Invitation

"Don't worry about it," Ming Yue consoled them with a gentle smile.

Even if others didn't get anything, it wouldn't matter now. By tomorrow, they would be able to complete the mission.

After collecting the mission's worth, they could accumulate as much extra as they wanted.

This mission was a group mission, and it rewarded 1000 contribution points.

How they divided it was up to the people who chose the mission.

Beforehand, they had already decided how to distribute their rewards, with Foundation Stage cultivators getting 200 points each while Qi Refinement cultivators would get 100 points each.

Others wanted to increase her share, but she refused as she hadn't joined the mission for contribution points. It was because she had to complete one sect mission in six months, as it was a rule of the Mountain Sword Sect.

Although she hadn't joined the sect mission for contribution points, she wouldn't refuse them either if she had the chance to earn them in large quantities.

The price of a single Stage 9 sac in the sect was 6 contribution points. Only sect missions paid higher because there was a need for them in the sect.

The price of an Early Stage Grade 2 sac was 15 CPs. Even she was tempted to obtain more, and with Jiang Hao, it was easily possible.

She had already decided that once they collected 100 sacs, she would send the others to the sect.

After all, what she and Jiang Hao earned had nothing to do with them anyway. She had already talked to Jiang Hao about it, and he agreed, as dividing profits only among two of them was better for him also.

Ten minutes later, Le Yang and Zhe Peng arrived. They had better luck and had gotten five sacs.

The last to arrive were Xiao Dan and Jun Jei.

"We didn't have much luck and got only three sacs. So, how many do we have today?"

Ming Yue hadn't revealed their total to the others. She was waiting for everyone to arrive first. Now that they had regrouped, she revealed it calmly.

"After adding it up, we have a total of 51 sacs. With this speed, we can easily complete the mission by tomorrow."

Although her voice was calm, for others it was like a storm. They couldn't believe what they had heard.

"Senior Sister Ming, you're joking, right?"

Xiao Dan couldn't believe this. It was, after all, illogical. He had completed this type of mission in the past and knew it was very hard to find these snakes.

So, how could they have collected 51 sacs in just one day?

"Am I?"

Ming Yue stared at Xiao Dan with slightly raised eyebrows.

Xiao Dan began sweating internally.

"Of course not, Senior Sister. I was just a little flabbergasted and blurted out without thinking."

Xiao Dan knew he had made a mistake here. Everyone in their sect knew that Ming Yue had a cold and aloof personality. She didn't like socializing and didn't even like to speak casually unless it was necessary. In fact, if not for compulsory missions and the fact she was a little close to Xin Yan and Jia Li, she wouldn't even have come with them.

So her joking with someone was almost impossible.

"Forget it. Go and rest. I will guard tonight," Ming Yue spoke calmly again and climbed a nearby tree.

Jiang Hao was really surprised when he saw that, as this personality was totally different from what she had shown him today.

He also went to a tree and climbed up to a thick branch.

"Junior Brother Jiang Hao, are you also doing the watch?" Jia Li asked curiously.

"It's not like that. I just have a habit of sleeping on the trees."

Although cultivators didn't need to sleep much, they were currently in a dangerous environment and should always maintain their best condition. Now that someone was guarding, it was the best time to rest up with ease.

Jiang Hao wasn't tired, though, as all the fighting was done by Ming Yue. But still, he closed his eyes and had a good sleep.

In the morning, everyone again went their ways to collect the sacs. Ming Yue and Jiang Hao also went to their previous location where they had left off yesterday.

They were already quite close to the lake. The Blue-Striped Snakes they found here were almost Stage 9, so they were confident that they could easily collect the remaining 49 sacs today by themselves.

They once again started to fulfill their roles. Jiang Hao just had to point to the trees, and Ming Yue quickly dealt with them.

By evening, they had collected a total of 66 Stage 9 sacs and 8 Early Stage Foundation Establishment sacs.

From where they were now, they could easily see the lake, and no doubt there were some snakes swimming in there.

But those snakes were definitely far stronger than the ones they had encountered so far. There might be some Peak Foundation Establishment snakes in there, so they would try to avoid getting too close.

Even if Jiang Hao and Ming Yue combined their strengths, it wouldn't be enough to deal with them.

They were still some distance away, and from here on, they would encounter Foundation Establishment beasts. Starting tomorrow, they would circle the whole lake to collect them.

They went back to their meeting point and found that everyone else had already returned.

"Senior Sister Ming, we got a total of 11 today," Xiao Dan told them the moment they approached.

"Good. With that, we have a total of 128 Stage 9 sacs."

When the others heard that, they were still shocked even though they were prepared.

When did collecting Stage 9 sacs become so easy?

Ming Yue collected all the sacs that were below Stage 9 and handed them to Xiao Dan.

Xiao Dan was confused when he got them and couldn't help but ask.

"Senior Sister Ming, why are you giving them to me?"

"Because you guys are leaving. Go back to the sect and submit the mission. Also, distribute my contribution points to Xin Yan and Jia Li. As for the extra portions, you guys can distribute them equally.

Don't worry about Junior Brother Jiang's reward. I will give it to him," Ming Yue mentioned everything calmly.

But the others were stunned. There was nothing wrong with heading back, but didn't Senior Sister Ming Yue imply that she wouldn't be coming with them?

"Sister Ming, aren't you coming with us?" Jia Li asked with a little worry in her voice.

"No, I will return later. Don't worry, I will be fine."

"But what will we tell your master? She will definitely ask about you."

"Just tell her that I have found a little opportunity and will take some time to come back."

Xin Yan and Jia Li were still worried about it. After all, Senior Sister Ming was the most talented disciple of the Mountain Sword Sect. Not only in the current generation, but in all generations, as the grand elders had said himself, so they no one doubt it.

"Don't worry too much. I still have the protection talisman given by Master."

"Fine, Senior Sister. Since you insist, we will follow your advice. Please take care."

Ming Yue looked at Xiao Dan.

"Go back now. It's still some time before night falls. You guys can easily arrive at the city."

"Okay, Senior Sister. Let's move, everyone," Xiao Dan told them, and everyone started moving towards the city. Jun Jei looked indignant but still followed behind Xiao Dan.

When everyone left, Jiang Hao looked at Ming Yue and said, "Senior Sister, you should take a nap today. I will watch tonight."

She was the one fighting today, so it would be better if she rested as she hadn't slept yesterday either.

Ming Yue nodded, found a good tree to lean on, and closed her eyes.

Jiang Hao was a little surprised. He thought she might use some protective measures while sleeping, but she didn't.

After all, she was alone now, and Jiang Hao was still a stranger.

He didn't think too much and climbed the tree he had slept on yesterday and began paying attention to the surroundings.

The area they were in wasn't deep in the forest, and since hunting Blue-Striped Snakes wasn't lucrative as they were hard to find, not many people were willing to come here.

The night passed quickly. Ming Yue also woke up, and both of them returned to the place they had left yesterday.

Today, they were going to enter the area full of Foundation Establishment Realm Blue-Striped Snakes. Ming Yue was quite strong and would be able to deal with Early and Middle stages quite easily.

And since snake types weren't that strong, she could even deal with late-stage ones, but if they encountered a peak stage, they would have to run.

"Junior Brother, what are your plans after this?" Ming Yue asked just as he was going to figure out which trees had beasts.

"Hm…what do you mean, Senior Sister Ming?"

He wasn't quite sure why she asked him that.

"I was asking if you have any plans to join any sects."

"Ah…yes, I was thinking of joining one after leaving from here."

It was true he had already planned to join a sect.

"That's good, Junior Brother. Then how about joining the Mountain Sword Sect? After all, it is one of the top three sects in the Eastern Region and is the only sect that encourages body cultivation.

Since Junior Brother Jiang, you are so strong physically , how about joining it?"