Sect Mission: The Girl Who Swings a Giant Hammer

For the next two weeks, Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu followed the Grand Elder in their cultivation, and both women made great progress during this time.

Yu Zhao's understanding of cultivation became deeper and more refined.

Back when I was at Qingfeng Temple, they didn't teach these things in a detailed or systematic way. They just gave me the techniques and let the disciples figure them out on their own. Whether they succeeded or not depended entirely on their own comprehension.

Therefore, even though Yu Zhao had reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, he actually had no understanding of cultivation and no accurate knowledge of it.

Elder Qingxuan's lessons filled in the gaps in Yu Zhao's knowledge.

She knew how to use spells to conserve spiritual energy, and how to maximize the absorption of spiritual energy during breathing exercises.

Yu Zhao felt that the teachings of Luoyue Sect were more scientific and meticulous. At the same time, she couldn't help but sigh, how could independent cultivators compare to disciples of sects?

Although the higher-ups of the Falling Moon Sect are wicked, Yu Zhao felt that she had made the right choice in coming here. If she hadn't joined the Falling Moon Sect, she would have wasted a lot of time figuring things out on her own.

Compared to Yu Zhao, Shen Yunshu gained even more. In just half a month, this little green tea had accumulated a lot of experience and broke through two minor realms in a row, reaching the third level of the Qi Refining Realm.

This made Yu Zhao extremely envious. Back when she entered the third level of Qi Refining, she suffered a lot, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she had a near-death experience.

As a result, this little green tea only attended classes for half a month before breaking through to a higher realm.

No comparison, absolutely no comparison. The chosen one is truly domineering.

……

That day, Elder Qingxuan summoned Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu to his presence, and his first words were:

"Zhao'er, Shu'er, you've been in seclusion for a while now. It's time to get out and travel. The sect has a mission that needs disciples to do, so I've signed you up."

"this……"

Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu were both a little confused. To be honest, neither of them wanted to go.

Yu Zhao felt that the outside world was too dangerous, and it was not safe for a mere Qi Refining Realm cultivator like herself to travel. Shen Yunshu, on the other hand, was influenced by Yu Zhao, and this little green tea also felt that they should stay put for the time being.

Seeing the Elder's resolute attitude, the two women knew they couldn't refuse, so Yu Zhao asked, "May I ask, Elder, what kind of mission is this?"

"The mission to exorcise demons has been launched in Wutong County, which is 200 miles away from Zhenbei City. We cultivators must exorcise demons and protect the people."

You will go to the sect's external affairs hall shortly; the other senior brothers who participated in the mission are waiting for you.

Upon hearing the words "demons and evil spirits," Yu Zhao became interested. Since transmigrating to this world, she had never seen a demon.

Although the big yellow dog in Qingfeng Temple has some intelligence, it cannot be called a demon.

But there are demons in this world, and Yu Zhao has only ever heard of them but never seen them in person.

Curiosity aside, exorcising demons is risky, so Yu Zhao naturally had to be careful.

Seeing that she couldn't refuse, she accepted the task and led Shen Yunshu towards the Foreign Affairs Hall.

The Luoyue Gate covers a vast area. The mountain where the Grand Elder resides is located on the east side of the sect, while the External Affairs Hall is on the south side.

They were thousands of miles apart, but fortunately there was a teleportation array.

The Falling Moon Sect has interconnected teleportation arrays in various locations, which provides great convenience for its members.

To be fair, the Falling Moon Sect has put a lot of effort into its sect's development. Just the construction, annual maintenance, and activation of the teleportation array alone require spirit stones.

Those are astronomical figures, but when disciples use it again, they only need to pay one low-grade spirit stone. It's hard to say whether that amount of money can meet the annual maintenance needs.

Hmm, Yu Zhao often felt that the Falling Moon Sect probably had a mine.

The more Yu Zhao learned about the Falling Moon Sect, the more envious she became, and she secretly resolved that the Falling Moon Sect would be her home from now on.

Thus, a new goal was set: to become the leader of the Falling Moon Sect.

Leading Shen Yunshu into the teleportation array, they arrived at the External Affairs Hall in the blink of an eye. This External Affairs Hall was where trivial matters were handled, including but not limited to issuing sect missions to disciples.

The Foreign Affairs Hall appears to be just a three-story building, but once you go inside, you'll find that the space is extremely large.

When Yu Zhao first came here a few days ago, he was incredibly surprised. Folding space—could a Golden Core cultivator control that? Are Golden Core cultivators really that advanced?

Now, she can calmly survey her surroundings in the Foreign Affairs Hall.

Soon, she met her companions who were also going to carry out the mission.

How did you find it?

Because the other party was holding up a sign that read: Welcome Junior Sister Yu and Junior Sister Shen from Qingxuan Peak to join the team.

In the Foreign Affairs Hall, quite a few people were doing this at the time.

It also mentions recruiting new team members.

This gave Yu Zhao the feeling of being in a game lobby.

Suppressing the strange feeling in her heart, Yu Zhao led Shen Yunshu toward the person holding the sign. There were two other people standing next to this person, who were presumably her teammates who were going to carry out this sect mission together.

Yu Zhao clasped his hands in a fist salute to the three of them, "I apologize to my senior brothers and sisters for being a little late and keeping you waiting."

It's never wrong to be overly polite. The team leader was initially worried that taking the disciples of the elders on the mission would be troublesome, but seeing that the two junior sisters had sweet and gentle smiles and didn't seem like spoiled people, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

A smile appeared on his face: "Greetings, both junior sisters. My surname is Liu, and I am the team leader for this mission. May I ask which of you is Junior Sister Yu and which is Junior Sister Shen?"

"I am Yu Zhao"

Yu Zhao spoke up, while Shen Yunshu remained silent, behaving like a shy little girl, hiding behind Yu Zhao and clutching her sleeve with her small hands.

But he would occasionally peek out and look at the three of them, his big eyes filled with curiosity.

Her adorable appearance immediately aroused the pity of the three senior brothers and sisters. Then, Senior Brother Liu introduced two other people to Yu Zhao.

The man, who was considered handsome, was surnamed Zhang, and the woman was surnamed Feng.

During the process of getting to know each other, Yu Zhao learned that this seemingly ordinary Senior Brother Liu was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Although he was a beginner in Foundation Establishment, he could still be called an outstanding individual.

The other two are at the tenth level of Qi Refining and the ninth level of Qi Refining, respectively.

Therefore, this five-person team consisted of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a Qi Refining level 12 cultivator, a Qi Refining level 10 cultivator, a Qi Refining level 9 cultivator, and Shen Yunshu, a Qi Refining level 3 cultivator.

This lineup can be considered luxurious in the Zhenbei City area.

Therefore, Senior Brother Liu did not take this mission seriously at all. After gathering the team members and getting to know each other, he directly led everyone out of the sect and headed towards Wutong County, where the incident occurred.

On the way, everyone chatted and laughed. Shen Yunshu, with her almost bug-like charm, quickly became acquainted with Senior Brother Liu and the others.

The repeated calls of "senior brother" and "senior sister" made the three of them pout.

Not long after, the group of five entered Wutong County, found an inn to stay in, and then Senior Brother Liu began to assign tasks.

"Junior Sister Yu, you and Junior Sister Shen stay here. We'll go out and scout the situation first."

"it is good"

Yu Zhao naturally wouldn't refuse; she was overjoyed to have someone scout the way.

The reason why Senior Brother Liu made this arrangement was because Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu were both highly sought-after figures in the sect. One was a disciple of the sect leader, and the other was a disciple personally taught by the Grand Elder. How could he let the two women be busy?

He knew very well that these two young masters were just out to broaden their horizons, so he had to ensure their safety. When it came to exorcising demons, he would just lead his junior brother Zhang and junior sister Feng.

In this way, he not only completed his mission but also made friends with two promising junior sisters, achieving two goals at once.

To be fair, Senior Brother Liu was very adept at navigating social situations. After giving Yu Zhao and Shen Yunshu a few instructions, he led the other two away.

After they left, Shen Yunshu's previous innocent and carefree demeanor changed, and her expression became somewhat serious. She leaned close to Yu Zhao and whispered:

"Senior sister, Senior Brother Liu and the others seem to be a bit too relaxed."

Shen Yunshu spoke very tactfully, worried that an elder from the sect might be secretly following her, so she didn't dare to be so direct.

In her opinion, these three senior brothers and sisters were not only too relaxed, they didn't take this demon-slaying mission seriously at all.

This kind of underestimation of the enemy can easily lead to trouble.

Moreover, after entering Wutong County, Shen Yunshu sensed an inexplicable strange feeling. The county town did not seem to be haunted by demons at all. Pedestrians hurried along the streets, and shops were thriving, presenting a prosperous scene.

However, Shen Yunshu felt that the sect's intelligence should be reliable, so there was only one possibility: the situation in Wutong County was much more dangerous than he had imagined.

Seeing the little green tea's serious expression and hearing her worried words, Yu Zhao was quite satisfied. It was still her own junior sister who was reliable.

"Junior sister, I'm very pleased that you think this way."

Yu Zhao felt a sense of pride, as if his own child had grown up. He raised his hand and gently patted the little green tea's head, his eyes tender.

Feeling a little embarrassed by her senior's sudden praise and head pat, Shen Yunshu blushed slightly and softly replied, "It's because you taught me so well, senior."

After speaking, Shen Yunshu suppressed the ripples in her heart and became serious, "Senior Sister, don't you think Wutong County is strange?"

"It's not just strange, it's downright evil."

From the moment he entered, Yu Zhao sensed a bloody stench and a strange aura permeating Wutong County.

She guessed that the strange aura must be the evil spirit.

She didn't know why Senior Brother Liu hadn't sensed it, but Yu Zhao also noticed that her perception was getting stronger every day; in other words, her spiritual sense was very strong.

Yu Zhao didn't know the exact level of her divine sense at the moment, as she had no reference point. She guessed that the increasing strength of her divine sense day by day was related to the Jade Purity Technique she was cultivating.

This technique is so profound that she still hasn't fully mastered it.

Thanks to his powerful divine sense, Yu Zhao realized that Wutong County was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

I don't know if Luoyue Sect sent any elders to accompany us. If not, then this mission could be deadly.

"Junior sister, from this moment on, you must stay close to me and never leave my side."

"Okay~"

Shen Yunshu obediently listened and didn't ask any unnecessary questions.

In Shen Yunshu's opinion, the chances of survival were greater if she followed her senior sister. With the personalities of her senior brother Liu and the others, she probably wouldn't even know how she died if she followed them.

However, Shen Yunshu then thought that if Senior Brother Liu and the other two died, and she and Senior Sister were the only ones to return to the sect alive, wouldn't that be too conspicuous?

This might arouse suspicion from the Falling Moon Sect.

This doesn't align with my senior's emphasis on keeping a low profile... Sigh! What should I do?

Little Green Tea is a little annoyed.

……

Time passed little by little.

Before we knew it, it was already dark.

The fact that Senior Brother Liu and the other two had not yet returned made Shen Yunshu somewhat worried.

No way, these three people are really dead? And they died so quietly?

Is Foundation Establishment really that weak?

"Senior Sister"

Shen Yunshu called out, her gaze sweeping over Yu Zhao, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed.

Yu Zhao suddenly opened her eyes, signaling Shen Yunshu to be quiet. Then she got out of bed and walked to the door, silently taking out an ice-blue... hammer from her storage bag.

That's right, it's a hammer. The blue color of this hammer looks quite beautiful, like it's made of ice, but the handle is ferocious and terrifying, resembling a spine!

There were also streaks of blood flowing down, just like blood.

This hammer was a memento from Yu Zhao's third senior brother when she was a junior sister at Qingfeng Temple. The hammer is named Soul Extinction. As for how it was made...

Yu Zhao didn't want to recall it at all.

She stood at the door, hammer in hand, ready for anything, when suddenly the door was pushed open from the outside.

The moment the door opened, Yu Zhao didn't hesitate for a second. He raised the sledgehammer and swung it down, blow after blow, leaving Shen Yunshu stunned.

She never expected that the seemingly refined senior sister would actually use a hammer as her weapon, and that she seemed to enjoy the process of smashing people.

A moment later, Yu Zhao stopped swinging the hammer, wiped the blood splattered on his face, turned to look at Shen Yunshu, and grinned:

"Did you see that clearly, junior sister? In the future, when fighting enemies, don't just stand there and head-on; learn to launch sneak attacks."

Shen Yunshu nodded repeatedly. Although she didn't understand why her senior sister regarded the waiter as an enemy, she was sure her senior sister was right and had her reasons for killing him.

Seeing that her junior sister remained unfazed, Yu Zhao became even more satisfied. She ignored Shen Yunshu and focused on squatting down to examine the corpse whose head had been smashed by her.

After examining the place, Yu Zhao understood. She hadn't been mistaken; the waiter was already dead, his internal organs empty.

The reason it remains unchanged from its life is because it is being guided by a force.

Having confirmed the situation, Yu Zhao lost interest in the corpse, tossed it over, closed the door again, and then asked Shen Yunshu:

"Junior sister, you are so knowledgeable, do you know of any demons that eat human organs and can even make corpses look like living people?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yunshu thought for a moment, then replied somewhat uncertainly:

"There are too many demons with these characteristics, such as the painted-skin demon and the changgui, etc."

Demons and evil spirits naturally crave human organs, and as for manipulating corpses, that's not exactly a special kind of magic.

After a moment's thought, Yu Zhao agreed that this made sense; such a small clue was not enough to pinpoint the target.

Besides, who says that anything that eats people is necessarily evil?

Maybe it's some kind of demonic cultivator. After all, the technique of manipulating corpses is really common; any demonic cultivator knows it to some extent.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhao frowned. If it was a demon, it would be fine, but if it was a demonic cultivator, then it would be difficult to handle.