I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 111: Signing Up

After leaving the Disciple Marketplace, Fang Yun soon arrived near the Task Hall.

This was different from when he was at the Spirit Field Institute or Dan Cloud Pavilion.

When he appeared at those two places, Fang Yun was usually by himself, with few other disciples around.

But near the Task Hall, Fang Yun saw disciples entering and exiting from time to time.

The Task Hall was divided into two areas, one large and one small.

The smaller area was for posting tasks, while the larger area was for accepting them.

The large area had many wall panels, each with a varying number of tasks posted on it.

"Disciple Fang Yun, here to post a task."

As Fang Yun spoke, he placed his Identity Token on the desk.

The Steward gave him a careful look, then nodded and asked.

"What task do you need to post?"

From the Steward’s expression, it was clear he had heard of him, but had never met him.

"To collect one pound of Sulfur Ant abdominal fluid."

"Is there a time limit?"

"Within one month." Fang Yun thought for a moment and decided to add a time limit.

Tasks with a time limit and those without required different rewards; the shorter the time limit, the greater the reward needed.

Disciples generally preferred to accept tasks with time limits because they could earn more rewards.

The Steward said as he took notes, "I suggest a reward of thirty Contribution Points."

When disciples came to the Task Hall to post tasks, the Stewards would always suggest a reward to help them set their tasks better. If an Elder came to post a task, the Steward wouldn’t offer such advice unless the Elder asked for it themselves.

This suggestion was a rough average. Disciples who posted tasks similar to Fang Yun’s usually offered rewards of around thirty Contribution Points.

"Thirty-five Contribution Points," Fang Yun said.

The reward he offered was higher than the Steward’s suggestion, which would undoubtedly make the task more attractive.

It was best to offer the reward entirely in Contribution Points. If one didn’t have enough, they could be substituted with Spirit Stones.

Within the sect, one Contribution Point could be exchanged for one Lower Grade Spirit Stone, but Contribution Points were generally considered more valuable than Spirit Stones. Outside the sect, however, Contribution Points were worthless.

If a disciple who accepted the task needed Spirit Stones, they could later exchange all the Contribution Points for them. The reverse, however, was not possible.

"Alright."

The Steward finished the final record, and at the same time, thirty-five Contribution Points were deducted from Fang Yun’s Inner Sect Disciple Identity Token.

When Fang Yun took back his Identity Token, an extra dot had appeared on it.

When this dot disappeared, it meant his task was complete, and he could make a trip to the Task Hall. There was one condition for the dot’s disappearance: he had to be within the sect’s grounds.

If he were outside, the record on the Token would not update; he would have to return to the sect for it to do so.

After posting the task, Fang Yun didn’t linger in the Task Hall.

Once he obtained the supplementary material, the Sulfur Ant abdominal fluid, Fang Yun would use it to refine an explosive Sword Type Magical Artifact.

The advantage of this kind of Sword Type Magical Artifact was its immense power; its disadvantage was that it could only be used once.

He didn’t necessarily have to use it after refining it. This was a brand new experiment for Fang Yun after his Artifact Refining talent had upgraded.

Not long after leaving the Task Hall, before Fang Yun had a chance to pick up his pace, he saw a familiar figure heading his way.

Wu Junxin.

Clearly, the other person had seen him too.

Fang Yun stood where he was and waited for a moment, and Wu Junxin arrived before him at an extremely high speed.

"Senior Brother Wu."

"Junior Brother Fang, what a coincidence." Wu Junxin smiled, not expecting to run into Fang Yun here. "Are you here at the Task Hall to post a task, Junior Brother?"

"Yes." Fang Yun nodded.

"What task did you post? I can take it."

Disciples who accepted tasks couldn’t know who posted them; all handovers were handled by the Task Hall.

"Never mind, Senior Brother. My task isn’t suitable for you," Fang Yun refused. ’It would be a waste of time for a disciple like Wu Junxin, who’s ranked on the Inner Sect Ranking, to take on my task.’

He could easily take on tasks that were more difficult and offered much greater rewards.

"Not suitable for me..." Wu Junxin thought for a moment. ’What kind of task in the Task Hall wouldn’t be suitable for me?’ The next moment, he understood Fang Yun’s intention. "If that’s the case, then never mind."

"Oh, right, Junior Brother, have you registered for the Inner Sect Grand Competition?"

"Not yet."

The Inner Sect Grand Competition, held once every three years, was scheduled for January of next year. The registration period was from October to December of this year, a total of three months.

"You should probably go register soon, Junior Brother," Wu Junxin continued.

Back when Fang Yun was still an Outer Sect Disciple on Battle Peak, Wu Junxin had hoped that once Fang Yun became an Inner Sect Disciple, he would be able to make it to this year’s Inner Sect Grand Competition.

"Mhm, I know."

Fang Yun nodded, also thinking, ’I should just go and register today.’

To get a reward in the Inner Sect Grand Competition, one had to defeat at least one opponent and advance to the second round.

Disciples who were eliminated in the first round would not receive any rewards.

As for how many rewards could be obtained for advancing through each round, that varied somewhat with every Grand Competition. The specifics would only be revealed when the event officially began.

The two didn’t talk for long during this chance encounter, as Wu Junxin still had to go into the Task Hall to find a suitable task for himself.

Fang Yun, who had originally planned to head back, went to the Celestial Cloud Pavilion instead after leaving the Task Hall.

To register for the Inner Sect Grand Competition, one had to go to the Celestial Cloud Pavilion, where there was a Steward specifically in charge of registration.

Fang Yun quickly arrived at the Celestial Cloud Pavilion.

As he entered, he couldn’t help but rub his eyes.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the two figures ahead of him, seen from behind, were both familiar, especially one of them.

Moving a little closer, Fang Yun was completely sure.

"Senior Sister Song, and Senior Sister Bai." Once he was near, Fang Yun called out directly.

Even though Fang Yun had called out to Song Qiaoqiao first, it was Bai Qinying who turned her head first upon hearing his voice.

Though both were at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer, there was a considerable gap in their reaction speeds.

"I was wondering who that was. So it’s Junior Brother Fang," Bai Qinying said, glancing at Fang Yun once before turning to smile at Song Qiaoqiao beside her.

Though she was speaking to Junior Brother Fang, her gaze was fixed on Song Qiaoqiao.

Song Qiaoqiao hadn’t noticed this. As soon as she saw Fang Yun walking over, she guessed his reason for coming to the Celestial Cloud Pavilion was probably the same as theirs.

"Junior Brother Fang, are you also here to register for the Inner Sect Grand Competition?"

"That’s right." As Fang Yun answered, he had already arrived in front of the two women. "I can understand Senior Sister Bai being here to register, but I’m quite surprised to see you here too, Senior Sister Song."

Inner Sect Disciples who were frequently active on Battle Peak would never miss the registration for the Inner Sect Grand Competition.

But among the Inner Sect Disciples who rarely went to Battle Peak, most would not register for the Inner Sect Grand Competition.