Chapter 407 Accepting the mission

Ye Changsheng was extremely grateful and carefully put away the Heaven-Swallowing Gourd.

He thought for a moment, took out six crystal clear fruits from the storage bag, and handed them to Lai Wenchang respectfully: "Second Senior Brother, these are three Yunmeng White Pears and three Immortal Root Fruits. This is a little gift from my junior brother. I hope you will not refuse it."

Lai Wenchang's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Good boy, you actually have such a rare spiritual fruit. Since it is your intention, I will not refuse it."

As he said, he took the spiritual fruit and carefully put it away.

In the next three months, Lai Wenchang accompanied Ye Changsheng in his practice and guided him in his difficulties in practice.

During this period, Ye Changsheng's cultivation has made considerable progress.

Three months later, Lai Wenchang said goodbye and left, and Ye Changsheng reluctantly said goodbye to his second senior brother.

After seeing Lai Wenchang off, Ye Changsheng suddenly remembered the instructions of his master Chu Yuji.

He thought to himself: "I have been promoted to the Dao Court for forty years. The Dayuan Xiuxian Alliance must recruit me and several ladies again. Instead of waiting passively, it is better to take the initiative and choose the right task."

Thinking of this, Ye Changsheng decided to contact Su Fangyuan, an old friend he met in the Jinguang Fortress. Su Fangyuan is not only a core disciple of Lingxiao Sect, the core sect of the Dayuan Xiuxian Alliance, but also the grandson of the second elder of Lingxiao Sect. He is quite important in Lingxiao Sect and even the entire Dayuan Xiuxian Alliance.

With his help, arranging tasks should not be a problem.

After making up his mind, Ye Changsheng simply packed up and set off for Lingxiao Sect. Along the way, he crossed many mountains and rivers, flew over vast plains, and finally arrived at the gate of Lingxiao Sect after a month of long journey.

At the gate, Ye Changsheng reported his name, and soon a disciple came to lead the way.

Not long after, Su Fangyuan came out to greet him in person and warmly welcomed Ye Changsheng into the door.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two came to a quiet courtyard.

Su Fangyuan personally brewed tea and said with a smile: "Brother Ye, how are you? I wonder what you are doing this time?"

Ye Changsheng was not polite and directly stated his purpose: "Brother Su, to be honest, I intend to mobilize the whole clan to participate in the war against the demon clan. I came to ask for your help and hope to arrange a task of conquering cities and territories."

Su Fangyuan heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then smiled and said: "Brother Ye is indeed well-informed and has a keen sense of smell. To be honest, the war situation has indeed reached the time for a major counterattack. Participating in the siege of cities and territories can indeed gain the greatest benefits after the war."

He pondered for a moment and continued: "How about this, you stay in Lingxiao Sect for half a month. I need time to arrange and try to give you the most suitable task."

Ye Changsheng was overjoyed and quickly stood up to thank him.

Su Fangyuan waved his hand and asked the servants to arrange a place for Ye Changsheng.

Half a month later, Su Fangyuan brought a conscription token and handed it to Ye Changsheng.

Ye Changsheng carefully checked and saw that the token recorded the location and time of the mission in detail: Arrive at the western border of Daqin Xiuxian Realm in five years, join forces with the forces of Dayuan Xiuxian Realm, and attack the territory of the demon clan.

Ye Changsheng was overjoyed and thanked Su Fangyuan again and again.

Su Fangyuan smiled and said, "Brother Ye, you are welcome. Since you and I are friends, we should help each other. But this mission is extremely dangerous, I hope Brother Ye will be more careful."

Ye Changsheng nodded solemnly, said goodbye to Su Fangyuan, and set off to return to Qinghu Peak.

Along the way, he was excited and nervous, looking forward to making achievements on the battlefield, but also worried about the dangers he was about to face.

After a month of long journey, Ye Changsheng finally returned to Qinghu Peak.

After returning to Qinghu Peak, Ye Changsheng immediately began to prepare to participate in the war against the demon clan.

He first needed to count the number of people in the Ye family who could fight.

In addition to the masters of Qinghu Peak, he also planned to mobilize the cultivators of Qingzhu Peak to join the war.

However, he had not paid attention to the situation of Qingzhu Peak for a long time, so he decided to learn about the recent situation of Qingzhu Peak first.

Ye Changsheng called the maid and ordered: "Go and call Ye Jiulong, and tell him that I have something important to discuss."

The maid took the order and left. Not long after, Ye Jiulong hurried over.

He saluted respectfully to Ye Changsheng and said: "Patriarch, what do you want to tell me?"

Ye Changsheng looked at Ye Jiulong and nodded secretly in his heart.

With his support over the years, Ye Jiulong is now a cultivator of the fifth level of Zifu, and his strength has greatly increased.

Ye Changsheng smiled and said, "Elder Jiulong, I haven't asked about the situation of Qingzhu Peak for a long time. Now please give me a detailed report."

Ye Jiulong bowed and replied, "Yes, clan leader."

He cleared his throat and began to report: "Since the head of the family achieved the Purple Mansion, our family has been promoted to the Purple Mansion family and started large-scale expansion. We have annexed many spiritual lands that were broken by the demons. Now we have eight third-level spiritual lands, 115 second-level spiritual lands, and more than 800 first-level spiritual lands."

When Ye Changsheng heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he motioned Ye Jiulong to continue.

Ye Jiulong continued, "Thanks to your decision to encourage childbirth on a large scale decades ago, the number of cultivators in our family has also increased significantly. Not counting Qinghu Peak, there are now nine Purple Mansion cultivators, more than 700 foundation-building cultivators, and more than 8,000 Qi-refining cultivators in the family."

Ye Changsheng nodded in satisfaction, and Ye Jiulong continued to report, "In addition, our family also owns more than 500 acres of third-level spiritual fields, more than 8,000 acres of second-level spiritual fields, and more than 30,000 acres of first-level spiritual fields. In terms of spiritual stone mines, we have more than 20 second-level spiritual stone mines and more than 70 first-level spiritual stone mines. There are also many spiritual gold veins, including three third-level, more than 50 second-level, and more than 300 first-level."

Ye Jiulong paused for a moment and added: "In addition, we have also developed some talisman industries, with thousands of shops and thousands of commercial routes for flying beasts of burden."

After listening to the report, Ye Changsheng nodded with satisfaction and praised: "Not bad, very good. In the years when I was not in charge, the family can have the current atmosphere, thanks to your good management!"

Ye Jiulong hurriedly said modestly: "Patriarch, you are too kind. This is the result of your wise decision. I am just following your instructions."

Ye Changsheng smiled, then his expression turned serious, and began to tell Ye Jiulong about the battle with the demon clan and the benefits of participating in the siege.

Ye Jiulong was very excited and nodded repeatedly, saying, "The clan leader is wise! This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Our family must participate vigorously!"

Ye Changsheng looked at Ye Jiulong with satisfaction and said, "Yes, you can see the interests involved. We have less than five years to prepare."

"Go down and make arrangements. I plan to bring five purple mansion cultivators from Qingzhu Peak and more foundation-building cultivators. Six hundred should be appropriate."

"As for Qi-refining cultivators, they are too easy to be injured or killed, so we won't bring them. If we can accumulate enough merits in this war, the family can obtain more sacred mountains and sacred lands."