Fairy Eye

Han Lin seemed to be seeing Song Tingyu's shy expression for the first time, and was slightly distracted for a moment before quickly recovering.

"Miss Song, may I ask what benefits I will receive in return for helping you gather medicinal herbs?"

Even if Song Tingyu and Wang Qinghe were to join, there would still be a great risk involved in defeating the monster.

He felt that his relationship with Song Tingyu was not close enough for him to risk his life for her.

Song Tingyu's expression brightened with joy as he said, "Of course we'll split it equally! The spiritual herb is a kind of fruit, and there are several of them. We'll divide them among the three of us. And as for the guardian beast, we can get some of its blood after killing it."

Hearing this, Han Lin nodded. "Alright, in that case, I'll accompany Miss Song. By the way, where's Wang Qinghe?"

"He hasn't returned. That elixir needs to be kept an eye on, otherwise it might be snatched away by someone else."

"Understood."

"Well, when are we leaving?" Song Tingyu looked up at Han Lin's face, then immediately looked away.

"How about a little later? I'll go to the Merit Hall and then we can go to Yandang Mountain together when I get back," Han Lin said after thinking for a moment.

"No problem, I'll wait for you at home."

"..."

After finishing his conversation with Song Tingyu, Han Lin walked alone towards the outside of the Milky Way Valley.

Whether it was because of the snow or something else, the outer square was very deserted today, with not a single person in sight.

After pausing briefly, Han Lin entered the Treasure Hall and exchanged spirit stones for some contribution points.

Then they went to the Merit Hall and received a targeted task from Elder Yan. This targeted task was different from the usual resource collection task.

Anyone can do the resource collection task, and there's no need to register. You just need to bring back the resources that the sect needs and hand them in.

Targeted tasks are different. First, you need to register with Master Yan to receive the task, and then no one else can do the task before it is completed.

Secondly, targeted missions often have specific requirements regarding time, location, and mission content.

For example, where to go to wipe out a bandit gang, or to offer a reward for the capture of a traitor to a sect, and so on.

The mission Han Lin was assigned this time happened to be located in Qiushui City, not far from Yandang Mountain.

The task wasn't difficult; it was simply to help an inner sect Foundation Establishment master uncle go to his hometown in Qiushui City to bring a junior to Guiyuan Sect.

I'll do it when I come back from Yandang Mountain.

After leaving the Merit Hall, Han Lin walked straight towards a three-story black tower across the street, with the words "Merit Building" written in gold on the plaque above it.

He had been a formal disciple for more than half a year, but he had never been to the Cultivation Hall.

Upon entering the gate, one first encounters a long corridor. To the right of the corridor is a room containing a middle-aged man in blue robes, sitting cross-legged in meditation.

After seeing the man's face clearly, Han Lin frowned slightly, realizing he was having a really bad day.

It is said that there is more than one steward in the Gongfa Building, and a rotating system is adopted, but he just happened to run into this Zhao Changping.

However, Han Lin quickly calmed down, walked over, and respectfully bowed: "Greetings, Steward."

Zhao Changping opened his eyes and looked at Han Lin. "It's you!"

He never expected that the person who came would be this dark-faced monster who had always made him uneasy. Thinking that his nephew's death was very likely related to this person, Zhao Changping's face immediately turned sour.

He said coldly, "What are you doing here?"

"This disciple has come to choose a spell." Han Lin sensed the other party's unfriendly tone, but still spoke very respectfully.

"Choose a spell?"

Zhao Changping was slightly taken aback, then suddenly stood up and unabashedly enveloped Han Lin with his divine sense.

Upon sensing Han Lin's spiritual fluctuations, his face twitched a few times, his expression a mixture of disbelief and chilling coldness: "You... you've actually reached the fourth level of Qi Refining so quickly!?"

"I was fortunate enough to break through a barrier a few days ago." Han Lin kept his back slightly bent.

"Hehe, very well, I really underestimated you."

Zhao Changping made no attempt to hide his hatred for Han Lin, but for some reason, after his eyes flickered a few times, his expression suddenly calmed down.

He said calmly:

"Low-grade spells are on the first floor, mid-grade spells are on the second floor, and high-grade spells are on the third floor. Which grade of spell do you wish to exchange for?"

Yellow-rank spells are suitable for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

Based on their efficacy, power, and the difficulty of cultivation, they are divided into four levels: superior, middle, inferior, and extreme.

Logically speaking, the higher the grade of the spell, the better.

However, the higher the rank, the more difficult it is to learn, and the more true energy it consumes when used.

He had only just reached the fourth level of Qi Refining, and his dantian had a limited amount of true qi. In addition, his own contribution was not much, so after thinking for a moment, he replied.

"I would like to exchange for one or two low-grade Yellow Rank spells." Han Lin took in the other party's expression and became secretly wary.

The gun is easy to hide, and the dark arrow is hard to prevent.

"Okay, come with me."

Zhao Changping walked out of the room and headed into the passageway.

Reaching the end of the barrier, he took out a jade talisman and held it in front of him. Then, he formed a hand seal and chanted incantations over the barrier.

A flash of golden light appeared on the jade talisman, and the barrier in front of them vanished without a trace.

"After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, go inside and choose one. Once you see a suitable one, put your contribution card into the corresponding slot."

Zhao Changping turned to look at Han Lin.

"Yes."

After hesitating for a moment, Han Lin went straight inside.

This is a sealed stone chamber, not very large, only two or three zhang in diameter, with small holes carved into the surrounding walls.

Each cave contains a jade talisman.

The entrance to the cave was sealed by a barrier, making it impossible to take the jade talisman inside. However, a jade token was hanging outside the barrier.

When Han Lin channeled his true energy into the jade slip, a string of characters immediately appeared before him.

"Golden Blade Technique utilizes metal-elemental true energy to condense a sharp blade with extremely strong penetrating power, and it has a strong restraining effect on wood-elemental defensive spells."

this is not bad.

Han Lin was already captivated after just one glance.

However, there were as many as thirty or forty inheritance jade talismans here, so he held back and decided to look at the others first before making a decision.

They then walked to the next cave entrance and continued to observe.

"Golden Armor Technique utilizes metallic true energy to condense a thin film on the body's surface, making it extremely effective against wood-type magical attacks."

"Entangling Technique, utilizing wood-attribute true energy..."

"Aoki Shun, utilize..."

"Thorn Technique..."

"..."

As Han Lin slowly moved forward, various introductions to spells came into view one after another, dazzling him and making him even more indecisive.

I just felt that these spells were all pretty good, and they all looked pretty much the same.

"Huh, what's going on?"

Just then, Han Lin suddenly noticed a small hole in front of him that was not sealed, and inside was a small booklet with a colorful cover.

The cover reads "Five Elements Cover".

However, since there was no jade tag with an introduction hanging outside the cave, Han Lin was unable to find out what the book was about.

He wanted to take it out and look through it, but he was worried that Zhao Changping would cause him trouble. After thinking about it, he simply went back and called Zhao Changping in.

"Senior Zhao, may I ask what's going on with this book? Why is there no introduction or any seal?"