High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

After a thorough and friendly exchange, Zhu Long sighed somewhat helplessly.

"You're so stubborn, I can't get anything out of you."

"Then I'll send you on your way."

With that, Zhu Long smashed the head of the Abyss Warrior with a single punch, and a red and white flower sprayed out onto the ground.

"What, still haven't found out where that guy is?"

Dai Emei seemed to know what Zhu Long was asking, and stepped forward to inquire.

"Well, it's normal for a martial artist of his level not to know where the Black Cloud City Lord is. Let's continue the mission."

Zhu Long nodded calmly.

"Senior Sister Dai, what did Senior Brother Zhu Long just ask?"

Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Chen Mo leaned close to Dai Emei and asked in a low voice.

"Nothing much, just asking about the location of the Black Cloud City Lord. Zhu Long and that guy have a score to settle."

Dai Emei did not hide anything, or rather, all the senior students knew about it.

"That year, my sister and I entered the Great Xia Grandmaster Academy together. Back then, Black Cloud City wasn't as peaceful as it is now."

Zhu Long heard their conversation, turned his head, and sighed.

Five years ago, my sister died at the hands of the Lord of Black Cloud City.

"The Lord of Black Cloud City was also seriously injured by Dean Xue Le, and his whereabouts are currently unknown."

"I know that the dead cannot be brought back, and all I can do is avenge her."

"Only by killing the Black Cloud City Lord with my own hands can I get over this knot in my heart; otherwise, I will be troubled by this matter for the rest of my life."

Zhu Long clenched his fist, the flame of 'revenge' well hidden in his eyes.

He never showed his eagerness for revenge in front of others, but he was always accumulating strength, waiting for the day of revenge to come.

"However, it's too early to talk about these things now. All I can do now is continue to grow stronger until I can personally kill the Lord of Black Cloud City."

"Let's go, we haven't finished our mission yet."

Zhu Long smiled at Chen Mo and Dai Emei, deeply concealing his desire for revenge.

"That's just how he is. When he has nothing to do, he comes and grabs two Abyss Warriors to question them. After all, the Black Cloud City Lord has been hiding ever since he was seriously injured by Dean Xue Le."

Dai Emei indicated to Chen Mo that there was no need to care too much; everyone needs the motivation to survive or become stronger.

Zhu Long's motivation is revenge, and her motivation is to live up to the title of successor of Emei boxing.

As for Chen Mo's motivation to become stronger, neither Dai Emei nor Zhu Long could see it.

Chen Mo nodded. He always felt that the people around him had some kind of background or identity.

Yang Zuo, a genius who was expelled from the Celestial Race.

Ma Wanglin, a genius whose parents have disappeared and who has gathered all the resources of the province.

Gu Feng, a genius from an ancient martial arts family, has the most unremarkable background.

And he even has a bit of a cannon fodder villain vibe...

"So what about me? What are my motivations and reasons for becoming stronger?"

Following behind Zhu Long and Dai Emei, a hint of confusion flashed in Chen Mo's eyes.

But that slight confusion vanished almost instantly, and a smile appeared on Chen Mo's lips.

"Does becoming stronger need a reason?"

"Becoming stronger is the best motivation and reason."

Chen Mo's confusion came and went quickly. After he figured it out, his initial slight concerns disappeared.

......

Overall, the task Zhu Long accepted was a fairly rewarding standard task, but it was still quite challenging.

It would probably take Chen Mo a lot of effort to do this task himself, and there might even be danger involved.

He really can't beat a fourth-level martial artist right now, and he might not even be able to beat an eighth-level martial artist in the middle fourth level.

"It's almost time; the next batch of successors should be arriving soon."

Zhu Long glanced at the dark sky and roughly calculated that about twenty-four hours had passed since he entered.

"Now, we'll get to do our own things."

As he spoke, Zhu Long pulled an oversized map from his pocket, which was marked with all sorts of 'resource points'.

Although it's called a resource point, it's actually a medicinal herb farm and mine established by Abyss Warriors.

Grandmasters actually tacitly approve of robbery.

Firstly, it can hone the students' practical combat skills and on-the-spot adaptability.

Secondly, it can weaken the resource supply of Abyss Warriors to a certain extent and greatly disrupt their mentality.

Not to mention that the resources they've seized can be used to benefit the entire Grandmaster Academy, and the Grandmasters are eager to personally go and plunder them.

After all, the Abyss Warriors are incredibly wealthy, so wealthy that even Grandmasters would be envious.

Even if the grandmaster can't personally take the stage, this is still a win-win-win situation.

The human race won three times in a row.

"The closest place to us right now is a medicinal herb farm. Although the herbs there aren't of high grade, the quantity is enough to earn a lot of academic credits."

Zhu Long pointed to a 'resource point' on the map and said.

"By the way, Senior Brother Zhu Long, about that mineral vein beneath the adult Abyss Mother Tree..."

"Should we go take a look?"

Chen Mo was still thinking about his mission, but now that he had two powerful people leading him, he might be able to complete the mission smoothly.

"You mean that small mineral vein? It's been completely absorbed by the Abyss Mother Tree; there's nothing left inside."

Zhu Long recalled for a moment and pointed to a location on the map.

"What do you think that adult Abyss Mother Tree came here for? It's for that mineral vein."

"..." Chen Mo's face darkened; his mineral vein was gone.

"However, if you want a mineral vein, there is a way. We can raid a mining site."

Zhu Long pointed to a mine not far from the medicinal herb farm and said.

"Let's skip this one, the containers we brought are of very low quality. We came here specifically to visit the medicinal herb farm."

"These tattered sacks can't hold much, and mines are usually guarded by experts of level ten or higher, so we have to plan ahead."

"Alright then..." Chen Mo sighed, deciding to wait until he reached level six before going in stealthily.

"Now that the goal is set, the next step is to divide the tasks."

Zhu Long put the map away and turned to look at Chen Mo.

"?" Chen Mo was taken aback. Why were these two suddenly staring at him?

"You guys...you're not trying to use me as bait, are you?"

"How could that be? Your strength is too weak; it would be too dangerous for you to be bait."

Zhu Long shook his head, while Dai Emei clicked her tongue in regret.

"What are you clicking your tongue for, Senior Sister Dai? You don't really want me to be bait, do you?"

Chen Mo looked Dai Emei up and down, his gaze finally settling on her 'acne'.

"Heh, acne-prone senior."

"You brat, you should have been used as bait..." Dai Emei gritted her teeth in anger, but she couldn't do anything in the deep abyss. She could only deal with Chen Mo when she got back.

"Alright, stop fooling around, let's get down to business."

Zhu Long tapped Chen Mo and Dai Emei once each, then continued assigning tasks.

"My job is to make a big commotion and attract the farm's level eleven guardian away."

"Xiao Dai, you're in charge of clearing out or holding off the remaining guards. Chen Mo, you're in charge of looting."

"?" Chen Mo was taken aback. Was this kind of thing being said so bluntly?

"Don't worry about the technique of gathering herbs, just grab as many as you can in the limited time."

"Anyway, we'll just throw it at the pharmacy when we get back, so the slight loss of medicinal efficacy doesn't matter."

"Alright, let's double-check everyone's tasks, then we're ready to start mooching off each other!"