Shen Yuan Ring

"Two days ago, the Shi family was wiped out. Although the Shi family was an insignificant small family, they were still an affiliated force of our Ji family, which is why the family issued a mission to investigate the matter."

Wang Yueyue's expression also turned sour as she spoke, as if she had been frightened by the information about the mission.

"This Master Shi was a master of the Internal Organ Refinement Realm, but somehow his entire family was wiped out, and I heard that the deaths of these people were extremely gruesome."

"Terrifying? Was he dismembered?!"

"It wasn't dismemberment. All the cultivators had no external injuries, and they were killed by having their essence blood extracted. As for the other ordinary people, they were all killed in one blow. Isn't that terrifying!"

"Could it be their enemies? Malicious revenge? Otherwise, why would they be so cruel?"

"It's too early to draw conclusions. However, Shijiazhuang is, after all, a subordinate family of our Ji family. If this matter is not handled properly, it will have a significant impact on the reputation of our Ji family, and may even cause panic among other smaller families."

After Wang Yueyue finished speaking, she also felt helpless and worried.

Although the Ji family is one of the five major families in Daoshu City, they have only been in Daoshu City for a few decades, so their foundation is not yet solid. Now that this incident has occurred, it is inevitable that this matter will be taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives.

"Of course, the family also knows that this matter involves great risks, so they only gave everyone the task of investigation, and the final decision to take action will have to be made by the law enforcement team."

Ji Daoyi countered with, "What if we find the murderer ourselves and take care of him?"

"The points will be multiplied fivefold! But I advise you not to act on your own. I'm worried that this matter is not so simple. I'm afraid that this is the work of evil cultivators or a trap set by other powerful clans."

Ji Daoyi thought for a moment but didn't continue, instead asking about other tasks.

Wang Yueyue replied, "The other tasks are relatively simple. One is to clear out the pig demons. Dozens of pig demons have appeared in a village. They are not only ruining the crops in the fields, but also breaking into farmers' homes. Several people have already died from the pig demons. The other task is mainly for you: to refine pills."

Upon hearing the details of the two tasks, everyone was surprised. Apart from the pig demon task, it meant that they had no tasks to do this month.

"Ah, Sister Yueyue, we used to have so many missions involving combat, why are the missions so much easier this month?"

"Isn't this because you only have two months? In two months you will be competing for Qi Wei's inheritance. The family doesn't want you to make any mistakes in these two months, so starting this month, the training members' tasks will no longer focus on combat."

Ji Daoyi was not surprised by the family's arrangements, since the main reason they were able to participate in the inner court training was for the inheritance two months later.

Wang Yueyue knew their personalities, so she found out the inside story early on. If it were anyone else, with a simple task and lots of points, they would have jumped for joy long ago; who would care what the task was?

"That's good. You all have more time to cultivate these two months. Maybe you can all break through to the Tendon Refining Realm," Ji Daoyi said with a smile. "This pig demon mission is relatively simple. The four of you should have no problem with it, right?"

"Brother Dao, aren't you going? Are you abandoning us and going to go it alone? Waaaaah!"

When Ji Dao saw Xiao Hu starting to disgust him again, he kicked him away and said, "Get out of here. I have to refine the Five Organs Pills for you in advance so you can use them when you come back from your mission. And I can also complete the pill refining mission at the same time."

Wang Yueyue asked with a puzzled look, "Five Organs Pill? What is that? I've never heard of it."

"It is a pill that can assist in the cultivation of the Organ Refining Realm, and its medicinal effect is hundreds of times stronger than that of the Body Tempering Pill."

Wang Yueyue was speechless for a long time after hearing this, shocked. She never expected that Ji Daoyi would have such a pill.

Half a year ago, he had Ji Zihan exchange high-quality Body Tempering Pills for points, so the Inner Academy knew about his alchemy skills, which is why their group mission this time included alchemy.

In the alchemy room,

Ji Daoyi took out the fifty doses of Breakthrough Pills that had been delivered and couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed. He felt that the people in the inner courtyard had made him refine all the Breakthrough Pills.

"They're treating me like free labor." Ji Daoyi narrowed his eyes, then seemed to have figured out how to get some benefits. "Hmph, since you don't know how many I can refine in one batch, taking half of the Breakthrough Pills should be reasonable, right?"

Ji Daoyi spent five days refining pills this time, producing 450 high-grade breakthrough pills, but half of that amount naturally went into his pocket.

He also refined several hundred Five Organs Pills, which was enough for Ji Xiaohu and the others to use.

Two days ago, Ji Xiaohu and his three companions completed the boar demon mission and even brought back the corpse of the boar demon with the highest cultivation level, ostensibly as a reward for his hard work in alchemy.

Upon receiving the gift from the pig demon, Ji Daoyi only managed to utter one sentence: "Thank you so much! You even thought of your brother when you received something good!"

After Ji Xiaohu and the others went into seclusion to cultivate, Ji Daoyi went to find Wang Yueyue alone.

Ji Dao said directly, "Sister Yueyue, I want to go and see this mission in Shijiazhuang."

Wang Yueyue asked in surprise, "Didn't I tell you that you would get points whether you did this task or not? And other people can go, it doesn't matter if you're missing or there's no difference, why waste your cultivation time?"

“Sister Yueyue, if you hadn’t accepted this mission, it wouldn’t have mattered if I didn’t go. But since you accepted it, it means this mission is meant for me.” Ji Daoyi said with a smile, “Besides, you know that I am, after all, the young master of the family. How can I stand idly by when something damages the family’s reputation?”

"But Xiaohu and the others are in seclusion. Can you manage on your own?"

"That's why I'm here to collaborate with you, Sister Yueyue. What I need is for them to go into seclusion. That way, even if something unexpected happens, we can get out of there unscathed."

Ji Daoyi said confidently, "Below the Nascent Soul Realm, there might be someone who can kill me, but at least in Daoshu City, there shouldn't be anyone. Moreover, if I want to retreat, even someone in the early Nascent Soul Realm might not be able to stop me."

All this confidence stems from the "Limitless Blade Technique." He has condensed a hundred blade seals, and can use ninety of them. Although he can barely use a hundred blade seals, the consumption of Yuan energy is too great and it makes him vulnerable to dangerous situations.

Ji Daoyi estimated that he would need to break through to the Refining Meridian Realm to fully utilize all one hundred sword seals.

To shatter Ji Daoyi's unrealistic expectations, Wang Yueyue decided to test her skills against him. "Since you're so confident, I'll agree to go with you if you can hold your own against me. If you lose, you'll stay in the inner courtyard and cultivate."

"no problem!"

Five minutes later, Wang Yueyue was shocked to admit Ji Daoyi's strength. She hadn't expected that in less than a year, his combat power had become stronger than hers.

With Wang Yueyue's consent, Ji Daoyi smiled mysteriously and said, "Sister Yueyue, if we complete this task, I will give you a gift."

"what gift?"

"Secret."