Chapter 18: The Legendary... Potato Farming Mission?!

Morning in the Eternal Radiance Divine Sect.

Li Qingyu stretched lazily under the warm sun. Life was good. The sect was stable. They had food. No one was trying to kill them this week.

But of course, the system refused to let him enjoy peace.

[Ding! Daily Mission Triggered: 'Reinforce Sect Morale.'] [Objective: Host a ridiculous yet effective training mission.] [Reward: Sect Morale +3, Random Low-Grade Mystery Reward.]

Li Qingyu rubbed his chin.

'Ridiculous and effective? Now that's... my specialty.'

He clapped his hands. "Disciples, gather!"

Su Jian, Ziyan, and Hu Daniu appeared immediately, looking both curious and exhausted.

"Another mission, Sect Master?"

"Of course," Li Qingyu said solemnly. "But this time... it's not ordinary."

He dramatically pointed to the barren training field.

"Today... we farm potatoes."

Silence.

"Eh?"

Even Su Jian, the most scholarly, looked lost. "Sect Master... what does farming potatoes have to do with martial arts?"

Li Qingyu grinned.

"You mortals wouldn't understand. This is the 'Heavenly Earth Dao Cultivation'. Those who master it can hear the will of the potatoes."

Daniu clapped. "SO DEEP!"

Ziyan, ever skeptical, narrowed her eyes. "Is this another one of those weird missions, Sect Master?"

Li Qingyu feigned offense. "Weird? This is an ancient cultivation technique! Only true experts can grasp it!"

[Ding! Mission Shared: 'Potato Cultivation Contest'] [Objective: Grow the fattest potato within the day.] [Reward: Sect Morale +3, Loser cleans latrines for a week.]

The disciples all jolted as the mission interface popped into their minds.

But unlike before, they just sighed.

"This again..." muttered Su Jian.

Hu Daniu grinned excitedly. "I'M IN!"

Ziyan sighed but still joined. "If I lose to these fools... I'll exile myself."

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And so... the great Eternal Radiance Divine Sect's first-ever 'Potato Cultivation Martial Arts Contest' began.

Daniu chanted nonsense cultivation mantras to his potato patch.

Su Jian used precise spirit energy calculations to optimize soil moisture.

Ziyan... simply stabbed the ground repeatedly, muttering, "Grow or die."

Meanwhile, Li Qingyu sat under a tree, sipping tea, watching his sect make fools of themselves, laughing like an old grandmaster.

An outer disciple passing by whispered, "W-what are they doing?"

Another replied, eyes filled with awe, "Shhh... the Sect Master is tempering them through ancient farming dao. It's... it's beyond our comprehension."

In the end...

Hu Daniu proudly presented his potato.

It was... the size of his fist.

Su Jian's was perfectly round but... tiny.

Ziyan's? It was half a potato. She sliced it in half during cultivation.

[Ding! Winner: Hu Daniu.] [Reward Distributed: Sect Morale +3, Random Low-Grade Mystery Reward: Rotten Spirit Chicken Egg.]

Li Qingyu held the egg aloft.

"Marvelous! Today, we have earned not just potatoes... but the legendary Rotten Spirit Chicken Egg!"

Everyone stared at it.

"...Sect Master, what the hell do we do with that?" Su Jian deadpanned.

Li Qingyu grinned. "Put it on the enemy's doorstep and let them suffer."

Everyone laughed.

And so, Eternal Radiance Divine Sect's name spread again... for being the weirdest sect in the region.

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