Chapter 15

Since then, Lu Yang's life had been quite fulfilling. In the early morning, he would sit on the mountain peak, five hearts facing the sky, bathing in the morning light. In the morning, he would hone his sword techniques, nourishing the sword with his heart. At noon, he would lie on a tree and doze off for a moment. In the afternoon, he would be full of energy, sparring with the puppet and getting beaten by it. After dinner, he would read by candlelight, completing the homework assigned to him by the Eldest Senior Sister.

A year passed like this, and Lu Yang's cultivation base rose steadily.

"Look quickly, is that person the Sect Master's fourth disciple, the sword spirit root Lu Yang?"

Inside the Mission Hall, Lu Yang was dressed in white robes, his eyes bright and piercing, and a red tassel tied to the hilt of the precious sword at his waist was particularly eye-catching.

Anyone who saw him would praise him as a talented young man.

Most of the Congwendao Sect disciples knew each other, especially in a place like the Mission Hall; when they encountered someone uncommon, they would always say a few extra words out of curiosity.

As the first place in the entrance trial, possessing a sword spirit root, having provoked the good-tempered He Ling and Dai Bufan, being accepted under the Sect Master's tutelage, and receiving personal instruction from the Eldest Senior Sister—all these reasons combined made him shine among the new batch of disciples, and his fame was immense.

Even Tao Yaoye, who had the beauty of a celestial, could not compare to Lu Yang.

"That Lu Yang who is personally cultivated by the Eldest Senior Sister? Eh, it really is him."

"I heard he entered the sect a year ago and just became a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator a few days ago."

"Foundation Establishment stage already? No wonder he came to the Mission Hall; it seems he wants to take on missions to temper himself."

Lu Yang was already accustomed to the gazes of those around him, which were like looking at a rare animal.

The senior brothers were right; seven days ago he successfully reached Foundation Establishment, and he spent another seven days consolidating it before officially coming out of seclusion, following the Eldest Senior Sister's instructions to go out and walk around more.

In the Mission Hall, Lu Yang saw all kinds of missions and was amazed; they ranged from killing old demons at the Integration stage who had mountains of corpses and seas of blood, down to helping find lost cats and dogs—everything was there.

For example, the mission Lu Yang was looking at required a dual cultivation technique—a proper one.

Dual cultivation techniques are divided into two types: proper ones and improper ones. Proper dual cultivation techniques need no explanation; they are nothing more than men and women helping each other, balancing yin and yang, and the like.

Improper dual cultivation techniques need even less explanation.

The person who posted the mission was a fox demon registered with the Congwendao Sect.

Although the Congwendao Sect's duties include subduing demons and eliminating devils, they do not act indiscriminately and kill every demon they see. For demons with a clean identity and no intention to harm others, the Congwendao Sect will not subdue them; on the contrary, they will register such demons and grant them a legal identity.

This fox demon was one such case.

The fox demon's name was Su Yan, an ordinary little fox living in the deep mountains and old forests. While playing, she was caught in a hunter's trap. Fortunately, a disciple from a noble family was playing on the mountain and saved Su Yan, successfully making the hunter's day of work go to waste.

Later, Su Yan ate a transformation fruit in a hidden cave, activated the bloodline hidden in her body, and became a fox demon.

Su Yan knew how to repay kindness, so she transformed into human form to repay that noble family disciple.

By this time, the noble family disciple was already the current head of the family and had seen many women, but none could compare to Su Yan's beauty.

The two naturally got married.

And then the problem arose.

Fox demons are born with a seductive body and uncontrollably absorb yang energy. When the husband and wife engaged in intimacy, the husband was always the one being drained of yang energy.

Fortunately, yang energy can be recovered, so it wasn't fatal; they just needed to reduce the frequency of intimacy.

The two were newlyweds, and restricting intimacy was something neither of them wanted.

If the frequency was high, the husband would become increasingly haggard, and rumors would easily spread.

For this reason, Su Yan hoped to cultivate a proper dual cultivation technique to control her fox-seductive body.

This mission had been posted for a long time, and no one had taken it.

It wasn't that dual cultivation techniques were so rare, but whoever completed the mission meant they possessed a proper dual cultivation technique. Once they had a proper one, people would involuntarily wonder if the other party also had improper dual cultivation techniques.

If your senior brothers and junior brothers asked you for improper dual cultivation techniques, would you say you had them or not? Would you give them or not?

How would your senior sisters and junior sisters look at you?

"This mission is not bad; I'll take it."

Someone behind Lu Yang said, and just by the voice, he knew it was Meng Jingzhou.

Meng Jingzhou was the most suitable person to take this mission. With his status in the Meng family, he certainly wouldn't lack dual cultivation techniques, and possessing a Pure Yang Spirit Root, he certainly wouldn't have any improper dual cultivation techniques.

Even if Meng Jingzhou had improper dual cultivation techniques, he could only stare blankly.

Meng Jingzhou reached Foundation Establishment earlier than Lu Yang; this was the third mission he had taken.

"You reached Foundation Establishment too?" Meng Jingzhou smiled. Both of them were variant single spirit root users, and their cultivation talents were not much different. Lu Yang reaching Foundation Establishment later than him was somewhat unexpected.

Thinking of the torture he had endured from his senior sister over the past year, Lu Yang sighed: "Finally reached Foundation Establishment."

"After completing the mission, let's have a good meal; my treat." Meng Jingzhou boasted; he had plenty of spirit stones.

After Meng Jingzhou left, Lu Yang continued to browse the missions posted on the wall.

"Traces of demonic cult sacrifices are suspected to have appeared in the north. It is recommended that cultivators at the Jin Dan stage and above go to investigate. The mission reward is 400 contribution points. If additional information is investigated, the reward will be increased."

"Daoist Li Hong of Shanhai Pass has lost a pet and needs someone to find it."

Lu Yang paused, thinking this mission was not bad; finding a small cat or dog was not dangerous. Then he looked further down.

"Lost pet: a double-winged fierce tiger, at the mid Nascent Soul stage. Finding it will earn a mission reward of 5,000 contribution points."

Lu Yang shrank his neck. A Nascent Soul stage demonic beast, and a double-winged fierce tiger with ancient bloodlines at that—the source of the idiom "adding wings to a tiger." He didn't even have the qualifications to be a toothpick for it. Next, next.

"There are unusual spiritual energy fluctuations at Kunwu Mountain during the transition between day and night, suspected to be an undiscovered secret realm. Investigation is required. It is recommended that cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage and above go. The mission reward is 8,000 contribution points. If the secret realm is precious, the reward will be increased."

Another mission unrelated to Lu Yang.

If he were in the outside world, a Qi Refining stage cultivator could travel the world and be called an expert; a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could dominate a small place and enjoy a hundred years of prosperity; a Jin Dan stage cultivator would dare to call themselves a True Person and establish a sect.

But in the Congwendao Sect, any random passerby is at the Jin Dan stage, and throwing a brick could hit a large group... and the ordinary disciples would throw the brick back.

Congwendao Sect disciples are all elites chosen from a thousand. Before the new batch of disciples Lu Yang belonged to appeared, the Congwendao Sect didn't even have Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stage cultivators; the lowest cultivation base for a disciple was the Jin Dan stage.

No matter how successful you were in the outside world, you have to behave yourself when you return to the Congwendao Sect.

Therefore, there were not many missions published that were suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage. Lu Yang looked at several in a row, and they either required Jin Dan stage cultivation or Nascent Soul stage cultivation.

He also noticed a special mission.

"Long-term mission: Collect cultivation techniques not yet recorded by the Congwendao Sect. The reward depends on the content of the technique."

"Note: Please, Eldest Senior Sister Yun Zhi, do not accept this mission. A Yun Zhi section has already been opened in the Scripture Library; Eldest Senior Sister Yun Zhi can place the written techniques directly in this area."