Customized tasks, right?

Seeing the expression of Ji Chan'er, who had been intimidated by him, Qi Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It worked!

He had just successfully cast himself into the image of a paranoid, arrogant madman with no weaknesses and a penchant for revenge, successfully making the other party feel she could not bring herself to "eat" him...

"Senior Sister Zhen?"

Qi Yuan called out tentatively, only to see Ji Chan'er suddenly snap back to reality, take a deep look at him, and say softly:

"Junior Brother Qi, Senior Sister is very satisfied with your answer. As long as you can stick to your original intention, your future will be boundless. It is getting late, and I should return."

Compared to before, her voice was indescribably soft and sweet, though not seductive, causing Qi Yuan's body to slightly stiffen.

Qi Yuan nodded and said politely:

"Take care, Senior Sister!"

After Ji Chan'er left, Qi Yuan wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh.

This woman is definitely up to no good!

Fortunately, I was smart enough this time; otherwise, I fear the Yang Qi I've accumulated over two lifetimes would not have been preserved.

Thanks to the dog system, my integrity and I have long since parted ways, so this bit of remaining chastity seems especially important.

I haven't even had the chance to find a peerless beauty to have a soul-stirring Dual Cultivation with; if I were to be harvested by such an ordinary-looking demoness, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Boys must protect themselves when they go out.

...

After leaving Qi Yuan's Immortal Cave, Ji Chan'er was still thinking about the meeting just now, her heart unable to calm down for a long time.

Not long ago, that man not only perfectly passed the "Three Questions for Demonic Sect Disciples" she had carefully prepared, but his performance even far exceeded the standard answers.

He is truly a natural-born Demonic Child, terrifyingly so!

Although his Spiritual Root Aptitude is a bit poor, that is not a big problem.

Compared to the upright, peaceful, and methodical Cultivation Techniques of the False Dao, the Yin Sha Sect's Cultivation Techniques have always been known for their rapid progress, ferocity, and dominance. As long as you don't practice yourself to death, you practice to the death. In comparison, they are more suitable for Cultivators with average Aptitude.

Moreover, the Yin Sha Sect has a vast foundation and possesses several secret methods that can allow a person to be reborn and forcibly improve their Spiritual Root Aptitude. Although these secret methods either have serious backlash or extremely high costs, as long as one has the ability, even trash with Four Spiritual Roots has the chance to become a Genius.

Thinking of this, Ji Chan'er narrowed her eyes and quickly made up her mind.

Such a figure is simply casting pearls before swine by staying in Falling Cloud Valley, a third-rate False Dao Sect. He is destined to only waste such stunning and peerless Heart-Nature.

Only the Yin Sha Sect is the stage where he can shine.

It is just that her main energy is currently on that ten-thousand-year Spirit Medicine, so she does not have much time to contact him for the time being. She will have to wait until she collects the Spirit Medicine before fully recruiting him.

...

"Look quickly, isn't that the Utility Disciple who eliminated all competitors in the Outer Sect Grand Competition, Qi Da?"

"It really is him! It was this Prodigy who turned the Outer Sect Grand Competition into a large-scale fraud scene. I was an eyewitness the whole time, and I was completely dumbfounded back then."

"Hey, last time I saw him, he was still at the fifth level of Qi Refining. How did he break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining so quickly?"

"Don't even think about it, he was rewarded with so many Qi Gathering Pills by the Sect. It is easy to pile up to the sixth level of Qi Refining using those Medicinal Pills."

"Tsk tsk tsk, this guy also has a Foundation Establishment Realm demon pet. He really has explosive luck; it is enviable..."

Qi Yuan had just arrived at the entrance of the Merit Assessment Pavilion when he immediately attracted the sidelong glances of the people around him, mixed with quite a bit of discussion.

Although his reputation in the Outer Sect is not very good now, and he has offended almost all Outer Sect Disciples, those qualified to come to the Merit Assessment Pavilion to receive Sect missions are all Inner Sect Disciples, so the gazes cast his way did not have much hostility, mostly curiosity and inquiry.

He automatically ignored the discussions of the people around him and went straight to the place where Sect missions were issued.

The Merit Assessment Pavilion is considered one of the departments with real power in Falling Cloud Valley, responsible for issuing Sect missions, assessing the cultivation progress of Disciples, and making corresponding rewards and punishments.

There are two types of Sect missions.

One is the publicly posted bounty mission, posted on the mission wall outside the Merit Assessment Pavilion, including but not limited to hunting down chaotic Yao Beasts, collecting Spirit Medicine, and exterminating evil Cultivators, which Inner Sect Disciples can voluntarily accept to obtain corresponding rewards.

The other is a mission directly assigned by the Sect to a certain Disciple. This type of mission is generally used to test newly promoted Inner Sect Disciples. The difficulty is not high, but the rewards are relatively high. For many Disciples, it is considered a beginner's welfare.

After completing these missions, one can obtain corresponding Merit Points as a reward.

Merit Points are hard currency in the Inner Sect. As long as you consume a certain number of Merit Points, you can exchange them for Spirit Stones, Cultivation Techniques, Medicinal Pills, Talismans, Magical Artifacts, and so on, in the Treasure Pavilion.

Of course, the Taixuan Holy Land also has a Mission Hall, and the Merit Points of the Taixuan Holy Land are even more precious. The things that can be exchanged far exceed small Sects like Falling Cloud Valley, and they are hard currency even in the outside world.

As a Dao Child of the Taixuan Holy Land, Qi Yuan will not do the missions within the Holy Land; on the contrary, he belongs to the class that issues missions to others.

In the Taixuan Holy Land, he can freely issue missions to Holy Land Disciples and set a certain number of Merit Points as rewards.

Soon, Qi Yuan came to a spacious book hall next to the Merit Assessment Pavilion, which is the place where the Sect assigns missions.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw a familiar figure sitting at the desk, looking at him with cold eyes. It was none other than Yin Hong, the Merit Assessment Pavilion Disciple he had seen not long ago.

Seeing Qi Yuan enter, a cold light flashed in Yin Hong's eyes. He expressionlessly pulled a Jade Slip from the table and said indifferently:

"Qi Da, this is your Sect mission this time. It must be completed within one month; otherwise, it will be automatically judged as a failure, and ten times the Merit Points will be deducted."

Qi Yuan took the Jade Slip and scanned it, and suddenly understood in his heart.

As expected, this is a mission "customized" for himself.

Although it looks like nothing on the surface, it actually hides malicious intent. He probably wants to take advantage of his low cultivation to kill him.

The mission location is Puzhou City, located outside Canglan Mountain. Since the beginning of the year, passing Cultivators have disappeared there from time to time. After the investigation yielded no results, the City Lord could only ask Falling Cloud Valley to solve this matter.

After receiving the request, the Merit Assessment Pavilion of Falling Cloud Valley issued this mission. Two Inner Sect Disciples who accepted the mission went to Puzhou City together, but they both disappeared again.

And his mission this time is to find the two missing fellow Disciples and find out the truth about the missing Cultivators.

Not to mention that the original three-month mission time was compressed to one month, this kind of mission to find missing persons looks extremely difficult.

Those two fellow Disciples who accepted the mission both had the cultivation of the Perfection of Qi Refining, yet they disappeared mysteriously. It is obvious that they are in great danger.

Yin Hong used his authority in the Merit Assessment Pavilion to let him, a sixth-level Qi Refining, accept this mission. It goes without saying what his intentions are.

Even more insidious is that the Wang family where Wang Luchuan is located is a local tyrant in Puzhou City. I heard that there is a Golden Core Old Ancestor sitting in the Wang family. It would be too easy to kill a "Qi Refining Realm ant," and he guarantees that no evidence will be left behind afterwards.

Although it is unlikely that the Wang family knows that Wang Luchuan's death has anything to do with him, they certainly would not mind killing the enemy of their direct descendant to vent their anger...

"Qi Da, if you are afraid, you can give up this mission. You only need to pay five thousand Merit Points as a fine."

Seeing Qi Yuan silent, Yin Hong showed an expression of having him figured out, his tone full of complacency, "Of course, there will be a new mission waiting for you to do next month. Believe me, that mission will be ten times harder than the one you are accepting now."

"Also, your current Merit Points are zero. After being fined five thousand Merit Points, you will owe the Sect five thousand Merit Points. If you cannot pay it back within the specified time, the consequences will be very serious!"