Su Yuan, already agitated, had no time to think about it.
He stood up and took back their souls into the Myriad Soul Banner.
Then he muttered to himself: "Forget it. Let things take their course."
With my current strength, even without Shadow Flashing, I can easily deal with a late stage Qi Condensation cultivator.
As for the Foundation Establishment stage, that's not something I can even think about.
The most important thing now is the Jin family.
I can't stay in the cave forever, I have to go out and find out what's going on.
Su Yuan gritted his teeth and decided to go out and investigate.
He quickly packed his things and left the cave.
Along the way, he kept his guard up, constantly paying attention to his surroundings.
Thankfully, his worries were unfounded, the Jin family had not yet traced him.
Su Yuan had been worrying for nothing.
After a while, he arrived at the Duty Hall.
The Duty Hall was still bustling with activity, the conversations and footsteps of the disciples intertwined, creating a lively atmosphere.
Su Yuan went to the task submission area.
He handed over the head of the Jaw Poisonous Scale Wolf Beast, the identity jade card, and the task record token.
The task was confirmed.
110 merit points were rewarded and recorded in the identity jade card.
Then Su Yuan used the merit points to successfully exchange for the last material needed to refine the Spirit Puppet: Soul-Summoning Ghost Jade.
He had gathered all the materials for refining the Spirit Puppet, but Su Yuan did not choose to do so.
He had problems with his mental state, his cultivation techniques, and even his spiritual energy.
Whether it was practicing spells or refining objects, his condition was not ideal.
Even if he managed to refine it, the quality and abilities of the Spirit Puppet might not be very good.
Plus, Su Yuan wanted to find out some information.
So he took on another task.
Of course, it wouldn't be to go to the Ghost Soul Valley.
Su Yuan went to the Hall Elder to verify the task.
The Hall Elder, who had been casually sorting through the scrolls in his hand, was shocked when he saw Su Yuan appear.
He asked, "You're here to take on another task? Have you already completed the Jaw Poisonous Scale Wolf Beast hunting task?"
Su Yuan nodded slightly.
"Just luck."
His face showed no sign of pride.
In his heart, Su Yuan was actually quite disgusted with that task.
If it weren't for that task...
Why would he have killed Jin Yi?
Seeing Su Yuan so calm, as if he had only completed a simple, ordinary task, the Hall Elder's eyes widened slightly, he curiously looked Su Yuan up and down, filled with doubt.
He knew very well that this task was extremely difficult, not something that a Qi Condensation beginner like Su Yuan could handle.
He couldn't understand how, with the monthly verification on Su Yuan's identity jade card showing he was at the Qi Condensation Second Layer, he could have completed such a difficult task.
Did he have some unknown secret?
Looking at the task jade card in Su Yuan's hand, the Elder's heart suddenly moved.
He asked, "You need merit points very badly?"
Su Yuan was about to shake his head, then he quickly remembered that he had taken on this task precisely for merit points.
Wouldn't it be suspicious if he shook his head?
So he nodded and said, "Indeed, the Sect Grand Competition is coming soon, and I want to improve my strength."
The Hall Elder laughed, "I happen to have a special task here. It doesn't have merit points, but there are other rewards. It will be very beneficial to the Blood Demon Body Tempering Art that you cultivate, young man. Are you interested?"
"Beneficial to my Blood Demon Body Tempering Art? Of course I'm interested. Please tell me more."
The Hall Elder laughed, "Don't be impatient. Good things have to be earned through your own efforts."
The Elder took out a skull-shaped token.
The Elder said, "Take this token to White Bone Peak. There should be an activity going on at the entrance to the mountain square right now. Show this token to the crowd and say that you are here to participate in the Blood煞洞清理(Blood煞洞 cleaning) by my order. Someone will tell you about the specific arrangements for the subsequent tasks."
Su Yuan took the token and said with a suspicious expression, "If I say this, won't they beat me up?"
The Elder was startled, then laughed, "You young man, you're quite thoughtful. Don't worry, just say you were called by Elder Zheng."
Su Yuan bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Elder Zheng."
"No problem. Perform well, and there will be more tasks if you do."
"More?"
"Of course, go quickly. If you can't even complete this task, don't even think about the later ones."
"Yes, I will. I'll take my leave."
With that, Su Yuan turned and left.
He moved like lightning, heading towards White Bone Peak.
White Bone Peak was one of the forces within the Nine幽宗(Nine幽宗).
There were a total of nine forces within the Nine幽宗.
They were the five peaks, three families, and one sect.
Su Yuan was going to White Bone Peak, one of the five peaks.
The other four peaks were Blood Demon Peak, Soul Refining Peak, Yin Yang Peak, and Ghost Skin Peak.
The three families were the Jin family, the Yao family, and the Bai family.
In the Sect Grand Competition, outstanding disciples would be chosen by the elders of these eight forces according to their cultivation techniques, personality, spells, and other factors, and then they would enter the most suitable force to continue their cultivation.
The final sect was the Nine幽本宗(Nine幽 main sect).
This Nine幽本宗 was very special.
It never actively chose disciples.
Instead, it selected disciples from the other eight forces who had exceptional qualifications and talent.
Disciples who entered the Nine幽本宗 would all become elders of the Nine幽宗.
The Nine幽宗's model was like the colleges of a university.
Everyone entered the appropriate college based on their different cultivation techniques.
These eight forces would secretly compete with each other, stimulating competition.
Along the way, Su Yuan's mind was filled with thoughts.
He didn't know why the Elder had given him this task.
Was he impressed with him?
Did he have some ulterior motive?
Never mind!
Before long, the outline of White Bone Peak appeared before Su Yuan's eyes.
From a distance, White Bone Peak towered into the clouds, its surface covered with a thick layer of white material.
Upon closer inspection, it was found to be made up of countless bones piled together.
These bones were of various shapes and sizes, some like human bones, some like beast bones.
Under the sunlight, they shimmered with a ghastly white light, making one's hair stand on end.
Su Yuan felt no fear, and he walked straight up the mountain path.
He soon reached the entrance to the mountain square.
The square was already crowded with people.
These people wore uniform clothes.
The disciples of the Nine幽宗's White Bone Peak all wore white clothes.
Many of them also used bone fragments and bones as decorations on their clothes.
The disciples were gathered together, their expressions excited, shouting words like, "Good!" "Get out of the way!" "Fight!"
In the middle of the crowd, a fierce battle was taking place.
Su Yuan approached a person and asked, "Senior Brother, what are you doing here?"
The person turned around and looked at Su Yuan. He noticed that Su Yuan was not wearing the uniform of a White Bone Peak disciple and asked in doubt, "You're not a White Bone Peak disciple, are you?"
"No."
"Then why are you here at White Bone Peak?"
Su Yuan took out the token Elder Zheng had given him and said, "Elder Zheng asked me to participate in the Blood煞洞清理(Blood煞洞 cleaning) task."
"Wait a moment."
Looking at the token, the disciple went through the crowd and then brought over a young man in black.
The young man in black looked at the token in Su Yuan's hand, his expression unchanged, and he asked, "Junior Brother, what is your name?"
Su Yuan said, "Just call me Su Yuan."
"Alright, Junior Brother Su Yuan, you can call me Senior Brother Ling. I'm the leader of the Blood煞洞清理(Blood煞洞 cleaning) task this time. Since you were recommended by the peak Elder, I naturally won't refuse you. Wait here for a moment, we'll leave after the other spots are filled."
"Alright."
Senior Brother Ling turned to the crowd of disciples and said, "There's only one spot left for the Blood煞洞(Blood煞洞), and the Elder just sent someone over."
His voice instantly broke the noise in the square.
Everyone turned to look at Su Yuan, their gazes focused on him.
For a moment, the square was unnaturally quiet.