Chapter Thirty-Four: The Perilous Mission

  "This fellow Taoist, if you want to join the sect, relying on our spiritual roots, it's naturally impossible. However, at present, there is an extremely good opportunity to join the sect!"

  Xia Qi's expression was slightly disappointed, but at this time, the loose cultivator who had just been asked by Xia Qi suddenly smiled and opened his mouth, with an excited face, as if he had already entered the sect.

  "Oh? Fellow Taoist, what good opportunity is there to join our sect?" Xia Qi heard this and was slightly taken aback, but immediately cupped his hands and asked.

  The monk who spoke, his cultivation was only at the fourth layer of the Qi Refining stage. It's not often that he meets a monk with higher cultivation than himself, so he spoke to him with such courtesy and told him everything he knew.

  After listening to the young monk's words, Xia Qi also understood. It turned out that the reason why this young man said so was because a month later, a large sect in the Linshui Mountains would issue a task, and as long as the scattered cultivators who completed the task could receive rewards and even join the sect.

  This task, however, is to enter the depths of the Linshui Mountains and seize an egg from a Bloodthirsty Vulture, hand it over to 'Dan Zong' who issued the task, and you can join the sect. Moreover, you can also get the reward for this Bloodthirsty Vulture egg.

  Bloodthirsty Vulture, a flying demon beast. After adulthood, it is at least an early second-tier demon beast, and some are even late second-tier. Coupled with its abnormal bloodthirstiness and ability to fly, most cultivators do not dare to provoke it.

  The Blood Vulture will probably lay eggs next month, so in Linshui City, many scattered cultivators have been searching for the Blood Vulture's old nest, just waiting to snatch an egg after it hatches, which can be exchanged for spirit stones or even join a sect.

  Tan Zong released the Blood Vulture Egg, and limited it to only 50 people who can get a spot. Later cultivators with Blood Vulture Eggs will not be able to join the sect after the quota is full, they can only exchange for spirit stones.

  Bloodthirsty vultures, extremely fierce and bloodthirsty. Although this time it's just about snatching eggs, but with limited quotas and bloodthirsty vultures, this task will surely be bloody!

  Of course, even if it's clear that the mortality rate for this task is extremely high, there are still many loose cultivators who feel incredibly excited and eagerly anticipated.

  Xia Qi fell silent, bid farewell to the young and passionate monk, returned to the inn, and began to practice in silence. This mission was extremely perilous, but even so, Xia Qi still decided to participate.

  Firstly, Xia Qi's current cultivation is not weak. On the surface, he has only reached the 9th layer of the Qi Refining stage, but his physical strength is formidable. Even a typical Foundation Establishment cultivator might not dare claim a sure victory against him. Therefore, for this mission, even if they can't obtain the Bloodthirsty Vulture's egg, Xia Qi still has some confidence in being able to retreat unscathed.

  Secondly, after gaining a slight understanding of the Dan Sect's information, Xia Qi discovered that this Dan Sect was extremely suitable for himself and perfectly matched his plan!

  The Waterside Mountains stretch for millions of miles, vast and unparalleled. Within the mountain range, apart from a few cities built by scattered cultivators, there are four major sects that stand out as the most exceptional and powerful.

  The first major sect, the Tianmen Sect, is extremely powerful in the Linshui Mountains. No one dares to show disrespect towards it. Its power is the most formidable, and the other three major sects do not dare to be on an equal footing with it!

  The remaining three major sects are evenly matched, and one of them is actually the Dan Sect!

  It is said that the Dan Sect is famous for its alchemy, and it was a major sect thousands of years ago. Although it has declined now and its power is not strong, its alchemy skills are quite renowned.

  It is precisely because of this that Danzong can be on par with the other two major sects.

  Dan Zong is famous for its alchemy, and the seeds of spiritual grass within its gates are naturally not to be mentioned. Compared to this aspect, I'm afraid that among the Xianmen in Qin state, apart from Qing Dan Men, one of the three major sects, there isn't another sect that can compare!

  Such a sect is extremely suitable for Xia Qi, and if he can enter it, the Ling Cao seed will definitely be able to get it somehow. Even if there's some risk involved, what's there to fear?

  Sitting in stillness and regulating his breath, Xia Qi's mind was a jumble of thoughts, but as for this task, he had to succeed!

  "Tan Zong, will definitely become a new starting point for me!" Xia Qi said with absolute confidence.

  ………

  In the next few days, Xia Qi was preparing for the capture of the Bloodthirsty Vulture's egg a month later.

  Nowadays Xia Qi has a large amount of spiritual stones, but other essential items are empty and need to be purchased with spiritual stones.

  For example, some of the most common wound-healing pills and pills that restore true yuan are essential items. At critical moments, they can be lifesaving things, so Xia Qi dare not be careless.

  Having all this prepared, Xia Qi spent over half of his 10,000 spirit stones, and the speed at which they were being used was like flowing water, making Xia Qi feel a bit painful, while also feeling an urgent need for more spirit stones.

  But just preparing some essential items has already taken so much time and effort, if one were to actually use spirit stones for cultivation, the rate at which they would be consumed would be incredibly fast.

  "This time entering Danzong, I must get it, I must obtain the spiritual grass seed as soon as possible to assist my cultivation!" Xia Qi was filled with urgency, his cultivation progress had slowed down to the extreme, and he could only rely on external objects to improve, otherwise, after a hundred years, he would be nothing but a cup of yellow earth!

  Because he was preparing to enter Danzong, Xia Qi did not spend spirit stones to rent a courtyard, but instead continued to live in the inn. Afterwards, he bought a rough map of the Linshui Mountains and took it back to study.

  Now that Danzong has released the task, the map of Linshui Mountains has risen in value by one level. This also shows how much importance is attached to this task that can join the sect for many scattered cultivators.

  After carefully examining the map, the approximate location of the bloodthirsty vulture was marked with a red line. It was a huge valley surrounded by sheer cliffs on all sides!

  Such an environment is truly perilous for a Qi Practitioner who cannot fly!

  Imagine this, a precipice on all sides, to get the bloodthirsty vulture's egg, one can only risk climbing down, and as the bloodthirsty vulture's habitat, there are monks invading above the precipice, they will surely be attacked, extremely dangerous!

  Such a perilous task, no wonder even the great Danzong Sect would set such conditions, not only taking in fifty disciples as an exception, but also paying spirit stones for the Blood Vulture's eggs!

  In such an environment, being attacked by flying bloodthirsty vultures on the precipice was a problem in itself, not to mention counterattacking. Xia Qi saw the map and his eyebrows were already furrowed.