Demon Cultivator: Heaven and earth are the cauldron, and all living beings are the medicine

The scorching sun hung high, its fiery rays showering the earth, as if draping the land in a layer of brocade.

It was now midday, and within the Martial Arts Arena of the Azure Clarity Sect, a martial arts sparring session had just concluded.

One after another, outer sect disciples clad in yellow robes gradually left the arena, each heading towards their respective destinations.

Ning Lu could be seen walking on the sect's main road, the gazes of the surrounding disciples shifting slightly.

From initial disdain and contempt, their eyes now held a hint of apprehension and fear.

The young man paid no heed to this; the opinions of others were of no help to him, and he never cared about them.

Only he knew whether his cultivation had improved today, whether his mastery of techniques had advanced.

Even if he was the victor today, he felt no pride, clearly aware that there were stronger individuals ahead.

The young man, now full of energy, planned to carry out a mission assigned to outer sect disciples, since the sect clearly stipulated that each outer sect disciple had to complete two missions per month, so it was better to finish them early.

Following the guide signs, the young man arrived before a massive notice board, which was similarly covered with a dense array of tasks.

However, compared to the notice board in the area for handyman disciples, there were significantly fewer tasks.

Ning Lu's gaze swept across the densely packed tasks, discovering a consistent trend: the difficulty of tasks for outer sect disciples had increased linearly compared to those for handyman disciples, and every task required the cooperation of multiple people; there wasn't even a single solo task.

The young man frowned; if there were no solo tasks, wouldn't that render his Primordial Ancient Cauldron unusable?

This would greatly slow down his cultivation speed.

Just as the young man was frowning, his peripheral vision caught sight of a task on the notice board, his pupils suddenly constricting as his gaze locked onto it.

The bottom right corner of the task stated the number of required participants: one outer sect disciple, plus two handyman disciples.

"Hahaha, heaven is helping me! It seems the sect is truly short on manpower, actually requiring outer sect disciples and handyman disciples to collaborate on a mission.

However, this precisely solves all my current problems!"

Ning Lu laughed inwardly, his excitement overflowing, a smile curving at the corner of his lips.

One of the initial purposes of the young man joining the Azure Clarity Sect was to hunt and refine some handyman disciples in the Primordial Ancient Cauldron, thereby accelerating his cultivation speed.

With this task, he could directly kill the two handyman disciples and throw them into the Primordial Ancient Cauldron.

Wouldn't that both accelerate his cultivation and ensure that the Primordial Ancient Cauldron wouldn't be discovered by others? It was simply killing two birds with one stone!

The sect had as many as hundreds of handyman disciples; no one would care if one or two died.

Even if the young man killed two handyman disciples, as long as it wasn't exposed in public, the sect would choose to acquiesce.

Rules were rigid, but people were flexible.

Ning Lu was now an outer sect disciple; if he wanted to kill two handyman disciples, then so be it.

Restricted by his identity as a righteous disciple, he just had to do it in secret.

Moreover, as long as the young man completed the task issued by the sect, the benefits this task brought to the sect would definitely be far greater than the value of two handyman disciples.

Driven by profit, who would care about the lives of these two handyman disciples?

With that thought, the young man tore off the task from the notice board and slowly examined the requirements written on it.

It read: Go to the Song Family Mountain Fortress in the nearby Floating Cloud Mountains and retrieve a jar of superior Azure Bamboo Wine that the fortress owes the sect.

Since this task was posted on the outer sect disciples' notice board, it proved that this Azure Bamboo Wine was definitely not ordinary; it must have the effect of aiding cultivation.

Ning Lu glanced at it roughly and didn't waste any time, heading straight for the handyman disciples' area of the sect.

The sunlight was still scorching and dazzling.

In the handyman disciples' area, hundreds of handyman disciples were sweating profusely, constantly busy with their respective tasks.

At that moment, a slender young man in a yellow robe slowly appeared from the sect's path, his figure entering everyone's sight.

When the handyman disciples saw the newcomer, they all stopped what they were doing, their faces showing different expressions, mixed with endless jealousy, unwillingness, and shock.

Even if everyone was unconvinced, they still honestly lowered their bodies and bowed to the young man in the yellow robe.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Ning!"

In fact, everyone present was older than the young man, but now their identities were different.

Ning Lu was an outer sect disciple, so even if the age was mismatched, they had to call him Senior Brother.

The young man's gaze swept over everyone, then he extended his right index finger and pointed at two burly young men, saying loudly: "You two, come out and follow me to the Floating Cloud Mountains to carry out a sect mission."

The two young men who were pointed at quickly showed excited expressions on their faces, scrambling to the young man's side, nodding and bowing eagerly, saying: "We will follow Senior Brother Ning's orders!"

The young man was silent, just smiling faintly, then turned around and went straight towards the gate of the Azure Clarity Sect.

Seeing this, the two young men quickly followed, carefully trailing behind the young man, not even daring to breathe loudly.

After all, the two of them had personally seen Ning Lu almost beat a handyman disciple as strong as an ox to death with his bare hands.

The handyman disciples watched the backs of the two young men leaving, immediately complaining, their eyes full of unwillingness and envy.

Although everyone present was at odds with Ning Lu, the young man was now a genuine outer sect disciple.

If they could build a relationship with the young man, their days in the sect would be much better.

In fact, the two young men had once been among those who slandered Ning Lu, but now their identities were different, the young man was superior, and they were inferior, so they had to put on a great show of changing faces.

The group of three left the gate and walked on the mountain path, silent for a long time, quickly hurrying on their way with their heads down.

Why did the young man choose two burly young men as helpers?

The two of them were strong, wouldn't it take the young man a little more effort to kill them?

It was very simple, which outer sect disciple's task wasn't fraught with difficulties?

The young man clearly remembered that the task paper said to ask for the Azure Bamboo Wine from Song Family Mountain Fortress, not to "take" it, but to "ask" for it.

The reason for this was self-evident, wasn't it?

The role of the two young men was to act as thugs for the young man.

After an unknown amount of time, among the three who were rushing on their way, the two young men were already exhausted, while the young man was still radiant, not feeling the slightest fatigue.

This was the difference in cultivation, which could not be bridged between mortal bodies.

Even if the two young men were burly, they still had a huge gap with the young man.

The setting sun shone on the young man's face, no longer pale and sickly, but glowing with youth and vitality.

After the better part of the day, the three finally arrived at their destination, a large-scale mountain fortress standing before them, with a bustling crowd of people and a strong atmosphere of life, with two strong men stationed at the entrance of the fortress.