Chapter 1: The Yang Family's Trash

  "Hey, I'm talking to you, senior. Why are you teasing me? You're a master of Taoism, why bother playing jokes on me?" Yang Lei had a feeling that Old Three didn't come here by accident, but rather with some kind of purpose. As for what that purpose was, Yang Lei couldn't quite figure it out.

  Lao San's eyes widened and he said, "How can you say that this is a joke? I, Lao San, am a man of my word, and from now on, I will be your follower, Young Master. However, from now on, my wine will also depend on you, Young Master."

  "Suit yourself, aren't you going to get drunk? Then go get me the materials I need." This guy seemed to be relying on himself, so Yang Lei didn't stand on ceremony either. He wrote down all the spiritual medicines and herbs he needed for his alchemy, but these medicinal materials were not cheap, and a few of them couldn't even be found at the Changfeng Trading Company.

  Watching Yang Lei list out so many things, Jiu Lao San was also shocked, among which one thing made Jiu Lao San's mouth twitch.

  The Millennium Red Lotus, this Millennium Red Lotus is extremely precious, its preciousness is no less than that of the Yin-Yang Fruit, and it even surpasses it. Moreover, this thing is not extremely difficult to find, growing in the midst of the Ten-Thousand-Year Volcano, those places are fraught with danger, even a strong Martial God Realm cultivator may not necessarily be able to obtain it.

  "That... young master, are you sure these are genuine?" asked Wine Old Three.

  Yang Lei nodded and said in a light tone: "Of course, otherwise what did you think I wrote it for?"

  Looking at Jiu Lao San's expression, Yang Lei was secretly delighted. If he had written these things himself and they were agreed to, then he would have nothing to say. Moreover, if they really found these things, it would be of great help to him, especially the thousand-year-old red lotus seed, which had a great use for him.

  "May...may I...young master, this...this thousand-year-old red lotus seed, this..." Wine Old Three stuttered.

  Yang Lei secretly smiled in his heart, but his face didn't show any ripples: "But what? Is there anything wrong with this? This formula is something I obtained from that ancient cave mansion, it's the formula for that peerless fine wine 'Drunken Life and Dream Death', as for whether it's correct or not, I'm not too clear about that."

  "But... Young Master, can this thousand-year-old red lotus seed be replaced with another medicinal herb? It's really too hard to find." In the end, Old Man Jiu still looked at Yang Lei with a difficult expression and said it out loud, but in his heart, he was secretly complaining, wondering if the Young Master was doing this on purpose.

  "Okay, if you have thousand-year-old green lotus seeds, it would be even better."

  "Ah... then it's still the red lotus seed." Old Three laughed and joked, but this thousand-year-old green lotus seed was even harder to come by than the red lotus seed. One thousand-year-old green lotus seed could almost be exchanged for three thousand-year-old red lotus seeds.

  Yang Lui wants the thousand-year-old red lotus seed because of the Xuan Yuan Secret. If he gets the thousand-year-old red or green lotus seed, his cultivation will be several times faster. Of course, the best is still the purple lotus seed, but this purple lotus is a legendary thing.

  "Alright young master, I'll go find these spiritual herbs right away. Within a year, I will definitely find these materials." Wine Old Three guaranteed.

  "A year? That's too long." Yang Lei shook his head and said.

  "This...this...young master, these things, if it were someone else, not to mention a year, even in ten years they might not be able to get them." Wine Old Three was crying and laughing at the same time.

  "Suit yourself, I don't have to drink anyway." Yang Wei said indifferently.

  …………

  After Lao San left, Yang Lei couldn't help but think about who Lao San really was and why he had approached him. The requirements he had put forward were already excessive, yet Lao San had agreed to them, and in the end, he had even given him the Qian Kun fan and the Zhen Tian bell.

  Could it be her own mother's person? Did she send someone over to protect herself? Thinking about it, this is also possible.

  I remember when I first returned from training in Yanshan, I met a mysterious man. Was that man also with the same purpose as him?

  But anyway, as long as they don't harm themselves, it's fine. The Qiankun fan and the Zhentian bell are good things, so why not take them? If there's a benefit to be had, one would be foolish not to take it.

  Since things can't be figured out, then there's no need to think about it anymore.

  The truth of the matter will eventually come to light someday, it's just not now, after all, it's still because one's own strength is too weak.

  …………

  The next day.

  Yang Lei was undergoing extreme training in the courtyard, which was no different from before. However, Yang Lei's weighted clothing had now reached three hundred kilograms, and the gravity symbol had also reached fifteen times.

  This weight adds up to 4,500 kilograms, a weight that ordinary martial emperors cannot bear, let alone the Martial Emperor realm. Even if it were the Martial Emperor himself, he would feel at a disadvantage.

  After getting out of the bathtub, Yang Lei changed his clothes.

  Two women in the courtyard each held a long sword, coming and going, their swords intersecting.

  "Young master, you're awake, I'll go get you some tea right away." The two women stopped what they were doing when they saw Yang Lei come out.

  Yang Lei shook his head: "No need, how's your cultivation going? Is there anything you don't understand? If there is, I can tell you."

  The two girls' qualifications were also good, using the elixirs they gave themselves, they broke through their respective levels in just one night. Xia Zhu had already reached Wu Shi third stage, while Chun Lan also broke through and entered Wu Shi second stage. Both girls still have a breakthrough trend, it is estimated that after some time, they can break through another level. Yang Lei felt very satisfied with this, some small things don't need him to take action, they can handle them instead.

  After pointing out the parts that Xia Zhu and Chun Lan didn't understand, Yang Lei came to the study and sat down.

  The selection of the wind and cloud is still a month away, thinking about it, I should take on some tasks, or like the previous family trial, take on some tasks, anyway, the mainline task has already started, this mainline task is so difficult, am I afraid of other tasks?

  Exchange system.

  Task Card.

  Nowadays, task cards are divided into three levels: ordinary task cards, plot task cards, and challenge task cards.

  This ordinary task card is an ordinary task, similar to the type of tasks received in the previous family trials. The plot task is to enter a certain special plot and complete the tasks required by the system. As for the third challenge task, it is to participate in the challenge. If the challenge is successful, there will be rewards, but if failed, there will also be penalties.

  The levels of various tasks are also distinct, with varying degrees of difficulty. However, these difficulty levels are all random, and the tasks drawn are also random. But you can choose whether it's a normal task, a plot task, or a challenge task.

  After hesitating for a moment, Yang Lei still chose the ordinary task.

  This ordinary task card requires the least points, and the plot task requires the most points.

  One of the ordinary task cards now requires 1,000 points, while the plot task card requires 30,000 points, and the challenge task card requires 10,000 points.

  Spent 1,000 points to exchange for a common task card.

  "Ding, has the player enabled the quest card?"

  "Open."

  "Ding, assassination mission started. Mission level: A-level. Mission requirements: Assassinate the Golden Killer of Tianxing Building. Rewards will be determined based on completion degree, which can be divided into: General, Good, and Perfect. (Note: The higher the completion degree, the higher the rewards obtained.) Mission failure, punishment unknown."

  The task has also changed, which makes Yang Lei very depressed. The reward is unknown and the punishment for failure is also unknown.

  Since the task is to intercept the gold medal killer, it means that this time Tianxing Building has sent a gold medal killer. The cultivation of the silver medal killers they sent before has already reached the fourth stage of Wu Huang, so what about the gold medal killer? Wouldn't their cultivation possibly reach the level of Wu Emperor?

  A Martial Emperor-level assassin. Yang Lian's brow furrowed, this Martial Emperor-level assassin was not easy to deal with, so he could only use the Stormy Rain Lotus Needle.

  Yang Lei himself knew that relying too heavily on the Stormy Raindrop Needle would be detrimental to his own cultivation, but his current abilities were too weak. Having only just reached the Wu Wang Da Yuan Man stage, he had no chance of winning in a fight against someone at the Wu Di level, so he could only rely on the Stormy Raindrop Needle.

  Of course, if Yang Lei didn't use the Violent Raindrop Needle, he had another choice, which was to use the Great Strength Golden Emblem, increasing his combat strength by a hundredfold. However, this was something that Yang Lei himself couldn't bear to part with. As a joke, this Great Strength Golden Emblem was his last resort for preserving his life, used to deal with Martial Saints of the same level.

  If he uses the Great Power Vajra Symbol this time, and next time switches to an even more powerful killer move, wouldn't he be in trouble? So Yang Lei absolutely won't easily use the Great Power Vajra Symbol, especially when his opponent's cultivation hasn't reached the Martial Saint level. The Great Power Vajra Symbol isn't something you can buy at a market, nor is there anywhere to exchange it for, and he can't even make one himself - he only has this one card, and once it's used up, it's gone.

  Maybe I can think of other ways, and the rainstorm pear flower needle is also very expensive.

  But if I don't use the Rainstorm Lihua Needle, can I still win? If Bai Suzhen wakes up, it would be great. After all, she is a Martial Saint-level expert and should have no problem dealing with just one Martial Emperor.

  Go find someone for help?

  This is a good way, but unfortunately, his cheap master Zhang Yi has already left Kyoto to return to the Wuji Gate, and returned to the Weiwu Wangfu. It's a joke that he would go back to live there again, losing face.

  Then who?

  As he thought about it, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Yang Lei's mind - ancient, yes, that was it, ancient.

  The old man's cultivation was unfathomable, and a small golden token killer was absolutely nothing to him. Moreover, he could ask the old man for advice on his own cultivation, and now Yang Lü felt that he had been stuck in the Wu Wang Da Yuan Man realm. Of course, he could also level up by killing monsters, but if he broke through this bottleneck, he might gain unexpected benefits. After all, since he started cultivating, he had never broken through such a bottleneck with his own ability, and always relied on killing monsters to gain experience points to upgrade.

  If possible, try to see how this effect is, of course, if you can't break through today, but one hit kill that gold medal killer, it will definitely boost the level, break through the Martial King's Great Perfection, enter the Martial Emperor Realm, and at that time your own strength will have another huge boost.

  Moreover, the Xuan Yuan Secret has now reached the verge of a breakthrough, seemingly able to break through at any moment, but it always fails to do so. This leaves Yang Lei feeling quite helpless, always just a tiny bit short, only needing a slight touch to break through. Perhaps he can go seek help from an ancient place, allowing himself to break through the current bottleneck.