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Chapter 428 The True Inheritance Mission: Arriving a Step Too Late

Chen Xu went to the Reception Hall early in the morning to check on the true inheritance mission.

The true discipleship missions of the Shenji Sect are generally complex and tedious.

Furthermore, the prerequisites for accepting the mission are extremely difficult to meet.

First, one must have at least a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation level, and second, one must have been an inner disciple for at least five years.

On a daily basis, disciples also need to accumulate various sect contributions. It is said that if a disciple's total sect contribution does not reach more than three thousand, they are not even qualified to accept the true disciple mission.

But none of these preambles are necessary.

After all, he is a Nascent Soul disciple.

If a Nascent Soul disciple doesn't even have this simple privilege of direct access, then Master Mao's status as a Nascent Soul cultivator is meaningless.

Chen Xu is now only missing formal sect recognition to become a true disciple.

He examined the mission jade slip.

The True Inheritance Quest is locked and can only be unlocked and viewed using his disciple token.

After solving the puzzle, Chen Xu discovered that there were ten true inheritance missions to choose from.

The first is: by personally crafting a sixth-grade magic weapon without relying on anyone else, one can obtain forty points of true Daoist cultivation.

It is worth mentioning that once the True Transmission Skill accumulates to one hundred points, one will immediately become a true disciple of the sect.

Forging a magic weapon can directly grant forty points of Daoist merit, allowing one to accumulate nearly half of the true Daoist merit in one go.

Unfortunately, Chen Xu was a beginner in weapon crafting, so it was practically impossible for him to create a sixth-grade magic weapon in a short period of time.

He had no choice but to skip this task.

Further down the list, several subsequent tasks turned out to be related to weapon crafting.

Whether it's achieving innovation and breakthroughs in a certain weapon-refining method, or participating in a weapon-refining arena in the Immortal City, one can obtain the true Daoist teachings.

The number of Taoist merits ranges from ten to twenty.

Chen Xu could basically rule out these tasks.

He began to frown slightly. He could only say that the Divine Mechanism Sect was indeed a weapon-refining sect, as most of its true disciple missions were related to weapon refining.

Fortunately, after reviewing two more tasks, Chen Xu finally found a task related to the Spirit Chef:
Participate in the rare treasures banquet held once every autumn in the Immortal City, and make a name for yourself at the banquet to receive thirty points of true Daoist merit!

The Spirit Chef is also highly valued in the Divine Mechanism Sect.

A single banquet of rare delicacies can bring fame and actually earn you thirty points of Taoist merit.

Here, Chen Xu pays special attention to one point: "What does it mean to become famous?"

Or, to put it another way, what are the criteria for judging "fame"?
There was a small explanation following the task description.

It turns out that a rare treasure banquet is held every autumn in Canglan Immortal City.

Those chefs below the seventh rank who participate in the banquet must undergo a "blind trial banquet" before the banquet.

All spirit chefs must conceal their identities, donning cloaks that cover their faces and bodies, and then prepare a signature spirit dish in public.

Finally, all monks who participated in the tasting banquet were invited to sample the food at random.

This spiritual feast is not judged by the number of times the True Jade Talisman is used, but rather by the evaluations and submissions of all the cultivators who participated in the trial banquet.

Among them, those who can receive more than a hundred letters at the trial banquet can be considered to have made a name for themselves in the immortal city.

Chen Xu currently has limited information and is unsure of the exact level of difficulty in obtaining submissions from a hundred people.

But he accepted the task.

Even if he doesn't want to make a fuss, he expects that if he can really gain fame through the banquet, then the ways Chen Xu can get likes every day will be greatly expanded.

This was a golden opportunity, and Chen Xu decided to try and seize it.

The jade slip containing the mission details stated that the formal Feast of Rare Treasures would be held in January. After accepting this mission, Chen Xu continued to review other missions.

He soon discovered another task that he could currently accept:

Six hundred miles east of Canglan Immortal City, our sect's Xuan Yang Refined Iron Mine No. 3 has recently experienced repeated reductions in ore production.

The sect's guards and disciples went to investigate several times, but all their efforts were in vain.

Investigating the cause of the mine's reduced production will yield twenty points of true Taoist merit.

Chen Xu accepted the task, and just as he received the task token, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him, followed by a surprised exclamation:
"Master Chen... Uncle-Master, you actually accepted the mission for Mine No. 3 of the Class A mine. This mission has been hanging in the balance for half a year, and we still haven't gotten any accurate clues."

How did you accept this task?
Did you know that you can accept a maximum of two True Inheritance quests at the same time?
If you accept this one, half of your task slots will be taken up.

What else did you take on...? What? You also took on the Fame-Making quest for the Feast of Rare Treasures?

It was Ye Ningzhen who came over.

She stammered as she addressed Chen Xu as "Uncle-Master," and then quickly began explaining the mission rules to him:
"Uncle-Master Chen, once you accept a true disciple mission, you cannot accept a new mission unless you complete one of them."

"You...sigh, if this task is too difficult and takes too long to complete, it will hinder the accumulation of true Daoist skills."

This senior sister, a disciple of the 52nd generation, was trying her best to persuade Chen Xu.

If it were someone else, she might not have spoken so bluntly.

But Chen Xu was, after all, her "uncle-master" whom she had personally introduced to the door, and Ye Ningzhen was still grateful for his "Spring Breeze Melting Snow Drink" yesterday, so she couldn't help but be extra enthusiastic at this moment.

"Uncle Chen, look, there's another task coming up."

The task is to enter the Gate of Calamity, kill a Foundation Establishment Grand Perfection level demon, and bring back its demon core.

Although this task only yields ten True Inheritance Merits, it can be accepted repeatedly.

After you complete it once, come back and take on the task again. It won't be long before you accumulate one hundred merits.

Ye Ningzhen spoke of slaying demons as if it were an easy task, making it sound effortless.

She even secretly winked at Chen Xu, signaling him to check her spirit tablet message.

Chen Xu then noticed that his spirit tablet was vibrating and getting warm.

He immediately took out the spirit tablet and put Qi Hua Pill into it. Soon, he heard Ye Ningzhen's voice, which seemed both near and far:

“Uncle Chen, I have the most experience in slaying demons, so you don’t need to worry.”

My injuries have fully healed today, and my cultivation seems to have even advanced further.

"If you accept the demon-slaying mission, I'll enter the Gate of Calamity with you later. Those are just a few demons; I'll take care of them for you."

Ye Ningzhen, who is usually stingy, actually spent two Qi Hua Pills this time to send a long message to Chen Xu.

Chen Xu was slightly surprised upon hearing this, and immediately pressed down on the spirit tablet, simultaneously sending a message into it with his mind, asking:

"Master Ye... Nephew, this, in the true disciple's mission to slay demons, it's actually possible to ask for help from others?"

After listening to the message, Ye Ningzhen spent a Qi Hua Pill, and then her expression frowned.

It's unclear whether she was upset about having spent another Qi Hua Dan, or if she frowned because she heard the title "Nephew Ye".

Ye Ningzhen had mixed feelings, but since this was the "junior uncle" she had brought into the sect, what could she do?

“Uncle-Master Chen, the true disciple assessment also tests the relationships between disciples,” Ye Ningzhen said quietly.

This time, she did not use the spirit tablet to communicate, but instead stated directly:
"If you have the ability to get fellow disciples to help you fight, it means your martial uncle has good connections."

Doesn't this further prove that my martial uncle is suitable to be the true successor of our sect?

This statement is surprisingly reasonable.

However, Chen Xu had to regretfully tell Ye Ningzhen:
“But Junior Nephew Ye, I have already accepted the first two missions and cannot take on a third one.”

Ye Ningzhen was dumbfounded; it turned out she was a step too late!
(End of this chapter)