441: Keep a low profile, mission failed!

"If you hand it over to the Sect, the Sect will convert it all into points!"

Seeing that Su Ming had made up his mind, Elder Wang emphasized the Sect's rules once more.

"However, rest assured, the points exchanged will be ten percent more than the equivalent value!"

He paused, and that fawning smile appeared on his face again.

"This extra ten percent is the additional reward for your mission this time!"

Hearing this, Su Ming merely nodded indifferently.

Regarding this seemingly superior rule, he felt no ripples in his heart, and even felt a hint of disdain.

Because, from the very beginning, he never intended to hand over the immortal stone mine vein to the Sect, let alone exchange it for points.

The reason he chose this mission was entirely to openly head to the Qingming Mountains, hunt the Eerie Creature within, and earn tangible resources.

As for the mine vein itself, he would naturally keep it for himself.

His plan was to report the mission as a failure to the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect after hunting the Eerie Creature and looting resources, using the excuse of being unable to defeat the Immortal Lord level Eerie Creature.

In this way, he could cleverly dispel the Sect's attention regarding his excessive strength and avoid becoming an anomaly in the eyes of those old fellows.

Secondly, he could also use the cover of executing Sect missions to frantically hunt Eerie Creature and collect various resources on a large scale over these four-plus years.

Otherwise, with his current strength and style of conduct, if there were no reasonable explanation, he would sooner or later be highlighted by the Sect's high-level members. At that time, being tied up would be counterproductive.

Of course, Su Ming would not spend these four years entirely on missions. Now that Su Qingyuan had just experienced ripples in her heart because of his few words, he did not intend to take the initiative to find her in the short term. He needed to give Su Qingyuan some time to think.

After accepting the mission, Su Ming did not hesitate at all and left the Sect directly. His figure flashed, turning into a stream of light, and disappeared outside the mountain gate of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect.

A month later. In the depths of the Qingming Mountains. Su Ming finally arrived at the immortal stone mine vein in the depths of the Qingming Mountains. The mine vein before him was hidden in a valley. The air was filled with dense Immortal Qi.

Su Ming scanned the surroundings, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. He decisively took out the primordial chaos ancient lamp, and at the same time, a shimmering recording crystal was also held in his hand.

Immediately after, a slaughter quietly began. The light of the primordial chaos ancient lamp flickered in the dark valley. Each flicker was accompanied by a shrill scream and the death of an Eerie Creature.

The recording crystal in Su Ming's hand recorded every moment of him slaying Heavenly Immortal Level Aberrations. Those hideous monsters were as fragile as paper before him.

However, when he faced the Immortal Lord level Eerie Creature in the depths of the mine, the recording crystal in his hand was quietly put away. The light of the primordial chaos ancient lamp instantly intensified, completely enveloping the Immortal Lord level Eerie Creature. Immediately after, the power erupted from the primordial chaos ancient lamp was enough to tear the Void Realm. But all of this was not recorded.

Three days later, the battle in the valley completely subsided. Looking at the clean immortal stone mine vein before him, a barely perceptible arc curled at the corner of Su Ming's mouth. With a thought, the massive immortal stone mine vein instantly disappeared, being completely stored into his own Void Realm.

A month later. Nine Heavens Immortal Sect! Inside the Mission Hall! Su Ming's figure appeared in the hall again, different from his high spirits last time. He looked slightly tired at the moment, with a hint of unwillingness and helplessness between his brows.

He walked straight to the counter where Elder Wang was located, his tone carrying a bit of self-reproach. "Elder Wang, it is a pity, I failed this mission!"

"Sigh, I ultimately underestimated the Eerie Creature in the depths of the Qingming Mountains!" As soon as the words fell, Su Ming handed a recording crystal to Elder Wang.

"These are some of the Eerie Creature I killed; although I killed quite a few of those Heavenly Immortal Level Aberrations!" "But the immortal stone mine vein... I really could not bring it back." He sighed softly, as if feeling regretful for his own powerlessness.

Elder Wang took the recording crystal and probed it with his Divine Sense. When he saw the scene of Su Ming fighting bloody battles in the mountains, as well as those slain Heavenly Immortal Level Aberrations, although a look of regret appeared on his face, he thought it was all within reason.

After all, that was a mine vein with an Immortal Lord level Eerie Creature. That Su Ming could return alive and kill so many Heavenly Immortal Level Aberrations was enough to prove his strength and courage.

"Su Ming, you did your best." Elder Wang patted Su Ming's shoulder, his tone carrying a hint of comfort. "Being able to retreat unscathed from the hands of the Immortal Lord level Eerie Creature is already not easy."

He secretly rejoiced in his heart that although Su Ming failed to bring back the mine vein, he still managed to save his life. Otherwise, the Sect would have lost another Genius Disciple. As for the mine vein, although it was not brought back, objects are dead but people are alive; there will always be Disciples who can retrieve it in the future..

At the same time! The surrounding Disciples who were accepting missions saw this scene and began to whisper to each other.

"Su Ming really failed!" "Does this still need you to say? A Heavenly Immortal Realm daring to challenge an Immortal Lord Realm Eerie Creature, being able to return alive is already a miracle!" "Hmph, truly overestimating one's capabilities, thinking that just because one has a little strength, one can go and challenge across levels?"

The discussions rose and fell, almost all of them criticizing him. Su Ming took all of this into his eyes, and a barely perceptible arc curled at the corner of his mouth. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

"Thank you, Elder Wang, for your understanding." Su Ming cupped his hands and said, then turned around, preparing to leave the Mission Hall.

"Wait!" Elder Wang suddenly called out to him. "Su Ming, although the mine vein mission failed, these Heavenly Immortal Level Aberrations you killed can be exchanged for quite a few points!" Elder Wang said, quickly swiping on the stone tablet in front of him.

"Thank you, Elder Wang!" He knew that from this moment on, the Sect's attention to him would begin to decline.

After receiving the points, Su Ming did not stay in the Mission Hall for a moment. He turned and headed to the registration hall responsible for resource exchange.

In the registration hall, Su Ming did not hesitate at all. He exchanged all the points he had just received, as well as those he had previously accumulated, into Cultivation resources.

This huge amount of exchange left the Disciple in charge of registration dumbfounded. "Senior Brother Su... you are really in the posture of going into closed-door seclusion." The Disciple in charge could not help but sigh.

Su Ming just nodded slightly, without saying much. He put all the resources into the Void Realm, then turned around, his figure disappearing at the entrance of the registration hall.

This time, he did not delay any more time. After returning to his own Immortal Cave, Su Ming immediately activated the Immortal Cave's defensive array, completely isolating his aura.

He sat cross-legged on the futon, his gaze sweeping over the mountain-like resources in the Void Realm. "First, go into closed-door seclusion for three months, then go do missions!"