Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 161 Bounty Mission, The Defected Former True Disciple

The Foreign Affairs Peak is a place specifically for issuing sect missions.

From elders to outer disciples, everyone in and outside the sect can post various tasks here, and inner disciples can accept tasks here.

There are various types of tasks, including merit-based tasks, sect contribution tasks, and demon-slaying tasks.

Su Yu arrived at the Foreign Affairs Peak area and immediately brought up a new task interface with a dense list of sect tasks.

He didn't immediately accept the task, but instead spent some time carefully reviewing the various tasks.

There are two types of missions within the sect. One type is missions issued in the name of the sect. These missions generally reward sect contribution points most often, with money as a secondary reward, and occasionally some magical treasures or equipment.

One type is tasks issued in an individual's name, whether by an elder or an ordinary disciple within the sect. These tasks generally reward money, occasionally with flying swords, magical treasures, or equipment, and rarely with sect contribution points.

If Su Yu wants to gain merit, sect contribution, and exorcise demons, the best option is to choose sect missions.

Sect missions are generally divided into three types.

One type is bounty-kill missions, where the targets are various monsters that plague the area, or demon kingdoms or territories that occupy a region, or disciples of hostile sects, or evil demonic cultivators, or enemies who offend the sect, etc. This type requires extremely strong martial arts.

The second type is resource collection tasks. Whether it is alchemy or weapon crafting, the sect needs a lot of materials. The sect's resource production is insufficient, so disciples need to donate in exchange for sect contributions.

The third category is miscellaneous tasks, which include all other types besides the two mentioned above.

It is worth mentioning that when Su Yu checked the second type of sect mission, he found that the second level of the trial mission seemed to have a shortcut.

If you have enough funds, you can directly purchase a large amount of materials and submit them to quickly complete the resource collection task, thereby rapidly obtaining a large amount of sect contribution points.

Based on what Ding Lingyu said, this kind of shortcut is allowed, after all, family background and a lot of money are also a kind of potential.

However, sect contributions obtained through trickery will be discounted by half in the final evaluation.

This kind of shortcut requires a lot of financial support; it's difficult to do without sufficient wealth.

Su Yu glanced at the money she had left and decisively abandoned any shortcuts.

"There's no way to take shortcuts; the only way is to honestly complete tasks and earn sect contributions and merits."

After carefully reviewing the various tasks and considering his own situation, Su Yu had already come up with a plan in mind.

"Some bounty missions reward sect contributions and also grant merit points. I specifically choose these kinds of missions so that I can accumulate merit points and sect contributions at the same time, and there are occasional other rewards."

In particular, those missions that offer bounties to demonic cultivators will definitely earn merit. Some bounty targets are over level 100, and you can even complete the mission of subduing demons at the same time.

There were quite a few of these tasks. Su Yu looked closely at the task list and saw that there were hundreds of them.

He stroked his chin, carefully examining the detailed information and rewards of these tasks, pondering to himself:
"If I think this way, others will think the same way. The competition in this field will definitely be fierce. If I want to stand out, I have to be unconventional and do what others cannot."

"And this point."

His gaze fell on several of the tasks.

"Bounty Mission (Earth-level, Low-grade): Sikong Xiang, a true disciple of the Blood Demon Hall, has repeatedly hunted down disciples of our sect. He cultivates the Blood Scripture and slaughters living beings, committing numerous crimes. Therefore, a bounty is hereby offered. Killing Sikong Xiang once will reward you with 1000 sect contribution points, one minor merit, and +5 to demon slaying."

"Note: If the bounty target is successfully eliminated, the reward will be 3000 sect contribution points, three minor merits, and +15 to demon slaying."

"Note: If the target is completely killed, you will be rewarded with 10000 sect contribution points, a great merit, +50 in demon slaying, and +1 in the conditions for true inheritance."

"Bounty Mission (Earth-level, Low-grade): Wang Bohong, a true disciple of the Yin-Yang Demonic Sect, has repeatedly hunted down disciples of his sect, practicing the Yin-Yang Demonic Scripture and slaughtering living beings. His deeds are numerous and heinous. Therefore, a bounty is offered."

"Bounty Mission (Earth-level, Superior): Former disciple Long Qianqiu stole the sect's most precious treasure and defected from the sect. If you can kill him once, you will be rewarded with 2000 sect contribution points, one minor merit, and +10 for subduing demons."

"Note: If the bounty target is successfully eliminated, the reward is 6000 sect contribution points, a major merit, and +30 in demon slaying."

"Note: If the target is completely killed and the sect's treasure is recovered, the reward will be 18000 sect contribution points, three major merits, or ownership of the recovered sect's treasure for 100 years, +100 in demon slaying, and +1 in the conditions for becoming a true disciple."

"Note: Recovering the sect's treasure alone will reward you with 10000 sect contribution points, two major merits, a choice of a ninth-tier flying sword or magic weapon from the sect's treasury, or a 100-year right to reclaim ownership of the sect's treasure. Demon-slaying bonus +60, and the requirement for becoming a true disciple +1."

There are more than twenty bounty missions of the highest level, and even the lowest-ranking ones are all from the true disciples of the major demonic sects.

To become a true disciple, one must be at least level 100 or above, and at the very least, possess a high-grade Dao Foundation, either second-grade or first-grade.

The Dao Foundation is divided into one level and one heaven. Only those at the upper level have the possibility of becoming immortals. Those below the third level cannot become immortals by consuming immortal pills such as the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. This is the limitation of the Dao Foundation.

To become a true disciple of any major sect, one must have at least a Dao Foundation of Grade 3 or higher to be eligible to apply, and to become a true disciple, one must have at least a Dao Foundation of Grade 2 or higher.

Su Yu's second brother is a third-grade Dao Foundation cultivator, who theoretically could become a true disciple, but in reality, it's almost impossible unless he can significantly improve in other areas.

However, Dao Foundation is essentially a comprehensive reflection of an individual's overall strength; if Dao Foundation is not high, it is difficult for other aspects to be high as well.

These bounties are extremely difficult; many have been up for decades, some even centuries, without anyone being able to complete them. Su Yu felt his competitors certainly couldn't either, but if he could complete them, and complete them perfectly—for example, crippling or completely killing the target—one task would be worth dozens of others'. Take the first bounty, killing Sikong Xiang, the true disciple of the Blood Demon Hall. If he could completely kill him, he would receive up to 100 demon-slaying rewards, equivalent to hundreds of others'. Completing just one would practically guarantee his survival in this trial.

This so-called exorcising of demons and monsters, in layman's terms, is equivalent to the number of times demons and monsters are killed.

If the bounty is placed on a player, generally only players who are level 1 or above and are official disciples of their respective sects are considered to have completed one demon-slaying mission.

If it's a monster or a native NPC, it needs to be at least level 1 or higher, and only templates of terrifying difficulty or higher count as one.

To abolish or completely kill will multiply the kill count by three.

Below this level, ordinary mini-bosses don't count.

If Su Yu wants to defeat all her competitors and stand out on her own, she must use an unconventional strategy.

So after carefully reviewing these twenty-odd difficult tasks, he selected a few that suited him.

One of them was Sikong Xiang, the first disciple of the Blood Demon Hall to be offered a bounty.

The other is a bounty on Wang Bohong, a true disciple of the Yin-Yang Demon Sect.

The third is to offer a reward for Long Qianqiu, the former true disciple of the sect who defected.

Sikong Xiang, a true disciple of the Blood Demon Palace, is level 136 with a second-grade Dao Foundation. He specializes in the Blood Demon Palace's supreme-level magic, the Blood Scripture. He possesses one ninth-grade magic treasure, one eighth-grade magic treasure, and several seventh-grade magic treasures. He is the fourth guild leader of the top-tier Blood God Guild.

Wang Bohong, a true disciple of the Yin-Yang Demonic Sect, is level 143 with a second-grade Dao Foundation. He specializes in the Yin-Yang Demonic Scripture, the supreme magic of the Yin-Yang Demonic Sect. He possesses one ninth-grade magic treasure and several seventh-grade magic treasures. He is the second-in-command of the top-tier guild, the Nine Yin Gang.

Long Qianqiu, a former true disciple of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, comes from the Jiuji lineage, one of the six main branches of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect. He is level 172, a first-grade Dao Foundation cultivator, and mainly cultivates the supreme-grade Jiuji Milun Immortal Scripture. He is confirmed to possess the Jiuji Immortal Banner, a tenth-grade treasure stolen from the Jiuji lineage.

To be honest, Su Yu didn't quite understand why Long Qianqiu would defect from the sect.

He is a true disciple of the main lineage of the Immortal Sect, possessing a first-grade Dao foundation. He mainly cultivates supreme immortal techniques and also wields the tenth-tier supreme treasure of the Nine Extremes lineage, having already reached the limit of a disciple.

Someone of such status and position would actually defect.
"Could there be some melodramatic plot twist?"

It's worth mentioning that although the mission is described as stealing the sect's most precious treasure, it is not actually theft. The Nine Extremes Immortal Banner in Long Qianqiu's possession is a treasure hidden in the sect's secret treasury that all true disciples have the opportunity to try to subdue when they are promoted to true disciples. If they are lucky, they may be recognized as a tenth-tier treasure and become its wielder.

However, the holder only has the right to use it; the true owner of the magic weapon is still the sect, and it must be returned to the sect's treasury when the holder passes away.

With his status and position, he will definitely be at the top of the sect once the previous generation retires.

It's unbelievable that someone with such a background would still defect.

However, the information does not show why he defected, only the sect's kill order, which states that there is a reward for killing someone regardless of whether the mission has been accepted.

If you can reclaim the treasure, you can even inherit the right to use it for 100 years.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you can gain the approval of the treasure. If it does not approve, you cannot activate the magic weapon even if you have it.

But no matter what, we will definitely be able to obtain a ninth-tier magic weapon from the sect's treasury.

Such a reward is very tempting.

But to this day, no one has been able to retrieve the treasure.

There have been a few instances of killing. Among the many true disciples in the sect, there are quite a few who also wield tenth-tier treasures. They can defeat Long Qianqiu, but defeating him is one thing, killing him is another, and crippling or even completely killing him is yet another.

With a tenth-tier treasure in hand, even an Earth Immortal might not be able to secure it.

Su Yu accepted this mission mainly as a side effect, because the area where his main target, Sikong Xiang, the true disciple of the Blood Demon Hall, was active overlapped with the area where Long Qianqiu was active.

The main objective is to win over Sikong Xiang, but it would be even better if you had the chance to encounter and win over Wang Bohong and Long Qianqiu.

If we can win over just one of these three targets, this trial is 100% guaranteed.

With the transformation of a true dragon, taking down the unsuspecting Sikong Xiang shouldn't be a problem.

Moreover, a contestant like Sikong Xiang, whose merits are negative, can use the Star Shifting and Divine Interchange technique without any pressure. He can seize the opportunity to squeeze out more than a hundred years of lifespan to condense the Lifespan Fruit, which would be a huge profit.

With this in mind, Su Yu secretly accepted the mission, then left the mountain gate for Xuanzhen Immortal City, where she began a shopping spree.

This trip will take quite a while, so we need to be well prepared.

First, there are various pills. With his current qi and blood and magic power, he needs a low-grade Dragon Blood Pill, which costs 50 gold coins per pill and can restore 60 qi and blood at a time.

The mana potion requires a low-grade Jade Dew Pill costing 50 silver coins, which can restore 10 mana points at a time.

So I bought one Dragon Blood Pill as a backup, and 100 Jade Dew Pills to restore mana, for a total of 100 gold.

(End of this chapter)