28: Hunting spirit beasts: a qualitative leap in refining and breaking through.

Jiang Yan turned around to see a pretty young girl smiling at him.

"I didn't expect Junior Brother to be an Outer Sect Disciple already. Congratulations," Jia Qian spoke again.

"Greetings, Senior Sister." Jiang Yan quickly cupped his fists and then pulled out the small pouch Jia Qian had given him earlier. "Senior Sister, please take this back."

Seeing the familiar pouch, Jia Qian smiled and waved her hand. "That's for you; consider it a thank you for your help back then."

Jiang Yan said awkwardly, "That help wasn't worth so many Spirit Stones. Senior Sister should take it back."

Seeing she couldn't refuse, Jia Qian helplessly took it back and asked with a smile, "Is Junior Brother planning to take on a mission?"

"Yes, it's my first time here, so I'm still a bit confused. I hope Senior Sister can explain a thing or two," Jiang Yan said truthfully with cupped fists.

"Then you've found the right person." Jia Qian was quite proud as she took out a Mission Token. "Take this one; it's for mountain patrol. It's much better than those missions for killing chickens and rabbits."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan was stunned. He didn't take the mountain patrol token but instead turned to look at the hanging hunting Mission Tokens.

At this moment, he seemed to understand something, but to confirm, he turned and asked Jia Qian, "Senior Sister, are these missions real? It's just that no one takes them, right?"

Jia Qian didn't understand the meaning behind Jiang Yan's words, but she still nodded.

After all, the missions were indeed real, and this was the Mission Hall; who would dare release fake missions?

Hearing the answer he wanted, Jiang Yan quickly bowed respectfully to Jia Qian. "Thank you for the explanation, Senior Sister. If there's anything I don't understand in the future, I hope Senior Sister can help me again."

Seeing Jiang Yan bow, Jia Qian said blankly, "Junior Brother, you don't need to be so polite. At most... I'll give you one more patrol token."

"No, no!" Jiang Yan waved his hand, his tone full of gratitude. "Senior Sister misunderstands. I'm not doing patrol missions; I'm doing these missions."

After Jiang Yan finished speaking, he directly took all the Grade C Spirit Beast hunting missions.

The nearby Disciples were all dumbfounded when they saw Jiang Yan's actions.

"Is this kid crazy?"

"I think he's lost his mind."

"Interesting. Even if it's hunting lower district Spirit Beasts, can he finish killing them all?"

"Alright, don't worry about him. In a while, new missions will be released."

Jia Qian stood dazed in place. She couldn't understand Jiang Yan's logic.

Even more so, she couldn't understand how Jiang Yan dared to take all the Spirit Beast hunting Mission Tokens at once.

Wasn't he afraid of being punished if the missions weren't completed?

"Hey, Junior Brother!" Jia Qian quickly chased after him.

"What is it, Senior Sister?" Jiang Yan asked with a puzzled look.

"What are you doing? No one is willing to do these missions; they're all waiting for the Mission Hall to forcibly dispatch Disciples. If you don't finish these missions, you'll be punished!" Jia Qian's expression was anxious.

In her eyes, Jiang Yan was challenging the Mission Hall's enforcement methods.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister." Jiang Yan stuffed the missions into his robe. "I know exactly what I'm doing."

After speaking, Jiang Yan turned and left the Mission Hall.

Looking at Jiang Yan's departing back, Jia Qian shook her head helplessly. She felt that either she was crazy, or Jiang Yan was.

Animal Rearing Chamber.

Jiang Yan threw the Mission Tokens onto the table. He needed to know which Spirit Beasts he had to hunt.

Seeing that Jiang Yan had only taken hunting missions, Li Yi was somewhat shocked.

He felt that his Disciple was definitely extraordinary and very suitable for the Blood Cloud Sect.

He hadn't even said anything, and this Disciple was already teaching him a lesson.

What a good Disciple!

After checking the missions, Jiang Yan categorized them, put away the Mission Tokens, and looked at Li Yi.

"Finished?" Li Yi asked.

"Yes." Jiang Yan nodded and then asked, "What does Revered Master plan to teach me today?"

"I won't teach you today. Go hunt the Spirit Beasts," Li Yi said, waving his hand.

Huh?

Jiang Yan was confused. He had come here to learn something, but his Revered Master was telling him to go hunt Spirit Beasts.

How could he have known that what Li Yi actually wanted to teach him today was to go to the Mission Hall and pick up Spirit Beast hunting missions?

"Really not teaching?" Jiang Yan asked to confirm.

"Really not! Go hunt Spirit Beasts. Once you've finished all the hunting missions released by the Mission Hall, I'll teach you then," Li Yi said.

Hearing this, Jiang Yan was overjoyed.

'This is like letting a monkey guard a peach orchard!'

Although he was happy inside, his expression remained very calm as he said, "Fine, since you said so, don't regret it!"

Li Yi waved his hand dismissively. Regret? How could he!

Spirit Beast Peak lower district.

As soon as Jiang Yan arrived, he began his chicken slaughtering activity.

Before, he had to find ways to kill chickens, but now, he could kill them openly.

As for killing a thousand Spirit Feather Chickens, in his view, it was just a piece of cake.

At this moment, by the entrance of the fodder room, two Utility Disciples looked at Jiang Yan in astonishment.

Originally, they thought this Senior Brother would just kill a few dozen and leave, but... a chicken butcher had arrived!

[Spirit Feather Chicken killed. Gained Experience: 50. Gained life span: 1 year. life span: 3 years]

[Current Experience: 100%]

[Level Up Successful]

[Current Experience: 0%]

[Sword-type Weapon LV3 (5798/10000)]

Hearing the long-awaited sound, Jiang Yan stopped his longsword, then lifted the fodder cart and began loading it skillfully.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother, let us do this." The two Utility Disciples quickly ran forward.

"It's fine, let's load it together. It's more efficient this way." Jiang Yan started loading the cart without a care.

The two Disciples were stunned for a moment before quickly loading the Spirit Feather Chickens onto the cart.

This was the first time they had met such a good Senior Brother; not only was he easy-going, but he was also willing to help them work.

"Which courtyard are you from?" Jiang Yan asked while loading the cart.

"The East Wing Courtyard," the taller Disciple said.

"Oh, so you're Steward Qian's people," Jiang Yan muttered.

The two chuckled and continued loading.

"What are your names?" Jiang Yan asked.

"I'm Guan He, and he's Ma Jun," the taller Disciple said.

Jiang Yan nodded and noted their names. After all, he was going to hunt many Spirit Beasts.

Seeing the three fodder carts were full, Jiang Yan said with satisfaction, "Alright, push them back to the fodder room, then bring the carts back."

"Senior Brother still wants to kill more?" Ma Jun asked in shock.

Jiang Yan casually flicked his longsword and said while killing chickens, "My mission for today is one thousand Spirit Feather Chickens. Tomorrow's mission is one thousand five hundred Spirit Fur Rabbits. The day after and the day after that, two thousand eight hundred Red Spirit Mice!"

Hearing this, Ma Jun and Guan He were dumbfounded.

This quantity... was Heaven-Defying!

This mission... was a punishment, right? balance

Jiang Yan didn't care about their expressions; he was now single-mindedly focused on slaughtering chickens.

Animal Rearing Chamber window.

Li Yi used a Spell to observe Jiang Yan.

He originally thought Jiang Yan would complain incessantly, but seeing that Jiang Yan was not only excited but killing with gusto, he felt a cold sweat break out.

"This Disciple... is he normal?"

Li Yi was somewhat hesitant now. He wanted to train Jiang Yan to be decisive in killing, to make him understand the dangers of the cultivation world, and even wanted him to go to the Blood Cloud Sect to refine something of his own.

But as he watched, he felt something wasn't quite right. Was it really okay for such a person to go to the Blood Cloud Sect?

Li Yi closed his eyes and withdrew the Spell.

He now really wanted to notify his Revered Master to come and observe his Disciple.

If there was a problem, it would certainly be in time to correct it now. After all, before a cultivator enters the Foundation Establishment Realm, any personality trait is malleable. Once it's not corrected, the sought-after Great Dao of Foundation Establishment would face a crisis.

Although entering the Foundation Establishment Realm wouldn't kill a person, quite a few people had gone mad due to the Heart Demon Dao.

Having thought it through, Li Yi no longer hesitated and immediately flew toward the peak.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yan had completely gone into a killing frenzy. Although the experience given was low, it added up.

His current experience was soaring, and the life span he plundered was comparable to a Golden Core expert, with his life span savings reaching two thousand five hundred.

Just as his longsword slashed down, that familiar notification box appeared again.

[Spirit Feather Chicken killed. Gained Experience: 50. Gained life span: 1 year. life span: 3 years]

[Current Experience: 100%]

[Level Up Successful]

[Current Experience: 0%]

[Sword-type Weapon LV3 (6215/10000)]

At the moment of leveling up, Jiang Yan suddenly felt a reaction in his blood and Qi, and his bones seemed to make a sound like popping beans.

'What's going on? Why does it feel like my strength is much greater than before?'

Jiang Yan lightly gripped his hand, feeling the power, and then suddenly clenched it.

*Boom!*

Instantly, it sounded as if the air itself had exploded.

'This is... a qualitative leap!'

'Has my body entered the Body Refining Realm?'