Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been a year since Li Mu came to the Xuanming Sect.

More than a year ago, he was still a poor and sour talent who had no power to restrain his chickens, studying all day long just to gain fame and return to his hometown; today, more than a year later, his body is full of true qi, and the three martial arts of swordsmanship, fist, and body have all been completed, and there is no longer the original sadness between his eyebrows, only a calm and resolute. Now, if he goes to Daqi to participate in martial arts, taking the martial arts championship exam is as simple as drinking water and eating. But he had completely lost this interest in his mind, and he just repeated the boring and arduous practice every day.

The pain of losing his parents and being homeless was deeply hidden in his heart, and he constantly reminded him that only by practicing and practicing for a moment could his heart be settled.

During this year, he had accumulated a terrifying total amount of true qi by continuously absorbing the spiritual energy in the spirit stones. If the total amount of True Qi in a normal early innate disciple's body is compared to a bucket of water, then he is also in the early stage of Innate Stage, but the total amount of True Qi in his body is almost as much as a pond!

After all, which innate disciple is as wealthy as him? He simply eats spirit stones as food, and the speed at which he consumes one spirit stone almost every day If others know about it, I am afraid that they will be shocked.

You must know that ordinary innate disciples will be able to receive a spirit stone issued by the sect after a month. And it was this spirit stone, even if they used it to absorb the spiritual energy, they would be able to absorb it at least ten times before it could be completely invalidated. And if it weren't for the particularly excellent spiritual root, the loss in the absorption process would be as high as more than sixty percent!

Li Mu did not have this kind of obstacle at all. With the help of the Yuan Spirit Bead, he was able to absorb all the spiritual energy in a spirit stone almost without leaks! Moreover, this spiritual energy was still purified by the Yuan Spirit Bead and had no impurities, which was a step higher than the quality of the spiritual energy that ordinary disciples directly absorbed from the spirit stone or between heaven and earth.

In addition, because of the Yuan Spirit Bead, Li Mu didn't need to spend time absorbing the spiritual energy at all, every time he only needed to stick the spiritual stone to his chest, the spiritual energy would come to the chrysalis and directly enter his body. All he had to do was meditate for a while and transform the aura into true qi.

Therefore, in the past year of practice, his main energy has been focused on the practice of the three martial arts of "Stinging Bee Sword Technique", "Chasing Water and Stacking Waves" and "Chasing Cloud Steps" and the control of true qi.

Moreover, the practice and the control of true qi are complementary to each other and there is no conflict, so under such conditions, coupled with his talent for martial arts is not bad, and he is very diligent, so the achievements are also very gratifying.

The first is the "stinging bee sword technique", this sword technique under his extensive practice, from the beginning Li Mu aimed at the stone at the door, every time he could not control the strength of the stab, it would be broken with a stab, and then it could be retracted freely, which could not only stab it with one blow, but also ensure that dozens or even hundreds of times were stabbed in the same position of a stone, but it was intact.

After Li Mu mastered the general temperature of stabbing still life, he thought about choosing a living animal as the object of practice.

Since this sword technique is called "Stinging Bee", bees are naturally the best choice object, but this Xuanxiao Peak, as the blessed land of the Xuanming Sect, is the foundation of the faction, so it is natural to show the majesty of the famous sect with the solemn extreme, so where the sect formation is shrouded, let alone bees, even mosquitoes do not want to fly in.

Li Mu had no choice but to retreat and practice with leaves. Therefore, occasional passers-by will see Li Mu often standing outside the door, suddenly slapping his palm on the big tree in front of him, and then in the falling leaves in the sky, he frantically stabbed with a sword. He set himself the standard of stabbing as many as possible, and he made sure that every sword stabbed the middle of the leaf. After a few months, his swordsmanship has also improved greatly, but the big tree at his door that is evergreen all year round and thick enough to be hugged by several people has become bare. Against the backdrop of the luxuriant companions all around, it looks extremely desolate.

In addition, the "Water Stacking Wave Fist" was also cultivated by him to the realm of "One Hundred Stacked Waves", and only one was missing, and he reached the great achievement of this boxing method "One Hundred and Twenty Stacked Waves". The reason why the leaves of that tree were knocked down a lot by him every time was that this punch also helped a lot.

However, the practice of "chasing the wind step" is quite difficult to cultivate, and the entry is slow. There is no other reason, it is just that his entry is too short, and his control of true qi is too superficial. This "chasing the wind step" focuses on attaching the true qi to the feet, and through the accumulation of the true qi, slowly increasing the speed of movement, so as to achieve the effect of "not moving like a mountain, moving like the wind". Although Li Mu's true qi is very strong, he is still rusty in terms of control. In the past year, it has only been able to stimulate the true qi to an inch, and it is still at the stage of the early stage of innate nature.

Li Mu knew that if he continued to practice like this, he might not have much effect. Now it seems that only actual combat can increase his mastery of these martial arts and the control of his true qi. And he thought that he also had some self-preservation, so he was ready to go to the Mission Pavilion to take over some relatively simple sect tasks. One is to sharpen oneself, and the other is to earn some spirit stones.

The Xuanming Sect Mission Pavilion is located on the third floor of Xuanxiao Peak, next to the Gong Transmission Department, and is a four-story tall building. Each floor has a number of tasks issued by sects or private individuals, which are divided into many types such as medicine mining, mineral prospecting, quelling chaos, and catching demons. The tasks in each tier vary in difficulty, and the rewards for completing them vary.

After Li Mu walked up to the third floor familiarly, he quickly walked to the main building of the Ministry of Transmission, and after a little search, he saw the target with the three big characters "Mission Pavilion" written on it next to this building.

When he entered it, he saw the voices of the people inside rise and fall, and there were many innate disciples in gray robes who were talking to each other, pointing at a list hanging in the hall, and the scene was extremely hot.

The list is several zhang long and wide, and it is filled with dense small characters, if it weren't for the fact that the eyesight of people who practice martial arts is far better than ordinary people, it is impossible to see what it is written below.

After Li Mu found a corner with few people and stood still, he looked up at the list. The dense small letters on it are one task after another, and after each task is written the time limit and reward. If you are looking for three clemator plants, you can complete them before the fifth day of the seventh month, and you will be rewarded with 50 contribution points. The contribution points of the sect can be directly exchanged for spirit stones, and the exchange ratio is ten contribution points for one spirit stone.

In addition, the tasks on the mission cabinet are divided into sect tasks and private tasks. Generally speaking, the tasks of the sect are relatively heavy, and the remuneration is low, and the advantage is that there is no danger and it is suitable for newcomers. The tasks released by private individuals are more complicated, but most of them are to find herbs, ores, exercises, etc., and although the remuneration is slightly higher than that of sect tasks, they are often accompanied by unknown dangers.

Before Li Mu came here, he had a general understanding of the situation of the mission pavilion through some records in the sect's classics. He has a heart to sharpen himself, and the task of no danger is indeed unattractive to him. Therefore, he focused on the task of finding herbs, which was the only one that came with some danger but was relatively manageable, and the reward was not low.

Soon, he had his eye on a task. The requirement for this quest is to get fifty firethorn plants before July 20, and the reward is 500 contribution points, which is 50 spirit stones.

This fire thorn grass is a kind of spiritual grass that must be taken by those who cultivate the "Flaming Fist" of the mortal exercise. This grass is red all over the body, only a few inches tall but full of thorns, and exudes a peculiar burning sensation, hence the name firethorn grass.

Moreover, this grass likes high temperatures, and there is only one place to grow in the mountains and forests near the Xuanming Sect.

And because of the high temperature of this firethorn grass, it also attracts a lot of poisons that like heat and fear cold to inhabit on its side, so if you want to pick this medicine, you will inevitably have to face the attack of those poisons.

This grass has a single function, and has almost no other uses other than that it is necessary for the disciples who practice "Flaming Fist". But because the associated poison is more tricky, it can be sold at a "high price" of exchanging a spirit stone for a plant.

Li Mu has read many classics in the past year, and gradually knows that "washing the essence and cutting the marrow" has greatly improved his physique. One of them is that he is immune to most poisons, and even if he is bitten by a more poisonous bug, it can be alleviated a lot, so the last thing he fears is poisoning. As long as the poison that bites him does not enter the stream and become a poisonous demon, his physique can withstand it.

Moreover, poisonous insects, poisonous snakes and other poisons generally attack people relatively quickly, and they also happen to be excellent test subjects for him to test his body and sword skills. So after thinking about it carefully for a while, he took out his identity token, injected a true qi, and made a mark on the entry of finding firethorn grass on the task list, and officially took over the task.

The rule of the Mission Pavilion is that after completing the task, come here to hand it over. The person who sent the task and the person who received the task will only meet when the last transaction is made. And the task recipient does not have to worry about the publisher defaulting on the handover, as long as the task is successfully completed and not overdue, all publishers must pay the payment honestly. Otherwise, the law enforcement team of the sect is so strict that ordinary people would not dare to try to provoke it.

After Li Mu took over this task, the handwriting of the task "Looking for Firethorn Grass" faded on the task list and slowly disappeared.

After confirming the requirements of the mission, he quietly left the mission pavilion and returned to his residence on the second floor along the same path. From the beginning to the end, no one noticed that he had received a rather difficult task.

More than an hour later, Li Mu returned to his hut, when it was already dark and the night sky was full of stars. Since it was the beginning of the month, there was only a curved crescent moon hanging high in the sky, and it seemed very deserted.

After Li Mu carefully prepared some necessary items for travel, he turned off the lights and went to bed early, recuperating and waiting for the arrival of tomorrow.