Chaos Spirit Field

Zhao Shanhe looked at the Shanhe Sword, with only the hilt remaining, and felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart. This sword was a gift from his aunt, and now it was in such a ruined state, it was a real pity.

Recalling the fierce battle with the foundation-building master just now, Zhao Shanhe secretly sighed: The foundation-building stage is indeed much stronger than the Qi-refining stage. When facing Ouyang Bufan, he only used the rudiments of sword intent to easily defeat him. This time, he almost capsized in the ditch when he used the sword intent, and he also paid the price of a mid-grade flying sword. He can't be so arrogant in the future.

Looking into Jia Renyi's eyes, still open in death, Zhao Shanhe couldn't help but feel a wave of sadness and regret. Once upon a time, he had become so indifferent to life. Recalling the last time he killed Zhang Jiutai, he felt so nauseous that he vomited. This time, after killing two people, he felt no discomfort at all. Perhaps, as they say, environment can change a person's character, but in this world of cannibalistic cultivation, being soft-hearted is courting death.

After a careful search, Zhao Shanhe discovered that the two enemies possessed only a mere hundred spirit stones. He couldn't help but curse, "What poor fellows! What a waste of my Mountain and River Sword!" He couldn't help but sigh, realizing that there weren't many kindhearted cultivators. From the very beginning, it seemed these two weren't genuinely seeking a trade, but rather harboring ulterior motives.

Zhao Shanhe performed a free ritual for them using fire magic, released Xiao Hei from his pet bag, and rode him back to the sect. Fortunately, Jia Renyi and Huang Shan died early, or they would have died with regrets. A character with a Foundation Establishment-level mount was not one they could afford to provoke.

The path to immortality is fraught with conflict, and a life-and-death struggle for that glimmer of hope is the norm. Zhao Shanhe returned to his residence to calm himself, then entered the Chaos Spiritual Field to begin a new round of cultivation. This was his true essence. After completing the cultivation, he had some free time and began clearing the contents of Jia Renyi and Huang Shan's storage bags, attempting to uncover their true identities.

Zhao Shanhe actually found the identities of the two. The Foundation Establishment cultivator was named Jia Renyi, and he was actually the head of the Huangshan Sect. The stall owner who had sold him the Falling Star Plate was named Huang Shan, the chief elder of the Huangshan Sect. It seemed like small sects were having a hard time, with even the headmaster resorting to robbery.

He found the notes of the Huangshan Sect's ancestor in Jia Renyi's storage bag, which explained the origins of the Falling Star Disk. He couldn't help but sigh, thinking that he was the villain. He didn't feel any guilt, and even if he could turn back time, he would still not show mercy.

The world of immortal cultivation is like this; it's either you die or I live. With the Mountain and River Sword destroyed, Zhao Shanhe's strength was at least halved. He couldn't unleash his sword intent with just his fingers, so he needed a weapon that was at least a spiritual-level flying sword, otherwise it wouldn't be worthy of his sword intent.

A spiritual weapon-level flying sword would cost at least tens of thousands of spirit stones, which Zhao Shanhe certainly couldn't afford. After much thought, he thought that among the people he knew, only the leader of the Qingniu Sect and Xiao Meir had the ability to do so. Tan Tai Mingyue could also afford it, so he couldn't just lie to the little girl.

While Zhao Shanhe was deep in thought, the warning array in his residence was triggered. Someone must be visiting. He walked to the door and saw that it was Luo Tianshuang. He said, "Sister Tianshuang, why are you here?"

Luo Tianshuang smiled sweetly, her tone filled with resentment, and she said, "Brother Shanhe, don't you want me to come?"

Zhao Shanhe quickly said, "Of course I welcome you. Let's go inside and talk."

Luo Tianshuang is the same age as Tan Tai Mingyue. She developed earlier and is much prettier in comparison. She is also more gentle and does not have the temper of a spoiled young lady, so she is naturally more likable. Zhao Shanhe is no exception and wants to have his cake and eat it too.

"Sister Tianshuang, what do you want from me?"

"Brother Shanhe, can't I come to see you if I'm fine?"

"Sister Tianshuang, you've been in the inner sect longer than me. How do the inner sect disciples earn spirit stones?"

"Brother Shanhe, you can go to the Mission Hall to accept missions. You can get contribution points by completing the missions. Contribution points can be exchanged for spirit stones, but most people use them to exchange for elixirs. It's a bit of a loss to exchange them for spirit stones."

"I see. I thought the mission was assigned."

"You're a true disciple, and you don't have any monthly tasks you have to complete. Unlike ordinary inner disciples like us, we have to work hard to complete a certain amount of tasks every month. I haven't been able to complete any tasks for several months in a row!"

Zhao Shanhe finally figured out the situation. It turned out that Luo Tianshuang came to him to ask for his help to complete the task.

"Sister Tianshuang, that's perfect. I haven't been to the Mission Hall yet. Why don't you take me there for a look?"

"Brother Shanhe, thank you so much!" Luo Tianshuang replied happily.

"Why are you being so polite to me? Let's go!" Zhao Shanhe and Luo Tianshuang headed to the mission hall together. Because Xiao Hei was so eye-catching, the moment they appeared, they unsurprisingly became the center of attention.

"Sister Tianshuang, how many tasks do you need to complete every month?" Zhao Shanhe asked curiously.

"One per month, but I have been in arrears for three months now, so I have to complete a total of five tasks." Luo Tianshuang said with some worry.

"Wait, Sister Tianshuang, why do I feel like there's something wrong with your algorithm?" Zhao Shanhe asked.

"If you fail to complete a task within one month, you will need to complete another one; if you fail to complete a sufficient number of tasks within half a year, you will be expelled from the inner gate. I was expelled from the inner gate for this reason before." Luo Tianshuang sighed softly.

"I didn't expect Ouyang Bufan would deliberately make things difficult for you." Zhao Shanhe said indignantly.

Luo Tianshuang said helplessly: "Someone is indeed targeting me, but I don't think it may be Ouyang Bufan."

Zhao Shanhe said, "Although Mingyue likes to play pranks, she is kind-hearted and would never do such a thing. If I had known, I would have chopped off Ouyang Bufan's head at the Asking Platform. Let me see if there are any quests available."

There's a large screen in the middle of the Mission Hall that displays the requirements and rewards for each mission. It looks quite clever. To accept a mission, simply tell the disciple in the Mission Hall the corresponding serial number, and they'll give you the corresponding information and register it.

Zhao Shanhe found many quests to find spiritual herbs. He had used the Chaos Spiritual Field to grow many unpopular spiritual herbs, which could be used. So he said, "Sister Tianshuang, please accept all quests 102-109."

Luo Tianshuang asked in confusion: "Brother Shanhe, the task of finding spiritual medicine is quite troublesome and a waste of time. It is better to take the task of hunting monsters."

"I happen to have those elixirs. Go get them."

Seeing Zhao Shanhe's determination, Luo Tianshuang accepted the entire task. The two of them arrived at the delivery point, where the sect's deacon was in charge. After all, verifying the quality of the delivered items and distributing the rewards were not tasks that disciples could handle.

Zhao Shanhe asked Luo Tianshuang to hand the badge to the deacon, and he began to take out spiritual herbs from the storage bag.

"Tiger-striped grass, horse-striped grass, wild spirit root! .... Deacon, the quality of my spiritual herbs is acceptable, right?"

"Zhao, the spiritual herbs you brought out all meet the requirements, totaling 100 contribution points. Bring me your badge and I'll allocate the contribution points to you."

Zhao Shanhe was somewhat dissatisfied with the deacon of the Mission Hall. He said, "Sir Deacon, this is the mission that Luo Tianshuang completed. Just give the contribution points to her. My godfather is the law enforcement elder. Do you need to ask him to reorganize the inner sect?"

"Junior Brother Zhao, please be so kind as not to trouble Elder Tantai."

"It'd better not happen again. The Sect Leader is my godfather, and he won't tolerate any injustice. You better take care of yourself."

"Thank you, Master Zhao, for your magnanimity. I won't do it again."