Chu Lingwei scanned the scrolling tasks on the mission screen, looking for one that suited her.
Most of the missions in Songcheng involved sailing out to sea to capture water spirit beasts or search for water spirit grass.
After looking for a long time, Chu Lingwei found a task that was quite interesting.
"Search for fragments of magical artifacts in the ruins of Songcheng Tower."
Chu Lingwei recalled that the last time they entered Songcheng, they had to pass by the former site of Songcheng Tower, which had now become an enclosed sea area.
The entire Songcheng had been moved outwards.
"You've taken a liking to this mission?" Chu Lingwei wondered how to accept it when a male voice interrupted her thoughts.
Chu Lingwei turned her ice dragon, and saw a man in his thirties with a wild, untamed look in his eyes. He sized her up and, seeing that she hadn't replied, asked again, "Do you want to accept this mission?"
"Yes, I want to accept this mission." She could do this kind of searching for magical artifact fragments by herself. "Do you want me to team up with your group?"
In the mission hall, besides accepting tasks, many people had also taken on larger quests that they couldn't complete on their own. Therefore, they invited others to join, and the rewards would be shared equally.
"Yes, we have a mission and would like to invite you to join. Would you consider it?" The man was direct. He nodded, revealed his mission token, and said, "Take a look at this mission and see if you want to participate." https:/
Chu Lingwei looked down. Their mission was relatively simple, but the journey was quite long. They had to travel a thousand li to find a young water jade qilin, a water spirit beast.
Water jade qilins were fond of quiet environments and would choose to cultivate in the deep sea where no cultivators would disturb them.
"We received news that a water jade qilin will give birth in ten days. We will bring back all the water jade qilin cubs. You can choose to have one water jade qilin cub or choose spirit stones."
Water jade qilins would lay dozens of cubs each time, no bigger than a child's fingernail. Once separated from their mother, these water jade qilin cubs could only survive for a month, and only one in a thousand could be raised.
However, adult water jade qilins were very powerful. Some direct disciples or disciples from prominent families wanted a water jade qilin as their spirit beast, so they would issue missions to find people to bring the cubs back from the sea.
During childbirth, the water jade qilin's cultivation would be greatly reduced, some not even able to use a tenth of their power. This was the best time to find water jade qilins.
Hearing what the man said, Chu Lingwei was indeed tempted. Having a water jade qilin water spirit beast seemed like a good idea.
"Okay, but I need to bring someone with me." Chu Lingwei agreed readily.
"Alright, tomorrow at noon, South Port. We will depart on time and will not wait." The man was even more decisive. After giving Chu Lingwei a sound transmission talisman, he turned and left.
With a mission in hand, Chu Lingwei returned to the inn, rested for a night, and then went out with Shui Yi.
"This is Songcheng?"
In the Demon Realm, Chu Lingwei had entered the Demon Valley and directly stored Shui Yi in her ring space, not letting her out.
"Yes, it's just very different from the Songcheng of the past." Chu Lingwei hid her cultivation, lowering it to the Spirit Wheel stage. The two of them arrived at South Port on time. The man showed no particular joy when he saw Chu Lingwei arrive.
"You're here. Let's get on the ship."
The man led Chu Lingwei past many spirit ships with powerful formations and stopped before a dilapidated spirit ship. Chu Lingwei's mouth twitched involuntarily.
She suddenly suspected that this man had sought out many people to form a team, but seeing this broken spirit ship, they had all turned back.
"Don't worry, this spirit ship looks very broken, but it has all the safety formations," the man said, seeing Chu Lingwei's expression as her mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but touch his nose to explain.
They were going to sail to a sea area a thousand li away, where they might encounter strong sea dangers. When people accepted missions, they would always choose the best means of transportation.
Song Chuanyao no longer held much hope. He had approached more than fifty people to team up with them, but when they saw the spirit ship before them, they all left in unison.
Chu Lingwei sensed the spirit ship with her divine sense. There were only about three people on board, all at the Spirit Wheel stage.
This spirit ship was only as big as a small Western-style building and could not possibly house too many people.
"Since you're here, let's go." Chu Lingwei was truly helpless. She no longer expected this ship to take them to their destination.
When Song Chuanyao heard Chu Lingwei's words, a look of joy finally appeared in his eyes. With two more people joining, their chances of success were greater.
After boarding the spirit ship, Song Chuanyao introduced her to the other three cultivators on board. They were three men with unpleasant expressions, likely also tricked onto the ship by Song Chuanyao in this manner.
Back in her room, Chu Lingwei began to cultivate, with Shui Yi standing inside, protecting her safety.
As Song Chuanyao had said, this spirit ship had basic formations. They encountered several storms along the way, but the ship, swaying precariously, managed to endure them.
"Shui Yi, do you think this ship can reach our destination?"
As they sailed further and further away from Songcheng, Chu Lingwei found it increasingly difficult to cultivate, even feeling restless.
"Master, the formations on this spirit ship are all ordinary formations. If it encounters a water spirit beast below seventh tier, it will sink to the bottom of the sea." Shui Yi, being a supreme realm expert, could see the ship's dilapidation at a glance.
The sea was far more dangerous than these cultivators imagined.
It seemed that those people's reluctance to board the ship had been their foresight.
"However, if they are lucky enough, they might return with a full bounty." If they successfully reached the place where the water jade qilin gave birth, even if their cultivation was insufficient, they could still obtain what they desired.
"In the cultivation world, luck is only one part. Strength is the foundation for going further."
Chu Lingwei walked onto the deck, looking at the calm sea in the distance, the anxiety growing heavier.
"Daoist Chu, in a few days, we will reach the place where the water jade qilin gives birth." Song Chuanyao approached Chu Lingwei. Ever since boarding the ship, Chu Lingwei had never appeared, which made him somewhat suspicious of this female cultivator.
"Daoist Song, I have a feeling that we might not reach our destination."
Chu Lingwei turned her head and said to Song Chuanyao, "I hope Daoist Song will turn back."
Song Chuanyao's face turned pale, his eyes filled with struggle. He looked in the direction they were heading. "Daoist Chu, no matter what, I will never turn back. If Daoist Chu doesn't want to go, you can leave on your own."
It seemed that he must have known that their journey was very dangerous.