Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]

Chapter 535: Tasks

The tasks hall was a large building near the city gate.

When Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan arrived, the hall was crowded and the atmosphere was lively.

"I heard there are level thirteen immortal monsters in the recently discovered unknown area." Someone whispered.

"Not just immortal monsters, there are also level thirteen demon plants." Another said.

"This kind of unknown area will attract great immortal realm cultivators. We should stay away."

"There are fewer than one hundred great immortal realm cultivators in the lower Heaven. I don’t think they will prevent us from entering the unknown area."

"They may not stop us but do you dare to take the risk?" A female cultivator argued and the surrounding people fell silent.

She was right!

Although the great immortal realm cultivators would not stop lower realm cultivators from entering the unknown area, they would also not think twice about killing them because of a treasure.

Most importantly, if the great immortal realm cultivators fought amongst themselves, the nearby people would suffer and may even lose their lives.

[They are talking about the monster forest we ascended to.] Shen Xu said and Zhen Yuan nodded.

[It doesn’t matter. We already got the best treasure in that unknown area.] He said and the double raised an eyebrow.

[The boiling blood pool?] He asked and Zhen Yuan nodded.

Unknown areas were blessed places that occasionally appeared in the immortal realm.

Unlike secret realms, the unknown places did not have opening and closing times.

Most importantly, they did not disappear after all the treasures were taken away. Instead, they integrated into the immortal realm, becoming part of the world.

’No wonder the immortal realm is always expanding.’ Shen Xu thought when he recalled the peculiarity of the unknown areas.

"Let’s see which tasks are in the west." Zhen Yuan reminded, took the doubles hand and walked towards the task screen.

Looking at the screen, Shen Xu thought of screen projections in the modern world and subconsciously smiled.

"What’s funny?" Zhen Yuan asked.

[I was just marvelling at how modern people and cultivators have achieved the same outcome using different methods.] He said and briefly explained about modern projectors.

"Human creativity is limitless." Zhen Yuan said and the double nodded.

The task screen was divided into two panels.

At a glance, the first panel was for tasks within and around Fu’an town.

As for the second, it was for tasks that required long-distance travel.

Fortunately, the tasks hall was a unified force in the immortal realm, and because of this, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan could see the tasks issued in other cities.

"Deliver one hundred branches of the five-petal blue stock." Shen Xu read and narrowed his eyes.

"The task was issued in Hefei city. It’s on our way." He continued and Zhen Yuan hummed before speaking.

"The five-petal blue stock only grows in Haihua Valley which is three towns East of Fu’an town." He said.

Shen Xu frowned when he heard this.

After all, their goal was in the west and going east was contrary to their intention.

"Let’s check the reward first." Zhen Yuan said and began reading the accompanying information.

"The task must be completed within fifty years and the flowers must be fresh and well-preserved. The reward is one million immortal stones and one litre of midnight bluebells dew." He read and Shen Xu couldn’t help but be excited.

Bluebells were not rare in the cultivation world, let alone the immortal realm.

However, midnight bluebells were rare and their dew was a precious material for brewing wine and cooking some delicacies.

"It’s a worthy reward." The double said and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"Haihua Valley is not too out of the way. We can go." He said.

"Okay." Shen Xu nodded and smiled.

That said, the two didn’t immediately leave the task hall.

Instead, they perused the task screen and discovered another task that was suitable for their situation.

In addition to the five-petal blue stock task, they took an escort mission but the journey wouldn’t start until five months later.

After registering the tasks, the two left the task building and went to prepare.

"The escort mission will start in Bozhou town which is near Haihua Valley. We can go there directly after collecting the one hundred branches of five-petal blue stock." Zhen Yuan said and the double nodded.

"It seems we will have to give up our initial plan for the time being." He said.

"It won’t be too late to travel around after reaching Suzhou." Zhen Yuan said.

Suzhou was a tier one city and it was the most prosperous region in the lower heaven.

Most importantly, it was geographically located at the centre of the immortal realm, hence was the intersection between the southern, northern, eastern, and western regions.

After shopping, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu didn’t linger in Fu’an town.

Instead, they teleported to Bozhou town and after registering with the task issuer, they left for Haihua Valley.

Seventeen days passed in the blink of an eye and the two finally arrived at the entrance of Haihua Valley.

Although called a Valley, Haihua Valley was actually a monster mountain range.

After arriving, the two shrunk their ship and put it away before entering the mountain.

"It’s unfortunate that we don’t know the exact location of the five-petal blue stock flowers." Shen Xu said and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"It would be good if we found a patch of them instead of finding one at a time." He said.

Shen Xu nodded when he heard this.

However, he wasn’t too worried because Zhen Yuan; a lucky person, was there with him.

"The five-petal blue stock flowers are probably in the depths of the mountain." Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu raised an eyebrow.

"How do you figure?" He asked.

"The task wouldn’t have been issued if the flowers were easy to get." He replied and the double immediately understood.

Heifei town and Haihua Valley were hundreds of thousands of kilometres apart.

However, all tier one, tier two, and tier three cities in the immortal realm had teleportation arrays.

Because of this, teleporting to and from Heifei town was an easy task.

Considering that the flowers weren’t even available in shops near Haihua valley, Zhen Yuan concluded that they weren’t easy to get in the first place.

Four days passed in the blink of an eye.

During that time, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan searched the outer edges of Haihua Valley but didn’t find a single stalk of five-petal blue stock flowers.

"As expected. We have to go deeper." Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu nodded.

After that, the two choose a path and began walking towards the depths of haihua Valley.

On this day, the two had just killed a level eleven hoofed bear and were preparing to roast it when they heard noise.

A moment later, five cultivators walked into the clearing and stopped several metres from the two.

"Is there something?" Shen Xu asked, looking at the five.

On careful look, he noticed that four were true immortal realm cultivators, while the fifth was a heaven immortal.

"Fellow immortals, we heard a commotion and came to look." The heaven immortal realm cultivator said.

"My partner and I encountered a hoofed bear. We were just about to roast it." The double said, pointing at the bear.

"We have also killed a few immortal monsters. Do you mind if we sit together?" The man asked, surprising Shen Xu but the double didn’t refuse.

After all, he was a peak-stage heaven immortal, and Zhen Yuan was a peak-stage great immortal.

Even if the other side was plotting something, the two weren’t worried that they couldn’t deal with it.

While the five were setting up, Zhen Yuan lit a fire and Shen Xu prepared the monster meat

Soon after, he skewered several portions and placed them on the roaring fire.

"Fellow immortals seem accustomed to roasting meat. Have you been in the Valley for long?" The opponent asked and Shen Xu smiled before speaking.

"We have been here for less than a month. What about the fellow immortals?" He asked.

"It’s been two years since we entered the mountain." The man said and quickly continued.

"My name is Song Kai and these are my clan brothers and sisters." He said and began pointing.

"Song Fang, Song Wei, Song Nian’an and Song Yi."

"It’s nice to meet you." Shen Xu said and also introduced himself.

"I am Shen Xu and my partner is Zhen Yuan." He said.

The group talked while cooking and before long, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan learned that the other side had come to Haihua Valley to search for cultivation resources for the younger siblings.

Unfortunately, after searching for two years, they had only found some immortal grasses, monsters, and fruits.

"I am afraid that we will have to go deeper if we want to find good resources." Song Kai said with a worried expression.

"We impulsively came to Haihua Valley without knowing anything." Shen Xu said and quickly continued.

"Are the depths dangerous?" He asked and the five couldn’t help but be surprised.

"Fellow immortal Shen, don’t you know there is a half-step, level fourteen, two-winged tiger in the depths?" Song Kai asked.