Bandit Hunt and Revenge of the Xia Family.

Fang Xue quickly stored the five Blood Stones in her spatial ring and headed to the mission board. She was quite interested in the other items Li Qiang had mentioned before, so she needed to earn more points.

"Li'er, what are these Blood Stones for?" Fang Xue asked Li Qiang. Based on the description alone, the stones didn't seem very useful.

"It's simple," Li Qiang explained. "With these Blood Stones, you can collect the essence of blood from demon beasts and use it for cultivation, specifically to temper your body. Demon beasts have very strong bodies, and their blood essences are fierce and dense. When you use them for cultivation, this blood essence strengthens your body in the same process as you have done so far, of constant destruction and regeneration. The most important thing is that they help you cultivate your bone marrow, which will later serve to accumulate Qi within you when you enter the Qi Sense Realm."

Fang Xue was thrilled to hear the secret use of the Blood Stones. Now, with these stones and the two remaining pills from the previous reward, she was confident that she could at least reach the Half Step of the Qi Sense Realm.

The exchange between Fang Xue and Li Qiang didn't last long, but it was enough for Fang Xue to arrive at the Mission Board and see the different tasks available.

"Looking at these missions, I realize that the further to the right of the board, the harder it becomes and the higher the required cultivation level. Most of them involve killing demon beasts, which makes sense since the City of Clouds is close to Hell, a place full of demonic creatures. Some of them naturally come out of Hell and spread around the city.

"But it's not just demon beasts. There are also missions to exterminate bandit camps and collect herbs," Fang Xue analyzed the missions and looked for one that caught her interest.

"Although Spars are a good way to gain combat experience, nothing beats a true life and death battle. So, I think it would be better to take a mission to exterminate bandits." After thinking for a while, Fang Xue chose the mission to exterminate a bandit camp.

Tearing a sheet from the Mission Board, Fang Xue walked towards Hu Ling, who smiled slightly as she looked at her. However, her eyes shone with a strange light.

"Miss Fang, I didn't expect you to be so strong. To be able to defeat the Third Elder's disciple in such a brutal way is an achievement that only about three people in the Hu Family can reach," Hu Ling said with a strange smile. Although it seemed like she was praising Fang Xue, she also seemed to be reprimanding her and indicating that she was still inferior to three people with 9th Level of Body Training cultivation.

Fang Xue didn't care about Hu Ling's words and handed her the mission paper. Hu Ling raised an eyebrow at Fang Xue's lack of reaction, but soon took the mission paper and read it.

"Are you sure you want to take this mission? It's recommended for someone in the Mid-Step of the Qi Sense Realm. Even with your combat prowess, fighting against a group of bandits is different from sparring with someone.

"The camp you've chosen has two leaders in the 9th Level of the Body Training Realm, eight cultivators in the 8th Level, and thirty other cultivators ranging from the 7th to the 5th Level of the Body Training Realm. Therefore, it is recommended for people in the Mid-Step of the Qi Sense Realm," Hu Ling gently advised Fang Xue, not because she cared about her, but because only she could help her niece activate her physique.

"Don't worry about me, Second Elder Ling. I know my own abilities, and if the situation gets too difficult, I have confidence that I can at least escape," Fang Xue said in a hollow tone, disregarding Hu Ling's warning.

Fang Xue knew her current capabilities and wouldn't make the same mistake again, challenging someone much stronger than her. With her Asura Star Power and her Asura lineage, Fang Xue was confident that she could defeat this group of bandits.

However, if any danger arose, Fang Xue wouldn't hesitate to immediately flee. This mission was perfect for her, who was looking for a great challenge and a true life and death battle!

In fact, Fang Xue was excited. Since she arrived in this world, she had few opportunities for action, and none in which her life was in real danger, even when she fought against the wolf pack in Hell. Li Qiang always helped her when necessary. But now, facing 40 cruel bandits who intended to kill her was a unique chance to show her abilities.

"Since you're so confident, I won't argue anymore. Here is more information about the bandits. Read it carefully and remember to bring the leaders' heads as proof that you completed your mission," Hu Ling handed Fang Xue some sheets containing information about the bandits.

Fang Xue took the information and went to a corner of the pavilion to read it. She wanted to finish the mission as soon as possible, but she knew she would have to plan carefully before acting.

"Black Forest Bandits. There are 40 bandits who mainly attack small villages near the City of Clouds. They kill, rape, and steal. They hide somewhere in the forest where I came from with Hu Wen. Not only that, but they have two leaders at the 9th Level of Body Training, the only ones who really worry me.

"Both are brothers and were children of a small family in the City of Clouds, but for some reason, they became bandits. In addition, their cooperation is unique, making them basically invincible at the Ninth Level of Body Training," Fang Xue read the information and concluded that the only threat to her was the duo of brothers.

"To complete the mission, I need to bring the heads of the two leaders and the other eight cultivators at the 8th Level. Any extra head will bring me extra points. The mission time is 1 month. So, I will prepare for 1 week and then go after them," Fang Xue defined her plans and decided to train and prepare for a week before going after the bandits. She needed to test some things before.

Leaving the pavilion, Fang Xue headed towards the mansion's exit and planned to go to the forest near the City. It wasn't to hunt the bandits, but to train with some demon beasts and see how far her Asura Star Power and Asura Bloodline could take her in terms of strength.

Not only that, but an idea was stuck in her head since she saw Zhao Shen's saber. Fang Xue always felt that it wasn't enough to wield just one sword; she always felt like something was missing. When she saw Zhao Shen's saber, the idea of wielding a sword in one hand and a saber in the other formed in her mind.

So, Fang Xue wanted to go test how well she would be suited to make this idea a reality and decided to train with demon beasts

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Fang Xue was now standing in front of the city gates and left through them without a hint of hesitation and began to run towards the forest where she came from before.

However, she had no idea that she was being watched by a pair of sinister eyes. When the shadowy figure saw Fang Xue leave the city, he immediately sent a message through a talisman.

"She's finally out. We won't let her get away with humiliating the two young masters of my Xia family," said the owner of those cold and murderous eyes. He sent four cultivators to kill Fang Xue, three at the 8th Level of Body Tempering and one at the 9th Level.

Unfortunately for them, their plan was doomed to fail. No one, except the cultivators of the Hu family, knew Fang Xue's true strength. Everyone thought she was at most at the 5th Level of Body Tempering, and maybe had advanced to the 6th Level after a few days.

But the truth was that Fang Xue had advanced to the 7th Level of Body Tempering, and her combat skills put her at the 9th Level of Body Tempering.