My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

Before Cixi Daozun Gu Liuzhi ascended to immortality, Qi Huixian became famous at the Dao Discussion Conference with his "Dust and Snow Ode" and earned the title of Yu Chen.

Ji Daoyun broke off a bamboo branch and made it into a Confucian sword at a Daoist forum a hundred years ago. He won thirty-eight consecutive matches, which made him a popular topic of conversation and he became widely known as the Jade Lord.

In the cultivation world, beautiful people are called fairies, regardless of gender, while those of high moral character and prestige are called true people.

Because Ji Daoyun has frequently descended the mountain to travel and save lives over the years, he is now known as the Jade Lord Immortal by the people of the world.

If he were to become a highly skilled cultivator like his master, possessing not only profound cultivation but also a unique understanding of Daoist arts, and thus become one of the few powerful cultivators in the Canglan Realm, he might also be able to obtain titles such as Dao Venerable, Confucian Venerable, and Sword Venerable.

Ji Daoyun has been traveling down the mountain for six years now, and during this time he has only been in contact with Qi Huixian and the two sect leaders.

"You asked about Junior Uncle, do you know he'll be back soon?"

Bai Jing said with a smile, "Junior Uncle is an exceptionally kind and approachable person. No disciple doesn't feel like they're basking in a spring breeze when they're with him."

Ruan Chayan asked in surprise, "You said Junior Uncle is coming back soon? Is that true?"

Bai Jing said mysteriously, "It's true. Although I only heard about it, the news came from the Taoist boy guarding the Xunyu Hall, so I guarantee it's true."

Ruan Chayan smiled and nodded, thinking to herself that this system task was quite ethical, not so perverted as to ask her and Luo Hanying to go out and find someone.

As evening fell, Ruan and Luo met at Ruan Chayan's cave. Ruan Chayan shared information about Ji Daoyun, and Luo Hanying said that what she had heard was almost identical to what Ruan Chayan had said.

Ji Daoyun is highly praised within the Shiren Sect.

"I've found out about the Lu family's affairs."

Luo Hanying explained in detail, "As we all know, the spiritual energy in the Central Plains is scarce, and it is a place where mortals live and multiply. However, the border between the cultivation world and the Central Plains is occupied by cultivation families."

The Lu family of Jinwu is located in the northeast of Nan Yue Shenzhou, south of Hengshui, which is the place where the golden-leafed parasol tree is produced. The Lu family started by selling the golden-leafed parasol tree, and the main family is located in a place called Jinwu County, which is why they got the prefix Jinwu.

That flamboyant Lu Xizhou is none other than the fourth son of the Jinwu Lu family.

Luo Hanying brought up the system map and pointed to the glowing dots on it, saying, "Yenan Town in Anxing County is located in Luanyang Prefecture, in the due north direction of Nan Yue Shenzhou, and is also at the junction of the cultivation world and the mortal world."

Jin Si poked Hua Jiao's stomach and asked casually, "What are you two studying? I don't understand what you're gesturing about?"

Ruan Chayan had spent a few days with Jin Si and knew his temperament, so she said, "Adults should not meddle in children's affairs."

Her fingertips traced across the map projection. [“We don’t know when Ji Daoyun will return. This place is only two prefectures away from Jinwu County, but we don’t know what excuse we’ll have to go. I think we should split up and have one of us go first.”]

Luo Hanying hesitated before speaking, "You mean..."

"The system didn't say we both had to go to Ye Nan Town."

Ruan Chayan winked mischievously. [“Then we can spare the energy to handle several tasks at the same time.”]

Luo Hanying understood Ruan Chayan's thoughts: "If that's the case, then I'll go to Hongyan Hall to see if there are any missions there. I'll go out for a bit."

Sect Leader Hua wants you to stay within the sect. Wait here for Ji Daoyun to return and see if you can strike up a conversation with him so you can go to the Jinwu Lu family together.

Ruan Chayan shook her head: "No, no, I want to go by myself. You stay in the sect."

She glanced at Jin Si and then said, "I already have the cultivation of the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, and now I have Hua Jiao and Jin Si to accompany me. I am more suitable to act alone than you."

I will speak to Master Hua and persuade him to keep you as a backup option.

Even though you are only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core Realm now, what you have realized is very powerful. I only have my current cultivation level because I exploited a loophole in the cultivation technique and thanks to Jin Si.

Therefore, you are not much worse than me, and you are also suitable to be entrusted with important responsibilities by the sect.

Luo Hanying disagreed with her idea: "Will that work? Sect Leader Hua wouldn't agree, would he?"

I think he wasn't really interested in you; he was interested in Kim Si.

If you told him you were going to take Jin Si out alone, do you think he would feel at ease?

"Jin Si is a ferocious beast. Now that it is within the sect, it has you as its master and Yu Chen Dao Zun as its master, so they feel at ease letting Jin Si roam freely."

"Do you think they'll believe you can control Jin Si once you leave Yu Chen's jurisdiction?"

Ruan Chayan knew that Luo Hanying's words made sense, and she said worriedly, "Where there's a will, there's a way. We should at least give it a try."

The one-month countdown has begun, and we don't know if any unexpected events will occur on the road that will delay us. We can't wait much longer.

Luo Hanying knew that once Ruan Chayan made a decision, she would definitely give it a try.

No matter how Luo Hanying tried to persuade Ruan Chayan, she was stuck in her own thoughts and wouldn't listen to her. So she compromised and said, "Then go talk to Headmaster Hua first thing tomorrow morning, and let's make preparations as soon as possible."

Ruan Chayan waved her hand to put away the map and gestured for Luo Hanying to sit down with her: "Come here, let's make a list and think about what we need to prepare when we go out. You can go out and buy it first thing tomorrow morning."

*

The next morning, Ruan Chayan went to see Hua Shiqing, but when the young Daoist allowed her to enter, Qi Huixian and Li Shuhe were both there, and there was also a tall young male cultivator in the hall.

The young man wore a gradient-colored Taoist robe with gray sleeves and black back, carried an ancient black broadsword on his back, had his hair tied up with a jade crown, had fair skin, elegant features, and bright red lips.

He exuded an aura that was both gentle and subtly aloof, with a touch of compassion in his kind eyes.

"So, Yu Chen needs to go to the location marked by Xiao Ji."

Li Shuhe and Hua Shiqing discussed, "Keeping those strange things around will only bring disaster to the people; we cannot sit idly by."

Hua Shiqing slowly said, "That's true, but the Southern Yue Divine Continent is not peaceful right now. Perhaps we should leave Yu Chen behind to deal with the situation."

We have already dispatched many elders and disciples to save the world without regard for the consequences. If we can't even protect our own sect now, then we..."

Li Shuhe interrupted Hua Shiqing disapprovingly: "Senior brother, you can't think like that."

I know you're worried about the sect, but with so many elders and disciples in the entire sect, surely we can handle an enemy attack?

We should emerge in times of prosperity and enter into times of chaos.

"It's true that the Shiren Sect is Master's life's work, but I think he wouldn't want to see us sacrifice others' lives to protect the sect."