Martial Spirit Mountain —

The cheerful chirping of birds echoed through the lush forest, and six gray-white prisms stood tall under the blazing sun, surrounding a central platform about fifty meters wide.

At the center of the platform, a girl dressed in a blue dress sat cross-legged on the edge of the platform with her eyes closed. Pale golden light flowed slowly around her like thin smoke, passing through her silver hair that cascaded down her back, and rippling the surrounding space with energy waves.

After an unknown amount of time, a powerful soul force emanated from the girl in green, causing her long, silvery-white hair to flutter like waves in the sea. Her fair, jade-like face suddenly opened her closed eyes, revealing crystal-clear, pale purple pupils.

Her soul power has broken through to level 38.

【Congratulations, host! (﹥w)☆】

886 skillfully spammed the screen with flower-sprinkling effects for Qian Yuelong in the Soul Space.

As Qian Yuelong withdrew her external soul power pressure, the shimmering light in her eyes dissipated, and she mentally said "thank you" to 886.

Time passed silently, and three years flew by in the blink of an eye. She had cultivated from level 34 to level 38.

It can only be said that she was fortunate to have such talent. For ordinary soul masters, each level after breaking through to the Great Soul Master level would become twice as difficult to climb.

Even with diligent and hard work, those who lack natural talent will need more than a year or two to advance one level.

It wasn't that she lacked talent, but rather that she had to deal with too many things over the past three years.

Three years ago, after leaving the Heaven Dou Imperial City, she sent people to the border between Xingluo and Heaven Dou, where they had been fighting for many years, to search for Soul Masters or cultivators who wanted to change themselves in the villages there. Meanwhile, she waited for news of her brother in the Martial Soul Main Hall in another large city of Heaven Dou, while cultivating and sending and receiving messages.

For example, Yu Yongsi, who had already returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, would receive news from time to time about any changes within the sect.

Whatever the story was about, which uncle or cousin brought home an illegitimate child, or which branch of the clan was having a conflict, and whether or not to fan the flames, it was all so dramatic that it was almost as dramatic as the soap operas of a wealthy family in my previous life, which greatly shocked Qian Yuelong and 886.

Xue Qinghe was efficient. Qian Yuelong waited for about a month before Xue Qinghe sent her a map showing the locations suitable for establishing a base.

After agreeing on the final location, "Xue Qinghe" immediately dispatched trusted craftsmen and blacksmiths to begin building the camp.

The site plans were designed by Qian Yuelong herself, and they are similar to the buildings of the immortal cultivation sects in her previous life, grand and magnificent.

The construction period was even more unexpected, and it was completed in just six months.

After its completion, Qian Yuelong personally went to the site and, as a precaution, set up a protective array with built-in concealment capabilities. She named this newly formed force, which had fewer than fifty members, "Yantian Palace".

It is not a sect, but a force, an organization.

It is not only to extend the glory of angels, but also to pass on the path of cultivators, so that one day in the future, the Yantian Palace can become the "twin palace" of the Martial Soul Palace, becoming a powerful trump card in her hands.

Currently, the people in charge of managing the Yantian Palace are Yun Yi and Fang Yi, who were by her side back then. The teaching staff consists of four other Dark Soul Guards and their trusted relatives and friends.

Even so, there are still not enough people.

Therefore, Qian Yuelong personally went to the Spirit Hall's Guardian Knight Training Camp to review the transfer of 150 Soul King-level experts.

Afterwards, the high-ranking members of the Spirit Hall who knew about Qian Yuelong's actions, including those from the Pope's faction, all reported to Bibi Dong, trying to sow discord and say things like the Holy Maiden's intentions were unclear, that she was still young, and so on. In short, they said that before her intentions were clear, Qian Yuelong should not be allowed to mobilize so many knights.

As Qian Yuelong's teacher, Yue Guan naturally protected her and began to use his strength to intimidate her in the main hall.

The group of cardinals, targeted by the terrifying pressure of soul power, dared not speak out in anger. When they looked longingly at Bibi Dong on the papal throne, they saw that she had a strange expression and had tacitly approved of the matter.

The cardinals were immediately speechless.

The matter of Qian Yuelong secretly mobilizing two hundred Soul King experts ultimately came to nothing.

With no one dancing in front of her, Qian Yuelong, who was happy to have some peace and quiet, immediately focused all her attention on the Yantian Palace.

Before Qian Yuelong returned to Wuhun Mountain to become a hands-off manager, she stayed in Yantian Palace for more than half a year.

First, he guided everyone to the path; second, he categorized them, allowing Yunyi and Fangyi to become familiar with the internal planning and suitable cultivation methods, making them more familiar with how to manage the organization. Thus, he lived a life of gathering people to cultivate while busily teaching, only leaving Tianyan Palace when the weather turned cold.

The good news is that the increase in faith points did not decrease after she left; on the contrary, it increased over time.

The happiest one has to be 886, which is the story of going from poverty to a moderately prosperous life.

[Host, you completed your growth task two days ago. Would you like to claim your reward now?]

886 happily pulled up their sixth growth task after three years.

Growth Task (Six): A Budding Talent Shows Its Tip

Task Description: It's said that the tallest tree in the forest catches the most wind, and it's normal for a hundred flowers to bloom. Go find more outstanding individuals and gain their approval!

Task progress: 126/100 (Pending)

Quest Rewards: Obtain Headwear "Dreamy Blossoms" (from the B-grade set "Jacaranda Weeping Branches"), +200 Faith Points

The fact that the task progress was completed ahead of schedule surprised Qian Yuelong, but it wasn't entirely unexpected.

Of the 126 people, more than 70 were war orphans taken in by the Yantian Palace over the past two years. The others, besides the Black Chess Squad members and Yu Yongsi, included the Palace Guard Knights that Qian Yuelong had transferred to his name.

Age, cultivation, talent, and mutual recognition.

These are all the criteria for determining the sixth growth task.

Even though this group of 150 paladins had submitted to her from the bottom of their hearts, not every one of them met the criteria for selection. Most of them were blocked due to age or talent.

The remaining seventy-odd war orphans who persevered went from being ignorant to achieving academic success, and only they themselves know the hardships they endured.

Until the day before yesterday, after she entered a meditative state, the last batch of talented individuals finally met the system's criteria, and the task progress, which was stuck at around 90, suddenly soared and exceeded expectations.

'Claim it.'

Qian Yuelong nodded slightly, and the new loose headdress pieces were automatically placed into the wardrobe.

Just when she thought the growth tasks would refresh as usual, a red system notification popped up.

[Beep—Due to the host exceeding the requirements of growth task (six), a special surprise has been received. To claim the surprise, please equip the item "Blooming Dreams".]

[P.S.: The growth tasks will refresh after you claim them.]

Qian Yuelong: "."

This Photoshop post is truly brilliant; it doesn't sound like the tone of that idiot 886 at all, but rather like the tone of that unscrupulous merchant main system whom I've never met.

Are you being forced to accept a surprise prize?

I have a bad feeling about this.

Thinking of this, Qian Yuelong said expressionlessly, "886, are you bugged? Quickly report this to the main system; I'm stuck on a quest."

The stunned 886 was experiencing this for the first time. After quickly reporting it, the main system replied instantly with an email stating that there was no problem.

886 remained silent, then cautiously said: "Um...host, I think this situation is normal. Why don't you just accept it...no, I mean, the main system shouldn't harm you?"

Qian Yuelong: "."

—A side note—

[Reflection] If there's an extra chapter, it'll be two days later. This period has come again, my monthly writing slump. These days, it takes me two or three hours to squeeze out one chapter a day, a hopeless, snail's pace.