Chapter 331: Chapter 253: It’s Actually Not a Joke (Additional 1k, Plus Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)
 

Under Jiang Cheng’s dedicated management, the visit of the three sects attained an unprecedented popularity.

The seats for the Immortal Law Exchange Meeting went from unwarranted to being hyped to the point where scalpers were selling tickets.

However, Jiang Cheng had anticipated this and implemented a “one jade token, one ticket” policy as soon as he noticed the unusual popularity. But due to the fervor, the policy’s effectiveness was limited and did not completely eradicate the scalpers.

Despite ongoing issues, Elder Wu was barely satisfied with Jiang Cheng’s handling of the matter.

The satisfaction lay in the fact that there really was a sea of people at the exchange meeting; the one thousand seats were not enough, and additional temporary seating had to be arranged.

The barely part was because, although many people attended the exchange meeting and the gathering of high-level cultivators from all paths made the cultivators of the three sects feel very prestigious, it was a pity that despite being called an Immortal Law Exchange Meeting, no one exchanged Immortal Law knowledge. Instead, everyone was beating around the bush fishing for gossip.

The scene truly damaged the image of the Immortal Sect, leaving the cultivators of the three sects with a less favorable impression of the Tongtian Sect.

But that was not Jiang Cheng’s concern. After all, maintaining the image of the Tongtian Sect was not part of the conditions for this task; that would be a different price altogether.

After completing the task of drawing in attendees, Jiang Cheng immediately set off for the Task Hall to select a new task to undertake.

This time, the task Jiang Cheng chose was a mission to deliver a letter.

The letter delivery mission was worth fifty thousand Contribution Points, which seemed very lucrative.

But Jiang Cheng did not let his guard down. There must be a demon behind anything abnormal. A simple task offered with a high cost in Contribution Points certainly had its unspeakable reasons.

At first, Jiang Cheng thought that delivering this letter must require overcoming numerous obstacles, braving through mountains of knives and seas of fire, after enduring ninety-nine eighty-one trials would he be able to complete the task and earn the fifty thousand Contribution Points.

But to his surprise, not only was the distance for delivering the letter not far, it was actually excessively close.

The sender and recipient were separated by just one mountain peak, a distance which, by flying boat, would take merely ten to twenty minutes.

If that was the case, the danger of delivering the letter must lie elsewhere, otherwise it would not be worth fifty thousand Contribution Points.

Descriptions of a task can be deceiving, but the value of a task does not lie.

If there were no issues, and one could earn fifty thousand Contribution Points simply by walking for twenty minutes to deliver a letter, then Jiang Cheng would have enough evidence to report to the Enforcement Hall of the Tongtian Sect for laundering Contribution Points.

Unfortunately, the sister in charge of the Task Hall did not have a detailed understanding of this task’s specifics.

All she knew was that quite a number of cultivators had previously accepted this letter-delivery task, only to inevitably return unsuccessful, causing the price of the task to gradually increase.

After listening, Jiang Cheng expressed his willingness to give it a try. The worst-case scenario would be returning unsuccessful, like the others, as long as there was no danger to his life.

He always favored a stable approach, disliking rash adventures.

The initiator of the task was Master Yinsong from the Wuyan Peak. Once Jiang Cheng accepted the task, he set off toward Wuyan Peak to meet with Master Yinsong and learn about the specifics of the task.

Liu Qing naturally went along with him.

Although the Tongtian Sect had many cultivators, compared to the populous Liang Kingdom, it was sparsely populated.

Walking within the Tongtian Sect did not expose Liu Qing to many unpleasant smells, so she could accompany Jiang Cheng on his wanderings.

After half a day’s journey by flying boat, Jiang Cheng arrived at Wuyan Peak without incident.

Thanks to the jade token, Jiang Cheng’s visit to Wuyan Peak was also very smooth.

Wuyan Peak was similar to North Forest Peak, appearing empty and devoid of liveliness.

“Senior Yinsong, I am Jiang Cheng, and this is my friend Liu Qing.”

Jiang Cheng met with Master Yinsong.

Master Yinsong waved his hand, signaling Jiang Cheng not to be restrained.

“My task is quite simple, you just need to deliver this letter to Master Yunbai on the neighboring Mingyang Peak.”

This task sounded very simple, seemingly completable within half an hour.

“May I ask Senior Yinsong, is there anything I should be aware of regarding this task? I have heard that many senior brothers and sisters have taken on this task before, but none has been able to complete it.”

Master Yinsong’s face showed embarrassment as he said, “Actually, Yunbai and I are Dao partners. Some time ago, Yunbai and I had a conflict, and I said a few harsh words, causing her to leave home.”

“Is Mingyang Peak Senior Yunbai’s original sect?”

“Precisely.”

“So this letter of yours, is it a letter of reconciliation?”

“Not really.” Master Yinsong explained, “Yunbai and I both hold positions within our sects. This letter is an official document that needs to be kept confidential, hence we are using a written form rather than any direct communication, and it is not a letter of reconciliation.”

Jiang Cheng nodded in understanding. He did not doubt Yinsong’s words because the Contribution Points given for the task have historical Contribution Points, which means they come from an Immortal Sect account. Only official tasks can use Immortal Sect accounts as proof, indicating that the letter delivery truly relates to official matters.

“This letter delivery task doesn’t sound difficult. In that case, why did the senior brothers and sisters who attempted it previously fail to complete it?”

“Well, it might be because Mingyang Peak values orderly succession. To be frank, Yunbai’s many senior brothers did not agree when she married me. Fortunately, later we obtained the rights to use Wuyan Peak, close to Mingyang Peak. If not for that, Yunbai and I might have never been together.”

“So, exactly how many senior brothers does Senior Yunbai have?”

“Seventeen. There should be at least ten still on Mingyang Peak, the least proficient among them are at Divinity Transformation cultivation level.”

“Do Senior Yunbai’s brothers forbid the delivery of the letter?” Jiang Cheng asked.

“That may be the case.”

“Why ‘may’? Hasn’t Senior tried to deliver the letter himself?”

“I dare not. I fear being beaten to death by her brothers.”

Jiang Cheng was momentarily at a loss for words.

The answer from Master Yinsong gave him a feeling that was both absurd and yet made sense.