Chapter 43

"Great Floating Li Earth, I am Bai Wuchang, and he is Hei Wuchang."

Xiang Xuanqing introduced himself to Ruo Xi, then asked with a smile: "Are you sure you want to join us?"

"We are newcomers, after all."

"I am a newcomer too; newcomers helping newcomers." Ruo Xi gathered her courage to speak.

Li Ming, standing to the side, suddenly interjected: "That's not necessarily true."

"If a mission is special, disagreements can arise between newcomers, leading them to draw swords against each other."

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, a trace of nervousness instantly appeared on Ruo Xi's face, and her eyes revealed unease.

"You are..."

"Dawn Team, Captain Li Ming." Li Ming was concise.

The three beings from Nine Songs also looked over.

Red Cloud looked at Li Ming's side; it was empty.

"Fellow Daoist, have your teammates perhaps..."

Li Ming pondered for a moment and then shook his head: "Personal calamity mission; they didn't make it through."

"... My condolences." Red Cloud stopped mid-sentence.

Their Nine Songs team could rank sixth in the Void Illusion Realm, while the Dawn Team consistently stayed in the top three.

This was because the Dawn Team's captain—Li Ming—was a ruthless man.

Others were forced, or half-threatened and half-coaxed into joining the Main God Hall to complete the tasks assigned by the Main God.

This Li Ming was different; he was quite proactive and gladly accepted every mission from the Main God Hall.

He even frequently accepted commission tasks posted by other teams.

Whether it was a calamity mission or a death mission, he refused none of them.

It was as if he had no attachments in the world and was in a hurry to die.

But the strange thing was, no matter how Li Ming courted death, he never died.

Not even once.

On the contrary, the other members of the Dawn Team would die and dissipate for various reasons.

This time, the teammates were lost because of a calamity mission;

The last time, the teammates were lost because of a death mission;

The time before that, the newcomer teammates had low cultivation and bad luck, and they were wiped out at the start...

Since Red Cloud first met Li Ming, he had already seen him change teammates seven times.

Watching the Nine Songs trio go to turn in their mission.

Xiang Xuanqing walked toward Li Ming and cupped his hands: "Fellow Daoist Li is highly experienced; I wonder if we could join your Dawn Team."

He could see the rankings of the Void Illusion Realm.

Li Ming's Dawn Team was ranked second.

Based on this team's contributions, the Main God Hall's current comprehensive rating was: Leaping Dragon in the Abyss.

It looked quite reliable.

Ming He followed behind Xiang Xuanqing, remaining silent on the side.

Anyway, Xiang Xuanqing never acted without a purpose; this Li Ming must have something special about him.

Ruo Xi looked somewhat hesitant; she had just watched Red Cloud, and being Li Ming's teammate didn't seem like a good thing.

However, this hesitation quickly turned into decisiveness.

She followed behind Xiang Xuanqing and whispered: "Please don't abandon me. Although my cultivation is low, I am best at saving lives and healing wounds, and I can help everyone."

Red Cloud, who was in the middle of redeeming rewards, suddenly turned back.

"Um, Fellow Daoist Bai Wuchang..."

He just wanted to offer a well-intentioned reminder.

Da Siming immediately pulled him back: "Respect the fate of others."

【Xiang Jun】 Zhen Yuanzi directly covered Red Cloud's mouth and gave Li Ming an apologetic expression.

"You guys chat."

Li Ming didn't mind.

He looked at the three of them and then shook his head gently: "No, I'm not considering recruiting teammates for the time being."

Just as Xiang Xuanqing showed a look of regret, Li Ming added: "However..."

"However what?" Xiang Xuanqing asked.

"According to the rules of the Main God Hall, if newcomers form a team alone, for their first mission, they can select a team or member with a rating above 【Seeing Dragon】 to serve as their guide."

"What is the cost?" Ming He asked.

Li Ming said: "Depending on the difficulty of the mission, the Main God will pay additional rewards."

"Looking at it this way, it's actually quite good."

Xiang Xuanqing felt this was quite reasonable.

So he decisively submitted an application to the Main God and requested Li Ming.

Li Ming reminded: "You still need to name your own team."

Xiang Xuanqing first looked at Ruo Xi. "I'll listen to the captain!" Ruo Xi quickly stepped into the role of a team member.

"Then let's call it the Wuchang Team!"

Xiang Xuanqing registered his team.

Soon, they saw their team's ranking and rating in the Void Illusion Realm.

The ranking column was empty.

The rating was written as: Beginning of Heaven and Earth.

"This Main God is a bit humorous." Xiang Xuanqing laughed; the things in the Taiwei Yuan had truly been copied by Zulong.

Nameless, the beginning of heaven and earth.

Initial teams are obscure, and their ratings are all these four characters.

Only after accumulating experience and making contributions will the rating gradually improve.

The subsequent ones are: Hidden Dragon Not Used, Seeing Dragon in the Field, Vigilant Dragon Cautious, Leaping Dragon in the Abyss, Flying Dragon in the Sky.

Hmm, this is something Fu Xi wrote.

On the other side.

Red Cloud saw that Xiang Xuanqing and the others had chosen Li Ming, and he silently mourned for them in his heart.

【I hope you can survive the first mission.】

But soon, Red Cloud didn't have time to mourn for others.

The Main God issued the mission.

"1. Main Mission: Reversing Yin and Yang."

"2. Mission Background: The Yin-Yang Universe is currently at a juncture of heaven and earth's fate; the constellations within the Heavenly Cycle are misaligned, and the sun and moon have lost their light; the four seasons throughout the universe have lost their order, and Yin and Yang are out of balance;"

"Disasters occur frequently in the Myriad Worlds, weapons and wars are rising everywhere, and the fighting never ends... All of this is because a mastermind is causing chaos."

"3. Mission Content: Slay the mastermind and quell the cosmic chaos."

"4. Mission Reward: Unknown."

"5. Mission Penalty: None."

"Eh? It's actually a high-difficulty mission!"

The Nine Songs trio was a bit excited; based on past experience, the higher the difficulty, the better the reward!

The mission for Xiang Xuanqing and the others also arrived.

Their mission was the same as the Nine Songs team.

As a temporary team member in the Wuchang Team, Li Ming could naturally see this mission.

However, when he saw this mission, his sword-like brows furrowed.

【There has never been a situation where an initial team accepted a high-difficulty mission.】

【Could it be that my negative influence on others has already become this great?】

His Dao was special and would, to a certain extent, affect the people around him, bringing them calamity.

The closer they were to him, the greater the harm.

Li Ming suspected that he had influenced Xiang Xuanqing and the others.

Thinking of those departed teammates, Li Ming's expression became even more solemn.

"What's wrong?" Xiang Xuanqing asked.

Li Ming didn't hesitate this time and explained it to Xiang Xuanqing.

After listening, Xiang Xuanqing subconsciously glanced at Ming He beside him.

【I don't think it's necessarily his fault.】

【It could also be a dual effect.】

The look in Ming He's eyes when he looked at Li Ming revealed deep interest.

"You must be extra careful this time!"

Li Ming's expression was serious and utterly solemn.

"At critical moments, don't get too close to me."

"Definitely!"

Xiang Xuanqing and Ming He didn't really care.

But Ruo Xi...

"Don't worry, I'm good at saving lives and healing wounds; I'm very capable."

The girl patted her chest and whispered to cheer everyone up, as if she were also comforting herself:

"In the Bright Dawn Great World, everyone says my skills are the best, and I will definitely be able to help everyone."

"Then I look forward to your performance!"

Xiang Xuanqing cast an affirming look at her.

Ming He showed a friendly expression.

"Let's go!"

Li Ming felt heavy in his heart.

(End of chapter)