Chapter 16

A senior brother beside Lu Yang also noticed this mission and laughed in a low voice: "Every time I see this long-term mission, I always think of the Eldest Senior Sister's great achievements."

Another person also said: "When the Eldest Senior Sister's matter of writing her own techniques and pretending they were obtained from ruins and secret realms was exposed, it caused quite a stir."

"I heard from my Master that there is a ruin and secret realm in Lingnan called the Si Shui Secret Realm. The most precious treasure in the secret realm is the 'Chaos Dawn Art' left behind by the owner of the secret realm before their death."

"The Eldest Senior Sister once lied and claimed that she had found a technique called the 'Chaos Dawn Art' in the Si Shui Secret Realm, which, when cultivated to perfection, could break through chaos and perceive all the truths of the world."

"Not long after the Eldest Senior Sister's lie was exposed, someone stumbled through many dangerous barriers and arrived at the deepest part of the Si Shui Secret Realm, obtaining the real 'Chaos Dawn Art'."

"As a result, once the sect compared them, they found that the real technique was not as easy to cultivate as the one the Eldest Senior Sister wrote, and the final effect of the cultivation was worlds apart."

"Afterward, many cultivation techniques and secret manuals were discovered in ruins and secret realms one after another. Any technique with the same name was not as powerful as the one the Eldest Senior Sister wrote. When the elders learned of this, they were silent for several days."

Lu Yang: "..."

Lu Yang had never seen the Yun Zhi section of the Scripture Library. He figured it was because the techniques written by the Eldest Senior Sister were too heaven-defying, so they were all stored on the top floor of the Scripture Library and could not be read or cultivated without special permission.

Which is commonly known as forbidden.

"The Eldest Senior Sister is talented and peerless, rare in all ages, and possesses the talent to govern the world and a heart full of strategies. Otherwise, everyone wouldn't say it's a good thing that the Sect Master is in seclusion and let the Eldest Senior Sister act as the Sect Master."

"I also heard a rumor that the Eldest Senior Sister usurped power, locked the Sect Master up, and wants to become the real Sect Master herself. She also holds the handles on the eight elders, so the high-level officials dare not resist. Someone heard sobbing sounds on Tianmen Peak at night; that was the sound of the Sect Master in the dungeon!"

"Hahaha, this must be nonsense; this matter is absolutely impossible."

Lu Yang hadn't heard the so-called sobbing of the Sect Master on Tianmen Peak. He didn't take it to heart and continued to look for missions.

Finally, he found one that met the criteria.

"According to the people of Taiping Township, Quhe County, a bird-like demonic beast has appeared in the township, capable of human speech. The specific species is unknown. There are no records of it harming people or using demonic arts. We ask the Daoists of the Congwendao Sect to resolve this demonic bird."

Lu Yang thought for a moment and took this mission.

From the description, it seemed like some kind of demonic beast that had strayed into the human domain, or perhaps a demonic beast that had accidentally obtained immortal fate and opened its wisdom. Such a demonic beast would not exceed the Foundation Establishment stage, its aggressiveness would not be high, and it might even be a demonic beast that was close to humans, making it most suitable for a newcomer like him.

And the reward given by the Mission Hall also confirmed this.

The mission reward is 30 contribution points.

The lowest mission reward.

The mission reward is calculated by a specialist in the Congwendao Sect and then verified by another person. Under double guarantees, it rarely goes wrong.

The lower the mission reward, the simpler the mission.

Lu Yang came to the front desk: "Senior Brother, I'll take this mission to resolve the bird-like demonic beast."

"I'll take this mission to resolve the bird-like demonic beast." Another voice sounded, spoken at almost the same time as Lu Yang's.

The owner of the voice was a little girl wearing a light pink dress, with regular features and fair skin, like peach blossoms in full bloom, particularly enchanting.

With a sweet appearance and being at the Foundation Establishment stage just like Lu Yang, the little girl's identity was obvious.

"Junior Sister Tao Yaoye, what a coincidence." Lu Yang smiled. He had only seen Tao Yaoye when he first entered the sect, and since then he had been on Tianmen Peak for a year and rarely saw outsiders.

Lu Yang was the first place in the entrance trial, so before the re-ranking, he was the senior brother of this batch.

In fact, Tao Yaoye's choice of this mission was not a coincidence. There were not many missions suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage, and for their batch to complete missions, there were only a few they could do.

"So it's Senior Brother Lu, congratulations on reaching Foundation Establishment. There aren't many missions for the Foundation Establishment stage; why don't we work together to complete it and split the reward?" Tao Yaoye smiled sweetly, feeling a bit curious about this Senior Brother Lu who rarely showed his face.

Lu Yang readily agreed.

Doing missions isn't all about the rewards; they want more to be tempered in the process of doing the missions.

"Quhe County is not close to here; how about taking a flying boat?"

"Junior Sister Tao Yaoye, do you know that our human race is a rather contradictory race? Often, people both fear something and worship and yearn for something."

"I heard that in the ancient era, demons and monsters were rampant, natural disasters were constant, and the human race was weak, struggling to survive in the cracks."

"Those great demons relied on their ancestral bloodlines, strong physiques, and innate supernatural powers to run rampant in the wilderness."

"The human race feared the great demons, feeling that the great demons were like natural disasters that could not be resisted, but at the same time, they worshipped the great demons, hoping to obtain the same power as the great demons."

"Only then did the ancient ancestors open up cultivation methods, learn supernatural powers from the bloodlines of demonic beasts, overcome many difficulties, and stand at the peak of the continent, opening up a new world for the human race. The human race has been thriving ever since, and it all started from this!"

"Take wind, rain, thunder, and lightning for example. The ancient ancestors certainly feared them, but they also yearned for them. That is the great power and authority of nature, the natural will that cannot be disobeyed!"

"The human race yearns for them and also wants to obtain the great power and authority of nature. The ancient ancestors asked the heavens and earth nine times, faced the thunder directly, and realized the truth in the wind and rain—the truth that 'man follows the earth, earth follows heaven, heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows nature'—and realized one Dao technique after another!"

"Have you noticed? This contradictory mentality is an essential element for the human race to become the hegemon of the continent!"

"Take the sky for example. The human race yearns for the sky, hoping to soar freely in the sky like birds, but also fears the sky, feeling that the sky is mysterious and unpredictable. This sense of awe flows in the bloodline and is a mentality that every human has, whether it is obvious or hidden..."

On the flying boat, Lu Yang's heart was surging. When he reached the exciting part, he stood up abruptly, gesturing with both hands, and talked eloquently.

Tao Yaoye thought calmly for a moment and interrupted Lu Yang's long discourse.

"So this is the reason why you are afraid of heights?"

"Yes."

Tao Yaoye: "..."

The two were sitting in the cabin of the flying boat flying among the clouds. The bottom of the flying boat was engraved with a balance array mass-produced by a grandmaster of arrays. Even when strong winds and heavy rain struck, the people inside the flying boat wouldn't feel a thing.

At this time, the sky around them was clear and bright, which was a good opportunity to sunbathe, meditate, and enjoy the scenery on the deck. Tao Yaoye suggested that the two of them go out to the deck to walk around, but who would have thought that Lu Yang's Dao heart was firm and he would not agree no matter what.

Tao Yaoye's curiosity was stronger than the average person's. After repeated questioning, Lu Yang had to explain why he was afraid of heights starting from ancient history, citing classics, drawing parallels, and talking eloquently, trying to prove that fear of heights was a reasonable and ancient psychology. To put it broadly, it even helped the progress of the human race.

Fortunately, Tao Yaoye didn't believe a single word.