Chapter 28 Mission Selection
To the east of Cuimu Peak, there is a neighboring peak called Shanmian.
The sect mission that Su Qingwu accepted was located on Shanlan Peak.
Once an outer sect disciple of Qianzhi Sect becomes a disciple or breaks through to the foundation-building stage, he or she will automatically be promoted to a direct disciple or an inner sect disciple, and the courtyard where the outer sect disciple originally lived will be vacant.
Until the next batch of disciples join the sect, they will be randomly assigned.
Just ten days ago, a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining at Shanlan Peak successfully became a disciple of the Golden Core Elder and entered the inner sect.
The outer courtyard where he usually lived was left vacant, and the spiritual plants planted in the courtyard had not yet been harvested.
Therefore, there is one more related task in the Mission Hall.
Care for the spiritual plants until they mature and are ready for harvest.
There is a clear reminder in the mission that there is only one month left before the spiritual plants can be harvested.
Originally this task was quite simple and should be classified as white level.
This was also true when it was first released.
The reason why it has now changed to green, representing medium difficulty, is because more than one person has taken on the task and all have failed.
No explanation was given as to why.
Su Qingwu chose this mission only because of a hunch in his heart.
This mission served her well.
Inside the hall, a beautiful young girl saw her make this choice and gave her a kind reminder.
"Junior sister, the mission you chose has been accepted by more than one senior brother or sister, but they all gave up after two days. When someone familiar with them asked about it, they refused to say more. Anyway, there is definitely something wrong with the mission, so you must choose carefully."
Su Qingwu bowed slightly and replied softly, "Thank you for telling me this, Senior Sister. If it is impossible, I will give up as soon as possible."
Seeing this, the girl nodded slightly and said no more.
Judging from the previous experiences of the senior brothers and sisters, although the mission has some problems, it should not be too dangerous. It is fine for this junior sister to give it a try.
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Su Qingwu accepted the task smoothly and did not stay in the hall for long. He went directly to Shanlan Peak according to the task instructions.
The corresponding courtyard is located near the top of the peak, and it takes quite some time to go back and forth.
After about two incense sticks, we finally approached our destination.
Judging from the outside, it is just an ordinary bluestone courtyard, with nothing special about it.
Pushing the door open, many spiritual plants with light yellow bodies, round leaves, and about half a meter tall came into view.
Su Qingwu quickly recognized that this was the first-grade Qingxin grass, which matures once a year and a half.
After maturity, it can be used to refine a first-grade Qingxin Pill that has the effect of calming the mind and concentrating the spirit.
At a glance, the spiritual plants are in good overall condition.
The wooden house in the yard is closed and nothing else can be seen.
There must be something unusual that could make more than one Qi-refining monk voluntarily give up their mission.
Su Qingwu did not let down his guard.
The spiritual water accumulated in the mysterious stone bottle had just been poured out not long ago, so we need to wait for a while.
Taking advantage of the current time, she planned to carefully check the spiritual plants to see if there were any problems.
Qingxincao has a unique fragrance, which will make people drowsy if you smell it for a long time.
In order to avoid being affected, Su Qingwu circulated his spiritual power and temporarily blocked his sense of smell.
After observing each plant for a long time, I finally found a clue.
Black filaments appeared on the rhizomes of a small number of Qingxin grass.
It's not attached to the surface, but inside.
This is a type of insect pest in Lingtian, black nematode, which is relatively rare.
This insect is good at parasitism, constantly absorbing nutrients from spiritual plants for its own growth.
As time goes by, the vitality of the spiritual plant that it parasitizes will continue to be lost and it will slowly wither.
At that point, the black nematode will emerge and look for a new host.
There is only one way to kill it without harming the spiritual plant, and that is to use sound attack!