Chapter 2: This Place is Haunted by Daoists, Even Ghost Kings Tremble!
Nine years ago.
Luo Binglan cast a hexagram on Spirit Turtle Peak, then ran excitedly to the Eastern Sea Demon Island, saying she was going to find some super great opportunity.
As a result, she plunged headfirst into the demon race's main camp, surrounded by over a dozen Manifesting Saint stage old demons.
That battle was tragically brutal.
The so-called "undefeated among her generation" Spirit Turtle Peak female tyrant was beaten half to death, nearly exhausting all her lifespan, and only managed to fight her way out with her life.
After returning.
She plunged headfirst into a coffin, burying herself in the ancestral graveyard behind Spirit Turtle Peak, sleeping to heal her wounds.
Since then.
No one has seen Luo Binglan appear again.
Even Wang Xiu could only chat with his cheap master a few times each year during the Qingming Festival when burning paper.
Normally, he was like an orphan, completely unable to contact her.
Regarding this.
Countless people clapped and... mourned.
This also made the Divination Branch's reputation even worse than before.
This branch.
When ruthless, they even harm themselves!
...
Bearing the title of "Divination Branch True Disciple Eldest Senior Brother," Wang Xiu's treatment in the Three Pure Immortal Sect can be imagined.
Neither father nor grandmother loves him.
Besides receiving a monthly spirit stone subsidy, other guidance and treatment that true disciples should receive were almost completely absent.
After all.
You cannot dig up your cheap master from the ancestral grave every time you encounter a bottleneck in cultivation!
That would be a bit too presumptuous.
In this "orphan-style" complete free-range upbringing, Wang Xiu reached the advanced age of 15 with cultivation only at Qi Refining Seventh Heaven.
Among the true disciples of the Three Pure Immortal Sect, he was considered bottom of the barrel.
Fortunately.
Half a month ago, Wang Xiu bound with a system.
After the system bound, as long as he heard someone bragging nearby, he could directly obtain various rewards and continuously improve his cultivation strength.
Look at this.
In just half a month, Wang Xiu rose from Qi Refining Seventh Heaven to Foundation Establishment Second Heaven.
You could say.
This breakthrough speed, even looking at the entire Three Pure Immortal Sect, and even the entire cultivation world.
Is quite explosive!
...
Buzz~!
Just as Wang Xiu consolidated his cultivation and prepared to continue shopping for bragging points, the transmission jade talisman at his waist vibrated.
Activate!
Wang Xiu takes off the transmission jade talisman and casts a spell.
Instantly.
A clear light shoots out from the jade talisman, transforming into a half-foot square mysterious light mirror in front of Wang Xiu.
In the mysterious light mirror, a woman with a cold temperament says helplessly: "Junior Brother Wang Xiu, if you do not return to the mountain, you will be judged as failing your mission."
For eight hundred years.
The world has not been peaceful. The righteous path and demonic cultivators are constantly fighting and killing. In places far from the influence of immortal sects, massacres of cities and clans often occur.
The Three Pure Immortal Sect stands in Lujiang County, Nanzhou, following the path of carrying swords to save the common people, and eliminating evil completely.
Even with severe damage, they remain unwavering.
This belief makes the Three Pure Immortal Sect hated and targeted by countless evil demons.
For hundreds of years, countless Three Pure Immortal Sect disciples have suffered evil demon attacks and retaliation when going down the mountain for training.
Therefore.
Whenever Three Pure Immortal Sect disciples go down the mountain for training, they basically travel in groups, and after completing missions, they are required to return to the mountain as soon as possible to avoid danger.
However.
As the "orphan contestant" of Spirit Turtle Peak Divination Branch, Wang Xiu could not possibly carry his master's coffin down the mountain.
Furthermore.
Disciples from other branches also keep their distance from the Divination Branch, completely unwilling to communicate with them, let alone travel with Wang Xiu.
Therefore.
In order to hear others bragging, Wang Xiu could only go down the mountain alone to grind points.
The training range also dared not go too far from the immortal sect.
Basically in towns near the immortal sect.
No matter how rampant demons and evil spirits are, they absolutely dare not act recklessly in these towns.
After all.
After large-scale destruction of spirit stone mines, the elders and disciples of the Three Pure Immortal Sect are almost going crazy from poverty.
One spirit stone must be split into two halves to spend!
Seeing demons and evil spirits is like seeing walking bounties, spirit stones, and sect contribution points, their eyes glowing green as they charge forward howling.
In this place haunted by Daoists.
Even Ghost Kings tremble!
Activate~!
Hanging up the mysterious light mirror, Wang Xiu pinches a spell with his hand, and a green light shoots out from his sleeve.
Transforming into a palm-sized turtle shell, spinning rapidly in front of him. As it spins, its volume quickly increases within a few breaths, becoming millstone-sized in the blink of an eye.
Wang Xiu leaps up and sits on this turtle shell.
Whoosh~!
The next second.
This turtle shell shoots up into the sky, turning into a green light streaking across the heavens, so fast that people cannot even see the afterimage.
Xuanwu Mirror!
A protective magical artifact left by his cheap master before burial, although only top-grade magical artifact level, its flying speed is comparable to many spirit artifacts.
Low spiritual energy consumption, absolutely the best choice for home travel and mountain training.
...
Half an incense stick later.
Wang Xiu's turtle shell stops in front of the Mission Hall, the most bustling place in the entire Three Pure Immortal Sect with countless people flowing through daily.
"Sister Qingyu, I am here to submit my mission."
Wang Xiu walks to the mission counter, smiling as he takes out a mission scroll and an exquisite jade box: "Sister, this is something I found down the mountain, not worth much money."
"But you will definitely look especially beautiful wearing it, absolutely stunning!"
Saying this.
He opens the jade box, inside are several exquisite jade hairpins, rouge, jade pestles and such, with no spiritual energy fluctuations, indeed not high value for cultivators.
However.
The design of these accessories is indeed exquisite, looking like they were carefully selected.
"Only your mouth is sweet!"
"Who knows how many ignorant young girls you have deceived out there~"
True disciple Xiao Qingyu covers her mouth and laughs lightly, looking at this junior brother who is only 15 years old but has already been rated as number one in appearance among true disciples by countless senior sisters.
Feeling both pleased and annoyed.
According to Mission Hall rules, when true disciples take missions at the Mission Hall, they must be received by Xiao Qingyu who is also a true disciple.
But this guy Wang Xiu, as a true disciple, what kind of missions does he take all day?
Helping the Zhang family with feng shui?
Helping the Li family with funeral rites?
Helping the Liu family calculate marriage compatibility?
Helping the Zhao family read birth charts?
...
Although in recent centuries, the sect has been in financial difficulty.
The sect master called for: self-sufficiency, prosperity through diligence.
Making money is nothing to be ashamed of.
Even funeral services, feng shui, marriage, and sacrifices that were previously looked down upon are now accepted without refusal.
Even.
If you offer a high enough price, having a group of Three Pure Daoists flying on swords to liven up your wedding, with Five Element Divine Thunder as fireworks, is not impossible.
But.
Do these missions really need a true disciple like you to do? Would not sending one or two registered disciples from the sect be enough?
As a prestigious Three Pure true disciple, should not you at least capture demons and subdue monsters?
Reading feng shui and birth charts.
Not only lowers the prestige of Three Pure Immortal Sect true disciples but also seriously lowers the bragging price!
Moreover.
Every time he completes a mission, Wang Xiu dawdles down the mountain, returning to the sect late.
Sometimes if Xiao Qingyu does not send a transmission reminder, he directly drags it until the mission is overdue!
Goodness gracious.
It is fine if he himself does not get rewards, but Xiao Qingyu is also affected.
After all.
As the mission issuer, giving suitable missions to suitable disciples.
This is also Xiao Qingyu's responsibility.
Every mission failure affects Xiao Qingyu's record.
If it fails due to mission difficulty or accidents, that is one thing, but Wang Xiu goes down the mountain to read someone's birth chart or look at feng shui.
This kind of mission failing due to being overdue...
Simply ridiculous!
Xiao Qingyu seriously suspects that this guy's purpose for going down the mountain is fake, purely because he finds the mountain boring and wants to indulge in the colorful world.
After all.
As everyone knows, the Three Pure Immortal Sect provides monthly subsidies to all branches.
Although Spirit Turtle Peak's subsidy is minimal, only 100 spirit stones per month, about 10 taels in weight, the Divination Branch only has him alone.
This kid.
Every month without doing anything, he can get 10 taels of spirit stones, easily exchanging for 100 taels of gold, 1000 taels of silver, you could say he is rolling in wealth.
If he really gives up on himself, it is enough to live happily down the mountain for a lifetime.
After several overdue incidents.
The prestigious true disciple Xiao Qingyu has developed a habit.
That is to check Wang Xiu's mission time before work every day, and if it is about to be overdue, directly send a transmission message.
Urging him to return to the mountain to submit his mission.
Goodness gracious.
Her mother urging her father to come home and pay the grain tax was not even this diligent!
"Senior Sister."
Wang Xiu grins: "Are there any more missions in nearby towns? Preferably feng shui, grave relocation, birth chart reading and such, I am more interested in these."
Interested?
Xiao Qingyu rolls her beautiful eyes: "There are missions, but for the next two days, you cannot go down the mountain."
Wang Xiu is stunned: "Why?"
Xiao Qingyu says playfully: "The triennial disciple recruitment conference, all major branches must set up flags at Qiudao Peak to recruit students. The Divination Branch only has you as a single seedling, if not you then who?"
Recruitment conference?
Hearing these four words, Wang Xiu's face collapses: "Can I not go?"
The triennial recruitment conference, Wang Xiu has represented the Divination Branch to recruit since he was 6 years old, but after three years another three years, after three years another three years.
Nine years!
Not a single new recruit was gained, and every time he would be pointed at by disciples from other branches.
This activity.
Is simply asking for suffering!
Xiao Qingyu's eyes are full of sympathy: "I understand your difficulty, but there is no way around it."
"After all."
"You do not want the sect to ban the Divination Branch and strip your monthly 100 spirit stone subsidy, right!"
Hiss~
Wang Xiu's tiger body shakes, smiling uglier than crying: "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister, I understand."
Making money!
Nothing to be ashamed of!
Xiao Qingyu smiles and pats Wang Xiu's shoulder: "Actually, the recruitment conference is nothing more than all major branches crazily bragging to fool newbie disciples."
"If you brag bigger, maybe you can fool a few new disciples to accompany you at Spirit Turtle Peak!"
Crack~!
In Wang Xiu's mind, it is as if a thunderbolt struck: "Senior Sister, what did you just say?"
Xiao Qingyu is stunned: "Fool a few new disciples to accompany you at Spirit Turtle Peak?"
Wang Xiu: "No, the previous sentence."
Xiao Qingyu laughs and cries: "The recruitment conference is nothing more than all major branches crazily bragging to fool newbie disciples?"
Nothing more than all major branches fooling new disciples, crazily bragging?
Beautiful!!!
In Wang Xiu's eyes, unprecedented light and passion burst forth.
"This conference sounds very brag-worthy!"
"I am fired up!"
(End of Chapter)