The outer gate of the Beast Control Sect, on a certain island.
On the island, there is an affairs hall dedicated to issuing tasks.
This hall is actually used to announce important affairs of the sect and some bounty tasks.
Here, there are not only tasks that even early disciples in the Lingxu Realm find difficult to complete, but there are also tasks personally issued by the elders of the outer sect.
Many disciples like to hang out here in their free time outside of cultivation.
The reason is very simple, just to find tasks to take on. Some tasks, after completing them, will have quite a reward.
Therefore, this place has always been bustling with people, and many disciples have always been hanging around here.
In fact, this branch of the Beast Control Sect has quite a few people.
It's just that the sect has just opened, and the sect needs to do too many things, so it needs to send disciples to work outside. At the same time, it is also necessary to make good friends and expand the network of people for the Beast Control Sect.
Even though the branches of the Beast Taming Sect have a strong background, there are still some relatively strong sects called the Futori Beast Taming Sect.
And the Beast Control Sect is not that unreasonable and overbearing sect, so it sends its disciples to interact with each other and form a bond.
The last time Situ Yang went to Luo Chan Sect, it was also because of the mission issued by the affairs hall here, so he roped in a few fellow disciples and went together.
Nowadays, this place is as popular as ever, and there are countless people with spiritual clouds coming from all directions and landing in front of the affairs hall on the island.
It was at this time that Xi Zhong and his party returned to the outer gate of the Beast Control Sect after two months of absence.
This battle for resources can actually be regarded as a "mission" issued in the affairs hall.
It's just that this "mission" is an "official mission".
To put it bluntly, it is a task assigned by the Beast Control Sect to its disciples.
Hanging is here, but if ordinary disciples want to participate, it is almost impossible.
Because the list has already been decided.
Many disciples were very dissatisfied with this.
Especially those dozens of people who have just been promoted from new disciples to core disciples.
They were very dissatisfied with one of the people on the expedition list.
That name is naturally Xi Zhong.
People like Yuan Qiong, Wu Mei, Su Nian, Lu Jie, Wu Bang, Shi Jingtian, Lu Qiusi, Xizhou, and Sima Hongyi were able to go because their strength was really great. Even among the core disciples, they were among the best.
exist.
Therefore, they have no dissatisfaction with Yuan Qiong, Su Nian and others.
Only he was very dissatisfied with Xi Zhong, who was just an elite disciple.
Why is an elite disciple qualified to go on an expedition?
Not only the core disciples, but many disciples were very dissatisfied with Xi Zhong.
The reason is that many people think that Xi Zhong had a chance to survive when he defeated Yuan Qiong.
There must have been many people who saw the duel between Xi Zhong and Yuan Qiong from the spiritual mirror.
However, those people thought that Xi Zhong was just lucky at that time.
After all, Shi Jingtian had a duel with Yuan Qiongxian at that time and consumed a lot of spiritual energy, so he gave Xi Zhong an opportunity.
Therefore, they were naturally dissatisfied with Xi Zhong being able to go out to fight for resources. Some of them were worried that Xi Zhong would bring shame to his sect, and some were bitter about the treatment Xi Zhong received.
And today is the day when the disciples return from the expedition.
So they waited here early, and when the disciples who went on the expedition came back, they punished Xi Zhong verbally and writtenly.
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A mountain gate at the outer gate of the Beast Control Sect.
The light curtain of the sect-protecting formation slowly opened a hole, and then dozens of figures walked in directly from the outside.
The elder responsible for guarding the mountain gate just looked at Situ Yang, who was taking the lead, and asked with a smile: "What's the result?"
Situ Yang smiled respectfully and said: "Returning to the elders, fortunately you have fulfilled your destiny!"
"That's good." The elder smiled and nodded, then disappeared.
Those dozen figures were none other than Xi Zhong and others.
"Let's go, let's go directly to the Affairs Hall!" Situ Yang said with a smile.
The first destination after returning to the sect is naturally the affairs hall. The purpose is very simple, which is to reply to the results and, most importantly, receive the reward certificate.
So when Xi Zhong and others stepped into the affairs hall, they were immediately greeted by countless curious eyes.
"I'm finally back!"
"I wonder if Senior Brother Situ Yang and the others have fought for our sect."
"It seems that we have achieved good results. Senior Brother Situ Yang is leading the team, and now the smile on Senior Brother Situ Yang's face cannot be hidden. It seems that the results are good."
"That's really enviable. It seems that Yuan Qiong and others have just entered the sect and have actually completed an important task issued by the sect. Isn't the reward for this task extremely generous?"
"..."
Many whispers spread in the hall, and then suddenly some people's eyes paused because they saw Xi Zhong standing at the end of the team.
Xi Zhong's position is actually not enough to attract attention, he is always at the back of the team.
But even so, Xi Zhong still felt countless sharp gazes passing over his body and face.
These looks are almost always filled with intense hostility.
In this regard, what else could Xi Zhong do besides sigh helplessly in his heart?
You can't just shout loudly and say that I, Xi Zhong, killed Yu Hong who was holding Tianhai City this time, right?
But those gazes still followed Xi Zhong's movements. If gazes could kill, they would probably be able to kill Xi Zhong hundreds of times.
Everyone was actually sneering in their hearts at this moment.
Look, when I came back, I was standing at the end of the team. I am afraid that I know that I am dragging the team back, so I feel so inferior, right?
If he could strive for great achievements, he would have been able to stand next to Senior Brother Situ Yang and make a glorious return, right?
This guy is too shameless!
He even took the credit!
This world, it seems, really depends on the background.
People with background can take credit freely.
People without background can only watch.
Some people were secretly disdainful. The previous list had not been determined immediately, but when the last one was placed, it was said that a dispute broke out in the conference hall.
Some elders were unwilling to select Xi Zhong into the expedition team.
However, there were three elders who insisted on including Xi Zhong.
Then Ren Jingshan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up and said that Xi Zhong was qualified to go to war.
The leader of the outer sect, Sheng Yuan, who already knew her character very well, was surprised at that time and asked: "I remember, your disciple Xi Zhong seems to be just a monk in the foundation building realm, right? If he is allowed to go,
It is very possible that you will die."
Ren Jingshan said calmly: "It is absolutely impossible for him to die."
"Yes." Then Sheng Yuan nodded directly and decided on the quota despite all opinions.
Such behavior is really shameful.
It was simply because of the status of his master, Ren Jingshan, that he was able to do this!
"Humph, this Xi Zhong is really too shameless, and he actually followed Senior Brother Situ Yang to gain credit." A disciple snorted coldly.
This statement actually attracted some approval.
They were really unhappy when they saw Xi Zhong.
If we use an analogy, it is equivalent to the group of people who hated the rich in the previous life.
In their opinion, the only thing Xi Zhong could say was that he relied on luck to defeat Yuan Qiong in the battle with Yuan Qiong on the Sword Mountain in the third test.
Some disciples are very happy to see President Xi being ridiculed by these people.
These disciples were the female disciples who worshiped Yuan Qiong.
Wu Mei walked beside Xi Zhong. She also felt the whispers around her, and then smiled charmingly at Xi Zhong. This smile contained a trace of teasing, "It seems that they are interested in your ability to participate in the battle for resources."
, I have a lot of opinions.”
Xi Zhong smiled helplessly, this was actually normal.
He is a new disciple, and others are also new disciples.
He is an elite disciple, and there are a lot of people who can become elite disciples, and there are dozens of higher-level core disciples.
And just looking at his level, Xi Zhong is probably the thinnest among these people.
So it is normal for them to hate Xi Zhong.
So Xi Zhong just smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I don't care."
Wu Mei nodded lightly.
But at this time, Lu Qiusi on the other side also chuckled and said: "But if the results are announced later and they know who has made the most contributions in this resource competition, their faces will probably look pretty good."
Others on the side also laughed.
Only Yuan Qiong and Sima Hongyi couldn't laugh.
They all have conflicts with Xi Zhong, and some of those who look down on Xi Zhong are also admirers of Yuan Qiong.
Situ Yang in front turned his head and glanced at Xi Zhong. At this time, the latter was still standing at the end of the team, his expression still calm.
However, the gaze he received was very sharp.
When he left, no one else wanted to see Xi Zhong. Even Lu Qiusi, who is now very close to Xi Zhong, hated Xi Zhong at that time.
The reason at that time was simply that I thought that Xi Zhong was just a laggard in the team.
But the battle between Xi Zhong and Jing Hui obviously changed the views of Xizhou and Lu Qiusi, and directly conquered Xizhou and Lu Qiusi.
Only then did they realize that Xi Zhong, who had been silent all this time and only bumped into Elder Yingyue once, actually had such an amazing trump card.
Situ Yang came to the front desk and took out a piece of paper.
That piece of paper was very special, shining with a dark green light. In fact, it was a battle report letter handwritten by Elder Yingyue himself.
What is recorded in the book above is all detailed information about the battle for resources, including the size of each person's achievements, arranged in order.
At this time, among the crowd in front, there were several figures approaching, including old disciples and some new disciples.
"Congratulations to Senior Brother Situ on your return with victory!"
One of the veteran disciples raised his hands and smiled.
The new disciples searched the crowd with evil eyes.
After finally seeing Xi Zhong with a dull expression, everyone felt a flash of coldness.