Fellow Daoist, I gladly accept this heaven-defying opportunity.

The small building was empty, but it was kept clean and spotless.

Xu Mofeng followed the path of opportunity all the way to the second floor and finally stopped in a cultivation room.

The light pointed directly to a blue brick in the corner of the room.

He crouched down and tapped the hole with his finger; a hollow, muffled sound came from below.

There really was a hidden compartment!

Xu Mofeng's eyes lit up, and he used his fingertips to pry open the blue brick. The next moment, a warm and jade-like light rushed towards him, making his eyes bulge.

"Mid-grade spirit stones? So many!"

He exclaimed and quickly counted them. There were a total of thirty-six mid-grade spirit stones, which, when converted into basic spirit stones, amounted to a total of three thousand six hundred!

Let alone Qi Refining Realm disciples, even Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators would be envious and eager to see it.

It must have been the wealth accumulated by the previous owner of this building, which was never returned, thus benefiting Xu Mofeng instead.

Just then, a system notification sounded in his mind: [Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully converting an opportunity and receiving the reward: High-grade Human Rank Qi Cultivation Pill x1]

Xu Mofeng's lips curled up. Spirit stones were the hard currency for cultivation, and the Qi-Nourishing Pill was a divine pill for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Both of them were exactly what he needed most right now, truly a timely help in his time of need.

"If the accommodations hadn't changed, this opportunity would have belonged to Mu Qianzhong. He agreed to the exchange for a better courtyard, thus losing this fortune. Every sip and every bite, is it perhaps preordained?"

Xu Mofeng sighed to himself for a moment, then sat down cross-legged in the cultivation room without delay. He took out two Qi-Nourishing Pills, one a reward for being the top performer in the selection and the other a system reward he had just received. He tilted his head back and swallowed them both.

While his skills were still sharp, he was going to directly attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm!

After swallowing two Qi-Nourishing Pills, two powerful streams of spiritual energy exploded instantly, like two rushing rivers, flowing straight through the meridians to the dantian.

Xu Mofeng was already at the tenth level of Qi Refining Perfection, and his dantian was like a cup full of water, just one drop away from overflowing.

At this moment, spiritual energy is continuously flowing in, and the water overflows when it is full!

boom!

In an instant, a surge of pure internal energy erupted from his dantian, causing his robes to flutter and rustle even without wind.

There were no bottlenecks, no obstacles, and everything fell into place naturally.

Successfully broke through to the first level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

The remaining spiritual energy within the body seemed to find an outlet as soon as the energy was generated, and all of it converged towards that energy.

The energy became increasingly condensed and robust, quickly filling the dantian to the brim, causing a faint feeling of distension and pain.

Xu Mofeng immediately stopped practicing.

He doesn't yet have the cultivation techniques for the Foundation Establishment stage. If he rashly continues to absorb spiritual energy, he could easily damage his dantian foundation, which would be a greater loss than gain.

The most urgent task is to quickly go to the Sutra Repository and select a suitable foundation-building cultivation method.

Xu Mofeng made up his mind and immediately got up and headed straight for the Sutra Repository.

He had two chances to choose, and he had already planned it out: he would choose a high-grade human-level foundation-building technique to build a solid foundation, and then choose a mid-grade human-level movement martial art to make up for his shortcomings.

Now, we have the Moon-Slaying Blade Technique and Tiger-Taming Fist for offense, but our movement skills are weak. This is the perfect opportunity to make up for this weakness.

However, this time, they weren't as lucky as last time when they entered the library.

Xu Mofeng scanned the crowd but didn't see anyone with any aura of opportunity or inspiration.

That's normal. The secret manuals in the Scripture Pavilion are all selected and archived by the sect through layers of screening. With so many disciples coming and going every day, if there were any hidden opportunities, they would have been snatched up long ago. How could he stumble upon them every time?

Xu Mofeng didn't care and went straight up to the second floor of the Sutra Repository.

This place is filled with martial arts manuals of the mid-level human rank. He went straight to the movement techniques section. The manuals were lined up on the shelves, each with its own focus:

"Shadow Step" is adept at short-distance drifting and escape, making it the fastest escape route;

"Zongyun Deng" is skilled at climbing and leaping, scaling rocks and walls as if walking on flat ground;

"The Wild Geese's Journey" focuses on long-distance raids, making travel the most energy-efficient.

Xu Mofeng wanted the explosive power and evasiveness in close combat. His gaze shifted between "Shadow Step" and "Lingbo Step" before he quickly made a decision.

"The 'Shadow Step' emphasizes 'snatching' and is more about escaping and retreating; the 'Lingbo Step' is better at moving freely and dodging nimbly, which suits my fighting style better. I'll choose the 'Lingbo Step'."

Having chosen his preferred movement method, he registered it and then went up to the third floor of the Sutra Repository.

The three floors were filled with high-grade human-level cultivation manuals, while there were only a few foundation-building cultivation techniques in total.

Xu Mofeng scanned the text once, his fingertips finally resting on the "Pure Yang Technique".

This technique isn't the most advanced; its cultivation speed is average, and its power isn't outstanding. However, it has a unique advantage: it's especially suitable for male cultivators, and the internal energy cultivated is purely attribute-free, compatible with all techniques.

In other words, if Xu Mofeng obtains a higher-level cultivation technique in the future, he can directly switch to it without any constraints and without having to disperse his cultivation and start over.

Compared to those techniques with extreme attributes, quick to learn but low potential, this is the true long-term solution.

Having obtained the two cultivation techniques, Xu Mofeng didn't dawdle. After registering, he returned to his small building and devoted himself to cultivation.

The biggest advantage of becoming an inner disciple is that you don't have to worry about daily life.

Three meals a day were delivered to the door on time by servants, and every few days someone would come to clean and maintain the place.

Xu Mofeng doesn't need to worry about any other matters; he can focus all his attention on cultivation.

Cultivation knows no time; the coming of cold and heat waits for no one. Two months pass in the blink of an eye, vanishing between breaths.

In the spacious hall on the second floor of the secluded building of the Biyou Sect, a figure was using the "Lingbo Step" to walk swiftly on the wind.

The hem of his blue robe swept across the ground, and where his footsteps landed, faint ripples spread out as if he were stepping on calm water. His figure was as elusive as a wisp of smoke that could not be grasped.

The speed increased rapidly, and the feet never stopped. In an instant, seven or eight blurry afterimages appeared in the hall, filling half of the room. At first glance, it looked as if more than a dozen people were wandering around the hall at the same time. It was strange and frightening. An ordinary disciple would probably think that he had been possessed by an evil spirit.

Suddenly, the lingering shadows in the room abruptly vanished, converging into a single, upright figure as if all rivers were flowing into the sea.

His blue robe fluttered and settled, revealing a young man with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, a straight nose, and sharp lips—it was Xu Mofeng.

"It took two whole months to finally master the Lingbo Steps... Without the Tenfold Comprehension Pill, my cultivation speed is as slow as an old tortoise climbing a wall."

Xu Mofeng exhaled a breath of stale air, his brows furrowed slightly, his face full of disdain that said, "This progress is simply unbearable."

The "Lingbo Step" is a mid-grade movement technique in the human realm. When mastered to its peak, it allows one to reach within ten zhang in an instant. In the hands of an ordinary inner disciple, it would take a year or two of arduous training to even reach the threshold of minor mastery. Mastering it in two months is already considered extremely fast.

Xu Mofeng was not satisfied at all, after all, he had the glorious achievement of "mastering the Xuan-rank low-grade 'Moon-Slaying Golden Blade' in one day and comprehending the sword intent in the process".

Having experienced the thrill of unparalleled success, Xu Mofeng felt increasingly uncomfortable returning to the routine of learning basic martial arts. His appetite had been spoiled by the Opportunity Conversion System.

Practicing in isolation and following a set routine is far too inefficient. To become stronger quickly, one must venture out of the mountains and seek opportunities.

Coincidentally, after two months of seclusion, his reserves of supplies were also depleted.

He poured all thirty-odd mid-grade spirit stones into his cultivation, finally reaching the third level of Foundation Establishment.

This level of skill is just enough to qualify one to take on missions outside the sect.

Xu Mofeng was thinking that taking a sect mission would allow him to earn spirit stones to supplement his cultivation and also look for opportunities along the way. It would be a win-win situation, with two rewards in one trip.

Having made up his mind, he quickly packed his things and headed straight for the Inner Gate Testing Hall.

This hall is where the sect issues missions. Any disciple who considers themselves to be of decent cultivation level can come here to receive orders to leave the mountain and test their skills in the martial world.

Upon entering the hall, one is greeted by a high wall covered with tokens. The tokens, in white, blue, cyan, red, and black, are arranged in categories, corresponding to five difficulty levels from low to high, and gleam with different colors under the sunlight.

Xu Mofeng stood with his hands behind his back in front of the wall, his gaze sweeping over each line.

"White Mission: Collect ten Purple-Veined Flowers. Cultivation level is not limited. Reward: Twenty Primal Spirit Stones. Additional rewards may be given depending on the year."

"Blue Quest: Collect ten gallbladders from a Foundation Establishment stage bear-type demon beast. Requirement: Foundation Establishment Stage 3 or above. Reward: Five mid-grade spirit stones."

"Blue Mission: Suppressing Bandits in Yongchang County, requires Foundation Establishment Level 5 or above, reward: 30 mid-grade spirit stones."

"Red Mission..."

The five types of tasks vary greatly in difficulty, with clear boundaries between them.

The white and blue levels are the easiest, mostly involving gathering herbs and finding items. They have low entry requirements but also low rewards, making them suitable for newcomers to practice.

The blue missions involve bandit suppression, eliminating villains, and quelling rebellions. They have strict requirements on strength, allow team formation, and offer much more generous rewards. Completing one mission is equivalent to more than half a year's salary from the sect.

As for the red and black levels, those are truly high-risk missions. Only those at least at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment dare to attempt them, as a slight mistake could cost them their lives.