The Fourth Calamity: My Sect Has Countless Prodigies

Chapter 76 Unexpected Joy

Meanwhile, inside the Yun family's territory.

Mist swirls around, and ancient trees stand tall.

Yun Ting looked at the white-haired, youthful-faced man before him and respectfully cupped his hands in greeting:

"Yun Ting greets Ancestor Yun Yuan."

Even though he had already reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, his eyes still showed immense respect when he saw this person.

Yun Yuan was the first Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Yun family a hundred years ago, and he is also the most senior member of the Yun family today.

His true strength was even more terrifying; he had already reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Yun Yuan slowly opened his eyes, his dark pupils resembling bottomless pools.

"Yun Ting, do you know why I summoned you here?"

Yun Ting lowered his hands slightly and respectfully replied, "Ancestor, Yun Ting is unaware."

Yun Yuan didn't say much, but calmly walked to the pool and gazed at his reflection in the water.

A moment later, the reflection in the water suddenly distorted, transforming into several blue fish swimming continuously.

Upon seeing this, Yun Ting's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed in surprise:

"Ancestor, this is...?"

Yun Yuan did not answer, but took out an old-fashioned fishing rod and quietly started fishing.

Time passed quietly in this tranquility. Yun Ting waited anxiously to the side, not daring to disturb him or leave rashly.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, a grass carp nibbled at the bait.

Yun Yuan gently lifted the fish, and it leaped out of the water, crashing heavily to the ground.

Haste makes waste, slowness brings order.

"If this is all the character and temperament one possesses, how can one shoulder great responsibilities?"

A simple sigh, yet it struck Yun Ting like a thunderbolt.

"Ancestor, I understand." Yun Ting knelt down and kowtowed heavily.

"Go."

Yun Yuan waved his hand, cast his long rod, and continued fishing for grass carp.

Yun Ting was about to retreat when—

The blue fish that had just been rolling around on the ground slowly merged into the shadow behind Yun Yuan.

……

Qingxuan Sect, at the Spirit Beast Garden.

Li Fan waved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner again, and ten vengeful spirits quickly emerged from it, heading straight for the five fleeing Azure Shadow Wolves in the distance.

The vengeful spirit was incredibly fast, like a flying arrow, piercing through the wolf's belly in just a few breaths, causing it to perish there.

"Not just silver fragments, this soul banner of yours is way too powerful!"

Qunxing glanced at the Myriad Souls Banner in his hand, then at the Frost Sword in his own, and couldn't help but feel envious.

It's not that the Frost Sword is ineffective, but rather that he hasn't yet found a suitable cultivation technique to unleash its full power.

That's a bit of a shame.

Crouching Tiger walked over to the several fallen Azure Shadow Wolves, casually delivered two more blows, and then put their corpses into his storage bag.

Then, he glanced around.

After three days, the Spirit Beast Garden was no longer the place where monsters roamed freely when they first arrived.

Standing on the plain, one could see nothing but a rabbit, let alone a wolf.

"Let's go back and hand in the mission first. The intelligence that Liuyue has gathered should be about right now."

After speaking, Wohu led the group back to Zhou Yi's residence.

Inside the small courtyard.

Zhou Yi sat quietly on the couch, closing his eyes and concentrating.

"call……"

He let out a long breath.

Feeling quite satisfied with my training over the past few days.

The Azure Profound Technique allowed his cultivation to advance rapidly; in just a few days, he was able to reduce the consumption of 20 points of luck value.

Zhou Yi had just finished his cultivation and was preparing to wait for the return of Qianlong and the others.

The Spirit Beast Garden didn't have many overly powerful demonic beasts, and judging from his expected time, it was about time.

But just then—

The two unexpected luck value notifications surprised him slightly.

Unexpectedly, the two young players I just sent out have already given me luck points so quickly.

He was right about him after all.

[Player "Running Knife Rat" joins the Zhou family's bamboo-cutting team, forms a bond with Zhou Qingshan, and causes an event disturbance, gaining 10 points of luck value.]

[Player "Salted Fish Never Turns Over" successfully attracted the attention of the Ziyang Sect disciples by staging an accident, causing an event disturbance and gaining 10 points of luck.]

Upon seeing the words "cutting bamboo," Zhou Yi's heart skipped a beat.

How did that little rascal, Runaway Rat, inherit my father's business?

Another staged accident also caught his attention.

Disciple of the Ziyang Sect?

This name is unheard of in the Book of Changes.

He was just a bamboo cutter before, and didn't know much about many of the forces outside the Lianyungang area.

But thinking about it so much won't help.

Now that luck points are generated, we should treat it as a good thing; that's definitely the right thing to do.

Cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality, how can you cultivate immortality without a good mindset?

After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Yi was in a great mood.

Just then, footsteps sounded from in front of his door.

Zhou Yi looked up upon hearing the voice and saw Qianlong and his group.

"Reporting to the sect leader, the Spirit Beast Garden has now been completely cleared out."

Qianlong stepped forward and bowed to report.

Then, Wohu took out a storage bag and displayed nearly a hundred demon corpses one by one.

Zhou Yi nodded and helped the two exchange all the demon corpses for sect contribution points.

After the exchange was completed, the group stayed where they were, waiting for Zhou Yi's next instructions.

But based on Wohu's previous reasoning, they should be cleaning up the talisman platform and the library next.

The reasoning itself is correct, as is the arrangement made by the I Ching previously.

However, the situation has changed now.

Zhou Yi raised his eyes and said calmly:

"As the first generation of disciples of our sect, you have performed brilliantly on this trip, and the sect is very satisfied."

"Therefore, I also have a special task to entrust to you."

These words instantly invigorated everyone.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that Zhou Yi's words have a hidden meaning.

Qianlong was excited and quickly asked, "What are your instructions, Sect Master? Please tell us. We disciples will do our best to complete the mission and will never fail the sect's trust."

Zhou Yi smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "Very good. As expected of our sect's prodigy, you have courage and a sense of responsibility."

"However, the mission I've assigned to you for this trip isn't too difficult; the mission itself mainly involves exploration."

After saying that, Zhou Yi waved his hand, and a new task suddenly popped up on the players' panels.

[Mission: Explore the Hidden Realm of Cloud Mountain]

[Mission Requirements: Proceed to the designated location, explore the secrets of the Cloud Mountain Realm, and bring the information back to your sect.]

[Number of participants: 5]

[Task Rewards: Varies]

Holy crap, it's an exploration dungeon!

Qianlong was so surprised he almost cried out, his usual composure vanishing from his face.

The Cloud Mountain Secret Realm is currently recognized by players as the only dungeon of its kind.

As for the specific location, since the rumors haven't spread yet, no one knows for sure.

Qianlong and his companions had thought that they would have to wait until after the sect was purged, but they didn't expect it to come so soon.

Of course, all of this was carefully planned according to the I Ching.

First, the information gathered by the Liuyue clan is clear: the demonic beasts in the two places that have not yet been cleared are not very strong.

Even the mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator only had one lurking there, so there was no need for Qianlong and the others to take action.

In addition, Sanliang Xianhua was trapped in the secret realm, and his alchemy inheritance was still stuck there and could not be moved.

Previously, the Crimson Flame Monkey King Wei Chen had stated that, with his current alchemy abilities, he could at most supply the combat needs of 10 disciples.

If the follow-up chatter isn't addressed in time, the younger players' need for medicine might not be met.

Therefore, from both perspectives, it would be beneficial for him to send Qianlong and the others to explore the secret realm as soon as possible.

After seeing off the five members of the Hidden Dragons, Zhou Yi returned to his room and began to plan his next move.

Now that the number of players has increased by 25, his Spirit Rice is in serious shortage and probably won't last much longer.

We need to come up with a strategy quickly.

"Well, when the Jiang family replies, let's see if we can buy a few copies."

Zhou Yi murmured to himself, his thoughts drifting back to the secluded realm of Yunshan.

He really wanted to see what good things were in the secret realm of this sect that had been able to cultivate 10 Foundation Establishment experts during its heyday.

The back of the mountain.

Qianlong and his group acted swiftly and soon arrived at the mission location marked by Zhou Yi.

"This is it."

Qianlong gripped the cliff face with both hands and climbed to the spot where a branch had been broken in half.

The stars looked down at the bottomless abyss, their hearts filled with trepidation.

"Qianlong, do you think we really have to jump off here?"

Qianlong rolled his eyes at him and said calmly:

"Otherwise what?"

"But I'm afraid of heights."

"It's okay, I'll help you."

Before Qunxing could react after Qianlong finished speaking, he gently pushed him with both hands, sending him directly to the bottom of the cliff.

"Stars, the organization will remember your contributions."

Stars: "Hidden Dragon, you...!"

Before he could finish speaking, the words vanished into thin air and never returned.

Qianlong gazed at the falling stars and silently opened the online list.

After confirming several times that the stars were still online, the group breathed a sigh of relief and leaped off the cliff.