Chapter 61 – Not bad, not bad

Now seeing a disciple from Divine Sword Peak, Shisong felt an immense headache, let alone when thousands of disciples swarmed the main peak.

After roaring, Shisong immediately said to the steward in front of him, "What are you standing there for? Go quickly, find out what they're up to."

The urgent task was to figure out the purpose of these Divine Sword Peak disciples coming to the main peak. Meanwhile, the Enforcement Hall was on full alert, ready to respond to any sudden incidents.

Not only the Enforcement Hall and Shisong, but all the disciples from various peaks who saw so many Divine Sword Peak disciples along the way were also feeling a chill down their spines.

"What is Divine Sword Peak up to again?"

"Come on, haven't they been quiet for just a few days?"

"I'm really impressed, what exactly is Divine Sword Peak trying to do?"

Ignoring the discussions around them, the disciples of Divine Sword Peak hurried up the mountain, whispering in small groups.

"We don't need to take on too many tasks at once, and we can keep them simple, but we must be fast. Be quick on the road, quick in killing enemies, everything must be fast."

"If the quality isn't there, we'll make up for it with quantity. Even if one task only earns ten sect points, what if we complete ten, a hundred, a thousand? That's not a small income."

"Rest assured, Senior Brother, we understand."

"Good, as long as you understand. Remember, the only requirement is speed, everything must be fast."

With their minds full of sect tasks, as the Divine Sword Peak disciples rushed forward, a group of them was stopped by the Enforcement Hall steward.

Looking at the group of Divine Sword Peak disciples in front of him, the steward's eyelid twitched, but he still mustered the courage to ask, "What are so many of you from Divine Sword Peak doing at the main peak?"

"There's a misunderstanding, steward. We're just here to take on sect tasks."

Facing the steward's inquiry, the Divine Sword Peak disciples were quite polite and didn't hide anything, speaking frankly.

But as soon as they said this, the steward felt cold sweat running down his back.

Here to take tasks? Last time, just over a thousand Divine Sword Peak disciples took all the tasks from the task hall. Now with tens of thousands of them...

For a moment, the steward didn't dare to think further.

Seeing the steward in a daze, a Divine Sword Peak disciple asked, "Is there anything else, steward?"

"I..."

Opening his mouth, he found he couldn't say a word. What could he say? They were just here to take sect tasks, just in larger numbers, and they hadn't broken any sect rules. The Enforcement Hall couldn't act arbitrarily.

He could only watch as this group of Divine Sword Peak disciples left, and they were just a small part of the many Divine Sword Peak disciples.

"Damn it."

With a heavy heart, he turned and left, needing to report this matter to the hall master as soon as possible.

Soon, within the Enforcement Hall, upon hearing the news, Shisong was dumbfounded.

"Taking tasks... taking tasks... taking tasks... you say they're going to the task hall to take sect tasks?"

Initially murmuring softly, but then he shouted angrily, his voice filled with rage and frustration.

He had clearly agreed with Hongzun, so why was this happening?

With eyes full of anger, Shisong flashed and rushed towards the task hall.

They've rebelled, these Divine Sword Peak disciples have truly rebelled, completely ignoring him, the head elder.

Meanwhile, within the Enforcement Hall, facing the swarm of Divine Sword Peak disciples, disciples from various peaks and task hall stewards were equally stunned.

Then, as if realizing something, their expressions changed drastically, with some unable to hold back their roars.

"Again?"

"This is too much."

The incident from a few days ago seemed to be repeating, and this time the number was far greater.

Are they going to clear out the task hall again?

The steward in charge of registration had already put on a mask of pain, as if anticipating the next moment when someone would say, "I'll take this task."

However, what no one expected was that after the Divine Sword Peak disciples rushed into the task hall, they didn't take tasks left and right as before. Instead, each person only took three tasks.

This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as they weren't taking tasks left and right, it was fine.

The disciples were relieved, as were the stewards, and the hastily arriving Shisong and Third Elder felt the same.

"It seems Junior Brother Hongzun did give instructions."

Seeing the Divine Sword Peak disciples taking tasks properly, and not too many, just three per person, Third Elder sighed with relief.

But Shisong frowned.

He didn't know why, but he felt something was off. Was Divine Sword Peak really this well-behaved?

But he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong, and since the Divine Sword Peak disciples were following the rules, he couldn't do anything.

"Do you have enough tasks in the task hall?"

Unable to figure it out, he turned to ask Third Elder, who confidently replied, "If the Divine Sword Peak disciples continue to behave like this, there won't be a problem. The accumulated tasks are more than enough."

As long as Divine Sword Peak doesn't cause trouble, taking tasks left and right, the task hall's task volume should be fine and can operate normally.

Hearing this, Shisong felt slightly relieved. As long as the task volume could be ensured, there shouldn't be any major issues.

However, neither of them noticed that although the Divine Sword Peak disciples were following the rules, their speed was unusually fast.

Each Divine Sword Peak disciple entering the task hall would only glance at the formation screen for a moment, then select three tasks, register, and leave.

They could complete the task selection in less than ten breaths on average.

It was as if they weren't looking at the task content at all.

At first, no one noticed, but gradually, some disciples realized something was wrong.

"Aren't these Divine Sword Peak disciples acting a bit strange?"

"What's strange about them?"

"Look, they don't seem to be looking at the task content at all. They're just glancing at the task's star level and minimum cultivation requirement, then taking the task."

As soon as this was said, everyone started paying attention, and indeed, it was true.

These Divine Sword Peak disciples didn't seem to care about the task content, just giving it a quick glance. How could they understand anything like that?

Taking tasks without even looking at the content was absurd.

A sense of unease began to grow and spread in their hearts, as if things weren't as simple as they appeared.

But some disciples optimistically comforted themselves, saying, "They each only took three tasks. Even if there's something fishy, it shouldn't be a big deal, right? It should be fine."

Yes, as long as it's not like before, it should be fine.

Hearing this, many disciples nodded repeatedly, while the Divine Sword Peak disciples ignored them, taking tasks and then leaving the task hall quickly.