Ch 5: Red Quest! Hope For Advancement!
Lucky Peak, Night,
“Sword Peak’s Jiang Manyue, Blade Peak’s Zhao Tiankuo, Ask Dao Peak’s peerless duo,
Zhao Tiankuo’s Invincible Heavy Mace, suppressing mountains and rivers with its aura, one force overcomes ten techniques,
Jiang Manyue’s Shadow Light Sword, erratic and ever-changing, four ounces deflect a thousand pounds.
Liu Jing Forest’s Jing Su, Liu Xixi, their strength and methods are unfathomably deep,
Jing Su, moving through the Sky, Bifang Divine Fire devouring the land,
Liu Xixi, White Tiger Killing God, bloodthirsty and berserk, slaughtering to become a fierce god.
……
The championship ranking list doesn’t have you, He He, the odds for you to win the championship must be terrifyingly high right now,”
“So what?”
“All in! I want to go all in!”
“As you wish.”
Jun Liuhe didn’t pay much attention to Xia Jiuyuan’s teasing; instead, she looked at the painting Mo Mo had drawn for her and fell into thought.
The first day’s arena matches have concluded, and it’s now dinner time,
Jun Liuhe naturally and quickly defeated number 31, but Li Le wasn’t as relaxed,
His opponent’s footwork was astonishing; Li Le struggled with him for a long time but couldn’t even touch him once, while he himself ended up covered in injuries.
Finally, he endured until his opponent’s spiritual energy was depleted and their footwork showed flaws, then Li Le, who looked like he was about to lose, grabbed him by the collar and sent him flying with a punch.
I, in my true form, can make countless mistakes, but you only get one chance.
It seems Junior Brother Le is more skilled.
Given that Li Le was also not lightly injured, he did not participate in the second match.
As for Mo Mo, she only did one thing today: painting!
“Sister Jun, how do you feel about this painting?”
Oh, and one more thing, she then used her painting to taunt Jun Liuhe by shoving it in her face.
What Xia Jiuyuan didn’t expect was that Jun Liuhe narrowed her eyes and said:
“……Not bad.”
“That’s good then.”
Xia Jiuyuan expressed dissatisfaction:
“Ahem, are you guys even listening to me? These people are your opponents, don’t underestimate anyone!”
Duan Shahe sprawled lazily, “I’m not aiming for such a high rank; it has nothing to do with me.”
Mo Mo, who was admiring her work from the day, also said, “Me too.”
“Sigh, I definitely can’t beat them. Challenging the 44th ranked person today feels like my limit.”
Li Le was somewhat disheartened; he felt too weak.
“You were too impetuous, choosing opponents that don’t suit you. You’re pure physical body, with no means of ranged attack, so facing someone with better footwork makes you very passive.”
Duan Shahe commented,
“Mm, my suggestion is to temper your intent. You’ll find that top powerhouses all have their own intent.”
“Alright, thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Duan.”
Xia Jiuyuan was astonished beside them, “What do you mean it’s not enough to just challenge the 44th ranked person?”
That 44th ranked person is genuinely the 44th among non-humans in the entire Southern Territory!
If beast tribes are excluded, that’s the top twenty-two. If looking at the entire Human Race, a rough calculation places this opponent as genuinely the sixty-sixth among non-humans in the Human Race!
“Li Le, after your match, didn’t someone from Body Tempering Peak come looking for you?”
Li Le waved his hand in response to Xia Jiuyuan’s question,
“They wanted me to go to Body Tempering Peak for mutual exchange and learning, but I felt our cultivation methods weren’t aligned, so I didn’t agree.”
“Even if the paths are different, you can still learn and draw from each other. You should go when you have time.
Sigh, I remember when I shamelessly went to Body Tempering Peak to ask around, and they were indifferent. Now that they see you’ve achieved something, they’re in a hurry,
And I recall that a few days ago, when Body Tempering Peak made their statement, they had an issue with our Lucky Peak.”
Xia Jiuyuan thought for a moment and continued,
“Eldest Martial Brother here doesn’t hold grudges, but you can mention this matter to them.
Speak with conviction when you go; our Lucky Peak fears none of them.”
“Understood, Senior Brother.”
Xia Jiuyuan nodded, then flipped through the booklet in his hand again,
“He He, this booklet has you, but you’re not among the championship favorites; Fang Hao placed you in the top ten favorites.”
“Oh?”
Jun Liuhe looked up at the small booklet in Xia Jiuyuan’s hand, which read:
Lucky Peak’s Jun Liuhe, unparalleled spiritual energy control, unimaginable spiritual energy density, hidden cards unknown, suspected biggest dark horse of this competition.
As expected of the Heavenly Disaster Realm, she saw the key at a glance.
Whether Jun Liuhe grabbed the sword or the fire snake, she wasn’t relying on physical strength, but rather on her exquisite control of spiritual energy to form a protective film around her body.
It doesn’t sound like a high-level technique, but the fact that she so easily defeated enemies using this seemingly ordinary method is incredibly outrageous.
Based on the results, she shattered others’ intent solely with spiritual energy, which is extremely exaggerated.
What is intent? Intent is essentially a person’s unusual ability, their most potent killing move honed through practice.
Generally, intent can only be defeated by another intent, unless the strength disparity is too great.
“What do you think of Fang Hao’s assessment?”
Jun Liuhe withdrew her gaze and calmly said,
“The odds are too low.”
Xia Jiuyuan was stunned, then burst into laughter,
“He He, you’re so confident. That’s true, but don’t worry, they won’t be that low.”
……
And so, another pleasant day concluded, and everyone dispersed. Just as Xia Jiuyuan was about to return to his immortal’s cave to sleep, the system chimed.
System Task Updated!
『
Red Task,
『Disaster』
Resolve the issue with the guest in Room 312, Main Peak Guest Area.
』
Red Task!!!
Xia Jiuyuan gasped. The drowsiness he felt moments ago instantly vanished; he knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.
“What’s wrong?”
Jun Liuhe seemed to have sensed Xia Jiuyuan’s emotional fluctuation.
Mo Mo, who was about to enter her room, also looked at Xia Jiuyuan upon hearing Jun Liuhe’s question.
The two of them lived in the same house as Xia Jiuyuan. Xia Jiuyuan lived on the second floor, while Mo Mo and Jun Liuhe lived on the first floor.
Mo Mo lived with him because she was too young when she first arrived at Lucky Peak, and living together made it easier for Xia Jiuyuan to care for her.
Jun Liuhe lived with him because she was initially foolish, and it wouldn’t be appropriate to let a foolish person live alone.
However, neither of them moved out after Xia Jiuyuan no longer needed to care for them.
“I need to go to the Main Peak!”
Xia Jiuyuan stomped his foot. He had to go now. This wasn’t a game world; if tasks weren’t completed, NPCs wouldn’t wait forever.
If not done, it would be a failure! At least Xia Jiuyuan had failed a few times, but those were all minor white or blue tasks, not as important as red tasks.
“It’s nothing major, you two go back and rest, don’t wait for me.”
Xia Jiuyuan said this, then hurriedly ran out the door, summoned Cloud Chaser, and flew away in a hurry.
Cloud Chaser is a flying magical artifact; when summoned, it takes the shape of a cloud and can carry people in flight.
Because his cultivation level was too low, using Cloud Chaser to fly could only be done with high-rank spirit stones, which led to an extremely fast consumption rate of spirit stones. Therefore, even though Xia Jiuyuan was wealthy, he wouldn’t use it unless it was a special circumstance.
Of course, the most important reason for not using it wasn’t that Xia Jiuyuan was reluctant to spend money, but rather that he didn’t want to be too ostentatious.
For him, a first-rank cultivator using such a high-quality magical artifact to roam within the Inner Sect of Lucky Peak would be like the young son of a high-ranking official in his previous life driving a Ferrari and causing a scene; it wouldn’t look good.
Faced with Xia Jiuyuan’s hasty departure, the two women in the room exchanged glances and began to meditate in place.
Since he said it wasn’t a big deal, they didn’t pursue or question him further.
This was trust.
Not returning to sleep, but waiting here,
This was concern.
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