After the incident with Tao Ji passed, Qingchan and Xuanxuan lived a better life at Tianyun Martial Arts School.
After Yun Xi and others had a hot pot meal, they began their respective practices or tasks.
On this day, Yun Xi came to the Spirit Chasing Tower, preparing to continue her retreat. According to her prediction, in another month at most, she should be able to break through to the late stage of the First Spirit.
With such a cultivation speed, not even Xiaoying can compare with her.
Arriving at the fourth floor of the Spirit-Chasing Pavilion, she chose a retreat room and walked in. There were three floors in the retreat pavilion. Each time you went up, the spiritual energy would be a little richer and the relative price would be higher.
Expensive.
Although Yun Xi has done a lot of tasks, because she is only at the green level, the point rewards are not actually generous. The fourth level is the most suitable choice for her.
Arriving at the retreat room, Yun Xi sat down cross-legged and prepared to practice.
But at this moment, a long-lost mechanical sound suddenly sounded in her mind.
[Random mission has been triggered]
[Random mission: Help the departed return home]
[Mission details: In Qiaoluo Village south of Moon Exploration City, there is a poor woman whose husband is missing. Helping her find her husband is your kindness to her]
[Quest keywords: Bai Ling, sunset]
[Task time: two months]
[Task reward: 5000 points]
Since rescuing Qingchan that year, Yun Xi has not heard of the system's random missions being released for nearly two years, which made her wonder if the system's random missions had been released.
She didn't expect that when she was ready to make money from beauty, the system would jump out again.
She sighed, not knowing whether to be happy or angry.
I am ready to practice now!
Yun Xi stood up from the futon and left the retreat room directly after sitting for less than a minute.
"You don't practice cultivation anymore?"
Yi Meng didn't know the existence of the system and was very confused about Yun Xi's sudden behavior.
"Something's wrong with my mood, so let's do the mission."
Naturally, Yun Xi would not tell it the real situation, so she could only make up a random reason.
Yimeng could tell that she didn't want to tell him, and he felt relieved when he thought of the times before when she suddenly acted strangely like this.
Just like it has its secrets, Yunxi also has its own secrets.
Having just reached the fourth floor, and now back to the Pavilion of All Things, Yun Xi did not immediately walk towards the mission area.
She first went to the Kyushu map area and looked for the name Moon Exploration City on the map.
Soon, she found Tanyue City within Fanming County. However, although Tanyue City was found, she did not see any Qiaoluo Village.
Yun Xi doesn't find this strange at all. This is not the first time she has accepted a random mission, and she understands that sometimes the system does not directly point out the original name of the address.
After confirming the address, Yun Xi walked to the mission area and checked the missions one by one.
After walking around the Qing-level area, Yun Xi finally found a suitable mission.
The content of the mission is to escort a caravan from Tianling County to Moon Exploration City. It is perfect to use this as a cover for this random mission.
Yun Xi took off the wooden sign and went to register.
In front of the counter, Yun Xi met Xia Qingyao and Li Zixiao.
She has known Xia Qingyao for a while and knows that compared to boring practice, this woman actually prefers to do tasks, especially those involving fighting and killing.
A militant woman...
She has met her several times at the counter of Zhuling Tower, but this is the first time that Xia Qingyao and Li Zixiao appear here together.
Yun Xi's eyes moved down and fell on the wooden sign in Xia Qingyao's hand.
Trimmed with purple edges.
Yun Xi glared: "Are you taking the purple-level mission now?"
The requirements for purple-level tasks are basically at the late stage of Chuling or even higher. Xia Qingyao and Li Zixiao dare to take on purple-level tasks at their current strength. I don’t know if they are brave or not afraid of death.
When Xia Qingyao saw Yun Xi, her eyes lit up: "Together?"
Her voice is crisp and very pleasant.
Yun Xi glanced at the tasks in their hands and was surprised to find that they were also going to the Moon Exploration City in Fanming County.
But unlike Yun Xi, they went directly to deal with some ferocious monsters that broke into the human world, and he only escorted the caravan there.
Yun Xi glanced at the number of people required on the wooden sign.
No more than three people allowed.
Indeed, one more person can be added.
It seems like it was fate.
So after Yun Xi hesitated for a while, she finally nodded: "Okay."
After making this decision, Yun Xi took on two tasks.
After accepting the mission, the three of them walked out of the Spirit-Chasing Tower, and Yun Xi asked: "When do you plan to set off?"
Xia Qingyao said without even a trace of hesitation: "Now."
She has always done things vigorously and resolutely.
Yun Xi nodded: "That's fine."
Afterwards, Yun Xi directly contacted the caravan and reminded them to prepare for departure.
……
Things developed very quickly. From the time Yun Xi received the random mission to the time she set off for Moon Exploration City in Fanming County, less than half an hour had passed.
Outside the city of Tianling County, a caravan was slowly advancing along the road. In the back seat of the car at the front, three people, Yun Xi, were sitting.
In order to avoid trouble, the three of them revealed some spiritual power to prevent these ordinary people from seeing their appearance clearly.
Sitting in the front passenger seat is the leader of this caravan, surnamed Li.
Leader Li didn't understand why there was only one guard recruited and three spiritual cultivators came, but he didn't ask any more questions. The more spiritual cultivators there were, the safer their trip would be.
And if you hire three people for one dollar, they should be the ones making the money.
He could not clearly see the faces of Yun Xi and the others, but he could guess from their posture that they must be three peerless beauties, so his attitude became more respectful.
"Three adults, we are walking on a mountain road here, passing through the outskirts of the Qingheng Mountains. There may be monsters coming out, so I would like to ask the three adults to help us."
Yun Xi nodded: "You can go on your way in peace, don't worry about anything else."
When Team Leader Li heard this, he immediately felt more at ease and turned around without daring to look back.
Yun Xi was sitting in the middle of the back seat. Xia Qingyao and Li Zixiao beside her were not talkative people, especially Xia Qingyao who was chewing a big chicken leg in her hand at the moment.
She ate very lightly, without making any noise, and even the smell was restrained by her and could not spread throughout the car.
Yun Xi did not try to find something to say, but Yimeng raised her doubts.
"Tianling Gaowu is worthy of being Tianling Gaowu. He can even take on tasks from other counties."
When they were in high school, their on-campus tasks, let alone other counties, were very few in other cities.
Fanming County and Tianling County are both county towns. Logically speaking, Tianling Gaowu, as a high-level martial arts school within the Tianling County area, should not take on missions from other places.
Regarding this point, Yun Xi has actually analyzed it. She responded in the sea of consciousness: "It should be because there are not enough spirits."
Yimeng was noncommittal: "You have invested too many people in the demon battlefield."
It knows that what Yun Xi said is not enough, it does not mean that the number of spiritual beings in Tianling Continent is too small, but that compared with the current situation of Tianling Continent, their number of spiritual beings is indeed not very sufficient.
Tianling Continent is the continent with the largest area and the largest number of creatures among the three continents. The population here alone exceeds 10 billion.
To maintain the harmony of such a continent, the power required is extremely huge.
The Tianling Alliance needs to maintain the security of the border and guard against demons, so it naturally needs to invest a large number of spiritual beings on the demonic battlefield. Therefore, in fact, the number of spiritual beings within the Tianling Continent is relatively limited.
In fact, Yun Xi also discovered this while carrying out tasks everywhere during this period. The city armies in many places are basically warriors or even ordinary people, and if the spiritual people are not free people, they basically have higher positions.
That’s why students take over tasks. Of course, this is actually a good thing for Tianling Continent, as it can give students more opportunities to practice.
However, in comparison, the overall strength of Tianling Gaowu is much stronger than other Gaowu, and the pressure they bear is naturally greater.
Ever since Yun Xi entered Tianling Gaowu, she would basically only meet Ling Xiaoyun and others in the Spirit-Zhuling Pagoda. Each time, they would just exchange a few words after encountering each other by chance, and then continue their busy lives.
Although they are said to be students, they do no less than those city defense troops.
Yun Xi leaned on the cushion and could almost predict her future life.
I’m afraid I have to pay off all the laziness I stole in my previous life.
The convoy drove towards the Qingheng Mountains. The Tianling Continent was very vast. From the main city of Tianling County to the Moon Exploration City in Fanming County, it would take at least ten days or even longer if we took the official road with many twists and turns. However,
If you are walking on mountain trails, it only takes four days at most.
Therefore, many caravans choose to take mountain roads in order to save time, at the cost of paying for escorts.
It costs a lot of money, and the money is collected by various schools. The schools will send students to escort them, and the students will be rewarded with points.
Tianling Continent has developed for so many years and has a very complete process line in all aspects.
Xia Qingyao and Li Zixiao didn't like to talk, so Yun Xi could only remain silent. She closed her eyes and silently absorbed the aura of heaven and earth.
The motorcade drove out of the city for less than two hours before turning from the official road to the mountain road.
Walking into the mountain road, many towering trees began to appear all around, with lush leaves scattered on the branches, like big umbrellas blocking the sun, and there were howls of wild beasts in the forest.
In order to avoid trouble, Yun Xi simply opened the skylight on the roof of the car. A flash of sword light flashed, and the Yutsi Sword was suspended above the roof of the car, moving forward with the convoy.
After the Yutide Sword was forged, the water spirit beads have been embedded in it, and the quality of the sword has also been qualitatively improved.
The sword intent emitted by such a spiritual sword is enough to deter most monsters on the outskirts of the Qingheng Mountains.
But there are also monsters that are fearless.
As the sky faded, the scent of monsters in the mountains and forests became stronger. Ordinary people in the convoy subconsciously held their breath, fearfully alerting their surroundings.
Leader Li said: "Let's rest on the spot first and wait until daybreak before setting off."
Even ordinary people know very well that night is the time when monsters appear. At this time, it is best to set up camp on the spot, light a fire, and sprinkle some monster-repelling powder.
Yun Xi glanced at Leader Li and did not object to his proposal.
Her identity is that of a bodyguard, not a boss, so there is no need to interfere with their decisions, as long as she can protect them.
The convoy stopped and camped on the spot.
It is said to be setting up camp, but in fact it means setting up a fire nearby, spreading more powder, and sleeping in the car later.
Yun Xi and the others got out of the car and sat down next to a fire.
The golden red firelight swayed with the night wind and shone on their faces, making them invisible.
The people in the caravan were all sitting around on the other side, chatting in low voices, their eyes secretly turning from time to time, not sure whether they were too curious about the three spiritual cultivators or too afraid of them.
Yun Xi stared at the swaying firelight and remained silent.
During this year, she often took on similar tasks. Only at this time would she realize the difference between herself and ordinary people, or the difference between spiritual cultivators and ordinary people.
She is already twenty-two years old, and her appearance is still the same as when she was eighteen, perhaps even more beautiful.
As a person who is not that sentimental, when Yun Xi was sitting alone in front of the fire, she could not help but have some indifferent thoughts.
For example, the separation between life and death brought about by different life spans.
It shouldn't be like this today.
Yun Xi raised her head, looked at Li Zixiao and Xia Qingyao, and asked, "Want to have barbecue?"
She knew they had been waiting for this sentence.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the two companions nodded quickly in unison.
Yun Xi smiled and took out the materials he had prepared long ago.
Twenty minutes later, the rich and tempting aroma of meat spread, attracting ordinary people in the caravan to look over.
Yun Xi gave most of them to Li Zixiao and Xia Qingyao, picked up two of them herself, then put the rest together and waved to leader Li.
"Come here."
Team Leader Li hurriedly came over with an extremely respectful expression: "What are your orders, sir?"
This is the attitude of ordinary people towards spiritual beings, full of awe.
Yun Xi handed him the remaining skewers: "Let's share it with everyone."
Team leader Li took it with both hands: "Thank you, sir!"
Yun Xi waved her hand.
A few months ago, when Yun Xi first started taking on such tasks, she was not very able to accept such respect and address, and tried to change the attitude of ordinary people towards her. However, after encountering such situations more often, she also
I’m used to it and relieved.
Team leader Li returned to the team with the meat skewers and distributed them to everyone. After a while, a series of exclamations spread.
Yun Xi smiled happily.
Whisper, rustle...
The leaves were blown by the wind, and Yun Xi heard a slight sound from outside the bush, which was the sound of branches breaking. She raised her head and stared into the bush with her black and white eyes.
Then, Yun Xi raised her hand, moved her fingers, and the Yu Xi Sword rushed into the bushes.
"Roar!!!"
The roar of the beast spread instantly, and everyone who had just been praising the delicious barbecue immediately stood up in panic, looking towards the bushes with horrified eyes.
A black shadow appeared in the night, and a huge demon wolf rushed over from the bushes, holding the buzzing Yuxi Sword in its mouth.
This is a spiritual level monster.
"It's a monster!"
When Leader Li saw this monster, he exclaimed. Just as he was about to tell everyone to run into the car, the sound of the sword being unsheathed instantly covered up the lingering sound of the wolf's howl.
Xia Qingyao and Li Zixiao took action at the same time, Wenqing Dao and Bingxuan Sword slashed across the night sky, glowing silver under the moonlight, and their sharp edges disappeared in a flash.
Bang!
The demon wolf fell to the ground, no longer alive.
The leaves are rustling low, and the bright moon in the sky lowers its eyes, quietly gazing at the earth.