After Flirting, He Ran Away And Was Chased By A Witch At The Beginning.

Lu Bai returned to the main hall as his first stop and headed straight for the Duty Hall.

Although the mission had gone awry and deviated from the normal course, he still wanted to report to the elders, to see it through from beginning to end.

The Duty Hall.

As usual, there were many people there.

But most of them were there to receive missions, and there were very few who came to turn them in.

So when Lu Bai stood behind the line to turn in his mission, he immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"Isn't this Lu Bai?" someone recognized him.

"How rare! Besides Ji Fuyao, there's actually a second person from Scarlet Firmament Peak doing missions."

"What kind of mission did he take?"

"If I remember correctly, it should be a healing mission!" someone next to Lu Bai answered.

Lu Bai turned his head and saw that it was the person who had been behind him when he accepted the mission.

"A healing mission!" the person from earlier muttered, a disdainful expression on his face.

"I understand! With your cultivation level, you can only take on that kind of task."

Among all the missions outside the sect, non-combat missions were the most despised by everyone. They were troublesome and had little reward, so only the lowest-ranking individuals were willing to take them.

"Senior brother, it seems like his cultivation level is stronger than yours!" At this moment, a junior sister behind that person reminded him.

Hmm?

That person carefully examined Lu Bai for a moment, then suddenly opened his mouth wide and stuttered, "You, you, mid-stage Qi Refining?"

Lu Bai remained calm and had no intention of paying attention to these people.

Hiss!

A collective gasp.

The Scarlet Firmament Peak still held the record for Lu Bai's mid-stage Qi Refining, and it had only been a short time since then. How did he advance to mid-stage Qi Refining so quickly?

At this moment, everyone in front had already turned in their missions, and it was Lu Bai's turn. He handed the jade slip back to the elder.

The elder took the jade slip and examined it briefly, then frowned at him.

Lu Bai felt a little uneasy. He didn't know how the elder would judge the situation, now that things had turned out like this.

"Your name is Lu Bai?" the elder asked.

"Yes."

"From Scarlet Firmament Peak?"

"Yes."

"This mission is canceled! The previously agreed-upon rewards are also null and void!" the elder said in a deep voice.

"Why?" Lu Bai didn't hesitate and loudly questioned.

He had anticipated that this mission might not go smoothly when turning it in, but he didn't expect the elder to directly deny everything.

There's no gain without pain!

Moreover, without thoroughly investigating the nature of the mission, it should be the sect's mistake, right? How can they make me bear the consequences? I am also a victim.

Lu Bai didn't care about the ten Low Grade Spirit Stones in the reward, but he really wanted to get the three contribution points.

Lu Bai's voice was not small, and many people heard it.

"The mission is canceled? Haha, I've never seen this kind of situation before."

"Lu Bai has created another record."

"If he can't cure the patient, at most the mission fails. Did he kill the person?"

"..."

Surprisingly, they hit the nail on the head. Su Yuner did indeed die.

"He can't even handle a healing mission, what else can he do?" The person who had been surpassed in cultivation earlier was unhappy and took the opportunity to mock.

"Silence."

The elder couldn't bear the noisy atmosphere in the Duty Hall and reprimanded them.

Then, he said to Lu Bai, "Don't worry, let me finish."

Lu Bai nodded.

"The situation is like this. We received a message from Jade Incense Sect, and the mission in Songhe Country has been redefined as an Evil Cultivator incident. The mission level has been upgraded from the original Low Grade Level 1 to High Grade Level 1."

"Correspondingly, the rewards have also been increased."

"From the original ten Low Grade Spirit Stones and three contribution points, it has now become one hundred Low Grade Spirit Stones and twenty contribution points."

What?

As the elder finished speaking, the hall erupted in an uproar.

Everyone looked at Lu Bai in shock.

An Evil Cultivator incident, that was a combat-type mission.

Level 1 High Grade meant that even a Qi Refining Late Stage cultivator might not be confident in completing it.

Lu Bai did it?

Clap!

Everyone felt like they had been slapped hard.

Just now, they actually mocked Lu Bai for not being able to even complete the simplest healing task.

"Silence."

The elder shouted again, "I haven't finished yet!"

"When the sect was selecting tasks, there was a serious mistake. Therefore, it has been decided to give you some compensation."

"In addition, you have perfectly completed the task, bringing glory to our Clear Heaven Sect, so you should also be rewarded additionally."

"Finally, after comprehensive consideration, your reward will be set at three hundred Low Grade Spirit Stones, plus fifty sect contributions."

This time, as soon as the elder finished speaking, there was not a sound in the entire hall, and you could hear a pin drop.

Because... everyone was dumbfounded.

Every word was like a thunderbolt, buzzing in their heads, leaving them with no ability to think or discuss.

Lu Bai was also almost immobilized, like he had been hit with the Immobilization Technique.

Wow, three hundred Low Grade Spirit Stones.

Pah! That's not worth mentioning.

Fifty sect contributions.

Is that all for a second-level task?

If senior sister knew, could she still remain calm?

Thinking of this, Lu Bai couldn't wait to share this news with senior sister. I wonder if she has returned?

"Elder, is there anything else? If not, I will take my leave." Lu Bai collected the Spirit Stones, and as for the sect contributions, he didn't need to worry about them, as they would be recorded.

"Hmm."

The elder nodded, but then added, "After receiving the message from Jade Incense Sect, the sect immediately sent someone to rescue you, but in the end, you solved the problem on your own, which is very impressive."

"Thank you for your praise, elder." Lu Bai humbly said and left the duty hall.

After he left, there was a heated discussion in the hall.

"Silence."

The elder started shouting again.

...

Lu Bai returned to Scarlet Firmament Peak and found that no one was there, not even his eldest martial brother, who was a recluse. The courtyard was empty.

He could only go find his master.

"Oh! Fourth level of Qi Refining? Not bad." Su Tingyu immediately noticed Lu Bai's increased cultivation and jokingly said, "I have more confidence in you not needing to rely on Jade Incense Sect."

"What do you mean rely on? You make it sound so bad."

Lu Bai immediately objected, patting his chest and saying, "By then, I'll bring that demon girl back for you to marry."

Su Tingyu pinched her chin and said, "Don't you like Fu Yao?"

Uh... Can I have both? Lu Bai's tone was weak, lacking confidence.

Su Tingyu was taken aback.

But instead of getting angry, she encouraged him, "If you have the ability, I won't object."

"It's a deal." Lu Bai immediately sealed the agreement.

Afterwards, he reported the situation of the mission execution.

Su Tingyu listened with a calm expression.

"Master, weren't you worried about me after the Evil Cultivator incident?" Lu Bai pouted, slightly dissatisfied.

"Worried about what? Isn't Lianruo taking care of you?" Su Tingyu asked.

"Well, that's true."

Lu Bai didn't tell her about not being able to contact You Lianrou.

"Has senior sister not returned yet?"

"No."

"And junior sister, where is she?"

"She's about to start Foundation Building, so I sent Feng along with her to find opportunities and resources."

"Oh!"

Lu Bai thought to himself that only his master could boss around his eldest martial brother.

However, with his aversion to fighting, can he really protect junior sister?

"Master."

"What's wrong?"

"Do you have any suitable martial techniques for me?"

Su Tingyu thought for a moment, then flipped her jade-like hand and took out two jade slips, handing them to him.

In Clear Heaven Sect, besides the "Clear Heaven Art," all sect cultivation techniques and martial techniques needed to be exchanged with sect contributions. So what Su Tingyu gave him was from her personal collection.

"What are these?"

"You'll know when you go back and take a look."

"Okay." Lu Bai left excitedly.

He would carefully study these two jade slips, as well as the storage bag from Ma Shan Granny.