Chapter 539 - 297: What Do You Call Me Now?

Chapter 539: Chapter 297: What Do You Call Me Now?

’Looks like I’m heading to the Golden Core Region.’

Jiang Man looked at the Token, but he had no intention of going back to exchange it.

’With my Primordial Spirit Cultivation, I’ll definitely be able to complete missions in the Golden Core Region more effectively.’

He wasn’t short on Elixirs or Spiritual Source right now.

So there was no need to take on busywork missions.

’Time is running out. I have to raise my Spirit and Cultivation as fast as possible.’

’Otherwise, the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart will catch up to me.’

It had been biding its time for so long, and it was hot on his heels.

It was the end of October.

The final deadline was the beginning of the year after next.

He only had about a year and a half left.

By the time he turned thirty, the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart would catch up.

Jiang Man felt a bit dazed. He was almost thirty without even realizing it.

Ever since he’d woken up at eighteen, he had been focused on Cultivation, paying little attention to his own age.

Besides, he had been married for ten years already.

His relationship with Miss Ji Meng wasn’t particularly close, but it was amicable.

At least he didn’t have to worry about her trying to kill him.

With that in mind, Jiang Man used a Secret Skill to summon the Seven-Colored Bird.

He was surprised when it actually arrived.

’I can send letters from here too?’

’The Seven-Colored Bird is really something else.’

But he didn’t know what to write for now, so he decided to do it later.

His current priority was to accept a mission.

The Iron Token he’d received for the mission wouldn’t do. He needed to use his Zhenyue Bureau Token to accept one.

Jiang Man scanned his surroundings. This place was like a city, complete with a market, houses, and even small courtyards for instruction.

The sky was azure blue, but a faint, shimmering curtain of light was visible within it.

Outside was a mountain range, mostly withered and barren, with only small patches of green.

Jiang Man asked around and confirmed the location of the Zhenyue Bureau.

It was in the central area.

Standing before a simple, dilapidated pavilion, Jiang Man looked up at the two words—"Zhenyue Bureau"—and felt a bit surprised.

’Is the Zhenyue Bureau this crude?’

He tried sensing it and discovered that the Zui Fusheng Token could also be used here.

In other words, he had a certain degree of authority here if he chose to use it.

But he didn’t dare use it.

His Zui Fusheng was local to his home Sect, so it would be easy for people to pinpoint his location if he used it.

’I have to find a way to bridge the distance. Only then can I safely use the Zui Fusheng Token.’

’For example, if Zui Fusheng could return to the Sect without a trace, even while I’m still here...’

’Then, if I could kill the Bai Family Ancestor at that exact moment...’

’...no one would ever suspect that I, Jiang Man, was responsible.’

’But I definitely can’t do that on my own. I’ll have to wait for the Magpie Bridge to open and ask Ting Fengyin.’

’I wonder if he has a way.’

’It doesn’t feel like it’ll be easy.’

Lost in thought, Jiang Man entered the Zhenyue Bureau.

A woman was sitting at a desk by the entrance, staring at him.

’That look is so familiar... Isn’t that the same look the senior brother from earlier gave me?’

In an instant, Jiang Man ventured, "Do I need to register?"

The woman across from him nodded, saying boredly, "Has the aura of an Evil God appeared again? Where, and on what scale?"

Jiang Man found that strange. ’Is the aura of an Evil God really so commonplace here?’

Then he shook his head. "I’m not here to report a situation. I’d like to accept a mission."

The woman looked a little surprised. "Accept a mission?"

It seemed to be a rare occurrence.

Jiang Man took out his Zhenyue Bureau Token.

It was an Iron Token.

"A Zhenyue Bureau disciple?" the woman remarked. "This is the first time I’ve seen a Zhenyue Bureau disciple come here to do a mission normally.

"You weren’t assigned to work here directly, were you?"

Jiang Man nodded, explaining that he was here to complete a Sect mission.

"Then why are you here to accept another mission?" the woman asked.

Jiang Man nodded.

She asked what kind of mission he wanted.

Jiang Man stated simply, "I want a mission that allows me to redeem the ’Nine-star Body Refining Method’."

Hearing this, the woman, who had been about to search for missions, suddenly looked up at Jiang Man. "The Nine-star Body Refining Method?"

Jiang Man nodded. "Yes."

The woman closed her book. "To accept that mission, you need to fly in the sky for nine days and nine nights, shouting ’I have arrived!’"

Jiang Man was stunned. "Senior Sister, you’re not joking, are you?"

The woman looked at Jiang Man. "Are you the one who’s joking with me?"

Jiang Man was perplexed.

The woman explained, "How could this place possibly have such a high-level mission? And even if there was one, you wouldn’t be able to exchange it for such a high-level Cultivation Skill.

"Otherwise, wouldn’t everyone just come here to accept missions?

"Why would people spend decades just earning Spiritual Source?"

"Maybe because it’s too difficult?" Jiang Man ventured.

The woman nodded. "That makes some sense, but we don’t have any missions that difficult right now. Do you still want one?"

"In that case, could you notify me if a mission that difficult comes up?" Jiang Man asked.

As he spoke, he handed her one hundred Spiritual Source.

Seeing this, the Senior Sister’s cool eyes narrowed slightly. "Junior Brother, what are you saying? We always support such motivated people here. If a mission like that appears, I’ll inform you immediately.

"Also, Junior Brother, you should be mentally prepared.

"A mission like that will almost never appear."

Jiang Man nodded.

He could only try his luck.

Coincidentally, he had overwhelming good fortune.

’I’m bound to run into one.’

After that, Jiang Man left and went to the mission assembly point to wait for the other three people to arrive.

After Jiang Man had left, a middle-aged man walked up to the woman. "Junior Sister Mo, did someone just come by?"

Junior Sister Mo kept her head down, rubbing the one hundred Spiritual Source. "Yeah, someone came looking to accept the hardest mission, but the difficulty level here is too low for his tastes."

The man chuckled. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Junior Sister Mo shrugged. "I’m not spouting nonsense. I don’t know if he’s actually capable or just messing with me, but anyway, if any particularly difficult missions come up—preferably the kind you can exchange for a Primordial Spirit Top-grade Technique—remember to let me know.

"I want to see if he’ll take it.

"It would be even better if there’s a penalty for failure. Then I’ll know for sure if he’s just messing with me."

She said as much, but in truth, she didn’t really take it to heart.