Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

However, the Sect Leader and his wife's teaching plan had to be prematurely terminated after just half a month.

Because they realized that if they let Chen Qin and that little scoundrel Zhang Ze stay together any longer, they'd be welcoming a grandchild.

Zhang Ze indeed had a monstrous talent in taking a beating, not only learning quickly but even recovering faster.

Initially, after being beaten just for a morning, Zhang Ze looked like he was on the verge of death.

After a few days, the time got extended to a whole day.

Now, Zhang Ze didn't even need to soak in medicinal baths; just a night of meditation and he was as lively as a dragon the next day.

During this beating process, because Chen Qin was always by his side, there was more time for the two of them to get close.

With Zhang Ze's proactive attitude, Chen Qin fell even deeper.

Lately, Chen Qin often used delivering medicine as an excuse to run to Zhang Ze's temporary courtyard. Although Mo Jingchun always kept an eye on them, it was not a long-term solution.

The Sect Leader and his wife thought there wasn't any problem with Zhang Ze; he had a promising future, very promising indeed.

But they didn't want that little rascal upsetting their own family affairs so early.

"At least wait until he reaches Nascent Soul, no, Divinity Transformation... until he's in the Refining Void or Integration stage!" Aunt Mo said, slapping the table as she spoke to the Sect Leader.

"Indeed." The Sect Leader nodded, "It's a bit too early now."

The Sect Leader tapped the armrest of his chair, thought for a while before speaking, "Like this, Xiaoqin is almost breaking through."

"You go coax our daughter into retreat for cultivation."

"I'll find an excuse to send Zhang Ze away first, hmm... under the guise of testing his studies, let him go to some distant place to complete a few sect missions." The Sect Leader made up his mind.

"But this is just a temporary measure, what to do in the future?" Mo Jingchun asked.

"He's only at the Foundation Establishment stage now, this method can be used until he reaches the Tribulation Crossing stage; after all, he still can't beat us." The Sect Leader said.

"In short, separate the two of them first."

After speaking, the Sect Leader raised his hand and summoned a map from the shelf; once unfolded, the terrain of the Four Continents was laid out.

"Go to the West Continent?" Mo Jingchun pointed to the farthest place.

"No need, it's too far." The Sect Leader shook his head, "I think the North is better."

His finger pointed to the Demon Country in the North.

"No way, it's too close to Cyan Thorn and the customs in the Demon Country are problematic."

Mo Jingchun vetoed the Sect Leader's proposal.

The Sect Leader and his wife deliberated for a long time, finally, together they pointed to the South.

Within East Continent, Dannan Wilderness.

It's far enough from Cyan Thorn, even further from the Main Pavilion in Anlan City, yet still within the sphere of influence of the Six Sects.

And the landscape there is magnificent, with crisscrossing water veins and Mountain Demons creeping everywhere, making it a perfect place for a trial.

Although the decision was made, Mo Jingchun still worried, "Wouldn't it be too dangerous there?"

The Sect Leader shook his head, "No, that brat has plenty of tricks up his sleeve and he has the Profound Identification Treasure Mirror and that dragon with him."

"Moreover, I left some things on him that can save his life once." The Sect Leader said.

Mo Jingchun glanced at the Sect Leader, surprised.

The Sect Leader stood up, put away the map, and waved a hand to summon several booklets from the shelf in front of him.

All were new cultivation techniques and dismantled arrays developed by Zhang Ze and the Thousand Mechanism Cultivators.

These things had been delivered by Zhengyi, and the Sect Leader had gone through each.

The Sect Leader grabbed a Cultivation Technique in his hand, it was the first one Zhang Ze had modified, Golden Armor Soldiers.

"Since he has to find his path alone, we old guys can't just sit around, we have to do something."

"Besides, he said if he doesn't succeed in finding the path, he'll come back to practice Sword Dao with me again. I should at least give him a chance to retrace his steps."

After flipping through Golden Armor Soldiers once more, the Sect Leader returned all the booklets to their original place.

"Does he know about this?" Mo Jingchun asked.

"No, I didn't tell him. If he finds out, he'll raise the roof." The Sect Leader was now thoroughly familiar with Zhang Ze's character.

"Alright, that's the plan. I'll go find Xiaoqin first." Mo Jingchun's figure disappeared from the room.

She had some personal motives in teaching Zhang Ze Swordsmanship, as she had once sought this path and knew its dangers.

She thought that if Zhang Ze gave up on that unknown path and practiced Swordsmanship diligently, it would be a good thing.

At least her daughter wouldn't have to worry because of this in the future.

However, Ms. Mo's sentimental feelings were short-lived, swiftly shattered by Zhang Ze.

"You little rascal, getting bolder." Ms. Mo squinted her eyes, a blood-colored long sword appeared in her hand.

She used her Divine Sense to scan half a mountain, finding her daughter in a misty grove.

And Zhang Ze.

In the small grove, the conversation went like this.

"Junior Sister? I heard you have a Supreme Bone?"

"Mm."

"Where is that bone located?"

"Here, here."

"Can I touch it?"

"Mm."

"I can't reach it, come sit on my lap."

"...Okay."

"Junior Sister, give me a kiss."

"Mmm."

End of conversation.

That day, Zhang Ze was chopped from the top of the mountain to the bottom and then from the bottom back to the top by Ms. Mo.

But Zhang Ze didn't feel it was a loss.

Because, he stuck out his tongue.

Three days later, Zhang Ze's wounds healed, and Chen Qin was tricked by her mom into going into seclusion.

Zhang Ze was unaware of this.

At the mountain top, at the Nether Sword Cliff, the Sect Leader's test was underway.

"Don't hold back, just fight as you should," the Sect Leader saw through Zhang Ze's pretense at a glance, noticing his exaggerated posturing.

"Alright, let me get ready first." With that, Zhang Ze started to pull things out from his Hundred Treasures Bag.

Various talismans, Thousand Mechanism Tools, and some practical little gadgets.

After taking everything out, he hid them all on himself. Once ensuring no visible oddities, Zhang Ze nodded to the Sect Leader.

"Ready."

The Sect Leader raised his hand and slashed a Sword Qi towards Zhang Ze.

But Zhang Ze crouched down, dodging the Sword Qi, and then threw a talisman at the Sect Leader, stepping on a Sword Shadow to charge forward...

Five minutes later.

The Sect Leader raised a hand to swat away Zhang Ze, who had exhausted all the Thousand Mechanism Tools and various talismans, remaining silent for a long time before saying two words.

"Alright then."

No choice but to give such an evaluation, because at least now Zhang Ze was fighting with a sword rather than a hammer.

And the sword move he performed before preparing for an ambush was also dignified.

He even learned to hide the Thousand Mechanism Thunder behind the Sword Qi, no longer throwing it out like a rogue throwing ashes.

The method of throwing talismans had also improved.

Zhang Ze sought guidance from Chen Qin and the Sect Leader on the use of the Sword Book.

Now the talismans he threw were folded into the shape of a Sword Book, flying faster and more accurately, and much more stylish.

Most importantly, when he was putting on an act, his behavior was indistinguishable from that of a normal Sword Sect disciple.

In short, great progress.

"Take this and go to the Mission Hall to pick up a task in the Dannan Wilderness in Diannan, this is also part of the test." The Sect Leader handed a Jade Token to Zhang Ze.

Without waiting for Zhang Ze to speak, he waved his hand, sending Zhang Ze to the entrance of the Mission Hall.

Standing at the entrance of the Mission Hall, Zhang Ze was still in a daze, and within a second, Li was sent over as well.

These days Zhang Ze and Li hadn't been together, and now upon reuniting, both discovered changes in each other.

Zhang Ze, "You've gained weight."

Li, "You've lost weight."

Zhang Ze hoisted Li onto his shoulder but didn't head towards the Mission Hall. Instead, he planned to say goodbye to his Junior Sister first.

However, before taking a step, the Jade Token in his hand suddenly lit up and dragged him towards the Mission Hall.

Zhang Ze wanted to let go, but found that the Jade Token seemed to be stuck to his hand, unable to shake it off.

The Jade Token automatically completed the registration, confirmation, and scroll receipt process with Zhang Ze, and immediately took him flying out of the Mission Hall.

A Deer Cart appeared in front of the hall, with its doors wide open, throwing Zhang Ze into the carriage.

As soon as Zhang Ze and Li got into the cart, the doors and windows locked automatically.

Senior Lu activated the array, teleporting the Deer Cart to Anlan City. Exiting the city gate, it flew directly south.

A seamless combo, giving Zhang Ze no time to react.

It took Zhang Ze a while to regain his senses, "Was I just kicked out?"

"I think so, reflect on what you've been doing." Li nodded.

Zhang Ze didn't plan to reflect, because reflection was useless, he'd dare to do it again next time.

"Since things have come to this, let's first take a look at the mission."

Zhang Ze unfolded the scroll in his hand, and with just a glance, he sensed something was fishy.

He read the task on the scroll twice, still feeling that it was peculiar.

The task's style seemed off, looking like it had been made up on the spot.

[Investigate the legend of the Six Paths Immortal that appeared in Lantian County, Diannan, a hundred years ago]

[Side quest: Eliminate local evil entities incidentally.]

[Foundation Establishment Stage disciples are requested to investigate, Golden Core crossed out.]

The scroll also had a Jade Scroll attached, containing relevant information and intelligence about Diannan and Lantian County.

"Senior Lu, can we stop by the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion?" Looking at the suspicious mission, Zhang Ze patted the car board and asked.

He planned to stop by the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion to stock up, and if possible, bring a small troop of Fuji along.

After all, the south was Fuji's home turf.

However, this proposal was directly rejected by Senior Lu.

"The Sect Leader said to send you directly to Lantian County, not allowing you to get off halfway."

Zhang Ze sighed, "If I had known, I wouldn't have stuck out my tongue."