Chapter 155: Sect Mission! (1/3)

Qin Feng entered the Contribution Hall and walked inside. Behind the long counter, dozens of outer disciples were busy managing various affairs. They were disciples assigned to the Contribution Hall, earning contribution points daily by completing tasks.

"How may I help you, Senior Brother?"

As Qin Feng walked up, a disciple whose cultivation had reached the early stage of the Qi Martial Realm inquired.

"Do you have any books concerning the Dragon Soaring Continent and spirit artifacts?"

Qin Feng glanced around and asked.

"Senior Brother, books regarding the Dragon Soaring Continent and spirit artifacts can be read for free on the second floor."

Chunyu Zhi led Qin Feng toward the stairs heading to the second level.

"Many thanks!"

Qin Feng strode toward the second floor. The interior was lined with bookshelves filled with a dazzling array of books, and quite a few martial cultivators were browsing through them.

*Tap.*
*Tap.*

Qin Feng walked around the second floor, casting his gaze over the surrounding books, searching for anything related to spirit artifacts and defensive spirit artifacts.

*An Introduction to Spirit Artifacts!*

Suddenly, Qin Feng spotted a book. A look of pleasant surprise crossed his face as he stopped, reached out, and pulled the volume from the shelf.

"So that's how it is!"

"Much like the magical treasures in mythological worlds."

"Infused with all sorts of incredible powers."

After reading the book carefully, a look of profound interest appeared on Qin Feng's face, and his heart was deeply shaken.

The idea that a single weapon could unleash the combat power of the True Martial Realm was simply unimaginable!

Spirit artifacts were weapons refined by martial cultivators through special methods or divine abilities. Once a spirit was nurtured within a weapon, it could be called a spirit artifact!

A spirit artifact possessed all sorts of incredible capabilities, able to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to evolve itself, akin to a form of alternative cultivation, and capable of unleashing combat power on par with the True Martial Realm.

Above spirit artifacts were Dao artifacts. Once the Dao artifact level was reached, the spirit within the weapon transformed into a deity, possessing a true spirit comparable to supreme powerhouses of the Heavenly Martial Realm.

Qin Feng suppressed the shock in his heart, put the book back, and scanned the bookshelves for other texts.

......

"An unknown, insignificant martial cultivator actually dares to disregard the face of my Yun family!"

"Find a way to engineer an accident and wipe him out!"

Yun Baisheng, an inner disciple of the Heavenly Thunder Sect with a cultivation at the late stage of the Meta Martial Realm, stood atop a peak, his hands clasped behind his back as he spoke indifferently.

He appeared utterly nonchalant, treating the eradication of two insignificant bugs as nothing more than a trivial task.

"Yes, Senior Brother."

Standing behind Yun Baisheng was a handsome young man clad in white with a treasured sword slung at his waist: Lin Juncheng.

Lin Juncheng, a martial cultivator at the mid-stage of the Meta Martial Realm, was a scion of a force affiliated with the Yun family and equally a follower of Yun Baisheng.

Receiving his orders, Lin Juncheng hurried away. Eliminating an outer disciple was a simple matter to him.

"I really want a defensive spirit artifact!"

Qin Feng walked out of the Contribution Hall with a look of anticipation, murmuring softly to himself.

Defensive spirit artifacts were even more precious than offensive ones, requiring rare treasures of heaven and earth to refine, and could only be encountered by chance rather than sought deliberately. Moreover, the birth of the spirit within such a weapon required a martial cultivator to nurture it over a vast expanse of time, meaning very few people ever put spirit artifacts up for sale.

"Senior Brother Qin! This is a mission issued by the sect. You, myself, and six other senior brothers are required to accompany Inner Disciple Senior Brother Lin to Shangzhou City to suppress a bandit infestation."

Just as Qin Feng reached the doorway of his quarters, Ning Hua hurried over from afar, rushed to Qin Feng's side, and spoke rapidly.

Qin Feng accepted the wooden token from Ning Hua's hand and read it carefully. Attached to it was an introduction to Shangzhou City.

Shangzhou City was a small city whose strongest figure, the City Lord, was at the early stage of the Meta Martial Realm. Recently, a large number of fierce bandits had appeared around Shangzhou City, plundering vast amounts of wealth. The City Lord had led his army out of the city to encircle and suppress the bandits, only to be wounded by them and forced to flee back to Shangzhou City in disarray. With no other options, City Lord Du Ziyue had no choice but to send someone to seek help from the Heavenly Thunder Sect!

"Many thanks for delivering this mission to me, Junior Brother."

Qin Feng put away the mission token and said with a smile.

"Senior Brother, apart from myself, all the outer disciples going on this mission are at the Qi Martial Realm."

"Your cultivation is formidable, could you possibly look after me?"

"Senior Brother, rest assured, in the future I will surely follow you loyally through fire and water."

Watching Qin Feng walk toward his room, Ning Hua wore a hesitant expression, then hurried to catch up and spoke in a low voice.

He had never expected his first mission to be so perilous. With his cultivation only at the late stage of the Human Sovereign Realm, if he failed to find a Qi Martial Realm expert for protection, he would be the very first to die should danger arise.

"Very well!"

"However, I have a condition! There are three days left before the mission begins. During these three days, you need to deliver every meal to my room!"

Qin Feng pondered for a moment and replied indifferently.

"Senior Brother Qin, rest assured, leave everything to me."

A look of ecstatic joy appeared on Ning Hua's face as he spoke quickly.

Over the next three days, Qin Feng ingested a large number of spiritual herbs, using the energy contained within them to temper his body and increase the strength of his physical flesh.

......

Three days later, Qin Feng headed toward the location specified on the mission token. When he arrived, he saw that seven martial cultivators had already gathered.

"Senior Brother Qin!"

Seeing Qin Feng arrive, Ning Hua's face lit up with joy as he quickly walked toward him.

Among the eight martial cultivators present, aside from himself and Senior Brother Qin, the others had joined the Heavenly Thunder Sect more than five years ago, and their cultivations were all at the mid and late stages of the Qi Martial Realm.

Since Ning Hua's cultivation was merely at the late stage of the Human Sovereign Realm, the other six senior brothers had completely ignored him previously.

"Qin Feng greets you all!"

Walking up to the group of six martial cultivators, Qin Feng immediately sensed their cultivation levels, cupped his fists, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Fan Gao!"

Among the six, a martial cultivator clutching a treasured blade nodded toward Qin Feng, spoke briefly, and then closed his eyes, appearing thoroughly aloof.

"Junior Brother Qin, pay no mind to that freak."

"He's just like that."

Sensing that Qin Feng's cultivation was at the mid-stage of the Qi Martial Realm, Xu Haomiao acknowledged Qin Feng's strength and spoke with a smile.

The other four also acknowledged Qin Feng's strength and successively introduced themselves.

*Whoosh!*
*Whoosh!*
......

The sound of rushing wind pierced the air as a handsome martial cultivator clad in white, with a long sword at his waist, flew in.

"Inner disciple, Lin Juncheng!"

Lin Juncheng landed, stood with his hands clasped behind his back, and radiated a faint aura filled with majesty as he spoke proudly.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Lin."
"Greetings, Senior Brother Lin."
"Greetings, Senior Brother Lin."

Fan Gao, Xu Haomiao, Ning Hua, Qin Feng, and the others cupped their fists and said deferentially.

"Mm!"

"During the mission, all of you must obey my commands and are forbidden to disobey!"

"If you lose your lives as a result, do not blame me!"

Standing with his hands behind his back, Lin Juncheng swept his gaze over Qin Feng, Ning Hua, Xu Haomiao, Fan Gao, and the others, speaking loudly.

"Understood!"
"Clear!"
"We will strictly follow Senior Brother Lin's commands."

Ning Hua, Fan Gao, Xu Haomiao, and the other martial cultivators replied with reverence.

"Let's move out!"

Nodding in satisfaction, Lin Juncheng issued a single command and led Qin Feng, Ning Hua, Fan Gao, Xu Haomiao, and the rest rapidly toward Shangzhou City.