Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 1071 - 520: Becoming a Honored Guest Elder, The Mission of the Primordial Talisman Sect (2)

"What task did the sect assign to you?"

Zhao Xuecheng kept questioning.

In essence, every cultivator from the sect must contribute to it.

No cultivator can just sit around doing nothing.

Not even the esteemed guest elders escape this rule.

"Truthfully, the Sect Master offered me a few options."

"Like tending the medicinal garden, venturing into the Secret Realm World, watching over the Scripture Pavilion, among others."

"Yet after careful thought, I chose to head to the Southern Continent as a City Lord to help develop that land."

"After all, the contribution points from this mission are somewhat higher."

"With enough points earned, I could potentially trade for a Void Spirit Pill someday."

"Legend has it that this pill boosts the chances of breaking through to Void Refining by thirty percent."

Zhao Xuan balled his fist, his excitement surging wildly.

This stood as the most thrilling intelligence he'd gathered since entering the Primordial Talisman Sect.

"No kidding, is that real?"

"A pill that aids cultivators in reaching Void Refining exists?"

"Did the sect's Void Refining experts all ascend thanks to it?"

Zhao Xuecheng stood stunned.

It felt like he'd stumbled upon a massive hidden truth of the sect.

"Isn't that plain to see?"

"Peerless prodigies who break into Void Refining without pills are extremely rare."

"Truth be told, most cultivators are pretty average."

"So for them, pills become essential to push through breakthroughs one after another."

"The Primordial Talisman Sect's heritage truly runs deep beyond measure."

"Having treasures like the Void Spirit Pill proves it."

Zhao Xuan sighed deeply.

"But heading to the Southern Continent—won't that be risky?"

"Just overseeing a city, yet they demand a Divinity Transformation cultivator?"

Zhao Xuecheng worried over this detail.

Usually, a Nascent Soul cultivator suffices for city defense.

After all, with the grand array's might, a Nascent Soul expert can somewhat fend off a Divinity Transformation foe.

Deploying a Divinity Transformation powerhouse feels excessively cautious.

"Right now, the Southern Continent holds little peril."

"Word is, the Sect Master has already purged that continent clean."

"Countless Divinity Transformation demon cultivators fell, while the survivors got subjugated."

"In general, the Southern Continent remains fairly secure."

Zhao Xuan reassured him.

Were this mission truly hazardous, he wouldn't accept it.

Its relative safety is precisely why he's taking the role.

He's no idiot and refuses to serve as mere fodder.

"Then why send you there at all?"

Zhao Xuecheng remained baffled.

"Because lingering threats lurk in the Southern Continent."

"Sure, the Sect Master swept away the demon cultivators there."

"But demon cultivators excel at hiding themselves."

"If they truly commit to concealment, even Void Refining masters can't detect them."

"Plus, with Spiritual Qi reviving, these demons evolve at a frightening pace."

"A single slip, and Divinity Transformation demons—or even Void Refining ones—could emerge swiftly."

"Still, the Sect Master fears the awakening of ancient demons most."

Zhao Xuan spoke gravely.

Hearing this from the Sect Master had shocked him too.

Though it didn't catch him entirely off guard.

The Zhao Family had once held the Wood Dragon Secret Realm, sealing hordes of demons and ancient demons within.

An ancient demon resurgence would make perfect sense.

"Ancient demons coming back?"

"Weren't they extinct ages ago? How could they return?"

Zhao Xuecheng jolted in alarm.

He'd assumed those nightmarish ancient demons were mere legends of the past.

Yet now, it appeared those ancient horrors might reemerge into the world.

"Haha, did you believe Spiritual Qi's revival brought only boons, no banes?"

"Actually, ancient demons never truly perished—they slumbered eternally."

"The Heaven and Earth Laws kept them suppressed for the most part."

"Spiritual Qi was too sparse in this realm."

"To ancient demons, it was akin to a barren wasteland."

"They withered away, starved of power to devour, unable to regain their might."

"But circumstances have shifted; Spiritual Qi surges back to life ceaselessly."

"Devouring this Qi lets ancient demons revive like a parched wanderer guzzling water, surging with vigor. Even a fraction of their power overwhelms typical cultivators."

Zhao Xuan elaborated.

Frankly, across the Black Dragon Sea Region, few cultivators grasp demons as he does.

His command of the Wood Dragon Secret Realm involved endless clashes with demons and ancient demons.

He amassed vast knowledge on them from within.

Thus, he fully comprehends ancient demons' horrors, far surpassing any contemporary cultivator.

"The Sect Master knows so much—has he clashed with ancient demons before?"

Zhao Xuecheng instantly surmised.

Clearly, without prior encounters and setbacks against ancient demons, the Sect Master wouldn't dread them so.

Some covert incidents must have transpired.

"Sharp thinking on your part."

"You're right; the Sect Master has battled ancient demons."

"And it happened here in the Black Dragon Sea Region."

Zhao Xuan intoned heavily.

"Impossible! I've stayed in the Black Dragon Sea Region forever—why sensed nothing?"

Zhao Xuecheng couldn't believe it.

A true ancient demon revival would unleash catastrophe.

Strangely, few cultivators noticed anything.

"That's expected, since those two ancient demons burst from a deep-sea Demon Cave."

"They ravaged the ocean depths for merely a day before the Sect Master found them."

"Thus, their chaos never reached human islands."

"Even so, in that single day, they slaughtered millions of sea beasts."

"Fortune smiled as the Sect Master eliminated those two ancient demons."

"Lest countless humans perish or suffer."

Zhao Xuan had been stunned upon first hearing this.

Without the Primordial Talisman Sect's arrival, this sea region could have morphed into a Demon Realm.

No humans would endure.

It would turn into demons' unchallenged domain.

"No surprise the sect invests heavily in training cultivators."

"I bet it's to brace for the colossal calamity ahead."

Zhao Xuecheng grasped it at once.

Before, he'd questioned the sect's generous policies toward average cultivators.

Plus, mighty defensive arrays erected on every island and city.

Such endeavors, vast in effort and resources, seemed illogical.

Now, they clearly counter impending demonic disasters.

Demons could spawn anywhere, revive unpredictably.

Hence, stations of cultivators across cities.

Cities fortified with robust arrays too.

This setup allows resistance against demons.

At minimum, holding out until sect aid arrives.

"Indeed, Spiritual Qi's resurgence in the Void Realm offers fortune yet harbors doom."

"Mismanage it, and annihilation looms."

"Thus, the Primordial Talisman Sect prepares vigilantly."

"Lord Sect Master's foresight proves unmatched."

Zhao Xuan declared solemnly.

He reckoned without this crisis, the sect wouldn't elevate him to guest elder so readily.

In peaceful eras, approval wouldn't come easy.

But wartime demands hands; loyalty matters less.

Useful strength suffices.

"Grandpa, then serving as City Lord in the Southern Continent might not be wholly secure."

Zhao Xuecheng fretted.

"No worries—in this world, gains always demand risks."

"This task ranks safer than most alternatives."

"Safer options exist, but their paltry contribution points render them pointless."

Zhao Xuan gave a faint smile.

Ultimately, ambition drives him toward Void Refining, necessitating calculated gambles.