113: Chapter 113 Fully Ready to Go, Target Black Wind Mountain

"Good!"

Seeing Zhao Ruoan accept the mission so readily, Master Xuanyang and all the Elders wore relieved smiles.

"As expected of Junior Martial Uncle's Disciple, you truly have a strong sense of responsibility!" Master Xuanyang praised, clapping his hands. "This matter concerns our Sect's reputation and future Luck, so I leave it to you!"

"Sect Master is too polite." Zhao Ruoan waved his hand, then abruptly changed the subject, rubbing his fingers together as he said, "However, since this mission is so dangerous, going all by myself makes me feel a bit isolated and weak. Shouldn't the Sect provide me with some support?"

Master Xuanyang was slightly stunned upon hearing this, then let out a wry smile.

This brat really couldn't go three sentences without talking about benefits.

But he also knew that what Zhao Ruoan said made sense. This mission was no trivial matter; asking him to Face the elites of the entire Blood Fiend Sect all by himself was indeed a bit too much to ask.

"What kind of support do you want?" Master Xuanyang asked. "Personnel? Or a Magic Treasure?"

"Personnel won't be necessary; dragging along a group of dead weights would just be annoying." Zhao Ruoan shook his head. "My two little maidservants coming with me will be enough."

"As for a Magic Treasure..." He stroked his chin, pondering for a moment, then his eyes lit up as he looked at Master Xuanyang. "Sect Master, I heard that in our Sect's treasure vault, there is a special treasure used exclusively for probing and shattering Restrictions called the 'Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle'. May I borrow it for a use?"

"Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle?!"

Hearing this name, the expressions of all the Elders present changed drastically.

The Disciplinary Elder stepped forward directly and objected, "No! Sect Master! That Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle is the supreme treasure of the Sect, a Dao Artifact personally refined by our Founding Ancestral Master back then! Its power is boundless and it is immensely precious! How can it be casually lent to a Disciple to bring down the mountain? If anything goes wrong, how can the likes of us answer to the Ancestral Master!"

"Indeed, Sect Master, this absolutely cannot be done!" Several other Elders chimed in one after another.

A Dao Artifact was an existence that surpassed Spiritual Artifacts. The entire Qingxuan Sect only had a mere handful of them, all kept as foundational treasures of the Sect and rarely ever used.

Master Xuanyang also showed a troubled expression.

He hadn't expected Zhao Ruoan's appetite to be so large, asking to borrow a Dao Artifact right off the bat.

"Ahem, Ruoan." Master Xuanyang gave two dry coughs and said tactfully, "That Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle is indeed our Sect's supreme treasure, and it cannot be mobilized unless the Sect is facing a life-or-death crisis. Look, how about changing it to something else? Pick any High Grade Spiritual Artifact you want, ten or eight pieces won't be a problem!"

"No room for negotiation?" Zhao Ruoan raised an eyebrow. "Then forget it. Whoever wants to go on this mission can go; I'm not going anymore anyway."

As he spoke, he stood right up from his chair, making a motion to walk outside.

Are you kidding? The reason he accepted this mission was half for trials and treasure hunting, and the other half was because he had his eyes on this "Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle".

The outer perimeter of the Heavenly Thunder Immortal Cave had powerful lightning Restrictions. Without a handy Magic Treasure to break Restrictions, relying solely on brute force, even he would probably have to go through a lot of trouble.

This Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle was simply tailor-made for this mission!

"Hey, don't, don't, don't! Ruoan, we can talk things over!"

Seeing that he was about to quit, Master Xuanyang instantly panicked and hurriedly got up to stop him.

Right now, among the younger generation of the entire Sect, Zhao Ruoan was the only one with the ability and courage to execute this mission.

If he didn't go, were they going to send old fellows like themselves out in person?

That would be way too degrading.

"Sect Master, it's not that I won't give you Face." Zhao Ruoan spread his hands. "The mission target is an ancient ruin; heaven knows what ghost Restrictions are inside. Without the Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle, I can't even get in, so how am I supposed to fight that Li Jiuyou? When the mission fails by then, it'll be the entire Qingxuan Sect's Face that gets lost."

"This..." Master Xuanyang was left speechless by his words.

He knew that what Zhao Ruoan said was a fact.

"However, that Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle is after all..." The Disciplinary Elder still wanted to persuade otherwise.

"There are no ifs or buts!" Master Xuanyang gritted his teeth and made up his mind. "No matter how precious a treasure is, it's dead! Ruoan is a once-in-ten-thousand-years Qilin child of our Qingxuan Sect and the future of the Sect! His safety is a hundred times more important than a Dao Artifact!"

He turned his head to look at Zhao Ruoan and said solemnly, "Fine! I'll lend you the Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle! But you must promise me that after completing the mission, you must bring it back to the Sect completely undamaged!"

"Deal!" Zhao Ruoan's Face immediately blossomed with joy.

"Chu Tianhe!" Master Xuanyang shouted toward Chu Tianhe outside the hall, "Take my token, go to the treasure vault, retrieve the Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle, and hand it to Junior Martial Nephew Zhao!"

"Understood, Sect Master!" Chu Tianhe acknowledged the order and left.

Soon, a palm-sized, entirely silvery-white, shuttle-shaped exquisite Magic Treasure was delivered into Zhao Ruoan's hands.

Zhao Ruoan held it in his hand and played with it for a moment, only to feel a profound and mysterious spatial force emanating from the divine shuttle. Probing into it with his Divine Sense, he could sense the extremely terrifying realm-breaking energy contained within.

"Good stuff!" He put away the Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle with satisfaction.

"Aside from the Realm-Breaking Divine Shuttle, the Sect will also provide you with the most detailed map of the Black Wind Mountain Range, as well as all intelligence regarding the Blood Fiend Sect and Li Jiuyou." Master Xuanyang continued, "In addition, in the name of the Sect Master, I specially approve one hundred thousand contribution points for you, which you can use to freely exchange for Medicinal Pills and Talismans within the Sect as supplies for this trip."

"Sect Master is magnanimous!" Zhao Ruoan gave Master Xuanyang a thumbs-up.

Although this old man was a bit stingy, he was quite sensible at critical moments.

Having obtained what he wanted and extorted a good deal, Zhao Ruoan was in a great mood. After bidding farewell to Master Xuanyang and the several Elders, he left the Main Peak hall.

He didn't set off immediately; instead, he first made a trip to Zongwu Hall.

Using the one hundred thousand contribution points he had just acquired, he exchanged for a huge pile of Medicinal Pills for healing, detoxifying, and recovering spiritual Qi, as well as High Grade Talismans for various attacks, defenses, and escapes.

Anyway, the contribution points were obtained for free; it would be a waste not to use them.

After stuffing his sumeru ring to the brim, he then returned to Qinghan Peak with satisfaction.

In the courtyard, Qiuyin and Xiamo had already received the news that their young Revered Master was about to take them down the mountain for trials. The two little maidservants were so excited that they had long ago packed their small bundles neatly and properly.

"Young Revered Master, we are all ready! When are we leaving?" Xiamo asked with an expectant look.

"No rush, wait for me to bid farewell to Revered Master."

As Zhao Ruoan spoke, he walked into the main hall.

Yun Qinghan was still dressed in white, standing quietly by the window, as if she had been waiting for him all along.

"Decided?" She didn't turn back, asking with a cold, clear voice.

"Mhm, decided." Zhao Ruoan nodded. "I'm going to the Black Wind Mountain Range to meet that young Sect Master of the Blood Fiend Sect."

"Li Jiuyou... I've heard of him." Yun Qinghan slowly turned around, looking at him. "The 《Blood Scripture》 he Cultivates is an ancient Demonic Technique, extremely domineering, and coupled with his innate demonic body, within the same realm, he rarely has any opponents. When you Face him, what percentage of a chance of winning do you have?"

"Chance of winning?" Zhao Ruoan grinned, revealing a row of white teeth, his eyes filled with powerful confidence. "Revered Master, do you think he can survive even a few moves in the hands of this Disciple of yours?"

Looking at his confident and flamboyant appearance, a hint of a smile also surfaced in Yun Qinghan's cold, clear eyes.

She liked this fearless drive of her Disciple.

"Go." She didn't say anything more; with a mere wave of her jade hand, a gentle white light merged into the center of Zhao Ruoan's brows.

"This is the unique breath-concealing technique of my Qinghan lineage, which can perfectly hide your cultivation and aura. Below the Peak of the Divine Soul Realm, no one can see through your true depth. Going down the mountain this time, human hearts are treacherous; having one more trump card is always good."

Feeling the extra set of incantations in his mind, Zhao Ruoan felt a warmth in his heart once again.

"Thank you, Revered Master!"

"Go, return early." Yun Qinghan waved her hand, turning back around to look at the sea of clouds outside the window.

Facing her back, Zhao Ruoan bowed respectfully in a deep salute.

Then, he turned around and strode out of the main hall.

"Qiuyin! Xiamo! Let's go!"

"Coming!"

In the courtyard, the two little maidservants cheered and, like two little swallows, quickly followed his footsteps.

The three of them transformed into three streaks of light, soaring into the sky. Under the gaze of countless Disciples of Qinghan Peak, they flew toward the outside of the mountain gate without looking back.

A journey that was about to stir up the winds and clouds of the entire Cang Prefecture thus kicked off its curtain.