Chương 58: Pitiful Forgotten Xiao Cai

Upon hearing Ren Qingquan's requests, I sighed. I've heard what Manager Dong said and did, but there's a clear difference between watching and doing it in person. Still, I created a screen in response to Ren Qingquan's request. [Ding! Opening temporary skinning assistance function.] After that message, I created several dashed lines and showed them to Ren Qingquan. The dashed lines indicate where Ren Qingquan needs to start cutting the beasts.

Besides that, I also used [Scan] to check the demon beasts before showing Ren Qingquan how much force and depth he needs to use when cutting certain parts. Initially, the skinning process was extremely troublesome, with several accidental cuts damaging the demon beast's hide. But after facing a few demon beasts, Ren Qingquan and I gained experience, and gradually, Ren Qingquan's movements became more fluent. While skinning, Ren Qingquan doesn't forget the main reason he came to take the butchering mission.

He often moves to the nearby area where disciples are busy killing numerous ox-like demon beasts. On average, those beasts are around the Martial Grandmaster realm, with only one or two at the Qi Refining realm. Every time those disciples kill a Qi Refining realm demon beast, Ren Qingquan gets closer to them and uses his Soul Swallowing technique before returning to his position and continuing with his work. As for turning souls into points, I took care of it.

Because the place where they killed demon beasts is only a few meters from Ren Qingquan. Although it was a bit difficult and took some time, my [Devour] can still target those locations from where Ren Qingquan is working. By evening, Ren Qingquan has gathered 10 points. It might seem small, but that's much more than what he could get from his hunt at the Endless Mountain in the Martial Arts World. In the Martial Arts world, Ren Qingquan took more than 6 months to collect 1.

000 points, which means his average daily point income is only 5 points. There's also the fact that the mountain Ren Qingquan is working at is only one of the branches of the Spirit Beast Peak. There are still a few other branches, and also the main peak itself, which definitely killed a lot more beasts. Not only that. There's also the cultivation world's wilderness, which is definitely filled to the brim with demon beasts.

The demon beasts in the sect are specially cultivated, which means they take time to grow and reach maturity. But slaughtering demon beasts in the wilderness doesn't have that problem. Once Ren Qingquan reaches a high enough level, I should remind him to start his adventure and kill demon beasts. While I was making plans for Ren Qingquan's future, Manager Dong visited him.

When he saw the processed demon beasts that Ren Qingquan had just hung up before being taken somewhere else to be eviscerated, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Are you coming back here tomorrow?"

"Yes." Ren Qingquan nodded.

"So, can I request a free temporary residence? I think I'll stay here a bit longer." After that, Manager Dong's face lit up brighter. He nodded happily, "Of course! I'll lend you the best temporary residence here!" Perhaps realizing he's getting too excited and might scare Ren Qingquan, Manager Dong explained the reason for his enthusiasm, "I apologize for my excitement. Recently, we're extremely short-handed because hardly any disciples are willing to stay long here."

"Why? The work here doesn't seem all that hard?" Ren Qingquan asked curiously.

"It's because that bastard Li is forcing outer disciples to pay a 'protection fee' if they take on missions in this Spirit Beast Peak's branch. If it weren't for his father being an elder, I would've killed him already." Manager Dong narrowed his eyes slightly before continuing to curse, "I hope that useless thing dies soon. That trash is just wasting Spirit Qi by existing!" After cursing Young Master Li, Manager Dong quickly calmed down. He told Ren Qingquan, "I'll show you to your temporary residence first.

Then, I'll mark your paper so you can collect the reward at the Mission Hall. Don't forget to pick up a new mission while you're there. I recommend taking the week-long or month-long missions, too. It'll save you time from going to the Mission Hall every day."

"Thank you," Ren Qingquan said, thanking Manager Dong, who waved his hand and then led him to his temporary residence. The temporary residence is located close to the Demon Slaying Hall. It consisted of a house with a small courtyard. Compared to Ren Qingquan's house in the outer sect, the temporary residence contained a tad bit higher spirit qi density. In return, its size is slightly smaller than Ren Qingquan's house in the outer sect.

However, it contains all the necessary rooms for a low-level cultivator, including a bedroom, a cultivation room with the house's formation core, a bathroom, and a small living room. The biggest difference is the faint fishy, bloody smell that wafts into his house whenever the wind blows from the Demon Slaughtering Area. Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.

Both of them entered the house, and Manager Dong accompanied Ren Qingquan to the house's formation core. Manager Dong said, "Lent me your identity token for a moment." Ren Qingquan lent his identity token to Manager Dong, who activated a technique to connect the temporary residence's formation with Ren Qingquan's token.

"Done. I've lent you the house for a week. I'll visit you later if you still wish to continue working here," Manager Dong clapped his hands.

"Don't forget to visit the Mission Hall to pick up your new mission. If you have any friends, bring them along. We're still short quite a few people." When he heard the last part, Ren Qingquan asked, "Is it okay if my friend doesn't fulfill the mission's cultivation requirement? Currently, my friend is around the Body Tempering realm." Seeing Manager Dong's subtle expression, Ren Qingquan added, "My friend is a famous chef back in my city. He is even more professional when it comes to meat preparation."

After hearing Ren Qingquan's words, Manager Dong's expression softens, "Then, you can bring him. I'll open a mission in the Mission Hall. But the reward I could give your friend will be lower because of his lack of cultivation."

"Alright, thank you, Manager Dong. Then, tomorrow morning, I'll return to the outer sect for a moment to tell him." Ren Qingquan nodded and watched as Manager Dong left. When Manager Dong heard it, I saw him mutter softly, "Hmm? Body Tempering realm at the outer sect? An elder's direct disciple trying to gain worldly experience?" Once the manager left, Ren Qingquan immediately went to the Mission Hall. Ren Qingquan handed the paper with Manager Dong's mark to one of the disciples working there.

The disciple tapped on a mirror several times, then offered a customer service smile to Ren Qingquan, saying, "I've marked your mission as completed. Thank you for your hard work. Your points have been credited to your account. You can check your points at any sect facility that contains a replica of our sect's mirror weapon." Ren Qingquan nodded but didn't leave the Mission Hall right away. Instead, he took another mission to slaughter demon beasts before finally returning to his new temporary residence to rest.

The next morning, he happily woke up and muttered, "I think I forgot to do something." Ren Qingquan sat on his bed for a few minutes before giving up trying to recall what he forgot, " Whatever, I'll first tell Fatty that I took this demon beast mission. I guess I should find time to tell him today." After muttering this, Ren Qingquan fell silent, suddenly aware that the Sect Master of the Pure Wave Sect was monitoring him at that moment.

Then, he remembered what he had done yesterday and told me, 'System, open a screen mode. I want to observe the Sect Master's Level 1 subsystem.' I created a screen showing the Sect Master's surroundings. After watching the Sect Master's lack of response, Ren Qingquan breathed in relief.

'It seems the suspiciousness I showed is enough for now. The Sect Master already knew I owned the Soul Swallowing Technique. After seeing how I acted yesterday, he would know I didn't use that technique to target other humans, and only devoured the souls of beasts.' Next, I'll show him how I can use the technique more often than others, which will lead him to believe that one of my special abilities as a child of destiny is to reduce the side effects of devouring souls using the Soul Devouring Technique.'

'But that alone isn't enough to make me feel safe. The last part of my plan is to make him think I can learn others' techniques just by watching them once.'

'By that point, the Sect Master would have realized my worth and definitely wouldn't strike a random thunderbolt to kill me as he did with that pitiful, sleazy-looking disciple extorting me yesterday.' When I heard his plan, I gasped in awe. Ren Qingquan actually has thought so far ahead! I thought he just took that mission to collect money and souls. [Host, System never expected that you're actually such an incredible schemer! System thought you just took this mission for the money.] Seeing my sudden message, Ren Qingquan was a bit surprised. Then, he became a little proud as he tilted his head slightly upward.

'Well, actually, I've just thought of the reason now. At first, I indeed only chose that mission to collect money and soul.' Ren Qingquan thought, 'It seems using my brain to come up with my reason is worth it. Especially after hearing System's shocked words.' After I heard it, I sent Ren Qingquan a few ellipses. [...] [Host, System heard what you thought of just now.] Ren Qingquan: (⁠•⁠ ﹏⁠ ⁠•⁠; ⁠) After a brief, awkward silence, Ren Qingquan left his house.

'Alright, I should inform Fatty Zhang about this lucrative job. Then, I'll get to work immediately. Since it's still morning, Ren Qingquan quickly headed to the Mount Renting Station and made his way to the outer sect mountain where he and Fatty Zhang lived. Soon, he informed Fatty Zhang, who was fortunately still busy cultivating in his house. Fatty Zhang invited Ren Qingquan inside and asked, "Young Master Ren, where did you go yesterday? I tried to contact you to explore the sect, but you weren't there."

Ren Qingquan replied, "I visited the Mission Hall."

"Oh, I just visited that place yesterday afternoon, too. Honestly, I'm still amazed by the sect's items. Especially the light that could float in midair, the one the sect used to list missions in the Mission Hall," Fatty Zhang said excitedly.

"So, have you found a suitable mission to take?" Ren Qingquan immediately asked the main point. Fatty Zhang sighed, "Not yet. I actually want to find an administrative job or a position related to medicine. But they either require strong cultivation, medical knowledge, a certain cultivation level, or understanding of a specific technique."

"Then, are you interested in taking the mission I currently have?" Ren Qingquan explained the butchering mission to Fatty Zhang, who soon nodded his head in response.

"Thank you, Young Master Ren. Please wait a moment, I'll gather some of my essentials." Of course, as someone who could read Ren Qingquan's thoughts, I knew he didn't invite Fatty Zhang purely out of kindness. The main reason Ren Qingquan was willing to spend his time and money visiting Fatty Zhang was that he felt a bit awkward and uncomfortable being alone in a foreign place and a foreign world. With Fatty Zhang, he at least had someone to talk to.

After thanking Ren Qingquan, Fatty Zhang quickly got busy and packed his sect uniform and other belongings. Meanwhile, Ren Qingquan left Fatty Zhang's house and returned to his own in the outer sect mountain. He went to grab a few items to bring to his temporary residence on Spirit Beast Peak. Because they didn't bring many things, both of them soon went to the Mission Hall to have Fatty Zhang pick up the mission prepared by Manager Dong.

Then, they left the outer sect mountain by renting a crane from the Mount Renting Station on their way to the Spirit Beast Peak's branch.