beast is a first-level spiritual beast. The strength of an adult Swallowing Cloud Beast is comparable to that of an eighth-level practitioner of Qi Refining. Therefore, there will be certain dangers if you want to capture this kind of spiritual beast.
Duan Lei was at the seventh level of Qi refining, so he was not stupid enough to run out and confront the Cloud Swallowing Beast, but wanted to find some bait and design a capture.
Although this idea is good, it is really inappropriate for him to snatch the soul birds that his sect has just acquired and use them as bait.
But although Wang Liang sympathized with his two classmates, he never thought of fighting for them.
After all, everyone knows that Duan Lei's vengeful character will definitely lead to disaster if he is offended.
It is better to do less than to do more. In the world of cultivating immortals, it is lucky to be able to protect yourself, but you still have to live in it, live in it...
But just when Wang Liang was about to walk over and pretend not to hear, the system appeared;
[Ding! Prevent Duan Lei from capturing the Cloud Swallowing Beast. Completion reward: Alchemy 1 (After this attribute is added, the host can refine a first-grade elixir.)]