Chapter 28: The Battle for the Mission

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The task list refreshed.

Hong Luan was about to claim the "Warming the Bed" task when she was shocked to discover that Chu Lingyun had beaten her to it, claiming the task ahead of time.

Not only that.

All the tasks related to Chen Xuan's daily life had been claimed solely by Chu Lingyun.

She didn’t leave any for her.

“What’s going on?” Li Rou, unaware of the situation, asked in confusion as she saw Hong Luan stunned.

“She took all the tasks,” Hong Luan replied.

“What?” Li Rou was astonished. Chu Lingyun had claimed all the tasks, so how was she supposed to earn contribution points? She said, “Lingyun, we urgently need contribution points now. Can you give us a few tasks?”

“Why should I give you tasks I snatched myself?” Chu Lingyun sneered. “If you want tasks, go grab them yourself.”

Hmph.

Yesterday, she had taken the warming the bed task while I was away, and now she expected me to hand over tasks to her?

Not a chance.

Didn’t she know that only I could warm the bed for Master?

Master could only belong to me.

Without looking back, she left.

“You!” Li Rou wanted to say something more, but Hong Luan held her back with a hand.

“Granny, forget it. We’ll come back tomorrow,” Hong Luan said, having begun to understand why Chu Lingyun harbored hostility toward her.

But as an empress, Hong Luan’s personality matched her regal appearance: she didn’t like to lose.

If Chu Lingyun wanted to compete, then so be it.

That night.

“Eh? Why is it Lingyun?” Chen Xuan looked curiously at the girl warming the bed.

Chu Lingyun knew why Chen Xuan asked and replied, “Master, I returned late yesterday. From now on, it will be me.”

“Oh,” Chen Xuan nodded without the slightest concern.

No matter who it was,

as long as they could help improve his cultivation, it was fine.

The next day.

Another notification appeared before Chen Xuan.

[Ding, Chu Lingyun warmed the bed for the host, reward: 50 years of cultivation]

[Ding, disciple completed a task, reward: 500 filial piety points]

“?” Chen Xuan was surprised. “Who went to do a task this early, and it’s a big one worth 500 contribution points?”

News about the Task Hall, Scripture Pavilion, and Treasure Pavilion had spread throughout the Xuandan Sect, so disciples were completing tasks daily.

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However, most were basic tasks—

sweeping floors, clearing out monsters, and the like.

Tasks worth 500 points were rare; only yesterday and today had such a big one appeared.

“Forget it, I won’t dig deeper. As long as there are filial piety points, that’s good enough.”

He shook his head and continued to delve deeper into the “Dragon Yuan Cosmic Technique.”

Chu Lingyun rushed to the Task Hall.

She had memorized the task refresh time and had to snatch tasks before Hong Luan could claim them.

But when she arrived, Hong Luan was already there waiting.

“Senior sister, this time let’s just see who claims the tasks faster,” Hong Luan said proactively. Yesterday, she hadn’t known Chu Lingyun wanted to claim tasks and lost first.

But today, she wouldn’t lose again.

“Bring it on,” Chu Lingyun retorted without backing down.

Luo Hao had just come out of seclusion. He had been cultivating the “Celestial Evolution Dragon Elephant Technique” Chen Xuan had given him and was progressing rapidly, though his resources were nearly depleted.

He happened to hear the sect had opened the Task Hall where contribution points could be earned and exchanged at the Treasure Pavilion for weapons, spiritual treasures, elixirs, and cultivation resources.

“Senior sisters, you’re both here too,” Luo Hao greeted them.

Chu Lingyun and Hong Luan ignored him, their full attention fixed on a golden task list.

Curious, he looked over and saw the tasks.

“Warming the bed? Massage?” Luo Hao twitched at the corners of his mouth. Were his senior sisters really competing over this?

500 contribution points.

Too bad; if he warmed the bed for Master, Master probably wouldn’t agree.

He could only envy them.

However, he noticed a particularly special task on the list.

[Help the Sect Leader find the Immortal’s Tomb]

Reward: 10,000 contribution points.

“Immortal’s Tomb?” Luo Hao scratched his head. Ten thousand contribution points—completing that task would provide enough cultivation resources for a year or even several years.

And this task had no time limit.

He decided to claim it first.

“Senior sisters, could you let me through?” Luo Hao asked Hong Luan and Chu Lingyun, who were blocking his way to the task list.

They still ignored him.

“How strange?” Luo Hao was about to say more.

Suddenly, Chu Lingyun and Hong Luan tensed up simultaneously. Each grasped their task jade pendants and reached for the top task on the golden list.

Luo Hao looked closely.

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It was the words “Warming the Bed.”

Hong Luan, having reached the Foundation Establishment stage, was faster than Chu Lingyun and was about to claim the task first.

Chu Lingyun’s heart raced.

The task must not fall to Hong Luan.

She reached out and pushed Hong Luan.

Hong Luan swiftly turned her delicate body and pushed back at Chu Lingyun.

Hong Luan was at the Foundation Establishment stage, cultivating a Sacred Grade Lower Technique, while Chu Lingyun had been cultivating less than a month. Despite her exceptional talent, she was only at the Mid Qi Refinement stage.

She couldn’t react in time to Hong Luan’s move.

After being pushed back several steps,

Hong Luan successfully claimed the “Warming the Bed” task.

“Senior sister, I’ll take this task first. You keep trying tomorrow,” Hong Luan said proudly, glancing at Chu Lingyun before turning away.

Chu Lingyun’s face turned pale.

She knew that with her current cultivation, even if she tried again tomorrow, she wouldn’t be able to snatch the task from Hong Luan.

Luo Hao watched nearby, sweating profusely.

Master really was charming—his two senior sisters actually fought over the warming the bed task.

The next day, Chu Lingyun and Hong Luan gathered again at the Task Hall.

Yesterday, Chu Lingyun had seen Hong Luan enter Chen Xuan’s room with her own eyes, filling her with bitter frustration. She wanted to try again today.

But as expected,

she lost once more.

“Senior sister, I advise you to focus on cultivation instead of always clinging to Master,” Hong Luan sincerely advised.

She could see Chu Lingyun’s talent was not inferior to hers,

but her cultivation time was too short.

If she kept putting all her thoughts on Chen Xuan, her cultivation would only fall further behind.

Chu Lingyun collapsed to the ground, watching helplessly as Hong Luan claimed the task once again.

Her heart was filled with unbearable resentment.

She felt so useless—why couldn’t she be stronger? Then Hong Luan wouldn’t be able to snatch the task of warming Master’s bed from her hands.

“Cultivation!” Chu Lingyun clenched her fists tightly. “I will definitely improve my cultivation and surpass Hong Luan!”

She did not seek out Chen Xuan.

She knew that given their relationship, if she pleaded with Chen Xuan, the warming the bed task would still be hers.

But that would tarnish Chen Xuan’s impression of her.

She did not want her image in Chen Xuan’s eyes to suffer any blemish.

She went to the training room.

She wanted to reclaim everything she had lost through her own strength.

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