135: Chapter 135 Sun Shao Ping

Chuyun Immortal Sect, Task Hall.

As the main channel for Sect Disciples to obtain Contribution Points, this place is crowded year-round.

The entire Task Hall is incredibly grand; rather than calling it a hall, it is more like an indoor plaza.

On the huge wall directly facing the entrance, dense rows of tasks are posted.

The top line reads: "As long as one can provide conclusive proof of killing Demon Court Disciples, one can exchange for a corresponding amount of Sect Contribution Points based on the opponent's Realm and status."

It also lists some verification methods, such as the corpses of Demon Court Disciples or recordings of the killing process; these are all acceptable.

Below that are various other tasks, such as going to a certain country to clear out Demon Court spies, or venturing deep into Demon Court territory to gather intelligence.

There are also some simple Sect chores, such as registering and keeping watch at the Preaching Hall, rotating shifts at the gates of Chuyun City, or maintaining Spirit Fields.

The difficulty is graded, catering to all levels of Disciples in the Immortal Sect, from the Outer Sect to the True Transmission; everyone can find a task here that suits them.

On the left wall of the Task Hall, there is an area where bounty orders are hung.

The Immortal Sect and the Demon Court have been at odds for a long time; the other side has a kill-on-sight list targeting the Prodigies of the Immortal Sect, and naturally, the Chuyun Immortal Sect has equivalent bounty orders.

At the very front of the list are not Seventh-tier Cultivators of the Heaven Rankings, but Eighth-tier Guiyi Realm ones.

Whether it is the Chuyun Immortal Sect or the Xuanye Demon Court, both possess a group of top Prodigies who, after breaking through to the Eighth-tier, do not participate in Sect management but continue to cultivate in seclusion.

These people have completely left the ranks of Disciples; the Immortal Sect calls them "Yunyin," while the corresponding top Prodigies of the Demon Court are given the name "Demon Seed."

Heaven Ranking Disciples still need to execute tasks or compete for rankings to earn Contribution Points for cultivation.

But the Yunyin and Demon Seeds truly enjoy the full cultivation resources of the Sect.

Spirit Gathering Arrays that reach their absorption limits, various Heaven And Earth Treasures, unlimited high-tier Medicinal Pills, and even personal instruction from God Realm experts.

And they only have one task: to break through to the Ninth-tier and achieve the God Realm.

These Demon Seeds were also active outside when they were at the Seventh-tier, just like the current Heaven Ranking Disciples, so the information of the vast majority of them is not top secret.

It is only after the thirtieth position on the bounty list that the information of Seventh-tier Demon Court Cultivators begins to appear.

Lin Qing's gaze swept over quickly; among them were many familiar faces, the very group that wanted to surround and kill him back in Great Qi.

Lin Qing silently noted down the information of these people, mainly their recent territories of appearance and activity trajectories.

For the next period, he plans to specifically hunt this group of Demon Court Cultivators, settling old scores while simultaneously earning massive Sect contributions.

It is not that he does not want to target the Eighth-tier Demon Seeds at the front of the list; it is mainly that these Demon Seeds and Yunyin are in seclusion deep within the Sect year-round. Even if he had absolute confidence in being able to kill them, he could not single-handedly break into the heart of the Demon Court.

After noting down the information, Lin Qing turned to leave. He did not intend to accept specific tasks; anyway, he could exchange the corpses of Demon Court Disciples for Contribution Points. Accepting tasks would only tie his hands.

Just as his foot was about to step over the threshold, a clear female voice came from behind:

"Lin Qing."

Lin Qing stopped and looked back in the direction the voice came from.

In the crowd, a tall, heroic woman in white walked over slowly. Her brows and eyes were sharp, her temperament was outstanding, and the spiritual power around her was restrained and mellow.

The woman spoke:

"Lin Qing, my name is Ling Shu, and I am currently fifth on the Heaven Rankings. I have accepted a team task with a few fellow Disciples. Would you like to join us?"

Lin Qing thought for a moment, but ultimately shook his head and politely declined.

It was not that he had a solitary personality, but rather that these people would indeed struggle to keep up with his pace, and teaming up would instead drag down his progress.

Seeing Lin Qing refuse, Ling Shu wanted to persuade him further, but Lin Qing cupped his hands first and said:

"Thank you for your kindness."

Then, without waiting for Ling Shu to speak, he turned and walked out of the Task Hall.

Just as he stepped out of the Task Hall gate, the communication token in his Storage Ring vibrated again. It was Sun Shaoping:

"Lin Qing, are you in the Sect? Can you do me a favor?"

A month had passed. Since settling the people from Luoxia Valley, Lin Qing had been running around on both ends and had never specifically asked about Sun Shaoping's recent situation, not even knowing where he lived in the Immortal Sect after breaking through to the Spirit Realm or how his cultivation was going.

"What favor? Where are you?"

A month later, Lin Qing still did not know where Sun Shaoping had moved after breaking through to the Spirit Realm, so the two agreed to meet at the restaurant in Yunji Market they had visited before.

After seeing Sun Shaoping, Lin Qing spoke directly:

"Go ahead, what is it?"

Sun Shaoping said somewhat embarrassedly:

"It's like this, I have a Formation Diagram in my hand, and I want to ask you to take action and help me set up a Formation."

"Since you have the Formation Diagram, why don't you set it up yourself?"

Sun Shaoping looked helpless:

"This Formation is of a high grade, and it needs to be set up on a jade pendant. It requires extremely high control of Divine Thought. Even my father probably couldn't do it, which is why I came to find you."

Lin Qing understood and nodded:

"Alright then, have the Materials been prepared?"

Sun Shaoping nodded in response:

"I started collecting them a month ago. Now everything is ready, just waiting for you to take action."

Lin Qing reached out his hand:

"Let me see the Formation Diagram."

Sun Shaoping took out a Jade Slip and handed it to Lin Qing. Lin Qing took the Jade Slip and probed it with his Divine Thought. The more he looked, the stranger his expression became.

This Formation's grade was not just "not low"; it was incredibly high. With his current attainments as an Eighth-tier Formation Master, he could not understand it at all.

Its level of detail and architectural hierarchy were significantly higher than the few Ninth-tier Formations he knew.

Although Formations have different difficulty levels due to different focuses, one cannot rashly judge a Formation's grade based solely on its difficulty to set up.

But space Formations have always been among the more difficult types of Formations of the same tier, and this was even more difficult than a Ninth-tier space Formation.

It was at least a Tenth-tier.

If this Formation of Sun Shaoping's was on the lower end of difficulty for its tier, then an Eleventh-tier was not impossible.

It seems Sun Shaoping is hiding some secrets. He might not know that Lin Qing is a Formation Master, or perhaps he knows he is a Formation Master but does not know that Lin Qing's Formation attainments have already reached the Eighth-tier, thus inadvertently exposing this terrifying Formation to Lin Qing.

But Lin Qing did not harbor any ill intentions toward Sun Shaoping. In the cultivation world, everyone has secrets, some big and some small. Sun Shaoping belonged to the big category, while he himself carried the shocking secrets of Transmigration and the System.

Collecting his thoughts, Lin Qing looked up at Sun Shaoping and sighed softly:

"The Materials for this Formation of yours are not cheap!"

Although according to Sun Shaoping, this Formation needed to be carved onto a jade pendant, the required spiritual Materials could be scaled down proportionally, some even the size of a grain of sand, but even so, it would likely cost hundreds of thousands.

Sun Shaoping gave a wry smile:

"It did cost quite a lot of Spirit Stones."

Lin Qing stood up and said:

"Let's go, come back to Juechen Island with me."

"This Formation of yours won't be finished in a short while."