Chapter 261 - Chapter 261: Chapter 260 The system is broken?

Chapter 261: Chapter 260 The system is broken?

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[Special mission “Search for the celestial ascension pieces” issued: Yu Feng, a common boy from the Maple Forest Village in the Mysterious Kingdom of the Ancient World, longs to cultivate immortality, but his path is full of obstacles. Please help him become a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator] [This mission cannot be completed with elixirs]

[Mission Reward: Extract the Celestial Ascension Piece from Yu Feng]

[You will be granted one free teleportation to the Ancient World and the Nine Provinces World during the mission]

“It seems like a simple task,” Jiang Li stroked his chin, thinking on the surface this task should not be difficult. His only concern was whether the boy named Yu Feng was still alive.

concern was whether the boy named Yu Feng was still alive.

If he died young, on his path to immortality, Jiang Li would be unable to complete the mission

As for the stipulation about not being able to use elixirs to complete the mission, what a joke! With Jiang Li’s presence, he could even handhold a pig to become a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, let alone a human.

Jiang Li stretched out his joints, intending to tell Commander Liu about his plans. He would tell him that in order to secure the future of all cultivators in the Nine Provinces World, he was looking for clues about the Celestial Ascension and asked to not be bothered with matters from the Imperial Palace for the time being.

“I’ll take a leave to relax in the Ancient World!” Jiang Li made up his mind.

[Mission is completed]

[Would you like to claim the reward?]

“Huh?” Jiang Li was taken by surprise but he soon understood, it seems that this cultivator named Yu Feng has already achieved the Nascent Soul Stage due to his hard work.

[Mission not completed]

“Looks like this system finally broke.” Jiang Li was speechless. It had just claimed that the task was done, now it says it is not. What a troll!

This Counterattack system designated different sections for issuing and verifying completion of missions — the former stuck five hundred years in the past while the latter up-to-date; it seems like even the section for verification had broken down.

“The only thing left working on this system is the shop, how pitiful,” Jiang Li was feeling inexplicably sad, but he decided to see for himself in the Ancient World first.

“Teleport to the Ancient World.”

The sun’s light passed through the paper window, shining on the young boy’s face. He moved his eyelids, exerting great effort to finally open both eyes.

“Who are you people! What do you want!”

“Get out! Outsiders are not welcome here! ”

He heard a heated argument happening outside, it was escalating and quickly resulted into a physical fight.

He was immediately alert, licked his finger, and carefully pushed open a gap in the window to peek outside.

A gang of bandits with swords forcefully stormed into the peaceful little village; the boy’s parents attempted to confront them but were beheaded by the bandits, their heads severed from their bodies.

“Father… mother…” The boy knew this wasn’t the time to cry. If he didn’t hide quickly, it would be his turn next.

The bandits were notorious murderers!

As the boy had expected, after killing his parents, the bandits laughed heartily, wielding their blood-stained swords they rushed into the village, dividing into several groups to loot, kill and commit every conceivable atrocity.

Those hiding in piles of straw, in wells, on roof beams…none escaped, they all met untimely deaths.

The boy rolled off the bed and found a place to hide.

A bandit entered the house to investigate, kicked open the wooden door, and thoughtlessly chopped around with his sword, wrecking the window and slashing apart a straw doll.

“No one?” The bandit’s instincts told him there should be someone here.

He noticed a possible hiding place and suddenly bent down, revealing a set of white teeth.

“Found you!”

There was nothing under the bed except for a few copper coins.

“Tch, boring.” After pocketing the coins, the bandit turned around and left.

Just now, the boy had carefully moved the rice barrel, revealing a cellar, he hid inside and then pushed the rice barrel back, narrowly escaping the bandit’s search.

The sounds of burning and looting gradually diminished, finally disappearing completely, but the boy did not emerge.

He knew that the disappearance of the noise did not mean that the horse bandits had left. Not hearing anything only indicated that the bandits were no longer near his house, they might just be in other parts of the village.

He hid for a whole five days.

There was food in the cellar, but no water. The boy almost died of thirst inside. If he had stayed for one more day, he probably wouldn’t even have had the strength to crawl out.

“Everyone’s dead. Everyone in the village is dead.” The boy climbed out, took a couple of sips of water, and muttered to himself, his eyes lost and hollow.

Two bodies lay in the courtyard, a man and a woman, the boy’s parents.

The boy bowed towards the corpses: “Father, Mother, your son, Yu Feng, was unfilial, unable to grant you a proper burial. Please forgive me.”

Without showing any reluctance, as if he had no attachment to anything there, Yu Feng quickly left.

After he left, one of the horse bandits, who had forgotten something, rode back here. He passed by Yu Feng’s house and took a glance but noticed nothing out of the ordinary and continued to search for his lost item.

Yu Feng left the small village and arrived, grimy and dirty, at a small town.

This place was on the frontier of Mysterious Kingdom, a place of war and chaos, where the people lived in destitution. Dressed as a beggar, Yu Feng did not stand out. Passersby did not even give him a second glance. Some even deliberately avoid making eye contact with him, as if a single glance would have them cursed.

The village was half a day’s journey from the town. When Yu Feng arrived, he was so famished he saw stars. He collapsed onto the ground, struggling to get up.

“Child, you must be hungry. Would you like a bun?” A kindly old woman, touched by Yu Feng’s pitiable state, kindly took out a meat bun from her basket.

Yu Feng sniffed, drawn by the aroma of meat, and looked at the old woman with longing.

The old woman helped Yu Feng to sit under a tree, smiling, “Don’t be afraid, child. I run a steamed bun shop, right over there.”

The old woman pointed towards a nearby shop, the Good Taste Bun Shop.

Yu Feng gently shook his head, “Granma, thank you, but my mother told me not to take food from strangers.”

Despite the old woman’s insistence and Yu Feng’s refusals, seeing Yu Feng steadfastly refuse to eat, she eventually gave up.

From the side, a little beggar, who had been starving for days, drooling at the sight of the food, asked, “Granny, may I eat this bun?”

The old woman gave a kind and gentle smile, cheerfully passing the bun to the little beggar, who inhaled it hungrily.

Suddenly, a man, panting with exertion, appeared. His body was covered in wounds, his arm had been bitten off. Seeing this, the town’s guard quickly stepped forward to inquire about the situation.

“What happened? Why are you so badly hurt?”

“There’s… a beast blocking the road. Many were killed. I was lucky to escape. If I had been any slower, I wouldn’t have made it back.”

Someone started cursing, angrily accusing the Mysterious Kingdom of their inaction, “Damn it! They are always warring, with no time to deal with the monster issue. Who dares to leave the town if beasts may suddenly appear?”

Attracted by the smell of the meat bun, a black cat sauntered in, stepping elegantly. Taking advantage of the moment, Yu Feng picked it up by the back of its neck. The black cat was unable to struggle.

Yu Feng unsteadily rose to his feet and headed into the town.

As he passed an alley, he paused, as if remembering something unpleasant. His face turned pale.

“Damn it, I forgot.”

A dark figure rushed out from the alley, using a cloth soaked in anesthetics to cover Yu Feng’s mouth and nose, causing him to collapse. The figure dragged Yu Feng into the alley.

Yu Feng’s hand relaxed, and the black cat swiftly leapt away, continuing its elegant catwalk, without turning back to look even once.

“Hehe, we found another one. His organs will fetch us quite some money.”

The human trafficker drew a dagger and slit Yu Feng’s throat. Blood gushed out.

Yu Feng died utterly.

Sunlight streamed through the paper window onto the boy’s face. His eyelids fluttered, and with great effort, he managed to open his eyes.

“Who are you people? What do you want!” “Get out, we do not welcome foreigners here!”

The familiar dialogue echoed in Yu Feng’s ears..