Chapter 15: Descending the Mountain
"Senior Brother Li, what task did you take on this time?"
"I'm going to escort two truckloads of iron ore and steel to Sunset Town."
"Oh, I heard that this quest pays well."
"The pay is great, but it's also dangerous. This time, in order to be in a hurry, the division couldn't take a detour, and needed to pass through the Lianyun Mountain Range, where fierce beasts are often infested, and there are many robbers, so the road is not easy to walk. ”
"That's true, but if it's not difficult, then do you still need Senior Brother Li, an inner disciple, to come out?"
"Hehe, when did you kid learn to pat on the back. By the way, Senior Brother Tan, what task did you take on this time? ”
"My cultivation is only a fourth-grade martial artist, the task is very simple, go to the back mountain to hunt a few one-star primary iron pigs, and the refining building needs the skin of the iron pig to make leather armor."
At the entrance of the Hall of Merit, the vermilion gate opened. Many disciples of the Iron Sword Sect carried iron swords on their backs, talking and laughing, and went in and out of it.
In the Hall of Merit,
In front of the main hall, there is a large white jade slab, on which are written large black characters. There are a total of thirteen tasks on it -
Mission 1: Go to the depths of the Lianyun Mountains to hunt a two-star blue-eyed golden tiger.
Employer: Wanbao Building, Jinyang City
Time limit: 20 days
Difficulty: Grade A (can be received by inner disciples)
Number of people: 10 people
Rewards: 3 Qi Gathering Pills, 3000 Merit Points (1 Merit = 1 Silver Coin)
Task 2: Escort two truckloads of fine iron through the periphery of the Lianyun Mountain Range to the Shenbing Blacksmith Shop in Sunset Town, under the command of Chixia City.
Employer: Iron Sword Gate
Time limit: 7 days
Difficulty: Level B (Cultivation of third-grade martial arts and above can be accepted)
Number of people: 20 people
Reward: 1 Qi Gathering Pill, 800 merit points
……
Mission 7: Hunt 10 tin pigs in the mountains behind Blackstone Mountain and take their fur.
Employer: Iron Sword Gate
Time limit: three days
Difficulty: Grade C (Sixth-rank martial arts apprentices and above can be cultivated)
Number of people: 15 people
Reward: 500 merit points
……
Task 13: Assist the government in arresting the murderer Wu Tiande
Employer: Jinyang City Government
Time limit: 10 days
Difficulty: Grade D (Cultivation of the ninth rank martial artist or above can be accepted)
Reward: 200 merit points
It was crowded, and many disciples gathered around the task list to choose the tasks that suited them.
"I'm going to take on a second mission." Chen Feng said to the deacon in the Hall of Merit.
"Okay, task two: escort the fine iron, the number of people will be full, and you can set off in two hours." The deacon of the Hall of Merit said.
The scorching sun is in the sky, sprinkling thousands of golden rays.
The shadows of the trees swayed, and two horse-drawn carriages were parked side by side at the foot of the Black Rock Mountain, with large wooden boxes piled up on them.
Around the carriage were nineteen men, each with an iron sword on his back, riding a healthy horse.
"Are there all the people?" Li Changfeng said. He is the cultivator of the third-rank martial artist of the inner disciple, and he is the main person in charge of this mission.
There were twenty people in this mission, of which there was only one third-rank martial artist, six first-rank martial artists, ten second-rank martial artists, and only three third-rank martial artists. Although it only needs to pass through the periphery of the Lianyun Mountain Range, after all, the danger level is not low, so only the three brave martial disciples dare to go.
"Back to Senior Brother Li, only Chen Feng is left." An outer disciple said.
"This Chen Feng is too disagreeable, he actually wants Senior Brother Li to wait for so long, or Senior Brother I will urge him." Another one-armed outer disciple said. If Chen Feng was here, he would definitely find that this one-armed young man was Lin Zhiyuan, whom he had just met. At the beginning, he was cut off by Wang Kun's right arm, his strength dropped greatly, and the whole person became depressed, and his cultivation has barely improved in the past three years, and he is still in the realm of a first-class martial artist. In order to break through, I was also going down the mountain to experience this time, and I just happened to take this task.
"No need." Li Changfeng looked at the blazing sun in the sky and said, "It's not there yet, he's not late." ”
As soon as the words fell, a young man in white with an iron sword suddenly appeared at the bend of the mountain road, his footwork was like the wind, and his speed was extremely fast, and he had already arrived at the foot of the mountain in just a few breaths.
"I'm sorry, I delayed a little time just now, and I made you wait for a long time, sorry." Chen Feng arched his hand.
"You're welcome!"
"Senior Brother Chen's light footwork is so fast."
All the disciples said one after another.
"The time hasn't come yet, Senior Brother Chen doesn't need to be polite." Li Changfeng also said: "I don't know which light skill footwork Senior Brother Chen is performing, this speed doesn't seem to be below me." ”
Chen Feng turned his eyes and said, "Back to Senior Brother Li, I learned our Iron Sword Gate's second-rate high-grade footwork "Wind Step", and I have now reached the realm of Dacheng. Chen Feng lied and didn't change his face, in fact, he learned the first-class top light skill "Wind Shadow Step", and he didn't use it with all his might. "Wind Shadow Walk" and "Wind Walk" are quite similar, and others believe it when they say this.
"I see, in less than four years after Senior Brother Chen's entry, he has practiced "Wind Walk" to the fullest, and this talent and understanding must not be low." Li Changfeng praised: "Okay, now it's almost time, let's go." ”
A straight loess avenue lined with trees.
The wheels rolled, and the horses' hooves clattered. The avenue was dusty, and a group of people rode horses or carriages all the way in the direction of Sunset Town.
Jinyang City, the Iron Palm Gang divides the rudder.
In the hall, a middle-aged man sat on the Taishi chair above the main hall, reading the letter in his hand, this person was Li Jinming, the helmsman of the Iron Palm Gang.
"See the master, I don't know what happened to the master recruiting disciples?"
At this time, a man in gray walked in and bowed.
Li Jinming put away the letter in his hand, looked at the man in gray, and said in a deep voice: "Kun'er, when you were a teacher, you didn't help you ask for someone from the Iron Sword Gate, are you still blaming the teacher?" ”
"Disciple doesn't dare!" Wang Kun hurriedly said. After he failed to hunt down Chen Feng three years ago, he returned to the Iron Palm Gang and wanted to find his master Li Jinming to go to the Iron Sword Gate to ask for someone, but Li Jinming directly rejected him at that time, and he was also scolded.
"Don't dare? If you don't dare in your mouth, you may not be able to do it in your heart. Li Jinming smiled and said in a deep voice: "Actually, there was a reason why the teacher refused your request back then. Tie Bailie, the master of the Iron Sword Gate, is an extremely tough person, and his cultivation is not under the teacher. Although our Iron Palm Gang is huge, its headquarters is in the Central Plains Martial Arts after all, and it is far away. Moreover, the division is only a rudder master, even if he is cheeky to find Tie Bailie and ask for someone, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed. ”
After a pause, Li Jinming said again: "Of course, in addition to this reason, another reason that makes the teacher angry is that you will fail to chase down a seventh-rank martial artist one by one. ”
"The disciple is guilty." Wang Kun said with a red face: "In fact, as soon as I got the news, the disciple had already chased and killed him. Unfortunately, that kid was too alert, and when I caught up with him, he had already reached the foot of Tiejianmen Mountain. Then he was interfered with by the people of the Iron Sword Gate......"
"Well, I don't want to hear you explain. This is the information I just got, so take this letter and read it. Li Jinming threw the letter to Wang Kundao.
Wang Kun took the letter and looked at it, and was immediately overjoyed.
"It's been more than three years, and that kid has been hiding in the Iron Sword Gate like a shrunken turtle, and now he is finally willing to go down the mountain, which is great." Wang Kun was full of murderous energy.
"Kun'er, you are now seventy-seven out of twenty, and you also have the cultivation of a second-class martial artist. The Lianyun Mountain Range is often infested with fierce beasts and robbers, and it is a dangerous place. After you go to kill that Chen Feng this time, you will also take this opportunity to go to the depths of the mountain range to experience it, and later send a few inner disciples to assist you for the teacher's association. I hope this experience can help you break through to a first-class martial artist as soon as possible. Li Jinming said in a deep voice.
"Disciple, thank you master for cultivating." Wang Kun said excitedly: "This time that kid will definitely die." ”
With that, he bowed and exited the hall.