NOVPUBSeveral days have passed since Feng Xue left the Blood Moon Pavilion and started her new life as Xue, the Sacred Sakura’s disciple.
Xue was originally only going to be the guest, but she became a disciple instead because of Miko’s influences.
Mingyue was the only one who remained as a guest. Regardless, she also changed her Blood Moon Saintess Robe to one that resembled the Sacred Sakura disciple.
The day was bright and cool. Calm enveloped Sacred Mountain, but crowds had already gathered at the 7th Great Mountain’s peak.
In the past week, the disciples and forest dwellers tried their best to build several new facilities according to the shrine priestess’ request. Yet, the Sacred Sakura Goddess used her divine power to build several facilities in the instant right after she returned.
One of them was the Quest Pavilion on the 7th Great Mountain, northeast of the Sacred Mountain.
The Sacred Sakura disciples, forest dwellers, mages under Alicia, emissaries from the Elysion Church, and representatives from the Temple of Law gathered for an event that everyone was looking forward to.
"With this, the Quest Pavilion officially opens." Miko closed her speech and cut the ribbon at the entrance to the Quest Pavilion.
Thunderous applause welcomed the inauguration of one of the main facilities created by the Supreme Goddess. Many other buildings have been built in other Great Mountains, and everyone looked forward to the inauguration of other facilities.
However, their focus right now remained at the Quest Pavilion.
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"Hehe, I can collect more credits with this. The Sacred Priestess and Sakura-chan don’t need to take the trouble to give the quests directly because this Quest Pavilion will make things easier for everyone." Bai Yuchen rubbed his hands with a crafty smile on his face.
"Hey, junior. It would be best if you read the rules first. You’re so passionate here. Let me guess, you just went bankrupt after spending your merit points, right?" The nearby senior pointed his thumb toward the rules board.
"Hehe, yes... I bought a lot of things from Sakura Shop. I only have less than a hundred merit points now." Bai Yuchen rubbed his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
He received a special task and help from the core disciples during his entry test, but he became poor again. He had to earn more points and resources as soon as possible.
"Hiss, then good luck. I received a third-grade card, so I’m going to go upstairs." The kind senior patted Bai Yuchen’s back before going upstairs.
"..." Bai Yuchen looked at his card. It instantly appeared in his hand the moment he entered the Quest Pavilion.
Everyone else got their own card as well, but he was wondering about why his card was in fifth grade.
The Quest Pavilion had five floors. The first floor was for the juniors, and it probably held the ordinary quests. His fifth-grade card could only grant him the first floor’s quests. To go upstairs, he had to raise his grade!
"Never mind, even the ordinary quests can also bring wealth. There are even some seniors in fourth and third-grade cards here." Bai Yuchen clenched his fist with burning enthusiasm. He immediately went to the quest boards to check the quest he was going to take.
However, he was surprised because each quest had the minimum requirements, especially a team of at least three people. However, he usually carried out missions alone for effectiveness!
The quest plaques displayed the rewards, rough objectives, and requirements. As for the details, they had to receive the quest and be inspected by the Quest Pavilion’s mechanism to ensure the participants met the minimum requirements.
"Fellow disciple, are you a vanguard? We need a vanguard for this nice quest. The reward is tempting, but the requirements are quite a lot." A senior sister called out from behind.
Bai Yuchen turned around and pointed at his face while looking at the quest plaque in this senior sister’s hand, especially the reward list.
He then checked the people behind this senior sister. There were already five people.
"Err, junior brother? Are you okay?" The senior sister felt a bit confused as this junior went into silence for a few seconds.
"Haha, yes, you found the right person, senior sister. I am an all-round vanguard. You may not know, but I was once a vanguard on Senior Azrael’s team. This quest needs at least seven people in various classes. This is clearly not a simple one. So, how about the prize distribution?" Bai Yuchen immediately promoted himself proudly.
"Then, it’s wonderful! Let’s go to the receptionist’s desk to take this mission. We’ll talk about it there." The senior sister pulled the hem of Bai Yuchen’s sleeve and then left with her team.
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"..." Feng Xue looked at the Sacred Sakura disciples with some thoughts in mind.
Those requirements were listed to ensure the disciples could complete their quests safely. Apart from that, she wondered why the disciples looked so familiar and friendly to each other.
It was much different from the Blood Moon Pavilion. The Mission Pavilion over there was akin to a competition lucky hall, and there were no such requirements for each quest.
The disciples would scramble to find a good quest. The risk of death was considered high because they went on dangerous missions with inadequate teams.
However, Sacred Sakura treated their people like valuable people and assets. Based on rumors, Sacred Sakura would never let any casualties befall their people.
"Sister, our merit point is zero. We also need to complete the quest to get something at the Sakura Shop. By the way, what grade are you in?" Mingyue tried to peek at her eldest sister’s card.
"That’s a 2nd grade card. We can go up to the fourth floor. But... you only have a guest card. What do you want to do? Is there anything you want to buy at the Sakura Shop?" Feng Xue showed her card. She was curious as to why Mingyue’s eyes sparked.
"Hehe~ I’m the special guest. I can’t take any mission, but I can cling to you. Did you know I met Sakura-chan yesterday, and she told me something surprising." Mingyue looked left and right, then covered her mouth and whispered near her sister’s ear.
"!?" Feng Xue was shocked. She looked at her little sister’s face to ensure something. "Is that true? We can even request a divine artifact? Sacred Sakura is so generous. Even the Deities may not be able to have a divine treasure in their lifetime..."
"Yup, Sacred Sakura is that powerful. You’re lucky, sister."
"Then, why don’t you follow me and join Sacred Sakura?"
"I’m still not ready... Let me cling to you for now, sister. It would be betraying the sect, but my father would probably force me to become a spy. I’m still confused, and Miko hasn’t invited me either..." Mingyue tapped her fingers together, feeling hesitant and uncertain.
Feng Xue replied with a nod, then asked Mingyue to wait as she had to take a quest upstairs. She went with five of her servants, leaving one to accompany Mingyue.
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Minyue glanced at her eldest sister’s servant leader, Ling Guang, a few times, but they didn’t say anything for a few seconds.
"Miss, may I know what you did to those two servants?" Ling Guang opened the conversation as she knew Mingyue wanted to chat.
"They are outsiders in this complicated matter. I don’t want to see them anymore, and Miko helped me to send them back to the Scarlet Domain Secret Realm’s entrance." Mingyue heaved a subtle sigh.
"Miss, this may seem a bit rude. Even though you appear to have a choice, your fate will be sealed once you return. Lady Xue won’t let you return to that place again, no matter what." Ling Guang grasped her hand and spoke with a soft tone of concern.
"I know. If it wasn’t for the Immortal Blood’s backlash... Sister Xue would have kidnapped me to the Caelum World and ensured I wouldn’t be able to return to the Terra World."
"Then, you at least know that she is ready to be hated by you and become the Blood Moon’s traitor as long as it will ensure your safety."
"Yeah, but Miko helped us. We just need to punish my father and make him change into a good person."
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Ling Guang spoke no more as she did not want to offend Saintess Mingyue further. Mingyue was still under the delusion that the Blood Moon Sovereign would change. Still, it was impossible since everything had been taking place for so long.
They were just lucky to escape and receive the Sacred Sakura’s favor. Otherwise, Feng Xue and Feng Mingyue could only suffer the same tragic fate similar to the other talented daughters of the Feng Clan.
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"Huh?" Bai Yuchen was stunned when he found the Blood Moon Saintess present in the lobby. She was clearly not a Sacred Sakura disciple, but she could enter this Quest Pavilion.
"I heard she is our master’s special guest. Due to family matters, she will stay here with her eldest sister. However, her eldest sister has already become Sacred Sakura’s disciple yesterday." The nearby muscular senior shared his knowledge confidently.
"Oh, so that’s how it is... isn’t it dangerous to groom an outsider?" Bai Yuchen squinted his eyes.
"It’s complicated matters. I heard the Blood Empress was almost framed to her death because of the Blood Moon Palace’s plots. The Sacred Sakura fleet happened to pass by and saved them. After that, she left the Blood Moon Pavilion to serve our Goddess Master. Our Goddess Master also personally welcomes them." The team leader twirled a strand of her hair.
"Well, our Goddess Master granted them the privilege then. Let’s not bother with it. Hey, seniors... what if we form a quest team? We need a cool name." Bai Yuchen suddenly proposed an idea.
"That’s good, but we need to get to know each other better as a team first. Let’s continue this conversation on our journey." The team leader agreed with the idea. She and her team immediately left the Quest Pavilion to carry out their quest.
