There were many disciples gathered in the Hall of Merits. Some of them were alone, some were in pairs, and some were in groups. They found a place to stand and looked up at a huge light screen in the hall. Sometimes, they would lower their heads to check their disciple tokens. Groups of people were gathered together and discussing something in low voices.
There were many people in the hall. It wasn't quiet, but it wasn't noisy either because they all spoke in low voices.
This wasn't because the Hall of Merit forbade people from speaking loudly. In fact, accepting a sect mission was a very private and dangerous matter.
They said it was private because the fewer people who knew about it, the better. They said it was dangerous because they had to consider the danger of the mission itself and whether the enemies in the sect would ambush them during the mission.
Therefore, they did not dare to discuss it loudly in case others heard it and it reached the ears of their enemies.
As for those who said that they were gathering people to form a team to complete the mission, there was not a single one. No one was a fool. If they rashly went up to form a team with others, they would only be suspected of having ulterior motives.
Of course, even if he was lucky enough to find a teammate, he could not guarantee that his teammate did not have any ill intentions. After all, people were unpredictable.
Therefore, most of the people who teamed up to do the mission were familiar people. It was impossible for there to be strangers.
If there was no one he could trust, he could go on a mission alone, but the risk was higher.
On the screen of the Hall of Achievement, missions were refreshed in real time. The difficulty varied, but the missions that appeared in the inner sect weren't too difficult. The difficulty limit was at the mortal evolution state. There were even higher missions, but they were all prepared for core disciples.
"The ones above are not very suitable. They are either chasing evil wandering cultivators or tracking the traces of some mysterious force. With my current small body, it is not suitable for me to take risks. It was still more suitable for the missions issued by the mortal world's dynasties to suppress bandits or to capture pirates. This trip wasn't to earn merits, so it was better to be careful.”
As he thought about this, Zhuang Yan skipped the mission above and started from the bottom.
In Xian Tian Sect, sect merit points were a relatively common currency. It was similar to the currency issued by the mortal world. The sect guaranteed the reputation of the sect merit points. Therefore, to the disciples of Xian Tian Sect, sect merit points were a transaction equivalent that was recognized by everyone.
In addition, in addition to trading between disciples, one could also use merit points to exchange for items from the sect, just like in the Space-Time Island. They could even exchange for secret cultivation techniques that only the sect master could cultivate, but the price was very expensive.
This was the same principle as the various top-notch cultivation techniques that Zhuang Yan and the others had exchanged for on the isolated island.
However, although Xian Tian Sect could use their contribution points to exchange for secret techniques, it could only be exchanged at one time. It could not be exchanged in different levels like on the isolated island.
"The missions are all about the same. Just pick one.”
After browsing for about fifteen minutes, Zhuang Yan was too lazy to pick any more. He directly picked up the disciple token on his waist and connected it to the array of the Hall of Merit to accept a recovery mission.
This was a mission issued by the Ming Kingdom's imperial court. It was said that a divine thief with the name of Ghost Hand had stolen a precious treasure from the Ming Kingdom's imperial palace. At first, the imperial court of the country issued a bounty for the thief, but he still escaped.
After searching in many ways, they could not find any trace of the Ghost Hand. Therefore, the Ming Country reported the news to the Xian Tian Sect and the various major cultivation forces in Muzhou, hoping to use the power of the cultivation world to capture this thief.
The mission reward was to allow the faction that completed the mission to have priority in selecting disciples in the Ming Country for three consecutive years.
"This kind of reward is not very attractive to the disciples of our sect, but it is a very tempting condition for other sects. After all, not all sects are like the Xian Tian Sect who rules a state and is famous all over the world.
On the contrary, the smaller sects that lived in the shadows of the bigger sects like Xian Tian Sect were most worried about the end of their orthodoxy.”
Looking at the mission introduction, Zhuang Yan had already roughly figured out the key point. It was unlikely that he would meet a disciple of his own sect. In the end, he would probably compete with other small sects.
This kind of mission was very popular among small sects. At this moment, those sects who had received the news must have already sent their disciples to investigate this great thief.
Although the competition was a little intense, Zhuang Yan still accepted this mission. The main reason was that this mission was more open. There was no fixed mission location, so he did not have to worry about being ambushed near the mission target.
Furthermore, it would not be considered over until the Ghost Hand was caught by the Xiantian Sect or other forces. If he was lucky, he could stay outside for a long time.
Lastly, there were more forces participating in the mission. He could hide his tracks better by mixing in. Anyway, he did not care if he could complete the mission or not.
Considering these factors, this was the most suitable for Zhuang Yan's current situation.
"The most important thing is that if I catch that Ghost Hand without revealing any information, then the mission will always exist. I can hide outside as long as I want, and I don't have to worry about breaking the sect rules.”Zhuang Yan thought proudly.
After all, the sect rules of the Xian Tian Sect stipulated that disciples below the Yuan Transformation Stage were not allowed to leave the sect at will unless they obtained the permission of the sect. This permission was very flexible, such as this mission.
However, most missions had a drawback, which was the time limit.
For example, the mission to exterminate the bandits was given a month or more depending on the distance. If they did not return after the deadline, then the first thing they had to do was to go to the Law Enforcement Hall to report the reason for the delay and then undergo an investigation to determine if they had violated the sect rules. In short, there were many processes and it was very troublesome.
Therefore, this kind of tracking and arresting mission was very popular among those who wanted to leave the sect for a long time. This was because no one could say when they would find out about the tracking mission, which led to the fact that such missions usually had no time limit.
After accepting the mission, Zhuang Yan did not hesitate at all. He did not even return to his room and headed straight for the sect's exit, the Floating Immortal Bridge.
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On the other hand, Lu Huang, who had been injured by Qingyue and was in a sorry state, called Lu Mo over immediately after he returned to the Emerald Cloud Court and asked him to do everything he could to capture Zhuang Yan.
Although Lu Mo did not understand why Lu Huang, who had said before he left that he should not make a big fuss because of Zhuang Yan, suddenly changed his attitude.
However, seeing Lu Huang's sorry state, he must have changed his mind because of something that had infuriated him.
At first, he thought that Zhuang Yan had injured Young Master, but when he thought of his cultivation, he shook his head and denied it.
"He probably had a conflict with Zhuang Ling and seemed to have suffered a loss. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to vent his anger on her."
Thinking that he had guessed the answer, Lu Mo immediately left the Azure Cloud Court and went to the inner court to gather the Lu Clan's forces in the Xiantian Sect before passing on Lu Huang's order.
Although the Lu Clan was not an overlord force in Muzhou, it was still one of the top clans. In the Xian Tian Sect, many of their clansmen cultivated here.
Therefore, when the order was passed down, someone quickly reported that they saw Zhuang Yan go to the Achievement Hall, accept a mission from inside, and then head straight for the sect's exit.
After receiving the news, Lu Mo knew what Zhuang Yan was thinking. He did not dare to delay any longer and immediately sent someone to intercept the Floating Immortal Bridge. Then, he rushed back to the True Disciple Court to report to Lu Huang.
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