13 Picking Up Missions

As the three of them walked through the sect and headed for the Mission Hall, countless disciples stared at the group of three.

The twins were famous throughout the sect, one being a male with devilishly handsome looks while the sister is as beautiful as a fairy, both without any flaws. Not only that, but they were also the only disciples of the Grand elder!

They aren't any disciples in the sect who don't know of the twins, some disciples who knew Ye Wen saw him walking with the twins and gave off weird looks. They didn't know how Ye Wen who has always been a bottom feeder could now walk together with the most famous disciples in the entire Heavenly Sword Gate.

Naturally, the trio ignored the disciples as they passed by without even so much as giving them a glance. When the disciples noticed where the group was headed, one of them shouted in the crowd, "Hey, let's follow the Grand elder's disciples to the Mission Hall!"

Some of the disciples nodded and agreed following after that disciple while others thought he had nothing better to do and did their own thing.

As for Mo Fan and friends, they had finally made it to the Mission Hall after walking for ten or so minutes as they chatted with the twins walking in front and Ye Wen walking behind them. Trailing behind the trio were the disciples who had nothing to do and followed them to the Mission Hall.

Entering the building, the trio headed for the bulletin board without any hesitation. "Which one should we take?" Mo Fan asked the two.

"Your choice" Ye Wen spoke, Mo Yingyue pointed at a few missions which included gathering some items used in making pills or requests to exterminate bandits. Taking down the ones that Mo Yingyue had pointed at, Mo Fan held them in his hands and chose one which is to gather a herb called the Purple Ice Root which is a rare ingredient used to create pills for those in the Qi Controlling Realm known as the Qi Condensation Pill.

The Purple Ice Root is purple in color, hence its name, it grows in icy cold mountains and can only be found at the top of steep cliffs. Just a small portion of the herb is enough to make a dozen Qi Condensation Pills which are used to help those in the Qi Controlling Realm cultivate by absorbing the Spiritual Qi into their bodies.

The other was a request to exterminate a group of bandits that call themselves the Blood Caps, they pillaged mortal villages and killed all the men and old while r*ping the women and sold off the children as slaves.

According to the information, the leader of the Blood Caps is at the Body Tempering stage eight while four of his most trustworthy subordinates are at the Body Tempering stage six. Reading the information, Mo Fan frowned when he knew the ways of the bandits as he made his decision to take both requests.

"Quick! Let's see which request they took!" one of the disciples who had followed them said as they followed the trio from behind. Naturally, their group caught the attention of other disciples nearby making them sweat slightly as they quietly followed the trio.

"I'd like to take these" Mo Fan said as he placed the requests on the table. On the opposite side, a white-bearded old man opened his eyes and looked at Mo Fan before looking at the mission and asked, "Are you sure you want to accept this request to exterminate the Blood Caps?"

"Whoa!!!" the nearby disciples shouted. Naturally, there have been many disciples in the Body Tempering Realm who have taken the request in the past with some even being at the Body Tempering stage eight. However, most did not make it back to the sect causing others of the same level to shudder and left the request on the board for a long time.

"Is he crazy? Someone who has just stepped foot into the Body Tempering Realm wants to take on the Blood Caps? He's insane!" one of the disciples shouted.

Ignoring the crowd behind him, Mo Fan looked at the old man in the eyes and replied calmly, "I'm sure"

The old man stared at Mo Fan's eyes, seeing his clear but deep eyes filled with seriousness and confidence, the old man granted him permission to take on the request. "Alright, go," he said as he waved his arm and the requests flew into Mo Fan's sleeves.

Mo Fan cupped his hands and gave his thanks as he prepared to leave the Mission Hall, "Many thanks elder" he said as he turned around and left the Mission Hall with Mo Yingyue beside him and Ye Wen behind him.

Leaving the Mission Hall, Mo Fan's group notified Daoist Li. "So you're going now, are you? Well, you can take one of my mounts, it'll be much faster than going by foot" daoist Li said. Waving his hand, a loud roar resounded as a beast appeared from a ball of light not far away.

Roar!

Looking at the Iron Winged Tiger which was literally a tiger that was twice a regular one in size. The major difference between a regular tiger and it is that a pair of wings that appeared to be iron was on its back, Mo Fan nodded. "Yue er, take it. Ye Wen and I will be fine" he told his sister.

"Okay!" Mo Yingyue replied as she jumped on the Iron Winged Tiger's back. "Take care of them," daoist Li told his mount as it roared answering him. "Well off you go now," he said.

Mo Fan and Ye Wen cupped their hands as they turned around and started walking outside the sect with Mo Yingyue and the Iron Winged Tiger following behind them. Naturally, they caught the attention of many passing disciples who saw the Iron Winged Tiger and were filled with jealousy.

Not only that, Mo Fan's previous actions spread within the Outer court and Inner court disciple circles. Some of the disciples wished them good luck while some others even shouted, "Mo Fan, you're courting death by taking on the Blood Caps!"

When the trio finally made it to the front gate, they passed by as the gate opened and walked through. When the door closed completely shut, Mo Fan and Ye Wen released their seals as Mo Fan said "Xiao Hu, do your best to keep up" as the two of them disappeared from their spot in the blink of an eye leaving behind huge cracks in the ground beneath them.

Crack!

Crack!

With every step they took, the ground beneath them cracked. The Iron Winged Tiger froze when it saw the speed of the two as it thought "What the f*ck? Aren't they just at the Body Tempering Realm? How can they run so fast?" as it chased after them at full speed.

"Wow, Ge and brother Ye are fast!" Mo Yingyue thought as she sat on the back of the Iron Winged Tiger. The three of them traveled like this for a day and a half as they arrived at the location near where the Blood Caps were last spotted.

Arriving at Qingshui Town, the three of them slowed down and walked at a normal pace with the Iron Winged Tiger following behind them. As they walked further into the town, a middle-aged man greeted them, "Welcome esteemed guests, you must be here for the Blood Caps I presume?"

Mo Fan nodded, "Indeed, we are disciples of the Heavenly Sword Gate. Can you tell me more?" he asked the man.

"Of course, please I will tell you more as we get to the town's only inn" the man replied. On the way to the inn, the man informed Mo Fan of a few things about the Blood Caps.

First, that the last time they attacked was the village just a few dozen kilometers away from Qinshui Town. The town is now completely deserted as the members all escaped into their hideout which is currently unknown.

Next, the Blood Caps' members in the last attack included the leader along with his four trustworthy subordinates as well as thirty or so lackeys from the Body Tempering stage one to five.

When they arrived at the inn not far from the gate of the town, the middle-aged man excused himself as Mo Fan's trio sat down at a nearby table. He heard whispers amongst the other guests talking about his group or others talking about other sects sending disciples for the same mission.

He kept his ears peeled for any useful information but it was all for naught. When a waiter came to take his order, the three ordered some simple snacks to go along with tea.

They also decided to lodge in two rooms while they were at it. "It seems this mission will take a while, I don't know how I will find their hideout, if only someone reported their sightings or if I can somehow infiltrate them as a member or even follow one of them back to the hideout," Mo Fan thought.

Bam!

As he was thinking, the inn's door was forcefully opened by two men in orange robes standing in front of a young man in yellow with his hands behind his back.

"Please come in Young Master," one of the men in black said as he and his partner moved aside to let the young man inside.

When the young man walked inside, the first thing he noticed was the condition of the inn. It was beyond anything he was used to causing him to frown. Suddenly, he noticed a girl around sixteen that appeared to be as beautiful as a fairy sitting with two handsome young men.

His eyes sparkled as he made his way to the table and spoke, "Excuse me, I would like to know this young ladies name"

Mo Fan's group turned to face the young man before ignoring him and continuing their conversation. This caused a visible red vein to appear on his forehead as he smacked the table causing the teacups and snacks to jumped into the air slightly before landing and said once again, "May I asked for the ladies' name?"

This time, Mo Fan frowned and said to the young man "Scram"

"You! Do you know who I am? One word from me and your arms and legs will become crippled!" the young man in yellow said with anger.

"You? Which young master are you?" Mo Fan replied. "Damnit! You two break his arms and make him beg me for mercy!" the young man demanded.

One of the men in orange whispered into the young man's ears, "Young Master, they seem to be disciples of the Heavenly Sword Gate, it's unwise to provoke them"

"Ah? The Heavenly Sword Gate?! That can't be, according to what I know, the Heavenly Sword Gate does not have any disciples that wear white robes. Besides, two Body Tempering Realm disciples wouldn't mean a thing to the sect" the young man replied softly.

"Of course, young master is right, I must have gone senile," the man in black said. His partner too arrived as they prepared to cripple Mo Fan.

As for Mo Fan himself, he smiled and told Ye Wen, "Don't break the furniture" which the latter nodded.

Boom!

The two men in black attacked at the same time in an instant, with one look, one could tell both of them were at the Body Tempering stage five.

Just as their palms were about to hit Mo Fan, a palm suddenly appeared and slammed into their palms sending them flying outside the door which they hadn't closed when they entered.

Boom!

Suddenly, the young man in yellow was by himself facing Mo Fan's group. He screamed internally, "What the hell? A Body Tempering stage one used one palm to defeat two at the Body Tempering stage five? That's impossible! If it isn't he's a freak!

"Do you want to leave on your own, or do you want me to help you? Ye Wen said coldly as he glared at the young man causing him to be frightened. His eyes appeared like a demon's, scaring them.

Whoosh!

The young man instantly ran with his tail tucked in between his legs as he shouted, "I'll get you for this! Any woman that I Ning Ming is attracted to cannot escape!"

Mo Fan shook his head as Ye Wen sat back down in his seat and took a sip from his tea. As for those who had witnessed what just happened, they were scared witless and pretended that nothing had happened.