Chapter 17 – The Benefits of Fame!

Compared to the bustling low-difficulty task area, the number of inner sect disciples in the high-difficulty section was noticeably smaller.

Most of them were at least at the fourth level of the Qi Gathering Realm.

Gu Yang began to carefully browse through the tasks.

From his earlier inquiries, he had already learned the pros and cons of different missions.

If one wanted to earn spirit stones as quickly as possible… without exception, extermination-type missions like wiping out bandits or clearing out mountain strongholds were the most profitable.

After all, if one succeeded in eliminating the bandits, their accumulated loot could be claimed directly—

no need to hand it over to the sect.

That meant maximum profit.

Of course,

such missions were also among the most dangerous.

Bandits were a mixed bunch, and often numerous.

While their cultivation levels might not be high,

facing them in swarms without sufficient preparation could easily lead to disaster.

This wasn’t something Gu Yang imagined.

There had been actual cases in the Flowing Cloud Sect.

One inner sect disciple at the fourth level of the Qi Gathering Realm once took on a bandit extermination mission.

The mission brief stated that the bandit leader was only at the fifth level.

Confident in his strength, the disciple believed that even sixth-level cultivators might not be his match.

So he went alone.

Who would’ve thought—

that bandit den turned out to house three fifth-level cultivators,

and the leader was actually at the sixth level.

Despite his strength, he was ultimately overwhelmed and worn down to death.

This real-life example constantly served as a warning for younger disciples.

Yet after learning about it,

Gu Yang didn’t back down.

He actually became even more interested.

The stronger they are, the more loot they’ll have!

The more people there are, the bigger the haul! Follow current novels on novel★fire.net

After some searching,

Gu Yang finally found a mission that seemed perfect for him.

Mission: Eliminate the Blackwind Bandits.

Aoki Town has long suffered from bandit attacks, with the people living in misery. The Zhang family of Aoki Town has issued a commission for extermination. Successful completion will result in additional rewards.

Completion reward: 1000 sect contribution points.

A thousand contribution points—equivalent to ten low-grade spirit stones!

That was a very generous reward.

Even more tempting was the possibility of picking up loot during the mission—

that was what truly got Gu Yang excited.

Without hesitation, Gu Yang grabbed the mission slip and walked up to register.

The inner sect deacon who received the slip frowned slightly.

“Sorry, this mission requires at least the seventh level of Qi Gathering. Your cultivation is too low.”

Hearing this, Gu Yang frowned a little.

“Wait—you’re Gu Yang? My apologies, I didn’t recognize you at first. I’ll register it right away!”

Suddenly, the deacon, Li, realized that the person in front of him looked familiar.

His eyes widened. The next second, his attitude flipped completely.

Although he held some authority as an inner sect deacon,

for a genius like Gu Yang, he would try to build rapport if possible—and avoid offending him at all costs.

So this quick attitude change was perfectly natural.

Li quickly completed the registration and briefly explained a few important notes about the mission before returning to his duties.

“I didn’t expect fame to have perks like this.”

Looking at the mission slip in his hand, Gu Yang couldn’t help but sigh.

If it weren’t for my name already carrying weight,

this mission might not have gone through at all.

He hadn’t realized that high-difficulty missions actually had entry requirements.

Looks like I still need to raise my cultivation a bit more…

Shaking his head,

Gu Yang shifted his attention back to the mission slip.

It contained detailed information about the bandits he was supposed to eliminate.

He studied it carefully.

A few minutes later—

“So the bandit leader—‘Big Boss’—is at the seventh level of Qi Gathering? That shouldn’t be a problem.”

Gu Yang paused for a moment.

Then, without further delay, he packed some dry rations and water, took the mission slip, and left the Flowing Cloud Sect.

Descending the mountain,

he briefly rested at Blackwind Town at the foot of the hill,

then continued on his way toward Aoki Town!