Stay calm and don't be reckless.

The next day.

Falling Cloud Valley.

Medicine Garden.

The middle-aged deacon instructed Qi Yuan with a serious expression:

"Qi Da, from today onwards, you will be responsible for working in Elder Kang's Medicine Garden."

"If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask the Senior Brothers and sisters in the Medicine Garden. But remember to keep to your duties. You are not allowed to pick Spirit Medicines without permission; violators will be severely punished by the sect rules."

Qi Yuan hurriedly cupped his fists and replied:

"Thank you for the guidance, Deacon Senior Martial Uncle. This Disciple will definitely do his utmost."

He was quite satisfied with being assigned to the Medicine Garden; after all, it was a relatively quiet place.

Normally, no one was allowed to enter this place except for Elders and Disciples who came with tokens to request herbs.

He knew in his heart that the reason this good job had fallen into his lap was definitely thanks to that beautiful Eldest Senior Sister.

"Alright then, work hard here. If anything comes up, you can find me at the Outer Sect Deacon's Office."

The middle-aged deacon nodded, then said to a young male cultivator nearby wearing Outer Sect Disciple robes, "Nephew Liu, show him around the Medicine Garden to get him familiar with the environment. I'll head back first."

"Yes, Deacon Senior Martial Uncle."

The male cultivator surnamed Liu watched the middle-aged deacon leave, then spoke to Qi Yuan with a warm attitude:

"Junior Brother, my name is Liu Tie. I'm an Outer Sect Disciple responsible for guarding the Medicine Garden. Since you've just arrived, I'll take you for a tour of the place."

"Then thank you, Senior Brother Liu."

Qi Yuan spoke politely and followed the other into the Medicine Garden.

As they walked, Liu Tie said with a smile:

"To have Deacon Niu personally escort you here, it's clear that Junior Brother is highly valued in the Outer Sect. Your future is truly limitless."

Hearing this, Qi Yuan sneered inwardly. He knew that Liu Tie's words seemed like praise but were actually a way to probe his background.

If he chose to hide his light and act weak now, he feared that all the dirty and tiring work in the Medicine Garden would be assigned to him in the future.

Thinking of this, he smiled with feigned humility but spoke the truth:

"Senior Brother, you flatter me. Thanks to Elder Mo's favor, he specifically named me to help manage the Medicine Garden. It is truly a great honor."

"I am still feeling apprehensive and only hope to repay Elder Mo's kindness as soon as possible."

At a time like this, if one had a backer, one must admit it openly to save a lot of trouble in the future.

From Deacon Niu's words just now, he already knew that being assigned to the Medicine Garden was Elder Mo's intention.

Compared to Bai Xirou who was far away in the inner sect, a Golden Core Realm Elder who held the power of life and death over the entire Outer Sect was clearly more intimidating.

Anyway, he wasn't lying; he was just stating facts. Whatever the other person imagined after hearing it was none of his business.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Liu Tie's expression changed instantly. The way he looked at Qi Yuan became increasingly polite, even showing a faint trace of respect.

"It's good that Junior Brother Qi has such a heart. We are fellow Disciples, so if you need any help in the future, just speak up. This Senior Brother will definitely not refuse."

Falling Cloud Valley's Medicine Garden was adjacent to the back mountain and covered a vast area. Besides some utility and Outer Sect Disciples, there was also a Foundation Establishment Realm Inner Sect Disciple responsible for guarding it to prevent the Yao Beasts from the back mountain from intruding and damaging the Spirit Medicines.

Most of the Yao Beasts in the back mountain were deliberately raised by Falling Cloud Valley for the Disciples to practice on. Their Ranks were generally not high, mostly in the Qi Refining Realm, with very few Foundation Establishment Realm Yao Beasts.

"This Medicine Garden belongs to Elder Kang of the Pill Pavilion. He stays in seclusion for Alchemy all year round and doesn't concern himself with mundane affairs. If there's a shortage of herbs in the Pill Pavilion, he sends his Disciples to pick them."

"Also, remember never to approach that small building if there's no reason. Senior Sister Zhen of the inner sect hates being disturbed the most."

After the two of them walked around the Medicine Garden, Liu Tie brought him to the edge of a small spirit field.

"Junior Brother Qi, you'll be responsible for taking care of this patch of green leaf grass for now. You just need to sprinkle it with spirit water once every morning; the rest of the time can be used for cultivation."

This spirit field was about a hundred zhang in size, planted with an Alchemy material called green leaf grass. Its leaves were emerald green, shimmering with a crystal-clear luster.

Since there was a Spirit Spring not far from the field, watering the spirit field would take no more than half an hour. It was incredibly leisurely.

Qi Yuan was very satisfied with this arrangement; it meant he would have more time to carry out System missions.

Now that he was on the verge of forming a Nascent Soul, he was eager to test what kind of effect would occur if he broke through his Realm while in a state of continuous Epiphany.

Of course, this would require a large amount of Counterattack Points.

I hope this crappy System can stay steady and not be reckless... Qi Yuan thought silently.

Just like that, after finishing a day of dull and tedious work, he accidentally got lost on his way back to his residence and somehow ended up at the back mountain.

While no one was looking, he "accidentally" stepped on and killed a level eight Qi Refining Realm Red-Clawed Bear, and had a meal of roasted bear paws while he was at it.

"Ding! The Host has successfully hunted the first Qi Refining Realm Yao Beast of his life. Mission reward: 150 Counterattack Points, five High Grade spring return pills, 300 Low-Grade Spirit Stones..."

...Over the next few days, while Qi Yuan slacked off in the Medicine Garden, he transformed into a ruthless mission machine, grinding Counterattack Points like crazy.

"Ding! The Host has successfully collected the first hundred-year-old Heaven And Earth Treasure of his life. Mission reward: 150 Counterattack Points..."

"Ding! ...Successfully laid down the first Elementary Formation. Reward: 200 Counterattack Points..."

"Ding! ...Defeated a powerful enemy at the sixth level of Qi Refining and completed the first sparring match with a fellow Disciple. Reward: 300 Counterattack Points..."

"Ding! ...Successfully mastered the first Technique. Reward: 300 Counterattack Points..."

Along with the sounds of mission completion notifications, his Counterattack Points increased rapidly, soon breaking the three-thousand mark.

"Tongzi, what's wrong with you? Where's the new mission?"

Inside the wooden house, Qi Yuan looked at the empty mission panel before him, his expression very displeased.

"Refresh the missions quickly, I want to take a mission!"

He had just found a bit of pleasure in speed-running missions, and he didn't expect it to come to such a sudden halt. Usually, after an old mission was completed, the System would quickly refresh a new one, but this time there had been no movement for a long while.

"Ding! Please be patient, Host. The 'First Time' series of novice missions has officially ended. This System is automatically generating the next stage of missions for you."

"Tongzi, you're not pulling your weight."

Qi Yuan rolled his eyes and said with a face full of disdain.

It seemed he had exerted himself too much over the past few days and drained this dog system dry.

Wait!

Automatically generating?

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up. Could it be that his suffering had finally ended and the style of the upcoming System missions would become normal?

At this thought, he rubbed his hands impatiently and silently cheered on the System:

Tongzi, when you generate missions, you must open your eyes and look at this world. If you really change for the better, I promise I'll never scold you again!

After a while, the long-silent System panel finally showed movement, displaying a few lines of bright small text.

It's here!

Qi Yuan's spirits lifted, and he began to check with a face full of anticipation.

The next moment, his expression froze completely.

F*ck!!!