Chapter 746: 746 continue with the task
Xiao Huei finally calmed down. In fact, just now, Tan Shaoting had already told the three of them that their first mission had to be submitted first, and then they could take on another one.
The Lapis Lazuli was underground, and it couldn’t run away. Xiao Huei had said that if it weren’t for it, no human cultivator or demon beast would have been able to discover it.
It was boasting like that, and in the end, it revealed its own secret, afraid of someone else seizing the opportunity first.
Even though it had been over twenty days since they left, it only took two days to return.
Along the way, Tan Shaoting had organized things well, putting five hundred third-rank demon beasts into the storage bag given by the Task Hall; the rest belonged to them.
At the Task Hall, Tan Shaoting handed in the token and the storage bag and then waited at the side.
In fact, since they entered the garrison, Ye Wenxian had been keeping an eye on them. He didn’t expect them to return so quickly. After all, for one cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Eleventh Level to complete a mission to hunt five hundred demon beasts with three children in over twenty days was quite astonishing.
"The quantity is correct. Did you encounter a large herd of beasts?"
"We received a sound transmission talisman requesting assistance, so we went over to help."
The Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator at the Task Hall nodded, recorded it for them, and rewarded them with a thousand spirit stones and two bottles of Blood Stopping Pills. Of course, the points were doubled by the sect as well.
Their records were updated on Tan Shaoting’s identity jade plate, and he looked again at the task token.
This time, he still took on a mission to hunt five hundred demon beasts.
He did not take on any higher-level missions, as the main goal was to train the children.
Leaving the Task Hall, they didn’t stay in the garrison and left directly.
Because they never used elixirs, they didn’t buy any at the garrison either.
This raised some suspicion. Although Sword Cultivators use fewer elixirs, Blood Stopping Pills and retro pills are essential for long-term preparation.
Tan Shaoting knew this was not ideal, but it was explainable, so he didn’t bother disguising it. Mainly, being under scrutiny was quite annoying.
After leaving the garrison, they didn’t rest and left quickly.
"Master, can we go find the Lapis Lazuli now? I’m telling you, you’re still too young. Of course, you have to collect good things to make them yours."
Qi Wen, listening to the mouse’s words, gave it a couple of slaps on the head. "Shut up. My dad will make arrangements."
"Hey, the master’s father, when will you arrange to collect the Lapis Lazuli?"
Tan Shaoting didn’t respond, but he headed in that direction.
Along the way, they encountered a medium-sized beast herd, led by a fifth-rank Flame Wolf.
As usual, they surrounded them with an array. The three children directly entered the array, controlling the array key to kill the demon beasts inside.
Tan Shaoting, inside, attacked those that escaped and did not enter the array, including one Flame Wolf and a few Fourth Tier Demon Beasts.
He was surrounded. One Fifth Rank, and five Fourth Rank.
This was the first time being surrounded by high-level demon beasts like this.
Tan Shaoting did not hold back, though he was injured. However, the demon beasts also turned into corpses lying on the ground.
This time the injuries were quite severe. His arms and back had wounds, so he quickly entered the array.
The children were fighting the demon beasts. Tan Shaoting sat on the side, drank two cups of Spiritual Spring Water, applied Blood Stopping Pill on his wounds, and then began cultivating.
Before he fully recovered, the array was fiercely attacked.
Tan Shaoting opened his eyes, saw that the children could still cope, and immediately exited the array.
Outside, there were over fifty fourth-rank demon beasts, and this group of demon beasts could not be underestimated.
With no other choice, he engaged directly in battle.
The demon beasts were fierce, and Tan Shaoting, not fully recovered, struggled somewhat. However, he knew that letting these Fourth Tier Demon Beasts attack the array was absolutely not an option.
So he went all out. When half were left, he couldn’t hold on anymore. He had to throw out another array plate to control the remaining twenty or so and then began to recover.
He drank three cups of Spiritual Spring Water and held a high-grade Gold Fire Spirit Stone to quickly replenish Spiritual Power.
An hour later, he got up, finished off the remaining demon beasts, and packed up the array, then entered the children’s array.
There were over two hundred earlier, but now there were only a hundred or so left, half of which had already been eliminated.
This time, Tan Shaoting also joined the fight, and the speed was significantly faster.
By dawn, the remaining demon beasts were also killed. All four of them were injured, and Tan Shaoting collected all the spoils, bringing the children into the space, where recovery was fastest.
After applying ointment to the children’s injuries, they left the space, though the array was not removed. Who knew how many more demon beasts might come?
By noon, the four of them set off again, completing more than half of the task in just one day and one night.
"Dad, we can handle Fourth Tier Demon Beasts on our own now."
Tan Shaoting nodded with relief, "Nothing is more important than you."
Xiao Huei was now docile. The master didn’t use it to kill demon beasts and wasn’t sure what she kept it for. Maybe just to have someone to chat with!
Xiao Huei really felt like it might be abandoned at any time. After understanding this, it started chattering incessantly again.
"Master, master, we’re almost at the place with the Lapis Lazuli." Xiao Huei’s voice was particularly excited and jumped out.
With Xiao Huei leading, Tan Shaoting quickly arrived at a forest.
"Master, master’s father, this is the place."
The father and his three children hadn’t noticed anything unusual.
"Are you sure you’re not mistaken?"
"How could I be? We Vajra Rats love Lapis Lazuli the most. Are you doubting my ability?"
"After getting to know you, I feel like your ability is just to eat." This guy had already eaten a lot of his Gold Element Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
"How can you belittle me like this? I must prove myself to you."
"Tell me the specific location." It couldn’t be this entire large area.
The production of Lapis Lazuli was very scarce. Even if there were some, there couldn’t be too much.
Xiao Huei still feared Tan Shaoting. Not because of his cultivation, but due to an intuitive feeling.
So it didn’t waste any words and directly ran to an open space. "It’s here."
Using his Divine Sense, Tan Shaoting discovered an array. However, it was just a concealing array with another array that attacked demon beasts.
What does this mean? Why hide it?
"Master’s dad, hurry up."
"You guys wait up here, I’ll go down and check. Also, enter the array. When the children are not in front of me, they must be inside the array. Only then can I feel at ease."
After going down, he felt the Spiritual Power here was being obstructed, and the speed of the Earth Escape Skill was also restricted.