The Fourth Calamity: My Sect Has Countless Prodigies

Chapter 19 Crisis Undercurrents

"Little Qianyue, you don't need to go out usually. You can just sit at the entrance of this shop and act as a shopkeeper."

"Okay, Brother Zhou Yi."

Su Qianyue, dressed in a yellow dress, nodded obediently and replied to Zhou Yi.

Since Brother Zhou Yi is willing to take her in, she must work hard to repay him.

Zhou Yi smiled and patted Su Qianyue's head: "Don't be too nervous. The disciples of my sect are all quite easygoing. Just make yourself at home here."

Then, as if remembering something, he added, "By the way, their words and actions can sometimes be a bit strange, like when they're leveling up or raiding dungeons."

"If you hear these words, just ignore them."

After saying that, Zhou Yi led Su Qianyue toward the spirit field.

There is also a separate house there, and the first floor can also be used as a contribution point shop, so it would be perfect for her to live there.

Lingtian.

As soon as Canghai Mingyue appeared online, he was stunned and stood there, his eyes almost glued to Su Qianyue.

"Holy crap!!! Where did they find this fairy maiden for the new NPC?"

"What should I do, guys? I suddenly feel like my white moonlight isn't shining anymore."

The two people beside him looked up at the sound and followed Canghai Mingyue's gaze—

Just then, a figure skipped and hopped through the woods beside Zhou Yi, her face beaming with a smile, her yellow skirt fluttering in the wind.

"Brother Zhou Yi, are these my fellow disciples?"

The girl slightly raised her finger and looked at the Book of Changes.

Zhou Yi nodded and replied with a smile, "That's right, Xiao Qianyue, these three are senior brothers from the Lingtian lineage. You will also be cultivating in this area from now on, so you must get along well with them."

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, Brother Zhou Yi."

Su Qianyue smiled sweetly, her eyebrows curving upwards, looking incredibly cute.

After Zhou Yi briefly introduced the three players, he took Su Qianyue and left first.

He figured that the girl was new to the place and might be a little uncomfortable in the unfamiliar environment, so he took this opportunity to show her around, let her get to know the sect's paths, and familiarize her with the safe area.

At noon, the sun was shining brightly.

Zhou Yi returned to his house and opened his Qi Luck Sect panel.

【Qingxuan Sect】

[Master: Zhouyi]

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 5]

[Luck Value: 40]

The players independently resolved the crisis of the Crimson Flame Monkey, and Zhou Yi naturally received a great deal of luck points in return.

After consuming 30 points of luck to break through the realm, you still have a full 40 points left.

Unfortunately, Zhou Yi did not feel much more relaxed as a result.

Because he knew that a behemoth had its eyes on him.

"I didn't expect that I was still careless back then."

Zhou Yi felt somewhat helpless.

Just yesterday, after receiving Su Yun's warning, he began to think and ponder what he had done since he awakened the system.

Since it was a cultivator conducting the investigation, he naturally focused his attention on his two trips to the market.

It was at that moment that he remembered his old employer, Manager Zhou.

Imagine someone ignoring the perfectly good sunny path and insisting on taking a narrow, dangerous bridge. Assuming they have normal intelligence, there's clearly only one possibility—

That single-plank bridge is easier to walk on than this so-called sunny road.

Based on his two experiences of selling monster corpses, Zhou Yi realized that although he sold a small number the first time, no one suspected anything, but the second time he sold a total of 10 wolf corpses.

This number was clearly beyond his capabilities at the time.

Although he sold his goods in several different places, they were still within the market area, so if the other party wanted to investigate, they could find out.

More importantly, the I Ching calculated the time.

If everything goes smoothly, Steward Zhou should have been promoted to head steward by now.

Other updates, such as the pioneering events and the contribution shop, were measures that Zhou Yi was forced to take in order to improve the sect's strength in the short term.

"A month is indeed a tricky timeframe, but we absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait for our fate."

Zhou Yi never intended to let the other party continue their investigation.

With his current strength, it's impossible for him to compete with giants like the Zhou family.

Moreover, to prevent the other party from finding any opportunity, he will not be able to go to the market or Liuye Town in the next few days.

However, just because he can't go doesn't mean the players can't go, so the profession of game tester came into being.

dong dong dong.

A knock came from outside the door.

"This disciple has a few taels of silver and requests an audience with the Sect Master."

"Come in," Zhou Yi said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Li Fan pushed open the door and entered, looking at Zhou Yi with a somewhat excited expression.

Zhou Yi's gaze was solemn, and his expression was very serious: "There are external enemies lurking in the shadows near Liuye Town, where many independent cultivators gather. The sect needs you to go and investigate the enemy's situation. There must be no mistakes."

As soon as he finished speaking, a new quest popped up on Li Fan's player panel.

[Hidden Mission: Investigate Enemy Situation]

[Mission Requirements: Infiltrate Liuye Town and investigate matters related to Sect Master Zhou Yi. Do not reveal any information about the sect.]

[Task Time Limit: 3 days]

[Task Reward: The Sect Master's Personal Instruction in "Cloud Mist Sword Technique", 10 Sect Contribution Points]

Li Fan looked at the panel and was startled. This was the first time he had received a mission with a time limit.

However, after regaining his composure, his eyes immediately became solemn, and he replied, "This disciple understands. No matter what, I will definitely complete the task assigned by the sect."

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yi smiled and nodded, handing him a storage bag.

"There are 20 spirit stones, 5 speed-boosting talismans, and a special magic artifact, the Soul-Soul Bell, in here. I hope they will be of some help to you."

"Thank you so much, Sect Master, for bestowing this treasure. This disciple will certainly repay your kindness with the remaining silver!"

"Alright, get ready and go."

Zhou Yi patted Li Fan's shoulder lightly and gave him a trusting look.

After Li Fan left, Zhou Yi opened the panel for deduce cultivation techniques.

"Su Yun has given me quite a few cultivation techniques, among which the Sword Control Technique is the most exquisite. Let's try to deduce it and see if we can gain anything from it."

With a thought, Zhou Yi placed the Sword Control Technique in the skill calculation panel.

[Deducing the cultivation technique "Sword Control Technique" requires 10 points of Luck.]

"Hmm? The consumption has increased. Could this technique be able to deduce something new?"

Zhou Yi was somewhat surprised, but he became even more curious about the deduced techniques.

As his 10 points of luck disappeared, a brand new cultivation technique appeared in his hand, with three large characters shining brightly on the book.

The Ten Thousand Swords Technique

Zhou Yi took a deep breath, opened the book, and his fingertips trembled slightly.

The Shu Mountain Sword Technique, "Ten Thousand Swords Manual," is a real treasure!

Those who are skilled can wield ten thousand swords and roam freely across the heavens.

"Is this something I, a mere Qi Refining cultivator, can really learn?"

Zhou Yi muttered to himself, but still began practicing according to the sword manual.

On the other side, the newly established contribution shop was already packed with players.

"Junior Sister, what kind of monster do you like? I'll definitely catch it for you."

"You big swordsman, you've broken through to the second level of Qi Refining? Stop showing off and go play somewhere else."

"I'm not a sword immortal," I interrupted the great sword, smiling as I looked at Su Qianyue, "Junior Sister, Senior Brother Sword Immortal is quite strong. Would you like to come with me to fight monsters and level up?"

Qianlong Zaiyuan lightly rubbed his forehead, giving a wry smile: "Sword Immortal, I think you're confused. Who told you NPCs can also fight monsters and level up?"

Su Qianyue glanced at the players, her eyes flickering slightly, a ripple of emotion stirring within her.

She never expected that she, a junior sister who had just arrived, would be so popular with her senior brothers.

"It must be because Brother Zhou Yi specifically put in a good word for me... otherwise, why would he be so nice to me?"

The image of Zhou Yi's back floated into her mind, and a warm feeling quietly washed over her.

No, I need to cultivate diligently so I can help Brother Zhou Yi in the future.

Su Qianyue clenched her small fists secretly, then turned around and began to carefully count the weapons and supplies in the contribution shop.