After two days, Lu Chenxing's spiritual power and magic power both reached the peak of Tier 2.
There wasn't much to do these two days, just making cards daily, putting imprints on Little Fatty, and then cultivating, watching his spiritual world grow larger and larger. Now, the entire Huaguo Mountain and its surrounding areas had been incorporated into his spiritual world.
He could see farther places, but if he looked closely, it would be like a fleeting dream, a mixture of truth and falsehood, making it hard to discern clearly.
Only when Lu Chenxing's strength became greater could he transition from illusion to reality.
In Huaguo Mountain, Lu Chenxing's spiritual avatar descended. Looking at the immortal stone on the mountain peak, he was even imagining the scene after Monkey King's birth.
Facing the morning sun and breeze, Lu Chenxing opened his eyes, took out his phone, and sent messages to Zhan Wushuang and the others, telling them that he had reached the peak of Tier 2.
He had already informed Guo Jiahao in advance that he would be taking a few days off. Although Little Fatty was a bit reluctant, thinking he could also manage the shop well, Lu Chenxing still rejected him.
After all, he was going out for a promotion quest this time, and he didn't know when he would return. The custom card business at the shop couldn't be carried out, so there was no need to open the shop for now. He would reopen it when he returned.
After confirming that he hadn't missed anything, he began to seriously look at his Tier 3 promotion quest.
"Solo kill five Tier 3 early-stage dark attribute Strange Beast, and obtain a trophy that can devour all light."
"As expected. If I'm not mistaken, this time I should need something containing the power of dark attribute rules. As for its form, it doesn't seem to matter," Lu Chenxing muttered to himself, stroking his chin.
A moment later, he pulled out the books he had previously flipped through from the bookshelf, preparing to look for an item that could "devour all light."
However, after searching for a long time in the descriptions of dark attribute Tier 3 items, there was nothing explicitly stating that it could devour all light. But he did get some clues: the darker the place, the more likely such a thing would exist.
Just as Lu Chenxing was scratching his head, there was a knock on the door, and a clear, cold voice, which he hadn't heard in a long time, rang out again: "Boss Lu, are you there?"
As soon as he heard this voice, Lu Chenxing knew who it was, as her voice was very distinctive. So he replied loudly, "I'm here!"
Opening the door, it was indeed Yan Pingsha at the entrance, still in a combat uniform, with a huge blade strapped to her back. Her beautiful face showed no change. Seeing Lu Chenxing open the door, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Long time no see, Boss Lu."
"Sister Pingsha, long time no see. Where have you been busy lately?" Lu Chenxing also greeted her with a smile.
Since Yan Pingsha's unsuccessful attempt to invite Lu Chenxing to join the guild last time, she hadn't been over for a while.
"Teacher asked you to come over. Let's talk as we walk," Yan Pingsha said with a smile.
"Oh, alright!" Lu Chenxing closed the shop door, put away the key, and the two walked side by side on the road after a long time.
Last time, Lu Chenxing was just Tier 2, and Yan Pingsha was late Tier 3.
Now, Lu Chenxing is at the peak of Tier 2, and Yan Pingsha is at the peak of Tier 3. In a short period, everyone has made great progress.
As they walked, Yan Pingsha spoke of her recent experiences.
"After I told you about the guild that day, I took a military mission and went to a Little World. I had some minor adventures there and was promoted to the peak of Tier 3."
"After that, I returned to the guild, planning to invite a few familiar friends to do the promotion quest together, but coincidentally, they all had their own matters, so I went by myself."
"My Tier 3 peak promotion quest wasn't too difficult, just solo killing two Tier 4 mid-stage targets. However, the target Strange Beast given to me were not solitary, but lived in groups."
"I tried it out, startled the Strange Beast pack, and had no choice but to retreat."
Yan Pingsha spoke lightly, with a smile even hanging on her lips, as if nothing had happened.
But Lu Chenxing keenly sensed that something was wrong. He slowly said, "Are these friends in your guild really... coincidentally busy?"
The guild she joined was quite large, with many people. With Yan Pingsha's personality, she wouldn't have few friends. How could so many people all coincidentally be busy? There's no such coincidence in the world!
Upon hearing this, the smile on Yan Pingsha's face froze, eventually turning into a bitter smile, "Is it that easy to see? I thought I was overthinking it."
"Sister Pingsha, first tell me, how do you usually feel in the guild? I remember your guild's name is Nufeng Guild?" Lu Chenxing asked back.
"Hmm, normally I think it's pretty good. The guild atmosphere is great, and they don't force people to complete mission quotas or anything. Those who have time go, and those who don't, don't. The guild's secret realm is the same, those who are free go to clear it, and those who aren't, don't."
"And there are many people who are willing to proactively make friends. I feel like everyone inside is quite nice," Yan Pingsha tried to recall and said.
But from these few words, Lu Chenxing already felt that something was wrong. He asked curiously, "Then, Sister Pingsha, is there anything you need to do in the guild? Or rather, something only you can do, and others can't?"
Guild quests can be left undone, no mission quotas. Guild secret realms can also be left undeveloped, all voluntary? Is that right?
Or rather, could such a loose guild reach the level of a Tier 4 large guild? And even obtain a guild secret realm?
If Nufeng Guild could truly achieve a Tier 4 large guild with such a loose structure, that would simply be the biggest joke in the world!
First, regarding guild quests, many guild quests will result in more or less casualties, especially the guild's promotion quests, almost all of which involve fighting on the battlefield. Everyone has the risk of death!
If you say it's all voluntary and you can choose not to go, then probably very few people would sign up! After all, no one wants to be the one who dies!
Furthermore, regarding secret realm pioneering, every guild's secret realm requires immense human and material resources to secure. Even a very small secret realm would have certainly caused more than a double-digit number of deaths, as well as countless financial and material consumption for logistics.
Now that the secret realm has been secured, you're saying this wilderness "those who want to clear it go, those who don't, don't"? How is that possible?
And this making friends, if there weren't the first two issues, Lu Chenxing would have thought it was quite normal, as there are people who love to make friends everywhere. But now he felt it was very abnormal!
If he wasn't mistaken, this Nufeng Guild must have had Yan Pingsha do something else, and this something could only be done by her, which is why they had people together create an illusion of peaceful times for her!
As expected, Yan Pingsha paused for a moment before saying, "Normally, I'm just responsible for helping with recruitment and such, just like when I tried to pull you into the guild. Other than that... there doesn't seem to be anything else."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chenxing's heart sank. Then, as if he had thought of something, he couldn't help but sigh softly and continued to ask, "When you recruit people, do you tell them you are Principal Bai's closed-door disciple?"
"I wouldn't say that. It has nothing to do with Teacher," Yan Pingsha shook her head, but then, as if remembering something, she frowned and said, "But my few friends do say it, but it's usually just as a joke or something. It should... be fine, right?"