Tasks and tasks
Zi Lian's instinctive reaction caused him to quickly retreat three steps, only then realizing that a black thunder leopard had emerged from behind Ruan Qingyu.
It was staring at me menacingly, as if it would bite me if I took another step forward. Especially its slightly open leopard mouth, revealing its sinister fangs.
Swallowing hard, Zi Lian quickly guessed that the leopard was probably the pet of the beauty before her.
"Beauties are indeed meant to be admired from afar, not touched." Zi Lian sighed, her brows furrowed in regret.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Yin could no longer contain himself and opened his mouth: "Roar—!" This sound lingered for three days, and even the gate of the Other Shore Flower trembled.
Bai Zhi quickly jumped down from the second floor: "Alright, Zi Lian, you need to shut your mouth. Can't you see someone is protecting their master?"
After saying that, Bai Zhi smiled and said to Ruan Qingyu, "Since you are a distinguished guest, please come and sit down to talk."
Pointing to the few empty tables on the first floor, it was unclear whether the members of the Other Shore Flower Alliance were all busy with missions or if there were simply few people during the day.
Ruan Qingyu looked closely and found that she could not see anyone else except the two people in front of her.
The two sat facing each other. Zi Lian was about to move closer when she noticed Yun Yin squeeze in again. She sat down near Ruan Qingyu, the two very close together.
Seeing Ruan Qingyu casually place her hand on Yun Yin's head, and noticing that the black leopard was still looking at her with disdain, Zi Lian touched her nose and helplessly sat down next to Bai Zhi.
"I am searching for the whereabouts of one person, Chen Tian, a senior elder of the Xuantian Sect." After a pause, a white lotus flower suddenly appeared between Bai Zhi's hands, emitting light.
"Secondly, I'll take orders. I'll take on tasks like killing monsters, bandit suppression, or hunting down villains."
Upon hearing this, Zi Lian raised an eyebrow, and an expression of great interest appeared on her face.
"Young lady, judging by the token at your waist, you should be a disciple of the Xuantian Sect. Why do you need to ask us for information about a high-ranking elder of the Xuantian Sect? However, we at the Other Shore Flower Sect only accept clients who pay. How many spirit stones are you willing to pay, young lady? We don't offer credit~"
Blinking, Ruan Qingyu realized that this man named Zilian must have always spoken in this tone. She said calmly, "I am just an ordinary disciple, so naturally I don't know the whereabouts of the senior elders. As for spirit stones, I am willing to pay a thousand high-grade spirit stones as a deposit first, and if the result is true, I will pay another three thousand high-grade spirit stones."
She now possesses both spirit stones she dug up from the Hunyuan Kuang Forest and those given to her by Yunyin earlier. The exact number hasn't been calculated, but it's certainly over ten million.
Bai Zhi and Zi Lian exchanged a glance; this was a big client!
"Leave it to us! A mere senior elder is no problem! We guarantee we'll find out exactly when the other person leaves the house." Zi Lian slammed her hand on the table and agreed to Ruan Qingyu's request.
Ruan Qingyu glanced at Bai Zhi and saw that she looked normal, so she figured the two of them were in agreement.
The next moment, a storage bag containing the deposit was placed on the table. Bai Zhi took it, probed it with her divine sense, and then nodded.
He pointed, and everything inside was taken, the storage bag returned to Ruan Qingyu. Then he brought up another matter: "I suppose the reward for taking on this job isn't what you're looking for. I happen to have a mission to exterminate the Eight-Eyed Ghost Spider, the reward is five hundred high-grade spirit stones."
After a pause, seeing that Ruan Qingyu was accepting the message well, he continued, "This Eight-Eyed Ghost Spider is currently located in the mountains separated from Sunset Black by an unnamed mountain, and its cultivation level is around the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. The client paid a high price to buy the spider's life because his lover was harmed by this Eight-Eyed Ghost Spider."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qingyu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take this order and go today."
Bai Zhi was somewhat surprised, but her smile widened: "At that time, please feel free to remove a leg from the ghost spider as proof."
"Okay." Ruan Qingyu rubbed Yun Yin's head, stood up, and walked outside.
Suddenly, Bai Zhi called out to her again, "Guest, consider this a gift." As her voice fell, something radiating white spiritual light flew towards Ruan Qingyu.
She caught it with her outstretched hand, and as the light faded, a black cloak appeared underneath. "Thank you." Without hesitation, Ruan Qingyu put the cloak on.
On the street outside Sunset Black City, Yun Yin said in his mind, "The cultivation of Zi Lian just now was about the Nascent Soul stage, and Bai Zhi's cultivation was at the late Golden Core stage. It seems that there are several experts deep in the Other Shore Flower Alliance."
"Yes, when I met that person in my past life, I knew that the Other Shore Flower Alliance would be extraordinary." This is also why she dared to come; she has a natural affinity for the Other Shore Flower Alliance.
Yunyin twitched his nose and his ears twitched rapidly: "These past few days, it seems like there's always someone following us. Do you know them?"
"I don't know them." Ruan Qingyu's eyes darkened, and she clearly turned her head to look around. She quickly noticed several figures disappearing into the distance, obviously afraid of being discovered by her.
The Alliance of the Red Spider Lilies.
Bai Zhi flipped through the account book in her hand again, and suddenly said, "You are very interested in that girl?"
After the person and the leopard left, Zi Lian, who had returned to her listless state, immediately raised her head and said, "I'm not interested, but I just think her scent is very pleasant."
Bai Zhi: "That girl is probably a demon cultivator. Chen Tian must have done something to harm his own kind, which is why she is investigating him so thoroughly."
In the blink of an eye, Zi Lian approached Bai Zhi and asked, "Can you find out what kind of demon cultivator she is? My nose is pretty bad, I really can't smell anything."
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi reached out her hand.
Zi Lian was immediately dejected: "I clearly gave you all my spirit stones, why are you asking me for them again?"
Bai Zhi withdrew her hand: "We don't offer credit for covers."
Near an unnamed mountain range.
Looking at the lush trees, Ruan Qingyu could hardly see the sky. If it weren't for the cultivator's strong eyesight, it would be difficult to see the route in the forest after sunset.
Yunyin flicked its tail and unconsciously wrapped it around Ruan Qingyu's wrist: "I haven't smelled the scent of that Eight-Eyed Ghost Spider yet."
Nodding, Ruan Qingyu continued walking inside. This nameless mountain range was largely ignored by Sunset Black and the nearby cultivators because it had virtually no resources and few demonic beasts.
However, the employer's lover's cultivation level was too low, which is why she was eaten by the Eight-Eyed Ghost Spider. Thinking of this, Ruan Qingyu concealed her spiritual energy, making herself appear no different from a Qi Refining stage cultivator, before continuing to venture deeper into the mountains as if nothing had happened.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of many rustling leaves breaking, and a rotten, decaying smell gradually filled my nostrils.
With a blink, Ruan Qingyu's body was gradually covered by a thin layer of light red spiritual energy. This way, the spiritual energy consumed little and was very concealed.
Yun Yin remained by Ruan Qingyu's side, making no unnecessary movements, as if all the changes around him were irrelevant.
Only the persistent purple lightning within his beastly eyes indicated that his emotional fluctuations were not as calm as they appeared.
The air was suddenly filled with various transparent threads that were difficult to see with the naked eye, and they began to thicken along Ruan Qingyu's path as she moved forward and backward.
Ruan Qingyu stopped only when she could no longer take another step. A flash of red light appeared in her eyes, and a slowly flowing bluish-black liquid remained on the silk threads.
In the shadows, a dangerous creature that had been waiting for a long time finally made its move. Dark smoke enveloped Ruan Qingyu, solely to paralyze its prey.
Ruan Qingyu no longer restrained the eruption of spiritual power, and her body was completely enveloped by the Phoenix Divine Fire. Although the divine fire was good, if she was invaded by the poison early on and fell unconscious prematurely, the divine fire would also be unable to function on its own.
Yunyin remained motionless, even lying down on the ground to slow his breathing.
The hunter in the shadows finally made his move. After the black mist dissipated, the Eight-Eyed Ghost Spider suddenly spat out countless white spider silk, trying to completely wrap Ruan Qingyu up.
"I've been waiting for you for ages. Do you know how foul your spider silk smells from a distance?" Ruan Qingyu stood in the center where the black mist had dissipated, the flames in her palm gradually enlarging.
Although the eight-eyed ghost spider could not speak human language, it had begun to develop intelligence. Hearing Ruan Qingyu's evaluation of it, it angrily spat out even more spider silk.
"Fire Phoenix Palm." Ruan Qingyu said coldly, striking the Eight-Eyed Ghost Spider with a palm. Instantly, all the spider silk melted upon contact with the Fire Phoenix Palm.
Seeing that its attack had no effect, the Eight-Eyed Ghost Spider let out a strange roar. In the blink of an eye, it transformed from a person's height into a giant spider ten meters tall, its enormous abdomen gleaming with a purplish-black light.
Suddenly, a gash appeared on the abdomen of the eight-eyed ghost spider, and countless tiny spiders swarmed out. Their sole target was Ruan Qingyu, who was still standing not far away.
Even though the little spiders in front were burned to ashes by the flames, they still relentlessly lunged forward to bite at their target.
The ground where the little spider crawled gradually left behind white spider silk and black venom.
Looking around at the dense swarms of tiny spiders, and then at the occasional black, razor-sharp spider leg poking at him from a distance.
Ruan Qingyu clasped her hands together, and instantly a cluster of enormous fiery wings unfolded behind her. They formed an impenetrable protective barrier around her within a three-foot radius, gradually accumulating black ash nearby.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—" These are the sounds of the little spider being burned, while the constant whooshing sounds in the air are the Eight-Eyed Ghost Spider's persistent web attacks.
The Eight-Eyed Ghost Spider gradually realized that it seemed unable to kill the cultivator. Suddenly, it let out a sharp whistle and pounced on Ruan Qingyu.
A spider the size of a small mountain appeared above Ruan Qingyu like a dark cloud pressing down on her. Ruan Qingyu's expression tightened, and she stretched out her palms, striking the giant spider twice.
Vigorous flames spewed towards the spider falling from the sky, constantly emitting a foul odor—the smell of the spider's body being roasted by the flames.
In a place unseen by Ruan Qingyu, the mountain-sized spider's abdomen split open again, and out crawled another eight-eyed ghost spider, smaller than the original but exactly the same.
The eight black and white ghost eyes on its head circled around, tainted with the aura of the giant spider, and stealthily crawled behind Ruan Qingyu.
Meanwhile, Ruan Qingyu saw that the giant spider seemed to have been almost burned by her flames, so she put her hands together and unleashed a Phoenix Wings attack, completely piercing through the giant spider.
Seeing the giant spider completely disintegrate in mid-air, Ruan Qingyu relaxed slightly. Spiritual energy flashed across her body, and suddenly she felt a tightening around her waist.
She looked down sharply and saw that several white spider silks had somehow wrapped around her from behind. A tremendous force was dragging her backward.
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