Qin Chu and Bai Yu, both covered in blood and with tattered robes, arrived at the Merit Hall of Qingzhu Peak, carrying several bags.
Swish! The formal Disciples of Qingzhu Peak within the Merit Hall all moved aside; no one wanted to get close to these two dirty fellows.
Qin Chu first went to the task board and started pulling down task slips. He was selective, taking down any he already had the task items for. With a flurry of tearing, he pulled down quite a few.
“Bai Yu, don’t you have any?” After finishing his own, Qin Chu looked at Bai Yu.
“I just brought back good things when I saw them, but I don’t remember what I had. Let’s hand in the tasks first, and for the extra task items, Boss, you can help me look through them later.” Bai Yu’s voice was a bit soft; he felt he was too far behind Qin Chu.
Qin Chu nodded, “Okay, I’ll help you sort it out later!”
“You’re not scolding me?” Bai Yu was surprised; he was used to Qin Chu scolding him when he made mistakes.
Qin Chu smiled, “Privately, it’s fine for us to mess around, but in front of others, we’re together. Who dares to scold you, let them try?”
As he spoke, Qin Chu also scanned the surrounding formal Disciples of Qingzhu Peak, as if to say, ‘Go on, try scolding him!’
Bang! Qin Chu placed the package he was carrying on the counter, then took out his integral card and the task slips.
“Can you two boys clean yourselves up a bit? Which Disciple of our Qingyun Sect isn’t neatly dressed?” Han Law Enforcement of the Merit Hall shook his head, looking at Qin Chu and Bai Yu.
“Utility Disciples, you know, there’s nothing we can do. We’ll pay attention in the future, but for now, let’s hand in the tasks.” As Qin Chu spoke, he pushed the task slips, one by one, along with the task items, towards Han Law Enforcement of the Merit Hall.
Without saying anything more, Han Law Enforcement of the Merit Hall began to record integral for Qin Chu. Regardless of a Disciple’s rank, completing a task earned integral; this was the rule of the Merit Hall.
Finally, Qin Chu took out a task slip, one he had just accepted, which was for a Level 4 crystal core. Then, along with the crystal core of the Violent Bear, he pushed it towards Han Law Enforcement of the Merit Hall, saying, “For this task’s integral, allocate one thousand to this guy!”
“You hunted a Level 4 Yao Beast, a Violent Bear?” Han Law Enforcement of the Merit Hall stared at the crystal core in front of him, stunned. He could discern the condition of the crystal core; Level 4 Yao Beasts were very difficult to kill. Outer Sect Disciples of the Qingyun Sect dared not touch them, and even Inner Sect Disciples would not easily provoke them.
In the Qingyun Sect, newly recruited Disciples who Cultivate to Level 2 become Outer Sect Disciples, and those at Level 3 are qualified to become Inner Sect Disciples. Therefore, a Level 4 Yao Beast was a colossal presence in the eyes of Outer Sect Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples.
“How could we kill it? When we saw this Violent Bear, it was sick and on the verge of death. We just took advantage of the situation!” Qin Chu felt it was better not to be ostentatious; quietly improving oneself was the Kingly Way.
Clang! Han Law Enforcement of the Merit Hall reached out and tapped Qin Chu on the head, “Do you take this Law Enforcement for a fool? This crystal core is filled with surging blood Qi; it’s definitely from a Violent Bear in its Peak state. Although this Violent Bear is at the bottom of the Level 4 tier, its strength is absolutely undiminished. This Law Enforcement won’t ask about these things in the future, but don’t spout nonsense!”
Qin Chu fell silent. The other person was an expert and couldn’t be fooled, so he accepted it.
This time, many tasks were completed, and Qin Chu received over seven thousand integral, bringing his total with previous earnings to over ten thousand.
After finishing his own, Qin Chu helped Bai Yu hand in his tasks.
Bai Yu’s tasks earned him three thousand integral, mainly because he wasn’t as ruthless as Qin Chu, who could find all sorts of Medicinal Materials; it was practically stripping the land bare.
“Han Law Enforcement, what’s the situation with that Level 4 crystal core task? This Master issued the task to give Disciples of the Sect an opportunity. If it’s still not completed, this Law Enforcement will buy one from the Sect’s Treasure Pavilion.” A green-robed Elder entered the Merit Hall.
“Dan Master Tang, you’ve come at a good time; this task has just been completed.” Han Law Enforcement of the Merit Hall, also known as Han Law Enforcement, stood up and handed the Violent Bear’s crystal core to Dan Master Tang.
The green-robed Elder, Dan Master Tang, took the crystal core—the one Qin Chu had just handed in—and glanced at it, “This is a Violent Bear’s crystal core that just broke through to Level 4. It can be used. May this Master meet the Disciple who completed the task?”
“It was these two young fellows who completed it.” Han Law Enforcement pointed to Qin Chu and Bai Yu, but felt a little awkward. The person who came was a Great Master from the Medicinal Pill Hall of Qingyun Sect’s Main Peak, and Qin Chu and Bai Yu’s current appearance was somewhat embarrassing.
“Utility Disciples? Hunting a Level 4 Yao Beast, not bad, very good! This Master wants to ask, since you killed the Violent Bear, its bear gall and heart blood are in your hands, right? Three thousand integral each, this Master will take both.” Dan Master Tang did not look down on Qin Chu and Bai Yu like others.
“Boss, this Great Master wants to buy the bear gall and heart blood!” Bai Yu was a bit excited, as this meant a lot of integral.
At this moment, Qin Chu fell silent. After a moment of silence, he looked up, “Sigh! I’ll only hand in the bear gall and give him the integral. I won’t hand in the heart blood!”
In fact, Qin Chu had planned to keep the bear gall and heart blood for his own use. While doing tasks recently, he had also been collecting Materials for his medicinal baths. His old master used to prepare medicinal bath concoctions for him, and he intended to continue this. Yao Beast inner organs and Yao Beast heart blood were among the Materials, especially the heart blood, which was a main ingredient.
Dan Master Tang scrutinized Qin Chu, “A Level 3 body, how do you use Violent Bear heart blood?”
“I’m very sorry, this is the bear gall!” Qin Chu didn’t want to say more; he didn’t want certain things to be known.
After a moment of hesitation, Dan Master Tang didn’t ask further. Instead, he took out his integral card, transferred three thousand integral to Han Law Enforcement, and left after taking the bear gall.
“Boss, I only want one thousand integral. If you don’t want it, then we can only go our separate ways. I, Bai Yu, don’t accept charity; I’m serious.” Bai Yu spoke up when Han Law Enforcement was distributing integral!
“Alright!integral, it’s very important, and yet not so important. We’ll just keep earning it. Give me two thousand.” Qin Chu patted Bai Yu’s shoulder, then handed his integral card to Han Law Enforcement.
As Qin Chu and Bai Yu were about to leave, Han Law Enforcement called out to them, “You two are too disheveled; it damages the image of our Qingyun Sect. Here are two storage waistbands for you to take; you can carry some items with them. Remember, this Law Enforcement is lending them to you!”
Holding the waistbands in his hand, Qin Chu didn’t quite understand, but Bai Yu pulled him away from the Merit Hall.
After leaving the Merit Hall, Bai Yu explained the situation to Qin Chu: the storage waistbands had internal space and could carry items, so they wouldn’t have to carry large bags anymore.
At this moment, inside the Merit Hall, the formal Disciples of Qingzhu Peak began to chat again.
“All of you, quiet down for this Law Enforcement! Do you even have the Face to discuss? Among the seven Peaks of Qingyun Sect, our Qingzhu Peak is at the bottom. Dan Master Tang and some other Sect higher-ups issue tasks here because of the Face of the Peak Master and the various Elders. Just like Dan Master Tang today, if that task hadn’t been completed, he would have canceled it and never come to Qingzhu Peak to issue tasks again. Does Qingzhu Peak need Utility Disciples to shoulder its burden? In this Law Enforcement’s opinion, that’s how it looks right now!” Han Law Enforcement’s expression was very displeased.
The Disciples of Qingzhu Peak in the hall were also stunned by the scolding.