Free Web NovelChapter 1251: Chapter 957: Team Building, Total Annihilation (Part 2)
He even thought it through: at the end of the meeting, every disciple would receive a piece of Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice, funded by himself as a gift.
First offerings, then commands, to facilitate managing the disciples later. If they take the benefits yet don’t obey, well, don’t blame me, Feng, for turning hostile!
"No, no, we can’t set it at Fulman Pavilion. First, it’s too conspicuous; second, it’s way too expensive, my pockets are empty..." After pondering for a moment, Feng Xunan replied to the Incense Master, pledging that he would definitely handle this well, but he had to bow to reality—there’s no money, can’t sustain it.
What should I do?
Since I’m newly appointed, I can’t host a shabby gathering, right?
After hesitating for a moment, he decided to consult a friend.
The other party’s merit values were even lower, posing no threat. If he could get this done and earn the Incense Master’s favor, future rewards of Magical Artifacts and Treasures would surely be abundant!
In the deep night, with the cold wind howling, he woke his friend, sneaking to his house stealthily.
"You’re still dreaming, huh?" The friend clearly didn’t believe that this guy could become a Deputy Director.
But when he saw the Realm and values on the merit leaderboard, he was dumbfounded for quite a while before his face paled slightly, saying, "Something big must have happened! Think about it, since we joined the Leisure Sect, when have we ever held a gathering for so many people?"
"Isn’t that obvious? If nothing major happened, how could I rise to prominence?" Feng Xunan looked at him like he was an idiot and lowered his voice, "Honestly, as a Deputy Director, I can see the death list. About fifty people died within a day, including the former Deputy Director!
The Incense Master also mentioned that this gathering concerns everyone’s future prospects.
If it weren’t for such a big mess, it couldn’t have been convened so easily. After all, we can’t expose such things to the public."
With envy in his heart but lacking Feng Xunan’s skills, the friend couldn’t compete with the risky business of mining Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice, where one or two people die every now and then without raising suspicions.
He himself was in transportation, with few opportunities for plotting or killing. Even with means to become strong at any cost, it’s hard to find opportunities while maintaining a stable life.
However, this gathering is a great opportunity.
If he performs well and catches the Incense Master’s attention, or if Feng Xunan remembers past bonds, he might get a chance in the future, wouldn’t a carefree life of killing and robbery be wonderful?
"So many gathering together, too conspicuous." He thought for a moment and suggested, "First, inform the disciples to be as low-key as possible upon arriving at Hundred Feet City;
Secondly, set the gathering location in the abandoned underground hall. It was once a venue for former city lords to host guests, neither lacking in size nor basic facilities.
Plus, ever since that city lord died from a madness-induced body explosion, the previous city lord found it unlucky and abandoned that palace. Over the years, various rumors have frightened people away, making it perfect for our temporary gathering!"
Feng Xunan’s eyes lit up, "Exactly, I can even provide them with the location for teleportation to the underground hall, saving money and being discreet, this is a brilliant plan!"
Thus, Jiang Yuan couldn’t have imagined his luck to be this good; the newly promoted Deputy Director is simply a genius.
Completely unnoticed, secretly gathering over a hundred disciples together. And in broad daylight, the residents of Hundred Feet City didn’t realize that so many evil cultivators were inside the abandoned underground hall.
At noon, with snowflakes drifting everywhere in a white expanse, no one in the bustling city heard the ethereal and melodious sound of the bell from the abandoned building.
[Side Quest: Eradicate the Leisure Sect]
[Task 3: Slay 100 members of the Leisure Sect (100/100) completed. Reward: Farmland Upgrade Card +100 has been issued]
[Task 4: Slay 100 members of the Leisure Sect (59/100). Reward: Building Upgrade Card +5]
Individually grabbing the evil cultivators from the Chaotic Heaven Bell, drawing out their lifespan, collecting spoils, and tossing them into the Flame Sea dungeon, with a smooth combo flow, Jiang Yuan cleared all the evil cultivators from this gathering, bringing the kill-a-hundred task halfway complete.
Though most evil cultivators had low Realm, yielding little purified lifespan, by the end, his lifespan balance had already turned into 34,479 years and 9 months.
"Great!" After swallowing two Clear Heart Pills, suppressing the frenzy caused by drawing lifespan continuously, he still got a bit high. Storing the Chaotic Heaven Bell, he couldn’t help but let out a long howl, feeling joyful!
Under Yang Sansi, the Third Incense Master, all Leisure Sect members were thus eradicated.
Jiang Yuansheng teleported back to the little courtyard, found a sunny spot by the river, and lay back in the deck chair, leisurely checking the merit tokens of other Incense Masters.
Currently, he could only see six Incense Masters under the Yellow Flag Banner Master.
Yang Sansi ranked third, and the number in parentheses behind was zero, indicating he had lost all his disciples; whereas for the other five Incense Masters, he couldn’t see names or Realms, only merit values and the number of disciples.
The most was the First Incense Master, with 317 disciples;
The least was the Fourth Incense Master, with just 64 disciples.
"Roughly calculating, just one Banner Master leads nearly a thousand people. And besides the Yellow Flag, there must be other colored flags’ Banner Masters; further up there are Hall Masters, Sub-Pavilion Masters, etc. The Leisure Sect members might number tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands?" Jiang Yuan calculated silently, feeling slightly heavy-hearted.
Then, amidst the clash between frenzy and the Clear Heart Pills, he sleepily drifted into slumber.
"Buzz buzz~"
"Buzz buzz buzz~"
No idea how long passed, through drowsy memory the buzzing noise from vibration sounded several times, and Jiang Yuan stretched and opened his eyes to find it already dusk.
With over 20 unread messages, all coming from the Leisure Sect’s merit tokens.
[Banner Master: ...]
[Banner Master: ...]
More than twenty message contents were similar, asking what on earth happened, how entire Third Incense Master’s followers perished within two days, and why Yang Sansi hadn’t replied.
"Tsk! Of course, can’t reply so quickly, otherwise it’d be a lame narrative." He washed his face with cool, murmuring stream water and decided to coldly handle the opposing party for a while longer. Though tempted by the Building Upgrade Card that is highly beneficial for the main storyline mission, acting must be thorough to better infiltrate the Leisure Sect internally, patience is necessary for long-term plans.
Soon it’s the winter season, farmland changing season; the newly acquired Farmland Upgrade Card should be saved for now.
After sorting out the new crops in the farmland during the season change, Jiang Yuan thought he should take some time to find that island again.
Shuiyun Lake serves as the first residence, actually located in the Human World; if it weren’t for Wilderness World descending at night merging them to some extent, they’d have nothing to do with the Wilderness.
Judging by the current side task exploration progress, he felt after saving the Wilderness, it’d only be a matter of time before the two worlds split again. Strictly speaking, he had no exclusive field properties in the Wilderness World!
Taking advantage of the worlds being still merged, finding the island to bind as the third residence.
Clearing land, farming, then copying and pasting a few completed buildings till it looked decent, it’ll be convenient for switching between the three residences freely in the future, saving on always having to waste Teleportation Scrolls.
That thing wears down over use and frequent "charging," eventually rendering it unusable.
Lately, the system hasn’t even offered lottery chances, purchasing Teleportation Scrolls is costly—having an island would be far superior!
"Anyway, just over a day until the seasonal change, what if..." Jiang Yuan considered the urgency, decided it’s time to set off and continue searching for the island!
Just about to start moving, clicking to enter the Starlight Shell Cave Mansion, preparing for brainless swimming, he suddenly saw Bai Yunqi’s figure flash by within the courtyard.
"Xiao Bai!" Jiang Yuan, quick on his feet, called out: "What’s your plan now?"
Bai Yunqi paused, shook his head, and replied: "I just returned from the Netherworld, Miss He has taken in several little ghosts, teaching them mining for points to earn cultivation resources. I have no pressing matters right now, what does sir wish?"
"After successfully transforming into a Flood Dragon, are you adept at swimming in the sea?"
"Naturally, Flood Dragons excel at water manipulation, not only can they swim but also at great speed."
"Great!" Jiang Yuan’s eyes gleamed with joy, saying: "Come, follow me to handle a very simple yet significant task!"
Riding a Flood Dragon while traversing the ocean was something he never dared to dream.
As proven, professional tasks indeed require professional creatures.
Bai Yunqi transformed into the form of a Flood Dragon to carry him, darting out from Starlight Shell Cave Mansion toward the direction with a head-first charge, the rapid currents nearly swept Jiang Yuan away!
The speed was so fast, everything around began to blur. At this pace, Jiang Yuan, with reference to the map and moon, figured it wouldn’t take long to reach Sea Moon Tomb.
Sea Moon Tomb dungeon, helmet, and the island, here I come!
