"What's wrong? You dare to bully a Saint, what could possibly scare you like this?"
Xiao Jin noticed Wan Lei's unusual expression, chuckled, and then looked at the spiritual slip in Wan Lei's hand. His expression changed drastically, and he jumped up.
"Holy crap, holy crap, are they crazy? New disciples undertaking purgatory-level missions? That's clearly a death sentence!
This is naked revenge!
The Great Sage Equalling Heaven, the most domineering, protective, and ferocious being in the entire immortal realm. Who would dare to investigate him?
A disciple of the Tai Xu Realm investigating the Great Sage Equalling Heaven? Isn't this just sending someone to their death?!"
Xiao Jin was furious, trembling with anger. Wan Lei, though also displeased, wasn't as enraged as Xiao Jin.
"Brother, why are you still sitting there? Let's run! The Saints are clearly trying to kill you!"
Seeing Wan Lei still sitting calmly, Xiao Jin felt anxious for him, clearly unaware of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven's terrifying reputation.
"How can I run? Be hunted by the Five Elements Hall for the rest of my life?"
Wan Lei shook his head and pointed to the spiritual slip, saying,
"Isn't there a 'refuse' button here? Let's check the mission first. If it's too difficult, we'll refuse."
"Alas, how could it possibly be completed? A purgatory-level mission, and it involves a Saint."
Xiao Jin sighed and sat down next to Wan Lei, examining the mission details with him.
[Five Elements Hall New Disciple Wan Lei's First Mission: Covertly Investigate the Great Sage Equalling Heaven.
Mission Level: Purgatory.
Mission Name: Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.
Mission Location: Vicinity of Penglai Immortal Island, East Sea, Eastern Continent.
Mission Description: According to undercover reports, on Lixi Island, three thousand li north of Penglai Immortal Island in the East Sea, tens of thousands of low-level cultivators and mortals reside. However, these individuals have exhibited extremely abnormal mutations, leading to suspicions of illegal large-scale human experimentation, transforming the area into what Buddhist sects refer to as the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.
Following the undercover report, further investigation was conducted, but no contact has been made since, leading to suspicions of silencing.
Mission Objective: Uncover the truth behind the mutations of the residents on Lixi Island, identify the perpetrator and mastermind, and apprehend them if conditions permit.
Mission Supplement: This location is extremely close to Flower Fruit Mountain, the abode of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven. The high command of the Five Elements Hall suspects this matter is related to the Great Sage Equalling Heaven. Please investigate thoroughly whether the Great Sage Equalling Heaven is the mastermind.
Mission Reward: Five hundred Merit Points.
Mission Mortality Rate: Ninety-nine percent.
Mission Issuer: (A scribbled signature)]
After reading the mission, both Wan Lei and Xiao Jin fell silent.
After a moment, Xiao Jin spoke, "How about we discuss running away again?"
"Are you really going to run away?"
"Please, big brother, that's the Great Sage Equalling Heaven! Let me put it this way, among the dozens of Saints in the immortal realm, Li Yan is the most volatile, and the Great Sage Equalling Heaven is the most brutal and ferocious.
If you go on this mission, you'll offend both of them. Li Yan is deliberately pushing you into a fire pit.
Besides, you should know that missions with over five hundred merit points are guaranteed death. This mission is for five hundred points.
If you go to investigate this matter, given how close it is to Flower Fruit Mountain, do you think the Great Sage Equalling Heaven wouldn't know?
If you go to investigate him, will he let you off?"
After a brief silence, Wan Lei shook his head.
"This mission is quite important to me, five hundred merit points."
"Alas..."
"By the way, what does this signature mean? Whose signature is it?"
"Those are two characters, Wan Hong."
"Who is Wan Hong?"
Xiao Jin's eyes widened.
"Big brother, are you even from the immortal realm? You don't know him?
He's the Hall Master of the Five Elements Hall!
Back when the war between immortals and demons was raging and the immortal realm was in retreat, the Golden Immortal Venerable, who had not yet become a Celestial Venerable, invited him from a lesser plane. He formulated many strategies, which led to the immortal realm's victory.
Let me put it this way, the Five Elements Hall currently controls the military, war, economy, cultivation, and all other aspects of all universes in the main plane, and he is the one who controls the Five Elements Hall.
If the Five Celestial Venerables are the gods of the Five Elements Hall, then he is the emperor of the Five Elements Hall.
Understand?"
"I understand, he's the most powerful person, right?"
"Yes, strictly speaking, if a decisive battle were to occur, even the Celestial Venerables would have to listen to him."
"Whoa, that's impressive. If that's the case, all Saints would have to listen to him too."
Wan Lei exclaimed.
"Brother, this isn't about whether the Hall Master is impressive anymore, it's about your escape."
Wan Lei genuinely didn't want to run. Merit points were too important to him. If he could earn five hundred merit points at once, he didn't want to give it up.
"Let me look at this mission again."
Wan Lei picked up the spiritual slip and examined it carefully, hoping to find something useful.
As soon as he picked up the spiritual slip, it was bombarded.
Not physically bombarded, but with countless messages.
"What is this!"
Wan Lei sat up in surprise. Xiao Jin leaned over to look, and his expression changed drastically.
"Brother Wan, you can't escape this time! These... are all challenge letters!"
"Challenge letters?"
"Yes, didn't I tell you? If disciples of the Five Elements Hall want to fight, they can't do it in public. They need to issue challenge letters, and only after the opponent agrees can they fight legally in the arena, and they're not allowed to kill.
Now, tens of thousands of people are challenging you. You're in luck."
Xiao Jin looked at Wan Lei sympathetically.
Wan Lei looked at the scrolling messages on the screen, his head spinning.
What the heck, has every disciple in the Water Hall challenged me?
"I didn't expect Brother Wan, at such a young age, having only been in the Five Elements Hall for a month, to have simultaneously offended the Hall Master of the Water Hall and the Hall Master of the Fire Hall, as well as all the Water Hall disciples. I am truly impressed."
Xiao Jin clasped his hands together.
"Strictly speaking, isn't the Hall Master of the Gold Hall also involved? I heard they had a love triangle?"
"Not really, it's just a triangle, there's no love. The Hall Masters of the Water Hall didn't agree to either of them because they were afraid they'd fight."
Wan Lei shook his head, holding the spiritual slip, and swiped past the page for accepting challenge letters, flipping through them absentmindedly.
As he flipped, he came across the internal network forum of the Five Elements Hall.
The forum had already exploded.
A post titled "Shocking! Origin-level talented disciple Wan Lei bullies Water Hall Master, the goddess was scared to tears" was at the top.
Upon clicking it, he was startled.
First floor: It's absolutely true, I heard that scream.
Second floor: I also saw Wan Lei being blasted away.
Third floor: The Water Hall disciples are going to cause trouble for Wan Lei.
...
Eighteenth floor: For daring to bully a Saint, I declare Wan Lei the number one warrior of the Five Elements Hall! Dafeng Novel Network
Twenty-ninth floor: The most awesome person in the history of the Five Elements Hall has been born!
Seventy-eighth floor: Wan Lei is awesome, Wan Lei is my idol!
Ninety-ninth floor: From now on, the cave abode of Wan Lei of Thunder Hall will be our pilgrimage site!
One hundred and first floor: Requesting the psychological shadow area of Goddess Xi Sha.
One hundred and eighty-second floor: Swear to tear Wan Lei into a thousand pieces!
One hundred and eighty-ninth floor: Wan Lei is awesome! The number one warrior of all time!
Awesome...
Awesome...
Thirty-one thousand eight hundred and twelfth floor: All the good names have been taken by dogs: You're awesome, your whole family is awesome!