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Chapter 68: Chu Ning's Assignment
Chapter 68: Chu Ning's Assignment
At this moment, Liao Yunming spoke up from the side:
"Chu Ning, the other senior brothers are participating in the unified mission given by the sect, which has left us short-staffed here in the Spirit Plant House and the Spirit Talisman Tower.
The sect has requested that we send some disciples to take up posts in the various cities.
However, no matter how we arrange and rearrange, we just can't seem to spare anyone for Yanji City.
I discussed with He Zhishi, and given that you can both cultivate plants and create talismans, you are indeed the perfect candidate for this task. One person can do the work of two."
"Hmm?" Chu Ning, who had been feeling anxious and uneasy, was slightly taken aback by this.
It seemed that things were not as he had imagined.
Tentatively, Chu Ning asked, "Senior brothers, are you saying that this task involves me going to an outside city?"
"Yes, what else could it be?" He Changyou replied with a smile.
"With your low cultivation level, you wouldn't be able to handle anything too complicated."
Hearing this, Chu Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He had been worried over nothing! It was a false alarm.
For a moment there, he thought he was being sent on some mysterious and deadly mission.
As Chu Ning relaxed, he became more curious about what they had said about going to the city.
He asked for more details, and soon understood the whole situation.
From what the two senior brothers were saying, it seemed that the sect was planning to recruit more disciples than they had initially thought.
As a result, some of the disciples who were at the sixth layer of the Refining Qi realm and above, and who had originally been assigned to the outside cities and aristocratic families, had been recalled.
Some of these disciples would be participating in the unified mission, while others would be filling in the gaps left by the outer disciples and menial laborers.
This, however, had left the sect short-staffed in various external locations.
After all, in addition to the matters at the mountain gate, the Qingxi Sect also had to manage the cities, as well as some other spiritual fields located elsewhere.
And the place the two senior brothers were talking about, Yanji City, was one of them.
According to their introduction, Yanji City was located at the end of a branch vein of the Qingxi Mountain Range, far away from the sect.
It was situated between the Qingxi Sect and the Wind Canyon Sect.
However, the spiritual energy in that branch vein was surprisingly good, with some parts of the area even reaching the standards of the sect's Grade B spiritual fields.
Both the Qingxi Sect and the Wind Canyon Sect had developed some spiritual fields in the surrounding area.
Most of these spiritual fields were being cultivated by aristocratic families who were affiliated with the sects.
However, there were about twenty acres of spiritual fields where the quality of the spiritual soil and spiritual energy was even higher than that of the Grade B spiritual fields.
In fact, it barely met the standards of the sect's Grade A spiritual fields.
This portion of the spiritual fields had always been kept under the direct control of the Qingxi Sect.
Moreover, because there were some lower-level demonic beasts in the area, it also attracted some wandering cultivators or low-level disciples from nearby small sects.
Gradually, a small city had formed in this location.
Although it couldn't compare to Qinghe City, which was located near the Qingxi Sect, it was still a fairly comprehensive trading hub.
The Qingxi Sect had set up some shops in the city, though they weren't on a large scale.
They mainly sold low-level pills, talismans, and magical artifacts, and since they didn't have a unified large store, each hall was responsible for its own operations.
The Wind Canyon Sect did the same.
Upon hearing all of this, Chu Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he hesitated inwardly.
Although it seemed that the two senior brothers weren't giving him much of a choice, he still felt the need to ask.
"Senior brothers, will there be any danger in going to Yanji City?
I mean, will there be things like marauding cultivators or demonic beast attacks?"
Seeing Chu Ning's cautious expression, the two senior brothers didn't laugh at him; instead, they felt that it was a normal reaction.
The Enforcement Hall of the sect has a small team stationed there.
Moreover, the External Affairs Hall also assigns corresponding executives to visit the city periodically.
So rest assured, there won't be any rogue cultivators daring enough to cause trouble for you there."
"As for demonic beasts, aside from beast tides, there aren't any high-level beasts in the vicinity.
And even during beast tides, they are mostly first-tier low to mid-level beasts, which shouldn't pose a threat to you at the mid-stage of Qi Refining."
Hearing this, Chu Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he couldn't help but ask, "When do I need to leave, and how long will I have to stay there?"
"You will depart in five days, along with several disciples from other halls of the sect. As for the duration..."
He Changyou paused for a moment, still unsure, and replied, "It depends on the overall personnel arrangements of the sect."
Chu Ning understood—it depended on how many people would return alive from this secret mission.
He silently acknowledged to himself.
As for their visit today, it was naturally not to seek his opinion but to directly inform him of the arrangement.
As an outer disciple, he obviously had no say in the matter.
However, he still wanted to try and negotiate.
With that thought, he put on a conflicted expression and said, "Seniors, my cultivation is rather low.
For this trip, will there be corresponding self-protection items provided by the sect?"
Upon hearing Chu Ning's bold request, both He Changyou and Liao Yunming fell silent.
Chu Ning sighed inwardly, seeing their lack of response. Those two old foxes!
Then, he turned his gaze to Liao Yunming and said, "Senior Liao, I recall you mentioning before that as long as I achieve a 60% success rate in creating five types of basic talismans from the Elementary Talisman Techniques, I can learn the Spirit Talisman Techniques."
Liao Yunming was taken aback upon hearing this and nodded, "Yes, I did say that."
Then, as if he had just realized something, he looked at Chu Ning with uncertainty and asked, "You're not telling me you've already met that requirement, are you?"
Chu Ning nodded and said, "I would like to attempt to create the talismans in front of both of you to prove my ability."
Liao Yunming looked at Chu Ning with a deep gaze, sensing the confidence in his words.
Chu Ning met his gaze calmly and took out a talisman pen, talisman ink, and talisman paper from his storage bag.
Initially, Chu Ning had planned to wait a while longer before approaching Liao Yunming to learn the Spirit Talisman Techniques.
But now, plans had changed, and who knew how long this trip would take.
He wanted to gain as much as he could from this opportunity.
Quickly running through the various techniques for creating elementary talismans in his mind, Chu Ning began the talisman-making process.
He started with the Flame Talisman and the Frost Talisman, followed by the other talismans.
In the next half hour, the gazes of Liao Yunming and He Changyou toward Chu Ning underwent continuous changes.
They watched as Chu Ning crafted fifty talismans, with each set of ten talismans being a different type, and the success rate for each type of talisman reaching 60%.
When Chu Ning placed the complete set of thirty talismans in front of Liao Yunming, the latter's eyes lit up with a brilliant gleam.
(End of Chapter)
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