The next day, Yang Che reinforced the seedling plot with stones and temporarily added a thick cover above it, sprinkling highly poisonous powder both inside and outside the cover, hoping it would provide some resistance.
Afterward, Yang Che stepped onto his Sophora Leaf Magical Artifact and arrived at a side hall.
This hall was called the Bounty Hall.
It was built on a Peak suspended in mid-air, grand and majestic.
Upon entering, there were quite a few Disciples inside.
A steward Disciple at the hall entrance checked Yang Che's identity token before letting him in.
Yang Che came to an extremely large, mirror-smooth wall and observed it closely.
On it were various 'bounty missions' published by the Sect.
Anyone within the Sect could come here to publish bounty missions.
Each bounty mission clearly stated the mission content and the rewards for completing it.
Yang Che was afraid of missing any mission rewards, so he read it very carefully and seriously.
However, most of the rewards were Spirit Stones, with a small portion being Medicinal Pills, talismans, and Magical Artifacts; as for Formation Plates and Formation Flags, they were truly scarce.
And these extremely rare bounty missions that offered Formation Plates and Formation Flags as rewards were not only extremely difficult, but the function of the rewarded Formation Plates and Formation Flags also did not match what he was looking for.
However, the meticulous Yang Che noticed a somewhat familiar name among the publishers of these missions that offered Formation Plates and Formation Flags as rewards.
Shuang Yue.
Furthermore, in the missions published by 'Shuang Yue', the rewards were all Formation Plates or Formation Flags.
"Could it be Frost Moon Fairy?"
A silver-robed woman with fair skin and a beautiful face, riding a giant silver gourd, immediately appeared in Yang Che's mind.
After thinking for a moment, Yang Che walked to a stone platform in the center of the main hall.
Behind the stone platform sat an old man at the Peak of the Qi Refinement Stage, who looked ancient and decrepit.
The old man was dozing off, seemingly lost in thought.
"Senior Brother, excuse me. May I ask how I can contact Frost Moon Fairy?" Yang Che asked with cupped fists.
Upon hearing someone speak, the old man finally opened his hazy, sleepy eyes and his gaze fell upon Yang Che.
"What did you just say, Junior Brother?" the old man asked.
Yang Che had no choice but to repeat himself.
"You want to see Frost Moon Fairy?"
The old man shook his head, "How can Frost Moon Fairy be seen by just anyone who wishes to? However, if you can complete the mission published by Frost Moon Fairy, then perhaps you can see her."
"Is there no other way?" Yang Che asked, unwilling to give up.
The old man shook his head again, stating with certainty:
"Frost Moon Fairy acts quite strangely. It is said that she has no fixed Immortal Cave within the Sect, and her whereabouts are even more elusive. To find her, you can only complete the bounty missions she publishes."
After the old man finished speaking, he squinted his eyes again and continued to be lost in thought.
Yang Che, feeling a bit frustrated, returned to the smooth stone wall.
He carefully deliberated among the missions published by Frost Moon Fairy and finally selected a 'Demon Hunting' mission.
After registering and accepting this mission, Yang Che immediately left the main hall and stepped onto his Sophora Leaf Magical Artifact, flying towards 'Peach Blossom Mountain'.
Peach Blossom Mountain is a rather dangerous forest among the thousands of miles of mountain ranges connected to the back of Wulong Valley.
The source of the danger is the recent rumor of a 'Ghoul-faced Fox' in this mountain.
Many Disciples went to capture the demon but returned empty-handed, and some Disciples even mysteriously disappeared from Peach Blossom Mountain.
This mission looked very dangerous, yet for Yang Che, it was already the relatively easiest one he could barely undertake.
More than two hours later.
Peach Blossom Mountain.
Yang Che was constantly thinking about the seedling plot at Wangxi Residence, so he decided to finish quickly.
Now, the strength of his Divine Sense allowed him to clearly perceive a hundred-zhang radius. After entering Peach Blossom Mountain, he plunged into the dense forest, executing the Wind Riding Art and sprinting through the woods, continuously sensing with his Divine Sense.
Soon, Yang Che arrived at a large hillside full of peach trees.
It was not yet the season for peach blossoms to bloom, and the peach trees were bare; at a glance, nothing could be hidden.
Yang Che immediately saw a pitiful-looking woman in white in the peach forest.
Her long hair covered her face, and she sat on the dirt slope, crying softly, as if possessing a magical power that made Yang Che involuntarily walk towards her.
When he reached the woman, she suddenly let out a sharp, strange laugh, and at the same time, she abruptly stood up and leaped towards Yang Che.
The woman's face was also revealed.
It was actually a terrifying 'Ghoul-faced' visage.
Yang Che was genuinely startled, but he quickly calmed down, raised his hand, and threw a Fireball at her.
"Oh? You're actually awake?"
The 'Ghoul-faced Woman' was startled and immediately tried to avoid the Fireball.
Yang Che's expression turned cold, and the Meteor Box was already floating in front of him.
Seventy-two Flying Fire Needles rotated out of the Meteor Box, instantly surrounding the Ghoul-faced Woman, making it impossible for her to evade.
The Fireball exploded into a ball of intense flames.
Accompanied by a piercing scream, a burnt smell also drifted on the wind.
Yang Che saw a black phantom quickly float out from the white-robed woman.
Vaguely, it looked like a fox.
After the fox phantom floated out, the white-robed woman's face immediately returned to normal.
She looked at her burnt clothes, then touched her face, her eyes first filled with confusion, then she suddenly shrieked, as if stimulated, frantically took out her Flying Magical Artifact, and quickly flew away, disappearing from sight.
Yang Che had already chased the fox phantom to a thick, towering ancient tree.
About ten feet above the ground, there was a deep, eerie tree hole, dark and terrifying.
The fox phantom entered the tree hole without any hesitation.
Yang Che did not hesitate at all, continuously casting the Fireball Technique, throwing every Fireball he had into the tree hole.
"Young man, you are truly ruthless."
A series of 'coughing sounds' came out, followed by an old fox scrambling out of the tree hole in a sorry state.
This was actually an aged 'Ghoul-faced Fox'.
"Cough, cough, young man, why didn't you fall for my 'Illusion Technique'? How many Cultivators came before, and not one could escape my Illusion Technique."
The Ghoul-faced Fox truly hadn't expected that just one failed illusion would immediately put her, who was already at the end of her rope, in a life-or-death crisis.
Yang Che didn't bother with idle chatter; the seventy-two Flying Fire Needles had long been poised for action, eagerly flying out from different directions, their brilliant light flashing like Flying Fire Meteors, instantly creating countless blood holes in the Ghoul-faced Fox's body.
On the Ghoul-faced Fox's terrifying ghoul-face, there was surprise, confusion, and disbelief.
She hadn't even had time to state her conditions for begging for mercy when this young man in front of her decisively struck a killing blow.
"I am truly old... and who... can live forever..."
As the Ghoul-faced Fox's life force was cut off, she actually uttered this sentence with infinite emotion.
Yang Che also heard it.
"Immortality?"
Yang Che froze, muttering to himself, then he suddenly felt his entire body's blood subtly begin to boil.
At this moment, he seemed to have suddenly found the ultimate goal of cultivation.
...
The mission was completed much more smoothly than expected.
This also gave Yang Che a general understanding of his current strength.
Returning to the Bounty Hall, Yang Che took out the old fox's corpse, which immediately startled the hazy-eyed old man, making him much more awake.
He carefully scrutinized Yang Che, confirming that he only had Qi Refining Stage level eight cultivation, and immediately a look of doubt appeared on his face again.
However, the young man had indeed completed the mission, so despite his doubts, the old man quickly unleashed his spiritual energy and erased that mission from the smooth stone wall.
As the mission was erased, a short while later, Frost Moon Fairy's voice strangely resounded within the hall.
"Disciple who completed the demon-hunting mission, quickly bring the demon corpse to 'Wangyue Peak'. I will only wait for one hour; I will not wait past that time."
"It really is her."
Yang Che directly grabbed the old fox's corpse and quickly flew towards Wangyue Peak.
However, Wangyue Peak was a bit far.
Yang Che stepped on his Sophora Leaf Magical Artifact, which was already pushed to its speed limit, feeling a subtle sense of urgency in his heart.
It seems he needs to get a better Flying Magical Artifact.
...
Fortunately, when Yang Che arrived at Wangyue Peak and met Frost Moon Fairy, exactly one hour had passed.
"Oh, you look a bit familiar."
The beautiful silver-robed Frost Moon Fairy spoke as soon as she saw Yang Che.