Chapter 43: The one who sent her the message was actually Xie Hanyi. ...
Five days later, the sect mission will be released.
On this day, the disciples had just finished three days of classes. They set out from their respective hilltops early in the morning and came to the mission hall built on Qingjing Peak, waiting for the master to come in person.
The Mission Hall opens every season, open to all disciples. Usually, the instructors of Qingjing Peak are responsible for issuing missions, but the Master will personally attend the first mission for each new disciple.
When Mu Fuyun arrived, most of the new disciples had already arrived, and many of the old disciples had also arrived. They were all standing in the spacious hall, pointing at the huge scoreboard on the wall and talking.
Xu Huaiyan was the first to see her and waved at her from afar: "Junior Sister Mu, this way!"
Hearing the sound, the others also looked towards her.
"Hey, Junior Sister Mu is here." Xiao Yan greeted her casually.
Yu Cen looked around and moved aside to give her some space. The others said nothing and did not try to stop her.
Zhan Yao frowned: "What are you dawdling for? Come here."
Hongying was even more direct. He walked over in two or three steps, grabbed Mu Fuyun's arm, and pulled her to the space vacated by Yu Cen.
Surrounded by a group of disciples, Mu Fuyun always felt that something was strange. He couldn't put his finger on it, but he didn't feel particularly repulsed, so he didn't think much about it.
"I've found out everything," Zhao Yueyue said mysteriously, motioning for everyone to come closer. "My senior brother said that our new disciples' tasks are all semi-blind selections!"
"Semi-blind selection?"
"What's the meaning?"
Pairs of eyes looked at him expectantly.
Zhao Yueyue's face froze, and he chuckled foolishly, "Well, I don't know about that. My senior brother said that the rules change slightly every few years, and he doesn't know what the situation will be this year."
The expectation in everyone's eyes suddenly turned into contempt.
"Then why are you so secretive?"
"That's right, it's useless to say anything."
Zhao Yueyue scratched his head and chuckled foolishly, feeling a little embarrassed, but he didn't mind everyone's tone. They were classmates who had been together for several years and were used to joking around on a daily basis.
After a while, everyone's attention shifted back to the scoreboard on the wall.
Mu Fuyun had been there for a while before he had time to look up and take a closer look.
The huge leaderboard is divided into several sub-leaders.
There is a general list of all the disciples in the sect, and thousands of Tianyan disciples are on the list. Behind each person's name are the corresponding points and rankings. Among them, those who are ranked at the top are the best in each peak.
Chu Ye and Song Xinghe are both on the list, but neither of them is at the top of the list. The first in the entire sect is Yun Ni, the eldest sister of Luoxia Peak, and Song Xinghe is second. As for Chu Ye, he ranks sixth.
Logically, Chu Ye is the eldest brother of the entire sect and a role model for all disciples of the same generation. Song Xinghe is the best among his peers, with excellent talent and a reputation. However, they are both suppressed by Yun Ni.
Mu Fuyun was just feeling surprised when he heard a familiar and cheerful female voice in the hall laugh and say, "Song Xinghe, this time you are finally outshined by me!"
The one who spoke was Yun Ni, who was at the top of the list. She was leading a group of disciples from Luoxia Peak into the mission hall. When her eyes fell on Zhan Yao and Hong Ying, two disciples from the same peak, she smiled and waved at them.
Next to Yun Ni, Chu Ye also brought in several disciples from Fu Ri Peak, and Song Xinghe was right beside him.
Hearing Yun Ni's words, Song Xinghe's face darkened. He glanced at the leaderboard and gritted his teeth, saying, "Yun Ni, don't be too happy too soon. I didn't get the points I deserved last time in the Western Desert, so I'm ranked lower than you. If my senior sister were still here, you definitely wouldn't be at the top of the list!"
The incident in the Western Desert refers to the mission that Mu Fuyue and I went on together last year. Senior sister, you are naturally referring to Mu Fuyue.
Mu Fuyue used to be very popular in the sect, and many disciples were sad for a moment when they heard Song Xinghe suddenly mention her.
Only Yun Ni and the people from Luoxia Peak behind her did not show any sadness, but frowned instead.
However, after all, he was a fallen man, and he was also the beloved disciple of the master, and was loved by everyone. Yun Ni knew her limits and said nothing more. She just raised her head and said to Song Xinghe: "No matter what the reason, you are behind me."
Seeing Mu Fuyun distracted, Xu Huaiyan thought she was sad after hearing about her sister, so he quickly changed the subject and whispered in her ear about the standings.
"The top three points are always tied. I heard that in the past few years, Senior Brother Chu's points were also in the top three. These three positions are often occupied by him, Junior Brother Song, Senior Sister Yun, and—"
Having said this, he felt that he had spoken out of turn. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and continued.
"And your sister, these four are competing for it. In the past two years, Senior Brother Chu has been in charge of the sect's affairs, and he's accepted fewer missions. Every time he goes out, he gives more opportunities to others. If it weren't for the high level of each mission he takes, I'm afraid he would have been pushed back even further."
Mu Fuyun knew that he was taking his feelings into consideration, and after hearing this, his doubts were resolved. He nodded and said, "I see. Then, after we finish this mission, we can also make it to the leaderboard, right?"
Seeing that she was not unusual, Xu Huaiyan breathed a sigh of relief and slowly smiled: "Yes, new disciples can be listed after completing their first mission."
Xu Lian suddenly interrupted, "New disciples, unless you complete an extremely difficult mission and make extra contributions, otherwise, just completing one mission is just a way to fill the gap."
Liang Shiqian was laughing, and couldn't bear to see someone pouring cold water on him like this, so he reached out and patted Xu Lian on the shoulder: "Everyone has gone through this step before? Let's just do it well. Besides, there are also rankings based on realm!"
Xu Lian curled her lips and said nothing more.
Mu Fuyun looked down the leaderboard and saw that there was indeed a ranking list of disciples in each peak, as well as three separate lists divided by realm: Escaping the Mundane World, Realizing the Great Dao, and Reaching the Immortal Realm.
She is the only disciple in the entire Lingshanze. Wouldn't it mean that no matter how many points she gets, she will be the number one in Lingshanze?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh. She felt like she was back in Yuya Mountain, with no one competing with her.
Soon, Sect Leader Qi Yuanbai and several elders, accompanied by Instructor Shen, the person in charge of the Mission Hall, came to the hall together.
Everyone quickly quieted down, retreated to both sides, lined up in a row, and made way for a path in the middle.
Since he went to Dongji Island in person last year to increase the seal on the island and came back, Qi Yuanbai has been recuperating in Guizang Hall for a long time. Apart from explaining the affairs of the sect to a few disciples and elders, he rarely shows up in public.
Since today is mainly for the new disciples to choose their first mission, the new disciples all stand in the front.
The distance was close, and Mu Fuyun could just see Qi Yuanbai's appearance.
Although his face was still majestic, for some reason, she always felt that Qi Yuanbai looked a little weaker than before.
A powerful being like him who has reached the Mahayana realm rarely feels weak or tired except when he breaks through the realm, unless he suffers a serious injury that cannot be cured.
She inexplicably thought of Xie Hanyi, who had been in seclusion in Lingshanze for many years.
Although he never mentioned it and Mu Fuyun never asked, as a former favored child of heaven, he could see some of the clues.
He has been staying in Lingshanze. Apart from the fact that he is naturally quiet and unwilling to deal with people, there seems to be other reasons that prevent him from leaving Lingshanze for too long.
Could it be that he was injured too?
Thinking back to the battle with Chang Geng many years ago that established Xie Hanyi's status as the number one swordsman, it seemed that since then, he rarely appeared in front of the public.
However, before she could think about it further, she felt two other pairs of eyes falling on her.
They were Chu Ye and Song Xinghe who were standing below Qi Yuanbai.
Mu Fuyun's eyes moved, and he looked at the two of them for a moment, then naturally looked away.
The two of them were not as angry as they were in the past, so they secretly warned her not to be ungrateful.
Over the past few days, a delicate balance seemed to have formed between the three of them, one that no one had ever upset. Maintaining this consensual, transactional relationship was a good thing.
"Since everyone is here, let's get started." Qi Yuanbai looked around and gestured to Instructor Shen. It seemed that he didn't intend to say anything more to his disciples.
Teacher Shen understood what he meant, and stood in the middle. He took out three half-foot square wooden lacquer boxes from the mustard seed bag and placed them one by one on the long table.
There is a round hole on the top of the lacquer box, which is large enough for a hand to be inserted. On the side facing the disciples, six words are written: Level One, Level Two, and Level Three.
"The numbers 1, 2, and 3 above represent the points you'll earn upon successful completion of your mission. If you choose a 'Level 3' mission, you'll triple your points. 'Level 2' doubles your points, and 'Level 1' remains the same. Naturally, there are also varying degrees of difficulty. Level 3 is the hardest, Level 1 is the easiest, and Level 2 is relatively safe. Each person draws their own mission from one of the lacquer boxes. The lacquer box is chosen by the player. The specific mission will be determined by the number plate drawn. Those with the same number will form a team and complete the mission together."
After Instructor Shen briefly introduced the rules, he signaled the new disciples to come forward one by one to draw tasks.
The sixteen new disciples immediately became cautious, quickly considering which task they should draw from the lacquer box.
"So this is what 'semi-blind selection' means." Zhao Yueyue suddenly realized.
"What do you think? Should I choose level two?" The tall Qi Man turned his head and asked, quickly attracting the attention of Instructor Shen.
Perhaps fearing that everyone wouldn't choose the Level 3 missions for safety's sake, Instructor Shen added with a smile, "No matter what, these missions are still within your capabilities. After all, everyone has a first time, and we don't want to deliberately embarrass anyone."
However, the more amiable he was, the more nervous everyone became. After all, the extremely high elimination rate of the Tianyan Outer Sect had left a deep shadow on them.
However, the senior brothers and sisters who were watching nearby gave advice to their younger brothers and sisters.
"Don't embarrass our master, choose the third level one!" Qiu Zhuo of Taiqing Peak reminded Xu Lian, Zhou Su and others at the signal of Elder Qin.
Xu Lian glanced at Zhan Yao and said coldly to Qiu Zhuo, "There's no need for you to remind me, Senior Brother. I know what to choose."
Yun Ni said to Zhan Yao and Hong Ying, "You are free to choose whoever you want. We will not interfere."
The disciples of Dongxian Peak also told Xu Huaiyan to act within his capabilities, and so did the others.
Only Mu Fuyun stood in the middle, with no one to give her any advice.
Song Xinghe stood aside, frowning as he looked at her lonely appearance. He felt like a thorn in his heart. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something to her, but he was a disciple of Fu Ri Peak, so for the sake of face, he held back.
Chu Ye squeezed the communication jade token in his hand and poured spiritual power into it, but did not transmit it out in the end.
At Elder Shen's signal, the disciples, starting with Zhan Yao, lined up to draw their tasks. Seeing this, Mu Fuyun also joined the line.
Not surprisingly, Zhan Yao walked straight to the "Level 3" lacquer box and pulled out a small wooden plaque the size of a palm. On the plaque was a "Nine" written in cinnabar.
Xu Lian and Zhou Su behind her also took tasks from the "Level 3" lacquer box one after another without any hesitation.
As a result, Dao Rang and the others behind him felt embarrassed and went to the other two sides.
There were seven or eight people in a row. Except for one disciple who was injured while practicing a few days ago and had to choose a level one task, only two disciples chose level two tasks, and the rest were all level three.
"Master treats me so well, I can't let him down."
These were Hongying's exact words. After she finished speaking, she resolutely walked towards the third-level lacquer box.
Mu Fuyun's eyes moved, and it was about to be her turn when the jade token on her waist suddenly lit up.
She paused, took it off and took a look.
The person who sent her the message was actually Xie Hanyi.
There were only three short words on it: "Don't be nervous."
Suddenly, her expression relaxed, a smile quietly spread from her eyebrows, and then quickly disappeared.
In fact, she was not nervous at all, but when she saw these three words, she suddenly felt that what Hongying said made sense.
"Junior Brother Mu, it's your turn." Instructor Shen reminded with a smile.
Chu Ye and Song Xinghe, who were standing opposite her, frowned almost at the same time when they saw her looking down at the jade token.
Zhan Yao, who had already returned to the side, also turned around suddenly and glared at her with a warning look.
Mu Fuyun smiled at Zhan Yao, put away the jade token, walked to the third lacquer box, and took out his own jade token from it.
There is also a "nine" written in cinnabar on it.
"Congratulations, Junior-Martial-Sister Mu." Instructor Shen stroked his beard with a smile. As if he had just remembered, he looked at her, then at the others, and said, "I forgot to tell you that the numbers above not only represent different tasks, but also represent the difficulty of the tasks. Nine is the most difficult of all the tasks."
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