Qiu Miaozhen grabbed it tightly, and after only a brief look, a hint of helplessness appeared on her face.

"My master wants me to come over, so I can't stay with you," Qiu Miaozhen said.

"It's alright, Senior Sister, you go ahead and do your work," Ye Feng said with a smile.

Qiu Miaozhen then strode away, and once outside the Sutra Repository, she took flight and flew towards the highest peak on Immortal Spirit Island.

Qiu Miaozhen is gone, but the Spirit Water Cloud and Rain Technique has been found.

Ye Feng decided not to stay any longer and wanted to put away the cultivation manual and leave.

However, just as Ye Feng was about to put the Spirit Water Cloud and Rain Technique into his storage ring, a female disciple suddenly walked over with a smile.

"Junior brother, what do you want to do? Do you want to take the cultivation technique out of the Scripture Pavilion?" the female disciple asked.

"Is it not allowed?" Night Wind asked.

“Of course not. What if the technique gets lost and falls into the hands of martial artists from other sects? You can only look at it here, memorize it, and then leave the technique here,” the female disciple said without hesitation.

Memorizing the contents of cultivation manuals was not difficult for Ye Feng.

Ye Feng, merely curious, asked, "Writing down the contents of the cultivation technique isn't something all disciples can do, is it? What if someone can't remember it?"

“If you can’t remember it the first time, try again. If you still can’t remember it after several or dozens of times, what right does such a fool have to stay in our Ling Shui Sect? Junior brother, you’re definitely not that stupid, right?” the female disciple of Ling Shui Sect said with a smile.

Ye Feng didn't say anything more, opened the cultivation manual, browsed through it, and began to memorize it.

Before long, Ye Feng had memorized all the contents of the cultivation manual and knew them by heart.

So Ye Feng stopped lingering there, put down his cultivation technique, and turned to leave.

After leaving the Sutra Repository, Ye Feng did not return to his residence, but went to the Good Deeds Hall.

Qiu Miaozhen has already said that if you want to obtain the third level of the Spirit Water Cloud Rain Technique, you have to do tasks to accumulate merit, and the place to receive tasks is the Merit Hall.

In that case, the night breeze will certainly not waste time.

They arrived at the Hall of Merit quickly, and there were quite a few disciples there receiving tasks, the vast majority of whom were outer disciples.

As soon as Ye Feng entered, he saw a large group of female disciples gathered in front of the bulletin board, looking at the tasks posted on it.

The tasks on the bulletin board include long-term tasks and short-term tasks. Some are one-time tasks that can be withdrawn immediately after being accepted, while others are multiple tasks that can be accepted by multiple people.

Ye Feng stood to the side and glanced at the task a few times, then immediately took a liking to it.

The mission is to leave the Lingshui Sect and head to the South China Sea to capture a Rank 3 demonic beast—the Two-Headed Snake Fish.

It's just a third-grade demon beast, which isn't difficult for Ye Feng. As long as he accepts this task, Ye Feng will be able to complete it in no time.

Moreover, the merit points for this task are quite generous, a full three hundred points.

So Ye Feng strode towards the depths of the Good Deeds Hall and soon saw Zhao Yingjie, the steward of the Good Deeds Hall, sitting behind a desk and engrossed in taking notes.

"Senior Brother Zhao, I want to accept a mission," Ye Feng said.

Zhao Yingjie put down the wolf-hair brush in his hand and looked up at Ye Feng.

Seeing that it was night wind, Zhao Yingjie's expression became somewhat strange.

"So it's you, junior brother," Zhao Yingjie said meaningfully.

Hearing Zhao Yingjie's tone, Ye Feng knew that the man still held a grudge against him.

So Ye Feng said seriously, "Senior Brother Zhao, don't misunderstand. What Senior Sister Li said in the dining hall this morning was just a joke. In fact, I already have a family, and two children, so I have no designs on Senior Sister Qiu."

Ye Feng thought that as long as he told the truth, Zhao Yingjie would immediately understand and resolve the conflict.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yingjie snorted coldly: "Since you already have two families, why can't you have a third? Junior Brother Ye, do you really think that a few words will make me lower my guard and let my guard down?"

"Senior brother, you don't believe me?" Ye Feng frowned.

"Why should I believe you?" Zhao Yingjie said bluntly.

"What I said is true, Senior Brother, believe it or not," Ye Feng said coldly.

Zhao Yingjie sneered and said, "You want to take on missions, right? Fine, let me see what kinds of missions are available..."

"I've already chosen one..."

Before Ye Feng could finish speaking, Zhao Yingjie coldly said, "As a steward of the Good Deeds Hall, I have the authority to assign tasks to outer disciples. Don't try to interfere or pick and choose! This task is quite good: go to the Azure Cold Pool to pick ice lotus seeds. You will take this task."

Ye Feng frowned even more deeply.

Although he had anticipated that Zhao Yingjie might make things difficult for him, the fact that he was actually experiencing this still stirred up some anger in him.

"Senior brother, are you making things difficult for me?" Ye Feng asked.

"I'm not trying to make things difficult for you. I'm just worried that you might take on some challenging tasks and encounter danger outside the sect, such as going out to capture monsters. Picking ice lotus seeds at the Azure Pool might be a bit tiring and you might earn less merit, but it's safer! Junior brother, I'm just trying to be helpful!" Zhao Yingjie said, putting on an act.

Finally, Zhao Yingjie added, "I've given you the task; do it or don't, it's up to you."

After saying that, Zhao Yingjie waved his hand, signaling Ye Feng to leave.

Ye Feng glanced at Zhao Yingjie, then strode away without even looking back at him.

Wang Hongdong, who was standing nearby, immediately chimed in, "Senior Brother Zhao, you're making things difficult for him so quickly and so obviously. What if Senior Sister Qiu blames you..."

"Qiu Miaozhen has already been summoned by the sect leader and is going into seclusion. It will probably be a month or two before she can come out to help this Ye Feng!" Zhao Yingjie said with a sneer.

Wang Hongdong's eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up, saying, "I see! Senior Brother Zhao, you're really well-informed!"

Many female disciples in the Good Deeds Hall had overheard Ye Feng's conversation with Zhao Yingjie.

As the night breeze departed, the female disciples began to whisper among themselves.

"What's going on?"

"Who is that disciple? He looks unfamiliar; I've never seen him before."

"I heard that it was Senior Sister Qiu who personally introduced him to our sect. His name is Ye Feng."

"Then why did he argue with Senior Brother Zhao?"

"Who knows? Maybe it's because Senior Sister Qiu is jealous..."

"Fine, you dare to talk badly about Senior Sister Qiu behind her back? I'm going to tell Senior Sister Qiu on this later..."

Night Breeze had now reached the Azure Cold Pool in the center of Fairy Spirit Island.

The Azure Cold Pool is a pool of water, not very large in area, but extremely cold.