My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange
Chapter 570 - 499 Task Attempt

Chapter 570: Chapter 499 Task Attempt

With Wang Zijia’s words, the light screens around him quickly extinguished, leaving less than a hundred in a moment.

"Subtract the royal family, the surrounding large clans, sects, and so on. Targets in the clan with an Infant God."

As Wang Zijia’s words fell, more than half of the light screens went dark again.

"Exclude those who do not have Infant God cultivation methods, those who don’t have enough Tao Law Chapters to break through to the Infant God, and those who don’t have enough accumulated value."

The other conditions were tolerable, but the first two almost exclusively narrowed down to small factions or independent cultivators.

It was already difficult enough for such people to cultivate to the level of Perfected Ones, let alone possessing a fourth-grade cultivation method. These were just too few and far between.

Therefore, after Wang Zijia’s third set of words, the left light screens were significantly fewer, and in a moment, only five remained.

Name: Guan Yanxia

Gender: Female

Cultivation: Perfected Peak

Dao cultivation: Six hundred years (40,000,000/40,000,000)

Cultivation Method: Painting Saint Spirit Technique (Grade Four)

Spells: Painting Spirit Binding God, Painting Spirit Dispatch General Series, Painting Scroll Spirit World Life Artifact Series······

Transferable value: 48.76 million.

Identity: One of the six major houses of the top ten families in Changbao where the Infant Gods have perished. Currently co-controls Yangping Mansion with the Qian family, and barely has some skills of the Infant Gods by means of the magic treasures of the painting Dao.

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Name: Zhuo Xiaokuan

Gender: Male

Cultivation: Perfected Peak

Dao cultivation: Six hundred years (40,000,000/40,000,000)

Cultivation Method: Plague Monarch Immortal Scripture (Grade 4, incomplete)

Spells: Witch Spirit Nine Methods, Raising Gu Technique, Spirit Poison Technique······

Transferable value: 63.92 million.

Identity: A famous Heterodox Dao independent cultivator in Changbao. He established a mysterious underground faction years ago, used it to set up a black market, and sold stolen goods and information.

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Those who had come to attend Wang Zijia’s Infant God celebration were already the best figures in the cultivation world of Changbao.

After being heavily selected by Wang Zijia, these five show various degrees of potential for a breakthrough to the Infant God.

Of course, such a possibility was actually not high.

Out of tens of thousands of Perfected Ones in Wanyu, the majority could cultivate to the peak of Perfected Ones, hence possessing the premise for a breakthrough.

But even as chosen ones of the Great Clan’s Holy Land, cultivating for three to five hundred years, the chance of breaking through the Infant God was less than one in a hundred.

As for outside independent cultivators and small factions, the chance was even lower.

It was so low that the probability was almost zero!

The main reason being, they lacked spiritual objects, Dao inheritances, and fortuitous encounters. Challenging a breakthrough to the Infant God in such a situation was akin to hitting the jackpot.

It was also highly possible for them to barely make it, but then be unable to withstand the Thunder Tribulation, hence becoming trash!

Looking at the information of the five individuals, Wang Zijia pondered.

At present, he didn’t have any clear ideas about the task of stirring up the Devil Gate and Changbao, so he planned to first try the two routes he had thought of before.

One was to continuously elevate Chu Jiefu’s prestige until it peaked, find an excuse to go to the Devil Gate and kill the young ones, which would influence the public opinion of Daqian and the Devil Gate. This would require some time to incubate. It would probably take several years.

The second was targeting these existing people······

While thinking, Wang Zijia fixed his gaze on Zhuo Xiaokuan, this Perfected One of the Heterodox Dao.

Even when compared with others in the Heterodox Dao, this person was reasonably righteous and didn’t enjoy killing innocents. But being able to cultivate witchcraft, Gu Dao, and poison techniques to such a level meant he must have harmed many people.

However, Wang Zijia not only accepted Kuang Weiping, a cannibal, but also believed that this Heterodox Dao cultivator was already relatively good!

"You it is. As a sorcerer of the Heterodox Dao who cultivates witchcraft, poison techniques, and Gu Dao, your ability to protect yourself and create chaos must be outstanding, which makes you the most suitable as my first experimental target!"

"I hope you can give me a pleasant surprise. Hopefully in one shot you will create a great uproar!"

As Wang Zijia murmured, he sat down cross-legged.

His Infant God form emerged, and the Skin Demon instrument body appeared and began to rapidly transform.

The handsome visage constantly morphed until it turned into a youth with a completely different style.

The youth appeared to be in his twenties, yet he didn’t seem immature. Instead, he seemed very mature.

Dressed in a green robe, he emanated an air of Confucian elegance.

The lines of his face showcased determination without lacking in softness, making him extraordinarily handsome. He stood at 1.89 meters tall, his physique robust without looking overly muscular or fierce. Everything about him was just perfect.

His clear black and white eyes held a touch of vicissitudes that were not supposed to belong to his age.

The bright black eyes were like an abyss, that could make people fall in at first glance, making it difficult for one to distract themselves.

The breath of time was clearly displayed on him, but it did not leave any ’traces’.

A unique aura and rhythm emerged from the youth, like the vicissitudes and weight of history, leaving a deep impression on anyone who laid eyes on him.

After he had transformed to look like Yun Zhongzi, he carefully inspected himself for a moment before Wang Zijia picked up the book and took a step forward.

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Changbao Capital, in an inconspicuous alley among the common folk.

Zhuo Xiaokuan seemed like an ordinary elderly man, absent-mindedly cooling off in the alley, his mind full of the scenes of spells performed by a few God Monarchs half a month ago.

"Alas······God Monarch!"

It was a long moment before Zhuo Xiaokuan let out a deep sigh.

Despite already being at the pinnacle of the Perfected Level, seemingly just one step away from becoming a God Monarch, only at his level could he understand just how vast the distance that seemed like a single step truly was.

It was almost as insurmountable as separating heaven and earth!

Before he could do anything, in the next moment, he found himself lost in a daze.

By the time he regained his senses, the scenery around him had completely changed. During this process, he had been blissfully unaware.

He looked around in horror, seeing an endless ocean, peculiar islands, a mountain peak with an ancient fairy palace standing atop it, and a giant stele next to him inscribed with the word ’Penglai’.

Next to it were smaller characters: ’Enter Penglai, change your mortal body. Shed your mortal shell, ascend to immortality in the remaining life.’

At the same moment, the corresponding information about Penglai, its rules, chosen ones and so on, automatically appeared in his mind, giving him a preliminary understanding of Penglai.

"This······this······an ancient secret realm?!!"

The next moment, he lifted his head sharply, staring at the fairy palace in front of him.

Just then, the main gate of the palace was slowly pushed open, revealing a silver vortex.

Watching this scene, instead of panicking, Zhuo Xiaokuan was surprisingly composed and somewhat expectant and nervous.

Only those with high cultivation would truly appreciate what a spectacular feat this was.

Since he could be involuntarily summoned here without realizing it, killing him would be a piece of cake.

As a Heterodox Dao monk, he knew all too well that under such circumstances, the opponent could easily kill him without him even realizing it!

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Zhuo Xiaokuan took a deep breath and stepped directly into the vortex.

Passing through the silver vortex at the main gate, a faint wave of spatial fluctuation washed over him.

The next moment, a massive container came into view.

"Another fortunate one, huh? Ah, you came in through a task?" A voice, not exactly aged but exuding a sense of vicissitude, rang out.

Coming to his senses slightly, Zhuo Xiaokuan saw Yun Zhongzi sitting in front of the container counter and immediately greeted him, "Greetings, senior!"

"There’s no need for formalities, I am Yun Zhongzi, the shopkeeper of Penglai." Yun Zhongzi responded calmly.

On hearing this, Zhuo Xiaokuan, who was somewhat impatient, looked at Yun Zhongzi, who looked like an ancient Immortal banished to the mortal realm, and asked, "Senior, is it true that Penglai can exchange anything?"

"Of course!" Yun Zhongzi nodded nonchalantly. "But your entry method is different. You’re not a Penglai Fortunate One yet."

Zhuo Xiaokuan had related updates in the rules in his mind.

There were two ways to enter Penglai: Some people with great fortune and fate would coincidentally enter Penglai and become Fortunate Ones.

There was also a task entry method, which was a recent update!

"Unlike the ordinary method of direct exchange upon entry, with a task entry, you need to complete the task before you can attain the status of a Primary Fortunate One. However, the good thing is, you can choose the reward of your first task and you can even claim it in advance."

"Of course, if you do not wish to be a Penglai Fortunate One, you can turn around and leave. Today’s events will be forgotten, and your connection to Penglai will be severed forever!"

"I am willing, I am willing!" Hearing Yun Zhongzi’s vicissitudinous words, Zhuo Xiaokuan instinctively said, "May I inquire about the task?"

Yun Zhongzi shook his head, saying, "That depends on the task reward you choose. Generally, the Immortal Palace will generate a task based on your current world and environment."

"What you should know is, the meaning of entry tasks is to give those without great fate a heavenly opportunity to enter Penglai."

"And the thing you seek will to a certain extent determine the difficulty level of the task. Of course, it’s not absolute, even if you only seek a Spirit Essence, high-level tasks might still be generated. After all, this is a path opened by the Immortal Palace for those lacking fate."

Zhuo Xiaokuan fell silent for a while after hearing this, then he asked, "Senior, did you say that the reward for the starter task can be claimed in advance?"

"Exactly! However, normally, if you fail to complete the task, everything will be forgotten and you will return to being one of the myriad creatures. But, if you claim the reward in advance, the price of failure is something you can’t afford," Yun Zhongzi cautioned kindly.

"Then...may I ask for the Infant God Spirit Essence..." He originally planned to ask for the Spirit Essence to facilitate an Infant God breakthrough, but as he spoke, a brilliant idea suddenly struck him. If anything can be exchanged, then doesn’t that mean...

"May I ask for...the attainment of Infant God cultivation?"

The difference between the two was immense.

Yun Zhongzi let out a rare, faint smile, saying, "Sly as a fox! But it’s perfectly feasible indeed."

As Yun Zhongzi spoke, Zhuo Xiaokuan was overjoyed, and in front of him, a screen of light suddenly flickered and displayed some information.

The runes on the screen were dancing, as if calculating something.

Seeing this, Zhuo Xiaokuan focused intently, watching nervously. After a moment, the characters on the screen gathered together, and a piece of information floated up.

Task: Exorcising Demons

Reward: Infant God Cultivation

Introduction: Shen Hong Realm is enveloped in Tribulation Qi, weapons are on the rise, and turmoil is emerging everywhere. The Spirit Suppressing Realm, where you currently reside, has begun to show signs of chaos.

Please join in the demon exorcising as a Righteous Path cultivator.

As you belong to the Gu Dao lineage, the way of exorcising demons is not restricted. You may choose to join the Profound Sect Orthodox School or go to the Devil Gate to stir up the situation.

Requirement: This is a Special Fate Task. The decision whether you succeed or fail in your task doesn’t absolutely depend on the number of demons exorcised, but the amount of special fate you gain from stirring up the situation at the Devil Gate.

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