Incredible Sect Simulator

"Mediating the conflict between Dan Cloud Pavilion and Ruyi Tower in Qinghe Market and maintaining market order, upon the completion of this task, one of the rewards includes a Two-Star Resource Optimization."

Pondering over the source of the [Two-Star - Resource Optimization], Lu Ping recalled this external task.

To see if this external task had been taken up by the disciples, checking at the Merit Hall would reveal the answer.

Leaving the cave mansion, Lu Ping floated all the way to the Merit Hall.

The setup within the Merit Hall was simple, similar in size to the Sect Hall, covering a vast area.

However, at this moment, there were only three disciples inside, making it seem quite deserted.

After all, the disciples of Cyan Mountain Sect were few in number.

Wandering inside the hall, Lu Ping found the task list and saw that some of the external tasks he had previously explored were yet unfinished.

For instance, eradicating the remnants of the Giant Whale Gang near Eternal Sand Island in Qingli Sea.

Clearing the Soul-Devouring Worms appearing in the Spirit Fields of a cultivation family on Celestial Son Mountain.

Or dealing with the invasive species in the Celestial Pool at Celestial Pool Peak in Chuyun County, Chu Kingdom.

All these tasks were still ongoing.

Lu Ping spent some time paying attention and discovered that the task within Qinghe Market was already listed on the task board, marked with the words 'Accepted'.

Seeing this situation, the task was still in progress...

Knowing this result, Lu Ping felt reassured and turned to leave.

One cannot eat hot tofu in haste.

Waiting can be afforded.

Among the external tasks, he could see who was executing this task.

Only two disciples were involved.

Among them, Lu Ping saw the name Song Minghui.

Since Song Minghui took the lead, with strength not low and reliability in handling matters, this task was bound to be completed.

And this wait was not long.

On the fifth day, a dialog box appeared once again in front of Lu Ping.

[External Task: Successfully mediated the conflict between Dan Cloud Pavilion and Ruyi Tower in Qinghe Market, task completed]

[Completion Reward: Reputation 300, Two-Star Resource Optimization ×1]

...

Song Minghui indeed completed it.

The conflict in this task was essentially a price war over elixirs between the two parties, inherently disrupting market elixir prices. It was not a difficult matter and could be easily mediated.

After obtaining the [Two-Star - Resource Optimization], Lu Ping turned his attention to the Cyan Plum Tree item.

[Cyan Plum Tree: Tier Two Middle Grade Spirit Plant]

[Estimated Income: 0 Spirit Stone/year (All for internal sect sales, if wholly for external sales, estimated income can reach 15,500 Spirit Stones/year)]

...

The system's estimated income was still accurate.

The first batch of Cyan Plum Spirit Fruits produced by the Cyan Plum Tree were entirely allocated to Lu Yuanshan and Lu Zhiwei, without leaving a single piece for external sale.

Zero income for a year was naturally correct.

If all the Cyan Plum Spirit Fruits were sold externally, the annual income from this resource could maintain at 15,500 Spirit Stones/year.

This annual income was not low.

After choosing the Cyan Plum Tree, the optimization began.

[Optimizing Cyan Plum Tree...]

Hoping for successful optimization.

Under Lu Ping's gaze, the optimization result emerged.

[Cyan Plum Tree optimization successful, the grade of planted Cyan Plum Tree elevated to Tier Two High-Grade]

Below displayed the resource detail information.

[Cyan Plum Tree: Tier Two High-Grade Spirit Plant]

[Estimated Income: 0 Spirit Stone/year (All for internal sect sales, if wholly for external sales, estimated income can reach 32,090 Spirit Stones/year)]

...

With the grade elevation of the Cyan Plum Tree, the Cyan Plum Spirit Fruits produced in the future could reach the Tier Two High-Grade level.

Income doubled.

Next year, just wait for the Cyan Plum Tree to mature again.

After Lu Ping completed the upgrade of the Cyan Plum Tree, Lu Yuanshan was also busy recently on his side.

He was organizing personnel, preparing to set off for Bright Moon County to capture Cloud-Stepping Beasts.

This action stemmed from an external task previously explored by Lu Ping.

[External Task: In the southern Bright Moon County of Chu Kingdom, a group of Cloud-Stepping Beasts in Luo River Plain is migrating north. You can try dispatching disciples to capture them and cultivate as sect resources]

[Quantity: 19 to 32]

[Combat Power: First-Layer Qi Cultivation to Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation]

[Status: Migrating north in the Chu Kingdom, expected to leave Luo River Plain in two months]

[Completion Reward: Reputation 399, Tier Two Beast Taming Manual ×1]

...

This was what was discovered at the time.

Originally, this external task was already posted in the Merit Hall, awaiting disciples to take up the mission and capture the group of Cloud-Stepping Beasts.

Cloud-Stepping Beasts are spirit beasts, majestic in appearance and great in strength, roughly the size of a cow.

Their appearance is similar to Celestial Horses, not ordinary mundane horses, with a gentle temperament, easy to tame.

Their biggest feature is fast speed and good stamina, comparable to cultivators and is one of the mainstream transport horses on the market.

Several years ago, Lu Yuanshan spent Spirit Stones to rent Cloud-Stepping Beasts to transport Spirit Rice to Qinghe Market.

The leader of that time was Lu Yuanshan, who for this avoided the prying and pursuit from the desolate loose cultivators in Shuangjiao Mountain.

With the growing strength of Cyan Mountain Sect, resources like transport horses need procurement as well.

Also convenient for travel.

Lu Yuanshan wanted to complete this task promptly.

If delayed further, this group of Cloud-Stepping Beasts would leave Luo River Plain, then capturing them would be troublesome.

The crucial issue for no disciples taking up this task so far was the presence of a Cloud-Stepping Beast King at Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation in this group of Cloud-Stepping Beasts.

Until now, within Cyan Mountain Sect, the highest cultivator is Zhang Nianchuan, at the peak of Seventh-Layer Qi Cultivation, still a bit away from Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation.

With such strength, perhaps with effort and equipped with some good magical artifacts, slaying the Cloud-Stepping Beast King was possible.

But to capture it alive, to capture a live one, would be very hard.

Since the disciples lacked this strength, another method had to be found.

Lu Yuanshan certainly couldn't go himself; the sect couldn't spare the manpower. After much consideration, he eventually appointed Lu Changfeng to lead the team.

And as the only Beast Tamer in the sect, Lu Xuelian naturally had a spot for accompanying the trip.

She had to go.

With Lu Yuanshan and Lu Xuelian assigned, the participation of other disciples depended entirely on their willingness.

The more participants, the easier the capture.

Finally, four days later, Lu Changfeng led eleven disciples, piloting the Flood Dragon Ship towards Bright Moon County.

Flying a Flying Spiritual Artifact for the first time, Lu Changfeng was somewhat unfamiliar, and the speed was not at full capacity.

The presence of the Flood Dragon Ship greatly shortened the journey for the group on the road, and it was also convenient for transporting the group of Cloud-Stepping Beasts back to Cyan Lotus Mountain.

The presence of the Flood Dragon Ship also came at an opportune time, facilitating this capture operation.

As for whether Lu Ping was on the Flood Dragon Ship, this time he was, following along as well.

Having a flying ship to ride on saves time and effort from having to float there.

The task of pinpointing the Cloud-Stepping Beast group's habitat also fell to Lu Ping.

With the system's existence, Lu Ping could track the whereabouts of the Cloud-Stepping Beast group at any time.

Since the group of Cloud-Stepping Beasts was moving northwards, their migration direction was towards Cyan Lotus Mountain.

So it only took half a day for the Flood Dragon Ship to reach Luo River Plain.